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Ask not for whom the MacBook clicks, it clicks for thee…
My computer, a splendid little MacBook, circa 2006 (and thus past its warranty), has started falling apart. I’m not joking! A little corner of the lower right-hand corner plastic casing has fallen off.
What’s more of a bother is that the click-button is malfunctioning. Half the times I single-click it, it interprets it as a double-, or sometimes even triple-click. This is getting REALLY REALLY irritating, and interfering in my general operations in countless ways. Imagine something that a single-click opens or closes: you single-click it, but the computer double-clicks it. So it’s opened for a nanosecond and then closed. Repeat six times until it decides to single-click. Molto molto irritante!
If there are any Apple genii who can solve this disconcerting click-problem, please let me know. Or, alternatively, some generous soul can purchase a new machine for me, and guarantee techno-happiness for your humble and obedient servant.
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I do not own a Mac, but my search yielded this result, which I hope to be of assistance: “I think I narrowed it down to when I installed cleardock. It install something called APE and after doing some research, it seem to be the problem. Removed it and now everything is back to normal.” — “Mr.nix”, http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=209080
My unibody MacBook was playing up similarly this morning: wouldn’t recognise two- or three-fingered gestures to scroll. Rebooted and zapped the P-RA: Alleluia !
On reboot hold down Cmd-Opt-P-R (easiest with a left hand chord Cmd-R, RH Opt-P)
Wait for two , or even three start-up Bongs, then allow Mac to start up. You can then hold thumbs and offer a silent invocation… – optional
Failing which I thought with you back in NYC, an appointment at the Apple Store genius Bar, then I thought of:
David Lerner and Tekserve
http://www.tekserve.com
119 W. 23rd St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-3645
They’ve been around for 25+ years and will still tackle old out-of-warranty Mac repairs.
Tim
Just zapped the PRAM and it seems to be working fine now.
Many many thanks Tim!
Damn, it’s started again. Blast it all!
I also have a MacBook from that era, and two years ago (when the computer was at age 3) it also started falling apart, with various components failing.
Two years ago I purchased a more reasonably-priced iMac to replace it. Frankly, the larger machines provide more value for the cost, as miniaturization demands compromise.
HOWEVER, I must give a presentation tonight, and I must use my old MacBook – pray that it either works well, or that I can otherwise speak extemporaneously in an interesting manner.
The other thing to do, Andrew, if it starts up again, is to open ‘Keyboard and Mouse’ in ‘System Preferences’, and slow down the double-click speed.
Another thing to do is to start using a utility such as Quicksilver, to wean you off the mouse! I hardly use mine at all!
Switching the Keyboard and Mouse preferences was the first thing I tried, which had zero effect unfortunately.
I have a Macbook purchased in 2007. A few months ago, the front edge of the palm rest area (bottom right corner) started splitting. I believe tis is the same area affected on your MacBook. This is a known issue, and you will find comments/pictures of this problem on the internet. It’s not clear whether this is a manufacturing or a materials defect. In any cae, I brought it to my local Apple store and the affected part was replaced free of charge, even though the McBook is out of warranty.