Re: Google Chromebook - APPLE

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Patricia

Re: Google Chromebook - APPLE

MAIN MESSAGE HERE: make SURE your wifi

(airport) and bluetooth are turned OFF, as they

don't quit just because the computer is asleep.

i'm going to piggyback on this thread, as it is related.

(and i am lazy to start a new one)

i have an apple laptop and i have been learning that

if the airport is ON, then the computer is ON, even

if it is sleeping. the wifi is apparently searching for

a signal even in its 'sleep'... and it disturbs MY sleep.

i have heard a chirping noise when it is on and last

night, even tho i was sleeping maybe 30+ feet from

it, i heard the chirps and knew that the wifi was ON.

(i had been adjusting it for someone else's use last

night and forgot to turn wifi OFF)

i came down this morning and yes, indeed, the wifi

was ON. so, even if you use ethernet, you might

want to check to see if ANYTHING wireless is ON

on your computer. i have turned off everything...

wifi (AIRPORT on mac), bluetooth. check to see if

it is all turned off... see if that improves your sleep.

i also get cramps in my legs sometimes when it is

on. that always wakes me up. during the day, i

can move if i get uncomfortable, but at night when

i am asleep, apparently it just has time enough to

'collect' and really build up.

wishing you all the very best.

love, patricia

On Oct 17, 2013, at 12:05 AM, Svetaswan [via ES] wrote:

Good point about inexpensive, possibly-cheaply-made items vs. more expensively-made items. I think that at least in some cases, it's true. On the other hand, my relative success with my eMachines laptop may lead one to conclude the opposite - for I do not think that this is brand that uses the most premium components. In fact - I thought at one point that "cheap" laptops may be the way to go, based on my experience with this eMachines. Perhaps the screen has a lot to do with it, I don't know. eMachines clearly wasn't concerned with maximizing the brightness of the screen by using overly-bright, premium CCFL bulbs - or - worse (?) - LED bulbs. The screen of my eMachines is easier on the eyes, seemingly - than the screens of many more expensive laptops.

It seems that the more expensive brands are more concerned with impressing you with "state-of-the-art", overly-bright LED screens - which may play a large role in (perceived) emf-output. These companies take the view that one can always dim the screen if the screen is too bright - but in actuality, dimming the screen may introduce additional problems for emf-sensitive people (or for people who may be sensitive to the dimming properties of the backlight).

But there may be some brands/models that come fairly close to hitting that "sweet spot" between outstanding basic quality, and the knock-your-socks-off type features that may increase emf.

Speaking of Apple and it producing notoriously-bothersome products - do you think that one reason for this may be Apple's software? I'm specifically wondering about the alleged security-features built into the operating system that make Apple products impenetrable to viruses and malware. In my experience, anti-virus/anti-malware programs - particularly if "real-time protection" is enabled - can increase computer emf. I remember how - at one point - I tried to use MalwareByte's "real-time protection" - but I ended up disabling it because I didn't like the way that it made the computer more uncomfortable to use. Then again, maybe I'm reaching. After all - the way that a 3rd party anti-malware program interacts with a Windows computer may be different from how Apple's custom-designed security patches interacts with Mac.

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