Generally speaking, MacBooks are some of the most reliable laptops on the market. For example, MacBook Pros are known for their longevity, with some lasting for more than a decade after the original ...

I long for the day when I finally get a chip implanted in my neck and we forget all this computer nonsense. Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years of technology and marketing experience that spans from ...

Installing a successful management control system in a small business requires planning and the involvement of the managers and affected employees. When managers have the financial, production, sales ...

This article shows several ways to implement a power management controller using the new PMBus Revision 1.3 specification, and addresses several new considerations with architecting a system using ...

Using a flash-based system management processor and a high-speed DSP engine for real-time loop control, the Si8250 single-chip digital power supply controller enables isolated and nonisolated ...

What is happening here is the system's power manager (called the Power Management Unit or "PMU" on PowerPC machines, and the System Management Controller or "SMC" on Intel machines) is receiving a ...

Apple has issued SMC update 2.0 for all mid-2013 MacBook Airs, citing a fix for battery problems while the computer’s screen is closed. This update addresses an issue which may cause the battery to ...

Multiprocessing is ubiquitous in today’s electronic systems. The key benefits are faster processing due to parallel execution and improved operating characteristics such as power, thermal and latency ...

System thermal management has become more critical as two trends work against each other in modern electronic systems: driving higher performance in smaller form factors. Historically, systems have ...

We explore common myths associated with chassis management in a SOSA-aligned system and examine ways to keep embedded systems healthy through a properly implemented chassis-management system. How ...