• AppleCentral Network:
  • Tech Support
  • |
  • Open Source
  • |
  • Apple News
  • |
  • Register Domains
  • |
  • SSL Certificates
  • |
  • iPod Deals
  • |
  • Mac Deals
  • |
  • Mac Book Shelf
  • AppleCentral Home
  • MacTech Magazine
    • About MacTech in Print
    • Issue Table of Contents
    • Subscribe
    • Risk Free Sample
    • Back Issues
    • MacTech DVD
    • MacTech Archives
    • MacTech Print Archives
    • MacMod
    • MacTutor
    • FrameWorks
    • develop
  • MacNews.com
    • MacNews News
    • Blog
    • MacTech Reviews and KoolTools
    • Whitepapers, Screencasts, Videos and Books
    • News Scanner
    • Rumors Scanner
    • Documentation Scanner
  • Apple Expo
    • by Category
    • by Company
    • by Product
  • MacForge.net
  • Job Board
  • Advertising
    • Benefits of MacTech
    • Mechanicals and Submission
    • Dates and Deadlines
    • Submit Apple Expo Entry
  • User
    • Register for Ongoing Raffles
    • Register new user
    • Edit User Settings
    • Logout
  • Contact
    • Customer Service
    • Webmaster Feedback
    • Submit News or PR
    • Suggest an article
  • Connect Tools
    • MacTech Live Podcast
    • RSS Feeds
    • Twitter
You are not logged in. [Log In] AppleCentral » Forums » Mac » Hardware » Why do ants like my laptops?
Register User    Forum List        Active Topics    FAQ
Page 2 of 3 < 1 2 3 >
Topic Options
Hop to:
#376452 - 08/13/08 05:05 PM Re: Why do ants like my laptops? [Re: Nagromme]
Nana Offline
I mod in my sleep!

Registered: 12/02/05
Posts: 3405
Loc: US
If you have an ant infestation that bad it's either time for you to move, hire an exterminator or keep a cleaner house.<br>Ants inside a salt shaker....sheesh!!!!!<br><br>"I ain't scared of you muthafukaz!".....Bernie Mac R.I.P. 2008
_________________________

Top
#376453 - 08/13/08 05:25 PM Re: Why do ants like my laptops? [Re: Nagromme]
starmillway Offline
Oregon

Registered: 02/04/08
Posts: 1858
Loc: McMinnville, Oregon
Saw this in a Google search and it agrees somewhat with Carp:<br><br>Many small ants mistake the EM field of electrical devices as something living. Leave it off for awhile and set out ant traps around your computer desk. Ideally you want to leave the computer completely off when it is unattended.<br>posted by JJ86 at 10:16 AM on September 5, 2006<br><br>Ant bait traps for 24 hours rid me of ants anytime I get them [not often].<br><br>Here are the Google results:<br><br>http://tinyurl.com/6hqeof<br><br>
_________________________

Top
#376454 - 08/13/08 07:07 PM Re: Why do ants like my laptops? [Re: Nagromme]
Swatcat Offline
Merry Christmas

Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 1861
Loc: In Your Servers
Those are not ants they are Microsoft Nanomachines gathering information for the next Windows OS.<br><br>

Top
#376455 - 08/13/08 07:29 PM Re: Why do ants like my laptops? [Re: Nagromme]
Mississauga Offline
Canuckistani

Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 3352
Loc: Ontario, Canada
Where's Bukk when you need him? <br><br>- alec -
_________________________
- alec -

Top
#376456 - 08/13/08 07:38 PM My Sweetie [Re: Mississauga]
Swatcat Offline
Merry Christmas

Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 1861
Loc: In Your Servers
Bukk's story March 15 2002 <br><br>Here's the story: So Spring has begun to sprung, and with the daffydils and toolips in the yard have arisen ants in the kitchen. Not lots of ants, mind you, but enough to be troublesome and a little worrying.<br><br>I think, get some ant traps, see what happens.<br><br>My sweetie thinks, must . . . hunt . . . ants . . . stalk . . . kill . . . Something like that, anyway. She starts on this carefully managed bombing campaign, almost U.S.-in-Afghanistan-like. She tracks the ants to their point of entry, places ant hotels in strategic locations, and watches. Always watches.<br><br>The first batch of natural and organic traps is ineffective. The ants ignore them in droves. My thinking is, okay, call the exterminator. But her thinking is, stalk . . . kill . . . crush . . . destroy . . . I catch her watching the ants for ever longer periods of time. Minutes. Tens of minutes. Hours. I'm getting worried.<br><br>"Sweetie, what are you doing?"<br><br>"Watching the ants."<br><br>"But, . . . why?"<br><br>"You have to learn how they think -- that way you can strike with the greatest effectiveness!"<br><br>Learn how ants think. Hmmm. "Sweetie, ants don't have brains. They can't think."<br><br>"Yes they do have brains!" She turns to my daughter, standing close by. "Don't they have brains?!"<br><br>Now, my daughter is very smart, but she wouldn't be your first choice when looking for someone to clarify a point on ant neuro-physiology. So, naturally I'm surprised when she says, "They don't have brains, per se, but they do have a nerve cluster that manages motor function and a variety of instinctive behaviors." (Me, thinking: Wha-?)<br><br>"See!" my sweetie cries out. "That's like a brain!" She's back to her stalking.<br><br>Days pass. She raises the weapons ante, bringing home ant traps of virtual nukular capacity. Sure enough, the ants are all over them like flies on potato salad. Within a day or two, the infestation has declined precipitously.<br><br>I am relieved. Perhaps the horror is over.<br><br>But, . . . no. Some ants remain. Not many, to be sure. But a few.<br><br>Must . . . kill . . . ants . . .<br><br>Last night I run my daughter over to a friend's, and upon my return discover my sweetie AND my young son staring intently an upturned glass on the kitchen counter. Inside the glass is a nukular ant trap and five scurrying ants.<br><br>"We trapped 'em," my sweetie says breathlessly.<br><br>"Um, . . . okay?" I reply, hesitant, anxious.<br><br>"Look, Daddy!" my tike says. "Aren't they creepy?!" He is delighted.<br><br>"What's the plan here?" I wonder aloud.<br><br>"Well," my sweetie says, "we're going to wait until they eat the poison, then we're going to release them and track them back to their lair. Once we find it, we smash 'em!" She continues to stare at the glass. The ants are not cooperating. They're not eating the ant poison. But my sweetie remains diligent. Ever diligent.<br><br>"We must see this through," she mutters, "to the end!"<br><br>Please, someone tell me, what's wrong with my sweetie?!<br><br><br><br>

Top
#376457 - 08/13/08 09:00 PM Re: My Sweetie [Re: Swatcat]
MacBozo Offline
Nut Dood

Registered: 04/21/02
Posts: 17704
Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
That was/is one of the most funny posts I've ever read. I'll keep this on file since my "sweetie" also has an obsession with ants. <br><br>
_________________________

Top
#376458 - 08/13/08 09:40 PM Re: My Sweetie [Re: Swatcat]
Mississauga Offline
Canuckistani

Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 3352
Loc: Ontario, Canada
Thanks, swatty. I love that story!<br><br>- alec -
_________________________
- alec -

Top
#376459 - 08/14/08 01:17 AM Re: You can't figure that one out? [Re: Nagromme]
droogie Offline
Where's the RAM?

Registered: 02/19/08
Posts: 98
Loc: America!
Why do ants like my laptops?<br><br>You obviously don't wash your hands... it's all of that residual "stroyent" left on your hands/fingers being deposited onto your laptop(s)! DUH!!! <br><br>droogs <br><br>

Top
#376460 - 08/14/08 02:59 AM Re: Why do ants like my laptops? [Re: Reboot]
Nagromme Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 01/10/08
Posts: 890
Loc: USA
Somehow only half my post made it. (How?) Anyway--the missing first line was to the effect that NOBODY is allowed to eat or drink near my Macs--thus keeping my screens like new instead of the usual splatter effect.<br><br>nagr[color:red]o</font color=red>mme<br><br>I require stroyent!<br>TeamMacOSX.com | MacClan.net
_________________________
nagromme

STROGG: Change We Can Believe In
TeamMacOSX.org

Top
#376461 - 08/14/08 03:00 AM Re: Why do ants like my laptops? [Re: carp]
Nagromme Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 01/10/08
Posts: 890
Loc: USA
Interesting. If it gets bad enough I'll have to leave my Mac off a while! Meanwhile, ant traps may be called for.<br><br>Now... what the heck do they want with the salt shakers???<br><br>nagr[color:red]o</font color=red>mme<br><br>I require stroyent!<br>TeamMacOSX.com | MacClan.net
_________________________
nagromme

STROGG: Change We Can Believe In
TeamMacOSX.org

Top
Page 2 of 3 < 1 2 3 >
Previous Topic
View All Topics Index
Next Topic

Tweet

Preview

Moderator:  Acumowchek 
Print Topic
Switch to Threaded Mode
Publications, Articles and Industry Discussion
   »MacTech/MacNews Article Discussions
   »Apple World
Marketplace
   »Deals and Special Offers
      »Expired Offers
   »Trading Warehouse
Mac
   »Hardware
   »Software
   »Servers, Security, and Networking
   »Programming, Web Dev & Scripting
   »Windows and Virtualization
   »Cloud and Online Services
Mobile Technologies
   »iPhone Apps, AppStore, and iTunes
   »iPad, iPhone, iPod and Apple TV Hardware
Mods and Hacks
   »General Mods
      »Techniques
      »Miscellaneous
      »Mod Logs
   »Laptop Mods
      »Case Mods
      »Hardware Mods
      »Misc. Mods
   »Desktop Mods
      »Case Mods
      »Hardware Mods
      »Misc. Mods
   »Peripheral Mods
      »iPod Mods
      »Misc Mods
   »Software Hacks & Mods
General Discussion
   »Site Feedback & Issues
   »Stan's Lounge
   »Soapbox
Now Software Support
   »Announcements
   »Now X
      »FAQs
      »Discussion
   »Now Up-to-Date & Contact
      »Community Help
      »Tips and tricks
View profile
Send a PM
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
View profile
Send a PM
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
View profile
Send a PM
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
View profile
Send a PM
View homepage
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
View profile
Send a PM
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
View profile
Send a PM
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
View profile
Send a PM
View homepage
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
View profile
Send a PM
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
View profile
Send a PM
View homepage
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
View profile
Send a PM
View homepage
Add to your Watched Users
View posts
Board Rules · Mark all read
Contact Us · AppleCentral · Top

MacTech Only Search:
Community Search:

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
  • SPREAD THE WORD:
  • Slashdot
  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • Reddit
  • Newsvine
  • Generate a short URL for this page:



AppleCentral. www.applecentral.com
Main office: 805-494-9797
Xplain's use of MacNews, AppleCentral and AppleExpo are not affiliated with Apple, Inc. MacTech is a registered trademark of Xplain Corporation. AppleCentral, MacNews, Xplain, "The journal of Apple technology", Apple Expo, Explain It, MacDev, MacDev-1, THINK Reference, NetProfessional, MacTech Central, MacTech Domains, MacForge, and the MacTutorMan are trademarks or service marks of Xplain Corp. Sprocket is a registered trademark of eSprocket Corp. Other trademarks and copyrights appearing in this printing or software remain the property of their respective holders.
All contents are Copyright 1984-2010 by Xplain Corporation. All rights reserved. Theme designed by Icreon.
Generated in 0.068 seconds in which 0.053 seconds were spent on a total of 14 queries. Zlib compression enabled.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.5.8