"Quickie" Mac screen calibration software which seems to work

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Mar 11, 2008, at 7:52 AM, Charles Robinson wrote:

>> I've calibrated our G5 iMac (PowerPC version), 13 in
>> MacBook, HP nc8230, and a Dell 24 in LCD monitor with
>> mine, and it has worked very well on all of them.
>>
>> Are you sure you loaded the right software?  The
>> original Huey came with software not compatible with
>> Intel-powered Macs.  The Huey Pro software shouldn't
>> be a problem, though.
>>
>
> 'twas indeed the Huey Pro software.
>
> I'm going to try it again in a different room later today (or maybe
> just drape my jacked over the screen??), just to make sure there
> wasn't something about the ambient lighting which could have somehow
> been throwing it off.
>
> It is most curious!  Again, the other panel 10 feet away from me (a
> Dell 19" flatscreen hooked up to a Macbook Pro) worked like a champ
> and looks quite good.  I wish there was a simple way to show you just
> how far off it got me.  It was truly vile!  :-)

I had some problems with an earlier generation of the Huey calibration  
unit. I heard rumors of difficulties with the new LED illuminated  
screen technology in the MacBooks, but haven't followed whether it was  
resolved.

Godfrey