As no doubt most of you will be aware, there are a few issues that have plagued the macbook air since it was released – the most prominent being the shutdown of one your processors cores when it gets too hot..

Good right? NO – as apparently (and i’m not speaking from experience) this seems to happen during the most inopportune moments, or even when it is unnecessary!

Paul Stamatiou appears to have come up with the answer whilst googling after a frustrated few days. He has found a piece of software called coolbook which enables you to exhibit greater control over your processor temps.

He writes:

After I purchased a license for CoolBook so that I could change CPU speed and voltage, I created a few throttle points and rebooted. Undervolting essentially runs less juice through the CPU and combined with various processor frequencies you can set, the CPU produces less heat. This means no more core shutdown and longer battery life at almost no perceptible expense. Yeah, undervolting does mean the processor will be running slower but I set a throttle point of my full 1.6GHz for when it’s needed. When it’s not, such as when I’m simply web browsing, the CPU speed lowers.

However, I have noticed that when using CoolBook the MacBook Air is allowed to get very hot (75+ deg C). Just keep an eye on your temps if you do anything extremely processor intensive. I use smcFanControl.

Hopefully macbook air owners will rejoice at this fact!  As usual, we’ll get the goss and report back with news.