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420benz
How to increase font size?
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The Cockney Rebel
New Mac: Photos stuck on Updating?
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The Cockney Rebel
The Cockney Rebel
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‘iTunes could not connect to this phone’
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mrk123
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Updating macbook 2019 from monterey to ventura
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Pangalactic
Is it possible to use an external HDD for time machine backups and regular files at the same time?
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MacCheetah3
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* Updated* Facetime Box asking for Apple ID password for login on startup
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Intel iMac buying guide needed
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Fishrrman
Fishrrman
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Missing Tab groups
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kate2kate
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How's Macbook 2015 M like in 2022?
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loby
loby
deckard666
Cleaning Apple stuff....
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5
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MarkC426
MarkC426
Pangalactic
I've locked my Macbook Pro from my iPhone...and it still works?
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2
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771
Pangalactic
Pangalactic
BikGer2
Can't get rid of adware on M1 Mac :(
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BikGer2
BikGer2
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Passing down a Mac to family member - how best to delete my data and set up new account?
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14
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Gudi
Gudi
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photos organisation - photos app - smart album
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Dave Braine
Dave Braine
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Return to the Mac
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satcomer
satcomer
dusk007
Autocorrect and Spelling (Disable)
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Boyd01
Boyd01
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Memory Swap
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Bento.Box
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T Coma
Why can't I share files in home office? Two OSs, two users.
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T Coma
T Coma
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Dell U2723Qe scaling issue
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Basic75
Basic75
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Base 14" M1 Pro MBP or M1 Air
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dusk007
dusk007
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MacBook specs
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HDFan
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honeycombz
Rackspace Delights
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honeycombz
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Guide buying a new mac
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Marsikus
Marsikus
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Safari very unstable and icon bounces and does not load
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mattg3
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ZircoBen
Remove Sticker Outline from Mac?
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posguy99
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nintendoswitch
Just bought my first Mac…any tips and tricks for it?
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Fred Zed
Fred Zed
stephg
Best way to transfer files to new MBA
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stephg
stephg
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Life span of a Macbook
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vaalbara
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Problems with accessing old time machine backup
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mw360
mw360
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Why no Kensington locks on new Macbook Pros?
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maflynn
maflynn
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Missing partitions on WD passport ext HD. Bad nodes?
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hobowankenobi
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transphasic
Flash/USB Drive Erase Tool
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511
hobowankenobi
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Mac Studio Purchase Advice
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dpcon
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Anyone found a decent USB-C hub? that doesn't keep dropping drive connections?
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Fishrrman
Fishrrman
Michale32086
Seems To Be My Week For Old MACs.. Trying To Install OS X Lion. Get -Can't download the additional components needed to install Mac OS X- Error
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FreakinEurekan
FreakinEurekan
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MacBook Pro 13.3 display support
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FreakinEurekan
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Should I purchase a 27 inch iMac from 2020 or a new Mac Mini?
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Best MacBook Pro for photoshop
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badgerbadgerx2
badgerbadgerx2
Ben J.
Smart folders basics
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gilby101
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Which display?
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tstafford
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MacBook Air for photo editing: M1 16GB/512GB or M2 16GB/256GB
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wilberforce
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Migration Assistant
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rockisle
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Simple file vault for Mac desktop?
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Fishrrman
Fishrrman
mhnd
Resolved Is there an error on the way I was charged for the Black Friday promotion?
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mhnd
mhnd
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buying advice: MacBook Air M1 512 GB - should i get 8gb or 16gb ram?
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harleymhs
MBP & MBA taking Forever to download Photos ( originals )
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q3bing
q3bing
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How to use Mac "Pages" to make a resume?
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MarkC426
MarkC426
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Old MacBook Pro no power, need data, my options
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genexx
genexx
Rigtee
Upgrade my setup - Buy a MBP or ...?
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Rigtee
Rigtee
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Macbook for Programming M2 Air vs Pro 14
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Toutou
Toutou
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