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  1. Z

    Enlarging fonts in Viber desktop app

    Is it possible to enlarge the fonts of the Viber desktop app?
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • app desktop enlarge fonts viber
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  2. Cco61827

    Is something wrong with my new 2021 iMac 24”?

    I just received this iMac about 6 days ago. I ordered it officially through the Apple website. When I turned it on, the screen looked a little odd to me. Like there was too much light internal light shining through the display causing it to look overly bright and washed out in some areas. If...
  3. T

    Buying advice - switch from MBP clamshell to desktop?

    My home system has been a mid-2015 MBP 15" in clamshell mode with an old DellU2711 monitor, rarely using the laptop as a portable device. Office system is Windows based but we are completely Apple-based on home. Post COVID, I'm now mostly remote, permanently, and am considering trading in the...
  4. A

    Finder, file quicklook just to current space

    User defined up to 7 desktop spaces (virtual desktops) and uses those. How to force Finder's file quicklook (select a file in Finder then hit keyboard space bar) to open just on current space? Currently quicklook for any supported type of files opens on all spaces which is highly annoying. Did...
    • Arak
    • Thread
    • desktop finder app quicklook space
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  5. lillo9546

    macOS customizable Desktop view on iPadOs, instead of the "Launchpad" Home Screen?

    What about having a customizable Desktop view like MacOs on the IpadOS, instead of only an "app launcher" that locks us to have only app on the desktop? I would like to add folders, drag my files everywhere, have drives listed.. What about you? Cant we just swipe with 4 fingers to get into the...
    • lillo9546
    • Thread
    • desktop ipad ipados pro view
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iOS 14
  6. CCBinDFW

    Mac late 2012 Missing Fusion Drive

    I have read past posts on this but want to include my specs and issue to ensure I am doing what I can to properly address since this is a custom that I’d love to keep going as long as possible. Here is what I have originally. Here is what I see when I run diskutil list.
    • CCBinDFW
    • Thread
    • custom desktop fusion drive imac late 2012
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  7. C

    Desktop Folder displays incorrect name/language

    Hi there! I'm new here however I'm facing a problem with my macbook pro 2011 (MacOS High Sierra) as the title say: I have a folder which name are display in an incorrect language, The System language is Spanish however in the Desktop folder (Escritorio) it displays "Desktop " in English, and...
  8. Rigtee

    M1 Mini - Some questions before purchase

    Hello everyone, I am most of the time an Apple fan lurker on those forums, while posting only sporadically. I tend to create a new subject when I have a very specific and personal question, which is the case here. I am student, a true tech- and Apple-enthusiast as today my ecosystem is...
    • Rigtee
    • Thread
    • desktop ecosystem m1 chip mini
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac mini
  9. maverick28

    Resolved "Unable to create a power assertion" - FaceTime calls failing to connect from Mac

    The topic is based on an accidental discovery of mine regarding the seemingly persistent inability of the desktop counterpart of FaceTime to pass the connectivity wall of the mobile one. When the call is initiated Console, among others, contains the entry Unable to create the power assertion...
    • maverick28
    • Thread
    • desktop do not disturb facetime facetime audio facetime video failed calls ios no connection power management
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: OS X Mavericks (10.9)
  10. F23

    When to expect ARM Mac Mini?

    It seems like the first set of ARM macs will be MacBooks. With Apple saying the transition period will take around 2-3 years, when can we expect an ARM Mac Mini? They seem to have neglected it and it is due for an update having only 8th gen CPU atm. Only other current mac with 8th gen CPU is...
  11. nelson1457

    Desktop organization app

    I have a desire (need?) for a utility app for my Mac. I’d like an ability to click on an icon (or perhaps a menu bar icon) and have my desktop be different for the various tasks I do. I’m writing a book? I click on ‘author’ and up comes Pages (or Word) and Safari for research. I’m playing...
  12. leanda

    Weird external display/desktop issue

    Hi, Since the last MacOS update the desktop has started doing a strange thing when my MBP wakes from sleep. On the external monitor the desktop is shifted downward from below the menu bar, it happens only after the MBP has been sleeping. I can’t even bring up the dock as it shifts it out of...
  13. The Clark

    Post Your Desktop: May 2020

  14. G

    Eccentric desk top

    Macbook Mac OS High Sierra.10.13.6 Just recently my destop seems to have taken on a mind of its own. It seem to be confusing 'sleep' with 'shutdown' . If I leave my machine on sleep and go away for a couple hours, I'll come back and find that my Mac tried to shut down. Only Firefox refusing to...
    • goliah
    • Thread
    • desktop macbook shutdown sleep
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook
  15. LadyJemima

    iMac Pro External USB SuperDrive: not compatible?

    I'm using a late 2015 iMac running on High SIerra 10.13.5. When I plug in my USB SuperDrive, the computer doesn't recognize it (at all - I can't push the disc in). A family member's computer (mid-2010, running on the same OSX) DOES recognize the SuperDrive, but doesn't have the necessary...
    • LadyJemima
    • Thread
    • desktop disc high sierra osx superdrive
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iMac
  16. allan.nyholm

    I have to ask.. is your Desktop & Screensaver section slow also?

    Hi, So what I've been wanting to ask for a number of weeks and months is this; when in System Preferences and the Desktop & Screensaver portion of same - Is this also so painfully slow that browsing and adding wallpapers is a minute long process at times? For instance I have a series of...
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    History of macOS / OS X standard wallpapers

    Which is your favorite? Leopard / Snow leopard
    • Lounge vibes 05
    • Thread
    • background desktop macintosh macos screen saver system preferences wallpaper
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  18. Apple_Glen_UK

    Post Your Desktop: May 2019

    Mine for May...
  19. K

    Lost All Folders in Desktop!!

    Fellow humans, I was using Camtasia (video editing software) and it got stuck and I did force quite. Suddenly all folders in my desktop disappeared. I restarted my computer but it is still not there. These folders contained videos & audios so I may have overwhelmed the device, lesson learned...
    • katias
    • Thread
    • desktop dissapearing el capitain lost data lost files macbookair
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS
  20. S

    WhatsApp desktop does not open on mac os mojave

    So I have a new Mac mini with Mac OS Mojave v10.14.4 and I have download WhatsApp Desktop from the AppStore but the app does not even open. Does anyone know how to solve this?
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