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    Updated to Ventura using opencore legacy patcher. I need help!!

    So I have a 27" late 2015 iMac that was running the latest version of monterey. I needed to update to Ventura because my adobe lightroom, photoshop, and camera raw were no longer supported. I followed Mr. Macintosh YouTube video on how to install Ventura on an unsupported mac. I followed...
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    Security and Integrity corrupted

    I am trying to install the RME Freface 400 mac driver for the FireWire sound card. The program prompts me to be approved in App Store and Specified Developer Security and Privacy. When yes pressing the "Details" button all apps marked there as allowed are grayed out with no option to check or...
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    iPad Help with security for a vulnerable teenager

    Hi, Im looking for help and advice on a way to stop access to settings, apps and roundabout ways to stop my child from bypassing certain social media apps & controls. I dont ask this lightly but its at a stage where my teenager has gotten envolved in a dangerous toxic situation that has lead to...
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    $4k Total Budget – Which would you go with?

    As indicated in the title, my company has given me an absolute/hard capped budget of $4k to purchase a new Macbook Pro. (Public sector and tax exempt.) Absolutely no chance to increase even $1 above $4k. I'm a designer who also regularly works with high resolution photography and videography, so...
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    screen discoloration (??)

    hey yall, im very new to this forum but i had a quick question. idk if anyone can see it from what i have linked but, theres like a line of discoloration on my mac(maybe??). to my knowledge i haven’t damaged it or anything, sometimes i fall asleep with it right next to me from watching netflix...
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    error Mac air help

    can someone help me with that advise or some fix ? sometimes when I restart appear black screen with info your computer restarted because of a problem press a key or wait few seconds
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    Macbook air disk utility issue

    I tried to factory rest my macbook air 2015 didnt know what i was doing and deleted everything in disk utility used youtube now i think i messed it up more
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    Sonoma and Google Why does it work in Safari and Nothing Else

    Am I the only one? Seriously, I cannot login to any google service using anything other than Safari since updating to Sonoma. This includes indie browsers like Arc that are designed for OSX. No firewall, no anti-virus, no clutter cleaning software, just plain ole stock Sonoma. I am using an eros...
  9. Dougswatchtings

    S6 Watch Background + Complications INFO NEEDED

    Hey there! New here. After a few hours of disappointing Googling, I hope to receive some direction or advice as to if this is even possible. I would like to create a WatchOS face or use tools to piece together my face. Just curious if this is even possible or not. Many of the tools recommended...
  10. Gravydog316

    Spotlight not finding results on external hard drive

    Hi, so my mom reinstalled macOS Ventura 13.5 on our iMac, Finder & Spotlight are returning search results on our iMac hard drive, but now are not returning any search results on our external hard drive, even though it was before the re-installation... I tried adding & removing both the iMac HD...
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    AirTag Chiming, Battery is Not Low

    The AirTag in my wallet (or keys, I keep them together in my bag and can't tell which one is acting up) has been randomly chiming for days now. I checked in the FindMy app and none of my AirTags have a low battery. In fact, all of the batteries across my many AirTags were replaced around the...
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    Can you help me to solve the cursor issue in Ventura?

    After running a while, my cursor become unusual. Ventura 13.0 Beta 22A5365d, MBP 14' with m1pro. Memory, CPU stat seems good.
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    The Kodiak Thread (Mac OS X Public Beta)

    Mac OS X Public Beta (internal codename "Kodiak") Thought we should have this for the sake of completeness now that we have threads for each of the other Mac OS X releases that were available to buy at retail (yes, Public Beta was released to buy too, even though it was still a "beta" release)...
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    What would you do if you where in my place?

    Hey so, im in a really hard place deciding what to do and i need some input and opinions from others. So my problem: I just got finished with school. I just started a business/sidehustle as a cutter. So im cutting videos for youtubers. Also i just got very interested in graphics design. My...
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    Power Mac G4 MDD not powering on

    Hello I have a working power mac g4 mdd with dual 1.25 GHz processors, 2.0 GB of RAM and the default Nvidia GPU it came with. I went on to vacation for a month and before I went , it was working fine. Now when I got back, it's not powering. When I try to power it up, the white light on the...
  16. Gamercraft567a

    iPad Pro Apple Pencil gen 2 not connecting

    Apple Pencil gen 2 is not connecting to iPad Pro 12.9in m1 I haven’t used it that much. the image below should help btw It just shows that animation and doesn’t Connect
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    What MacBook Pro Configuration for Graphic Design?

    So i just finished with Highschool. I want to go to Graphics Design Uni next year. In my years at Highschool i learned how to code etc. But i want to switch to Design. Now that my Laptop recently died i need a new one. I decided to go for a MacBook Pro 16“ as i love the big Trackpad, the better...
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    Help! Unlocking iPhone without access to phone number

    My husband has an iPhone 13 pro. He is locked out of his phone (incorrect password entered too many times-not his fault) and now he has to re-setup his phone. He knows his Apple ID and password. However, the problem is that in order to finish setting up his phone he has to enter a verification...
  19. Apple Fan 2008

    Help me set up my Power Mac G4 DA

    Hi all, I was wondering if you could help me find a CPU upgrade for a Power Mac G4 Digital Audio 733mhz (PowerMac3,4). Preferably a dual processor upgrade. If it helps I know they're related to quicksilver models. Sincerely, Apple Fan 2008 P.S will this work...
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    Need help finding a song

    I need help finding a song it's techno/EDM style music. I know that it had whistling in the intro and it repeated it like 3 times before actually getting into the song itself I don't remember if there was lyrics all I remember is the tune of the whistle and it's been driving me crazy.