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  1. Osarkon

    Speeding Ticket Procedure in the UK?

    I was just wondering how the whole speeding thing works in the UK these days. If you get pulled over for speeding, do they issue you with a ticket there on the spot, or will they tell you that you're speeding, let you go and then you get a notice in the post weeks later informing you of...
  2. J

    Apple Watch Trade in Fiasco

    I recently traded in an Apple Watch. I was quoted $160. First attempt it was rejected for “unable to delete user data” and returned to me. Spoke with a manager who restarted the process for me and I tried again. Yet again “unable to delete user data” even though both times I unpaired the watch...
  3. K

    All iPads Screen Burned

    Screen Burned , my screen was burned by hair a hair dryer , the screen had a big black spot where it was burned but it went away now it looks all creased ? Is it even possible to have this fixed ? I can’t find anyone else online that has even had a similar problem. It’s an iPad Pro 11 inch
  4. D

    Snow Leopard refuses to install iWork 09

    Does anybody know how to install it it says installation failed
  5. I

    M1 16GB RAM - Need help!

    Hey guys, I'm new to Apple products in general, I'm a law student and changed from Windows to the M1 16GB 256GB about a week and half ago. I was very excited as the reviews seemed that it held up very well and I've been wanting a more profissional and lighter computer for a while. Unfortunately...
  6. D

    Help! Macbook got blocked but in icloud find shows it's not blocked

    Hi, I'd be very thankful If you can help. I was watching a video when suddenly my macbook air 2017 suddenly restarted. The problem is that it is asking me for the PIN to unblock it, but I dont have a PIN because I didn't block it. I haven't share my icoud credentials with anyone so I think...
  7. devoooo

    MP 1,1-5,1 MP 1,1 Turns on but won’t chime, won’t boot, and a black screen

    Hey, so recently I decided to upgrade the EFI of my Mac Pro 1,1 to go to a 2,1 (netkas method) and the EFI & SMC upgrade was successful. I also enabled AHCI for Windows via OS X Utilities. Everything went well, OS X and Windows booted flawlessly until I tried OC the Front Bus like my friend did...
  8. Thick1992

    2017 27” iMac Repair Question

    Hey, I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this question but today my 27” 2017 iMac encountered a problem, there was a iPhone charger plugged into the USB port and the computer powered on but in sleep mode and my fiancé went to grab the cable and it flung around and the tip that plugs...
  9. sailingdarter

    SCSI2SD performance issues.

    Greetings Classic Mac Hive Mind, I recently purchased a SCSI2SD V6 board and I also got the following SD card for it SanDisk 256GB Ultra SDXC UHS-I Memory Card - 100MB/s, C10, U1, Full HD, SD Card - SDSDUNR-256G-GN6IN I was able to get the board updated to the lasted firmware and I got the...
  10. R

    Macbook pro 2017 - BROKE LOGO BAFFLE

    Hi. I dropped my MacBook Pro 2017 and the logo baffle cracked. Also there's a dent on the aluminium. Now I'm scared the fall has damaged the screen (wishing it didn't). There's pictures of it below so you can see it for yourself. What should I do to fix it? Replace the entire display or just...
  11. M

    How can I upgrade my powermac g5???

    I had recently gotten an old PowerMac g5 from a local school of mine and loved it as I used to have one when they first came out. It needed a hard drive and a good cleaning, so I installed a 500GB Samsung 850 Evo I had laying around, and got a 10.4 tiger disk from an old local mac store and...
  12. T

    MacBook Pro 13" Startup disc error after update! Help?

    Hi all, So I updated to OS Big Sur on my 2015 (I believe) MacBook Pro 13" last night all downloaded ok. Restarted to install, got right to the end and comes up with a start up disc error. Won't let me do anything and the harddrive isn't displayed on the screen. Tried booting it into recovery...
  13. A

    iOS app(not in Mac's store) in-app download Problem on Macbook M1

    I installed an iOS dictionaries app (not in mac's App Store) via Apple configurator 2. This app can load in-app downloads of every single dictionary data on iOS, but every single dictionary cannot be installed on Mac environment. I suggest this is the function difference between MacOS and iOS...
  14. S

    Fake smart battery case?

    Is this a fake smart battery case?
  15. S

    iphone 11 pro max smart battery case

    I bought my 11 pro max smart battery case on the 18th of January and been using ever since. I opened the console app and checked the battery capacity of the smart battery case and saw that it was at 1403mAh but the max capacity of a brand new case should be 1430mAh. Is this a normal thing or...
  16. xeux

    iMessage and FaceTime continuously logging me out

    I need some help! I have a 16 inch MBP running 11.1. I am very much against creating a fresh user, I have a ridiculous amount of effort I have put into getting all my preferences and dot files configured the way I want them. I am convinced there is some preference file or cache that is causing...
  17. A

    Is Rosetta Safe?

    Hi! I’m a new Mac user and don’t know that much about computers. I wanted to download Spotify, it asked me download Rosetta software and I understand it’s necessary to read through non native apps for Apple. My question is did I make a mistake? Is this safe for my information and my computer...
  18. JustinTheAppleNewbie

    MBP M1 wont't work just of Ethernet cable

    Hi, I've been trying to connect my ethernet cable to my new mbp m1 13" but when I check my network settings it says "Self-assigned IP- address" or something( used google translate for translation might not be 100%). Anyone knows what this issue might be? The Ethernet cable is connected via a...
  19. T

    Problems with mx master 3 and logi options

    I have the made for Mac version so no unifying dongle. M1 air When I turn my mx master 3 on 80% of the time the buttons and gestures will be all messed up. My back and forward buttons won’t work on safari, middle click doesn’t work, none of the gestures except for pressing the gesture work. And...
  20. B

    What is "AKAuthorizationRemoteViewService"? It started to consume a lot of CPU on my Macbook so I shut it down.

    It can be found in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AuthKitUI.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/AKAuthorizationRemoteViewService.xpc please let me know if I need to be worried!