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  1. J

    Apple watch battery- HELP NEEDED

    I have an original apple watch- 42mm stainless steel. The battery is quite bad as of now, and i am looking to replace it. However i cannot find a battery replacement anywhere. Also the adhesive has gone bad because the screen does not stick down. I have been hunting for new adhesive and a...
  2. Daniel H

    PowerBook 145 Keyboard Help

    (Yeah i know its not a macbook but i couldn't find a forum for powerbooks) I have been converting a PowerBook 145 into an iPad Pro case. So far so good with the project but I had decided it needed something. I working keyboard. My friend told be if I were to figure out how the keyboard worked...
  3. smoking monkey

    iMac died... Mac Mini + Monitor purchase help!

    My late 2012 iMac display just died and Apple EOL parts for it after 6 years. There are no Authorized repair shops within cooee of me unfortunately, and I'm not convinced I'm able to replace the display myself or even find the display for sale in Japan. So... I've decided to get a Mac Mini...
  4. A

    Unable to recover through disk recovery.

    I’m unable to reinstall Mojave’s onto my disk. I don’t know why it doesn’t show up with a disk. It only shows a thumb recover drive which is locked. Could somebody here inform me of what I should do? I haven’t backed up any data yet. And I’m not sure how I’m able to do that when I keep getting...
  5. bonjourx

    Is this a good wireless charging mat?

    i came a crossed this wireless charging mat while looking up AirPower. Does anyone knows about this charger? https://hardciderlabs.com/products/slicecharge-3in1-wireless-charger?variant=13571215360098
  6. bonjourx

    Whats the difference between the two wireless chargers?

    Hello, I am looking to purchase a wireless charger that's a bit faster than the old mophie...
  7. R

    Can't Reinstall OS X

    I was planning on selling my macbook so i erased the hard drive but I accidentally erased the startup disk and when I try to reinstall OS X EL CAPITAN it tells me "this item is temporarily unavaiable please try again later"
  8. whippedcream101

    Do i have to format the SSD to use internet recovery mode or install macOS

    Hi so basically the boot of my HDD got corrupt of my MacBook Pro 2011 so I decided to install an SSD so I replaced the SSD with the HDD and removed the disk tray and put the HDD there to wipe later on and use as extra disk space. When i see the disk selection of the storage devices the SSD is...
  9. G

    GarageBand “Headphones connected”

    What is this? It appears when plugging in the headphone dongle for aux headphones, but sometimes it just shows up on my app switch screen and I can’t seem to deactivate it or understand why it just pops up, everything works fine, the headphone and jack work great, it just seems to appear even...
  10. Thunderbug

    iPad Pro Gen 3 screen issues

    So this my story and I hope I can get some help I bought the new iPad Pro gen 3 from Sams Club end of December, it was good then the screen started to freeze all the time but then it unfreezes works for a little bit then it freezes again, I can’t scroll or type or click anything so I return the...
  11. sk0n3_jp

    Resolved Powering my Vega FE without mod on cMP 5,1 2010

    Hi guys, I'm new here, but I had a question regarding powering my Vega FE dual 8pin gpu without going the pixlas mod route. my current setup is: drive bay 1: mushkin 1tb drive drive bay 2: seagate firecuda sshd 1tb dive bay 3&4: empty mini 6pin 1: open mini 6pin 2: connected to 6pin to dual...
  12. J

    Looking for Wireless Earbuds - Convenience and Battery Life

    I’m looking for a pair of earbuds / headphones to be my daily drivers, so to speak. Yes, I have an iPhone. Also an Apple Watch Series 4 What I already have: AudioTechnica M50x’s, mostly for around the house. I’d mostly be using a new set while out-and-about and am happy to sacrifice a bit of...
  13. EEzycade

    HELP- bars on side of display

    I have a 32 inch 2560x1440 HP Pavilion Monitor. I connect it with my 13" 2018 MBP w/ TB. The cable run is as follows in case you need to know. Satechi usb-c dongle hub plugged into MBP, that has an hdmi output going into the monitor. When I first plugged it in, I had the displays mirrored...
  14. B

    Can I purchase apps with my NYS benefit card?

    hello there, My Mom-in-law bought my 3 kids iPads for Christmas. I am out of work and am receiving emergency TAFT benefits that is a partial cash allowance for bills to get paid until I find a new job. There are several educational apps my wife would like to purchase for our young kids. Is...
  15. S

    Recurring Kernel Panics: Mac Pro 2009

    Hi All, I've got a pretty heavily modified Mac Pro 2009 (flashed to 5,1) with upgraded processors, RAM, video card, USB 3, SSD, the whole 9 yards. Since upgrading, I’ve been getting near constant kernel panics. It used to be when I was in Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, things like that...
  16. J

    Core i5 or Core i7

    I'm looking to buy a new 4k iMac, I currently have a mid 2012 macbook air 2ghz core i7 with 8gb 1600 mhz ddr3 ram and an intel hd graphics 4000 1536 MB. And i use this for editing videos i screen capture off of my original playstation 4. Now i want to buy a 4k imac to continue to edit videos...
  17. E

    2014/2.6 GHz Intel Core i5/ 8 GB RAM up for battery replacement. Recommendations

    Hi all, I have a mid 2014 MBP 13 inch as noted above. I started having some unexpected shutdowns and now the computer is showing that it needs a battery replaced. Should I do it at this time or should I go ahead an buy a new one? I had to purchase it after my old 2010 MBP had some mother...
  18. Ynhhy

    iPad Pro Issue with screen of new iPad Pro 12.9

    Bought a new iPad Pro 12.9 and its got an issue. Simply screen bends little bit in left bottom corner(if we take that bottom side is where it’s charging). I replaced iPad to another one and it was okey for 3 months and now the new one strats to bend too. In the same left bottom corner. Saw this...
  19. Crimson Hikari

    Finder 'Searching' Window Uniformity Issue

    Recently I upgraded to OS X Mojave, and have been enjoying the joys of Dark Mode across my folders in Finder...for the most part. Currently the background of my folders is set to the default colour, because it's easy on the eyes. But as soon as I search for something, the background of the...
  20. bonjourx

    iPad Pro iPad Pro 10.5 pricing help!

    hello, I need some opinions. I’ve been trying to look and compare prices for the iPad Pro 10.5, but there’s different pricing and I’m planning on selling my 3 month old iPad Pro 10.5 256gb WiFi rose gold with Apple Pencil and apple care until October 2020. Would 650 be a reasonable price for a...