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  1. bonjourx

    MacBook Pro 15' size and weight opinion

    I hope I'm not sounding silly, but I've noticed that its mostly men that has the 15inch MacBook Pro on the forums.. i wanna know for a woman's point of view, what do you guys think of the MacBook Pro 15 inch size wise? is it too big/ heavy? I've never had a 15 inch and currently have a 13inch...
  2. bonjourx

    Ways to sell MacBook Pro 2016?

    I am currently selling my MacBook Pro non touch bar 2016 8gb/ 256gb model on eBay. I set up an auction that started with $950 price, but it didn't sell. its in excellent condition, only 33 cycles and even has an AppleCare protection plan. :/ is the price I'm willing to accept it too high? are...
  3. Foxknowsbest

    Trying to update to Mojave

    I got a 2017 Air the other day. Its my first mac ever so its all a little foreign to me. I downloaded Mojave and tried to update it from High Sierra. When ever I go to update it says that the drive is being encrypted. Is this normal and just takes a few days to complete after getting a new Mac?
  4. 4

    No power MacBook

    Hi, problem with my 2016 MacBook. Over the last few weeks it’s been intermittent whilst charging on its single usb c port. Sometimes works sometimes doesn’t. Now just doesn’t. Battery is now dead and won’t power even if plugged in. Need to access my files for work etc. Any ideas would be...
  5. mkschenk

    Second Hard Drive MacBook A1114

    Hi all, I have a Mid 2007 MacBook Core 2 Duo (A1114). I am trying to add a seccond hardrive where the optical drive is but the connection is different. Now the last thing I wanted to do was to make a post asking if anyone knew of a way to do it (in other words I have searched everywhere). Is...
  6. EEzycade

    LAPTOP BUYING GUIDE

    As a Mac user finally branching out, I am looking for a windows laptop. Some baisc requirements are: core i7, at least 500 gb of storage, and it needs to be able to output 4k to a monitor. I heard that the last one might require a soecific hdmi like hdmi2.0 but i dont know. I am new to the whole...
  7. F

    Please Help - Update Failure

    I recently upgraded from Sierra (not high) to Mojave. Ever since, when I try to login, any username or password I use doesn't work, all it does is shake a bit. I tried using recovery mode and resetting the password through the terminal, but when the reset password thing pops up, it says I don't...
  8. S

    Water Damage (please help)

    I spilled a little bit of tap water on my 2013 MacBook Air 13" keyboard. I was playing music on it, and it suddenly became unresponsive. Then the music stopped playing and it turned off. I tried turning it on to no avail. At first, I didn't know it was water damage, so I tried all these weird...
  9. endlessgrind78

    Stuck with no boot screen!!!

    Here is a head scratcher. I have no boot screen, and am running a MP3,1 el capitan. I need to upgrade to at least High Sierra for my new GPU to have working web drivers(1050ti). I have a geforce 210(came in the damned machine) and a GTX 750 ti, I had here laying around. I went to a Ma and Paw...
  10. throwinrocks

    Safari 12.0 no Java

    Safari 12.0 installed automatically today and when I went to a site that uses Java I received a Java not supported. Contacted Apple and they said they've had several complaints but no fix. I reinstalled Java as suggested and still nothing. If I posted in the wrong area please move it. Thanks
  11. Y

    [PLS HELP] Shady 2017 MacBook Pro w/ TouchBar Display Issue

    So I have a display problem for my MBP, there's a strip of dead pixels on the bottom then a faintly flickering gradient above it. It first started out with a very faint flickering gradient on the bottom, it would sometimes be there otherwise not. Then it stayed there. Since then, the strip of...
  12. S

    How can you get the App button in Itunes 12.9

    Hi everyone, So I just FAILED tonight, Upgraded from Itunes 11.4 to 12.9 only to find out I don't have my app button anymore. I Deleted and installed 12.6 and just got this wonderful message.:eek: I only have a 32GB Ipad Air, so how can I even see my apps now or sync them. Boy I'm lost as I...
  13. T

    iPhone Xs/Xr Pre order Help

    This year I am planning on getting a new phone as my 6 has become outdated and almost unusable (Touch ID broken, GPS/Bluetooth malfunctions) due to water damage a couple of months ago. I was thinking about getting the new iPhone Xs because the display and the fact that the phone will be...
  14. gokhantonyukuk

    iMac G5 20' Red Green Blue Flash Screen of Death

    Hello. I bought an very cheap unworking iMac G5 20'. The problem is It doesn't boot at all. Screen flashes Red Green Blue Gray White & all over again after the opening sound. Also fan working very loudly. I tried PRAM/NVRAM reset(which didn't helped) & Target Disk Mode(not even worked). Some...
  15. tzerco

    Best camera For making Promo Video??

    hi my work is making promo video i want to buy a Camera for this pls help to me and guide me To make a better choice check my page and review portfolio for better choice ساخت تیزر تبلیغاتی \ نمونه تیزر تبلیغاتی Thank you all for your advice:) My specifications for the camera: 2k\4K Resolotion...
  16. Ranstone

    FCP export file conversion issues.

    Greetings fellow mac lovers. Down to business. In final cut pro, if you try and export a video project over a certain size, with the default settings, you get a fragmented file; a name.mov file, and a name-av1 file. This is old news, and a problem that can easily be avoided my anyone who is...
  17. Grantw515

    Help Remembering a game

    SO about 3 years ago I played this game and I can't remember for the life of me the name. Basically you fall forever through a hole and have to fit through gaps. The game was 3d and was in first person. Every 1000 points or so you moved on to a different background. It was released around 2015.
  18. fayelizabeth12

    Erased HD on mid 2009 macbook, now can't boot / restore

    Hi All, I have two second hand mid 2009 macbooks, both were running El Capitan when I received them. I've decided to sell one so erased the hard drive (nothing much on there) in disk utility. On restart I can't reinstall El Capitan (presumably because I didn't buy it through my apple ID, or on...
  19. P

    the cursor becomes really big only restart solve this problem help

    the cursor becomes really big but remain in low res. It happen most of the time while loading something or sometimes randomly. Especially Valve made games. the cursor remain loading most of the time when this happen. when it happen it will not responds to any action like mouse click keyboard...
  20. S

    I need help with some ideas for a short film/screenplay...

    So I'm currently trying to write a screenplay for a short film for my film class but I've been very stuck for good ideas for about three months now. I have to write either a screenplay with 1600-1800 words or do a short film of 4-5 minutes, either way I have to think up of a good idea. The...