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  1. Lil InTake

    Need Help on my MBP Mid 2012

    My power button does not work due to water damage, as well as my keyboard. Am using a external keyboard and am wondering if there is any button I can use to power it on that I can bind to my keyboard. Sick of having to unplug the battery and put the charger in.
  2. A

    Mac adware not going away

    Hi! I've done a mistake by downloading an uknown application on my macbook which have caused me an annoying adware where everytime I click or press enter an ad about "mac cleanup" always appears. I haven't had this problem before, so I blame the software I was trying to download. After...
  3. I

    Upgrade MBP harddrive to 1TB

    So I have a MacBook Pro 11,4 mid-2015, with 256GB harddive and would like to upgrade it to 1TB. I found an OWC Aura SSD 1TB (http://www.edbpriser.dk/ssd-solid-state-drive/owc-aura-solid-state-disk-1-tb-id-14197216.aspx) but I'm not sure it is compatible with the macbook pro? Do any of you know...
    • IT-girl
    • Thread
    • help macbok pro owc ssd ssd upgrade upgrade
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  4. J

    Garbled or far away sounding

    I received my iPhone X and all of a sudden I now have issues with people complaining I sound far away or garbled intermittently. I contacted Apple and went thru every step they suggested. They replaced my brand new phone with another. Then I contacted sprint. The tech at the store tells me to go...
    • JnPC
    • Thread
    • far away garbled help sound issue sound quality sprint
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iPhone
  5. Ranstone

    Reduce static interference from external HDD

    I just got a HDD for my golden oldie Mac. In a classic example of the disadvantages of on-board sound, when the HDD writes or reads, the static byproduct coming through my speakers/headphones sounds like an there's an Atari game running in the background. I have two older HDDs attached, and...
    • Ranstone
    • Thread
    • audio external hard trive hdd help interference noise static western digital
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: iMac
  6. Ariasu

    iPod touch The Ultimate Unfixable Problem

    Or at least I'm hoping someone knows how to fix it. Problem: Had Ipod Touch (3rd or 4th Gen.) Had lots of music on there, and that's all I really used it for. Got lost one day taking a walk and never found it. Bought a second one and went to Find my Phone to remotely lock the first one. Had no...
  7. A

    Strange Graphical Glitch - Anyone Know Why?

    I've noticed some strange glitches recently. Images becoming pixelated messes, Netflix occasionally flashing a green screen during playback . . . Not sure if they're related though. I'm not very computer-savvy, so I was hoping someone here could help. Attached are a couple examples:
  8. Ranstone

    Resolved Advice: USB splitter, or USB to Firewire?

    I need advice. I'm in uncharted territory for my skillset. I have an old imac, (I mean, duh, I'm posting in the iMac forum.)and I'm plannign on geting a new external hard drive. Problem is, I have 3 USB ports on the Mac, and two firewire ports. One USB is for the mouse. One USB is for the...
    • Ranstone
    • Thread
    • convert external hd firewire help usb usb splitter
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: iMac
  9. M

    iPhone SE (2016) Random Performance Drops on iPhone SE

    I've had my iPhone SE for just over a year now, but recently I've been getting really bad frame drops in all games to the point where the game becomes pretty much unplayable. If I leave the phone for a couple of hours (though the amount of time also seems to be random) the frame drops disappear...
    • monostasis
    • Thread
    • drops frame games help iphone performance problem random rate
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPhone
  10. ClodMachine

    I need help finding a iPhone X case

    I'm about to get a iPhone X and I need to find a case for my new phone. I'm looking for a case than is very protective (I have a Defender Series Otterbox for my current 6s, and that is around the level of protection I'm looking for) but also thin, also I want big enough port holes to fit into my...
  11. M

    Locked out of iPhone7, how to reach code input (or restore to current firmware). Please help!

    Hi all. I am new here (and English isn't my native language) but I really need your help. I've been ill for a while and just yesterday I finally was able to jailbreak my iPhone 7 (on iOS 10.0.1). This morning I entered the code to be able to use touch ID. Then later when I tried to unlock, it...
  12. W

    Woke up to find my ex-partner physically accessing my mac, installed software... need help

    Long story here. But, I need some help ensuring that my computer is not doing anything it should not be... Essentially, My ex was revealed to be a very bad person, and I have a court order to keep him away. One night I awoke to find him frantically trying to close out some windows on my...
  13. Catbug has fleas

    Macbook Pro Help SSD

    Hi I'm fairly new too this but I have a 15-inch early 2011 Macbook Pro. It has a 2GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB 1333 MHz DDR3, Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB, and a 500GB Macintosh HD. I'm trying to upgrade it with an SSD. The SSD I've ordered is Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD. I...
  14. Stoopchow

    Upgrade to Mac OS X Yosemite

    Hi there, I have a 2012 Macbook pro and have been running OS X 10.7 (Lion) since I got it. I have finally reached the stage where I need to upgrade as I want to download some new software. However, I don't want to upgrade to High Sierra as I will have some compatibility issues with...
  15. D.Anki

    something wrong with disk utility... please help

    this following screen shot is of my disk utility screen after i made a partition and decided to delete it later, but couldn't, so i found a way using terminal with some commands and it worked. now look what happened, please help i only have 2 gb left to work with.
    • D.Anki
    • Thread
    • 1.10.11 apple disk utility diskutility fix help help needed mac macboook pro
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
  16. H

    macOS NEWBIE needs help with terminal - Volume selection

    Hey everyone. I am currently trying to change the directory for my screendumps on my Macbook Pro 2011 Late running High Sierra. I am succesful in changing my directory on my SSD/main drive, but simply can't figure out how to change the default directory to my other volume - my old HDD. I am...
    • Hearn2
    • Thread
    • help macbook pro (13" 2011 late) newbie rookie screenshot terminal
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Apple Programming
  17. AL1630

    Resolved 2006 Pro RAM issues

    I recently picked up a 2006 Pro (2.66), and the bottom RAM slot seems to not work. It has 8GB of RAM, 2 4GB modules. If I put both modules on one riser and mount it in the top slot, OS X recognizes all 8GB. However, if I have one on the top and one on the bottom, only 4 GB is recognized, and if...
    • AL1630
    • Thread
    • 2006 macpro help problem ram
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  18. Dimitotti

    Asking for advice about buying a new MacBook pro2017

    hei I am on a visit to Doha, Qatar when I saw that the MacBook Pro is quite cheaper than back home in Norway. I currently have a 15-inch 2012 retina MacBook Pro / 2.6GHz / 16 GB RAM / 512GB Storage I use it mostly for work using Adobe CC So my question is: is the new MacBook Pro worth the...
    • Dimitotti
    • Thread
    • advice buy deal discount help macbook macbook pro macbook pro 15 2017 purchase
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  19. MizztaPeppa

    iPhoto 9.6 doesn't load LIVE photos. Makes comp SLOW HELP!

    I have a problem. I prefer the old iPhoto 9.6 but 9.6 can't understand iphone LIVE photos so they show up as .mov files and they don't import. So when I go to import new photos I have to wait for allllll the data to load on these Live Photos (which takes up a ton of CPU power) and makes...
  20. Z

    MacBook Pro 2017 login reboot loop, help needed ASAP

    Hey, I have a new MacBook Pro 2017 with touch bar, and yesterday I went to login, and it just kept restarting saying there was a problem with the computer, after loading half way. I’ve tried everything from loading as guest to recovery mode, to disk utility to resetting PRAM, but everything just...
    • Zen warrior9
    • Thread
    • bugs help mac macbok pro reboot loop
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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