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  1. Z

    Virtual Text-Assistant

    How easy is it to create a Virtual text assistant on a web site, so that instead of going through menus, the user will be guided to the web page of his interest just by responding to a few questions placed by the VAssistant ? Im only referring to text assistance at least for starters... have u...
  2. foleyo10

    Help please! MBP won’t boot.

    Hi, Wondering if anyone can help me. My MacBook Pro won’t boot past the Apple logo, it will just crash and restart. I cannot boot into any recovery or safe mode as I have a firmware password in place. I will attempt a DFU repair later on. This problem has come about a week after replacing...
  3. foleyo10

    Stuck asking for firmware password?

    Hello guys, I recently changed the thermal paste on my MacBook, it was working perfectly for a week or so, even running 10-15 degrees cooler. Unfortunately yesterday my screen + touchbar suddenly cut out to black. At this point I tried all the usual resetting smc, pvram, etc - all to no avail...
    • foleyo10
    • Thread
    • black screen firmware password help macbook
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook
  4. F

    Please help! cannot mount external encrypted apfs HD.

    It was working perfect today all of a sudden wont mount, installed little snitch and now it wont mount. when i go into disk utility it just says loading disks.... and doesnt do anything diskutil shows the disk/volume but wont mount. i have tried mounting in recovery. diskutil doesn't show it...
  5. S

    27" Thunderbolt Display Issues

    Hi Everyone, Iv been searching for a little while and read loads but cant seem to find an answer, so i bought 2 thunderbolt displays in the middle of last year, i paid £30 for both! very very lucky to find someone selling them who didn't know what they were, both works fine when daisy chained...
    • sam19
    • Thread
    • display help monitor sleep thunderbolt thunderbolt 2 display
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  6. slimmy18222

    MacBook retina 12'' inch A1534 2016 DEAD SSD FIX

    Hello everybody. I've got a 12" MacBook retina A1534 2016 model with dead internal SSD. Since it's a well know hardware failure in those models and repair does not worth the effort nor buying a new Logic Board, I'm here to ask if somebody have managed to "put an other drive inside". This model...
    • slimmy18222
    • Thread
    • a1532 apple class action dead external drive fix help macbook 12 inch problem ssd
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook
  7. O

    MP 1,1-5,1 2009 Mac Pro Random Shut downs

    I’ve been having issues with my 2009 Mac Pro. Where it will shut off randomly, turn back on, shut off, repeat.. I have a 2009 Mac Pro flashed to 5,1 with dual 3.43ghz processors (12 core) 32gb of ram, the original nvidia 512 GPU in slot 3 and an AMD RX580 in slot 1. Troubleshooting methods...
    • Ofpaintandpoly
    • Thread
    • hardware help issue mac pro mac pro (2009) power problem shut down troubleshoot troubleshooting
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  8. B

    Unable to open the Photos app on Mac

    Hi, After many days of trying to figure this out, I'm coming here for some assistance.. The Photos app on my mac will not open at all. I have updated to macOS Monterey, I have tried the command-option to repair the app, but I still see the "Photos was unable to open the library "Photos...
  9. MatiasUnified

    Safari skipping search results page.

    Hello, Safari skips over the search results page when using the previous page button. For example: I search "bananas" and click on a result which brings me to a webpage. I decide I want to choose a different website and use the back button. Rather than returning to the search results page, I...
  10. osculum_est_mortis

    what voltage to charge mbp with power bank ?

    my Powerbank can do 12V/16.5V/19V/20V/24V . my Thinkpad takes 24v although I fried another laptop from using 24V. can the MacBook Pro handle 24V ? newb question ! its a MBP 2017 Touch Bar it takes a 61W usb c adapter at the wall
  11. Bojack Horseman

    iPhone wont restore from Mac backup

    I'm trying to restore my iPhone XR from a backup i made on my Mac, but the backup wont go through. I connect my iPhone to my Macbook, and select the "Restore Backup..." button in the finder window, type in my password, and then a spinning wheel will show up, and say, "loading..." followed by...
  12. J

    iPad Trouble with Ipad shipment?

    Hi everyone, I wanted to know if any of you have had trouble with any of your iPad purchases from Apple before? I recently had to start a claim with ups cause they said that my 9th gen IPad was considered lost since it hasn't been scanned in almost 5 days. I haven't started an investigation with...
    • JustARando
    • Thread
    • advice needed help ipad
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iPad
  13. DokiDoki

    Does anyone know how to help install SimTower on Winebottler?

    I am using Winebottler just fine, after finding it, and loving it, but I really would like to have some help, i dug out an old classic favorite disc of mine that i had from the 90's SimTower, yet, Winebottler is refusing to let me install especially after ripping it from my own CD to not use it...
  14. R

    HELP, MBP 2015 13", I might have tried every possible solution in existence

    Hey everyone, asking for help on a first post seems like a terrible way to say hello to the community but I am actually pretty desperate right now so I hope it's okay! I have been using a 2015 13" MacBook Pro (running Monterey at the moment) with 3.1 GHz i7 processor with integrated graphics...
  15. L

    16mbp intel - Monterey killed my monitors

    Hi all, having a disaster here with my 2 Dell U2412M monitors having upgraded from Big Sur to Monterey 12.0.1. I connect them separately via 2 of Apple's own usb c to vga adaptor, the one with the usb a, vga, and thunderbolt charging inputs. This set up was a bit hit and miss a few years ago...
    • Lotsaquestions
    • Thread
    • external display external display issue help intel mac macos 12.0.1 mbp 16" monterey
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  16. Andsello

    Monterey won't install - reboots back into Big Sur 11.6.1

    Hello everyone, I'm trying to install Monterey on my MacBook Pro 2017. I tried different ways: Downloading and installing the .pkg from the website Downloading it from the settings app Downloading it from the App Store Every time I try to install it, it goes back to the previous system after...
  17. L

    How do you all just ignore the dust on your phones screen or screen edges that get in there and you can’t get it out?

    Any dust that I can’t really get out the screen edges with the iPhone 13 pro makes me stressed and always look for dust. How do you just ignore or just enjoy the phone and forget about it?
  18. L

    Need to buy a new iMac for work by end of 2021 but what config

    Hi I need to buy a new iMac to use for work by the end of 2021. I am a photo editor and also now edit video (as in selecting and reviewing stock footage clips rather than doing post-production work. (footage is mainly 4k and maybe with occasional 8k) I currently have a 2013 21.5 inch intel i5...
    • lookeegg4
    • Thread
    • advice help imac m1 mac mac photo spec video
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  19. S

    Earphones doesn’t work suddenly

    Hello guys, Im using iphone 12 mini, few days ago while talking in the discord, my earphone got disconnected through a little bit move ! The same thing happens sometimes. But my charging cables work perfectly fine and there shouldn’t be any damage to my charging port . So my question is , is it...
    • Shah Dujana
    • Thread
    • headphones help iphone 12 charging port iphone 12 mini
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 15
  20. hpr7

    Problem macro video IPhone 13 Pro

    During video recording the switch from normal to macro camera almost always does not happen automatically. I have to tap on the display to make the switch work. Am I doing something wrong? I enclose a video where the switch to macro doesn't work.
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