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  1. everestsky

    Other When Does AppleCare+ Activate? Purchase Date vs. Delivery Date vs. Later Purchase

    I’m trying to figure out exactly when AppleCare+ coverage starts and expires in different scenarios. Does anyone know for sure? Situation 1: I purchase a Mac or iphone on April 1, 2025, and it gets delivered on April 20, 2025, sometime shipping takes 2-3 weeks. I also buy the 2 or 3-year...
    • everestsky
    • Thread
    • apple care + iphone mac
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPhone
  2. Astuces iOS

    Are you going to use the new Siri?

    We all know the new Siri might come in 2026 but are you really going to use it? Is it really going to help you…? The new Siri isn’t ChatGPT which seams to have great features now like work with apps such as Xcode… 2024 was a very good year for ChatGPT with many features… now in 2025… chatgpt...
  3. J

    Finally a solution to label tracks for "Compilations" in Apple Music app

    I have l spent years of frustration in setting tags to place tracks in the "Compilations" category in Apple Music as I have been unable to locate this anywhere in my Internet searches. Recently I finally found the solution and actually it is quite simple. Placing tracks in the compilations...
    • jimw
    • Thread
    • categories compulations mac music app tags
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  4. Astuces iOS

    Apple silicon chips are special !

    Imagine they drop the support for the m2 mba in 5 years… then are they going to drop the support for the Mac mini m2 also? If they do are they going to drop the support for the MacBook Pro (since mini and mbp shares the m2 pro chip) then if they do are they going to drop the Mac Studio and if...
  5. Benny0001

    Who's preordering an M4 MacBook Air?

    Mr. Mark said that M4 MacBook Airs are coming any day now. I'll be pre-ordering a 13" 16/512 Midnight model the second I get the chance. Who's with me?
    • Benny0001
    • Thread
    • m4 chip mac macbook air pre order product release
    • Replies: 223
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  6. G

    iMac Rest Password

    Last year, I had set up several new Macs. I took them out of the box and created a local admin account with a password. This is the only account on these computers. These computers are joined to AD domain. Unfortunately, some of the computers I don't remember the password to the local admin...
  7. J

    What macOS email clients do you recommend in 2025?

    I'm looking for an ideal macOS email client. Does anyone have some recommendations? Here is the list of conditions for my ideal client. It should be..... - able to select plain text mode always, instead of html (for both sending and receiving emails) - simple and light (no functions such...
  8. Dj64Mk7

    Choosing a Mac for under $1400: Mac Studio vs Mac Mini vs iMac

    Hello! It’s been a really long time since I’ve asked for buying advice, but after years of trying and trying to make an iPad Pro work as my only computer, I’ve found that it no longer meets all my needs. For context, my budget is $1400, and the computers I am looking at are the: - Mac Studio...
  9. Brandhaus

    Ureka, have I figured it out? Why can't we UPGRADE!?!

    So I'm sitting there, on the royal throne as we typically surf the web. I don't know if this has been discussed, or not, since I don't frequent the forums. I've been a Mac guy since back when the 56k was out. SO, this is what I've concluded. Subscription based model. It's so infuriating...
  10. aarhon

    sideloadly alternative for sideloading onto mac (not to sideload onto ios)?

    hi, wondering if there is an alternative to sideloadly when trying to sideload something on mac. specifically im trying to sideload something to the user-specific applications folder. if anyone can help, please do! any help is greatly appreciated 😁
    • aarhon
    • Thread
    • apple silicon help mac sideload
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  11. P

    Macs Auto brightness Issue

    Hi. I have an issue with auto brightness. actually it works somehow, but sometimes the display recognizes there isn't enough light and it dims. although I'm in a bright place (not very bright, for example if I'm in bright room and stand in front of the sensor with 30cm distance it dims). for...
    • ParsaS
    • Thread
    • brightness display mac macbookm2
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  12. P

    laggy widgets

    Hi. I just updated to macOS sequoia and the widget animations are just laggy and not smooth. Here's the video of it. Is this normal or what?
  13. R

    How well does Stable Diffusion perform on Macbook M4? How much RAM is recommended for UI/UX designers at minimum?

    Can the base model M4 run Stable Diffusion? I tried using M1 (8GB/128GB) but it couldn't handle it at all. I'm wondering how the base M4 (16GB/512GB) would perform? Or what are the recommended M4 specifications? If anyone has experience running Stable Diffusion on other M4 configurations, please...
  14. Betamagic

    News Explorer 2.0 - Now available!

    After countless hours, not to say years of work, we managed to release News Explorer 2.0 before the end of this year. News Explorer 2.0 contains an enormous list of new features and improvements. The main new features are: Comments Read comments on articles directly in the new Inspector panel...
    • Betamagic
    • Thread
    • mac mastodon reddit rss rss reader youtube
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  15. Sirious

    Can't type in iPhone during mirroring

    Hi all, Sory, I tried looking but I can't find anything about this issue. When I use iPhone mirroring, I can't type anything using my Mac's keyboard. I can do everything else except type which is weird. Is this intentional behaviour or is there a way to get it working? Its the same on both...
  16. T

    WindowServer Discussion

    I've just bought a M4 Mac mini and considering 4k or 5k monitor should buy. But now I am confused with the WindowServer's theory. In theory higher resolution will cause more RAM usage in WindowServer, So I went to Apple Store and checked how much RAM WindowServer would take on StudioDisplay(5k)...
    • Tigeregit
    • Thread
    • mac studio dispaly windowserver
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  17. D

    Renewing yearly AppleCare+ possible on used Mac? (UK)

    I have a Macbook Air M2, which is currently under 3-year AppleCare+ coverage. AppleCare+ UK terms say I can transfer this fixed-term coverage. When I reach the 3-year deadline, I can then renew AppleCare+ on a yearly basis. However, according to this page: Does that mean that if I sell my...
  18. macintoshjordan

    MacBook, vs mac computer vs mac mini

    Is there any difference between these three or do they all serve the same functionality? Meaning I can sync my Iphone to the cloud or develop apps from all three of these devices. If not, which would be the best thing to get? If a MacBook can do the most then I will have that, but if the mac...
  19. Andy_2341

    M4 Mac Mini or M4 Macbook Pro

    Hello everyone, I've been very interested in the Mac Mini for the last year or so, but the release of the M4 Mini made me even more excited. In considering the Mac mini, I became curious about the cost difference between it and going for a Macbook Pro. I would get a Touch ID Magic Keyboard...
  20. Apple Knowledge Navigator

    Apple Intelligence: How much RAM does it actually use?

    I’m going to order a new Mac mini, and obviously the base RAM is now 16gb. We can assume this is to help out with AI in macOS rather than Apple being extremely generous. But how much RAM does AI actually require even at minimal use or idle? This seems like an unknown quantity at this point. I...
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