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  1. Sankew

    need a new MacBook for University

    So I am in the market for a new laptop and I would specifically prefer a Mac over Windows, now the thing is I want to buy the newest version of any Mac by march since I would be mostly going back to my University physically by March, I'd prefer an Apple Silicon Mac now the thing is should I...
  2. Y

    Weird pop up Home Screen

    Hi all, Yesterday I downloaded flash player (which I now know is a stupid thing to do) and ever since I get these weird pop ups on my Home Screen, saying 'Downloading new updates' and 'download failed' which don't seem to be valid, see the photos. Does anybody know what this is? And more...
  3. H

    SMC errors flooding console - an unacknowledged issue with every M1 Mac?

    I bumped an old thread related to this issue earlier today, but figured it prudent to make another to bring more attention to this problem while everyone is still within their holiday return periods. As you may or may not be aware, there's currently an issue that appears to affect all M1 Macs...
  4. Sovon Halder

    I really need to upgrade storage of my Mac Mini M1

    It's been 6 days and already I've got a warning "storage almost full". My 3TB HDD sounds like a jet engine when powered on, and hangs up Finder when waking up from sleep, it's very annoying. I need a large storage device for casual use that is QUIET and will be connected to the back of the...
  5. H

    M1 mini - peculiar behavior during sleep.

    Hey all! Loving my M1 mini so far, it's been a rock solid machine. Just having one interesting "issue" if you could even call it that, night after night. I have my mini in a desk setup in my bedroom plugged into a backlit mechanical keyboard and mouse. Sometimes when I go up to the Apple menu...
  6. w_aldo

    Boot Camp Assistant not rebooting into windows install

    Hi guys, I have installed Windows on my MacBook (Mid 2014 Pro) before, and had no problems. I decided to completely wipe my Windows install since I wanted a fresh copy installing, but now when I try to re-install with Boot Camp Asssistant, it reboots, shows the Windows logo, goes black, and...
  7. H

    How do I sync photos to iCloud, while maintaining a local copy?

    I've tried switching off 'optimize mac storage', which from what I understood, would mean photos are stored locally and on iCloud - however photos appear to download from iCloud everytime I want to access them, making it really slow. I like having the automatic syncing/backing up to iCloud, but...
  8. H

    Why does my Mac report my external SSD storage differently from my PC?

    Made the jump to an M1 Mini from an aging windows PC for my daily driver, and this caught my eye when I plugged in my external SSD that I use to store my music collection. On my PC, it says I have 170 GB free of 465 GB total storage - 48,434 total files. 290 GB total usage on disk. On my new...
  9. JUiCEJamie

    Smooth Scrolling in Safari vs. iPad Magic Keyboard

    Hello - I've been a Mac user for a few years now, and I switched to an iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard back in April. Alas, M1 Mac's arrived, so I've got rid of the iPad and I'm Mac on Big Sur with an M1 MBA. For those of you who used the Magic Keyboard with iPad OS; the directional button...
  10. M

    INTERNAL SSD NOT SHOWING UP

    INTERNAL SSD NOT SHOWING UP I have a 2012 retina macbook pro 13 inch and i took out the internal ssd out and reinstall it but after all ut doenst show up, but once on terminal using "diskutil list" it appeared and i restore it to apfs, but now it doesnt appear(is the og drive) Any solutions?
  11. E

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac 3,1 issues

    So I recently picked up an old MP 3,1 from workj that was having some hard drive issues. I replaced the hard drives and then upgraded the OS to Catalina, The next things I did was to switch to an SSD on a PCIE platter, I then tried using a MSI RX570 GPU. Then I started running into problems...
  12. NINJA_BHULLAR

    ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME 2080 TI NOT WORKING ON HACKINTOSH

    I AM USING AMD RYZEN 7 2700X AND ZOTAC 2080 TI GPU NOT DETECTING PLEASE HELP IF THERE ANY WAY TO GET TO USE PLEASE REPLY ANYONE I AM VERY THANKFULL TO U ALL
  13. F23

    How to save DVD video to Mac?

    I have an M1 Mac Mini and a SuperDrive. I want to save the videos from the DVD to my Mac. Do I need special software? I am using disk utility to make a disk image but I'm not sure if that works. I want to make a copy of the videos for later playback and keep them on my internal mac storage as...
  14. MonoQ

    Apple trade in Australia for Macs: absurd

    So basically just joined MR to vent this out here and ask why would Apple Australia be be giving absurd offers even for the recent Macs now that the new M1's have been released. I compared the Apple Canada / US sites and they still offer pretty decent rates. However, I checked my MacBook Pro 16...
  15. Mr. Awesome

    My Thoughts on Future Mac ARM Chips

    I’ve seen a lot of posts talking about a higher-end M-series chip used in the iMac, 16” MBP, etc. The problem is that most people are calling this the M2 chip, which I think is incredibly unlikely. The M1, despite its incredible performance, is Apple’s entry level, power-efficient chip. They’ll...
  16. S

    Apple M1 Mac Mini - Initial Impression

    Hello All, As a long time user and big fan of the Apple Mac Mini systems, I was really excited to try the new Apple M1 Mac Mini. I received the new Mac a few days ago, so here is my initial impression. Existing System: 2018 i5 6-Core Mac Mini, 32GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, 1440p Monitor (I use...
  17. E

    Best Mac skills to list on IT resume

    I'm helping a friend of mine revise his IT resume. My friend's computer experience is mostly with Macs. I'm not a Mac user so I'm wondering what are the best Mac skills to list on an IT resume?
  18. S

    M1 Mac mini / Pink squares appeared on monitor

    Has anyone experienced this issue? First time seeing it since I received my Mac mini last Tuesday. The pink squares showed up after booting the computer and would only appear when opening a folder or doing a right click on the desktop. I then changed the wallpaper and they instantly disappeared.
  19. JanErik75

    Does GZDoom work under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon?

    Hello everyone. I was wondering if an M1 owner could test out if GZDoom is able to run under Rosetta 2. GZDoom is a free x86 OpenGL source port for the original Doom (1993). You can download it from here: https://zdoom.org/downloads In order to get Doom running with GZDoom, you'll also need...
  20. Rainshadow

    MUST Buy in December - M1/Intel - No Selling/Waiting

    I have an unusual opportunity to purchase a Mac through work since they found out I can do video creation, and some graphic design work. I’m creating a handful of educational panels, stickers, pamphlets along with a dozen educational videos every year - or will be expected to. I’m currently...