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  1. K

    Pro 2017 Doesn’t Open (Charge or Battery Prob)

    Hey y’all hope u guys doing okay in these hard times. Well, like a month ago i woke up and went to the studio and push the power button but macbook pro 2017 didn’t open or anything. First i thought it got wet because there was a little sprite on my working desk. Tried all of those drying...
  2. Alex Gurr

    SVG Splash - a beautifully simple SVG painting application.

    Website Feature Requests/Issues SVG Splash is a beautifully simple SVG painting application for coloring SVGs. No account required or settings to configure. Open and get started immediately. Key features: - Beautiful, simple interface - Fill and/or stroke color modes - Advanced color...
  3. G

    Time Machine ignoring second external harddrive, 'exclude these items' doesnt help

    Hi all, I've used Time Machine to back up my internal and an external harddrive in one go for several years. I now want to add a new external harddrive (so one external 4TB HD is used to time-machine-backup my 1tb internal and 2 1tb externals). The two externals are called 'Samsung_T1' and...
  4. The Clark

    Post Your Desktop: May 2020

  5. Mr. Awesome

    Should I get the iPad Pro & Magic Keyboard?

    My current setup is: iPhone XR 2017 MacBook Pro 15" iPad mini 3 I'm looking at probably replacing the iPad mini 3 with an 11" iPad Pro to supplement my Mac. I am also very interested in getting the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, but most of the reviews say it is mostly only necessary if you're...
  6. A

    Can't boot to Mac OS after inserting Win10 HDD

    Recently I have to inserted functional Windows 10 HD from another Mac Pro 5,1 into one of empty HD bays inside Mac Pro 2,1 2007. I didn't touched Mac OS Drive. Selected Windows volume as startup disk, restarted and Windows successfully worked. But now i want to start Mac OS on another drive and...
  7. yellow8

    Zacc - Automatic expense tracking from imported PDFs' content (!)

    Zacc - Automatic expense tracking from PDF documents content Meet Zacc, the first intelligent expenses tracker. Simply Drag & Drop your PDF invoices, and Zacc automatically creates the related expenses for you! The values are extracted from the PDF content! It took me a huge amount of work for...
  8. M

    Hi guys. I want to connect MacBook Pro to external monitor. Any recommendations?

    As the title states I'm looking for a monitor to connect my MacBook pro as I'm beginning day trading stocks, and want a more of a desktop feel for productivity purposes. What's a decent monitor within the 25-30 inch range I can get for an affordable price? No more than $300 dollars. Also, what...
  9. Yosief Ellaham

    Macbook Pro 15" 2019 Constant Noise

    Hi Guys, I have a 2019 MacBook Pro 15" with the latest version of Catalina installed. My laptop used to be silent and the fan would ramp up with heavy usage, however I installed McAfee and after the install I realized the fan/disk noise never fully went back down, it just stayed constantly...
  10. X

    iPad Pro iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard makes me question ARM MacBooks

    So now that the iPad Pro can be paired with a full featured Magic Keyboard case, and even cheaper iPads also have 'laptop-like' keyboard with trackpad cases, I must question the actual purpose of ARM-based MacBooks, which seem like coming sooner rather than later. Of course we won't know until...
  11. progx

    Best Thunderbolt 3 (or USB-C) hub

    Bought my Mac mini a year ago, I have a USB-C expander (extra USB 3.1 ports, HDMI and Ethernet) plugged into it. I would like to get a hub with at least two display ports (HDMI, VGA or DP), plus an SD card reader as well. Any suggestions? Aside from CalDigit’s amazing Thunderbolt 3 dock.
  12. E

    Can I convert my MBP's internal optical drive into an external USB optical drive?

    Hi, I'm currently trying to upgrade my 2012 MacBook Pro 13" (non-Retina) and change some of the internals. Last year, I upgraded my failing 750GB HDD that the laptop came with to a 500GB SSD. Now I'm looking to swap out the computer's internal optical drive for a second drive - a large-capacity...
  13. L

    What Mac should I buy now for around £1,000 new or old

    Hello! To cut a long story short I’m going to get some funding to buy a Mac, and need to buy it as soon as I get the money, which will be next week. However, I need advice about what to buy. I work in audio, graphic design and do a bit of video, so need something with some decent power but...
  14. J

    Macbook Pro Osx Mavericks stressful issues!

    Hi Guys, New to this forum as I've been looking around for days for a solution for my MacBook pro 17inch mid 2009. It has come into my possession from a friend who cleared it completely before handing it over. It was running mavericks which I understand is my main issue as I have tried to...
  15. Inacio Victor

    Macbook Pro 15 2018 Touchbar não inicializa - does not boot the system

    Macbook Pro 15 2018 Touchbar não inicializa - does not boot the system Macbook Pro 15 2018 com touch bar. Peço desculpas pelos erros de Ingles, nao escrevo fluentemente. Ao apertar o botao de ligar o computador liga mas nao apresenta nada na tela nem luzes no teclado. (Sei que ele...
  16. noorx02

    Mac heats up to >60C when using Apple Notes MBP 2014 (15 Retina)

    As the title says. The issue started today only happens when the Notes app is open (with iCloud sync on). On latest macOS.
  17. bladerunner88

    Mac App Store Categories Tab?

    Where the Bloody Hell did this go? Cant find the categories section or tab in the Mac App Store. running OS 10.13.6 on a Trash Can. TIA.
  18. T

    MP 1,1-5,1 A1186 Can not boot - have tried everything

    Hi all, I purchased a 1.1 a while ago and I have tried everything to try and get it to boot but have never managed to get an image on screen. The seller assures me it was working and it came with a 2600xt and i've tried it with this, a 6870 and an unknown ATi card with no joy. The status...
  19. J

    how to create a bootable iso (high siera)

    hey i have an old mac that i want to reinstall high siera. problem is i do not own a mac. Also my friends also do not own a mac. I read somewhere that you cant create a bootable mac os without a real mac. Is it possible to create a bootable high siera with a windows pc?
  20. D

    Music.app converts to AAC but results in dups

    Hi guys, When I import a new music folder into the music app, and select Edit>Convert to AAC, I get the new converted files BUT music keeps the original MP3s alongside which I then need to delete one-by-one – frustrating! Is there any way to automatically keep ONLY the freshly converted...