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  1. macduke

    iPad Pro iPad Pro redesign thoughts

    OK, this is a little long, but hear me out. At WWDC 2017 Apple unveiled the new iPad Pro alongside a revamped version of iOS specifically for iPad. This was one of the biggest changes to the iPad UI since inception. While it is still a far cry from macOS, it made it a lot more useful for...
    • macduke
    • Thread
    • 11" ipad pro 2018 ipad pro adobe discussion ipad ipad pro mac marzipan redesign usb-c
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: iPad
  2. O

    Office 2019 for Mac - Consumer Version's Availability For Purchase

    According to this blog post, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/09/24/office-2019-is-now-available-for-windows-and-mac/, underneath the "Availability" section, it states, "Office 2019 is now available for *consumer* and commercial customers. For consumer customers in China...
    • osuskates
    • Thread
    • 2019 mac microsoft office
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  3. Auburntycer

    iMac 27in 2013 prank

    I am needing info on how to make my imac seem as if it is unbootable or has a fatal error but that can be done and simply recovered by time machine back up. The person the prank is for I Mac illiterate and jus need them to assume it is broken in some way
    • Auburntycer
    • Thread
    • crash fatal error imac mac prank
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  4. A

    Adding song to Library from Playlist

    Anyone else's Apple music annoyingly when adding a song from a playlist to their library via the + icon in iTunes or on their mobile device, it just ends the playlist and stops the song altogether? Happen on both Mac 10.14 and iOS12. Painfully frustrating.
  5. Apple_Glen_UK

    Mojave; File System & Update Questions

    I’m mulling over whether to upgrade from Sierra to Mojave and have read the various opinions of people on here. There are a couple of things which I’m uncertain on – any advice/clarification would be most welcome: 1 - As I’m currently on Sierra (not High Sierra), I assume my file system is...
  6. P

    Recommendation on the SSD on Mac Pro 2006 and 2009

    Hello all, This is another topic that I have been looking into that I have some questions about. I remember that there was a SSD guide somewhere on this forum. But for the life of me, I can't seem to find it. I have some questions about SSDs in Mac pro 2009 and 2006 and I have a few items that...
    • philm001
    • Thread
    • adapter mac mac 5.1 pcie pcie adaptor ssd drive
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  7. T

    Have I been hacked?

    I belive someone is hosting a webhost server or something to change website content. Also, if i google certain words the first meaning of the word is often wrong. I had someone over who did an badusb attack on me. i think someone is hosting a mirror server to mirror my whole computer.. here is...
  8. RolleR85

    iMac2012 heats up when put it to screen sleep and safari slow, maybe user in HDD?

    Hi everyone! First of all, I am Spanish, and I'll do everything possible to write as best I can in English. I have an iMac: (21.5 inches, late 2012), 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7, 16Gb Ram DDR3 and GeForce GT650M 512Mb, SSD 120Gb and HDD 1TB. I explain a little everything I did: - I undid the fusion...
    • RolleR85
    • Thread
    • apfs hdd heat hfs+ issue mac safari slow ssd
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  9. iOSDevGarthSnyder

    Clearance products... any such thing?

    Every time I've ever viewed Apple.com / Refurbished and Clearance / Clearance Items I see nothing but this Anyone EVER see any items at this page ?? https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/clearance
  10. S

    icloud message sync is so confusing.

    The somewhat recent icloud message sync feature seems to be buggy and confusing. How come when I go to icloud settings and attempt to turn off messages it tells me "messages have not been fully downloaded to this iphone" every single time. Every Single Time. What does that exactly mean? Because...
    • Schmactor
    • Thread
    • icloud messages icloud sync iphone mac messages messages in icloud messages sync sync
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: iOS 12
  11. S

    icloud not syncing all messages between iphone and mac.

    Just got back from being off grid for 2 weeks and it seems not all my messages have been synced from my iphone to Messages on my mac. I signed out and restarted a couple times and also hit "sync now" a few times and it seems I was able to get a few more messages to show up on my mac, but it is...
  12. F

    Please Help - Update Failure

    I recently upgraded from Sierra (not high) to Mojave. Ever since, when I try to login, any username or password I use doesn't work, all it does is shake a bit. I tried using recovery mode and resetting the password through the terminal, but when the reset password thing pops up, it says I don't...
  13. K

    Can these LogicBenchMarks b Right ! Look @ the MacBook Air !

    check these out ... look @ the MacBook Air - the gold bar - how can that be right ! http://logicbenchmarks.com/benchmark-results/
  14. I

    Is Macbook Pro 13 good for a Master student Robotics and Control Engineering?

    Hi guys, It is time for me to sell my Surface Pro 4 and buy a new sound and powerful computer. About that, I am looking for a shift from Windows to Mac OS, but I am not fully convinced if it could be a good choice because the possibility of having software incompatibilities. According to my...
    • icarlo
    • Thread
    • engineer engineering mac macbook macos windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  15. D

    Cannot install macOS Mojave: error updating firmware.

    I just tried to upgrade to macOS Mojave (from the latest macOS version before Mojave) and I am getting the following error: macOS could not be installed on your computer. An error occurred while updating firmware. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again. As it suggests, I...
  16. loon3y

    iOS Xcode 9 to Xcode 10 Optimized?

    For me its fine because im on a MacBook Pro 2014 But has anyone on an older iMac 2011-2012 see any optimization? My other colleagues are a bit nervous to update Xcode and have it crawl. Xcode 8 to Xcode 9 saw a significant decrease in performance on older Macs.
  17. S

    Water Damage (please help)

    I spilled a little bit of tap water on my 2013 MacBook Air 13" keyboard. I was playing music on it, and it suddenly became unresponsive. Then the music stopped playing and it turned off. I tried turning it on to no avail. At first, I didn't know it was water damage, so I tried all these weird...
    • spaarnah
    • Thread
    • help mac macbookair please help water water damage
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  18. A

    Dual Gpu in Mac Pro 5,1

    Hi, I have a Mac Pro 5,1 with a AMD RX560 and now I am going to have another one from other computer, my question is if I can put them together inside and how do they work? I know SLI does not work on Mac but I don't know if there is something similar or the cards just work individual. Should I...
  19. A

    OS X Mavericks on mid-2015 rMBP

    Hi everyone, since I like the older ui design more and had some time to spare I started wondering if I could get Mavericks on my mid-2015 rMBP as it has nearly the same specs as the mid-2014 rMBP. I installed Mavericks from my 2011 iMac to an external drive and after tinkering around and...
  20. R

    Macbook Pro Humidity Issue

    Hello, I have a Macbook Pro and I think It's having a humidity issue. Yesterday the cover was closed and I left a half-wet shirt on top of it for around 20 minutes, and when I was back it was not opening. I tried rebooting, SMC etc. I flipped it so the keyboard was facing down and after a while...
    • Rteuman
    • Thread
    • humidity issue mac macbook not opening pro problem water wet
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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