macos

What is the best and easiest way to get High Sierra or Catalina on my 2011 Mac. I just erased my SSD for a clean start after a very buggy mac. It appears to be forcing me to add LION OS now I want High Sierra or Catalina. Yesterday it was offering me High Sierra but now when I start in boot...

I have a 2014 rMBP that is still running Sierra (not even High Sierra). I put off updating it due to Software compatibility complications and eventually just started doing most of my work on my desktop, since the MacBook became slow anyways. Now I need it for a job and I need to get it to the...

Are you using Safari's compact tabs mode? What are you thoughts on it? I noticed that the top bar's color changing to match the website works only in the compact mode and I kinda like it.

Since yesterday, I've observed some really odd GPS-related behaviors on my iPhone running iOS 17.5, my wife's iPhone running 17.4.1, and my MacBook running macOS 14.4.1, all in the same location (our apartment) in New York City. It started with our HomeKit lighting turning on and off, seemingly...

Just throwing out an idea. Apple should buy all the intellectual property / software associated with After Dark screensavers (every single version). Berkeley Systems was the software company who made this, not sure who owns it now. These screensavers were the greatest and then they just...

Just got done with the update to macOS Sonoma 14.5. I have FileVault enabled. After the initial post-boot authentication the screen went black again, showed the Apple logo and a progress bar at the bottom. The progress bar was disconcertingly long stuck at about 5%, I would say 3 min. That’s...

I have what seems to be an unusual question, probably could use a little help. I upgraded from an M1 MBP in January to a M3 MBP. I wanted to simply drag everything over from either the old MBP, Time Machine, or a different external SSD, but it seemed to not be doing what I wanted, so I...

Wait. Before you start commenting that I'm stupid. Just read on... I agree that iPadOS (in its current form) is a massive limiting factor for the iPad. But I don't think that 'just release macOS on iPad' will be the answer. MacOS is entirely designed for trackpad and keyboard use. Icons...

hello hello i do have few powerpc computers was going to give/disposal them.. but a little association proposed me to borrow them for kids, as they might need to use them for offline activities (read/write) the thing is : the a1054 is in very well state the a1133 is with a big issue : i mean...

hello id like to know if some people are still able to communicate using xmpp (jabber) servers and SIP (ToIP) servers on old powerpc mac g3/g4? i tried several software, for xmpp, blocking me with "handshake" ssl failed. didnt investigated much more... linphone started developpment while...

Hi all, in apps with such as Safari, but also the Music app in macOS 14.4.1, the sound plays too slowly after a while. You can also see this because, the sound in YouTube videos plays slower than the video. At first I thought this was due to YouTube, or to the cache or Cockies in general. But...

I was told by someone that uninstalling apps on macOS according to Apple that the files associated to the uninstalled apps were automatically deleted by the operating system after about a month. Can anyone confirm if this happens? Thanks

Hello all, Would appreciate some help from your experience, I searched but couldn't make a decision yet. I own a MacBook Pro 16 inch 2019 laptop (16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 processer). I bought it brand new back in late 2021 and its running on the final version of Big...

is there a terminal command to loop every single video that I press spacebar on to open in quicklook? I dont want to download FFMEG, I know the Mac can do things on its own for example. I used chatgtp to write me a code to separate all my videos in landscape & portrait since Mac doesn't have a...

Ok, something that's been driving me crazy. Weeks ago I decided to actively use Focus modes in macOS (and iOS) and Profiles in Safari. It's pretty basic : macOS "work" Focus = Open Safari in "Work" profile. Work well enough. But it seems that when you have no active "macOS Focus mode"...

why is chrome so non-smooth when scrolling almost any site? Safari is smooth as butter I use magic mouse 3

Hello - I stumbled upon HungX's post and wanted to try to get back in touch with some of the people on that thread so I can use the google drive links there. I don't have access, but would really like to have the files. Does anyone have his original files from the post? My finder back and...

For those who want to play windows games or install programs that are available only for Windows on macOS I found the app Whisky that is based on Wine, but is free unlike Crossover, Parallels or VMWare Fusion.

Hi guys, I need your advice on something I want to do.\ I have an iPad Pro and a 14 inch MBP. Outside of work, I mostly use my iPad and the MBP is used mostly stationary on my desk. Sometimes I do use it on the couch. So far no problem. Last week my kid managed to damage the screen of my...

I have MBA M1, and want to learn linux and mastering it for system administrator skills. should I change to Windows laptop or stay with MBA M1? Thanks in advance.