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  1. tubuliferous

    OS X The future of Mac gaming is bright

    I’m writing this post on a decade-old 13-inch MacBook Pro with absolutely miserable graphics hardware that was miserable the day this computer was manufactured. It used to be that the 13-inch MacBook Pro, a very popular computer in the heyday of this particular model, was abysmal as a gaming...
  2. M

    Photos library find duplicates across albums and match

    Hi I have a 135'000 photos library, about 330gb (not that the size matters). Problem: I have sometimes 3-4 duplicate photos. Because, many photos have been imported as albums 👉🏻 Example: "Holiday California", "Family Shared Album California" and "USA 2015" have been imported both, they...
  3. xk33dv

    In desperate need for help

    I have a late 2014 mac mini 8gb iris 5100 and i recently had to wipe my hdd due to a bug. I first tried onternet recovery but it took really long and i thought that it was stuck so i just download macos x el capitan( beacuse it was the version my mac came with) off isoriver and burend it with...
  4. D

    Safari always using significant energy. How to fix this?

    I have a brand new MacBook Pro 16 inch with M1 Pro chip and 32 GB of RAM. Whenever I work on safari my battery stats always show that it is using significant energy even if only a single tab is open. Is it normal or something I should be worried about?
  5. M

    Safari Bookmarks not Syncing

    I am running beta versions of iOS and macOS on my iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Somehow only some bookmarks are syncing. Not sure what I can do to rectify the issues.
  6. J

    default browser based on focus mode

    Hello, I figure this might be a good place to ask, but does anyone know if there's a way to automatically switch the default browser based on current focus mode? For work, I'm required to use Chrome, but prefer Safari for my personal use. It would be great if, during office hours, I could have...
  7. macduke

    [Weird iCloud Public Relay Bug] Safari YouTube videos not playing

    I'm having an issue which suddenly cropped up today with Safari and YouTube. For some reason every video just has a little spinning graphic on top of a black screen when I try to play them. Troubleshooting steps I have taken: Checked to confirm that there were no content blockers enabled (I...
  8. allan.nyholm

    [System theme] Siro for Monterey

    I tried updating Siro for use with macOS Monterey and MacForge + PaintCan plugin. Original is by Daisuke Yamashita for ShapeShifter Then it got an update for Flavours by smoke999 Now here's some of it back This is what I have currently Google Drive link - tip: use Private Browsing It's...
  9. S

    The best Mac OS X / macOS (2022)

    Ok, I can't find a modern Poll... so just for the thrill, time to vote on your favourite Apple Desktop Unix Operating. Sorry about not including all the early versions (shoot me if you like), but imho Snow Leopard easily beats anything before it. Multiple choices allowed.
  10. Cide

    Promise Pegasus R6 Thunderbolt 1 - Will it work on M2?

    I still use an original Promise Pegasus R6 Thunderbolt Enclosure with barely 200 hours of operation on it, It is partitioned as RAID5, with no Spare Drive, uses 3TB HDD's, and has 15TB of useable space. I mostly use it for Backup images of my MacOS, and for video and audio archives. I am...
  11. Canubis

    Drag a window with gesture?

    The space where a window is draggable (=basically empty space in menubar) seems to have shrunken for years now. I like how window title bars and menubars have been merged over the years to make better use of the vertical screen estate. But tbh I feel this makes it challenging at times to find a...
  12. D

    macOS Restoring Bash and Python 2.7 on Monterey a good idea?

    Many years ago I taught myself some Bash and Python and wrote a couple of scripts which I still use all the time for work. So far this hasn't been a problem as I was still using Sierra on my old Mac. But now I just got a new Mac Studio running Monterey, which seems to have ditched both Bash and...
  13. T

    Wallpaper options no longer show up under "Desktop & Screensaver" in MacOS Big Sur....how do i fix it?

    I had to reset my computer and things got messed up. It is much slower and also the wallpapers options now longer show up under 'Desktop & Screensavers.' When i try to add a folder with wallpapers it doesn't show up. I thought maybe it is a 'permissions' problem but i just found out that it...
  14. nsklaus

    previewing epubs without dog ears

    hello, is there a way to display epub previews without the dog ears on macos monterey (mac m1) ? i have a lot of ebooks locally, and when i'm searching for a new book to read, i browse my epub files in the finder (column view mode). but all my epub files previews do display a white corner...
  15. S

    macOS compatibility

    Hi, cocoa/objective-c project.: If got older Xcode and Macos and got also newer xode and macos. Does it matter if a project is built on older version and running it in higher OS version or even vice versa?. Also, the project when built on older Xcode like xcode 8 or 9 and runs. same project if...
  16. Q

    How to PLAY music from iPod in Mac Music

    Hello, I bought an used iPod from a garage sale, I like iPods alot, I have 3 so far. Last one is Model iPod A1236. How can I PLAY (just play without sync, copy or anything) music from the iPod in Mac OS I have been searching but cant seem to find how to do this. I have the playlist in the...
  17. ErikGrim

    Music - Missing Features, Bugs, Issues & Troubleshooting

    macOS 13 Ventura 13.4 - Music 1.3.5.8 Revision history: Missing Features No Longer can disable viewing "Apple Music" in left Side Bar: as of Monterey you cannot disable viewing "Apple Music" at the top of the left side bar - a waste of screen if you are not subscribed to monthly subscription...
  18. macrumor2018

    Will M2 MacBooks stop getting MacOS updates at the same time their M1 counterparts?

    It looks like only minor differences are evident between M2 and M1 chips other than 50% increased memory bandwidth. But as far as I can tell the M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Ultra also have much greater bandwidth than M1. I'm thinking M1 machines will go first and then M1 Pro/Max/Ultra and M2 will...
  19. M

    macOS Ventura (13.x) BETA: Pro Music App Compatibility

    Has anybody who uses their Mac for music creation installed the first Developer Beta? If so, which pro music apps/plugins are currently confirmed working? Here are some that it would be great to pool information on (given that each year it's a toss up if they stay working): Logic Pro X UAD...
  20. Apple Knowledge Navigator

    What is the point of Stage Manager when we have Spaces?

    I might be missing something here; I just don't understand what the benefit of Stage Manager is when Spaces offers similar benefits. Stage Manager puts app windows into 'clusters' that can be switched on the fly using a menu on the left (which, I should point out, hurts to look at). But Spaces...