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  1. R

    Best OSX and Windows version for Bootcamp

    I am planning to format my MacBook Pro to where I can easily switch from OS to OS remotely. That said the latest doesn’t work for me, where you need to physically press the option key after rebooting to select the boot options. I know that apfs started on High Sierra which requires pressing...
  2. jagooch

    Markdown editor that syncs Windows/Mac/iOS

    I'm slowly moving all of my "howto" notes out of Evernote and into markdown formatted text files. What I'm currently doing Github -Right now, I'm using Visual Studio Code for editing on Mac/Windows, and github to "sync" them. That works well as long as I remember to use git push to keep the...
  3. T

    Keep getting errors when using my Calendar

    Whenever I try to use the Calendar app on MacOS Mojave, I keep getting a "the server responded with an error" and "The URL https://p50-caldav.icloud.com/1044137595/principal/ encountered HTTP error 404. Make sure the URL is correct." What might be causing this?
  4. rezwits

    Why Mojave is a 2-year OS

    Here is my take, I have 5 systems that are my main Macs that I use everyday. I have 3 of those systems that have extensions and apps that are lingering 32-bit still. I have 1 of those Macs that does have Catalina Beta installed but that's just a checker. So the situation is, by the time next...
  5. i0ntempest

    A few problems about macOS Catalina

    Hi all, I'm experiencing a few problems with Catalina and would like to confirm if they're happening not just on me, and if possible find solutions to them. The 1st problem: Ever since Beta 2, my Time Machine stopped working. It just stuck on "Preparing backup" forever. I've tried a few...
  6. AjTee

    Interesting things during update to 10.14.6...

    Hi, I have installed 10.14.6 update yesterday. I noted some interesting things. During update MacBook powered down, then I powered it again and shows up white Apple logo on black background again but progress bar back away instead of progress forward. After a while MacBook powered down, then I...
  7. Apple_is_better

    MS Windows-like windows management

    Sorry for the run-on title. Long time Apple user on iOS side, not MacOS user for a while now. Set to go back to MacOS for desktop as well. One thing I like and appreciate about MS Windows is the ease of managing multiple windows - use WinKey+arrow and windows snap immediately to quadrants or...
  8. ComfyMac

    Is Catalyst a (partially) defensive move?

    Hello everyone. I've been thinking about Catalyst and Apple's reasoning behind it. Some of it seems obvious: make devs' lives easier, increase software availability on macOS and consequentially sell more Macs. So at first glance this seems to be a "power" move in the sense that Apple with the...
  9. S

    Disable Thunderbolt Mass Storage Mounting due to Thunderclap Security Issue

    Hi long time silent reader, never asked a question yet so i hope you will be lenient :) Due to Security Issues (Thunderclap) we need to disable all Thunderbolt interfaces except the DP Connection. Background: iMac (Late 2015), MacOs 10.14.5 Currently there is a secondary Apple Display...
  10. VHHess

    iPhone Using NordVPN (or other IKEv2 VPN)? Try this workaround

    I've encountered cases where using the iOS app does not let me connect to select services, protocols or apps (such as banking, software update check and downloading App Store updates hangs or takes repeated attempt to connect to the profile. I may delete the stock NordVPN app and use this method...
  11. EEzycade

    When to jump on the bandwagon...

    Being disabled, I am itching to try out Catalina and the Voice Control Feature. When would you recommend I try the beta. Now? Wait for Mid-July to early-August? Thanks. Speaking of betas, I saw a thread earlier about someone complaining that some apps were broken in beta 2. LOL. Obviously he...
  12. Sovon Halder

    Catalina on MacBook Pro 2017 13" TB

    Any brave souls out there testing the public beta on the said device? Looking for some info on experience of it such as.. if it makes the device any slower "snappiness" for quick day to day tasks and other sorts, that requires short bursts of CPU.
  13. upintheclouds

    Did Beta 2 add the full Dynamic Wallpaper?

    Just checking if the full version of the Catalina Dynamic Wallpaper came along with beta 2 today.
  14. Skeptical.me

    Cleaning up iTunes Library, need advice.

    Hi, I have about 35,000 songs in my iTunes Library (I use iTunes Match) and there are many albums with duplicate tracks from over the years copying and pasting the tracks from Plex, to iTunes, and back again etc. I need some type of App that gets rid of duplicate songs WITHIN an albums folder...
  15. D

    MacOS Message could not connect

    Hi all, I have a Mac Pro 4,1 upgrade to 5,1 and love it. Altough I'm running into some issues with iMessage/FaceTime. On my iPhone I have enabled iMessage and FaceTime to share with Mac. But I'm not able to login to the messages app. I always get the error message saying something went wrong...
  16. mikew67

    Can't get beyond Mojave 14.0 on unsupported MBP 4,1

    Gentle folks: Have been a regular user of the work of DOSDUDE1 and others in support of running current versions of macOS on older unsupported Macs, specifically on my MacBook Pro 4,1 (early 2008). Have upgraded my macOS version through Sierra --> High Sierra --> Mojave 14.0, the last shortly...
  17. Journojulz

    Using Parallels / VM to run 32 bit apps?

    I use needs to use Adobe Indesign at work and home and its one app the they haven't made a 64bit version of in CS6. I don't want to start a subscription as the programme works fine - is there an alternative using a virtual machine when Catalina comes in?
  18. E

    Should I rely on iCloud do download everything after a Clean Install?

    I have never done a clean install since 2008. Every time a new OS came out, I would either migrate or do a TimeMachine restore. I am not sure if it is the mechanical hard drive slowing things down in 2019 (have a 2014 iMac, 24GB ram with the fusion drive), but I want to do a clean install. I...
  19. T

    Catalina on HFS+ - a HOWTO

    I've just had some success getting Catalina on HFS+: Please ignore that I selected the APFS volume of my main boot drive on the tester Mac. I hadn't noticed when taking the screenshot and when I did notice I'd already erased the volume for my next test. Method: From an image of a working...
  20. A

    Trans Mac Error

    I tried to make an bootable usb stick in Windows for MacOS Mojave , I formatted the drive with gpt partition and it started showing MAC partiton when i formatted it for mac in Transmac software , but when i tried to restore it with dmg file , It showed an error - "The disk might be damaged or...