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  1. atoxx

    Drop Circles - a new Player

    Hello all, i wanted to promote my App, its not completely new while already in Version 1.3.2 (and 2 Updates are in Progress), but i think its not having the Attention it might possible deserve so thats why i wanted to promote it here: Drop Circles is a kind of an App Launcher or a Dock...
  2. Uni Grad

    Things YOU Like/Dislike about macOS

    The title speaks for itself. What are things that we like about MacOS, what are things we don't and what are things we wish for to be incorporated into upcoming version?
  3. K

    I 'Erased' Hard Drive, and now I am having trouble re-installing OSX

    Ok so I created an account on here just to look for some help, I couldn't find any helpful information on Google and I am hoping one of you know more about my current problem. I booted up a 2012 Macbook into Recovery Mode and 'Erased' the Hard Drive (with Mac OS Extended Journaled and GUID...
  4. GRIFROMLA

    Importing Photos albums from iTunes to iPad won't work anymore?

    I use Photos (OS X) to keep my comics library organized and read them on my iPad mini using Photos (iOS). After iOS10, iTunes downloads my photos to my Photos app (iPad) from my Photos app (OS X), but the albums don't show. Any advice?
  5. ytech

    Update 2016-001 El Capitan problems

    Hey, I've heard that people with some older desktop Macs and portable Macs are having some very odd problem after updating, Does anyone else with 2015rMBP has problems after the update? Thanks
  6. spacescraper2

    New GFX card but which one?

    hi all i run a 12 core 5.1 (2 x 2.93 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon with mountain lion and a gtx570 (3gb twin fan MSI). 64gb ram 1333 MHz DDR3. Mountain Lion 10.8.5 recently in the last week the card has twice turned off the machine and restarted im guessing the gfx card is on the way out, i had the...
  7. mpainesyd

    OSX Security update

    See this Tidbits article http://tidbits.com/article/16723 Apple Issues Urgent Security Updates to OS X and
  8. basilt

    Security question curl & port 80/macinstallerinfo

    hello, my firewall poped a message about CURL command asking to communicate with info. and events.macinstallerinfo.com on port 80. I was wondering what this site is, does not exist on web and not sure if it is generated by OSX. Any help would be appreciated on how to remove this...
  9. S

    Windows 10 on 2010 15" Macbook Pro

    Hi all! I've recently been given my sisters Macbook Pro (mid 2010) 15" model as she's upgraded to a new Macbook Air for UNI. The macbook was in a bit of a sorry sight with no working trackpad, HDD was incredibly slow and charger didn't work. I've spent a while on it and since replaced the HDD...
  10. T

    OSX El Capitan Lagging and No Sound...

    Hey Guys, I have a 13" MacBook Air running OSX El Capitan, and it's not behaving properly of late.. It is lagging a lot, and I see the rainbow wheel of death more than often... I've tried all things to resolve it (Resetting PRAM/SMC, Reistalling OS, Wiping the Hard drive clean, and even changing...
  11. C

    What are my options Nvidia GPU/OSX?

    just brought a 2008 mac 3.1 32gb El capitan with a NVIDIA GTX 970 (Un-flashed). I want to run a game that apparently has issues with the 10.11 OSX, is there away of downgrading to Yosemite/Mavericks without losing the Nvidia drivers. My concern is that once i downgrade i wont get any output...
  12. tht_devs

    [UPDATED]StereoTube Music Player for YouTube - Supercharged YouTube Player

    Hello all, We are proud to announce the first iteration of our innovative macOS app, StereoTube Player. We integrated some very innovative features, and we are keen on creating the best experience for everyone who enjoys listening to music on YouTube on their beloved Mac :) One of the most...
  13. M

    Top 10 Most Useful Mac Apps?

    hey guys, i just wanted to know if anyone had a list of the most useful and productive apps that are available on OSX. i'm looking for a list of the best technology recommended by some expert that's much more aware of what's available out there. something like a list recommended by 'John...
  14. R

    Newstify - Better way to get news

    Hi All, I would like to present to you Newstify. Newstify holds the simple yet powerful idea of bringing the news to the user and not the opposite where the user looks for news. The app was released three days ago and already reached top 5 in USA under News category. The app is RSS based and...
  15. tarikbatal

    Bootup Failed!

    Hi Guys, Ive tried booting in safe mode, verbose mode, repairing the disk (first aid) within disk utility and nothing. It used to be that the computer would get to the end of the startup progress bar and then shut down. Now it's opening the terminal upon every start and nothing seems to be...
  16. kindofsleepy

    Headaches doing fresh install of El Capitan

    Hi all! Having a bit of trouble installing El Capitan from a fresh install. I've tried literally just about everything I can think of and before I risk crossing the usage cap from my ISP(damn you ATT) I was hoping someone might have a suggestion I haven't thought of. This all stemmed from what...
  17. B

    Black Bars on fullscreen MacBook Pro screen

    Hi lately I've been nothing every time I play a video fullscreen on youtube or using a video player software I would be getting black bars on top and bottom of the video. I know it's not the video's problem because in a non full screen viewing it fits fine on youtube or the video player...
  18. M

    Force Time Machine Disk Encryption

    Is there a place to edit a plist or enforce that anytime you create a Time Machine on a drive it forces the "Encrypt Backup Disk" is checked off? Trying to setup work machines, and want user to be able to use Time Machine but make sure all backup disks are encrypted.
  19. M

    Apple’s Software Quality Decline

    Apple’s Software Quality Decline. This is a nice read and the painful truth. http://mjtsai.com/blog/2014/10/11/apples-software-quality-decline/?utm_content=buffercf405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
  20. D

    Are these permissions correct for the system drive?

    I just happened to notice that the permissions of my boot drive are unusual. They say: Name Privilege system Read & Write wheel Read only everyone Read only I am still using Mavericks, by the way. Is that normal? I also have a partition with Snow Leopard and there it says...