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    2018 MacBook Pro & external display fonts rendering with colors??

    I have a Dell Ultrawide u3417w. I recently bought a 2018 Macbook Pro and the fonts display considerably different than the 2016 Macbook Pro with the same software. Both laptops are running OSX 10.13.6. Fonts on the 2018 Macbook Pro have an orange/yellow hue around the fonts. Almost like a...
  2. AmazingHenry

    [UPDATE] The Tiger App Shop!

    UPDATE: I've decided to change this project and make it a Tiger app shop instead. Why? Off the top of my head, here's a list: Tiger is actually used on PowerPC Macs bc of performance. No one uses Panther for anything The website is guarenteed to display correctly on TenFourFox, and on top of...
  3. penmouse192

    Osx Bug? Option Key Red Bar and cursor jump?

    Hopefully someone here knows what this could be about. Suddenly, in certain apps, if I press or hold the option key in Osx (High Sierra) I'm getting this red transparent bar which is always the width of the program I'm in, and sometimes the cursor will jump to the top of the window. The option...
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    How can I allow application to write new folder - Permanently

    Hi, I am using an application called The Unarchiver which unpacks files. When I mark 20 og 200 files for unpacking it asks for permission to write in the specific folder where the packed files are. HOW do I give the application permission to write on my HD everytime, in every place. In...
    • TaT_DK
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    • osx permissions the unarchiver
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
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    Does someone have the default voice file to download?

    Hi I deleted the whole directory /System/Library/Speech/Voices/ by mistake. Stupid I know... How do I get it back? Does someone have the default voice file to download? (there was an old post but the link is dead..) OSX = 10.10.5 Thanks! Liz
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    Do you have default voice file to download?

    Hi I deleted the whole directory /System/Library/Speech/Voices/ by mistake. Stupid I know... How do I get it back? Does someone have the default voice file to download? (there was an old post but the link is dead..) OSX = 10.10.5 Thanks! Liz
  7. Supersoberguy

    Mac Pro 4,1 Bootcamp/OSX Sharing Problems

    Hi, everyone. The situation is as follows: I have a Late 2013 iMac running 10.9.5 as a media server and sharing folders with music and films on it into the home network through one router. All of the "native" Windows machines "see" and log in into the shared folders of the iMac with no...
    • Supersoberguy
    • Thread
    • bootcamp macpro 4.1 network problems osx sharing files sharing folder windows
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  8. J

    OS X Max Payne 3 Mac OSX / Black Smoke, squares !

    Hey friends, Just installed Max Payne 3 on my Macbook Pro to play this cool game but i just laucnhed it that i saw horrible black squares on my screen during the game. I wanted to know how to fix that, because it's very horrible and troublesome. Here my Mac and his specificities : MacBook Pro...
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    Macbook Admin Password Reset

    Hello, I've been trying to reset this Macbook's Log in password for like two days now it belongs to my cousin's deceased friend, i've done this before with my brother's Macbook Air twice because he has the memory of a goldfish. anyway the issue with this Macbook that i cant access the...
    • Haitham.o
    • Thread
    • admin help lion macbook osx password recovery reset
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook
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    10.7.5 /usr/local does not exist?

    I am trying to access the /usr/local on my machine but it does not exist the machine is running 10.7.5
  11. S

    Shuts down when closed and idle

    This doesn't happen frequently but it does happen often enough to ask about. If I leave my Macbook Pro on, closed, idle (and asleep) for a few hours or more sometimes I open it up to find that it has shut down. This happens even if the battery is at or close to 100%.
    • Schmactor
    • Thread
    • idle macbook pro osx osx 10.13 osx 10.13.5 shut down shut down random sleep
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  12. J

    Macbook pro system error

    Hey all. I'm running a late 2011 Macbook Pro (high sierra) as my second machine. Whenever I launch After Effects, Chrome or other creative suite apps, I get a grey screen with... "Your computer restarted because of a problem. Press a key or wait a few seconds to continue startup" I know I...
    • jogl
    • Thread
    • crash macbook pro osx
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Macbook Pro hitting 128 degrees

    Description of problem For some reason at random times throughout the day the fan will spin up and the computer will become extremely laggy. Although the indicators say it's hitting 128 the computer doesn't get any warmer. The freezing last anywhere from 10 seconds to 5 minutes. I have attached...
    • rwood366
    • Thread
    • 2012 macbook pro high siera macboo pro osx overheating
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. Apple fanboy

    Weird Safari behaviour

    Hope one of you experts can help me with this one. A while ago I was having some issues with Airdrop wrongly identifying my iPhone and my wife's iPad as my daughters device. I had a call with Apple who couldn't fix the issue despite a few attempts. However during that fix I had to do a pram...
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    HD Locked after failed OS upgrade to high sierra

    I have a mid 2010 Imac running Yosemite and yesterday I tried to upgrade to High Sierra. The download seemed to go fine but the installation did not. I go the following message "MacOS could not be installed on your computer. The installer resources could not be found... Quit and restarts...
    • ciaoantigua
    • Thread
    • hd locked high sierra upgrade osx
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
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    Weird copy/paste problem

    Just started having this weird problem. When copy/pasting files it seems to want to paste 2 copies at once. For example I can copy a file and paste it into an empty folder and the file appears in the folder but then I immediately get the message "An item named “...” already exists in this...
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    HELP NEEDED LOADING IOS

    I bought a mac that had no hdd. Ive also purchased a new hdd to go into the macbook pro. My problem is i have no operable mac to load osx onto. But i do have a pc. Is it possible to use my pc to load osx onto the hard drive so that i can insert it into my macbook? If not what is the better...
  18. anika200

    Solving compatibility issues with OSX and Android or Google

    I own an iMac and want to get the most out of my Google and Android experience too, why not. :) So I want to create a list and add to it over time on how I am able to blend OSX and Android phone and Google. Please feel free to add posts and your knowledge. First one: Google contacts labels to...
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    Apple Mac Pro 2011 12-core 128gb Ram - No Power - Help

    Hello everyone my mac pro 2011 won't turn on, tried power pads not working. Red light flashes when AC cord is plug in wall socket. pressing DIG button i get 5v Stand by led. Only Jumper pads are not working. Removed all devices (Ram, Fans, ...(all) and tried with no successes. order a AC...
    • eugenio1991
    • Thread
    • 12 core 5v stby diag led mac memory osx power pro repair
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  20. 1

    Setting up a personal cloud backup solution.

    Hello. I am a photographer with about 9TB of photos, which i backup to Amazon Drive using Arq Backup software. It been great up until now, as Amazon has changed their pricing structure. Is there a way that a smart idiot like myself can create my own offsite backup server? Would i have to have a...
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