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  1. M

    Brand-new Mac from Apple showing 130 power cycles but only 3 power-on hours – should I be worried?

    I just bought a brand-new Macbook pro M4 max directly from Apple. After checking the SSD’s SMART data using DriveDx and smartctl , I noticed something unusual: it shows about 130 power cycles but only around 3 total power-on hours. This seems odd to me why would there be so many power cycles in...
    • mdxer
    • Thread
    • macbook pro "16 2024 question ssd
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  2. victorerlund

    Does anyone have a recommended docking station for a MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 2024)?

    Hi, I've been looking for a docking station for my MacBook Pro (M4 Max, 2024), and I'm trying to find out which dock I should buy. I have been looking around, but all I could find is quite pricey, and some meet all my requirements but don't mention anything about being supported on Mac/macOS. My...
  3. W

    iPhone 16 Pro Max Apple Account Balance + Financing on Apple Card

    Does anyone have experience purchasing/preordering a phone and applying an Apple balance (from a gift card) as a “down payment” before financing with Apple Card? I see the option when purchasing the phone, but not when financing. I have seen posts on here saying the store rep can do it, but he...
  4. M

    AVP sharpness question

    I finally got my AVP and it is amazing. I wanted to ask you a question about sharpness that I noticed while using it. Last night I watched a movie on Disney Plus in 3D. It was amazing. I noticed that if I tilt my head slightly down and then only look up my eyes, face textures appear more...
    • metrixc
    • Thread
    • applevisionpro avp movie question screen sharpness
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Apple Vision Pro
  5. techfreak23

    Removing Touch Bar from Spotlight results

    mac mini 2018 running 13.4.1 using a magic keyboard 2 with number pad and a magic trackpad 2. I recently installed an app called Barrier to be able to use my mac keyboard and trackpad to control my PC. Since then I have been using spotlight to pull it up quickly but the stupid Touch Bar option...
  6. thisMRguy

    How to stop apple ad notifications

    I keep receiving spam popups namely for fitness & apple music for a 3month try out. How do I go about opting out from this in iOS17.x?
    • thisMRguy
    • Thread
    • help notification question
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 17
  7. M

    screen discoloration (??)

    hey yall, im very new to this forum but i had a quick question. idk if anyone can see it from what i have linked but, theres like a line of discoloration on my mac(maybe??). to my knowledge i haven’t damaged it or anything, sometimes i fall asleep with it right next to me from watching netflix...
    • mjaques
    • Thread
    • apple conputer help !! issue macbook macbook air m1 2020 question screen screen discoloration
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  8. s1oplus

    What mac should i get? (Apple sillicon)

    Hello! Im currently deciding which mac should i get and thought id ask for help here, im thinking a base model macbook air, budget is 1100$ i plan on doing light gaming, web browsing and watching vids, and i want something that can last at least 5 years. What Mac should i get?
  9. maxoakland

    Turn Off "Folder shared with File Sharing" Banner

    Hey everyone! I am annoyed by this banner. It appears at the top of every folder and subfolder shared with File Sharing All my folders are shared with File Sharing because I want all my laptop to be able to access my desktop. I don't like seeing this banner at the top of every folder window...
  10. melsbacksfriend

    Has anyone ever considered a hardware-based approach?

    We all know that Apple is very anti-consumer and serializes device parts (Seriously? did they have to do it to the NAND flash). And we know about how the SEP prevents any kind of software from getting around any of that. But has anyone tried making a modchip to do it? (those coming from game...
  11. Moorgan

    "Beyond Compare" Autoopening

    I recently updated to Sonoma, and that reset the "downloaded from the internet" popup for every application that isn't from the App Store. The weird thing is that Beyond Compare 4 (compares differences between text documents) was one of those that came up upon login, but it was definitely not...
    • Moorgan
    • Thread
    • beyond compare bug help question sonoma
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  12. RDowson

    Other iPhone 15 Pro Questions

    Hi! Hopefully someone can help answer a couple of questions I have about the iPhone 15 Pro: 1. If I buy a 10Gbps USB-C cable, is that going to make the iPhone 15 Pro setup much quicker since I will be restoring from an encrypted backup on my MacBook Pro? 2. If the answer to question 1 is yes...
    • RDowson
    • Thread
    • iphone 15 pro question usb-c
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  13. T

    How to short stroke a hard drive in Disk Utility i.e. create 2 partitions, 1 unformatted

    Hi, Short stroking a hard drive is creating two partitions and then only using the first one which is on the outer edge of the platter. This allows faster read/write speeds at the expense of storage space. I want to divide my 2TB disk into a 1.5 TB HFS+ partion, and a 500GB unformatted space...
  14. EKO00

    What do you think about the 2020 Macbook Air M1 256/512Gb?

    Hi, I'm going to buy my brother a MacBook Air. 2020 model M1 processor with 8Gb RAM 256Gb SSD 8 cores is cheap right now. My brother controls his business mostly from an internet-based system, so he downloads very few programs to the computer. He keeps more documents on the computer, such as...
  15. Angrinkin

    Universal Books Reading Goal (Reading past midnight)

    Does anyone know if the daily reading goal automatically resets at midnight, or does it take into account the span of reading from before midnight to after midnight?
  16. ipx666

    Weird AirPods Pro 2 case sound

    Hi guys! I’ve noticed weird sound coming from my AirPods Pro 2 case. It’s coming from time to time without any reason, or maybe it is one? Any ideas?
    • ipx666
    • Thread
    • airpods pro 2 case question sound advice
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: AirPods
  17. Gaming_YT

    2007 Macbook flashes white screen once then stops responding to input, and no screen output. But Sleep indicator is on and the fans spin.

    I recently got this 2007 Macbook (black). I bought it for parts or not working but i noticed most of the laptop looked perfect and the lcd was not broken. But then when turned on, the macbook just flashes ONCE on a white screen, and then never responds to input. and does not give output. I...
    • Gaming_YT
    • Thread
    • 2007 2007 macbook black 2007 macbook broken first post fix help macbook 2007 question
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  18. Jamo12

    When is a ‘tech accessory’ actually obsolete?

    Having looked throughout computer history, there is an interesting phenomenon that has been happening recently that has not happened before. It has to do with tech accessories. For the purposes of this thread, I consider a tech accessory a smaller computer that supplements a different one (think...
  19. cuckoosnest

    iPad 3 questions about the 10th gen iPad

    1. The specs just say USB Type-C. Does anyone know if it's USB 2.0, 3.0 etc? 2. How fast is the data transfer speed? 3. How much RAM does it have? Thanks!
    • cuckoosnest
    • Thread
    • ipad 10 question usb type-c
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iPad
  20. F

    How to auto copy Calendar entry from subscription to a permanent Calendar?

    Question: I need to take Calendar entries which come in via a subscription, and automatically copy/move them from the subscription to a more permanent Calendar (such as my personal iCloud calendar). Reason: The subscription calendar is set up in a way that once the event passes, its removed...
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