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Mac Mini with cellular iPad to make cellular Mac for on the go uses?
Hey guys. I’ve had this concept for a while, but just now showed up around here. Anyways, if one was to get an Mac mini and a cellular iPad, ( in my case an iPad mini 6 for maximum portability) could you use sidecar to use the mini as a screen and use hotspot to supply the wi-fi for the Mac... -
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Photos Sent Out of Order - Issue
Does anyone know why photos are sent out of order when selecting and sending from the photos app? (To be sent via iMessage) I purposely select specific photos in a particular order so the recipient looks at them in the same order. But 98% of the time they get jumbled. This has been happening... -
Apps Random Breathe Notifications: Can I Bring Them Back?
Both my wife an I enjoyed the random breathe notifications that were in previous versions of WatchOS. With the new Mindfulness app you have to schedule them. The beauty of the random notifications was that the surprise was a nice reminder that it's both good and pleasant to take an unplanned...- Buadhai
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- Forum: Apple Watch
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Help please for random numbers appearing on Mac OS Catalina
These numbers with arrows just started appearing on my mac...in excel, google, any app I'm using...anyone have any idea what they are and how to remove them? Thanks! Mallory- M4Bull
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- arrows help mac os catalina numbers random
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2,1 Random Restart Overtemp
Hi guys, I am having problems with a 2007 Mac Pro 2,1. The symptoms are the following: Random restart. Cannot actually boot again (restarts before mac os finishes loading) unless you let it sit for 20-30 minutes. Sometimes the CPU OVERTEMP leds illuminate after. Sometimes they don’t. Either... -
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GarageBand “Headphones connected”
What is this? It appears when plugging in the headphone dongle for aux headphones, but sometimes it just shows up on my app switch screen and I can’t seem to deactivate it or understand why it just pops up, everything works fine, the headphone and jack work great, it just seems to appear even...- GreenBoy360
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- Forum: iOS 12
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2014 imac is killing power supplies
I have a late 2014 27inch imac that seems to be killing power supplies. model numbers a149, mf886LL/A, EMC2806 I started having random shutdowns. The only way to turn it back on was to reset the SMC by pulling the power cord out and discharging the capacitors. I did everything I could think... -
Drained macbook pro battery, random shutdowns
Hi So i am having problems with my macbook pro 13" retina. About a week ago i drained the battery until it was completely empty and left the laptop without charger for about a week (i know this is a bad idea but was in a rush at the moment...) Then i returned home yesterday, charged the... -
MacBook Pro 13'' Late 2013 High Sierra random crashes
Good morning everyone, I have tried to fix this once and got a lot of help from everyone over at reddit but alas, unfortunately, that got me nowhere. So I will run you through the chain of events that lead me here. My MacBook Pro 13'' late 2013 worked fine with Sierra. I updated it to High...- jruysaribeiro
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- crashes el capitan firmware high sierra macbook pro macos random sierra
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- Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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iPhone SE (2016) Random Performance Drops on iPhone SE
I've had my iPhone SE for just over a year now, but recently I've been getting really bad frame drops in all games to the point where the game becomes pretty much unplayable. If I leave the phone for a couple of hours (though the amount of time also seems to be random) the frame drops disappear...- monostasis
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- drops frame games help iphone performance problem random rate
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- Forum: iPhone
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Macbook Pro Randomly Shuts Down
Hello, I have a Late 2013 MacBook Pro Retina that has been randomly shutting down. It shuts down on power or battery. I have reset the SMC and NVRAM, but the problem still occurs. After doing both of those, I erased the drive and reinstalled macOS. I initially had Sierra (not sure what version)...- UnknownUser2208
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- high sierra macbook pro macbook pro 15" late 2013 macbook pro late 2013 macos macos 10.13 random random shutdown random shutoff shut down
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iPhone 7 random Reboot
I know that back when the iPhone 7 was first released or around that time that there was claims of random iPhone 7 reboots. My iPhone 7 (128 gb) is shutting itself off and rebooting at various times. Last night it had over half of the battery left and all a sudden phone reboots to the Apple...- Tthomas612
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Random music in car it's driving me crazy!!!
Hello, When I connect my iPhone 7 with ios 10 to my car Bluetooth, it starts to play music randomly. Why is this happening? I want it to star playing a playlist or at least the last music I eard. Any ideas please?? Plus... It happens the same with my Bluetooth headphones. -
Random Apps/System Info windows opening.
'Ello folks! Person who's used a PC for the past 10 years and now works with a iMac desktop where I work. That being said, I'm still warming up to using a Mac, so besides the general discomfort of a new OS, I also don't have a clue how Mac operates in the back end, and/or how to troubleshoot...- CipherBeta
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- app automatic opening random uncontrolled
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- Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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2011 Macbook Pro 15"
ok, ive looked into this issue and have seen many threads (including here on MacRumors). almost all responses point to a battery issue. I have a 2011 Macbook Pro8,2 @ 2.3Ghz. About 2 months ago it started powering off randomly. as if you removed all power sources from it. As of recently the...- KingOfStuff
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- battery broken logic board macbook macbook pro power power off random shutdown smc
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iTunes randomly starts playing
About a week ago, iTunes on my iMac began launching on its own and playing random tracks. Sometimes the music stops itself after 15-20 seconds. Other times, it just keeps playing. This often happens when no one is even in the same room as the computer (so it's not errant keystrokes). Details...- cocoatronik
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- Forum: iMac
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iPad touch screen failing? Hypersensitive to any static buildup? Or is this normal?
iPad touch screen failing? Hypersensitive to any static buildup? Or is this normal? Whenever my iPad is in a case of any kind {{I've tried five different cases}} after a few minutes to a few hours, the touch screen goes completely berserk. Clicks and drags are not registered properly. For... -
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strange display turning off issues?
My 15in Macbook Pro '13 (obtained new late '14 on B&H, started using it early '15) has a display that randomly turns off (dim backlight is still on - I can see the slight difference when I actually power the laptop off), in addition to the programs (audio abruptly stops, etc.). The computer is...- haiaiai
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- battery display macbook pro random screen
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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macOS Random m3u help
Looking for some help with what I think should be an achievable script. Basically looking for a script that will search subfolders for specific files types (mp3, mp4, m4a) and select one random file from each subfolder, then write this into an m3u. The following creates an m3u per subfolder...- dexterous_
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- m3u random script
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- Forum: Apple Programming
