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  1. krusnof

    iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone Lightning Dock

    This is a mystery to me, but I have the Apple iPhone Lightning Dock from some time ago and I just got the iPhone 12 Mini. When I plug the phone in the dock—nothing happens. I tried with a USB A and USB C cable—nothing. In different ports—nothing. When I plug the phone directly into the cable...
  2. Graham King

    Best dock for new ARM 13" MBP

    I dove right in and ordered a maxed out 13" this morning. I'll be using it mostly in clamshell mode at my desk. What are some recommended docks? At minimum, I need all of these simultaneously: 3.5mm audio, gigabit ethernet, 4K monitor, charger, and at least 2 free USB ports for external storage...
  3. rise_of_skylake

    Discounted 3D printed MagSafe desk stand

    Hey cyberfriends, I designed a MagSafe desk stand to replace my non-compatible Qi chargers and thought I'd discount it for the MacRumors community to celebrate the issue finally getting coverage. Click the link to get 15% off your order or use coupon code MACRUMORS15...
  4. lpuerto

    Alternative power sources

    Hey! I would like to hear you opinion about alternative power sources for MacBook Pro like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Type-C-Travel-Charger-Adapter/dp/B07M97XGNZ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=satachi%2Btravel%2Bcharger&qid=1599043777&sr=8-1&th=1 I'd like to have something at...
  5. mrgreeneyes

    dual monitor dock for MacBook Air 2020

    Hello, I am looking for a dual monitor dock for a MacBook Air 2020. what are your recommendations? I see this one from Anker https://www.anker.com/products/variant/powerexpand-13in1-usbc-dock/A83921A1 which looks good, but im just wondering if there are other options, also the dock must...
  6. Yuyang Wu

    The require of simple suitable thunderbolt dock

    Now I have a MacBook with two thunderbolt 3 ports. My daily device are a thunderbolt-only external SSD and a LG Ultrafine 22’ monitor that have one USB 3.0 port and three USB 2.0 ports (all ports are USB-C) connect by a USB-C 3.0 non-thunderbolt cable. All ports are now full while I’d like to...
  7. juliovg

    Which dock hub buy?

    Hello guys I have a question? I have a Mac book pro early 2013 (that has thunderbold) And I’m looking for a dock hub that I could use with a new Mac book pro too. Which dock can I buy? And which adapter, will be the best? regards
  8. M

    Looking for a good dock for my 2018 MBP 15"

    Ive been working back and forth between an old mac mini and my new macbook pro for music production and want to switch exclusively to the macbook. I have a dual screen setup with all of my music hardware connected to a powered USB hub. I essentially want a solution where i can plug one USB C...
  9. EEzycade

    Caldigit TS3 Plus.. Dope or nope?

    Hardware: 2018 13" MacBook Pro base model w/ Touch Bar For my dongle situation I have a Falwedi(?) hub that plugs into the left two Thunderbolt 3 ports. It works fine but considering I'm disabled it's a pain in the butt to plug or unplug anything plus I can barely remove it from the MBP. I've...
  10. Peacock22

    Issue with Magnet

    Hello, I am running macOS 10.15.2 Catalina and I recently purchased and installed Magnet form the Mac App Store. I notice that when Magnet is running, apps such as Preview and TextEdit do not disappear from the dock after all of their windows are closed and I have switched to another app...
  11. Riwam

    Resolved Need help: No Dock and Solid Black Desktop!

    I run Yosemite in my MB 4.1 early 2008 during several years thanks to TMRJIJ and MacPostFactor (first issue). For unknown reasons suddently it stopped working. :mad: Any booting of Yosemite either from the inner drive or from one of the bootable Yosemite clones I had made from time to time (...
  12. tpedrick

    Hide Currently Opened Documents

    Hi, New here to MacOS. Is there a way to disable the currently opened documents on the left side of the dock? I don't see this option in preferences. Thanks for your help! Tom
  13. U

    Can you change app icons with the terminal?

    Hi, recently I've been trying to find a way to change app icons with the terminal without luck... So for example Safari.app, changing the icon for the app and the directory and so on with the terminal... But without replacing the .icns file in the Application's Resources folder, so having an...
  14. anjo108

    How to minimize windows by ....

    How to minimize windows by clicking on the dock icon again (like in windows) . Clicking the dock icon I open the window why clicking again on the icon nothing happen? thanks
  15. A

    Dual 165 hz Monitors for MBP 15" (2016) - Help

    Hi Guys, I've spent way to much time online trying to figure out a solution, without any success so hopefully someone here will be able to help. Scenario I have two gaming monitors that can run 165hz and I would love to connect those to my MBP15", so that I can use them to their fullest...
  16. R

    How do I change the icons in the dock on a Mac?

    I've got two identical icons that look like folders in the dock of my Mac - one for Dropbox and OneDrive - and it's very confusing. I've looked at all these supposed ways of changing them and none of them work. Who said Apple macs were easy and intuitive? Please can someone give me a simple...
  17. donluca

    Dock Download folder bugged

    Hi everyone, it happened yesterday that the Download folder I have in the dock won't let me sort by Created date. When I choose it it just stays with the previous mode I chose (Name, Modified, etc...). I've tried everything I could to no avail. Does anyone have any idea on what to do about...
  18. J

    Mac newb trying to deal with the dock

    I am trying to wrap my head around the dock... I would really love to have the dock showing all of the time. I have turned off "Automatically hide and show the Dock" in the Dock settings. My problem is that is there a lot of the time, but it is often hidden. When I bring the cursor to...
  19. benomatis

    Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Express Dock HD compatibility

    I'd like to understand if the Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Express Dock HD (https://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F4U095/), using its DisplayPort port, would be compatible with a Lenovo DisplayPort to Dual DisplayPort adapter (https://support.lenovo.com/hn/en/solutions/pd027227) that would be connected to 2...
  20. gablegrip

    Dock functionality on multiple monitors

    I have a 2018 mac mini OS software up to date with 2 monitors, I want to have the dock always on the bottom of the left monitor. I have been unable to lock/freeze it in place. It will switch to right side monitor from time to time. Any way to lock/freeze it in a desired location.