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  1. J

    MacBook, Dongle-dom & "Single port life"

    How is life with only 1 port? What are the restrictions with non-Thunderbolt 3 compatibility? I am presuming today there aren't many devices though this may change. Is the 5Gbps upper limit an issue, or is this just for "pro" use, i.e. multi-5k screens, plus TB3-native SSDs or eGPUs? Is there...
  2. Sovon Halder

    iPhone 7/Plus My 2 Days Old Phone Won't Start

    Bought an iPhone 7 (iOS 11.4.1) last Thursday. This afternoon I connected it to my (10.14.1 Mojave) MacBook Pro 2017 13" TB (with a USB-C dongle) to save a few BLOBS with the ECID in tsschecker. Then hit the update in itunes. It downloaded the iOS which took some time but after that it does the...
  3. tvOStoday

    3.5mm and simultaneous USB-C power? What are the options?

    Not knowing to much about USB-C I was wondering if you guys could help out. I need to be able to have my iPad Pro connected to power whilst simultaneously connected to a 3.5mm jack whilst DJing. Now I know Apple have a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter available for $9 but I still need an extra USB-C for...
  4. K

    iPad with HDMI and ethernet HELP!

    I have gone back and forth in slack with Apple support and this article https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-connect-an-iPad-to-both-an-ethernet-cable-for-tapping-into-a-home-video-stream-and-an-HDMI-based-beamer-at-the-same-time I have also contacted the guy who said he did this with his iMessage...
  5. T

    2018 MBP 15 Running Hot When Sleeping

    I recently got the 2018 Macbook Pro 15 2.6GHZ/32GB/500GB. I also have a HooToo dongle and I'm finding that the MBP is running when. The MBP is plugged into power, the Hootoo is plugged into the MBP and my phone is plugged into the dongle. This is with the lid closed and the MBP sleeping. My...
  6. T

    Iphone 8 plus battery case

    What Iphone 7/8 plus battery case's can I use and still play music using a dongle without removing the case
  7. D

    Multiple monitors with Macbook Pro

    I have a new Macbook Pro 2017 , 15" TB, which happen to be my first Macbook. I need to connect 3 monitors with extended display: 1 x HDMI 1 x VGA ( or 2) 1 x DVI Is there any hub which can support it? I am actually a bit confused if I can attach 2 display devices on same USB-C port using any...
  8. L

    Thunderbolt 3/USB-C to Thunderbolt 2 dongle with bus power?

    I'm not sure why there is such a dearth of these items, but I'm finding it extremely difficult (and frustrating) trying to reconcile hard drives with my 2018 macbook pro with my 2013 mac pro, namely reconciling the thunderbolt 2 ecosystem with the usb-c/thunderbolt 3. Does anyone have silver...
  9. earthwriter

    Atheros WLAN Card Driver Kext For Mac Pro 2.1 El Capitan?

    Hello recently our Wifi Dongle bit the the dust but we have an Atheros I think it's 39xx internal card it's working in a PC that we want to install in our Mac Pro, I went online searching for a driver for El Capitan 10.6.8 the closest thing I found was Kext file for Hackintosh, I tried to use a...
  10. EyeTack

    2017 rMBP USB Peripherals Fried

    Crew, I've had a couple very interesting things happen to peripherals connected to my 2017 rMBP (MacBookPro14,3) in the last 24 hours. I have this machine from my workplace. I was booted into an OS on an external SSD which stopped working in the middle of the day. I presumed that it...
  11. Sovon Halder

    Dongle gone crazy. Is this normal ?

    Today I got this, Juiced Systems Bizhub: https://www.amazon.com/Juiced-Systems-BizHUB-Multiport-Ethernet/dp/B01JD9GN6I/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 [Bought it because of solid recommendation from LinusTechTips] I noticed that whenever I remove connect a portable self powered external...
  12. R

    Dongles not recognised and FCPX crashes with two LG 5K screens

    Title explains... since upgrading I lost all my video editing capabilities. The dongle for Davinci Resolve 14 is not recognised (and neither is an ANT+ dongle that I use for cycling) and my alternative for editing video on my MacBook late 16 (15" with touchbar and 4Gb) can't even handle FCPX...
  13. acayon

    Mac Mini and

    I have Mac Mini (Mid.2007) with Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and I try to configure a USB dongle ASUS BT400 with BCM20702A0 chip using the next guide: the next https://www.atpeaz.com/using-unsupported-bluetooth-4-0-usb-dongle-with-os-x/. I've got it and now I was able to get enable the Bluetooth 4.0 in...
  14. R

    Success: Adding cheap Bluetooth 3.0 to iMac G4 with Tiger

    I had trouble finding any practical suggestions for what exactly and what doesn't, that I'm posting just to share what worked for me. ;) So this time, no complaints or questions from me. So, iMac G4 with Tiger 10.4.11, no Bluetooth. I wanted to connect a wireless keyboard because it's so hard...
  15. I

    TB3/USB-C to USB-C hub?

    Is there any Thunderbolt 3/ USB Type C to USB C hub out there? I've searched for one like crazy but can't find any. Right now I have to connect 4 different cabled to my MacBook Pro but its not really optimal, I just want a hub so I can connect all of my cables to it and then just one single...
  16. M

    MacBook DP dongle and AppleCare+

    Hi all. Just decided to buy a Mac since I have an idea which requires a Mac to implement. It's glad to find this forum, and here I shamelessly ask for a few answers regarding my new Mac. 1. Is there a good MacBook 12'' DP dongle? I'm looking for DP 2560*1600. My monitor doesn't support HDMI...
  17. A

    What dongles do I need?

    So I am planning to buy a MBP 2017 for senior and my 4 years in college. What dongles do I need? So far I plan on buying: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AUKU1OO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A142BGUZC6UH73...
  18. D

    iPhone ate 2GB data in 4 days??

    I bought a MiFi dongle and a 2GB international data sim to use abroad (to avoid roaming charges). I switched off Mobile/Cellular data, and left the phone connected to the dongle via WiFi. I burnt through 2GB in 4 DAYS!! :( Usually I don't even use 1GB per month of data. But I realised I'd...
  19. D

    Alternative to MagSafe

    This was posted earlier by someone, but a lot of people are talking about wanting a MagSafe alternative for the new Macbook Pro so I figured I would share a link to a kickstarter that I backed. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/436147229/snapnator-your-macbook-snap-feature-is-back Fairly...
  20. tevion5

    Bluetooth Recommendations for a PMG5?

    My G5 Quad is running Leopard and currently uses a generic USB Bluetooth dongle I got on eBay a while back. It seems to work fine for most things, but I now want to use a wireless Mighty Mouse I got in CEX for a steal. But the problem is the cursor staggers and jitters about when I connect it to...