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  1. S

    AirPods Questions for Owners

    For people who own AirPods, I have a few questions. Is there any BlueTooth hiss? A lot of BT headphones I have tried have a hissing sound that's noticeable when you have them in your ears with no sound playing. Do both microphones work independently? Could I have two people using one earbud...
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    Do Faces sync now & would I have to resync after full release?!

    This is a question to everyone that has deployed iOS11 beta. My concern is that Faces may sync during the beta period but then need to resync after full release. Also, does anyone know how iCloud handles Face syncing when consolidating from photos tagged on different devices? Does it act...
  3. Ed_Snowiewinter

    Macbook Repair Question

    Hello Everyone! Recently I dropped my macbook pro (2015 model, the 13 inch) on the ground causing the screen to crack. Money is pretty tight for me right now and I want to know if it is worth the fix or if I just have to live with my mistake. I want to know how much it may cost me to fix it...
  4. jamespatten

    GPU and Processor Upgrade advice 2010 5,1.

    I have just purchased a Mac Pro 5,1 2010 model currently with 1 x 2.8 quad core processor, currently 8gb ram (will change to 32gb soon) ati radeon hd 5770 1gb graphics card and I'm looking to upgrade it. Now from what I understand having a "flashed" graphics card means I will see boot vs none...
  5. milovanstevan

    Non-Retina i7 4GB RAM vs i5 8GB RAM

    Hey there, I've recently decided to move to Apple products and I have a small dilemma. I was looking to buy a non-retina MacBook Pro since I do not have a lot of cash available. Most Macs I saw that fit my budget had either i7 with 4GB of RAM or i5 with 8GB of RAM. I used a laptop that had an i7...
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    Question: Battery strange behavior. What to do? What to know?

    Hi again, MacForums friends. I have yet another question that I wanted to do some time ago. Previously, I said in a thread, that I have a faulty battery and asked what measures to take using my Macbook until I replace the battery. I own a 15-inch MacBook Pro Mid-2010, that I got as a birthday...
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    iPad Pro Annotation capabilities??

    I am a grad student and am considering the iPad pro; I currently have an older iPad, but would like to be able to work more directly with the materials (i.e. the Pencil). Most of the time I use a variety of platforms (Apple Books, Kindle, Ebsco Host, Adobe, etc.) I am curious about the extent to...
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    Buying a Used iMac...

    Two options Both are 21.5 imacs in really good condition: $375 for: Late 2009 iMac 21.5" 3.06 GHz Processor 16GB RAM 500GB HD NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256MB Mac OS 10.11.6 (El Cap) Serial number QP0101FT5PK or $550 for mid-2011: Software Yosemite ILife 11, Office 11 Adobe Master suite CS5.5...
  9. Zobrien

    iMac 2011 Question

    Saw this on my local craiglist and thought about possibly picking it up. Looking at the ad, anyone have an idea what's wrong with it? If it's cheaply or easily fixable and I'm getting a good deal i think I'll snag it up. Here's the link...
  10. Tobby

    iPhone 7 iSight Field of View

    Hi! Been lurking here for years, and finally made an account to join in on the forums. And boy, do I have a question! Does anyone know iPhone 7 (not Plus) iSight camera's field of view in degrees? But if you know both models with both lenses' field of view, even better! I've seen instructions...
  11. SportsPhan8

    iPod touch Deleting an app

    I'm planning on removing some apps on my iPod touch in order to make room. I'm removing Google Docs, but when I do so it says "deleting docs will also delete all of it's documents and data". If I delete the app, will it delete all of my files, too?
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    Universal Regarding downloaded apps via another ID

    Hello everybody ! I'm new with the ipad and I (of course) love it ! My sister logged in my device on the app store and downloaded on my ipad all of her apps, then logged out but the apps are still there ?! Is this normal ? It's seems easy to get all apps from all my friends this way, a little...
  13. TheChemist

    Question - Little Snitch / PGL Ad server block MR entirely. Don't know which line to remove

    Hi, First, my very best wishes for 2017! Now onto the question at hand. I was perusing the LS forums and found a very nice thread on creating a rule to block ad servers. I thought to myself, this is great! Went ahead and added the list. Unfortunately, MR fails to load, while the other sites...
  14. bonjourx

    Help please! MacBook Pro 13" 2016 Kernel panic!!

    Got this laptop just yesterday. its the base model non touchbar. Apparently while I left it downloading the sims 4, when I went back to check it it was restarting. I didn't realize that it was kernel panic until I closed all the apps that are opened and saw the message that says "your computer...
  15. bonjourx

    Question! new MacBook Pro 13" 2016 NTB kernel panic!!

    Got this laptop just yesterday. Apparently while I left it downloading the sims 4, when I went back to check it it was restarting. I didn't realize that it was kernel panic until I closed all the apps that are opened and saw the message that says "your computer restarted because of a...
  16. bonjourx

    Resolved HELP please! MacBook Pro Non touch bar for sims 4?

    Hi!! I'm downloading the sims 4 right now from origin, I tried looking up if others that have MacBook Pro non touch bar base model have tried to play sims on their laptop, but I couldn't find any related post. I know my laptop is not really ideal for gaming, but My question is, would it be safe...
  17. bonjourx

    Question regarding MacBook Pro 2016 battery handling?

    hello, I used to have a MacBook Air 2013 and was told to always plugged in the laptop as much as I can while using it and at least use it without being plugged every other day and let the battery go down to 75% and plugged it back in again, and that's how I've handled my MacBook Air 2013 and I...
  18. robert.kreuels

    Question about the new Macbook - Fan spinning - Eve Online

    Hello, I am interested into a 15-inch MacBook Pro, 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor and Radeon Pro 460 with 4GB memory. It is for my work, but I like to play EVE Online in my free time. Is it possible to play this game without a full spinning fan? I don't like it, if my hardware gets...
  19. CleanFeed

    2.6 v 2.7?

    So, I've ordered (currently P4S): 15" w/ TB, 2.6Ghz, 16GB, 1TB, Radeon 460. I'm now looking at (4 - 5 week wait): 15" w/ TB, 2.7Ghz, 16GB, 1TB, Radeon 460. The cost difference is just £72.00 ($89.61), would you recommend doing this?
  20. jgelin

    Replacing RAM in 2010 MBP

    Hello all, I have a friend whose computer was running slow. She brought it over and it is a Macbook Pro 7,1 2.4Ghz processor running 10.10.5. It had 4GB of RAM installed in it, but was only recognizing 2GB from one chip. I replaced with a known good 4GB chip for a total of 6GB but the bank would...