setup

So ... my step daughter today got an Apple Watch 3 for her birthday - but the setup process kept blowing up when attempting to update the watch. It would "pair" then ask for LEFT or RIGHT preference. As soon as you selected one or the other, it would say "could not pair" and it would unpair...

New 2018 mini; I've typically been in the PC world for 3 decades but this weekend got fed up with updating drivers and other problems with Dell desktop. Have iPhone and old iPad so not totally new to Apple. 1) Should I make recovery plan for new mini before installing other apps? In PC world, I...

First post here... Thanks for reading. I’m a fan of SSDs and have been using them in my (now ancient) iMacs. I am ready to pony up for a new 2019 iMac, but am not wanting to shell out what they ask for SSDs inside. I’m not afraid to install SSDs inside the machine, but figure I can wait until...

Hi everyone. I have my router and time capsule in the living room. The TC is connected to the router with Ethernet, and I then have multiple devices connected to the TC with Ethernet. Problem is that it’s a mess of wires and I need to add even more. So I’d like to move the router into the home...

Hey guys, Would anyone know of any existing solutions to simultaneously connect both an LG Ultrafine 5K display with a Dell 27" 4K display? I know that the specific nature of the thunderbolt config on the LG display doesn't allow for any other displays to connect, unless it's a second LG 5K...

Hi all, Thought I'd share this bit of info regarding both Verizon LTE connectivity issues and the charging nonsense when XS Max is idle. Whilst I originally thought my unit was flawless, I realized that I was affected by both issues I mentioned above and have been debated here and beyond for...

I’ve never gotten a new watch and phone at the same time. Can anyone outline the setup steps to make sure both new devices lose no data? Thanks

Just had the occurrence to use AirDrop for the first time. After battling to get it in Finder on my MacBook Air, I couldn't get it activated so that other Macs could see it. Can anyone help please.

Hey y'all, I just installed Windows 7 a few months ago and have recently started tweaking it to my liking! I'd like to take the time to show off my setup and maybe inspire others to do the same! I'll start with my welcome screen, a nice surprise when I wake my laptop! Here's the finished...

I ask for help to proceed with data migration from my old 2011 iMac to a new 2017 retina iMac. My doubt comes from the fact that the old iMac contains 2 hard drives, one 256GB SSD for OS and apps, and one 1TB HDD with relocated home folder inside, with documents and personal files; the new one...

Hey! Finally on the road to make everything work on my Mac Pro 5.1 in windows 8.1 at the moment. One thing that is different is of course that you have to install separate SSD drivers compared to OS X. I got two samsung 850 evo's in my system OS X formatted as HFS+ In terms of setup I...

So I just bought a new 27in iMac 2017 (3.8ghz i5 / 40GB RAM / 2TB FD / Radeon Pro 580 w/ 8GB VRAM) and now waiting to get off of work to pick it up at the Apple Store. As I wait till the clock ticks till closing time, I'm thinking of things that I will need to do when setting up the computer...

Just want to hear how you personally will be setting up your iPhone X. Will you be doing it from a backup of a previous iPhone, thus saving time, or will you set up your iPhone X as a new device? Vote in the poll and post a reply telling us why you made that choice.

Hello! This is my setup I am currently using. I will soon add 2 more AirPort Express. What do you think?

If I buy an iPhone in China, will the set up be different? I have read in various sites about people complaining that their iPhone is in Chinese. I thought you are to choose your language of choice during setup. Another thing is that if I buy this iPhone in China and I set it up using English...

Hello. I am an undergraduate student about to enter the realm of postgraduate research, and am looking to upgrade/simplify my setup. My current setup consists of two Macs, and I feel that things could be much simpler with a single computer. I feel that, for me at least, it's unnecessary to own...

Hi guys, So, I got a new Lacie d2 Quadra USB 3.0 and as I usually would do with Lacie hard drives, tried to immediately format it using Disk Utility. The problem is that it seems this time one should only use the Setup Assistant included in the disk. By formating, the setup assistant and ReadMe...

I purchased MacBook Air and iPad mini from Best Buy today and need advice to setup for the first time. This is a gift to a family member who will be in India. How do i setup account, etc? Is it mandatory to setup credit card to setup account? Below is what I am thinking. 1. Create new Apple...

Some weeks ago I've been planing to finally archive all my photos in the right way. Mi iPhone is full of pics and my free iCloud account can't store all my Reflex photos. So... my plan is to setup Photos on OSX as my main Library, without sync it with iCloud. So, that way I could store all my...

Hello. How do you set up your home screen, and why do you set it up that way? (Screenshots are encouraged, but not required) I set mine up with my most used apps (which happen to all be Microsoft) and folders. I don't have a second page because it feels cluttered. What about you?