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    Resolved Installing Tiger by USB on wiped PowerBook G4

    Not sure if this is the right place for posting this, but I recently got my hands on a 17" PowerBook G4 with a wiped hard drive. I have a .dmg of 10.4 that I'm trying to write to a USB flash drive so I can boot from it and install Tiger. I don't have access to any system running OS X so I can't...
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    2018 MacBook Pro (15") - Screen Bleeding?

    I recently got my laptop repaired and they had to replace my screen. Once I got it back and after using the device for a day or two, I noticed some "lighter" zones (also known as screen bleeding) at the bottom of my screen in darker backgrounds. So I ran one of those online screen tests, which...
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    Paragon NTFS for MAC Freezes

    I just downloaded and bought a license for Paragon NTFS for Mac. But when I connect my Seagate 1TB drive, the app freezes and it doesn't show the drive in the Finder. Who know how to fix this? Support is too slow for a reply/fix, need it to work ASAP. THANKS #NewToMac
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    Unable To Update To MacOS Mojave

    Hi All, I've been having problems trying to update my Macbook Pro to OS Mojave. The error I have been getting is 'This disk doesn't use the GUID Partition Table scheme'. I have been looking at loads of different forums to try and resolve this issue but none of what i've found was any help. I...
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    help me - MacBook Pro 2018 -2006F

    MacBook Pro 2018 I have error -2006F in starting internt recovery , what should i do?
  6. cezar.popescu.89

    Color Ray Beta

    Hello everybody, My name is Cezar Popescu and I am the CEO of 64BitApps, a software company that develops Mac apps. For more info please visit www.64bitapps.com I am starting this thread as a developer on behalf of my company because I want to let you know about our Mac app called Color Ray...
  7. Boco1117

    I got a Power Mac G5 for free but it won’t start up

    As the title, I got it for free. I am cleaning up the classroom since it is the end of the school year and I see a Power MAC G5 sitting in the corner. My teacher let me get it home for free. It was the dual 1.8 version. It got everything, but when I press on the start button, it kind of start...
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    facing some issues trying to install High Sierra on old imac, need someone to guide me and help

    Ok little bit of history, it's a old mid 2011 imac, its last supporting OS is High Sierra, but ever since El Capitan I've been trying to update my OS and I've constantly run into numerous issues, I never really got too into fully fixing the issues coz I'd eventually give up trying for hours...
  9. Sankel

    I've messed up my Fusion Drive. What to do?

    Hi Guys, When I bought my iMac last year, I wanted to run Linux, Windows and MacOS on my Mac. Some things worked, some things didn't work. I recently gave up. But now I just want to restore my Fusion Drive as if it came out of the factory. This is my diskutil list when in MacOS and logged in...
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    Mac HD not showing Mac partition?!

    Hi, I have a mac harddrive where I installed bootcamp on one partition of it (windows 10). For some reason the mac won't boot into mac anymore. So to recover my data I have removed the hard drive and put it in a caddy and connected it to another mac laptop. The problem is that the harddrive...
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    Upgrade Mac Pro Mid 2010 SSD

    Hey I have a few questions about an SSD upgrade for my Mid-2010 Mac Pro. I mainly use it for Video Editing, Rendering and Music Production. So far it runs the programms and the Data Storage on HDD Drives but it is getting a bit slow. I have been researching a lot and many people advise to the...
  12. _adrooper_

    Java symbol doesn't appear in System Preference.

    I installed java jdk and did setup java_home as well in my mac. While I check java -version through terminal it shows the java version but the java symbol doesn't appear in the system preference. Is this a problem or or it doesn't affect my work in anyway?
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    OS X What graphics card should I purchase for X-Plane11?

    Hi guys, bit of a rookie to the whole EGPU scene. Currently I have: - MacBook Pro 2015 13inch (3.1GHz Core i7 16GB RAM) - Razer X Core - Apple TB3 to TB2 Adapter - TB2 Cable (Cable Matters) - 23inch AOC External Monitor I am wonder about what graphics card to get to run X-Plane11 with high...
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    iPad Question.

    Which iPad is the best for the following that I would use it for? WiFi or cellular+WiFi? Taking and storing lots of photos Email Texting Internet / Facebook Word Processing like Pages Periodically making a spread sheet with Numbers.
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    Can Anybody Recommend a Great VPN?

    Hello all, I’m looking for a VPN to install to my new MBP. I feel like every other YouTube video has an influencer recommend another VPN service and I don’t know which to trust. Obviously one that is fast and reliable are preferred. Free would be spectacular.
  16. bobesch

    Odd and helpful gadgets for old Macs

    To start with: got a Bondi last month, that didn't work. Found this "Reset-button enhancement". (Removal unfortunately didn't resolve the problem ... - but it shows, Reseting a Bondi seemed to be an often used mission-critical procedure on os9 ) What are your favorite, helpful or curious...
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    MacBook Pro Retina SLOW boot on Mojave

    Hi everyone This is my first post and I wanted to know if anyone else has the same issue as me - Current boot time with Mojave 1-2min. My system is a Mac book Pro retina mid 2012 highest specs, ssd with a fresh installation of Mojave. When booting in verbose I see where everything freezes. It...
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    $10,000 PC vs $10,000 Mac for Video Editing

    I was wondering if I would be better off in terms of saving render time (effects, codec conversion, etc.) spending $10,000 on a custom PC rig or a pre-built Mac rig. I use Adobe Premiere Pro, as well as Photoshop and Illustrator. Any ideas?
  19. symbiot999

    Please help

    Ok, So here's the deal. I bought a 2007 MacBook yesterday turned it on and everything it was fine as far I could see. But then when I got home "taking it back is not an option" and look further into it I noticed that a lot of applications where missing. Like system preferences and disk utility...
  20. ZebraTalent

    MacBook showing 'stop sign' on startup

    Hey everyone, I'm looking for some help if possible :) (Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, please feel free to point me in the right direction if it is). So I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro running El Capitan. Yesterday I decided to install Windows on it via Boot Camp. So I loaded...