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You are correct in needing that program. Don't know what to say, I used it just fine for my Nexus 7 tab last week. :(
 
Blasphemy! You may not use such rubbish with your godly MacBook!

Now that that's out of the way..

Is the MacBook not recognizing it at all? Or just not transferring? Are you using an addition micro SD card? Have you checked the format on it?
 
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