what web browser do you all use ? hey , I am finding a few buys with safari so ,what web browser do you all use ? 3 11 replies
Create a macOS High Sierra bootable usb drive – without a functioning Mac I bought an iMac back in 2011. Lately I wanted to reactivate it as a bedroom tv (I know, it's kind of sad that a device that is still capable has to be relegated to these use cases because it doesn't receive updates anymore). The problem: I replaced the hard drive with an ssd and disposed of the original leaving me with a completely blank Mac. \[Edit: Online recovery is still possible, see first comment.\] Using Linux for over ten years I was used to be able to just... 5 1 replies
New air m3 battery Hi, I am new to MacBook or Mac in generell and bought a new MacBook Air M3 512/8gb from a I would say serious store. Sometimes the battery (I am studying all day atm) lasts from 100% to 20% for about 8-9 hours display time, middle to low brightness, using Safari, Goodnotes and sometimes ChatGPT. But sometimes the battery was from 100% to 30% in just 4 hours with same settings. Honestly, is that normal? Is the 18 hours Apple gives on their website only for videos and not... 3 1 replies
Bluetooth Keyboard Issues I am running a Macbookpro 13in (2020) with Sequoia 15.3.1. After the upgrade to 15.0 my Coolermaster k653 keyboard started malfunctioning over bluetooth. Multiple keystrokes when pressing keys and more annoying Cmd+ commands not working, pasting characters instead. I eventually got sick of this and jlhave just bought a Keychron V6 Max. So now the Keychron over Bluetooth is also having the cmd+ issues. I am running the latest OS and firmware. I can obviously try 2.4Ghz or usb-c but I have no spare ports atm. Looking for Mac... 2 0 replies
Help plz macbook air m4 or macbook pro m4 both with 16ram 1tb storage I’m not sure if I should get a **MacBook Air 13-inch with M4, 16GB RAM, and 1TB storage** or a **MacBook Pro 14-inch with M4, 16GB RAM, and 1TB storage**. I need a laptop that’s powerful but still **portable** with **LLLOOONNNGGGG battery life** since I’ll be using it in literally everywhere like: the kitchen, at school, at home, at work, on the toilet **�**� , in cafés, and in bed to cuddle with at night (lol) I’m a **Chrome maniac**—I almost always have **80+ tabs** open, but I use tab memory management to unload tabs I haven’t used in a... 2 2 replies
iPhone is charging from macbook usb-cable but not visible on Photos or networking For a new (to me - it's used 2021 M1 from my company) macbook the Photos and HotSpot are not available from my iPhone12. \* phone is charging so the physical connection is working \* I am using the same appleId on macbook and on the iPhone What should I try next? 1 1 replies
Never get sound for Safari notifications I have alert volume turned up to highest volume. Have alert sound set to boop. Have play interface sound effects turned on. 5 0 replies
Failing to Install Monterey on a 2015 iMac Hello, I am going through a series of travails in trying to install a more recent version of macos than Sierra on my external SD. I had initially installed sierra, but couldn't use apps. I tried to update to Monterey, but couldn't because the SD wasn't formatted to AFPS. I have now formatted the drive to AFPS and have my usb set up with the Moneterey installer, but I can't get the option to install from the USB. I just get the option to install Monterey from the web... 5 0 replies
Native macOS Shortcut for Moving Windows Between Monitors Hi! With Raycast, I can move windows to another monitor using Ctrl + Option + Cmd + Left/Right Arrow. Is there a native shortcut for this in macOS Sequoia? I prefer to use the OS as "vanilla" as possible, but being able to move apps between screens is essential for me. Thanks! 4 0 replies
Using Both Homebrew and Macports Hello, I just made the switch from being a life long windows user to getting my first mac, its a Macbook pro m4 16GB RAM. I started to use homebrew and macport. Currently I have python installed from [python.org](http://python.org) . I prefer to use homebrew, however I avoid using brew install for packages that require python as a dependencies. I find that homebrew likes to override my python install when it tries to install python and it creates conflicts with my python install. As a result, I use macports... 4 2 replies
Whatsapp buggy on MacOS Why is Whatsapp so buggy on MacOS? I've been using MacOS for only months now, and Whatsapp has been updated at least twice during that time, and the same annoying basic bugs as before. In Whatsapp on Windows, those bugs were removed years ago when Whatsapp appeared. For example, when you go to a conversation, randomly the text box doesn't "activate" but you have to first click on another conversation and then back to the one you wanted to write on. That is a really annoying bug if there... 1 2 replies
iCloud not syncing + Text Messages not forwarding to Macs since adding new devices tl;dr: despite being logged in, SMS not syncing and Messages/iCloud not staying up to date. \-- my personal ecosystem was: iphone SE 2022, iphone SE 2020, macbook air (m1), macbook pro (m1), iPad mini (5), apple watch (6) right after iOS 18 was released, i added: iPhone 16, macbook air (m3), iMac (intel) and more recently: iMac (m1) confirmed that theyre all logged in to the same icloud account. as far as i can tell, either the iphone 16 or iOS 18 broke my text message forwarding, but it... 4 0 replies
This can’t be right… right? My $2500 MBP can only broadcast audio to one device but my $140 Apple TV box can do multiples? Cmon. 🫣 4 2 replies
Can't seem to update from Mojave I want to get os 11 or higher. I tried upgrading to Ventura from sys prefs, and it showed the progress bar as if it was upgrading, but then the progress window/modal disappeared with no other information displayed. I restarted the computer, no change, still running Mojave. Then I tried upgrading to Big Sur from the app store, same thing happened. I assume my system is not adequate, but then shouldn't Big Sur be greyed out in the app store? I am now running: macOS Mojave Version 10.14.6 (18G9323)... 3 0 replies
Display settings only show up to 1080p for a 4k monitor I am using a 4k monitor. But when I go to scaling options, it doesn't show 3840 x 2160. BetterDisplay app does the same thing, max resolution is 1080p Can you guys help me? Thanks :) https://preview.redd.it/jf7zi507zjie1.png?width=493&format=png&auto=webp&s=d50c3e8312b0bee68477d04373b9fba55b36d933 5 2 replies
My iMac suddenly restarts without a reason Hello, I have a pretty old iMac but it worked fine for about 1.5 years since someone gave it to me. Now when I open it after some time not even 10 minutes its just restarts on its own. No error message no nothing. I think it does it only with games. I've tried running youtube on it for a couple of minutes and it was ok but when I opened Minecraft loaded and into a world it just closed. I don't know whats causing it I don't know... 4 1 replies
How to change default storage location of screenshots taken from CmD + Shift + 4? I've googled and I've searched Reddit - how can I change the default storage location of screenshots taken using ye olde method of command + shift + 4? This laptop is saving them in the unhelpful preview/icloud location and I just want it to go to Desktop like the days of yore. I don't want to have to change the saving location each time I take a screenshot - it's tedious. Thank you! Ventura 13.0, 2022 Macbook Air. 4 3 replies
Has anyone used Aerial? If so what is your experience with it, cause I really want to have some screensavers of Chicago but the base screensavers don’t feature the Windy City. 3 2 replies