Re: MBA Loudness? - Yesterday

App prob crashed? Sorry, the M1 MBA was the way to go.

Re: "Elon Musk, let's figure this out. You owe me a couple cats." - Yesterday

Is that from the onion?

Re: Help! My new 6Tb HD only shows 1.6Tb after formatting in my OWC enclosure - Yesterday

Quotedavester What would you suggest? No real recommendation, just making an observation about the superfast drive and USB 2/FW800. Im sure whatever you are doing will work for you.

Re: Are there any changes or improvements in next M1 Airs or Minis that are inevitable? - 2 days ago

Quotespace-time Someone has not yet grokked the paradigm shift in RAM usage brought about by Apple Silicon. Im going to guess because they have never been tested with M1 chips to make an informed recommendation.

Re: Help! My new 6Tb HD only shows 1.6Tb after formatting in my OWC enclosure - 2 days ago

I think its a limitation of the old case as well. Weird that it wont reformat to its full 6 TB. Any other PC/Mac you can give it a try on? 7200 RPM drive backup via... USB 2? Or FW800? Both interfaces severely limit the speed of that drive... even just for backup.

Re: Are there any changes or improvements in next M1 Airs or Minis that are inevitable? - 2 days ago

Dozens of YT videos comparing 13" MBP M1 16 vs 16" MBP intel, with 32 GB don't love this guy, but he does a lot of stuff side by side

Re: This may have already been posted... - 2 days ago

We would have to know what is "this" is first?

Re: Are there any changes or improvements in next M1 Airs or Minis that are inevitable? - 2 days ago

QuoteZoidberg Quotespace-time There are engineering/scientific applications where you just need more RAM. I am not talking about consumers. But we arent talking about that. We are talking about MBAs and minis. The absolute lowest end mac you can buy. The notion that the base model will jump from 8/256 to 8/512 or 16/512 is not something that's gonna happen, sorry. we have to throw out

Re: iOS 14.3 OK? - 2 days ago

4 iPhones and 3 iPads all fine.

Re: Are there any changes or improvements in next M1 Airs or Minis that are inevitable? - 3 days ago

QuoteDennis S Quotespace-time QuoteDennis S It may not work because I'm on system 9.3.5, I'm guessing. iOS 9.3.5? Yes. Can you not upgrade?

Re: Military/Vets: Mac Mini M1 8/256 $599 Jan. 22 - 3 days ago

The no tax is nice... another $50 savings. $630 is the cheapest I've seen for regular folks + tax.

Re: Are there any changes or improvements in next M1 Airs or Minis that are inevitable? - 3 days ago

Quotezachdog More ports, more memory options, and probably better video. In relation to a MBA and mini -- Im gonna say no to the first 2, and of course on the third.

Re: Are there any changes or improvements in next M1 Airs or Minis that are inevitable? - 3 days ago

You dont have wifi in your house? so you use ethernet? Wireless rotuers are cheap... maybe $30? mini has an ethernet port, $10 adapter to get it on a MBA. I wouldn't assume many changes in V2. Even if the were totally redesigned the "functionality" would be the same...

Re: 2021 rumored Apple mov(i)es: Return of MagSafe and The End of Dongles? - 3 days ago

Quotetestcase I am NOT an "abnormal" user but still REGULARLY use a DVD drive. I also have and use MULTIPLE USB-A thumb drives, sometimes two said drives SIMULTANEOUSLY. Done.

Re: My iPhone camera photos have become a "chain of pain." Is there a good app, shortcut or logical workflow that could help? - 3 days ago

Quoteka jowct Do you set up albums on your phone? You could set up one for home improvement, and transfer its contents to a similarly named folder on your Mac. was going to ask the same. I go every few days and take photos of my new house being built... after Im done, I just select them, and add to "new house" album. Takes all of 5 seconds. You can also put albums into folders.

Re: 2021 rumored Apple mov(i)es: Return of MagSafe and The End of Dongles? - 3 days ago

Quotep8712 Glad I'm waiting for M2. Don't buy a first gen Apple anything unless you know what you're getting into. Really not that hard to look at the specs, read/watch a few reviews and make an informed decision? magsafe is great... but M1 MBPs can go 20 continuous hours running... with a 53 watt battery. The current 16" MBP has a 99 watt battery -- even if the M chip used 1/3 more p

Re: Upgrade Late 2013 iMac or just get a new M1 MacMini? - 3 days ago

Im just gonna pile on -- $10 for an external case for that SSD you already have would make all the difference -- its a great iMac. 21.5"? Ram is soldered, cant upgrade...

Re: Name a "Grippy" iPhone Case? - 4 days ago

Re: Dell's new 40" curved 4K is the first big butt monitor that makes me want to replace my dualies - 5 days ago

Quotesekker Cannot run that setup with the latest M1 laptops. True...I didn't know we were discussing M1 laptop options. You could used a display link and 2 non 5K screens -- or pickup a pluggable display dock and get 2 4K screens. 2 good 4K screens (27 or 32") + dock would be well under $1000.

Re: Use Time Machine to Transfer One Drive to Another? - 5 days ago

Quoterz QuoteAugust West I've used Super Duper and Carbon Copy Cloner in the past for such tasks. this Ive used all 3... cant say as tho any are "better" than the other. SSD to SSD helps, its much faster, but mostly irrelevant if you are going from the old iMac since its limited to USB 2. Just start migration assistant and let it run.

Re: Dell's new 40" curved 4K is the first big butt monitor that makes me want to replace my dualies - 5 days ago

As Ive stated before... the whole single screen thing doesn't work with my workflow... Id rather have 2 27" LG 5Ks, with true "5K" high resolution...

Re: Hilarious Jeff Gordon test drive prank - 5 days ago

I mean funny, but lucky that dude didnt have a heart attack and die?

Re: Want to use 2010 MBA for web surfer - 5 days ago

Id just create a new admin account, then delete the others. easier than OS reinstall. I think if its for Zoom... its gonna be nearly unuseable... and pretty sure Facetime is only with later OSes.

Re: Jewelry safe - 5 days ago

Safe from people breaking in and taking it safe, or just safe say, from a fire/flood?

Re: iPhone 12 Mini OTW: Any Caveats? - 6 days ago

No idea if any of the carriers are still running deals, but for us, it was all about the trade in. our 2 XRs got $800 each, 7 got $380 and 8 $700 = $1980 Applied to 3 new 12welves @ $800 each + 1 12mini@ $700 = $2400 So total outlay was about $650 for 4 new phones.

Re: Best earbuds for my iPh12PM - 6 days ago

Im using this lighting to 3.5 mm adapter... 100% flawless, works just like it should They were $9.99 BF, seem to be a lot more now...

Re: Anyone familiar with Ulefone Armor 10 cell phone? - 6 days ago

Assuming you want it for its "ruggedness"? Would a regular phone with a rugged case work? Note FEs are great...

Re: Unimog YOU FOOLS! U500 RV $310,000 - 6 days ago

Perfect for a run to Whole Foods for some kale and kombucha.

Re: Apple Car to be built by Hyundai? - 6 days ago

I didnt read the article, assuming its gonna be an EV? Hyundai has already been running a fairly stock looking all electric Genesis eG80 around Nurmbring. And I hope this is all just some wild rumor, sounds stupid.

Re: SSD macs don't boot much faster than older HD macs - 7 days ago

2014 13" MBP with 12/250 GB SSD sitting on my desk right now boots in about 25 seconds to Catalina password screen.