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Solve : video care? |
Answer» I have a mac PRO 3.1 8 core with a ATI Radeon HD 2600 Graphics card. After time the card shuts down my computer. I took the side cabinet off and put a small personal fan by the card. I believe the built in fan is not doing the job. Can the fan be the PROBLEM ? could the components have been compromised and replacing the fan will not solve the problem.Does the system no LONGER shut down with fan added? If so then it was an overheat condition. |
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Solve : Giving Dictionary permanent permission to open? |
Answer» Hi, |
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Solve : Imported files are missing? |
Answer» Hey guys, |
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Solve : Why will Apple use AMD chips in new designs?? |
Answer» What do you think? Yet, the story isn’t really about sheer performance but that AMD’s new chip line delivers stunning performance per watt compared to Intel’s i7. And that’s where this gets interesting for Apple. You see, for more than a half a decade now Apple’s design philosophy for devices has shifted to being more about economy of energy consumption over maximum performance.Do you agree? All of these articles are complete nonsense BASED on no actual information from Apple, it's purely to drive traffic to those "news" websites. You get the exact same things after any company releases a decent product. Intel release a decent mobile chip, you get articles claiming Apple may move to Intel on mobile. AMD release a GOOD chip, you get claims Apple will move to them. Some new tech from ARM comes out, you get nonsense claiming Apple will move their laptops over to using ARM chips. Are all of these scenarios possible? Yes they are. Are any of the articles discussing them or making them out to be something Apple is actually considering based on actual fact? No they aren't.Read from somewhere Intel’s GPUs only support three display streams in total. Given that a single 5K monitor requires two of them, that would mean all of them would be used driving the internal display plus one 5K monitor. AMD GPUs, in contrast, support SIX streams. This allows 15-inch MacBook Pro models to use four of them to drive two 5K monitors, a fifth to drive the internal display and still have one left over (which could drive an additional 4K display). |
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Solve : Apple XServe help needed? |
Answer» Hello. New to the forums. I recently bought 70 Apple Xserve Servers without Hard Drives from a GOV Auction. EMC 1971's, EMC 2107's and EMC 2144's. None of these units have Hard Drives or HD Caddies. I bought a couple of HD's off of Ebay to run some Diagnostics on these units just to see what the Hardware setup is but I'm having problems getting a Diag program to start. I'm not a Mac person, I'm a Windows person so I don't know much about Mac Operating System. My brother, who is more into the Mac stuff gave me a Snow Leopard OS X disc. What I'd like to do is run some sort of Diag program for these servers so I can see what Hardware is in them without having to take each one apart. Things like Make/Model/Processor/NIC Card/Motherboard/Peripherals/etc... How do I boot into these systems with the OS Disk my brother gave me to access this information? What KEYS do I need to press? Thanks in advance.Your trying 10.6 on these then. I'd actually see if you can get these to boot off of a Linux Distro like Ubuntu or Mint and see if it will run it. The Intel CPU's and hardware specs to me I would think that it should run Linux ok. With linux there are tools readily available to see what the hardware specs are. You might even be able to get it to boot off DVD install disc of Linux RUNNING in the LIVE environment and be able to look at specs. |
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Solve : ..( ^__^) !!! Blu Tooth Help PLEASE!!!? |
Answer» i needs help seting up my Philips SHB8750NC blutooth headsets |
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Solve : Is it worth the effort unlock an old iPhone 4?? |
Answer» Is it worth the effort unlock an old iPhone 4? |
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Solve : How to completely reset an iPhone?? |
Answer» How to completely reset an iPhone?Connect your device to your computer using the cable that came with it. Then you are asking for a 'forensic' erase o the iPhone. WE don't become suspicious, you do. It is none of our business why someone wants to reset a phone and your COMMENTS are uncalled for. If you don't want to provide assistance, don't post anything. Stop being the Internet police.Allan, I got the point. Back to topic. Here is a method that might work, but is not perfect. He could erase as much data as he can and then put new bogus data on the iPhone. The bogus stuff with overwrite some of the same memory area of the data marked for deletion.. Any OS will over write data marked for deletion as the storage device becomes near full. After that, one could erase the bogus data. Any LATER attempt to recover data using covert methods will have a lot of bogus data and maybe some of the original data. That is the best answer I can think of. Otherwise just destroy the phone EDIT: Here is a link to a site that claims to have an way to do it. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201351 I have not done . The site claims to be part of Apple support. |
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Solve : iMovie Error? |
Answer» Hello, I have a MacBook, it has an Intel Processor Dual CORE and Mac OS X 10.5.8, I have a questions The file is too big. Same error here. What should we do if the file is too big? Is there a way to compress it and still get it to work properly? Quote from: Zengo on February 12, 2017, 11:08:49 PM Same error here. What should we do if the file is too big? Is there a way to compress it and still get it to work properly?Essentially, yes, compress it. Wikihow has a PRETTY good guide on it: http://www.wikihow.com/Compress-Video sorry I didn't give a better answer. Sorry I didn't give a better answer. You did not say what file type, or APPARENTLY I didn't see that. A common file type use for editing movies is the AVI file type. If your video is that type, then you can find utilities that will cut that type of file into smaller PIECES. This is often needed for doing anything to very large files. Here is one website that explains this in some more detail. https://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editor/avi-splitter.html I hope that is of some help. |
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Solve : time machine, back ups, sync, etc. HELP? |
Answer» Can someone help please. I just need some clarifications and i can't find anybody to GIVE me straight answers. |
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Solve : How can I transfer my iPhone telephone list to my Pc?? |
Answer» Can I transfer phone numbers between devices? How? |
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Solve : Working on A Small Project of Building An External Mic for A iPhone? |
Answer» I am working for a while now on a small project of building an external mic for the iPhone to be hooked in parallel to headphones (via the 3.5 mm jack). Basically, I want to replace the iPhone's original headset microphone with another microphone, but still use the headphones to listen. |
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Solve : About Imac fan speed? |
Answer» HI all! I'm Billy สมัครแทงบอลเงินสด I got a Mac OS X, and I have RECENTLY downloaded Smc-FAN control. I use it to control my fan speed, and I am not sure what is the safe speed limit for the fan speed. The maximum is 4300rpm, and I think it might be too fast? Or is it not a good idea to mess with fan speeds on Mac at all? Thanks in advance แทงบอลเงินสดThe machine will control the fan speeds by itself, you're BEST leaving it alone. |
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Solve : Instagram for Mac. This is possible?? |
Answer» Hello everybody! I like to upload photos in instagram, I want to do it with my Mac, is there an application for this?HI! Go to the App Store and pick the app, Go For Instagram. It's the laptop and desktop (Macs, iPad) version of Instagram.there is a way to 'trick' instagram into thinking you're accessing the site via an iPhone, which does allow for PHOTO uploads. first off, open safari and head to preferences > advanced and make sure show develop MENU in menu bar is toggled on. from there, head to the instagram WEBSITE and log in to your account. then select develop > USER agent > safari - iOS 10 - iPhone. instagram website should automatically RELOAD (manually refresh if not) and display the mobile version of the site, complete with upload functionality. select the camera icon, browse for the image you'd like to post and select choose. or use Flume/UpletI didn't think of that trick before, nice find! |
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Solve : Can I install Sierra on Mac 10.7.5?? |
Answer» I've got a MACBOOK Air 2011 13" Mac OS X 10.7.5, 1.7GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB 1333MHz DDR3. I tried to install Sierra but I don't think I have enough space. Can I install Sierra? macOS Sierra requires at least 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage space and will run on:I started with this http://www.imore.com/how-find-and-remove-files-other-category-os-x and then there was enough space. Thanks for your help! |
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Solve : Why does sierra have a floating 2nd display?? |
Answer» HI! Please have a look at the attached screenshots. Why the floating -2nd- display below the main, primary, display? What is the smaller display box below the main one that I can left-click-hold and drag around? Why do I need this? I don't have multiple screens. I'm working on a new MacBook (see screenshot). Why the floating display? This causes the most annoying thing: wherever I've put it, when I mouse into that area my mouse disappears off- screen, causing me to have to mouse back up to see it. I hate that! Is there a way to turn this feature off? Thanks! [attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]SOLVED !! From this reply on https://discussions.apple.com//message/31797991]https://discussions.apple.com//message/31797991[/URL] For some reason, your Mac thinks you have an external display connected to it. If you pretend along with it, select Mirror, and the mouse should stay on your desktop where it belongs. It's possible that resetting the NVRAM COULD resolve the issue: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063, or booting into Safe Mode: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262, or resetting the SMC: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295 Many thanks to "tjk" over there for solving this one! :wink |
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Solve : Quick look at Apple WWDC 2017? |
Answer» Have you considered leaving WIndows at GOING Apple? WWDC TENDS to be more about software than hardware - nearly every version of iOS and macOS has had stage time at WWDC. But there have been some highly significant hardware unveilings too, including the second, third and fourth iPhone models, the redesigned Mac Pro and a number of MacBooks.source: http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/apple/wwdc-2017-news-apples-june-2017-keynote-ios-macos-ipad-mac-3522648/ Well, TAKE alook at the vidweo about the Apple WwDC 2017 event. It is going on now in San jose. From June 5 to June 9. Here is a 19 min Vidoe. https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/26/15696704/microsoft-windows-7-windows-8-pc-crash-bug-ntfs (Just skip overy the bit about the Windows 7 bug and watch the Apple video.) Apple WWDC 2017 keynote in 19 minutes Maybe I will abandon windows once and for all! |
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Solve : Any trick to a mac taking for ever to reboot?? |
Answer» I have ran into times it has taken 45 min to restart |
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Solve : CBS reports some users unhappy with Apple improvements.? |
Answer» CBS videos on You Tube: All of those videos are region locked to the U.S.I did not know that. The first CBS video is about an exploit Israel used to spy one an individual. Apple has closed the bug taht let the iphone be exposed to the spyware. This information should also be on CNET. Yes, found it https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-upgrades-ios-after-spyware-finding/ From the second CBS link: Quote Cinema ModeOff... htaht was old stuff. Quote Could Apple's market cap hit $1 trillion?... taht was more recent. Here is the CBS report I was trying to catch: Quote CBS This MORNING The fix is to replace the battery. The update to improve battery life slows down the iPhone. New battery is $79. No wonder usrs are mad. |
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Solve : Transferring between Windows & Mac "don't have permission to see contents"? |
Answer» Hi, |
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Solve : One website not loading on any device connected to WiFi? |
Answer» So out of nowhere this one website is not working on my computer. It won't load and it eventually goes to an error message. I've tried other devices, other browsers, and it won't work. I then tried it on my phone, after disconnecting from the wifi, and the website loaded no problem. So the problem is definitely the wifi. Now I don't get this because it worked 2 days ago no problem. From reading other posts I'm ASSUMING it is a problem with the DNS Server. I have Comcast Xfinity but I can't figure it out from reading other forum discussions because they're all pretty old or different problems. So to summarize, One website is not working on my computer. All other websites work fine. The wifi CONNECTION is good. The one website that doesn't work on chrome, my default browser, doesn't work on any other browsers or on any other devices. When I tried it on my phone, after disconnecting from the wifi, it worked. PLEASE helpAre you using any kind of proxy for website REQUESTS? |
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Solve : Got a iPad as a gift, can not get mail.? |
Answer» A fiend age me here old iPad as a gift. She set up a i cloud account for me. On my PC I can get the email. |
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Solve : Windows 10 on iPad instead of Apple? |
Answer» Is it possible to have windows 10 installed on an Apple MINI iPad v11.2.1 Model ME279X/A This is the closest your going to get I feel. And not sure if your model would even support this.To be honest, I dont understand that at all. I dont have an iPad Pro for starters, its a mini iPad - so I am guessing the answer is no. But thanks, DaveRecently we got an older iPad. But it will stay the way it is. For the curious minds, the link below does a bing search. install windows 10 on iPad pro Quote Recently we got an older iPad. But it will stay the way it is.I'll give it a miss thanks Geek - I dont have an iPad Pro anyway. Thanks to all |
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Solve : Can I make my old iPhone into a bluetooth microphone?? |
Answer» Rather than bu a Bluetooth microphone, can I just USE my iPhone 4 as a Bluetooth microphone? I have not tried it, but I think there is an app somewhere that does just that. |
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Solve : bash skript? |
Answer» Does ANYONE can explain me how to get DIRECTORIES in directories using FTP in a BASH script? My script right now just put the files into the directory if there is only one. But now I have directory TREES and I need to have the files inside. |
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Solve : How to make my Mac run faster?? |
Answer» Hi! |
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Solve : iPhone 4 (ios 7.1.2) bluetooth not seeing MCUI app?? |
Answer» I have an app installed on my iPhone 4 that I need to make adjustments to the controller on my myo-electric prosthetic arm. I'm not too familiar with iPhones. I use Android and this app is not available for Android. All I can afford is this old iphone 4 that RUNS ios 7.1.2 which is suppose to run the app (which it does) (app requires ios 7.1 or newer), but this phone can't SEE the device. (MCProPlusETD4952) in bluetooth SEARCH. The app tells me to "turn on bluetooth" but the phone bluetooth is on (eg it see's my Yamaha YB-11 audio adapter). It also does not show my laptop in bluetooth search but it will receive a BT request from my laptop and it will CONNECT to it. My laptop BT shows this iphone, YB-11 adapter and MCUI (prosthetic arm controller). So why is this app not connecting via BT? Screenshots are here: |
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Solve : How do I Wipe my Apple iPhone 4?? |
Answer» I have had it for a few years now,... Hello CaptainStark. In the future can you add a URL's when pointing people in a direction. Its as easy as just typing the url here or copy / pasting it from your browser here. They probably included a URL. I seem to recall Nathan mentioning that if a user has 10 or FEWER posts then URLs are stripped when posting as spam prevention. |
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Solve : Setup VPN on iPhone? |
Answer» Can someone guide me through the STEPS on how to set up my Ivacy VPN on my IPHONE 7? Following. Pretty interested on how this could work. I'm using iP7+.Did you TRY the setup guide on their website? |
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Solve : New to Apple products? |
Answer» I have always been an Android user. I need to buy an IPAD for my niece to use for school. Is there any certain version I need so I will be able to download the latest apps? It's not so much the latest apps as it is the latest OS, which enables a bunch of new FEATURES. Also, the speed of the newer iPads is significantly faster than older ones. I'd suggest just a basic iPad 9.7 inch 2017 version (referred to by Apple as just "iPad") if she doesn't need the higher end iPad models (pro, etc). Here's a model COMPARISON: https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/She is 8 years old so I don't THINK she needs anything other than something basic. |
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Solve : You Call That Breaking News?? |
Answer» (No, this is not about news, but more about Apple and NPR.) iPhone push notification exampleShe GOES on to say: Quote NPR puts alerts into two categories: Breaking news that subscribers need to know now and feature alerts, which cover investigative work and original reporting that NPR wants to HIGHLIGHT, as well as live event coverage and new podcasts or programs. (New programming alerts are supposed to be "rare and far between," per the guidelines.)Do you subscribe to NPR 'Breaking News' ? |
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Solve : Run Windows or Linux on an old iPhone 4 or 4S?? |
Answer» Hello. I WANTED to run some OLD version of windows on one of my old iPhone 4 that is laying around or my 4S I mosly use for music. Legally. I was thinking something like 95 or 98, maybe older. Or at least some version of Linux. Again, legally. If possible, without a computer, as MINE needs to go through Startup Repair, and without jailbreak, if possible. If I can do it legally, I will do jailbreak if I have to, if I can without PC if it is not fixed yet. I will do jailbrwak IF I have to, I I can do all this legally, that is. Just wanted to do this out of curiosity. Sorry if this is the wrong forum. iPhone 4 For Windows you would need a x86 or x64 type of CPU not an ARM. For Linux there is the ArchLinux ARM Project but I havent messed with it any. https://archlinuxarm.org/ Android install on that might be easiest one jail broken BUT then you need drivers that android may not have drivers for. As geek stated its best to just buy a Windows based tablet. I bought one for $70 on amazon the other day that has an Intel Atom CPU 2GB RAM and 32GB storage with 6GB free as seen at LINK below. Only issue is that there is an update for Windows 10 and it states i need 8GB free and only have 6 GB free so i am going to have to span the internal 32GB drive to SDCARD to make it look like the internal storage is larger in order to have 8GB free for update or delete some data like unneeded BUNDLED programs from it to get the 8GB free to perform updates. They also sell a 16GB version and no way can that be getting updates successfully with Windows 10 if the 32GB isnt big enough. I will some how get it to update through a crafty method, but for average user not being able to get an update due to too small of internal storage capacity is pretty bad. It might be why it was cheap, but I like a challenge/puzzle to work out and so I'm going to keep it and get around the space issue. https://www.amazon.com/NuVision-8-inch-Touchscreen-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B01H3B17R8 Btw I found an ability to use symbolic links in Windows to span a 90GB SSD to a 64GB USB Flash drive before to have a C: drive that has around 150GB of storage capacity allowing me to install games spanned across SSD to USB storage and thats the direction I would go is add a microSD card to it in which i have a 16GB card free, that should simulate a volume with available space as 22GB free in which Windows should then update successfully. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-take-advantage-of-symbolic-links-in-window-10/ Note: Not everything can grow to the Flash Media though. You select a folder location that is mapped as a folder on the C: drive but its really the flash drive and this simulates combined storage space. If you were to download 10GB and the SSD only has 6GB free, unless the download is to the symbolic linked area it will fail when it runs out of SSD space. So thats the only catch. So basically I create a symbolic link to the area that Microsoft downloads the patch info to and then it updates the internal storage from the symbolic linked external storage in which to Windows it wouldnt care that its done this way.Okay. Windows... some people have figured out how to do it, that's why I asked. Maybe an ARM version of Linux at least? I know there are ARM versions of Linux. If I can legally, that is. I would use one of my two Androids, but they are my main phones. I just wanted to do this out of curiosity, though.I just found out about this app called BOCHS that can boot or emulate Windows or Linux on an iPhone - I might be able to use that, it appears legal, might use that. |
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Solve : connect a mac to windows server? |
Answer» I need to make a folder on a Mac visible to a windows SERVER. I want to backup the contents of the folder on the Mac, but the program doesn't run native on Mac so it has to be able to be seen on the windows server. I have found some instructions using Google, but I can't SEEM to get it to work. Any thoughts or ideas on how to accomplish this would be greatly appreciated.A Mac Mini with 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, 1TB of storage space and OS X Server upgrade comes in at significantly LESS than £500 excluding VAT. Thunderbolt 2 ports allow for essentially unlimited storage expansion, plus the opportunity to add additional gigabit Ethernet ports if needed.Have you tried this: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25346?locale=en_US |
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Solve : iPOD to run iOS 7.1 or later?? |
Answer» I need to buy a used / refurbished, etc iPod Touch as cheap as possible which will run iOS 7.1 or later. I'm a double amputee and I have a myo-electric controlled prosthetic arm. The app available to adjust the controller on my arm requires iOS 7.1 or later. I only have a PC running Windows OS and a cheap Android PHONE. This app will not run on either. |
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Solve : Is possible to use OSX and DOS on same disk?? |
Answer» HI! I have old Mac with OSX 10.4 Tiger and want to use it on single disk OSX and MS-DOS. I know that DOS needs other PARTITION type than OSX, but I need answer, I don't want to lost FIGHT WITHOUT any check. Can anybody help me if is possible to use OSX and DOS together? I tried it before and DOS was in bootlist displayed as foreign OS and was never success to enter it. Is possible to override it? OSX is x86 version. Thank you for you for your patience. Miro |
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Solve : The app 'Find My Phone' 'for Apple is harmfull.? |
Answer» This is dictation. They expected to be used for finding a very expensive piece of computer equipment, such as a high-end laptop. People are not using Find my *Phone* and Find my *iPhone* to find a high end laptop, as those work exclusively with Android and Apple phones and tablets. (For Apple, they have a *separate* "Find My Mac" service). So now we know you don't even understand what the apps do or how they work. That's probably why you had to provide a useless analogy. "Find my Phone" and "Find my IPhone" I might add, are similar useless at locating a missing pet. "Find my Phone" and "Find my iPhone" allow you to use the Phone's GPS to keep track of where it is, and you can see a general area of where it is when you lose it. Can be very useful if you've misplaced it during say a trip and it could have been misplaced in any number of places you had been. The phone(s) can also be locked remotely, which means if it was stolen your private data cannot be accessed. It can also take pictures using the phone's camera. If the phone is stolen, rather than simply misplaced, then you can track where it goes. As far as actually recovering the phone, having GPS tracking/location information will typically be enough to encourage local police to assist in recovery. Since most thefts are thefts of opportunity, the appearance of police with you has a substantially better chance of them returning it, usually with some barely plausible but not easily disprovable story like "Oh I was just holding it for you". The instances where the feature is less useful are the criminals who know what they are doing. The Find my iPhone and Find my Phone services only work if the phone is turned on and has an Internet connection. Removing the SIM card and not connecting the phone to the Internet, and then resetting it, is enough to evade the utility. However those are actually far less common. Quote First of all, you should never leave an expensive laptop in some place where could be easily lost or stolen. That is just stupid.Ahh of course. That's theft solved! Similarly, one can avoid being murdered if you don't let people kill you. Would you use TNT to rid your house of rodents? My point is that i dotes not work. It does not do what is needed in a safe way. My rant is about the Apple app. Find My iPhone and Find My Phone Sound the same. Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 18, 2019, 07:44:14 PM Would you use TNT to rid your house of rodents?Of course not, however, you've not explained how your analogies are in any way relevant to the App/utilities in question. Quote My point is that I dotes not work.Then your point is wrong, as it functions as intended for all the problem scenarios it was designed for. Quote It does not do what is needed in a safe way.What does it do that is unsafe and what is the safe way that it should be doing it? Quote Then your point is wrong, as it functions as intended for all the problem scenarios it was designed for.Does that INCLUDE legal advice on current law about stolen goods? Does it make possible legal recovery of stolen goods? Ca nit protect a vigilant owner from a hostile thief? At best the software could be part of a plan approved by local police. I read the Apple documentation and found no help on howto recovery a stolen laptop. https://support.apple.com/kb/ph2698?locale=en_US In fact, it is hard to prove laptop ownership. You can not just go up to a house and walk in and find your laptop. You, not the thief will spend the night in jail. This article was published a few months ago. I should have been 8 years ago. Quote Report your lost or stolen device to local law enforcement. Law enforcement might request the serial number of your device. Find your device serial number.You also need to read this: Q. stolen iphone cops won't go to address Quote Sorry, but it’s been posted here before. Police simply don’t consider a find my iPhone hit just cause to go to someone’s home, and no court will issue a warrant based on just that anyway, so they’d not be able to go in or do anything. The location is considered approximate, and tells nothing about whom there may actually posses the device giving the location data.The GPS system can not identify the enemy. Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 18, 2019, 10:49:48 PM Does that include legal advice on current law about stolen goods? Does part of the function of "find my iphone" include legal advice on current law regarding stolen goods? No. That doesn't even make any sense. Quote Does it make possible legal recovery of stolen goods? Yes. I quite literally stated as much in my previous post. Quote Can it protect a vigilant owner from a hostile thief? As I mentioned, if a "hostile thief" is somebody who has a good idea how to circumvent the technology than no, it doesn't offer much protection. If a phone is lost, "Find my iPhone" can be used to find it if it was misplaced. That can be particularly useful if one doesn't notice it is missing for a while- it could have easily been misplaced in any number of places. Quote I read the Apple documentation and found no help on howto recovery a stolen laptop. You are looking at the documentation for how to use the software. From https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204756 "If you believe that your Mac was stolen, contact your local law enforcement." From https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201472 "Report your lost or stolen device to local law enforcement. Law enforcement might request the serial number of your device. Find your device serial number." Quote In fact, it is hard to prove laptop ownership. You can not just go up to a house and walk in and find your laptop. You, not the thief will spend the night in jail.Alright? I never stated otherwise. As I noted, and you will probably ignore again, if the device is simply lost, and not stolen, the software can be used to find where it is. When iPhones and laptops get stolen, it's usually a crime of opportunity, without much sophisticated planning. Somebody with loose morals sees an opportunity, like a iPhone or laptop that is unattended and swipes it. The appearance of the owner with confident claims that "they know they have it" is often enough for them to go "oh you misunderstand, I saw it was left alone and I kept it safe!" and they return it. Oftentimes local law enforcement will happily help by merely being present- That can often be enough to make the thief capitulate. (This isn't always the case, and there are plenty of examples of both). The results of the App itself are evidence but it is not enough on it's own. If the thief answers the door with the stolen phone in their hand which can be made to make sounds through the "Find my iPhone" App by you then that could very well meet the criteria- Not to mention a thief stupid enough to answer the door with something they just stole in their hand isn't likely to have a full grasp of the law regarding this situation. It's much less useful against the far less common thief who actually knows how to "protect" themselves to prevent you from being able to do anything. In those situations of course there isn't much you or law enforcement can do. the granularity of the GPS is not enough to count as probable cause for any sort of search. But that happens far less often, and such thieves are usually looking to steal and then resell the product to make money, and a Phone or laptop that was connected up with the "Find my iPhone" and "Find my Mac" feature becomes mostly worthless for that. An iPhone can be locked remotely. It actually turns out that you cannot actually forcibly reset or unlock it either- the icloud lock has to be released first. Aside from securing your personal data, That makes the phones worthless to them- Certainly far more worthless than a phone that doesn't have "find my iPhone" prepared on it, which can be fairly effortlessly reset and then resold on eBay.Struggling to see what the issue is here, the app isn't designed for people to track down thieves of stolen devices and to attempt to get the device back themselves. If people are using it for that then it's hardly the fault of the app. I've used the Android device locator many times, even for something as simple as me going out somewhere and realising I don't have my phone, it's been great for the peace of mind to be able to check that I have in fact just left it at home and not dropped it en route. It has already saved me before when I was in university and my phone must have fallen out my pocket in a lecture and got caught in the folding seat. I only noticed that I didn't have it about an hour after I'd left the lecture by which point I'd already GONE for lunch, hung around with others and wandered all over the campus in and out of different buildings. Realistically I could have dropped my phone in any of those locations however I was able to run to a PC and locate the exact building that the phone was in. I was then able to call security to let me into the building where I set off an alarm on the phone to allow me to find it. That's not the first time either, back in high school I must have left my phone sitting on a desk and only realised later that night when I was back at home. I stupidly didn't have a device locator app installed (back then it wasn't built into the OS, think this was back in the days when I was running Android 2.2 "Froyo") but I was able to use "Plan B" from Lookout which I was able to install remotely and get the device's location which showed that it was somewhere around the area of the school office. Turns out that it hadn't been stolen and someone had handed it in to lost property. It's also not just about the ability to locate the device. With Android Device Manager I can also lock the device down to require my Google Account to unlock while displaying a message on the screen (such as with my contact details) or if it comes to it and I find the device has been stolen, I can at least remotely wipe it to clear off any sensitive data.camerongray, Thank you. Your post helps balance this topic. As you said, the app was not designed to catch criminals. Still, in some cases, it has done that. My experience was very negative to the extreme. Two policemen came to my door and stated pounding the front door at 2 am in the morning. They claimed I was holding a stolen Apple laptop on my property.. That was not true. The scenario became tense. They insisted to going over all of my halt acre annoying other three other family members living on the back of my property. The laptop was never found and we never heard anymore about it. No explanation. They said the app was 'Find My Phone'** and did not provided enough detail to allow me to find out what was going on. And they had guns. ** In California English 'Find My Phone' and 'Find My iPhone' are acoustically equal. Thant is why I call it by what I heard. The also said an 'Apple Laptop'. I have no idea what an Apple laptop is. Anyway, no strange device has shown up on my router. All devices found in the router's list are things that belong to our family. My gut feeling is to blame the app, not my Comcast router. But I might be wrong. I wasted half an hour trying to speak with Comcast during business hours. Is that evidence that Comcast does not want to address this issue? What does comcast have to do with your story?BC, I will answer the question. But first... Quote Does the MacBook Pro have a GPS chip inside of it?https://www.quora.com/Does-the-MacBook-Pro-have-a-GPS-chip-inside-of-it The Comcast router gives out misleading information. This was considered before on other sites. The router has a 'virtual Wi-Fi' that appears to be a public hot spot. It gives out bad information about the location of any device that uses the Wi-Fi for location. Don't get me started on that topic. I called Comcast (AKA Xfinity) and made a deal to upgrade me and shut off wireless for everybody. I think this is the end of the story. More detail. Comcast and Xfinity are the same. One name is mostly for cable TV, the other for Internet services. My Comcast router can also have a 'virtual wireless' gateway for guests. Only Comcast has control over this.It has been ranted elsewhere. One would think con tarty to common law. In effect, they have a lemonade stand on my front lawn. I talked at length to a service representative. Now the thing does not participate in the Xnfinity stuff. Below is a screen shot. I am CASA-4965 at about -25 db and the Xfinity thing is down at -82 db. That means some body else is hosting the thing. But not me anymore. I am waiting to serif the cops go to one of the neighbors and baton the door at 2 AM in the morning. Just making a jest. It is not funny at all. |
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Solve : Do you think Apple will drop Intel and go AMD?? |
Answer» Do you? |
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Solve : Face Time Security Flaw? |
Answer» There is a security weakness in Face tiem. If you do something stupid, you can hear the other PERSON's conversation -before they know you want to face time them. |
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Solve : Non-original lightning cables? |
Answer» Hey everyone. I’m seeking some advice for buying a lightning cable. The thing is, i think to originals from Apple is really expensive, but i’ve found some that is alot cheaper danish site: https://www.avxperten.dk/lightning-kabel/ (we dont have amazon in denmark). The cables is not produced by Apple, but is still MFI approved. What is your experience with lightning cables that isn’t produced by Apple but still approved for use on an iphone?Here in the United States with have a wide choice of vendors. My PERSONAL experience has been mixed, a few are bad but most offbrand's had been very good. |
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Solve : How can I normally start my iMac after a botched update to macOS High Sierra?? |
Answer» I tried to update my 27-inch iMac (currently with Sierra) to macOS High Sierra which has totally messed it up. (I believe my iMac is a 2010 model, as I remember purchasing it new in box in 2011, but it was advertised as the older model and purchased on a discount). My wish to update started with a problem in my wired Apple keyboard; keys like caps lock, tab, escape stopped working for the last few weeks. I tried fixing it by trying different things in Settings (based on recommendations from various sites); nothing worked, so I hoped updating the OS to a newer version might help. Bad idea. My iMac was thrown into a loop of the error: something like "an error occurred while verifying firmware" or something. From there, it's all got really complicated. As I was trying different things to start my computer normally again (at this point, I didn't care about the keyboard keys or updating to High Sierra; I just wanted my computer back), I might have even mistakenly erased the HD or something. I realized this when I wasn't seeing any disk to choose to restore the system from my time machine or anything. All I saw was my external hard drive/backup machine (G drive). |
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Solve : please help! help to clean macbook? please help!? |
Answer» hello there to all reading this, and thanks in advance for ever reading this or helping me out! your awesome and dont forget it! <3 now im not a PC / Mac wiz so if who ever helps me out could you please dumb it down for me...lol i have a slow / old mac book that i'd like to be faster running almost like new. i get a few pop ups that i'll need help getting rid of too that i'll make in another post. one of them that pops up is my "start up disk is almost FULL" can some one help me to clean my macbook and help it run fast again? here is some info i found about my macbook i hope this can help. info: - About this Mac - OS X EL Capitan - macebook 13- inch, late 2009 - processor 2.26 GHz intel core 2 duo - memory 2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 -graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - Serial Number WQ94662K8PW thanks again for reading and helping me out! <3 You can try downloading anti-MALWARE program and that should help to get rid of any PUPs, malware or outdated files and possible system vulnerabilities. Cleaning junk files might make a significant difference on the speed and performanceOliviaRoss is right, mainly junk files and malware can slow down your mac. Aside from cleaning our your files, you may want to just sync your photos with ICLOUD so they won't take up too much space. You can also clear the cache: Launch CleanMyMac, then choose System Junk. Press Scan and then Clean.Clean junk files and app cache. this would make it run faster. Also disable auto-login app |
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Solve : Evaluating 2 Macs? |
Answer» Is it possible to say whether one MacBook model is better then the other? The two I am interested in is: |
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Solve : Will This Delete My Photos?? |
Answer» System PREFERENCES says that all my photos are low-resolution and they will be removed from my Mac when I sign out of my parent's ICLOUD account and the high-resolution ones will REMAIN. Will the low-resolution ones be permanently be DELETED? Please help.Yes. I suggest making a copy on local or external drive for the low resolution ones. |
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Solve : after dark screen saver program? |
Answer» Do u KNOW after DARK screen saver program for the old mac's |
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Solve : How do you know if you have a malware in Mac?? |
Answer» Is there any way to know if you have a malware in your Macbook using the available tools/software already installed in the computer? |
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Solve : Apple? |
Answer» How can I GET HELP from APPLE?On-line: https://support.apple.com/ |
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Solve : Xiaomi MI 9 - Is it worth buying?? |
Answer» Hi, |
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Solve : Make iPad stand from wire coat hanger? |
Answer» TAKE a wire coat hanger from the closet and make it into a simple stand for you iPad. Might be COMPATIBLE with Android also, I made one for mysel and then found MANY had ALREADY put up bidoes on You Tube. So I did not make a new discovery. Too bad! Here is one of the best I saw on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvgux5WIkU0 And even for Android: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxheWlLjeiM This might lead to a SHORTAGE of cot hangers in your house. |
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Solve : How come .mp3 files won't go on my iPod?? |
Answer» Everytime I try to put .mp3 files on my ipod, it says they cannot be PLAYED since my iPod doesn't support them. This just started happening about 2 months ago. You Need, yeah just have iTunes sync the file to your ipod, should be converting the file anyway......Unless he's doing it the old fashioned way of just regular drap and drop in Win Explorer.If you are using iTunes, right click on the song and click 'Convert to AAC' or 'Create AAC version.' That will convert the song into a format your iPod should be able to play. All MP3 encoders aren't the same, so the one that was used to make that MP3 might not have created a final product that works on iPod. Quote from: TorrentIt on May 04, 2009, 03:03:10 PM You Need, This is incorrect. .MP4 files are the native codec used on the iPod. However, iPods are fully capable of playing mp3's. The other posters are probably correct in that the program that converted these to mp3's probably converted them in a funky manner. If the songs will play in itunes at all, try the "convert to aac" option as suggested. |
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Solve : keyboard problem with mac mini? |
Answer» My mini does not RESPOND to the space bar on the keyboard. No problem with the keyboard when used with other computers. How can I rectify?Is it just the spacebar, and just on this keyboard? Have you tried other keyboards on the mac mini?The keyboard works OK when connected to other computers. The problem only exists on this one apple Mac mini and only space bar. All other keyboard buttons register. |
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