Ask an Apple Nerd.

[Harry Hood]

what macbook pro should i get? leaning towards the 13" i7 bc retina models are weaker computers and i dont need the screen really. also think 15" is pretty huge.

[the hall of vame]

best place to sell my 17" mbp? 2.4ghz i7 quadcore, 8gb 1333 ram, 1gb gfx AMD Radeon HD 6770M... had it for a few months, practically new. always been kept in a case. good asking price?

Edited October 30, 2012 by the hall of vame

[ch00ber]

has anyone tried bootcamping windows 8?

also, i had a windows xp partition that was too small so i removed it using disk utility but i can't get that space back. anyone know how to fix this?

Edited November 4, 2012 by ch00ber

[Denton]

i have w8 release candidate on boot camp and it's fine

[phoenix]

has anyone tried bootcamping windows 8?

also, i had a windows xp partition that was too small so i removed it using disk utility but i can't get that space back. anyone know how to fix this?

Should be able to do this from Disk Utility. Select the disk, then the 'partitions tab'. Make sure you hit apply after.

[ch00ber]

yeah did that but had to do some weird trick: http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/05/fix-partition-failed-error-mac/ thanks tho

[ulysses?]

anyone have any idea if there'll be a restock on the refurbished ipad 3 16gbs?

[eggseggswhy]

Any other iphone 5 users find that the maximum volume level is a lot quieter in comparison to other iphone/ipod models? Im quite fond of playing my tunes on tinnitus mode all of the time but I feel like the max volume on the 5 is probably around the equivalent of 4/5s of the volume on other models.

is there some sneaky way around this?

[Emperor Pilaf]

I have some apple store credit, debating on getting the ipad mini or just waiting for the mini 2 with retina...

Do you think they would they release a new version within the next 6 months?

[yuppie]

I have a retarded amount of Mac/Apple/iPhone/iPad/OS X/etc knowledge about technical information, historical information, current rumors, OS 9 through OS X, iPhones, iPad, apps, applications, Adobe apps, design software, editing software, photography, etc.

Please make my retarded technical information useful as I don't know what to do with it.

Either technical help, spec information, technical explanations, recommendations, etc

Also have a lot of experience with Adobe apps, mostly Photoshop but also Illustrator, Flash, Lightroom, etc. Aperture & Final Cut also.

Ask me (almost) anything.

How can I make my Mac more secure? Something like iptables for linux, firewalls, hardening.

I want to get more into networking with my Mac. Am I doomed?

[blm14]

http://www.macshadow...dening_Mac_OS_X

Unfortunately, no amount of hardening will help you when apple doesn't release security patches for months and months, while in the meantime leaving vulnerabilities unpatched (http://nakedsecurity...c-malware-java/)

And as far as being doomed, you can always install linux on it.

Edited January 3, 2013 by blm14

[DJ_Flame]

Is the new nano worth it? Or just get a 2nd hand older gen?

[AYIYI]

so i just jailbroke my ipod touch 4G...greatest thing ever! wow

[home]

^ what does jailbreaking entail and what exactly does it do?

[blm14]

It does what apple should let you do already - see under the hood, install software outside that available in the app store, etc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_jailbreaking

[shoreman]

When I try to load the the second page of Streetwear and Denim Classifieds section on StyleForum, my Macbook Pro crashes. Virus?

Edited March 24, 2013 by TresUnCool

[Bleu1950]

why do i have to log in to Sufu & other websites every time. Are iPhone & iPad not able to save cookies? or even login details?

[dimmak]

^ Head into Settings > Safari > Autofill. There's an option to save names and passwords. Turn it on and it'll start asking you when you log in.

Edited April 11, 2013 by dimmak

[Harry Hood]

use chrome

[jackg]

Hi Friends,

Just wondering if I could get some help. I broke my samsung galaxy and a friend gave me their IPhone 4 but it is locked to a different service provider. It has the 6.1.3 firmware installed on it, does anyone know how I can unlock it??

[scamster]

hi jackg

ask your mate if they can officially unlock the iphone via the carrier. in the uk you can usually do that for free or sometimes for a small fee after the contract has expired, given its age I would safely say that would be the case.

failing that you can jailbreak it (mac or pc) then unlock it. both are very easy to do!

be quick though apple are looking to close the unlock exploit, if you wish to explore that route.

if you can though a carrier unlock is always preferable as it can never be locked again and the iPhone can easily be locked with an update to the firmware.

[jackg]

thanks scamster! much appreciated.

[mrh]

Need some Macbook help. 

 

Spilt vodka on my old macbook, instantly dead.  the apple store took out my hard drive and said theres a good chance it's ok and i can get my old files off of it.  So i got a double sided USB cord connecting the hard drive to my new macbook but nothing happens when I connect them.  When i go to migration assistant, it doesn't find the hard drive.  

 

I can live without my old stuff but my concern is that I sold my old macbook on ebay, and told the buyer I'd send the old harddrive along once I got my files off it.  I just don't want to risk sending the hard drive to him with the old macbook and have him manage to get to all my old files, incase i have personal stuff saved on there.  

 

any help would be nice.

[jbanger]

^ might be fried then

[mrh]

i talked with someone and i guess i need one of these and then it should work if it isn't damaged

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-External-Aluminum-Enclosure/dp/B00E362W9O/ref=lp_160354011_1_2/182-4155658-2154807?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1389743233&sr=1-2&tag=vglnkc3829-20

[pepper davies]

i have an old, slow mac book pro.  sometimes i close programs and they stall out so i force quit them - or sometimes i'll accidentally open a program and then force quit it before it opens.

 

are either of these bad for the computer?  i've always wondered if i should just let whatever it is process before quitting? 

[roundhouse]

closing or restarting apps through software is completely fine. hardware resets aren't as fine, though it does takes quite a number to screw up something.

maybe something else causing the slow speed, but sounds like you need to either have a fresh install of the OS or upgrade the spinning hard disk to an SSD.

[Sigur Rós]

Having trouble accessing my hotmail on both safari and mail on my iphone 4s.

Safari just turns up a "cannot open this page, server not responding" error and mail it goes "IMAP server not responding".

I've tried a full reset and deleting/adding my email again with no luck.

This is my only source in accessing my email, internet.

Anyone else with this problem?

Edited April 18, 2015 by Sigur Rós

[scamster]

don't seem to have that problem but I'm on a 6. could quite possibly be a problem with your hotmail account than a problem with the iphone 4s but the only way to check either way is to use another smartphone, computer or tablet.

[Sigur Rós]

Thanks, I just left it alone and the next day it started working again mysteriously...

I've been using my 4s because my 5s looks like this.

Does anyone know how to put this back together.

It was working fine even with the screen seperated from the iPhone (the ribbon cable still attached).

I accidently pulled the ribbon cable off, now the screen won't turn on and also the camera is out of it's slot.

Is this something I can do myself or take to applecare and not cost me a whole lot to fix?

Edited April 20, 2015 by Sigur Rós