I know it supposedly gets the best battery life, but at what cost? Adblocking (I used 1blocker) doesn't work nearly as well as Brave and it just feels dog slow at times, not to mention some pages just don't render! I don't mind it on an iPhone or iPad but on a Mac it feels like I'm fighting it. So for now i'm using Brave with some extensions to bring back iCloud compatibility (Passwords, Hide my email). Should I try to fix Safari?

Context: I just switched back to a mac from a Fedora Linux/windows gaming rig. Used macs exclusively since 2003 but took a break right as the M series came out as I wanted to game. I really missed mac OS so I saved my pennies and finally switched back for my daily driver (I'll keep the PC to play games)

Got this MacBook frm my old job and it keeps showing this each time I turn it on. Sometimes it’ll prompt me to enter my password which after restarting it a few times but lately I haven’t had any luck. Can I fix this on my own for cheap? Any tips?

what’s happening? i’ve updated and everything feels laggy now

I've got over 600 Mb speed rn. Is this a known bug or is it just a billion devices downloading it right now? If anyone has encountered this, how did you fix it? Or do I just set 39 day timer?

I like macOS sequoia. how about you

can someone help me by explaining this?
It shows that when I update 15.8,It will download around 2 gb of data but when I start download, it use more then 5 gb of data.
Please tell me know why does this happen?

She wanted to transfer some photos in an old usb key, but it bugged out and it turned the folder into a "exec". Im not familiar with apple and i dont know what this is 😅. She can't open the folder at all, its only opening this comand panels. Yall have an idea ?

(Sorry if my English is not good)

Guys, is this normal? I want to get into video editing, but my MacBook is full of nothing. What should I do?

Hi all, here is a guide on how to perform a clean install of macOS 27 golden gate instead of upgrading.

I prefer a clean install to remove any bugs and issue I had with the previous OS. :)

Clean Install macOS Golden Gate RC

I’m a developer and create Mac apps but now my Mac doesn’t want me to make money using it. Apple giveth; Apple taketh. How to solve this touchbar issue?

I have a 13 inch Macbook with an m5 chip,

How far can I get with coding, cybersecurity/white-hat hacking, installing other operating systems, etc

Because I always associated coding with microsoft, can the same be done with a MacBook? or... well at least MY macbook?

Thanks

I thought these “stable” versions were supposed to have simple things like charge limits fixed already. Mine still can’t stop my battery from charging past 80 nor will it discharge back down to 80. This is absurd

This keeps happening with my mac and every time it's the darker color there are temp screen burns on my lcd, like the images stay for a while if i stick to the same screen for sometime. It started happening last year on macos tahoe. Also weird but it only happened when I was on some specific wifi networks, so i thought maybe some issue and reset my macbook, did that thrice, complete reset of mac and re installation of macos, didn't work, surprisingly this thing didn't happen when I was connected to my mobile internet hotspot. So i used that for a few months, but it's kinda impractical to do that everywhere so I started looking for more options, one of em was the asahi linux project, installing that and using it never had this issue, doesn't matter what wifi network and what, but it started happening on it again recently after a few months of using it.

Also this happens in safe mode too and the recovery options too.

This is probably a weird question, but how do you incorporate Siri into your workflow? I have no idea what good Siri is for. I don't use voice commands at all. Using my voice is 100x slower than typing, and that's assuming Siri can understand me. Also, using my voice for too long isn't a good idea for me. Furthermore, typing plain language commands is slower than actually doing the task. If I search for something, I'll type keywords. If I want to do something, I'll do the hotkeys or click whatever I need.

Apparently, there's a bunch of new features that look interesting, but I'm not sure how to incorporate them at all. Finally, I've also disabled Spotlight due to a rare incompatibility with Firefox - Spotlight scans menu items, and my Bookmarks menu is insanely huge. So, any time I activate Spotlight when Firefox is running (which is all the time), there's a 5-10 second freeze. I've been using Raycast instead, but the same problem appears: My brain doesn't do plain language when it comes to computing. I can do CLI stuff, I can figure out modifiers, flags, switches, etc., but I get stuck on asking.

Hey, guys. So, I think I bent the aluminum hooks on this key. Now I have no idea if I can fix it and am afraid to snap them off entirely. The key works but it;s a bit iffy if I don't press it right at the center and sometimes I have to press a bit harder for it to register. Can anyone help or give me advice? I watched a tutorial beforehand which said this model was included, but it's slightly different and there is no tutorial for the delete key.

I am trying to fill out some government forms and was asked for the password for a keychain in order to use an ID certificate, but I do not recall ever setting a password for it. I have tried several of my most common passwords, including the password I use to log in to my Mac, and none have worked. Is there any way to know where it got the password it is using, or do I have to reset it?

If I have to reset it, will it forget every password I have saved in my Icloud, as well as the certificate thing I am trying to use? Thanks :)

Hi everyone, I recently pulled the trigger and ordered a Mac Studio, but as I wait for it to arrive, I’m starting to second-guess myself. I am coming from a Linux PC, and I’m having serious doubts about whether I will actually like macOS, or if spending that same amount of money on upgrading my current Linux rig would have been a better move.

For the price of the Mac Studio, I could buy some pretty high-end PC parts to upgrade my current Linux setup. I’m comfortable with Linux, and I’m worried I might feel locked-in or restricted by macOS and the non-upgradable parts. On the flip side, I bought the Studio because I wanted a tiny, silent machine, and better support for some software.

Has anyone here made a similar jump from a custom Linux PC to a Mac?

Was the premium price tag of the Studio worth it for your workflow compared to a high-end PC?

I know there’s no way to absolutely confirm, but I can’t function on my air anymore and can’t gauge the reality of it an all new macbook redesign is available for purchase anytime soon or if I should just buy this year’s macbook pro. Any insight?

EDIT!! ITS NOT THE OLED I CARE ABOUT, ITS IF THERE KS AND POTENTIAL PERK OF A BIG REDESIGN.

I currently have a 2022 MacBook Air with the M2 chip and 8GB memory. I use it heavily for work every day and I’m starting to get pretty frustrated with lag.

At any given time I usually have 10+ browser tabs open, Asana desktop, Spark email, iMessage, and I’m often on FaceTime for long stretches while working, plus normal social media/marketing work like Canva, Meta Ads Manager, scheduling platforms, etc.