Everything Apple (the Mac heads thread)

Isn't checkerboarding how transparency is presented on ios? Or is it actually baked in if you're looking at it on other devices?

Does Audio MIDI Setup (system app) show them as a possible audio output device?

Anyone on here good with excel macros?

Saving an excel sheet as a CSV works in windows but fails on Mac. I think due to the warning message that pops up.

No-one writes excel macros these days

Looks like this bc I don’t think it’s saving as a png

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Got a link to the site / image you want to download?

Anyone worked out a way to fix the forum number pas pop up problem?

Nope, updated to 16.3.1 and still gubbed.

I don't know about Mac but Application.DisplayAlerts = False normally supresses warning messages.

I used a 2012 mini ipad until they stopped being supported late last year.

If they want to money gun it then apple tv + monitor/screen and then one of them lovely wooden box things to put it all on.

eurgh and now my Garmin 945 won't connect to iPhone ffs

This got me chuckling because I know them feels.

Anyone got an iPhone 12/13 Mini they’d like to sell?

I have an old MacBook Pro 15" (late 2013) that my son was using for schoolwork and Roblox. He dropped it and the LCD cracked so I've been looking to replace the display which seems a pretty straightforward swap. I've been looking on eBay but thought I'd see if anyone on here might have an old 15" MacBook from 2013-2104 they want to get rid of. Either in working order or broken as long as the display is still good. Bit of a long shot but you never know!

Checked ebay for broken ones? Seem to recall heaps when I looked for a cheap laptop a while ago

Apple will cripple all USB C cables that aren't in the "Made for iPhone" programme.

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Yeah, got my eye on a couple but some feel like a bit of a gamble on whether the display is still working or not. Also quite surprised how much a 10yr old broken MacBook can go for.

Also quite surprised how much a 10yr old broken MacBook can go for.

Maybe I should dig my old machines out!

When using the iPhone 14 Pro's with the Apple leather cases (or the silicone ones, for that matter) - do you really see what color the phone is, when the case is on, looking at the front of the phone?
It does look that way in the official photos (see the thin silver line between the black border of the display and the brown leather in the shot below), but if I recall correctly in the past even the black border was partially covered by the case wrapping around the edges, no?

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It’s like wearing silver collar stiffeners in your work shirt, other people can’t see but you know.

I think i have answered this myself but i need a new macbook pro, the old workhorse has a screen that is unreadable with jumpy fuzzy lines and a battery that is no longer doing it's thing. I have a Mac studio that does heavy lifting and i take it to studios and use their Eizo's but i still need to tether the camera now and again on location or even at home and i'm not dragging the studio/screen from room to room for a little tabletop set shooting.
found the older M1 32gb 1tb machines new for £2400 (ex vat) which saves £700 on a current model, i could get away with 500gb as it's capture only and old jobs bet backed up and an M2 500gb 32gb new model is £2580 (ex vat)

which one should i buy out of the M1 1Tb or M2 500gb?
im trying to save money as spending a lot on trades/brass taps and fancy tiles right now.

edit: i forgot say that i feel ram is still key for photoshop and processor not so much so it has to be 32gb min though if i had to do huge on set retouch then the mac studio will have to be used though i feel the M processor is such a huge step up form intel all this cogitation is probably a bit moot.

Selling an iphone 12 in good used condition in case anyone's in the market:
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/384593/

You’ll be surprised how good the M processors are compared to the old intel. I have a M1 Mini with 16gb, and that handles my GFX100 files fine.

Well I just looked at the refurb store and ordered an M1 Pro 1TB 32gb for £1915 (no vat) so another £500 saved.
Could have got the Max for another £250 but couldn’t see the point as I doubt I’ll see any benefit from that as I rarely have to process out thousands of tiffs on the road.

Same spec as mine. It just ploughs through stuff, doubt you won’t like it

If I wanted a mac mini for homework and browsing and not much else tbh, what model (second hand) should I look at?