I want to switch between my work computer (2019 MacBook Pro) and home computer (2017 MacBook Air) and use the same peripherals and connections: - USB mouse - USB keyboard - Monitor - Ethernet (optional) - Charger (optional) Is there a dock or charging station that would allow me to switch between these? Based on an older [question](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/265917/using-a-usb-c-dock-with-older-macbook-pros) , it seems that trying to use the Thunderbolt 2 connection for the MacBook Air would not work, but would a USB connection work?

I have a Samsung TV from 2018 with built in Airplay. I can stream to it from iOS 16 on an iPhone 8, from iOS 12 on an iPhone 6, but not from iOS 10 on an iPhone 5. The TV is simply not showing up in iOS 10. Ironically iOS 10 does show my Kodi instance and my neighbor's Apple TV as available; just not my own official Airplay receiver in my TV. I've never been a heavy user of Airplay but I always assumed that it's supposed to "just work" if it actually says "AirPlay" on the box, and that I wouldn't have to do research on every permutation of version numbers between my devices. Apparently that's the wrong assumption, because iOS 10 can't even stream audio to it from the looks of it. **How do I determine which AirPlay devices are actually compatible with each other?** I couldn't find this information (e.g. a table of compatible iOS and AirPlay versions) and without it it's quite difficult to even answer the question of whether this *should* work. It would feel very cheap if modern receivers can't be bothered with compatibility code though. --- - The AirPlay version as stated on the TV is 17.24.6. Whose (Apple or Samsung) version numbering scheme that is I can't tell. - All iOS devices are on the same network. - All iOS devices see the same AirPlay receivers, with the exception of iOS 10 not seeing the TV. ------ #### Update I found system requirements for airplay, which isn't exactly what I was looking for, but they state "iOS 11" as a requirement. This confuses things more, since it's decidedly nonsense — airplay is part of iOS 10 and has been around since long before it.

I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and I want to run an application which was made only for Catalina. I have downloaded “Noto” from the Mac App Store on another Mac (Running Catalina) and copied it on my flash drive. I did it using MY AppleID. When I run it on Mojave it doesn’t start. It says that I have an incompatible macOS version. 1. I tried to edit .plst file in the package contents 2. I tried to run it through terminal The app is not so popular so I can’t just download a .dmg .

Please share your experiences and reviews about NAS ([Network-Attached Storage](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage)) below. In particular, rate their compatibility with Macs, OS X, iTunes, Time Machine, AppleTV, and other Apple-specific tools. The goal is for future users to be able to easily find the best Mac-compatible NAS appliance. Rules: - Use a single answer for each NAS (no duplicates, please). - Vote (up or down) on any NAS you have experience with. Also welcome: useful reference links, such as [this one from xlr8yourmac.com](http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/mac_NAS_and_wireless.html) .

I have an Wacom Intuos 4 tablet that works perfectly, and I would like to use it on my brand new MBP running macOS 14.4.1 Sonoma. I installed the latest version of the Wacom Center and driver (macOS Driver 6.4.6-1), as well as the driver intended for the Intuos 4 (driver v6.3.41-2) which is compatible with macOS 11. Is there a workaround to make it function on macOS 14? It would be a shame to discard products that still perform very well...

How can I get a tree view like the one below on OSX? vartec@some_server:~$ ps xf PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 11519 ? S 0:00 sshd: vartec@pts/0 11520 pts/0 Ss 0:00 \_ -bash 11528 pts/0 R+ 0:00 \_ ps xf To clarify, I'm mostly interested in the tree structure, not the extended information.

Is a IEEE 1394 4 Pin Male connector compatible with the FireWire port on a Macbook Pro 15" mid-2012 non-retina (MBP 9,1) ?

I’d like to delve deeper into recovering a Photos library. The originals are very easy to get back. How/where is stuff like added locations and facial recognition/people data stored, and now pets. I’ve done a ton of work that I’d really like back. Thus I’d like to know what all the package contents are. Which files/folders/contents, besides originals/masters can be copied between libraries? Which ones contain data related to modifications and augmentation of originals? Are system changes resulting in compatibility issues interlaced with data (I really hope not)? The Sonoma update messed up my iMac, which became non-functional and the end result was a clean install, reverting back to Ventura via Catalina. It is stable again and I’ve restored everything but Photos. If Apple isn’t going to provide compatibility, I want to document a process for myself to know I can get back all my stuff just in case this happens again. Too much work in Photos to lose it. So what is that process for photos? Step one, get image files you loaded. Next?

I have an mbp late 2015 model and I want to do a DIY upgrade to the maximum compatible logic board, but I can't seem to google up any reliable information, and it turns out that as bizarre as it is, the board's port etc can be compatible from 2013 to 2014, but completely different in 2015, then completely different again in 2016? Which complicate things even more. Where can I look up a chart or a list or in my case specifically, a late 2015 A1502? So my question is where can I find information regarding the compatibility and you can answer by either giving me such information, a link, or tell me what is the maximum compatible logic board model for my machine, which is A1502 late 2015. Thanks in advance!

I've received this message on Google Drive - The folder location is controlled by macOS - and Local cache files have now been moved with an update. I use Local cache files to backup synced on an external drive, but I now have got a message saying it has been moved to my laptop. Can someone tell me how I can have all my synced files back to my external hard drive with this new update? (Photo attached)enter image description here

On the official website , it says that the new Magic Keyboard (with fingerprint sensor) is only compatible with Apple Silicon Macs, which would exclude the Intel MBP 2019 16inch model. But is there a way to make it compatible?

Similarly to how Reminders was 'upgraded' at iOS 13 - see https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/371072/old-reminders-are-gone-from-macos-10-14-6 Has there been any further significant compatibility change in iOS 16? Background: My phone is new, my Mac is old. My main workhorse Mac must remain on Mojave to retain compatibility to a significant amount of pro audio gear which will no longer function in Catalina or newer. I will not be replacing this rig until absolutely forced. An iOS update doesn't qualify as sufficient 'force'. If there are show-stopping incompatibilities I will let the phone OS fall behind too. I have no use for Reminders, so this didn't prevent my updating to iOS 13 at the time.

I just got a Macbook Pro M1 2021 model and I am looking for a compatible dock for it. I have found this product but before ordering it I would like to know if its compatible with the specific laptop. On the official Satechi website about **dual USB Type-C version**, it states Dual display not supported on Apple M1 Macs. 2020/2019/2018 MacBook Pro, 2020/2018 MacBook Air, and 2020/2018 Mac Mini. Does not support MacBook models with a single USB-C port but I was surprised to see that the **single USB Type-C** version of this product is also stated as not compatible for my Mac (it made me think that the official website is maybe not updated). More specifically it says MacBook Pro M2, MacBook Air M2, 2020/2019/2018/2017/2016 MacBook Pro, 2020/2018 MacBook Air, 2020/2018 iPad Pro, 2021 iMac M1, 2019/2017 iMac, iMac Pro, 2015/2016/2017 MacBook, Microsoft Surface Laptop 3/Surface Pro 7/Go, Google PixelBook Go, ChromeBook, Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro S, HP Spectre Convertible, Razer Blade, Huawei Matebook and more USB-C devices. I have not tried to contact the vendor (Satechi), but I posted it instead thinking that it might be interesting to more people. Please let me know if it makes sense to change the question title and make it more general. The peripherals that I am interested in connecting are : - USB 3.0 (at least 2) - USB Type C (not very important, there are some spare ports on the Mac) - HDMI for 1 4K@60Hz monitor - Ethernet adapter (1Gb would be nice) - SD card reader (nice to have) Any information or product suggestion will be much appreciated. Thanks!

I am using a Mac Mini M1 (2020) and I have a Ducky 2087 keyboard connected via USB. The keyboard works fine while active, but when I leave the Mini alone for some time, around 10-15 minutes or more, when I try logging back in, there's no keyboard input received. They keyboard's LEDs are lit, but it's like it's not connected. My only solution has been to disconnect/reconnect the keyboard and it works. If I don't leave the Mac idle the keyboard works without any issues. What could be the problem? **UPDATE** The OS is Ventura 13.1 (22C65), Mac Mini M1 16 GB RAM 256 SSD.

Hi does anyone know if the click wheel iPod classic will work with macOS Ventura? I love my click wheel Sixth generationiPod, And I’m worried if I upgrade to Ventura I will lose the capacity capacity to put new music my iPod. Thanks for any help!

I have a sort of "book" in the form of a web page. It contains text, but also images *.JPG and videos *.MP4 I would like to make this a file that can be shared with others, both Mac and Windows. Is there a good way? Can PDFs contain videos? For example, can I convert it to some "book" format that includes JPG and MP4 data? TextEdit can save in *.rtfd format ... but Windows people won't be able to read it. Safari can save as a *.webarchive ... but Windows people are excluded again. Safari can export as PDF, but the result does not have working links, nor working videos. Microsoft Word can save in a similar one-file *.mht format, but my experiments show that MP4s don't go through. Any suggestions?

Someone else asks about using a USB floppy drive on a modern Mac , and the answer is that they "still work". This implies that the answerer is talking about a USB that previously worked on a Mac, but that doesn't clarify whether a USB floppy drive marketed as a Windows product will also work for Macs. Since that question is unclear, I'll make it very explicit: _Can we assume a USB floppy drive made for Windows will necessarily also work on a Mac?_ To make the difference between my question and the other question absolutely clear, I'm not talking about whether a new version of macOS will continue to support hardware supported by an old version of macOS, in this case a USB floppy drive. I'm asking whether there is any reason to expect that a USB floppy drive marketed for Windows will fail to work with a Mac.

My Canon LIDE 600F scanner is old but still worked very well. When I upgraded to OS 10.11 my computer no longer recognized the scanner. Canon has officially stated that they are not making new drivers for this product, but I had a similar issue with my tablet not working and was able to find a solution on this site. Does anyone know of a workaround?

A couple of years ago, when I wanted to install Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 under macOS 10.13, I found a website on which users could report whether or not a certain software version worked for them under a certain OS version. It was a huge database, listing many different applications, and very helpful. On it, many users reported using software that Apple or the software manufacturers claimed were not compatible. Unfortunately I cannot find the site again. If it is still online, does anyone know the URL to this site?

I am trying to run Photoshop CS5.1 (from the Adobe CS 5.5 Web Premium suite) in MacOS 10.14 Mojave using Parallels. The host machine is a 15" MacBook Pro late 2013 with a 2GB nVidia GT750M GPU and running Catalina. However, when I try to run the program it briefly flashes the splash screen then I get an error saying it quit unexpectedly. Here is an excerpt of the error: Process: Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Path: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Identifier: com.adobe.Photoshop Version: 12.1 (12.1x20110328.r.145] [12.1) Code Type: X86-64 (Native) Parent Process: ??? Responsible: Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 User ID: 501 Date/Time: 2022-05-01 17:03:18.483 +0100 OS Version: Mac OS X 10.14.6 (18G103) Report Version: 12 Anonymous UUID: 34F192B4-EA33-C3C5-1CE6-A1D68E7455E1 Time Awake Since Boot: 110 seconds System Integrity Protection: enabled Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV) Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000 Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY Termination Signal: Segmentation fault: 11 Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0xb Terminating Process: exc handler VM Regions Near 0: --> __TEXT 0000000100000000-00000001026fc000 [ 39.0M] r-x/rwx SM=COW /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread 0 com.apple.opengl 0x00007fff385c6d79 CGLDescribeRenderer + 78 1 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00000001008ca245 AWS_CUI_GetVersionComments(OpaqueWindowPtr*, adobe::q::QDocument&, adobe::q::QString&, adobe::q::QAttributeList&, adobe::q::QDocument*, adobe::q::QProject*, long) + 6217217 2 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x000000010072d32d AWS_CUI_GetVersionComments(OpaqueWindowPtr*, adobe::q::QDocument&, adobe::q::QString&, adobe::q::QAttributeList&, adobe::q::QDocument*, adobe::q::QProject*, long) + 4525801 3 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x000000010073bd7b AWS_CUI_GetVersionComments(OpaqueWindowPtr*, adobe::q::QDocument&, adobe::q::QString&, adobe::q::QAttributeList&, adobe::q::QDocument*, adobe::q::QProject*, long) + 4585783 4 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x000000010073bf6c AWS_CUI_GetVersionComments(OpaqueWindowPtr*, adobe::q::QDocument&, adobe::q::QString&, adobe::q::QAttributeList&, adobe::q::QDocument*, adobe::q::QProject*, long) + 4586280 5 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x0000000100628f00 AWS_CUI_GetVersionComments(OpaqueWindowPtr*, adobe::q::QDocument&, adobe::q::QString&, adobe::q::QAttributeList&, adobe::q::QDocument*, adobe::q::QProject*, long) + 3459772 6 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x000000010062a097 AWS_CUI_GetVersionComments(OpaqueWindowPtr*, adobe::q::QDocument&, adobe::q::QString&, adobe::q::QAttributeList&, adobe::q::QDocument*, adobe::q::QProject*, long) + 3464275 7 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00000001006b4a45 AWS_CUI_GetVersionComments(OpaqueWindowPtr*, adobe::q::QDocument&, adobe::q::QString&, adobe::q::QAttributeList&, adobe::q::QDocument*, adobe::q::QProject*, long) + 4032001 8 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x0000000100236e15 0x100000000 + 2321941 9 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x0000000100237229 0x100000000 + 2322985 10 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x0000000100002294 0x100000000 + 8852 From this information I believe this is some sort of OpenGL issue resulting from running in Parallels rather than a general compatibility problem with this version of Photoshop and the OS. Numerous people have reported CS 5.5 mostly working fine on Mojave when installing from scratch, and I have already followed some documented steps to make it work: - Installed legacy Java runtime - Gone to system security settings and allowed app to control computer and have full disk access I also noticed that Dreamweaver works to an extent and this is probably due to it not being so reliant on hardware acceleration I already contacted Parallels support by email and their suggestion was to increase CPU and RAM allocation, but the VM already has 2 CPU cores and 4GB assigned. I could maybe try using an older OS for the VM but I don’t want to risk wasting a load of time without knowing if it will work any better. If anyone has encountered similar problem and found a workaround please let me know