All posts by mactips

Recommend a good video format coverter for mac ?

By EricaV I’m running OSX 10.9.5 on my mbp and need a reliable program to convert incompatible video files (such a .mod and others) to a mac compatible format.
I mostly just need to be able to play videos, but anything that could covert to imovie would be awesome.
Please help ! I feel like it’s a crap shoot trying these random programs online- trial version doesn’t work, nickel and diming you etc. etc.
Any, all help appreciated 😀

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Anyone else playing Runeblade?

By Phisherman81 I’ve was jumping in and out of Runeblade for a few days, and now I’ve gotten pretty far.
Anyone else playing? Mine is now in full cruise control and seems to be killing foes nonstop since yesterday afternoon. I’m approaching half a million coins at the moment.

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Is There A Forum For…

By MacM4ODA external HD’s, like the Western Digital ?
i have one for my iMac and it is malfunctioning. i constantly get this message: “unable to get status of BU disk”, so i pulled the power cord.
i called WD and their help did not……, HELP !!

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Intous Small

By anrmenchaca47 Hi, I am wondering…I am interested in purchasing a small Intuos tablet for my iMac but have been reading that smaller tablets pose a greater challenge when drawing. I have a 21″ mac and want to know if the 5.8×3.6 Intuos will work fine on this size mac. Please advise. Thanks

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It’s Her!

By roland.g It feels like a real life version of Her. Like Joaquin Phoenix, so many early adopters have fallen in love with their Apple Watch. Do you talk to your watch? Do you feel that connection when your watch pulses on your wrist? Does your watch know just what to tell you? Are you a little less connected to reality because you are in this new relationship with your watch?

Source: MacRumours

    

How to physically clean my iMac?

By sultanoflondon Hi all,
I have an iMac 27″, Late 2012 version, which I haven’t cleaned properly since I bought it.
As a result, it has become very dusty, externally, on the stand, near USB ports, the lock mount and especially where the air inlet grille is, behind the screen.
On old tower PCs in the past, I have opened it up and cleaned out the dust which has accumulated in the fans, near the motherboard, etc.
I won’t open up my iMac because it is a much more complicated procedure and not with simple screwdrivers, nuts and bolts.
Also, my iMac has started to show signs of ageing in terms of lag and responsiveness, so I think that cleaning it physically would help to reduce this effect.
How do I clean my computer effectively?
Thank you!

Source: MacRumours

    

38mm battery life not that good?

By thatsmega.net I am on my 2nd day using the 38mm sport and I am not impressed with the battery.
Yesterday I managed 13 hours and it went completely flat – it did not even enter power saver mode.
Today I have tried to play with the watch less and feel I have barely used it and after 9 hours I’m only on 52% – There are still 7 hours until bed time!
I don’t understand these people going to bed after 14-16 hours and still having 50% or so…
I have noticed a lot of fake activations with wrist detection – maybe this is the cause?

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Other than the 38SS BCB which models ship the fastest

By Whohoosier I have a 42mm SGS ordered on 4/10 12:35 Apple Time, Expected Delivery 5/29 – 6/11.
My wife wants one but doesn’t care which so I wanted to order one that gets to me the quickest to play with it.
Only want sport bands 38MM either SS Watch or Sport Model but not the pink band.
I understand Apple gives estimates but this board seems to show they are not keeping with the estimates. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I’ve tried to make heads and tails of it but I can’t figure it out.
Thank You

Source: MacRumours