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OWC / Newer Technology

How To Calibrate a Mac Laptop’s Power System

January 23, 2019by robertNo Comments

While Newertech Batteries Are Shipped Up To 30% Pre-Charged…

It’s absolutely essential to calibrate the power management system after installing any new battery from NewerTech or any other top brand. The power calibration process syncs the computer’s power management system with the battery which allows:

  • Your new battery to achieve its fullest charge capacity.
  • Your new battery to reach its full lifespan.
  • The system to accurately display the battery level.

Tip: You may have more life in your stock battery than you think!
You can also use this power system recalibration guide with the stock battery that came with your Apple laptop.

13-inch MacBook Air with NewerTech battery installed.

Calibrating The Power Management System Is Easy To Do.

After The New Battery Is Installed…

  1. STEP 1 - POWER UP

    Step 1 – Verify Installation

    • To ensure the new battery is properly installed, turn the computer on without the power adapter connected.
    • If the computer starts up normally, the battery is properly installed and you can proceed to Step 2.
    • If the computer does not start up, please double-check the battery install instructions to ensure it’s correctly installed.
  2. STEP 2 - Charge The Battery To 100%

    Step 2 – Charge The Battery To 100%

    • Shut down the computer and then connect the power adapter.
    • Keep the computer plugged in until the light on the power connector turns green indicating a 100% charge.
  3. STEP 3 - Charge Two More Hours

    Step 3 – Charge Two More Hours

    • After the battery is 100% charged, keep the power adapter plugged into the computer for an additional 2+ hours.
    • The computer can be powered up and used during this time.
  4. STEP 4 - emporarily Change the Energy Saver Settings

    Step 4 – Temporarily Change the Energy Saver Settings

    • If the computer is off, you’ll need to turn it on.
    • In OS X System Preferences click on the Energy Saver preferences.
    • In the Energy Saver / Battery preferences:
      • Set the “Turn display off after:” slider to “Never”
        Various Mac models may have two sliders for “computer sleep” and “display sleep”. If you have two sliders, simply slide both to the right to set them to “Never”
      • UNCHECK “Put hard disks to sleep when possible”
      • UNCHECK “Slightly dim the display while on battery power”
      Note: The location / existence of certain settings may shift or vary depending on your computer model or OS version.
      OS X Energy Saver preferences, Battery tab
    • In the Energy Saver / Power Adapter preferences:
      • Set the “Turn display off after:” slider to “Never”
        Various Mac models may have two sliders for “computer sleep” and “display sleep”. If you have two sliders, simply slide both to the right to set them to “Never”
      • CHECK “Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off”
        Note: this setting may or may not be available depending on your model or OS version.
      • UNCHECK “Put hard disks to sleep when possible”
      Note: The location / existence of certain settings may shift or vary depending on your computer model or OS version.
      OS X Energy Saver preferences, Power Adapter tab
  5. STEP 5 - Unplug And Drain The Battery

    Step 5 – Unplug And Drain The Battery

    • Unplug the power adapter.
    • Leave the computer on until it automatically shuts down.
    • You can use the computer during this step, but don’t put the computer through heavy use to deplete the battery faster. Steady, even usage is better for power system calibration.
  6. STEP 6 - Leave It Off And Unplugged

    Step 6 – Leave It Off And Unplugged

    • After the computer has automatically shut down, leave it shut down for at least 5 hours or overnight. This will ensure the battery is completely drained of energy.
  7. STEP 7 - Charge To 100% Again

    Step 7 – Charge To 100% Again

    • Plug the computer back in until the battery is 100% charged.
    • While plugged in, the computer can be used.
    • This is also a good time to go back and select your desired Energy Saver preferences.

AND THAT’S IT.

After this essential calibration, the new battery will be able to achieve its fullest charge and reach its full lifespan, and the system will display an accurate battery level. You can also reuse these steps to recalibrate the power management system every few months if desired.

OWC / Newer Technology

New Battery Replacement Kits for MacBook Pro Retina Models Now Available

January 23, 2019by robertNo Comments

NewerTech announced today the availability of NewerTech MacBook Pro Retina Battery Replacement Kits. NewerTech helps to put the power into users’ hands with this complete installation toolkit.

The new kits are designed for users who are familiar and comfortable with multifaceted installation projects, and for whom the idea of handing over their computer to someone else and experiencing days of downtime is just not ideal. Everything needed to remove and replace a glued-in OEM battery in a 2012 – 2015 MacBook Pro Retina is included and has been tested for usability and reliability (including the adhesive remover).

The NewerTech MacBook Pro Retina Battery Replacement Kit is available in four versions, ready for installation, and comes with all parts and tools needed to get the job done:

  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch) 2012 – 2013
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch) 2013 – 2015
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch) 2012 – 2013
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch) 2013 – 2015

Each Kit Includes:

  • NewerTech NuPower battery (Lithium-ion, RoHS compliant)
  • Screwdrivers
  • Safety glasses
  • Battery removal card
  • Adhesive remover
  • Adhesive removal solution
  • Protective gloves
  • Cleaning cloth
  • Nylon probe tool
  • Quick start guide

Also available are comprehensive, model-specific video guidance on each product page and award-winning customer support.

How To, SSD, Tips and Tricks

How to Securely Erase an SSD Without Damaging the Drive

January 23, 2019by Macfixit AustraliaNo Comments

When it came to the traditional spinning hard drive, everyone pretty much knew what you meant when you wanted to get rid of all the drive’s data and encrypt the drive’s contents so that no one can detect its contents.  However, when it comes to SSDs(solid-state drives), traditional methods of erasing a drive such as repeatedly using data location overwrites often does little to affect the drive.

And sometimes when you overwrite the data on SSDs, there’s a big possibility that a portion of the overwritten data may still be accessible on the drive, which poses a security threat.

So, how is it possible to erase SSDs safely without compromising the function of the drive? Is it possible to permanently erase data and make it no longer accessible?

Review how the Disk Utilityfunction is a possible solution for erasing and protecting information by reading the article Disk Utility for macOS Sierra: Erase a volume using Disk Utility.

Let’s look at how to securely erase an SSD without damaging the drive.

SSD Architecture
Like we already stated, most people are aware of how to erase the traditional hard drive. These drives store data in a linear format, which makes it easy to clean up and erase them (since it’s easier to access the data to read and write it).  In short, you are getting rid of the volume and partition maps, so you can overwrite each data location according to a data pattern.

Because of how many times the data is written and the pattern used for wiping the traditional hard drive, the sanitation procedure complies with most government agency regulations (including the DOD).

Unlike traditional hard drives that have a linear pattern, SSDs have various storage combinations that make it harder to map out the layout of the drive. The multiple layers—called flashtranslation layer (or FTL)—help determine how the data is managed on the drive.

SSDs have more flash memory than they need. So, the excess memory becomes empty data blocks that are used when you rewrite the drive (as out-of-band sections).

Thanks to the various mapping layers of the drive and how the flash controller handles the distribution of memory on the drive, it makes it very difficult (almost impossible) to get rid of traces of all data ever written on the drive.

For example, when editing a document you have created, you would think the changes made to the document would erase the data that was replaced. Instead of the data blocks with the original data being rewritten with the new data, the original data is left untouched, and the new data is stored in available empty data blocks. The physical map of the drive is changed because the new edits create an update that point to the newly-filled data blocks.  Therefore, the original data blocks no longer in use will read as free space but are still filled with the original data. Also, these data blocks will remain accessible until the SSD’s garbage collection system takes care of it.

Because of the FTL architecture, it is impossible for a traditional hard drive erasefunction to get rid of all the data on an SSD since some data locations will not be accessible.

SSD Secure Erase
The designers of the solid-state drive realized there needs to be a simple way to clean an SSD thoroughly. The ATA command is one solution to this problem. The NVMe command was also a proposed solution for cleaning SSDs effectively.  Also, the designers proposed a Secure Erase Unit to clean SATA-based SSDs, and the Format NVM to clean PCIe-based SSDs.

There are two primary ways SSDs securely erase their data. For SSDs that use the encryption function that’s in the controller, the crypto-erase format is used that will allow changes to the internal encryption key, which will render the data unreadable. Another way to erase data securely on an SSD is to use the block erase format that will allow you to do a full media erase (even the FTL memory and out-of-banddata). There are also SSDs that can combine the use of crypto-erase and full media erase.

Unfortunately, SSD designers did not create software utility apps to support Format NVM or Secure Erase Unit natively on Mac computers.   Most Mac users will have to employ the use of a Linux-based SSD utility program(hopefully created by the SSD manufacturer) or a bootable Windows partitioning and formatting utility that will allow the Mac to run the Secure Erase function.

Since some companies that create SSDs don’t have utility programs that allow you to run the secure erase feature, you may have to opt for using a third-party utility app such as GPartedor PartedMagic.

The Encryption Option
As already stated, some SSDs have simplified securely erasing their data using the crypto-erase function which renders the data inaccessible.  They are often referred to as Self-Encrypting Drives (or SEDs).   Also, please be reminded of the various utility programs out there that can change or remove the encryption key.

FileVault is an awesome disk encryption system or encryption function feature in APFS utilized by Mac computers that securely cleanthe drive. If you did not set up the FileVault feature when you first set up your Mac, you can do so using the steps explained in the article:Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac.

Once the encryption feature is available, you can clean your drive with the Mac’s Disk Utility Erase function and erase the 256-bit encryption key on the drive. When the encryption key is deleted, all information that used to be available on the drive will no longer be accessible.

If you still feel the need to take a further step (like to deter forensic recovery methods), you can do a flash memory reset.

One More Thing
If your SSD has built-in encryption features, you can physically destroy the drive’s controller to prevent the ability to recover the data. Since the flash memory chips encrypt data, the destruction of the controller renders them inoperable. However, if you want an extra layer of protection, you can destroy the flash memory chips also by drilling a few holes in them.

Wrap Up
As stated earlier, the problem with erasing SSDs comes from trying to treat them like traditional hard drives. You can’t just overwrite the data multiple times because it does not work on an SSD. Therefore, you have to do a little more than just overwrite the data. The best option is to use encryption features on your Mac when you first set it up.

You can’t go wrong using the encryption features with an SSD. Fortunately, most SSDs have their own encryption tools to make cleaning your drive a simple process. However, even users who have SSDs that are SEDs can benefit from the Mac’sencryption system because it gives them another layer of control over how their data is stored and removed.

How To, Macbook Pro Installation Guides, Macbook Pro Retina, OWC / Newer Technology, Product recommendation, Tips and Tricks

How to check the condition of your Macbook Battery

October 24, 2018by Macfixit AustraliaNo Comments

If you’re wondering why your laptop keeps dying, hopefully,the following information will help you decide to finally get that MacBook battery replaced.

You’ve had your MacBook for years, so you should not be surprised that it’s now hardly keeping a charge like it used to do.

It’s kind of frustrating trying to see how long your charge will last before your MacBook goes completely dead. After all, no one wants to find a dead laptop when they are expecting to do some work on it. Knowing what to expect from your current battery’s performance can make life a lot easier when trying to determine how much time you have before the battery goes dead.

Checking Your MacBook’s Battery Condition

To find out about your battery’s performance, you can go to the menu bar and select the battery icon. One of four battery states will be displayed:

  1. Service Battery:The battery isn’t performing properly, and your MacBook needs to be taken to an authorized Apple store or computer repair store to be serviced. However, you can still work on your MacBook until you go get it serviced because the problem should not affect other parts of your computer.
  2. Replace Soon:The battery is performing at its best, but the battery is not holding a charge likeit used to when you first got it.  You can still use your computer until you get ready to get the battery replaced.
  3. Replace Now:The battery is performing at its best, but the battery has a highly noticeable decrease in performance when it comes to holding a charge. However, you can still use your computer until you get ready to get the battery replaced.
  4. Normal:The battery is performing at its best.

Regardless of the condition, you still have some time to use the battery before deciding on getting a new one or a new MacBook.

Determining Your Battery Cycle Count

Although battery cycles may vary for various types of MacBooks, most are able to endure at least 1,000 cycles. A cycle count is made when you fully recharge a battery after the battery has run down completely. That means, you can drain your battery over halfway (about 60%) one day and recharge it, and it won’t count as a full cycle until the battery has done a complete depletion before recharging it.

When your battery has done 1000 cycles, your battery can function at a capacity as high as 80%.  Your battery can endure more than 1000 cycles but expect your battery to work at a much-diminished capacity. If you want to check your present cycle count, you can always go to the System Report tool to find out how many cycles your battery has completed.

When you press the Alt key and select the Apple icon (in the upper-left corner), you will see the System Report option. Click on System Report and click the Power option from the left panel. You should then see the term “Cycle Count” in the Battery Information Section under the “Health Information” section.

Replacing Your MacBook’s Battery

Those needing to have their battery replaced need to take their MacBook to an authorized Apple Store or computer store with authorized personnel to have their battery replaced. If you go to an authorised Apple Store, you can expect to pay between $189 and $500 to have your battery replaced. Alternatively, you can do it yourself with a new battery from NewerTech for as low as $124.99 – as well as being cheaper, this option also allows you to replace old batteries in machines for which Apple will no longer provide service.

If you chose to purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan, then the process of replacing your battery becomes a whole lot easier if your MacBook’s warranty has not expired. If you’re still covered under warranty, you can get the whole MacBook replaced instead of buying a battery.

 

How To

How hackers can hijack your Mac’s processor via Cryptojacking

October 18, 2018by Macfixit AustraliaNo Comments

When the fans on your Mac are working overtime (and even making a lot of noise) to keep your computer cool, and the battery seems to be performing poorly with each charge, then you may be encountering the results of cryptojacking.

Keep in mind that these experiences can also be the result of other factors. For instance, hot weather can affect your Mac’s ability to cool and run properly. Also, audio/video processing can cause your Mac to take a dive in performance—especially when engaged in a lot of simultaneous processes.

But you can’t rule out the possibility that you have been a victim of cryptojacking. We will explore the concept of cryptocurrency and how the mining of cryptocurrency may be impacting the performance of your Mac

Cryptojacking: Malware with a Friendly Face
Cryptojacking is the ability to take advantage of your Mac’s processor to make money.  The goal of cryptojacking is to use your Mac’s processing power to solve complex mathematical equations to unlock access to cryptocurrency. Each solved equation will be worth coins or fractions of coins in the targeted cryptocurrency the hacker is mining.

It’s called cryptojacking because this mining of cryptocoins via the use of your Mac’s processor is being done without your consent. But first, let’s take a moment and discuss the pursuit of bitcoins, so you can understand why hackers are cryptojacking people’s Macs for their processing power.

Coin mining is simply the process by which people obtain a well-known cryptocurrency called Bitcoins. When coin mining first began, all a computer had to do was complete a simple mathematical task for the user to earn coins. As cryptocurrency grew in popularity, the mathematical equations that had to be performed became more difficult to perform by a single computer in a reasonable amount of time.  Therefore, people began using specialty-made computers that worked together to solve the equations and gain cryptocurrency within a decent amount of time.

Coin mining increased in difficulty as the demand for cryptocurrency grew, which meant people could no longer use a simple computer to solve the equations anymore.  Coin mining now requires computers specifically designed to work together to solve individual parts of the equation. This notion of using various computers to work on a specific part of the equation has led to the onset of cryptojacking.

Hackers discovered they could have multiple computers working for them to solve specific parts of a complex equation by installing mining software onto the computers of unsuspecting users. Then, the hacker takes over that person’s computer processor without the person’s consent and starts performing various processes to gain cryptocoins.

Types of Cryptojacking
There are two ways cryptojackers take over a person’s computer to use coin mining. software. One less commonly used way is to introduce the mining app through traditional Trojan malware. The trojan will imitate a well-known app. Once the unsuspecting user has downloaded the imitation app, the coin mining software gets installed and goes to work coin mining.

The other (and more common) way Mac users become prey to cryptojacking is by visiting a hacked website. Hackers use JavaScript because it can run on all web browsers.  All the cryptojackers need to do to implant the mining software is either input the JavaScript mining code into a website that’s been hacked or input the JavaScript in ads that will be placed on several websites. Once you go to the hacked website, your Mac will be cryptojacked and will start running the cryptocurrency mining code.

The second and more common approach to cryptojacking a Mac offers hackers many benefits. For starters, the process is relatively simple to implement because all they need to do is create and place an ad with an online advertising service that will spread the ad to multiple websites. Unlike the less common approach, the hacker doesn’t have to convince the user to download and use an app to start running the mining code. The ad on the webpage requires no installation code. The browser used to access the website will continue running the mining code while the webpage is open.

How Can You Tell Cryptojacking is Happening to Your Mac
The art of cryptojacking is in its infancy stage, so the methods to implement it all tend to use JavaScript. JavaScript uses a lot of your computer’s power and rapidly increases CPU usage. You can use the activity monitor app that comes with your Mac to discover the culprit behind the excess memory usage. To use the app:

  1. Go to /Applications/Utilities and select Activity Monitor.
  2. Select the CPU tab in the Activity Monitor window.

When you select the CPU in the Activity Monitor window, you will see a graph at the bottom of the window that displays the CPU usage. Any time you go to the internet and open a web page, you will see the usage go up on the graph while the page is loading. Once the page is loaded, the usage graph returns to normal.  However, when you go to a web page that has cryptojacking taking place, you will see the CPU usage on the graph go up very fast and remain that way the whole time you are on the web page. When you leave the website or close your web browser, you will see the CPU usage drop back to normal.

If you don’t want the Activity Monitor window open on the desktop while working, you can always click on the Activity Monitor dock icon to show the CPU usage history. Just select Dock Icon from the Activity Monitor menu and close the current Activity Monitor window.

An example of a page that impacts CPU usage because of cryptocurrency mining is  TheHopepage.org (ran by UNICEF).  Unlike the illegal pages that cryptojack your Mac without your consent, this page asks for your consent to have some of your Mac’s processing power (that you set yourself) to mine for cryptocurrency as donations to provide food, water and vaccinations for children. When you close the web page, the website is no longer mining from your computer. Other sites that are involved in cryptojacking usually don’t ask for your permission and tell you why they want to use some of your computer’s processing power.

 

Cryptojacking Prevention
Since cryptojacking involves the use of JavaScript, you can use ad-blocking browser extensions to protect your computer from most cryptojacking websites. For example, you can use MinerBlock, No Coin, Adblock (and Adblock Plus) to help combat cryptojacking attempts on your computer. These extensions have a working database of sites that utilize cryptojacking methods. However, not all ad blocking extensions prevent cryptojacking, so you may have to check the setting of the extension you use (if you choose one not already mentioned above) to see if it has a cryptojacking prevention tool.

You can also use anti-malware apps (like the premium version of Malwarebytes) that have cryptojacking prevention features that prevent cryptojacking sites like Coinhive from using your Mac. Coinhive is a popular coin mining service that employs the use of JavaScript code to take a cut of a website’s generated cryptocurrency. There are also websites that heartily use Coinhive to generate cryptocurrency on their sites.

When it comes to the less common technique of cryptojacking—using an app—the more popular apps used to be Miner-D, DevilRobber and Coinbitminer until Apple created a security update that prevented these apps from being successful.

Nowadays, you won’t find many mining apps around like mshelper, a cryptojacking app that has not yet been figured out as to how it works. One thing IT scholars do know is that mshelper tends to work in conjunction with other downloaded apps (like Flash updater).

You can use an anti-malware app to remove mshelper, but your Activity Monitor app should also work. Just follow these steps:

  1. Go to /Applications/Utilities and select Activity Monitor.
  2. Select the CPU tab in the Activity Monitor window.
  3. In the Search field, type mshelper and hit return.
  4. If you don’t see anything listed from your search, then that means the app is not present on your Mac.
  5. If you do see “mshelper” listed from your search, then that means the app is, present on your Mac. Select the mshelper app from the list and then select the Force Process to Quit button (the button with the circle and an “X” going through it) found at the top left section of the Activity Monitor toolbar.

When the app has stopped, you will now need to remove two files from your Mac:

  1. Go to Finder and select /Library/LaunchDaemons/.
  2. Find the file named com.pplauncher.plist, and delete it.
  3. To find the second file that needs deleting, go to Finder and select /Library/Application Support/.
  4. Find the file named pplauncher, and delete it.

Make sure you are searching the startup drive’s Library folder and not your personal Library folder.

The Friendly Side of Cryptojacking

Cryptojacking is a friendlier type of malware because it only uses your computer’s processor and does not try to damage your computer. Also, this type of malware is not designed to steal personal information or ransom your data.

Since the increase in cryptojacking, there has been a decrease in ransomware attacks because hackers tend to get caught more often while using ransomware than they do while using coin mining software. Also, there is an increase in websites that offer consensual cryptomining opportunities to decrease the presence of ads on their websites. For example, those who read Salon have probably observed the opportunity to remove ads from their view of the site by consenting to cryptomining.

Since Salon’s coin mining is in the beta stage, it probably won’t be a permanent substitute for ad revenue. However, it is noteworthy to see how some sites are using cryptomining without stealing the use of someone’s computer processor.

iOS, iPhone

One Bad Apple? Top Apple Experts Weigh In on Controversial Slow iPhones

April 11, 2018by Samantha MendozaNo Comments

Last year, reports about the slow performance of older iPhone models broke out, prompting speculations and conspiracy theories about the sudden changes. Reddit users first highlighted the speed problem, contemplating about its possible causes.

Apps take longer than usual to load, and speakers are less loud. Other observable changes include lower frame rates while scrolling, backlight dimming. Apps refreshing in the background require reloading upon launch, and in extreme cases, camera flash will be disabled as visible in the camera UI.

Some changes may not be noticeable for some users, but the furore has brought the issue to the fore, fueling a plethora of misinformation and accusations. Many theorize that the tech giant itself is largely involved, that the move to slow down the performance of older iPhone models is deliberate.

Some even go as far as saying that the motive is to convince users to switch to newer iPhone models. The uproar is understandable since Apple prides itself in providing the best user experience.

Indeed, it is a murky business of pure speculations and diverse claims, but what do the tech experts say? We have asked more than a dozen leading specialists about their opinions. Read on if you want to know whether Apple deliberately slowed down the performance of older iPhones.

After you finish reading, you can form your own judgment and make up your own mind. Keeping yourself updated about the happenings in the world of technology can enlighten you about pressing issues you experience yourself and avoid the unnecessary jumping to conclusions.


Jeffrey Mincey, Bohemian Boomer

  “Yes, Apple has admitted to slowing down certain older iPhones to prevent performance issues as batteries aged. Apple did the right thing but should have been more open and transparent about the change. Any consideration of Apple ‘throttling’ iPhones to give customers an incentive to upgrade goes against Apple’s history of making iOS upgrades available on many older models; far more than Android OS. Think about what those upgrades mean to customers.”

About Jeffrey Mincey

Jeffrey Mincey’s passion is his family and the Mac. Sometimes forgetting which comes first, he makes a living using the Mac and PCs which helps his family do all that they love. That is why he together with his wife, Jesse, created Bohemian Boomer

For five years Jeffrey has been a staff writer for the popular Mac review site, Mac360. That association has given him a wonderful opportunity to review the best (and worst) of Mac applications


Benny Ling, Apple Talk

“Apple definitely slowed down older iPhones, saying as much in a series of public statements and support articles published to customers. From what I’ve read, it seems they slowed down older iPhones with chemically-aged batteries for the right reasons, even if they went about it the wrong way. Whether you think slower devices is better than the ones which operate at full performance but have a chance to shut down unexpectedly is up to you, which is probably why Apple will release iOS 11.3 in the not-too-distant future allowing iPhone owners to choose between the two.”

About Benny Ling

Benny is a Mac and PC enthusiast, uber-geek extraordinaire, all-around nice guy, keyboard warrior, and most definitely an introvert. He used to write for a little site called MacTalk, as well as a similar site called NZMac. Benny now manages and writes for AppleTalk Australia.


David Mark, Loop Insight

“I believe Apple throttled the performance to keep a specific set of iPhones from crashing in a specific set of circumstances. I think their goal was in service of the customer. Slowing down the processor placed less demand on the battery, extending the phone’s life as the battery started to die.” Was this intentional? I believe that is the case. But a better question is, did Apple do this to try to urge a user to buy a new iPhone. I feel certain that was never the case. If Apple was guilty of anything, it was a lack of communication about what they were doing

About David Mark

Dave is an author, developer, and entrepreneur. He’s written more than 30 books, including The Mac Programming Primer series, Ultimate Mac Programming, Learn C on the Mac, and Beginning iPhone Development.

Dave bought his first Mac back in 1984 and has never looked back. He worked at Metrowerks, purveyors of the finest black T-shirts and development tools, helped start MartianCraft, Kiddar, and SpiderWorks.


Ian Fuchs, MacTrast

“If devices showed abnormal battery performance, they may be subject to overall reduced speed to provide a more consistent experience. I believe that Apple had every intention of doing this to provide a more satisfying experience to iPhone owners, but their poor initial communication resulted in a large number of inflammatory comments about the matter. I do not believe this was done in any sort of effort to encourage upgrading, but instead to help extend the life of older phones for those that aren’t ready to upgrade .”

About Ian Fuchs

Ian, Senior Review Editor at MacTrast, has been an Apple enthusiast for years, starting in 2000 with an iMac and iMovie. In college, Ian developed skills and further interest in all things Apple. Ian’s expanding skill set increased his love for Apple’s products. Now the owner of an iPad Air 2, iPad mini, iPhone 6S Plus, Apple TV, MacBook, MacBook Pro, numerous iPods, and a classic G5 Mac Pro, he is “pretty familiar” with Apple’s products. Ian resides in Chicago, works as a Programmer & Systems Analyst at a college, loves his dog more than probably normal, spends most of his free time with his wife and plays various instruments (drums, guitar, piano, trumpet)


Jignesh Padhiyar, iGeeksBlog

“Yes, I believe that Apple deliberately throttled the performance of the older iPhones. But, the tech giant did so to prevent the smartphones from unexpected rebooting and manage power efficiently. It would be absolutely idiotic even to assume that the Cupertino-based company slowed down the older iPhones to force users to upgrade to the newer iPhones. Come on….Apple is too big a brand to even think that! All those who are calling for the heads of the iPhone maker and accusing the company to have cheated upon the users are desperately trying to malign its unparalleled reputation. They are either too jealous or cynic to distinguish between black and white! We wish Apple had been just a bit clearer on the battery slowdown issue—right from the ball one!”

About Jignesh Padhiyar

Endowed with the keen eye and huge passion for sharing info as well as killer hacks that set netizens on frenzy, Jignesh Padhiyar has come to be recognized as a new-age blogger. Mr. Padhiyar’s approach to blogging is beyond the usual lines and entirely rests on what appeals to readers and lateral thoughts.

When he is not exploring the web, discovering the cool tips in apps, you may either find him playing badminton or chess.


Christian Boyce, Christian Boyce

“Yes, I do think that Apple deliberately slowed down the performance of the older iPhones, but they did it to help users, not to chase them into purchasing new iPhones. Older iPhones have older batteries, and older batteries don’t perform the way they did when they were once new. Apple realized that older batteries (under some circumstances— that is, under heavy loads) would not be able to deliver the power needed, so they slowed the phones down— when they thought they had to— in order to keep the phones from shutting down altogether. Apple’s goal with the performance reductions was to extend the lives of older iPhones, not to get people to buy new ones. The fact that Apple has reduced the price of the battery replacement to $29 serves to emphasize the idea that Apple is really, really trying to make it easy for you to stretch the life of your iPhone— and to maintain peak performance.”

About Christian Boyce

Christian Boyce is an iPhone consultant, as well as an author of Mac-related how-to books. He started his business in 1987, three years after the introduction of the original Macintosh computer— and twenty years BEFORE the introduction of the original iPhone. His customers include art departments, designers, small businesses, and individuals wanting to learn how to use their Apple devices better and faster. Mr. Boyce resides in Santa Monica, California.


Adam Rosen, Vintage Mac Museum

“The short answer is no, I don’t think Apple deliberately slows down the performance of older iPhones But the situation is more complicated than that. Each newer iOS version tends to use more resources than its predecessor, which puts a greater strain on the hardware. The same thing happens with desktops and laptops. Without some upgrade to the hardware, a newer OS version will often run pokier than an older version. As the years go on, small changes add up. Apple tries to mitigate these effects by disabling performance throttling features.  And as we’ve learned, old batteries cause problems themselves – with all computing devices.”

About Adam Rosen

Adam Rosen is an IT consultant specializing in Apple Macintosh systems new and old, and curator of the Vintage Mac Museum. He has over 30 years of experience on the platform and lives in Boston with two cats and many Macs. He also enjoys a good libation.


Marty Yawnick, Life in Lofi 

“Not really. Each new iPhone usually gets a significantly faster processor than the previous iPhones. My iPhone 6s Plus – still a pretty beefy device – is glacially slow compared to the speed of the new iPhone X. Personally, I think the problem is that Apple is just too generous with the older devices that each new iOS supports. Just because an OS can run on an older iPhone, doesn’t mean it always should. I think while beta testing iOS upgrades, they should keep real world usage of older devices in mind. If those devices bog down and run slow, the device should not be supported. I really believe that it’s not planned obsolescence. I really believe it’s nothing sinister on the part of Apple. I just think that’s the life cycle of old hardware, whether it’s a computer, and iPad, or an iPhone.”

About Marty Yawnick

Marty Yawnick is the creator and publisher of LifeInLoFi.com, one of the original iPhoneography blogs. He is also a self-employed graphic designer in the Fort Worth/Dallas Metroplex as well as an avid Rangers baseball, Chicago Cubs, Packers and Highbury Arsenal fan. In addition to capturing random moments with whatever camera is close by (usually his iPhone), his other interests include coffee, Pink Floyd, film, music, and traveling in seats 5E and 5F with his fiancé. If you’re wondering where he’s been lately, Marty is currently working on a project about Pink Floyd The Wall, which you can check out at TheWallComplete.com.


Lloyd Chamber, DigLloyd

“One need not over-analyze this issue—it boils down to one this: The most rational approach to a real issue (degraded battery performance over time) is when and how to communicate the solution and when to release the solution. Apple’s mistake was twofold:

(1) It did not clearly announce the aging-battery life issue and effects months before enacting mitigating software changes.

(2) Apple implemented aging battery mitigations before implementing software control over it, so that anyone with time on their hands could just turn it off instead of having a few beers and talking about class-action lawsuits.

With millions of users, software changes are bound to cause problems for someone. That coupled with “no good deed goes unpunished” can only lead to headaches for users and Apple alike. The solution as with all other Apple goofs, is to communicate changes well in advance, and to ship changes only when thoroughly tested and with a “kill switch” for things like this that might go awry for some users— or at least to deflect grumpy irrational users.”

About Lloyd Chambers

Lloyd’s eponymous diglloyd.com website publishes a popular blog and a wide variety of articles and guides geared towards professional and advanced photographers. Lloyd’s print articles may be found in Photo Technique magazine.  He also runs Macintosh Performance Guide, which he gives the most sage advice on selecting and configuring a Mac, especially for photographers.

Asides from being a photographer and a computer expert, Lloyd is also an avid cyclist.


Steve Hildreth, MacPrices

“Apple has stated that their intention was to allow iPhones to operate as close to normal as possible with a depleted battery, with minimal shutdowns and freezes. This makes sense from an engineering standpoint, especially if the speed of an iPhone relies partially on battery power. Unfortunately, in this case, it appears that their engineering sense backfired from a marketing standpoint. Giving users the option of manually changing this setting is a good solution.”

About Steve Hildreth

Steve Hildreth is a publisher, webmaster, & editor-in-chief of MacPrices.net. Steve is a registered Apple Developer Connection Member and has been writing for MacPrices since 1998.


Jim Martin, Tech Advisor

“There’s empirical evidence that iPhones become slower as they get older. Whether that’s done by actual throttling of performance to maintain battery life or because the older hardware simply cannot cope with the demands of the new software, iPhones running the latest version of iOS can be less responsive than when they were new. Unfortunately owners largely have no choice but to update to the latest software as Apple regularly ends support for features and apps on older versions of iOS. Some people therefore feel they’re being forced into upgrading to newer hardware.”

About Jim Martin

Jim is editor of Tech Advisor and has been testing and reviewing products for almost 20 years. These days he covers smart home, drones, laptops, tablets, gadgets, Windows, iOS, dash cams and storage. Jim is also a petrolhead and connoisseur of fine beers.


Oliver Drobnik, Cocoanetics

“Apple was having the problem that iPhones with older batteries shut down under load, while the battery gauge showed that it was still 30% or more charged. I was hit by this myself multiple times listening to podcasts (over cellular), on bluetooth headphones while it relatively cold outside.

So Apple decided to throttle devices meeting certain conditions to avoid this unfortunate shutdown. Apple solved the issue as they always do: They gather a lot of data, “captured” iPhones that were being sent in by people like me to have an AppleCare exchange for this reason, and then they devised a technical solution that would limit the number of shutdowns.

What they didn’t do is to properly communicate their conclusions and decided upon solution, maybe hoping that most people would move on to newer phones and thus the problem going away by itself. When somebody noticed that their iPhone suddenly performed like new, after having gotten a new battery, the whole story came to light.

Since we cannot do anything about Lithium-ion batteries having a limited life span and Apple decided to not have user-replaceable batteries, there need to be several things happening.

First, users need to be made aware right from the start that they can only charge their new iPhone a limited number of times.

Second, when batteries have reached the end of their useful life the user should be asked whether they want to continue to use it at degraded performance, get an inexpensive replacement battery or get a discount for trading in their phones (so that the battery can be recycled)

Apple seems to be doing all of this now. My opinion is that it should not have needed such a media uproar for them to being proactive in that regard. By waiting until “somebody complained“ the damage is now done that people tend to think Apple was doing it intentionally, to avoid service costs (from people calling AppleCare and getting devices replaced) and to leave this thorn in peoples side that might cause them to upgrade to new devices sooner.”

About Oliver Drobnik

Oliver Drobnik has been developing on Apple platforms since the first SDK was released at 2008. At the end of 2009 he turned full time developer and started his blog Cocoanetics.com. Besides doing mostly contract work for several international clients, he wrote Barcodes with iOS published by Manning. He loves to share his love for Swift by speaking at conferences. At the moment he is kept very busy by his growing family and building his first house.


Anthony Caruana, Macworld Australia

“The real question isn’t whether they did. The question to ask is whether they were right to do so without letting customers know. When we think about performance, there are several dimensions. Processor speed is just one metric. There’s also network speed, how quickly data can be read and written to storage,and the performance of the display and battery life. All of those things are balanced and traded off against each other. qSo, what we really need consider is whether slower overall system performance is a price with paying for longer battery life and if Apple was acting reasonably to their customers in slowing devices with older batteries down in order to preserve the experience of longer battery life. In my view, the decision should have been left to users  – which is what Apple will be doing with a forthcoming update to iOS.”

About Anthony Caruana

Anthony is an editor at Australian Macworld, but he has also contributed to many other publications. He appears on radio regularly but he has also appeared on A Current Affair, Today Tonight, The Project, The Business and other national TV shows.


Dan Moren, Six Colors

“Apple has acknowledged that its system which aims to preserve battery life can have an adverse performance impact on affected devices. Even though its intent—to prevent devices from shutting down suddenly under heavy load—was good, the company should have been more transparent about what it was doing in the first place.”

About Dan Moren

Dan Moren is a freelance technology journalist, prolific podcaster, and author of the sci-fi novel, “The Caledonian Gambit”. He’s been covering Apple for more than a decade and formerly served as a senior editor at Macworld.


Ric Molina, Mac Gamer HQ

“As much as I like conspiracy theories, especially those where “the man” wants to take advantage of us, I don’t think Apple did this in bad faith. Perhaps slowing down a phone could convince a few buyers to get a new iPhone, but I’d like to believe Apple has enough cash, earnings, and profits to not even imagine using shady tactics like that. But to answer your question, I do think they deliberately slowed down performance on some of the older iPhones. However, I believe they did it for the reasons they publicly explained: to prevent malfunction and devices unexpectedly shutting down. Their explanation makes complete sense. As battery life declines, performance declines too, and the only thing Apple can do to prevent embarrassing malfunctions is to throttle the few devices they have identified as critical in that regard. They should learn from this though, and try to be a little more transparent for a change.”

About Ric Molina

Ric Molina is a regular guy in his early thirties who decided to get his first Mac a few years ago. Like many, he grew up playing video games and was bummed to hear it would be difficult on a Mac. Ric realized it was a pain to find good Mac games not because they were rare, but because no one ever talked about them. Thus, he created Mac Gamer HQ in October 2012. Ric has been covering Mac gaming for the last 6 years and his work has been recognized and featured by some of the biggest tech outlets in the world, such as TechCrunch, Apple Insider, The Loop, Mac Rumors, iMore, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac and more.

 

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Slow iPhone: Is It You or Apple?

April 11, 2018by Samantha Mendoza2 Comments

Apple is one of the leading giants in technology industry, so any news about the company will spread like a bushfire. Before 2017 ended, news about deliberate slowing down of older iPhone models’ performance broke, inviting media coverage and a lot of speculations and even misinformation. If you are an iPhone user yourself who owns an older iPhone model (6, 6s, 6s Plus), you may have experienced a difference. You may have noticed how some of the apps on your phones take longer to load. The speaker volume is considerably less loud than it was originally.

There are lower frame rates when you scroll down, accompanied by gradual frame rate reductions in some applications. Background refresh of some apps might also require reloading once you launch.

It can be frustrating and worrying. Why is it happening? Do you need a new phone? Should you upgrade to the newer models?

It is not a surprise when the bulk of the blame falls on Apple itself. Conspiracy theories abound. Unfounded claims and accusations also surfaced. In fact, Apple’s admission of slowing down older iPhones’ performance resulted in at least eight separate class-action lawsuits filed in the US.

Apple even apologized. Many came to the conclusion that the tech giant deliberately did it in order to encourage users to upgrade to the newer models of iPhone.

But is it all there is to it? Did Apple do it on purpose, and was it for the reason many insisted?

It pays to sift through the misinformation before jumping to conclusions. Read this infographic to know about why your iPhone is slowing down and what you can do about it.

 

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Looking for Some Useful Things to Do with Spare Flash Drives? Here Are Some Ideas

March 7, 2018by Macfixit AustraliaNo Comments

If you’re at all like me, you probably have a bunch of old flash drives lying around – stuffed into junk drawers, hidden in a purse, stashed away in the car, spread throughout kids’ schoolbags… sound familiar?

If this is the case, read on for some interesting tips for how to get some more use out of them.

Of course, all of the usual uses for flash drives apply – they’re great for easily transferring data between computers, temporary backup locations, sending secure electronic documents via post, storing the kids’ homework, etc. – but chances are you already know about those (those uses are why we end up with so many of these devices in the first place!). In this article, we want to show you some more interesting uses of which you might not be aware.

 

Join a Bunch of Flash Drives Together as a RAID0 Array

The basic idea is this: join a bunch of flash drives together to make one large volume which, due to the system being able to split data across the multiple drives, will have much faster read and write speeds than any individual flash drive. If you have ever used an external RAID storage device, the idea is the same.

To set up a RAID0 system using flash drives, it’s best if you have a powered USB hub – something like the Anker 10 Port Hub would suit. Once you have the hub, connect your flash drives it.

Once they’re all connected, you can use Apple’s RAID Assistant software (built into all recent versions of macOS) – or 3rd party software like SoftRAID or SoftRAID Lite – select all the flash drives that show up, and create a ‘Striped (RAID 0)’ volume.

(Apple’s RAID Assistant, built into macOS)

As a note on storage size, a RAID setup will treat all of the connected flash drives as if they have the capacity of the smallest drive – if you have one 16GB drive and three 128GB drives, the RAID array will treat all the drives like they are 16GB drives (the size of the smallest single drive), giving you a total of 64GB for the entire RAID0 volume, even though the sum of all the drives is much greater.

Once you have done all of that, you will have a RAID0 array striped across the various flash drives.

Some things to note:

  • Because data is striped across all of the drives, read and write speeds will be faster than any individual drive – this can be useful if you are using this setup as a scratch editing drive for video, for example.
  • The faster the speeds of the individual flash drives, the faster the overall array will be – speeds of USB3 flash drives vary widely with the fastest drives being around 200 MB/s, and ‘normal’ drives seeing around 25 MB/s write, and less than 100MB/S read.
  • The more flash drives you use, the faster the overall array will be – because the data is striped, the more parallel reads or writes you can do at once (ie. the more drives connected), the faster it will be.
  • All of the included flash drives will need to be present for the data on the volume to be readable. This adds a level of security to anything on the disk – if one of the drives isn’t present, the data is inaccessible. If you want a way to store sensitive data, or if you’re a spy, this might be useful.
  • On the flipside of the above point, if you lose any one of the flash drives, or if one of them fails, you will lose all the data on the volume. If this could cause a problem – especially if you’re using it for video or audio production – be sure to have backups!

 

Using a Flash Drive as a Two-Factor Key

If you have ever been sent a text message by your bank, or some other service, to confirm that you are really you, you have used two-factor authentication.

While more secure than just a password alone, SMS messages sent to your phone are relatively easily spoofed (faked), and not a particularly secure form of two-factor authentication. A more secure form is one that relies on your having a physical device in your possession – this sort of thing can be achieved via an app on your smartphone or – surprise – by using an old flash drive.

The easiest way to do this is using a 3rd party app, like RohOS to convert your ordinary flash drive into a hardware token as part of a two factor system.

In short, once set up, as well as knowing your password, you will also need the flash drive present to prove that you are you – this could be set up for your internet banking login, Google account, etc. Rather than needing your phone to receive an insecure text message, you would need the physical drive – this is a lot more secure, as it can’t be electronically spoofed by someone without the drive!

The intimate details explaining how to create two-factor keys for your Mac are a bit more complicated than can be explained here – if you’re interested, I recommend checking out the documentation at RohOS.

 

Use a Flash Drive as a Portable, Bootable macOS System Disk

If you have any flash drives around that are at least 16GB in size (although more is more, despite the saying) you could set up one as portable version of a Mac. Then, you could plug the flash drive into a Mac, start up holding down the ‘option’ key to boot from the flash drive, and instantly be accessing your own installation of macOS running on the flash drive, perhaps with some essential apps installed.

Some good apps for this use are:

  • Could storage apps, like DropBox, or Google Drive – to give you an easy way to get your files onto the system
  • 1Password – to give you access to all your passwords
  • Disk utilities, like DiskWarrior, DiskDrill, or similar – for troubleshooting failed drives
  • Backup utilities, like Carbon Copy Cloner, or SuperDuper! – for cloning drives
  • System utilities, like Onyx, or TinkerTool
  • A copy of the macOS installer – for restoring the Mac to new
  • Word processing or other office apps

Once you have the flash drive connected and formatted, getting a system like this set up is fairly simple.

First, download a copy of the macOS installer from the macOS store and run it. When you get to the installation location screen, choose your flash drive, rather than Macintosh HD.

(Install a version of macOS onto your flash drive directly from the macOS Installer)

Once the installation is complete, you will be able to boot from the flash drive. Then, you can set it up however you like, with whatever apps you need – be aware that all of the Apple apps (Safari, Mail, etc.) will already be installed, so space might be a bit tight. You could always use some of the tips in our National Clean Out Your Computer Day post to help find some files you can get rid of. Having this bootable flash drive can be invaluable for troubleshooting if anything ever goes wrong with your Mac – a great use of a spare flash drive!

 

Use a Spare Flash Drive to Create a macOS Recovery Partition

This tip is similar to the above, but more suited to flash drives, as it doesn’t need as much space. The result will be a portable copy of the macOS Recovery Partition in your pocket which you can use to reinstall macOS on a computer, utilise Disk Utility, get back data from a Time Machine backup, access Terminal, and even get onto Safari on a completely dead Mac.

To set this up, first use Disk Utility to make a new partition on your flash drive – ideally about 1GB, with the format settings: Mac OS Extended (Journaled); and, GUID partition scheme.

Once that’s done, you will need to copy the Recovery Partition from your Mac to the flash drive.

If you’re using an earlier version of macOS (El Capitan or earlier), you will need to get Apple’s Recovery Disk Assistant.

If you’re using Sierra or later, you’ll need a cloning utility like Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) – I recommend this app, because they even have specific instructions to help you through the process. If you’re using CCC 4, use these instructions. If you’re using CCC 5, the instructions are here.

(Carbon Copy Cloner – a tool for cloning your Recovery Partition to a flash drive)

 

Create a Portable Linux Boot Disk

The last suggestion here is another variation on a theme – you can create your own portable computer running a version of Linux, like Ubuntu, which allows you to be up and running  pretty much anywhere. Ubuntu is a good one to try, because it will run natively on your Mac, without any mucking around.

(Completely change your Mac, and try something new, by running Ubuntu Linux from a flash drive)

Hopefully the idea is interesting enough to you that you will be willing to read further on it – the steps are a bit too involved to go into here. Fortunately, the instructions are well laid out in the Ubuntu documentation – you can find them here: Create a Bootable USB Stick on macOS.

 

We hope you found something useful that you can do with your spare flash drives – more useful than having them sit in a drawer, anyway. Have any other ideas that we missed? Let us know!

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National Clean Out Your Computer Day – a Good Distraction From Other Nearby ‘Holidays’

February 20, 2018by Macfixit AustraliaNo Comments

I could take or leave Valentine’s day (given the choice, I’d opt for ‘leave’). Fortunately, there’s another, nerdier occasion to celebrate in early February – National Clean Out Your Computer Day.

This year, the auspicious event falls on Monday, February 12th. Even if you like Valentine’s day, the space in between the two dates should give you enough time to recuperate, and enjoy both. How lucky!

The idea behind National Clean Out Your Computer Day is to remind us to dedicate some time, once a year, to organising and cleaning up the files and data on our computers. Initially proposed and sponsored in 2000 by the Institute for Business Technology, we have grown fond of the extra ‘holiday’, and the reminder to get our bits in order. In this article, we’ll share some tips to help you deal with the lowest hanging fruit.

Before we begin, we recommend making sure all of your data is BACKED UP. That is, make sure you have a completely redundant copy of all your files. We should all have this set up as a matter of good practice, but sometimes we need an occasion like Clean Out Your Computer Day to actually get it set up. If you don’t currently have any backups, stop now and set them up – you can use Apple’s built-in Time Machine software, something like Carbon Copy Cloner to make a clone of your entire hard drive, or a service like BackBlaze to keep a constantly-updated offsite copy of all your files backed up to the cloud (or, preferably, all three).

With that done, let’s look at some quick ways to clean up your Mac, and get back some space.

Desktop Folder

For many of us, the ‘Desktop’ folder on our Mac is a magnet for junk – it’s right there, easy to find, and easy to manage (up to a point). As a result, we can end up with piles of files scattered all over the place. Unfortunately, having a lot of files on your desktop can actually result in your Mac taking longer to start up, so we think you’ll agree it’s a good place to start cleaning.

The first step I take is to ruthlessly delete anything I no longer need – web pages relating to DIY projects I’m never actually going to do, screenshots from years ago when I was trying to explain something to a friend over email, ‘entertaining’ attachments from emails that have long since exhausted all their value – being brutal, using the Space Bar to preview selected files with Quick Look, and using the cmd + delete keyboard shortcut to send files to the Trash helps.

If there are files that you still need – perhaps you really are going to finish that DIY project – the easiest, laziest way to deal with them is to name them well (with any and all information you might need to find them again later), make a folder named ‘Desktop from #DATE#’ with today’s date, dump all those miscellaneous files from your Desktop in there, and dump the new folder into your Documents folder. This gets those files off the desktop, and you should be able to find anything that you need in future via Spotlight search – it’s the equivalent of stuffing a bunch of stuff into a drawer, if your drawer can hold a huge amount of things and is searchable…

If you are someone who likes having things more organised, you can really do as much filing as you want – you could make subfolders relating to projects, dates, etc. – but I’m trying to make this as easy as possible. Easy means more likely to get done!

Since most of these files will probably be small in size, and since the search on Mac has gotten so good, you should be able to find anything you need later and the overall collection won’t have too big an impact on the space available on your Mac (especially after you’ve completed the initial step of deleting un-needed files). Any files that are large enough to be significant, we’ll deal with later.

Final Note – don’t forget to empty your Trash! You can do this via the Finder menu, or by pressing shift + cmd + delete. Your space isn’t actually recovered until you delete the files from the Trash, so you will need to do this to see results.

Duplicate Files and System Files

Another couple of pieces of low-hanging fruit, we can clean up these problems with the help of some specific applications.

For duplicate files, we recommend Gemini2 – it’s a smart, dedicated app for detecting and dealing with duplicate files on your Mac. It’s free to try it out, so I recommend downloading it and seeing what it finds.

For cleaning up your System and cache files, we recommend Onyx – it is a long running, donation-supported application that can clear up a bunch of space with just a couple of button clicks.

Both of these apps do the heavy lifting for you, and will almost certainly give you back some more space, as well as cleaning out some things in the background that you didn’t even know were there – it’s like having a robot vacuum under your bed.

Dealing With the Big Stuff

After taking care of the low hanging fruit, the next most effective way to clean up a bunch of space on your Mac is to use an application to find out where all your storage space is being used, then see if there are any big files that you can get rid of.

To analyse where space is being used on your drive, we recommend DaisyDisk – it’s pretty, free to try, and easy to use.

You have to be a bit careful when deleting files, but since you have good backups in place (you do, don’t you?), you can probably clean up quite a bit of space – chances are there’s at least one video file somewhere that you no longer need but which is taking up a bunch of space.

Also, if you use a cloud service like DropBox, you can actually choose what gets synced to your computer – if you have files in your DropBox that you don’t need locally, turn syncing off for those files so they aren’t taking up your disk space!

And that’s it for now – National Clean Out Your Computer Day might be over, but even by just following those few steps above, you should have some more space on your computer, and perhaps will be slightly less anxious about how your Mac looks when it starts up…

To finish, doing this once a year is a good start but, if you found this process helpful, there’s nothing stopping you setting a reminder to run through these steps once every month or so.

Let us know how you go, or if you have any other tips to share – you can always add to this list!

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Some Tasty Keyboard Shortcuts for Getting Around MacOS

February 12, 2018by Macfixit AustraliaNo Comments

Since 1984, from the first Mac computers coming off the assembly line, keyboard shortcuts have existed to simplify certain actions. While the most revolutionary aspect of the Mac was its doing-away with the text-only interface, we still have keyboard shortcuts in the operating system – sometimes they’re just quicker than using a mouse.

Command-A, which is used for selecting all the text in an area, Command-C which is used to copy selected text, and Command-V, for pasting copied text, are a few examples of some shortcuts with which you’re probably already familiar. Additionally, there are certain keyboard shortcuts that only work with certain apps. This post will shed light on some important key combinations that you can use to save time while working, and you’ll also get a little history lesson in the process.

Before we go any further, let’s take a trip back to the foundation of macOS. Mac products today can trace their operating system to NeXTStep, the operating system used on the NeXT workstations from the second computer company created by (Apple founder) Steve Jobs. NeXTStep originated from Unix (so did Mac OSX, now macOS), an operating system that was first introduced by the researchers at Bell Labs in the 1970s.

Around that time, in 1976, two developers created a text editor known as EMACS – Editor MACroS for TECO. Despite its age, certain commands from the EMACS editor are still functional on the Mac today – in dialogue boxes, Safari address bars, TextEdit windows, and several other MacOS apps.

Some of those shortcuts include:

♣          Control-a: Position your cursor at the beginning of the line

♣          Control-b: Same thing as the arrow to the left

♣          Control-d: Deletes letters to the cursor’s right

♣          Control-e: Position the cursor at the last part of a line

♣          Control-f: Same thing with the right arrow

♣          Control-h: Same thing as clicking on delete

♣          Control-k: Delete the characters on the right side of the cursor

♣          Control-n: Same thing as the arrow pointing down

♣          Control-o: Works like the return key, but the cursor remains in the same place

♣          Control-p: Same thing as the arrow pointing up

♣          Control-v: Transports the cursor towards the end of a line or document

The great thing about these ancient EMACS shortcuts is that most of them also work with iOS when you use an external keyboard! Of course, this is because iOS has OS X – that is, UNIX – heritage.

To wrap up, here are some other keyboard shortcuts that can also take advantage of your keyboard’s arrows and are especially useful for moving around:

♣          alt/option + up arrow: Proceed to the opening of a paragraph (the preceding line break)

♣          alt/option + down arrow: Proceed to where the paragraph ended (the subsequent line break)

♣          alt/option + right arrow: Proceed to the last part of the word, then to the last part of the subsequent word, and continue like that

♣          alt/option + left arrow: Proceed to where the word starts from, then move left towards the beginning of the subsequent word, and continue

♣          Command + left arrow: Proceed to the start of the current line or the character farthest to the left on that line

♣          Command + right arrow: Proceed to the last part of the current line or to the character farthest to the right on that line

♣          Command + up arrow: Proceed to the beginning part of the document

♣          Command + down arrow: Proceed to the last part of the document

We find both both Command-Down and Command-Up are super useful in Safari, because these shortcuts take you straight to the top or bottom of the web page you’re viewing.

 

If you have a preferred keyboard shortcut that wasn’t listed here, let us know in the comments!

 

 

 

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  • 28885 G-Technology Shuttle XL 48TB 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array with Two ev Bay Adapters (6 x 8TB) 7769.99
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  • 29360 480GB Aura Pro X2 SSD Upgrade Solution for Select 2013 and Later MacBook Air & MacBook Pro 529.99 449.99
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  • 29666 4TB OWC ThunderBay RAID 5 4-Drive HDD External Storage with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1179.99
  • 29667 8TB OWC ThunderBay RAID 5 4-Drive HDD External Storage with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1549.99
  • 29669 16TB OWC ThunderBay RAID 5 4-Drive HDD External Storage with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1839.99
  • 29671 24TB OWC ThunderBay RAID 5 4-Drive HDD External Storage with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2669.99
  • 29672 32TB OWC ThunderBay RAID 5 4-Drive HDD External Storage with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2719.99
  • 29674 48TB OWC ThunderBay RAID 5 4-Drive HDD External Storage with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 4339.99
  • 29680 1.0TB OWC Envoy Pro EX Rugged High-Performance Bus-Powered SSD w/Thunderbolt 3 589.99 499.99
  • 29682 OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Bay External Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 769.99
  • 29695 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle 16TB 4-Bay (4 x 4TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array 3429.99
  • 29708 OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 4-Bay External Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 889.99 829.99
  • 30258 48.0TB OWC ThunderBay 4, four-drive HDD with dual Thunderbolt 2 ports, RAID 5 Solution 4099.99
  • 30259 48.0TB OWC ThunderBay 4, four-drive HDD with dual Thunderbolt 2 ports, RAID-ready JBOD Solution 4189.99
  • 30307 OWC Express 4M2 4-Slot M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure 569.99
  • 30385 G-Technology 1.92TB G-DRIVE Pro Thunderbolt 3 External SSD 3279.99
  • 30418 G-Technology 16TB (8 x 2TB) G-SPEED Shuttle 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 SSD RAID Array 14139.99
  • 30419 G-Technology 8TB (8 x 1TB) G-SPEED Shuttle 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 SSD RAID Array 9509.99
  • 30452 G-Technology 960GB G-DRIVE Pro Thunderbolt 3 External SSD 2359.99
  • 30453 G-Technology 3.84TB G-DRIVE Pro Thunderbolt 3 External SSD 5699.99
  • 30454 G-Technology 7.68TB G-DRIVE Pro Thunderbolt 3 External SSD 10399
  • 29766 Sonnet Echo Express III-D Thunderbolt 3 Expansion Chassis for PCIe Cards 1909.99
  • 29771 4TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 989.99
  • 29772 8TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1189.99
  • 29774 16TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1799.99
  • 29776 24TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2039.99
  • 29777 32TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2639.99
  • 29779 48TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 4299.99
  • 29780 2TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive SSD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1999.99
  • 29781 4TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive SSD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2799.99
  • 29790 64.0GB (8 x 8.0GB) OWC DDR3 ECC PC8500 1066MHz SDRAM ECC RAM - 8-Core Only 579.99
  • 29792 96.0GB (6 x 16.0GB) OWC PC8500 DDR3 1066MHz ECC FB-DIMM 240 Pin RAM - 8-Core Only 718.99
  • 29798 2.0TB OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD Solid State Drive - 7mm 589.99
  • 29799 Sonnet Twin 10G SFP+ Dual-Port 10GbE Thunderbolt 3 Adapter 1149.99
  • 29801 1.0TB OWC Aura Pro 6G SSD + Envoy Pro Upgrade Kit for 2012/13 MacBook Pro with Retina display. 549.99
  • 29806 2.0TB Aura Pro X2 SSD Upgrade Solution for Mac Pro (Late 2013) 1489.99 1089.99
  • 29807 2.0TB OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD Solid State Drive - 7mm 849.99
  • 29810 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle 24TB 4-Bay (4 x 6TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array 3999.99
  • 29812 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle 32TB 4-Bay (4 x 8TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array 5289.99
  • 29813 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle XL 24TB 8-Bay (6 x 4TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array - Two ev Bay Adapters 5169.99
  • 29814 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle 48TB 4-Bay (4 x 12TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array 6769.99
  • 29815 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle 20TB 4-Bay (2 x 10TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array - Two ev Bay Adapters 3239.99
  • 29816 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle 24TB 4-Bay (2 x 12TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array - Two ev Bay Adapters 3589.99
  • 29817 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle XL 96TB 8-Bay (8 x 12TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array 13299.99
  • 29818 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle XL 80TB 8-Bay (8 x 10TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array 12579.99
  • 29819 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle XL 60TB 8-Bay (6 x 10TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array, Two ev Bay Adapters 9599.99
  • 29820 G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle XL 72TB 8-Bay (6 x 12TB) Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array, Two ev Bay Adapters 9599.99
  • 29830 Sonnet Echo Express SE IIIe 3-Slot Thunderbolt 3 Expansion Chassis for PCIe Cards 959.99
  • 29833 Sonnet Echo Express III-R Thunderbolt 3 Expansion Chassis for PCIe Cards 1599.99
  • 29847 Samsung 2TB 860 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD 649.99
  • 29849 Samsung 4TB 860 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD 1320.99
  • 29853 Samsung 2TB 860 PRO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD 799.99
  • 29854 Samsung 4TB 860 PRO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD 1599.99
  • 30503 Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box with 650W Power Supply 899.99
  • 30529 6.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual RAID USB 3.1 / eSATA Storage Solution 533.99
  • 30530 8.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual RAID USB 3.1 / eSATA Storage Solution 599.99
  • 30531 12.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual RAID USB 3.1 / eSATA Storage Solution 857.99
  • 30532 16.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual RAID USB 3.1 / eSATA Storage Solution 1110.99
  • 30534 24.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual RAID USB 3.1 / eSATA Storage Solution 1924.99
  • 30536 OWC Jupiter Mini-SAS Enterprise Switch 1644.99
  • 30610 Samsung X5 2TB Portable SSD 1899.99
  • 30611 Samsung X5 500GB Portable SSD 549.99 489.99
  • 30612 Samsung X5 1TB Portable SSD 829.99 839.99
  • 30624 OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID Ready 6-Bay External Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1049.99
  • 30625 12TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 0 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2099.99
  • 30626 24TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 0 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2519.99
  • 30627 72TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 0 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 6639.99
  • 30628 36TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 0 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 3239.99
  • 30629 48TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 0 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 4099.99
  • 30651 OWC ThunderBay 6, RAID 5, 6-Bay External Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1189.99
  • 30652 24TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 5 6-Drive Enterprise HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 3069.99
  • 30653 36TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 5 6-Drive Enterprise HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 3789.99
  • 30654 48TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 5 6-Drive Enterprise HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 4579.99
  • 30655 72TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 5 6-Drive Enterprise HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 7259.99
  • 30656 12TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 5 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2249.99
  • 30657 24TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 5 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2699.99
  • 30658 36TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 5 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 3359.99
  • 30660 72TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 5 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 6799.99
  • 30661 48TB OWC ThunderBay 6 RAID 5 6-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 4299.99
  • 29878 4TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 709.99
  • 29879 8TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 839.99
  • 29880 12TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 1099.99
  • 29881 16TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 1329.99
  • 29883 24TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 1799.99
  • 29884 32TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 2199.99
  • 29885 40TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 2799.99
  • 29886 48TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 3599.99
  • 29887 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID 5 Four-Bay External Storage Enclosure 569.99
  • 29888 4TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID 5 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 839.99
  • 29889 8TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID 5 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 969.99
  • 29890 12TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID 5 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 1249.99
  • 29891 16TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID 5 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 1459.99
  • 29893 24TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID 5 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 1979.99
  • 29894 32TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID 5 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 2599.99
  • 29896 48TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID 5 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution 3709.99
  • 29897 Akitio Node Pro Single-Slot PCIe to Thunderbolt 3 Expansion Chassis 709.99
  • 29899 AKiTiO Thunder3 RAID Station for 2 x HDD or SSD + Thunderbolt 3 Dock w/USB, Ethernet, SD Reader, Video 589.99
  • 29926 64.0GB (4 x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 RDIMM PC4-21300 288-pin CL19 Memory Upgrade kit for iMac Pro 979.99
  • 29927 128.0GB (4 x 32GB) 2666MHz DDR4 RDIMM PC4-21300 288-pin CL19 Memory Upgrade kit for iMac Pro 1599.99
  • 30207 Areca ARC-8050T3 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Storage 2243.99
  • 30208 Areca ARC-8050T3 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Storage Enclosure 4831.99
  • 30209 Areca ARC-8050T3 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Storage Enclosure 3827.99
  • 30210 Areca ARC-8050T3 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Storage Enclosure 2983.99
  • 30211 Areca ARC-1883ix-24 12Gb/s SAS RAID Controller 2771.99
  • 30960 1.0TB Aura Pro X2 SSD Upgrade for Mac Pro (Late 2013) 639.99
  • 30961 2.0TB Aura Pro X2 SSD Upgrade for Mac Pro (Late 2013) 1439.99 999.99
  • 30963 Sonnet 2-Port Presto 10GbE 10GBase-T Ethernet PCI Express 3.0 Card 649.99
  • 30968 Sonnet Twin 10G Thunderbolt 2 to Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter 1039.99
  • 30969 Sonnet 1TB Fusion Thunderbolt 3 External PCIe Flash Drive 1099.99
  • 30975 Sonnet Echo Express III-D Desktop Thunderbolt 2 Expansion Chassis 1659.99
  • 30976 Sonnet SF3 Series Thunderbolt 3 SxS Pro Card Reader 619.99
  • 30977 Sonnet Echo 11 Thunderbolt 3 Dock 649.99
  • 30978 Sonnet Twin 10G Thunderbolt 3 to Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter 889.99
  • 31006 2.0TB OWC Envoy Pro EX Rugged High-Performance Bus-Powered SSD w/Thunderbolt 3 889.99 729.99
  • 31013 OWC 12-Core 2.7GHz Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Processor Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro (Late 2013) - Used | OWC Tested 899.99
  • 31014 OWC 10-Core 3.0GHz Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Processor Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro (Late 2013) - Used | OWC Tested 844.99
  • 31017 OWC Mercury Helios FX 650 Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Enclosure 769.99 739.99
  • 31040 2TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Portable SSD Storage Solution 759.99
  • 31056 Sonnet Technologies RackMac Mini Version 2 - Server Rack Mount for Mac mini - Compatible with all Mac minis (2010, 2011, 2014 and 2018). 539.99 469
  • 31070 AKiTiO Thunder3 Dock Pro. The docking station for professionals. Includes Thunderbolt 3 cable. 629.99
  • 31072 AKiTiO Node Duo Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Expansion Chassis for 2 x PCIe Cards. Includes Thunderbolt 3 cable. 699.99
  • 31073 Drobo 8D 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure 2619.99
  • 30850 Macfixit Adhesive Tape for 27" iMac Display Resealing, 25-pack 549.99
  • 30862 OWC 14-Port Thunderbolt 3 Dock with Cable - Space Gray 529.99 469.99
  • 30863 OWC 14-Port Thunderbolt 3 Dock with Cable - Silver 529.99 469.99
  • 30877 Kensington AC12 Security Charging Cabinet - Universal Device 1149.99
  • 30881 64.0GB (2 x 32GB) 2666MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM PC4-21300 SO-DIMM 260 Pin Memory Upgrade Kit 819.99 699.99
  • 30885 32.0GB 2666MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM PC4-21300 SO-DIMM 260 Pin Single Module Memory Upgrade 899.99 689.99
  • 30796 G-Technology 1TB G-DRIVE mobile Pro Thunderbolt 3 External SSD 929.99 799.99
  • 31365 OWC Mercury Helios FX 650 with Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 1199.99
  • 31376 2.0TB OWC Envoy Pro USB-C NVMe M.2 SSD Solution 749.99
  • 31400 64.0GB Mac Pro Memory Matched Pair (8x 8GB) PC6400 DDR2 ECC 800MHz 240 Pin FB-DIMM Modules 779.99
  • 31401 iMac Retina 2017 64.0GB (2x 32GB) 2400MHz DDR4 PC4-19200 SO-DIMM 260 Pin CL17 Memory Upgrade Kit w/ Installation Tools 739.99
  • 31402 iMac Retina 2017 64.0GB (2x 32GB) 2400MHz DDR4 PC4-19200 SO-DIMM 260 Pin CL17 Memory Upgrade Kit 799.99
  • 31414 12.0TB HGST Ultrastar SATA Series 3.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Enterprise Class Hard Drive 749.99
  • 31419 12.0TB Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive (Helium) 699.99
  • 31420 10.0TB Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive (Helium) 669.99
  • 31421 14.0TB Seagate Exos X14 Enterprise 3.5-inch SATA 6.0 Gb/s Hard Drive 779.99
  • 31425 10.0TB Seagate 3.5-inch IronWolf Pro NAS Hard Disk Drive 919.99
  • 31429 10.0TB Toshiba 3.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Enterprise Class Hard Drive 549.99
  • 31431 12.0TB Toshiba 3.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Enterprise Class 9-Disk Hard Drive 709.99
  • 31436 14.0TB Toshiba MG07ACA Series 3.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Enterprise Class 9-Disk Hard Drive 859.99
  • 31446 Blackmagic Design UltraStudio HD Mini 1069.99
  • 31241 Sonnet Fusion SSD M.2 4X4 PCIE Card Thunderbolt Compatible 829.99
  • 31290 256.0GB (4 x 64GB) 2666MHz DDR4 LRDIMM PC4-21300 288-pin CL19 Memory Upgrade kit for iMac Pro 3039.99
  • 31321 128.0GB (8 x 16.0GB) OWC PC10600 DDR3 1333MHz ECC FB-DIMM 240 Pin RAM - 8/12-Core Only 819.99
  • 31354 XFX AMD Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Edition PCIe Graphics Card 689.99
  • 31360 Samsung 2TB T5 Portable Solid-State Drive - Black 619.99
  • 31503 G-Technology 14TB G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3 External Hard Drive 1349.99
  • 31508 60TB G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle XL (6 x 10TB) 8-Bay Thunderbolt 2 RAID Array with Two ev Bay Adapters 7759.99
  • 31509 36TB G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle XL (6 x 6TB) 8-Bay Thunderbolt 2 RAID Array with Two ev Bay Adapters 6069.99
  • 31510 64TB G-Technology G-SPEED Shuttle XL 8-Bay (8 x 8TB) Thunderbolt 2 RAID Array 9889.99
  • 31511 G-Technology 28TB 2-Bay (2 x 14TB) G-RAID Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array 2859.99
  • 31091 64.0GB (4 x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM PC4-21300 SO-DIMM 260 Pin OWC Memory Upgrade Kit 819.99 769.99
  • 31095 OWC Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics Upgrade Solution for Mac Pro (2010 - 2012) 649.99
  • 31098 16TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 Four-Drive Enterprise HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2069.99
  • 31099 24TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 Four-Drive Enterprise HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2729.99
  • 31100 32TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 Four-Drive Enterprise HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 3059.99
  • 31101 48TB OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 Four-Drive Enterprise HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 4499.99
  • 31102 2TB OWC ThunderBay RAID 4 Four-Drive SSD External Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1599.99
  • 31103 4TB OWC ThunderBay RAID 4 Four-Drive SSD External Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports 2199.99
  • 31178 2.0TB Aura Pro X2 SSD Add-in Solution for Mac mini 2014 1299.99
  • 31186 96.0GB (2 x 32GB + 2 x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 PC4-21300 SO-DIMM 260 Pin OWC Memory Upgrade Kit 1549.99 1099.99
  • 31187 128.0GB (4 x 32GB) 2666MHz DDR4 PC4-21300 SO-DIMM 260 Pin OWC Memory Upgrade Kit 1539.99 1299.99
  • 31202 1.0TB Aura Pro X2 SSD Add-On Solution for Mac mini 2014 599.99
  • 31622 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock - Thunderbolt 3 Dock and Dual-Drive RAID Solution 569.99
  • 31623 4.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock - Thunderbolt 3 Dock and Dual-Drive RAID Solution 819.99
  • 31624 6.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock - Thunderbolt 3 Dock and Dual-Drive RAID Solution 899.99
  • 31625 8.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock - Thunderbolt 3 Dock and Dual-Drive RAID Solution 929.99
  • 31626 12.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock - Thunderbolt 3 Dock and Dual-Drive RAID Solution 1199.99
  • 31627 16.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock - Thunderbolt 3 Dock and Dual-Drive RAID Solution 1349.99
  • 31629 24.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock - Thunderbolt 3 Dock and Dual-Drive RAID Solution 1899.99
  • 31630 28.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock - Thunderbolt 3 Dock and Dual-Drive RAID Solution 2099.99
  • 31666 8.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM Storage Solution with USB3.1 Gen 1 + eSATA + FW800/400 599.99
  • 31667 10.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM Storage Solution with USB3.1 Gen 1 + eSATA + FW800/400 689.99
  • 31668 12.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM Storage Solution with USB3.1 Gen 1 + eSATA + FW800/400 819.99
  • 31669 14.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro 7200RPM Storage Solution with USB3.1 Gen 1 + eSATA + FW800/400 999.99
  • 31671 LandingZone Dock - 13" MacBook Pro Touch Bar (2019 - 2 USB-C Ports) 549.99
  • 31707 2.0TB OWC Envoy Pro EX USB 3.0 Portable SSD Solution 709.99
  • 31735 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock - Black 559.99 539.99
  • 31791 Samsung SSD 860 QVO 4TB, 2.5" 7mm SATA III (550MB/s Read, 520MB/s Write) 899.99

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