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Man discovers 30 year old Apple computer still in working order

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/17/tech/30- ... index.html

I found that my iPhone XS wasn't making any shutter sound in normal Photo mode, though it would in Portrait mode. In researching, I found answers that said to just turn off Live Photo, but it was already off. (And my volume was up too.) Finally, I found a post that said essentially there are two ind...

Here's a pretty extensive article on adding an external graphics card to a Mac mini:

https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/02 ... 8-mac-mini

Which app were you using for photo editing? I suppose that task will always use lots of RAM.

I have a RØDE iXY Lightning microphone to give away. Note that this well-regarded stereo mic plugs directly into an iPhone Lightning socket. The non-removable mount is designed for an iPhone 5 and includes a button to allow you to press the home button. It is designed to fit the iPhone 5 thickness. ...

Regarding Time Machine backups and Photos (or Aperture) libraries, In the case of files such as Packages (including the Photos Library package), TM will identify any: new data (e.g. new photos in the Masters folder within your Photos Library package) and back this up modified data within your Photos...

So I took another step in the process of migrating from Aperture to Photos today. After some weeks of using Photos, I decided I could archive my Aperture Library.migratedaplibrary*, 763.83 GB, to a hard drive, then delete it from my main hard drive and my current Time Machine backups, given that it'...

Apple has been selling some iPhone SE models recently. It's worth looking.

Another solution is to use an answering machine on your land line. If a caller doesn't want to leave a message, or detects an answering machine, that tells you a lot.

On my iPhone, I get several spam calls a week. If the caller isn't in my Contacts list, I silence the ring.

It would be fun to answer such calls with AI, including one of those exceedingly fake voices we hear in spam calls.