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This has been an adventure. I still haven't... 1,214 Views / 17 Replies  
This has been an adventure. I still haven't gotten around to re-jailbreaking it, but I found an offline jailbreak (I think) so I can sideload unsigned apps. That makes it possible to force the App...
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 26, 2024 at 10:24 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
C2D black MacBook - power button stopped working :( 369 Views / 1 Replies  
Any ideas on how to fix this? This is an otherwise pristine top case - no cracks or anything, so I really hope there's something I can do. The button is plastic-riveted to the top case, and I can't...
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 23, 2024 at 12:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I think I'm just going to do the SATA route, the... 756 Views / 5 Replies  
I think I'm just going to do the SATA route, the more I think about it. IDE is just so effing slow compared to SATA.

Damn kids don't appreciate their bandwidth these days.
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 19, 2024 at 02:27 PM, in Mac Desktops
DDR2 FB-DIMMs for Mac Pro (2006) 624 Views / 0 Replies  
Anyone got some extras they don't mind offloading for cheap? Looks like I can get 32GB without the big heat spreaders for about $50 on eBay... 16GB for that price if I want the OEM heat spreaders. My...
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 19, 2024 at 10:42 AM, in Marketplace
The drive I have is Pioneer. Any thoughts on what... 756 Views / 5 Replies  
The drive I have is Pioneer. Any thoughts on what I might do to make it behave? Should I dismantle it and replace anything?

I can hear gears moving when it tries to eject a disc, but the tray just...
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 19, 2024 at 10:11 AM, in Mac Desktops
2006 Mac Pro with a dying ODD - what should I get as a replacement? 756 Views / 5 Replies  
This thing's ODD is dying a slow and painful death - the eject mechanism seems to be borked completely, and it's a bit noisy when reading discs.

It's IDE, and I know Apple was picky about drive...
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 18, 2024 at 06:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
Oh yeah, the graphics definitely hiccup from time... 1,214 Views / 17 Replies  
Oh yeah, the graphics definitely hiccup from time to time. The browser is nearing uselessness, unfortunately. Gab still works, but Reddit doesn't.

I wish it had a lightning port instead of the...
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 16, 2024 at 12:21 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
It was free, so that makes it the best iPad by... 1,214 Views / 17 Replies  
It was free, so that makes it the best iPad by default.

I found /r/legacyjailbreak and connected with someone on Discord who uses iOS 9 as their daily driver, so I'm figuring things out well...
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 16, 2024 at 11:31 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Jailbreaking was easy enough (although I really... 1,214 Views / 17 Replies  
Jailbreaking was easy enough (although I really wish I had an offline jailbreak available for future use), but I have no idea where to find old IPAs of apps. Any suggestions?
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 15, 2024 at 11:19 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
3rd gen (Retina) iPad - worth jailbreaking? 1,214 Views / 17 Replies  
I haven't done anything with iOS in ages. I just got my hands on a 16GB third gen iPad (Retina display and 30-pin dock connector) currently running iOS 9.3.

Is it worth jailbreaking this thing?...
Posted by shifuimam, on Mar 14, 2024 at 04:15 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I replaced the SSD first. Superchina cable from... 3,615 Views / 12 Replies  
I replaced the SSD first. Superchina cable from Amazon seems to have done the trick, though.
Posted by shifuimam, on May 30, 2023 at 07:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
No case mod required. Just shave off the sides of... 3,615 Views / 12 Replies  
No case mod required. Just shave off the sides of the LVDS connector.

Details here:
https://youtu.be/Je-_x4T5J_E?t=550

However I'm still waiting to finish this project. If the SATA cable I...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 30, 2023 at 01:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
If you end up needing more than the $3/mo iCloud+... 1,562 Views / 9 Replies  
If you end up needing more than the $3/mo iCloud+ plan, OneDrive is a better deal - Office 365 for either $70 (personal) or $100 (family) is a better deal, because you get a full terabyte of storage...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 30, 2023 at 01:23 PM, in MacNN Lounge
FWIW, OneDrive and Dropbox both support... 1,562 Views / 9 Replies  
FWIW, OneDrive and Dropbox both support automatically syncing photos and videos, provided you don't exceed your storage limit. Might be worth looking into so you can continue using seamless sync...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 29, 2023 at 08:18 PM, in MacNN Lounge
This turned out to be a super easy upgrade. I... 3,615 Views / 12 Replies  
This turned out to be a super easy upgrade. I just used a small cardboard nail file to shave off the plastic on the outside edges of the LVDS connector, and it slotted right in. I'm installing 10.14...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 13, 2023 at 08:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Reliable third-party battery brands (non-Retina) 1,902 Views / 1 Replies  
What the title says. I'm about to buy a battery for a 13" late 2011 MBP I'm upgrading with a new motherboard, and I need a battery for it. I got some superchina battery on Amazon for another MBP...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 12, 2023 at 06:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Yeah, that isn't surprising - it takes a lot of... 3,615 Views / 12 Replies  
Yeah, that isn't surprising - it takes a lot of bandwidth to support all those pixels, and the specs for existing hardware just couldn't cut it. It also takes a lot more power - your battery life...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 12, 2023 at 06:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I ordered a board on eBay, and also found this... 3,615 Views / 12 Replies  
I ordered a board on eBay, and also found this video in the meantime:

https://youtu.be/swQIx4VqmLM?t=1662

TL;DR the LVDS connection is very slightly wider on the late 2011 models, and requires...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 9, 2023 at 09:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have a mid-2012 13"...guess I'll crack it open... 3,615 Views / 12 Replies  
I have a mid-2012 13"...guess I'll crack it open and see what's what.
Posted by shifuimam, on May 9, 2023 at 02:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
13" non-Retina MBP motherboards - different generations compatible? 3,615 Views / 12 Replies  
I have a totally dead 13" MBP (non-retina) I figure I can make useful with a new motherboard. What I have is a late-2011 i5 model:...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 8, 2023 at 10:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for the tips, y'all. I'll see how Mojave... 1,413 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks for the tips, y'all. I'll see how Mojave performs but might flip to High Sierra if it's too slow.

Fortunately all my devices have SSDs at this point - the MBA has the original 1.8" 128GB...
Posted by shifuimam, on Apr 23, 2023 at 11:33 AM, in macOS
Best OS version for an old C2D MBA (MacbookAir2,1) 1,413 Views / 3 Replies  
I have an old MacBook Air currently running 10.11.6. I'd like to use something newer, but is it worth the effort? I can install Mojave, but will it be too excruciatingly slow to be usable?
Posted by shifuimam, on Apr 22, 2023 at 04:57 PM, in macOS
Bumping this. My 11" MBA is constantly... 5,907 Views / 3 Replies  
Bumping this.

My 11" MBA is constantly failing to preserve network share connections after coming out of standby, because it sometimes takes awhile (like 30 seconds to a full minute) for the...
Posted by shifuimam, on Jan 22, 2023 at 12:04 PM, in macOS
who's actually paying for this now? what is the... 11,632 Views / 36 Replies  
who's actually paying for this now? what is the monthly usage like?

maybe we need to have a donations pool to pay for hosting and look for something more cost-effective.
Posted by shifuimam, on Oct 22, 2022 at 12:07 PM, in Feedback
I found myself in the same boat in Windows, which... 11,957 Views / 12 Replies  
I found myself in the same boat in Windows, which is why I taught myself .NET - to make applications for myself that nobody else wanted to make. It makes sense there'd be a development stack for...
Posted by shifuimam, on Oct 1, 2022 at 01:26 PM, in Developer Center
Swift and 10.14 - displaying the contents of a string in a TextView or TextField 1,903 Views / 0 Replies  
I can't seem to get my Swift questions answered on StackOverflow, so maybe one of y'all can help me with something that seems like it should be pretty easy to accomplish.

I am using Swift in Xcode...
Posted by shifuimam, on Sep 25, 2022 at 05:52 PM, in Developer Center
Depends entirely on what you're trying to do, and... 11,957 Views / 12 Replies  
Depends entirely on what you're trying to do, and in due time, businesses will move back to running their own stuff, because the cloud isn't actually the answer to much of anything in the enterprise....
Posted by shifuimam, on Sep 25, 2022 at 05:46 PM, in Developer Center
This is super helpful and makes sense. I'll have... 7,441 Views / 3 Replies  
This is super helpful and makes sense. I'll have to crack this thing open and have a go at the cells to see what's going on. I mean, it otherwise appears to be an almost-new battery, so if it's just...
Posted by shifuimam, on Sep 23, 2022 at 09:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks
OS 9, 10.4, and batteries 7,441 Views / 3 Replies  
My old clamshell iBook has a very dead battery, at least that's what I thought. I fired it up today for the first time in a long time, and it initially booted to Tiger. The battery seemed to be...
Posted by shifuimam, on Sep 23, 2022 at 08:18 PM, in Mac Notebooks
That's kind of what I remember with my MBP (which... 5,907 Views / 3 Replies  
That's kind of what I remember with my MBP (which I admit has remained unused for months). This early 2015 11" MBA seems to lag like a mofo on the network after waking from sleep.

Like, just now...
Posted by shifuimam, on Sep 14, 2022 at 07:38 PM, in macOS
10.14 - Making SMB shares persist between network disconnects 5,907 Views / 3 Replies  
Is there a way to make SMB shares persist regardless of network connectivity in 10.14, or am I better off just making aliases for the shares I care about and using those? Seems a little kludgy.
Posted by shifuimam, on Sep 13, 2022 at 02:20 PM, in macOS
Thanks! I'm liking this little guy so far. I... 3,802 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks! I'm liking this little guy so far. I remember when they came out in 2010. It definitely feels speedier than my non-Retina 13" i7 MBP...that NVME SSD makes a world of difference.

I'm...
Posted by shifuimam, on Sep 11, 2022 at 10:25 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm more concerned with hardware compatibility. I... 3,802 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm more concerned with hardware compatibility. I have a MBP that is unbelievably twitchy about RAM.

Will I have *issues* with either one of those in terms of OS stability and support?
Posted by shifuimam, on Sep 9, 2022 at 10:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Early 2015 MBA - Any issues with SSD upgrades? 3,802 Views / 4 Replies  
I don't want to pay the upcharge for an SSD with the dumb nonstandard PCIe connector, so I'm getting an adapter to use with an NVME SSD. My question is pretty simple: is there anything I need to know...
Posted by shifuimam, on Sep 9, 2022 at 09:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks Charles!! I will do that as soon as I can.... 3,278 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks Charles!! I will do that as soon as I can.

I also wrote a PowerShell script (works in PS Core for Mac) to convert the base64-encoded Japanese strings to English using a public translation...
Posted by shifuimam, on Feb 18, 2022 at 11:58 AM, in Developer Center
But how do I do that? The XIB that was created... 3,278 Views / 4 Replies  
But how do I do that? The XIB that was created from the compiled NIB will not compile, and when i compare it to a generic XIB (like if I create a new one in Xcode as a test), it's clearly not...
Posted by shifuimam, on Jan 24, 2022 at 01:34 PM, in Developer Center
Localizing a compiled NIB from an old (2013) Mac application 3,278 Views / 4 Replies  
Long story short, I have a Japan-only Casio product with certain features that are only supported in the Japanese version of the required software. Thanks to .NET reflection, I was able to fully...
Posted by shifuimam, on Jan 22, 2022 at 01:01 PM, in Developer Center
This is not ballot harvesting, which is a real... 8,567,341 Views / 1,077 Replies  
This is not ballot harvesting, which is a real problem that has real consequences which lead to the disenfranchisement of everyone.

Ballot harvesting is when political activists go into...
Posted by shifuimam, on Jul 4, 2021 at 02:57 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Good. The Constitution is pretty clear on... 8,567,341 Views / 1,077 Replies  
Good.

The Constitution is pretty clear on this one: the states have the authority to dictate how their elections are carried out. The federal legislature explicitly does not have that authority.
Posted by shifuimam, on Jul 1, 2021 at 03:29 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Glad to hear you figured it out!! If you... 3,395 Views / 6 Replies  
Glad to hear you figured it out!!

If you still use any old hardware, you can also run an AppleTalk zone over TCP/IP, and host an AppleShare for older Macs to connect to. We use one of our Linux...
Posted by shifuimam, on Jun 17, 2021 at 10:57 AM, in MacNN Lounge
When's the last time you updated? If it's been a... 3,395 Views / 6 Replies  
When's the last time you updated? If it's been a long time (many months or years), you're probably better off just reinstalling.

What are you seeing when you try to do stuff (like set up the file...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 17, 2021 at 10:42 AM, in MacNN Lounge
My assumption is that the creator, Concerned Ape,... 80,868 Views / 151 Replies  
My assumption is that the creator, Concerned Ape, was probably bullied a lot when he was a kid for being nerdy and creative, so he channeled the stereotypes he observed and hated around him into the...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 13, 2021 at 08:34 PM, in Gaming
I am sad to report that freezing my MBP battery... 6,035 Views / 10 Replies  
I am sad to report that freezing my MBP battery did not resurrect it. At first it seemed slightly hopeful, but once the machine finally booted, the battery showed up as "replace immediately".

Oh...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 12, 2021 at 07:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
You might be thinking of a Harvest Moon game.... 80,868 Views / 151 Replies  
You might be thinking of a Harvest Moon game. Stardew Valley isn't available for DS. The oldest console it's on is Vita, and that was abandoned after 1.3 (sadly).
Posted by shifuimam, on May 10, 2021 at 08:09 PM, in Gaming
I'd say that the game is more anti-globalist.... 80,868 Views / 151 Replies  
I'd say that the game is more anti-globalist. It's not anti-capitalist, since there are multiple markets, trading posts at every location, and you basically beat the game by making enough money to...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 10, 2021 at 08:08 PM, in Gaming
I don't think so. Only reason I say this is... 6,035 Views / 10 Replies  
I don't think so.

Only reason I say this is because I found a seller on eBay awhile back with a pile of old new stock 12" PB G4 batteries, and I bought several. I was very surprised when they...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 10, 2021 at 11:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm guessing MacOS has something similar to... 7,849 Views / 16 Replies  
I'm guessing MacOS has something similar to connected standby in Windows - it's a feature of newer CPUs and chipsets which allows the computer to temporarily wake in a very low-power mode to do...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 10, 2021 at 11:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Boo, sorry to hear that. I love the... 80,868 Views / 151 Replies  
Boo, sorry to hear that. I love the aesthetic...it's evocative of my favorite old DOS games.
Posted by shifuimam, on May 9, 2021 at 03:53 PM, in Gaming
Batteries used to last longer. I really... 7,849 Views / 16 Replies  
Batteries used to last longer.

I really dislike how disposable electronics have become - it's caused batteries to decline in overall quality.

I still have freaking PowerBook G3 batteries that...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 9, 2021 at 03:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
lol you think I'm that far behind? :D nah... 11,547 Views / 2 Replies  
lol you think I'm that far behind? :D

nah we're on the waiting list, but it's first come, first served, so it'll be awhile before our signup is processed and we actually get service.

Other...
Posted by shifuimam, on May 9, 2021 at 03:50 PM, in Networking
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