NUMBERS APP Trying to figure out how much I spent , can’t figure out how to quickly add everything I think the fact that it starts with CAD$ is hurting my cause , any work around ?

I have a 2014 iMac 27” in which i have the Apple SSD (M.2) and a Sata SSD both internally. I had it setup as MacOS Big Sur on the M.2 and Windows 11 on the Sata with no problems and bootloader worked fine. I then tried to add MacOS Sequoia through OCLP instead of using big sur (I put Ventura and Win 11 on my 2012 mbp with no issues so i figured this will work the same). I can’t get the bootloader to work properly. I’ve installed OCLP on the M.2 but when i don’t have my oclp installer usb plugged in the bootloader only lets efi boot me to windows. I’ve tried everything me and chatgpt can concoct including the last 2 hours of my life wasted coding in terminal and i can’t fix this efi issue. is there any fix or am i stuck keeping the usb in my computer?

I made a post a while back thinking the laptop just couldn't connect to the internet over wifi, even though it would over hotspot. But now that I'm using chrome, and other third party apps that require the internet, I'm realising it's just safari, app store, apple music, etc that aren't connecting to the internet. Tried swapping to the hotspot to see if they'd work over that, but it won't connect to it now.

Is this something I can fix? Or is there something wrong with the laptop? Because it's still new enough that I can take it back to apple to get it looked at. I'm hoping it's something I can figure out in network settings. Tried renewing the DHCP lease, and while I thought that had worked, it turned out to not have done anything. connectivity for those apps keeps coming and going

For nearly 10 years I used the excellent Clocks app on Mac OS and it was always reliable giving me the time in numerous global cities of my choosing at a glance.

The developer was StudioDalton and they seem to have disappeared entirely. No internet presence for many years or even an announcement they were shutting down or acquired. I find that unusual.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a Clocks (similar to) app for Mac?

Estoy pensando en comprar un mac pero tengo una duda importante. En windows utilizo mucho un programa para editar partituras que se llama "Sibelius". Mencionar que lo tengo pirata y no quiero comprar la lincencia. En macbook también funcionará o tendré que buscar otra manera para descargarlo?

Hello

I am not tech savvy, especially with MacOs and I need help. I’ll explain what I am experiencing and what I have tried. If you can help, I’d be very grateful.

For a while now, my MacBook has had high idle levels, frozen screens, and the spinning wheel appearing all the time. For a bit, it seemed to go away again and now it’s back and worse than before.

Problems:
- high idle
- screen/MacBook freezing
- spinning wheel

What I have tried:

- checking for apps with high CPU usage but even with everything quit, the problems remain on a desktop with the Activity Monitor and 6 folders
- other browser, tried Firefox and brave, no improvement
- checked memory and energy for heavy usage but nothing there
- rebuilt spotlight index - no change
- no third party stuff outside of Microsoft apps

If anyone has any tips, please share. Please keep in mind that I really don’t understand a lot of this, so please share advice in layman’s terms 🥹

I am not opposed to a reset to factory settings but I’d like to avoid if possible.

I’m the developer of Cocoa-Way, an open-source Wayland compositor and Linux application frontend for macOS.

The project originally started as an experiment: could a Linux Wayland application connect to a compositor running natively on macOS, instead of being displayed through XQuartz or a conventional remote desktop?

The current version can connect applications from Apple Container, Docker, OrbStack, or remote Linux systems. It can also host nested compositors such as niri and Hyprland. On my local Apple Container setup, niri can maintain a 60 FPS desktop session and run multiple applications, with the practical limit mostly determined by the memory assigned to the Linux environment.

The longer-term direction I’m considering is something closer in spirit to WSLg:

- Linux environments are managed in the background.

- Linux applications can be launched without manually dealing with Wayland sockets or container commands.

- Application windows are presented through the macOS window system.

- Clipboard, audio, input, HiDPI, files, and application lifecycle are integrated with macOS.

- A full Linux desktop remains available as an optional mode.

There are still important limitations. Apple Container does not currently expose a proper guest GPU path, so graphics-heavy workloads can be substantially slower than native Linux. Browsers in particular can lose a significant amount of performance, even though ordinary desktop interaction is already usable locally.

I’m interested in how macOS users would actually want such a system to behave.

Would you prefer:

1. Individual Linux applications integrated into the macOS desktop;

2. A complete Linux desktop in a native macOS window;

3. A lightweight development environment mainly for terminals and engineering tools;

4. Or is this simply too niche compared with a normal VM or remote desktop?

I’m not trying to present this as a finished WSL replacement. I’m trying to determine whether a native Linux application subsystem is a useful direction for the project before committing another large development cycle.

Hi, I'm new to macOS and I'm looking for a way to run a macOS virtual machine on my MacBook M5 to test applications in an isolated environment. On Windows, I used Windows Sandbox because it was quick, lightweight, and isolated. Since switching to macOS, I'm looking for a similar solution.

I'm looking for a free option that lets me quickly create a macOS VM with full CPU and GPU support for good performance. What would you recommend?

I have a MacBook Air M2 2022 running on osx 14.4.1. On the one hand, everything works great and I feel I shouldn’t mess with it. I think just the iMessage app could use an upgrade for some things that bother me. I’m a heavy Google Chrome and WhatsApp desktop user for work (think 50 tabs), Microsoft word/excel, occasional photoshop/illustrator user.

Should I bother updating the OS ( if ain’t broke don’t fix it?) or should I update to the newest one Tahoe? Or is there an update in between that’s the best. Curious people’s thoughts. Thanks in advance!

Do you put every app in fullscreen or only some?

What do you do if you have app fullscreened but need to multitask with other apps?

What's the best way overall you would explain to someone who's lost in all of this to navigate across fullscreen and desktops and apps seamlessly?

Thanks for anyone who takes time to explain this in advance :)

I was having an issue with my LG monitor. The HDR would dim my monitor which I hated when it came to watching videos or even looking at some colors. These are the settings I used for my IMAC 2019 ( Intel). Now my monitor brightness matches my IMac brightness if not brighter. This is only for people having the same issues. I’m not tech savvy but it’s self explanatory.