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- Looking back, the 2019 Apple MacBook Pro of available on Apple's official website packs 8GB RAM and 512GB storage in the 13-inch model and 16GB RAM with up to 1TB storage in the 16-inch model.
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| MacBook Pro Retina Models | The MacBook Pro with Retina Display comes with onboard memory only, which cannot be upgraded after purchase. Here are some other great options to give your MacBook Pro Retina a.. |
| MacBook Pro Memory for Models 9.1 and 9.2 | MacBook Pro Mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13 inch and 15 inch Mid 2012 RAM upgrades run DDR3-1600Mhz with a system maximum of 16GB. It is important to note.. |
| MacBook Pro Memory for Models 8.1 8.2 and 8.3 | MacBook Pro Early 2011 and Late 2011 The 'Unibody' Sandy Bridge MacBook Pro runs DDR3-1333Mhz with a 16GB maximum. Non-Stacked IC's: Ramjet uses a Non-stacked module for the 8GB.. |
| MacBook Pro Memory for Model 7.1 | MacBook Pro Mid 2010 The original series 'Unibody' MacBook Pro runs DDR3-1066 memory. The 13-inch MacBook Pro Model ID 7,1 has a 8GB max out of the box,.. |
| MacBook Pro Memory for Models 5.1 through 6.2 | MacBook Pro Late 2008, Early 2009, Mid 2009, Mid 2010 The original series 'Unibody' MacBook Pro runs DDR3-1066 memory. The early model (5,1) has a 6GB max out of.. |
Tips and Tools
Tips and Tricks - PreviewWho needs Adobe Photoshop? You may not, after we show you some of the more useful tools Apple has included in Preview. There are many new features to this gem of an app and you may not even be aware that you have such a powerful tool already in with you!
Crop
Do you need to crop an image? Open your picture / image in Preview, select a portion of the image with the Rectangular Selection tool, then select Crop from the Tools menu. Viola! A fast and free way to crop your images, no other software required!
Resize
With Preview, you can quickly resize an image. Open the image, go to the 'Adjust Size' option in the Tools menu, and change the size. There area a lot of options here, including the ability to resize an image based on presets, scaling proportionally, changing the resolution, and more. Taken in total, the resize capabilities of Preview is impressive, rivaling applications that cost $25 or more on the Mac App Store.
Adjust Color
Many of you probably use Apple's Photo's App for storing and importing your photos taken from your iPhone on your Mac. It's a great application, but what if you download a photo and just need to quickly adjust some colors, but don't want to add the picture to your photo library?
Again, Preview is a great solution. Just open the photo in Preview, go to the Tools menu, and select Adjust Color. The tools available to you here are impressive, and should look familiar to anyone who uses Photos, iPhoto, Adobe Photoshop, and other photo editing tools.
Tips And Tricks - MalwareWhen it came to viruses, and later malware, Mac users had it easy for many years. Viruses and malware were things only PC users had to worry about. This last week, Internet security company Bitdefender released the news that a new Mac malware was not only making the rounds, but it's a pretty nasty piece of software.
Should you worry?
Yes, of course, but not overtly so if (a) you didn't download a piece of software called EasyDoc Converter and (b) you have the latest version of the free (and really great) MalwareBytes Anti-Malware for Mac.
EasyDoc Converter is a faux-application that is designed to do one thing: install a piece of malware on your Mac called Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor. Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor is really nasty.
When installed, it creates a hidden Tor service that allows attackers to have full anonymous access to the infected Mac. They do this through a remote PHP web server. From there, the attackers can do pretty much anything they want. They would have full access to anything on your computer. Anything. They could also execute code to perform services, such as accessing your iSight camera. They can send email from your Mac. In short, they can do anything you would be able to do on your Mac.
The chances that you are infected are very slim. There is a free solution, and that's the above mentioned MalwareBytes Anti-Malware for Mac. MalwareBytes has already been updated to detect and fix Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor. We highly recommend you download and use this software!
Next week, we will go over simple precautions that you can take so that malware has almost zero chance to infect your Mac!
Mac Tips and Tricks - Summer Heat!
It's getting hot out there, at least here in North America. Traditionally, the third and forth weeks of July are the hottest of the season. As such, we figure many of you will avoid that sweltering heat and stay indoors to enjoy the nice air conditioning. So here are some quick Summer Mac Tricks for you!
Netflix Users
Did you know that Netflix has some keyboard shortcuts when you are watching via your Mac?
- 'M' will mute and un-mute the volume.
- 'F' will enter and exit full screen viewing mode.
- The Escape key will also exit full screen viewing mode.
- The Up Arrow key will increase the volume.
- The Down Arrow key will decrease the volume.
- Both the Enter and Space Bar will pause/play the video.
- The Shift and Right Arrow key will skip ahead ten seconds of video.
- The Shift and Left Arrow key will skip backwards ten seconds of video.
Playing Games
Is it too hot? Stay inside and play some games on your Mac! (LEGO Marvel's Avengers is great!) One of the problems is the lame and mostly crappy video game controllers for the Mac on the market. That is, if you can even find anything made after 2012!
Xbox 360 Controller
Microsoft did so much right with the Xbox 360 Controller. Did you know that the wired USB version is the go-to game controller on the PC? It will also work with your Mac!
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This software allows your Mac to not only use the Microsoft controller, but you can also remap the keys so that the controller works as you want it to work. The driver can be downloaded via github but it is not supported by Microsoft. This is a community driven project. The software is kept fairly up to date. It is currently installed on my Mac running OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 with no problems.
After you download and run the installer, you will find 'Xbox 360 Controllers' in your System Preferences (A reboot is required after installation).
Plug your wired Xbox 360 controller into your Mac, open up that preference file, and make any adjustments as needed. Most games won't require you to change anything but in case you need to, this is where you will go to do so.
The latest version is 0.16.3, but don't let the small number fool you. This software has been around for a number of years and is very mature. It just works, and most Mac games have no problem using this controller with the 360 Controller software. You can also pair a PlayStation 3 Bluetooth Controller, which we will go over in the future!
Have a Mac tip or trick of your own? Let us know and we will include it in a future email!
Mac Tips And Tricks - Power ProblemsLast week, we wrote about ways to beat the heat by staying indoors and enjoying some quality time with your Mac. This week, as Summer continues to march on, we want to talk a little about a big side effect to the summer heat: big storms.
We have all heard the horror stories about computers being damaged during an electrical storm. Don't take these stories lightly. One of the biggest reasons Macs get damaged is due to electrical problems, be it a surge in power, such as an electrical strike, or low power, which occurs during a brown out.
Brown Out
What's a brownout? Have you ever been in your home, and all of a sudden, the lights dim for a second, then come back just fine? You don't actually lose power, but for a brief moment, there was a decrease in the amount of power coming into your home. Well, that is a brownout, and they are not rare. In fact, they happen all the time, but not usually to the extent that it will cause your lights to dim noticeably.
How is a brownout damaging?
During a decrease in power, your Macs power supply has to work even harder to keep your computer running with the correct voltage. This causes a lot of stress on your power supply, which can lead to long-term damage.
Surge protectors
We all have them. They look like a power strip. The surge protector works by attempting to reroute a big surge of electricity away from the outlets, thus protecting anything plugged into it. But no surge protector will work against a big lighting strike. None.
UPS
A better solution is a UPS (uninterruptible power supply). The most popular brand is APC. I have one to protect my Mac, and the other to protect my big television in the living room. A UPS has built-in surge protection, and has the added benefit of supplying electricity during either a brownout or a power outage. A UPS will keep your electronics running long enough for you to properly shut them off. They are not intended for extended use during the power outage. A UPS is nothing more than a case of large batteries for use during a power outage or brownout.
No UPS can withstand a lighting strike
Again, no UPS or Surge Protector will protect your Mac from a lighting strike. They will protect your Mac during a brownout, which is more common. WiseBreak has a good article on some of the best UPS's on the market today.
The only protection during a lighting storm is to physically unplug your Mac from the electrical outlet. That's it, the only sure-fire protection.
Mac Tips And Tricks - Energy Saving TechniquesA few weeks ago we wrote about protecting your Mac from sudden energy surges, either from the electrical storm type, or the dreaded brownout that is all too common for many people. We wanted to revisit the energy topic again, but this time it's all about saving energy!
There is a lot of confusion and differences of opinions on energy savings on the Mac. It comes down to three choices: 1) Should you just leave it on? 2) Should you put it to sleep? or 3) should you turn it off completely?
Burn
Back in the days of the CRT monitor (you remember those, yes?), it was unheard of to leave your Mac or PC running for hours doing nothing.
The above picture is a CRT monitor from a 1980's era Ms. Pac-Man game. Notice this monitor is not connected to an arcade, and has no power. You can still see the Ms. Pac-Man maze, because it has 'burned in' to the monitor. This screen / monitor is toast.
Screen burn-in was a real concern, and those monitors used a ton of power to run. So early on, Apple built in enery saving technology, more to save your monitor than to actually save on your power bill. Today, it's more about saving money and energy than screen burn-in.
Sleep or Off
Today, it makes much less sense to shut your computer off every night and restart it in the morning. The energy savings mode built into your Mac does a fantastic job of putting your Mac into a hibernation that uses very little power. There is also the fact that waking your Mac up from sleep takes almost no time at all with modern computers.
Schedule
With this feature, you can not only tell your Mac when you want it to go to sleep, but also when to wake up. In my case, I am usually in bed by midnight, and if I forget to put my Mac to sleep, it will do so automatically at 12:00AM. I am usually out of bed shortly after 5:00AM, so I have my Mac wake up at that time. It's perfect, as I always leave my email client running, so by the time I get my first hot cup of coffee, my Mac is fully awake with all my unread message ready for me from the night before.
This is also a great option for backing up your Mac. Let's say you work every day from 8AM to 5PM, so why leave your Mac at home running all day long? You can manually put your Mac to sleep when you leave in the morning, but have it wake up at noon, run for an hour, and then go back to sleep. That's when you can have your daily back-up running, be it to a local external hard drive or a cloud service. That way, your Mac is not chugging along doing a back-up while you are doing some work in the evening.
Network Access & Hard Drives
If you have to remotely access your Mac, putting it to sleep is not a problem as long as you make sure to select the 'Wake for network access' option. And putting hard disks to sleep when possible is smart, so as to keep it from overheating.
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Do you put your Mac to sleep, or are you firmly in the 'turn it off when not in use' crowd? We would love to hear from you! Email us your opinions on Energy Savings, and we will share that in future emails!
The New MacBook Pro - Is It Worth It?While we love everything Apple, the latest MacBook Pro with Touch ID has some exciting new features but is it right for you? We have a rundown for you. Take it from the guys who specialize in user upgrades and Mac peripherals!
Features That We Think Matter
Touch ID fingerprint sensor - If you love your MacBook Air but crave the Retina display, then you can still get one without forking over an extra $300 for the Touch ID bar. If security is important to you, the Touch ID adds an extra layer since your machine is less likely to be physically hacked. I wouldn't go so far as to say 'Goodbye Passwords' but as Apple Pay extends to the web, Touch ID will allow for more and more secure payments.
Smaller Form Factor - Apple's 15-inch version is half a pound lighter, 14% thinner and has 20% less volume than its immediate predecessor (that's four years ago). The same screen size with a smaller footprint is often overlooked but if you are on-the-go a lot, this feels much nicer in your carry on.
Faster SSDs - PCIe based SSDs are even faster in this version and if you can afford it, get the new 2TB version. We were pleasantly surprised to discover that the new MacBook Pro features a removable SSD (yeah!) powered by a custom controller from Apple (Ugh!). In short, if you must have a new MacBook Pro, faster access times will never get old.
Features That Also Matter (but not in a good way)
USB-C Ports - This reminds me of the 2013 Mac Pro canister that looks sexy when nothing is plugged into it but try a few dongles or third party hubs and you'll think twice about how cool you look inside a Starbucks.The core issue with USB-C is confusion.Not all USB-C cables, ports, power supplies, and devices are compatible, and many are limited in various ways.
MagSafe 2 - I can't tell you how many times I've tripped over my power cable and thanked Jobs for inventing the magnetic charging connector. Now that you've conditioned yourself NOT to care about the cord, good luck with remembering that you're locked into a USB-C port. First dongle purchase? Magnetic adapter.
Battery Life - With better display and more computing power, how could Apple trade that against lower battery life? It says 10 hours but early experiences show that nobody is getting anywhere near that figure.
Skimming Your Emails Are You? - To make a long story short, here's what you need to know. If you want something beautiful (and you'll pay for it) with a great screen, intriguing Touch Bar and ID, larger trackpad, and a relatively lighter machine, the new MacBook Pro is for you. You need to weigh that against no USB-A ports, no native display ports, shorter battery life, and no user upgrades after purchase. And welcome to dongle madness!
OS Yosemite and Trim Support for SSDYou may have read news stories recently about Apple disabling 3rd party TRIM support in OS X Yosemite, resulting in much concern about non-Apple Solid State Drives having problems functioning under OS X Yosemite, or shortened drive life without this TRIM support enabled.
Our customers should all rest assured this change to Mac OS has no effect on Ramjet SSDs. Whether empty or 99% full, our SSDs deliver peak performance and long life. Our drives were offering industry-leading performance before Mac OS ever enabled 3rd party TRIM support. Even better, our drives do not require any 'TRIM hacks' or special steps that other manufacturers must resort to in able to retain compatibility with the latest version of Mac OS.
The reason? The sophisticated controllers on our drives are capable of internally handling the wear leveling and 'garbage collection' tasks that OS-level TRIM support was intended for.
This means Ramjet SSDs are designed to offer the simplest, fastest, longest lasting SSD performance. Simply install and enjoy.
OS Yosemite - What OS Version Do I Need To Upgrade?The newest, most powerful OS so far, Yosemite not only upgrades the user experience on the Mac but also integrates seamlessly to iOS devices. New features range from a major dock redesign and an automatic OS update option to small details like an updated font and notifications center.
Most notably, new screen sharing capabilities allow users to display the screen of another Mac in the same network on their device. Even better, the user on the other end has the ability to open and move files, access apps and windows among other things. This offers unlimited possibilities from sharing presentations to troubleshooting and Mac repair as it connects the two machines in a whole new way.
Upgrades within OS Yosemite including screen sharing capabilities, Mac and iOS continuity, and increased app quality and accessibility all contribute to the increased usability and user experience offered by the new OS. Ready to upgrade? Here's how:
Surpass Lion, Mountain Lion & Mavericks
The Mac App Store is currently hosting the OS Yosemite upgrade. Apple lists running OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or later as a requirement to upgrading to OS Yosemite. Incremental upgrades are not required. This means if you are running Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks, you need only access the App Store and download OS Yosemite to begin using the newest OS. You can essentially leap over the intermediate OS options and begin using OS Yosemite immediately. Alternatively, if you are operating on OS Leopard or earlier OS options, you will need to purchase the Snow Leopard upgrade prior to downloading OS Yosemite.
Don't Forget Software Updates
Staying on top of software updates is the best way to ensure your Mac continues to run at the highest level possible. Prior to upgrading your OS to Yosemite, make sure to run a software update from your Apple Menu. Upgrading programs like Safari and Mail will make the transition to Yosemite much smoother for you as this can help resolve any bugs from prior versions that may hinder an OS update. Ramjet best practices recommend running both software updates and OS updates on a regular basis to keep your machine running at it's highest level.
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Almost everyone knows that backing up all of the files on your computer or any other device you have frequently is a good practice.
You never know when your device, even if it's reliable and secure (like a MacBook Pro), might fail, break, get lost or stolen. If any of these things happen it can be devastating but if you backup your data with an external hard drive, you at least have all of your files and other important information.
These days, backing up your MacBook Pro is easy to do and if you own one of these computers you should learn how to back it up and do it often.
It can be as easy as a click of a button but we will take a look at all of the steps necessary to backup your Mac as well as some other information to consider during the process.
Why Backing up MacBook Pro to an External Hard Drive
The reasons to backup your MacBook Pro to an external hard drive are pretty obvious but if you are unfamiliar with the reasons, or with backups in general, you should learn about them.
Backing up your computer basically means that you are making copies of all the important information found on your computer. This could be all of your photos, music, videos, files, and any other piece of data found within your MacBook.
All of this data exists stored and saved within the hard drive built into your computer but making a backup of these is a good idea for a couple of reasons. Your MacBook Pro is an electronic device and these devices can break or fail due to accidents or because of manufacturer's defects.
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Also, because of the popularity and cost of Apple products, your computer might be a target for theft. Because of these possibilities, it is important to back up your computer in case any of them happen to you.
An external hard drive makes it really easy to back up your computer so it's a good idea to purchase one and learn the steps to back everything up.
Hard drives can vary in cost and storage capacity but even though they are an added expense, they are more than worth it in the worst-case scenario of a broken or stolen MacBook.
How to Backup MacBook Pro to External Hard Drive
The first step to backing up your MacBook Pro is to connect your computer to an external hard drive.
Hard drives come in many different shapes and sizes but all have a cord that will connect the drive into your computer. Plug this cord into the corresponding input on your MacBook Pro to allow the backup process between the hard drive and your computer to begin.
Depending on what model MacBook Pro you have and which hard drive, this cord could be USB, Thunderbolt, or Firewire.
When you plug the hard drive into your computer, a popup box should appear that will ask you if you'd like to backup your computer using Apple's built-in backup program, Time Machine.
When you see this box above, go ahead and click on Encrypt Backup Disc and then the Use as Backup Disk button.
You can also open up the Time Machine settings manually if it doesn't happen to appear automatically.
To do this go to the Apple menu in the top left corner of your screen then click on System Preferences and then on Time Machine.
Once in the Time Machine box, click on Select Backup Disc to choose your external hard drive as the device to store the backup.
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Click on the Use Disk button once you locate your external hard drive and your MacBook Pro will begin to back up your files.
If you turn Time Machine on and keep your computer plugged into your external hard drives, it will complete backups at scheduled intervals so you don't have to worry about going through this process that often. You can choose the frequency you'd like backups to take place but having it set to automatic is an easy way to make sure your most current data is backed up.
Time Machine can automatically back up files every hour for 24 hours, once a day for a week, and weekly for previous months of use. The first time you back up your MacBook Pro to an external hard drive, it can take a long time.
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After this initial backup, it shouldn't take as long and if you have Time Machine set up to conduct automatic backups, you might not even realize the backups are occurring.
Final Thoughts
Backing up your files from your MacBook Pro to an external hard drive is important and you should really consider doing it.
It is a simple step you can take to recover important information in case of something bad happening to your computer. The automatic backup feature on Time Machine makes things even easier and once you follow the steps above, your computer will be consistently backed up. Web video production software.
There are many different options when it comes to choosing an external hard drive. The main thing to consider is how much storage space you need.
I'd recommend getting at least a 1TB size hard drive and that should cover an average person's files from their computer.
If you want a smaller drive, 500GB might be enough but hard drives these days are pretty compact so getting one with a larger capacity is recommended.
Do you backup your MacBook Pro often? What size hard drive do you use?
