Tag: OS X

Install DOSBox-X on macOS When the Developer Cannot Be Verified

When I tried running DOSBox-X on my MacBook Pro with macOS Monterey (this seems to have better compatibility/performance on macOS than the original DOSBox), a window popped up saying DOSBox-X cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified. The window only offered two options–Move to Trash or Cancel. I could not override this and…

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Build iOS Apps for iOS 10.3 in Xcode 8.2

I’ve been working on an iOS app using an upgraded mid-2009 MacBook Pro, but I ran into a roadblock the other day when I wanted to test the app on a real device instead of just the iOS simulator. My iPhone is running the latest iOS 10.3 as of this writing, but the version of…

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Upgrading a 2009 13″ MacBook Pro with SSD and RAM

My fiancé has a 13″ MacBook Pro from 2009. While it probably worked great when it was new, five years later it had become painfully slow (#firstworldproblems) with its 2GB of RAM and 160GB HDD. A few searches online uncovered others who had similar setups and successfully upgraded them to modern performance standards with an…

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Fix Frozen Trackpad and Keyboard when MacBook Wakes from Sleep

The other day my work MacBook Pro (a mid-2012 15 inch MacBook Pro running OS X 10.7 Lion) started having problems waking from sleep. When I opened the lid, I could not move the mouse or type my password to log in. The trackpad and keyboard simply did not work. After a quick internet search…

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Transfer iTunes Library and iPhone Data from Mac to PC

I recently built a PC for a friend of mine using some old parts I had lying around along with a few new components. She’s had an older Mac notebook running OS X v10.4 for a few years, but it’s just too slow and too old to run a lot of newer software or games,…

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