Bonus Kbase Article of the Week: About Graphics-Card Compatibility Between Mac Pro Models ⇢

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Apple Support, writing about the old Cheese Grater Mac Pros:

Mac Pro computers use PCIe (PCI Express) graphics cards. Learn which Apple-provided cards work with your Mac Pro.

This article applies only to video cards that originally shipped with a specified Mac Pro or were offered as an upgrade kit by Apple. Similar cards that were not provided by Apple may have compatibility issues and you should work with the vendor of that card to confirm compatibility.

Getting this one posted before (hopefully) we see a new Mac Pro…

A Collection of iTunes Errors ⇢

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Allen Pike has put together a wonderful blog post looking at various iTunes errors over the years:

Once upon a time, Apple debuted an application for playing music.

Yes, an application. That’s what we called apps back when dinosaurs roamed the Mac. And one of the most-loved applications back in that ancient era was for playing your MP3s. It was called iTunes.

I think this one is my favorite:

Kbase Article of the Week: Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter requires Thunderbolt 3

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Apple Support:

The Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter requires a host that supports Thunderbolt 3 over USB-C.

If you’re having issues with the adapter, or if you were directed to this page when you connected it to your computer, verify that your system supports Thunderbolt 3 over USB-C. Check with your system’s manufacturer if you think the message was shown in error.

HelloEdit ⇢

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I got an amazing tweet today:

The post in question is titled Markdown is the new Word 5.1 and was written by my buddy Kevin Lipe back in 2011, and was the site’s first link on Daring Fireball, I believe.

You can try it out online or install it via Terminal.

Mac Power Users #484: Unlocking Keyboard Maestro ⇢

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This week on Mac Power Users:

From trigger to actions, variables to debugging, David and Stephen go through the powerhouse that is Keyboard Maestro and discuss David’s new Field Guide on the subject.

I learned a ton about Keyboard Maestro in doing this episode, and I bet you will learn something listening to it.

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iFixit Tears Down 2019 MacBook Pro ⇢

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The crew at iFixit has taken apart one of the new MacBook Pros, complete with its revised keyboards. The material that makes up the membrane over the switches is new, now made of nylon, as opposed to polyacetylene on the 2018 models.

Whatever that means.

The metal dome under each key is also tweaked slightly.

Time will tell if these keyboards hold up any better than their predecessors. I think that Apple has made improvements here over the years, but the company has a long way to go before users will fully trust these machines again.