Entries by just1ed

The Truth Behind Macbook Battery Replacements

At a certain point in the life-time of owning a Macbook, it is inevitable that you will need to go for Macbook battery replacements. Apple’s own webpage about Macbook battery replacements states that Macbook batteries have “a limited lifespan and may eventually need to be serviced or recycled”. Apple’s webpage also states that Macbook batteries retain about “80 per […]

Apple Releases macOS High Sierra Security Update to Fix Huge Root Password Vulnerability

Apple released a High Sierra Security Update today to fix a critical vulnerability which allowed anyone without a password to access to the root superuser account with a blank password.  This vulnerability affects any Mac running macOS High Sierra version 10.13.1. The High Sierra security update, termed Security Update 2017-001 will be rolled out via the Mac […]

Unboxing of the gTool ScreenJack Pro iPhone LCD opener

Hailing from gTool, an innovative South African-based company that made its name in precision tooling, the gTool ScreenJack Pro is used by us to separate iPhone LCD from its main body during iPhone repairs. We use the ScreenJack Pro to minimise damage to delicate flex cables during iPhone LCD replacements. Top-notch tools comes with top-notch packaging. […]

MacOS High Sierra APFS will work on Third-Party SSDs

Yes! The MacOS High Sierra Apple File System APFS supports third-party SSDs. The APFS is a feature shipped with MacOS High Sierra, which was just released to the public a few hours ago. For Singapore users, High Sierra 10.13 was available for download at 1am 26 September 2017 Singapore time. Before High Sierra was officially released to […]

BREAKING: Apple Orchard Road Singapore Store Opening on 27 May 2017

Apple announced the date of the opening of not just Singapore’s first Apple store, but South-East Asia’s first Apple store, through direct emailers and on their homepage today. The Apple store, situated at Knightsbridge Mall at 270 Orchard Road, will open her doors on 27 May 2017 at  10:00am. There will be a slew of […]

Enabling Night Shift in Sierra 10.12.4 for Unsupported Macs

MacOS Sierra 10.12.4 introduced a new feature called Night Shift. For the uninitiated, Night Shift is a mode that adjusts your display’s colour temperature “of your display to the warmer end of the color spectrum after dark.” However, some older Macs are not supported. In this article, we will help you to implement Night Shift feature […]

Apple Will Replace Macbook Pro Retina LCD With Coating Issues

According to Mac Rumors, Apple has issued an internal notice to their Genius Bars and Apple Authorised Service Providers about a new Quality Program that addresses an issue with MacBook Pro Retina displays. The program attempts to rectify an issue where the anti-reflective coating of MacBook Pro Retina LCDs will peel off even though it has […]