Jbasya

hi there I think the issue for me was my graphics card, which started failing (blue screen errors) while I was still trying to sort out the calibration. wound up getting a new laptop... sorry I can't be more helpful

Hi Brian, my daughter wants to know if she can add memory to her 2020 MacBook Pro. Specs are below. She uses AfterEffects and plays Minecraft I think she should be fine and probably just needs to clean it up. Besides cleanmymac, which she uses, can you recommend any other resources that might help a PC person understand how to tune up a Mac? Also she wants to install windows on it for gaming. Is that something we can follow a YouTube tutorial for or should we take it to a professional for that? thanks!!

thank you! the space issue is because it created this terabyte sized file unexpectedly. I'm on top of it. have a great weekend!

it just finished so here's the rest of the info below that disk 0 layout change warning (the warnings re: drive space are par for the course after a full backup) Thanks for taking a look!

HI Brian first screenshot is what I normally get after daily incremental backup second screenshot is what I'm getting today... it's now about a third done after several hours in windows explorer I've confirmed that today's file is an incremental backup type but the size of a full backup (full backup happens every other month and was scheduled for tomorrow, but I suspect that's just coincidence) could this be due to a windows update that happened this morning? should I be concerned? Thanks!

Which one would you buy? I have a couple of (smaller capacity) Samsungs and no complaints, but maybe it’s time to switch things up? Thanks! PS my current Samsungs are T5 and T7 but without the protective cover

realized i never came back to say thanks..... thanks for the help! i wound up getting an alienware 17" laptop from the "deals" section that hit all your recommended specs at a great price--and i know 17" and laptop don't belong in the sentence, but it's fine for my needs. Thanks again! edit: where's your donate button? I can only find Damien's

Can you please tell me what “on board” memory is, and does the max 48gb include it (or is the max essentially the more common 64gb?) Thank you 🙏

This one is tempting, but I feel too old for a gaming laptop https://shop.asus.com/us/90nr08r1-m002p0-gu603zx.html

I want to add: I'm looking to get my money's worth for $2500. Don't want to invest in the latest/greatest at this time. My current xps has given me a solid 5.5 years, but for the last 2 I've been envious of the newer tech (eg usb- charging). I'll be happy with 3-4 years from this one. Thanks again!

Hi Brian is the better processor worth $400? And is the better graphics card worth the extra $100 if I’m not also getting the better processor? if it makes any difference, I’m getting the base 1920 x 1200 screen for the laptop, I use an external monitor 90% of the time. Also i plan to (at some point) upgrade the memory to 64gb on my own. thanks judith

I got it to a useable place for now, but I need to try again for better. Had to step away from the task because I was ready to throw things out the window..... I've been using "wide led" because that's what the documentation says, but I think maybe it's one of those "in between"s you mentioned on facebook yesterday. U2722D--do you think I should try the regular setting? Thanks for checking in

Ok I’ll try that, thanks again. Hope you’re having a great weekend!

Problem is definitely not limited to this batch of photos. In just a few old sooc jpegs photos it's less noticeable, but I suspect that has more to do with the darkness and lack of saturation in those photos than with them being immune to whatever the hell is going on. Any ideas? I guess I should reach out to Spyder....

I have tried a bunch of files but they’re all from the same recent batch, when I get home I’ll open some older files just to check, though I doubt they’ll be any different