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7th November 2016Do you want to find out what the Touch Bar from the new MacBook Pro is capable of ? You don’t want to spent a huge amount of money just to try a new feature ? I’m going to show you how you can get the new Touch Bar on any Mac running macOS 10.12.1 16B2657 or later. // Download the app TouchBarServer from my download section, or if you want you can head over to @zydeco‘s GitHub account and download the source code from there. You need a VNC app on your iOS device. I recommend you Mocha VNC Lite.Open the TouchBarServer and set it up. Configure the VNC settings in Mocha VNC Lite so it matches the settings from TouchBarServer. Hit connect and you are ready to go. THX for TouchBarServer @zydeco !! [...]
17th July 2016Welcome to this little guide showing you how to modify your Mac Pro to feature a transparent side panel. The inner layout of the Mac Pro is beautiful and well thought trough, why hide it behind a aluminium plate ? I wanted to change that so i decided to replace the aluminium side door with a transparent one made out of acrylglas. // Step 1: Decide which material you’re going to use There are many types of plexiglas/acrylglas. Some which have a low Leigh transmission or block UV. Scratch resistance, color and glossy surface are other Parameters. I decided on a plate thats not shiny, transparent and scratch resistant.The measurements are:Length: 475mm,Width:407mm,Thickness:2.6mm Find a local Plexiglas/acrylglas shop and buy it there. I went to http://www.acrylglas.ch/ they even had a cnc cutting machine so they could not only get me the exact right measurements, but cut out a lip that holds that holds the plate on the bottom of the mac pro. This is not necessary but its a nice little feature. I gave them the aluminium door and they made a copy of it, without the holes and screws of course 😉   Step 2: Unscrew the frame from the aluminium door Unscrew the frame from the aluminium door. Make sure you don’t loose the grey locks, save the for later as well as the frame. Keep she screws too in case you want to go back to the aluminium door. Step 3: Mark and drill the holes Now place the plexiglas panel on top of the aluminium panel. make sure the side with the lip is facing down and the 2 plates are perfectly aligned. Now mark the 2 points the thurdest away from each other, so thats the diagonal of the panel. Also mark the two pegs located on the top of the panel. these are not for screwing the frame to the panel but for screwing in 2 pegs that will help holding the door in place on the Mac Pro.Drill these four holes (2 diagonal and 2 for the pegs) use a 2mm diameter drill as well as 2mm diameter screws. After you have drilled these two holes screw the frame to the plate and drill the rest of the holes. Step 4: Screw the frame to the plexiglas plate Now remove the frame again from the panel and take of the protection foil from both sides. place the plastic locks on the panel and screw the frame again to it. to replicate the pegs on the top of the plate use a shorter screw with a couple of nuts Step 5: Put your shiny new transparent side panel on the Mac Pro Put your shiny new transparent side panel on the Mac Pro and you are done !! Congratulations !! pleas let me know what you think in the comments below [...]
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10th November 2015Are you looking for an Upgrade for your Mac Pro ? Do you want to get the most out of your silver tower ? you have come to the right place! In this Video you will be shown how to put two power hungry graphics cards in one Mac Pro. I used a GTX Titan Black and a ATI Radeon 5870 but it’s up to you wich cards you will be using. If you are planning on using a “non-apple” graphics card like I do you have sacrifice a few things: YOU WONT’T GET A BOOTSCREEN on the “non-apple” Card NOR WILL YOU GET PCI 2.0 in BootCamp. And I had to give up two hard-drive bays for the additional Power. I strongly recommend you not to use splitter connecting both cards just to two PCIE 6Pin plugs on the motherboard. I used the following cable: // Resources: FAQ and in depth information @ MacRumors Apple Mini 6-PIN PCIE to 8-PIN PCIE : http://goo.gl/86PjFf 15-PIN SATA to 6-PIN PCIE : http://goo.gl/vniwG3 Optical Bay 5.5″ to 3.5″ HDD Adapter : http://goo.gl/eB9jXN Nvidia Web Drivers : http://goo.gl/vpioRD CUDA Drivers : http://goo.gl/Ncdbyi [...]