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Is my Mac's RAM faulty? It's behaving oddly. Is there an easy test to check if I've got bad RAM? You can check easily whether your Mac's RAM has stopped working properly, and we'll walk you through those tests in this article. But before we start, bear in mind that the tests are quite time-consuming. Unless your Mac is exhibiting specific symptoms of bad RAM - which we also cover - then we'd recommend running the RAM tests once a year or so. How to test for bad or faulty RAM on a Mac: Telltale signs that your RAM is faulty Bad or faulty RAM makes itself known in various ways and at various times. As a general guide, look out for one or more of the following symptoms, but bear in mind that they won't appear consistently: very often a problem will only occur when a particular part of your RAM is accessed. Triple beep on start-up: The clearest signal your Mac can give that its RAM needs to be replaced. You'll hear three beeps instead of the usual startup come when booting up; … [Read more...] about How to test for bad or faulty RAM on a Mac

After England succumbed to a 317-run loss to India on day four of the second Test in Chennai, captain Joe Root announced Moeen had chosen to leave the bubble. Moeen was part of the squad for the two Tests against Sri Lanka in January but did not play after spending 13 days in quarantine following a positive COVID-19 test. The all-rounder sat out the first match against India at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium but returned for the second and took eight wickets – four in each innings – on his return from an 18-month absence in the longest format. Moeen also added an 18-ball 43 that included five maximums as England failed to hold on for a draw or chase down a victory target of 482, with India levelling the series at 1-1. "It was not about asking him if he wanted to stay. It was a decision he chose," said Root. "He wants to get out the bubble and that is absolutely fair enough. We respect where he is at." England lost all 10 wickets to spin in their second innings and were bowled out … [Read more...] about India vs England: Moeen Ali leaves England squad ahead of third Test

FaceTime makes video chat and audio calls easier than ever, or at least, it does when FaceTime works. While FaceTime used to be one of the most reliable ways to initiate a video conversation between any Macs, iPhones, or iPads, sometimes it just doesn’t work. More recently, a bug has been identified that has completely broken FaceTime for many users, which may cause FaceTime to get stuck on “Connecting…” either staying there indefinitely without a connection, or failing and dropping a FaceTime chat instantly. This problem can impact both FaceTime Video and FaceTime Audio calls for either Mac OS X or iOS, but there are means of troubleshooting the issue if you happen to run into persistently failing connections. Because FaceTime is a two-way service, some of these troubleshooting tricks will need to be performed on both sides of the connection; meaning both on the caller and recipients device. Failing to do so may cause FaceTime to continue to report connection failures. … [Read more...] about FaceTime Stuck on Connecting & Fails? Here’s How to Fix in iOS & Mac OS X

Apple has released a new version of OS X 10.10.4 beta for those participating in the OS X Yosemite Public Beta program, and for registered Mac Developers. The new build arrives as 14E26a and aims to “improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac”. Mac users who are eligible and opted-in to receive the beta builds will find the OS X 10.10.4 beta 4 update available through the  Apple menu > App Store > Updates tab. The download itself weighs in around 1GB and, as usual, users will need to reboot their Mac to complete the installation. The new beta build mentions a focus on Photos app and Migration assistant. There are no obvious changes or new features introduced to OS X 10.10.4, suggesting that the future OS X Yosemite update could be aimed at resolving bug fixes, stability and performance changes, or various other under-the-hood adjustments. One notable change in the new beta is that discoveryd has been replaced with the old fashioned … [Read more...] about OS X 10.10.4 Beta 4 Released for Testing

One of the definitive ways for an average user to determine if their Mac has a hardware problem is to run Apple Hardware Test or Apple Diagnostics, which is what we’re going to show you how to do in this tutorial. Yes, most Mac users will experience plenty of years of trouble-free computing, but sometimes hardware problems can surface. Perhaps it’s a failing disk drive, bad memory, a GPU issue, a motherboard problem, or a different hardware issue, there are a myriad of potential hardware troubles that can surface, even if they are rare. The good news is that Apple Hardware Test can check to see if there are indeed hardware issues to look into, and you can run it yourself with just a little effort. How to Run Apple Hardware Test on a Mac to Diagnose Hardware Problems Connect the Mac to a power source if you have not done so already Disconnect all connected devices, drives, etc aside from a display / keyboard / mouse if applicable Shut down the Mac, then boot the Mac … [Read more...] about How to Use Apple Hardware Test to Diagnose Mac Problems