Tag: USB-C
Fastest way to transfer data from your old MacBook to your new one.
The first time you start up a new Apple computer it asks if you want to transfer data from another computer. If you select yes, it opens Migration assistant, and gives you the option to connect to another computer. There are various ways you can connect. Some are very slow! Some are fast. The slowest…
Why your USB-C cable may not work to connect your MacBooks together.
When I unboxed my new MacBook Pro I booted it up and followed the prompts to connect my old MacBook Air to transfer my old files across. For some reason it did not recognise my old MacBook Air. I used the USB-C cable that came with my new MacBook Pro to connect the two computers…
How to identify USB connectors.
I wanted to order a cable to connect my old KORG Midi controller to my new MacBook Pro. One end needed to be USB-C, and the other end needed to be an older USB connector that I wasn’t sure of the name of. Here’s a great chart from RS-components in Australia that names all the…
How to Copy files from an Android phone to Catalina
Recently I’ve discovered Macdroid and it’s running very will in Catalina with my Google Pixel 3. I find the ‘Android File Transfer’ app very unreliable. In a previous article I recommended another solution called Pocketshare but it also has its problems. Macdorid is working wonderfully for me. Step 1 is to Enable USB debugging. To…
How to transfer your data from an old macbook to a newer thunderbolt macbook or macbook air.
Options for connecting the newer MacBooks (that don’t have ethernet or firewire) to older macbooks (that don’t have thunderbolt).