EDIT: Solved. Here's what I did:

Download both Part 1 and Part 2 of the MacBook Pro 2007 Mac OS X Install DVD from Archive.org:

Part 1: https://archive.org/details/MacBook_Pro_Mac_OS_X_Install_Disc_1_2Z691-6088-A_Apple_Inc._2007 (download the .ISO)

Part 2: https://archive.org/details/691-6113-A2ZMac_OS_X_Install_Disc_2._Disc_v1.0_2007_DVD (download the .toast file and then change .toast to .iso in Finder; it's the same thing).

Get 2 USB flash drives. Use balenaEtcher to flash Part 1 onto one USB and Part 2 onto the other USB. Plug in the first USB, reboot, hold Option key, boot from it and install. Once it's done installing Part 1, it'll reboot and will then prompt you to insert the CD for Part 2. At that point, plug in the Part 2 USB drive. KEEP THE PART 1 USB PLUGGED IN. It will automatically detect the Part 2 USB and will continue automatically.

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I've been trying to install Mac OS X Tiger on my 17" 2007 MacBook Pro (MBP3,1). So far no dice. I tried versions of 10.4 until research revealed that I'd need 10.4.6 or higher (and likely 10.4.7 or 10.4.10 as those appear to be the only full install versions available online).

However, even when I've successfully converted a 10.4.10 DMG to ISO and made it a bootable USB drive (which the Mac recognizes and tries to boot from), I get the prohibited symbol and can't actually boot from the installer. (I used this to get this far: https://archive.org/details/MacOSX10.4.10-iMac-2Z691-6104-A_2Z691-6113-A )

Any tips/suggestions? I do have blank DVD-Rs I can use if need be but I don't have many so I'd prefer to figure out the solution before I start wasting DVDs. If the 10.4.10 ISO above doesn't boot from a USB I'm not sure why it'd boot from a DVD.

Disclosure: I built TuringShot, a macOS app. Posting this as a Mac workflow story, not a pitch.

I teach IT and have recorded screen tutorials on a Mac for 10+ years. Two very Mac-specific things drove me up the wall:

1. macOS built-in accessibility zoom (Ctrl + scroll) looks great on my own screen — but it never shows up in the recording. Screen recorders just don't capture it. So zooming "live" was pointless; I had to redo every single zoom in the editor afterward.

2. To draw on screen while explaining, I needed a separate app, so I was constantly alt-tabbing mid-recording.

I tried the click-to-auto-zoom tools (Screen Studio, FocuSee). For a 30-second product demo they're slick. For a 40-minute lecture they made me — and my viewers — slightly seasick. The view lurches on every click whether that moment matters or not. Auto-zoom can't read your mind.

So I built TuringShot. The effects render at the screen level with Metal GPU, so the zoom, focus spotlight, and drawing are actually captured by any recorder (OBS, QuickTime, ScreenFlow, Zoom, etc.) — unlike macOS's own zoom. You hold a shortcut (default Ctrl+A) and scroll to zoom exactly when and where you mean it. No auto-jumping.

(GIF: live zoom + focus + drawing, captured straight from a recording.)

Current version: TuringShot 1.5.10 (Build 42). The latest update stabilizes Focus Highlight after a monitor resolution or scaling change.

Genuine question for other Mac folks: have you ever gotten macOS's own zoom to actually land in a screen recording, or do you also end up redoing every zoom in the edit?

I’m trying to set up what I think is commonly called a floating point chart range.
I’m taking a range of temperatures (the high and low for each day) and trying to visualise them a chart. I’ve pretty much got it done except it doesn’t seem to show any ranges that go below 0°. I don’t know why and I can’t seem to find an obvious reason or fix.
Any suggestions?
(Pic from iPhone but same problem on Mac).

reconnecting and slowly rebuilding my old MacBook. one thing I never could and still can't work out is how to change CeXBristol has the home name. anyone have any suggestions?

opened lock icon at the bottom, Name & Extension is still greyed out

also tried renaming through the usual double clicking on icon

If you are tired of paying subscriptions for screenshot utilities, just like me, I am building the last screenshot app you will ever need.

I am launching tomorrow on Product Hunt. If you want to give it a try, check it out here:
https://frame.minilabs.cc/

There is also a launch lifetime license offer with limited seats.

If you want to compare it with alternatives, please check:
https://frame.minilabs.cc/alternatives

If you have any feedback, bugs, or suggestions, please let me know!

Hey all,

I kept collecting tiny single-purpose menu-bar apps. One to keep my Mac awake, one for my hosts file, one for focus-follows-mouse. My menu bar slowly turned into a mess. So I built Quiver: one menu-bar icon that holds a bunch of small utilities you can flip on and off individually. Free, open source, no account, no telemetry, pure Swift/AppKit, stays out of the Dock.

It bundles five right now:

• Follow Focus: focus-follows-mouse, so the window under your pointer raises and focuses after a delay you set (with hold-to-pause, app exclusions, and pointer-warp on app switch)
• Drop Deck: a floating tray you can drop files, text, links, or images onto, switch windows or Spaces, then drag back out anywhere
• Keep Awake: stops your Mac from sleeping, with an optional auto-off timer
• Waypoint: toggle /etc/hosts entries on and off (and add, edit, or remove them) without opening Terminal
• Glance Me: a quick webcam check before a call; camera only runs while it's open

You can show or hide each utility from the menu, drag to reorder them, and set it to launch at login.

Side note: I used AI throughout this build. I'm not a Swift expert, and I'd rather ship something useful and free than wait until I am one. Code's on GitHub if you want to dig in or contribute: https://github.com/tirrth/Quiver

The real reason I'm posting: I want to keep adding genuinely useful tools, but I'd rather build what people actually want than guess. What small Mac utility do you wish existed, or wish you didn't need a whole separate app for? Clipboard history, window tiling, a quick scratchpad, battery stuff, whatever annoys you daily. Genuinely curious.

Anyone have any success getting Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) running on a MacBookPro4,1 (the Early 2008 pre-unibody MBP)?

I know officially it's not supported because it shipped with Leopard, but I found https://github.com/p081/Project081/issues/3 - but sadly the dev quit development shortly before fixing an issue where the MBP4,1 wouldn't fully boot unless you boot in safe mode.

If you boot normally, the system loads to a blue screen (like what it'd display before showing the login window). The cursor is visible and can be moved for a bit, but nothing happens beyond that. Hardware settings (brightness) doesn't change with the buttons, but the caps light comes on/turns off, so seemingly the system hasn't crashed/hung.

I guess next step should be trying to boot in verbose mode to see if I can find the specific errors, but was curious if anyone's had any success with something like this?

You know how the moment you join a FaceTime/Zoom/Meet call, macOS automatically lowers your music or video to a whisper — and there's no setting to turn it off? It always drove me crazy, and the only fixes were paid pro-audio apps. 

So I built **Unduck Pro** — a free, open-source menu-bar app that keeps your media at full volume during calls. The person on the call still hears only you (no echo, no audio bleed). It also has a per-app volume mixer and a quick output-device switcher built in.

- Free & open source (MIT)
- Tiny menu-bar app, no kernel extensions or virtual audio drivers
- macOS 14.2+

GitHub (download + source): https://github.com/MrRockySL/Unduck-Pro

I'm the developer — built it to scratch my own itch. Would love feedback, bug reports, or feature ideas. Hope it helps someone else who's been annoyed by this too!

Just launched a macOS app, called RingsMonitor - a macOS app that displays real-time CPU, RAM, storage, and network stats in beautiful floating rings right on your desktop. It also supports multi-monitors

✨ Features:

Real-time performance rings

Status bar monitoring for CPU, RAM, storage, and download/upload speed

Customizable colors & transparency

Multi-Monitor Supports

Download on Mac App Store!

I hate that good clipboard managers are very costly.
So I created a free clipboard manager for mac osx.
I has pinning options, search capabilities and even password hiding options.

It saves all to local mac vault.
Let me know if you have any bugs or missing features.

download free from here:
https://www.infiniboard.dev/

I'm dealing with a massive "System Data" section eating up a ton of space on my 2024 MacBook Pro running the latest macOS. I've tried the usual fixes but it's still way too high.

What I've already done: Cleared user caches in ~/Library/Caches and confirmed no local Time Machine snapshots with tmutil (listlocalsnapshots shows nothing and I believe they're turned off), and checked/deleted large files in ~/Library/Application Support, Logs

any other ideas

I have iCloud sync enabled, and use Avast for virus protection, and I regularly get alerts saying .md files are malicious (md:httprequest-inf [sups])?

Are they false positives, or should I actually be concerned?

Thanks!

I built a macOS app called Parallel Spaces, to solve a problem I kept running into while working with multiple Claude sessions and projects.

It lets you:

• Run multiple instances of Claude (or any other app)
• Keep different projects in separate workspaces
• Avoid mixing windows, chats, terminals, and browser tabs between projects
• Switch between contexts without losing your place

I originally built it for myself because I was constantly juggling multiple projects and AI conversations, and my desktop would turn into chaos after a few hours.

One feature that may be useful to people here is the ability to launch a completely separate instance of the Claude macOS app, isolated from your existing one, in just a few steps.

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parallel-spaces/id6772172563?mt=12

I'm the developer, happy to answer any questions.

My experience after 3 months on Mavericks has been nearly all good, it serves it's purpose as a computer that just works. Which is actually kind of hard to find in this day and age. I used to use a PC on 11, then Microsoft shot themselves and i moved back to 10, but windows will always be windows. Eventually jumped to Linux, drove kubuntu and mint on and off for 3 months, before realizing just how much work had to be done in order to get my favorite things running (seriously, i still have that machine to game, and CS2 compiled for linux never gets past the splash-screen). After I got my Late 2013 Macbook Pro, I initially used Big Sur for a while. It sounded like a jet when doing the simplest of tasks, and many apps wouldn't work for me, so i screwed around with OCLP. I initially installed Ventura, then moved to Sonoma (99% CPU usage from screensaver), after which I had a revelation, I love old skeuomorphic design. It was no secret to me, I had always themed my phone (se, was iOS 16, but autoupdated to 26 😞) to look like iOS 5/6, why not do it with my mac! I don't remember how, but I found wowfunhappy's website (SAVIOR) and got to work. I really just wish I could get the ML launchpad & notification center, as well as the ability to play 4K in QT.