I was just in-store and asked the 2 guys who helped me if the apple remote will work with my macbook pro retina display 13". They both said yes and even showed me where I would go to pair it. 1. System Preferences 2. Security & Privacy 3. Advanced I did those three steps and also tried to google and looked at the manual, both of which said to hold my remote 3-4 inches from the screen and hold down menu and right buttons for 6 seconds until a linking symbol showed up on screen. None of this happened. I am disappointed because I bought this for an important presentation tomorrow and was assured by 2 apple geniuses that it would work. I will definitely be taking it back unless there is something else I can try to make it work. Thank you :)

Apple remotes (made for the computers and not the Apple TV) are made with Infrared not bluetooth. This means your laptop has to have a infrared receiver. The newer macs no longer have these receivers (at least the MacBooks don't) so the remotes no longer work. You can see that the older MacBooks (e.g. the 2010 macbook pro) has a black line on the front edge of the body which is the infrared receiver - it works on that. New ones don't have this and so don't have infrared built in. Wikipedia says you can buy yourself a infrared receiver to plug into your USB port. I had the same problem. -A MacBook Pro user (and owner of white apple remote & aluminium apple remote)

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Can I run office 365 on an early 2009 iMac, running El Capitan? or is it Office 2011 only?
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- 09/10/2018
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Dose it light up so you can see letters and numbers
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- 27/07/2018
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Unfortunately this keyboard does not have backlit keys.
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- 28/07/2018
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What is the next OSX update after 10.7.5
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- 11/05/2015
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Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
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- 19/05/2015
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I have a mac mini Mid 2010 10.7.5 how far can it be upgraded?
I would like to upgrade my Mac Mini 2010. How far can it go and what are the possible problems? It has 8 GB memory and is 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- Asked by Lynn C from Saint Clair Shores
- 14/05/2016
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What version of Safari comes with lion?
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- 30/07/2015
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Version 6.1.6 is the latest release on OS X 10.7 (Lion)
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- 30/07/2015
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I need to upgrade from 10.6.8 to Yosemite... what steps do I need to take to get there?
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- 29/09/2015
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If I copy a file, e.g. X.jpg from folder A to folder B, my Mac creates two copies in folder B: XY.jpg and XY 2.jpg. Why and how can I get rid of this?
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Can I downgrade Mavericks with this Lion version? please
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- 02/02/2014
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I had a problem with Mavericks on my MacBook Pro. The only way to downgrade is to erase the disk (use Disk Utility)
Then use a physical copy of a previous OS, or....
restart the computer and hold command-R while the computer is booting up. If command-R does not take you to the menu screen for the reinstall you can also reboot while holding the option key and that will get you there.
Once you arrive at the menu screen please choose reinstall Mac OS X...
The procedure took me about 45 minutes total. Then I re-installed my apps and replaced my backed up items and have been happy ever since!
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- 19/02/2014
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I have a MBP with OSX Lion, backed up on Time Machine(1 TB external drive). If I purchase a new MBP, will Lion be reinstalled on the new MBP?
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- 11/05/2018
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Does MacBook air have video chat
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I cannot access web links on my email. How do I turn off the pop up blocker
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I have snow leopard 10.6.8 and want to download lion 10.7. Do I have to erase by harddrive?
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- 11/04/2015
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No, upgrading your Operating System does not require you to erase the hard drive. All your files, applications, and settings will be transferred over. Be sure to backup your computer using a external hard drive + Time Machine first, to be safe. Also, verify all of your 3rd party programs that you've downloaded/installed and make sure they are compatible in 10.7 or have updates to make them compatible.
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Can I run Office For Mac 365/2016 on APFS?
I know it will work on High Sierra. It's the file system I'm worried about. At least one feature -OneDrive- does not, although Microsoft is working on it.
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- 28/01/2018
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avail for download or do I have to wait for disc?
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- 27/11/2013
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This is a download. You get an email with an activation code.
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- 11/02/2014
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If I buy OS X Lion in the us store will the redeem code work in New Zealand will I be able to download it
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- 27/01/2014
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Can the Apple USB Super Drive be used as a boot device for a Mac Book Pro 13" retina mid-2014?
I was told the MBP supports - and Apple does allow - dual booting and, dual booting [to Linux at least] will not void the warranty. I'd like to dual boot the Mac to various Linux distros. To do this I'd need to boot (at least once) from an external device to install the Linux OS onto its own partition. Will the SuperDrive support booting of a Linux DVD?
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- 29/11/2014
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Yes you can use the Super Drive to boot into linux as long as your Linux distro is bootable. Hold down the option button at start up to select the super drive. you must burn the bistro to a CD/DVD first or make a bootable flash drive.
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- 11/11/2016
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Can I migrate my Mac air to a Macbook pro retina?
Can This cable work with the migration from a Mac air to a new Macbook pro retina? I don't want to loose data during the tranfer to my new Mac Retina.
Thanks,
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- 17/04/2013
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Does it work with a 13" macbook air brought in 2012 version OS X 10.8.4?
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- 22/07/2013
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Yes. OSX 10.7.2 up.
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- 18/12/2013
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Can you tell me how to keep the system working when connected to VGA output and the lid closed, i'd like to keep the system running on battery.
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- 21/06/2015
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Be careful not to have the Macbook running with the lid closed (it can be done). In my experience becomes the battery is extremely hot after a while.
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How to download Microsoft on iMac
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- 17/12/2013
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