Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Most electronics come with a bevy of numbers etched into their frames, stamped on their undersides, and emblazoned onto their boxes. But why? Well, the short answer is that they're needed for model ...

Serial number rejection (cont.) We continue to report on an issue where some users are unable to properly use their Photoshop CS2 serial numbers to remove the 2-day expiration of the Photoshop CS3 ...

Chances are you haven't spent much time thinking about your Apple device's serial number. Whether you own the benchmark Apple Watch Series 9 or a budget-priced refurbished iPhone, your device's serial ...

Apple will begin to use a new and longer serial number format for iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, and other product repair parts starting October 1, a few weeks following the expected launch of the new ...

MacRumors previously reported about Apple's plan to switch to randomized serial numbers for future products starting in early 2021, and this transition has now started with the new purple iPhone 12 ...

Apple geeks may be aware of the mystery of the handwritten Apple 1 serial number present on some of the surviving machines. Namely, no one knew how they got there. Steve Wozniak said that he didn’t ...