I ran into a peculiar issue recently where the ‘dasd’ process had been consuming 100% CPU for several days straight. Since dasd is a system process, my initial assumption was that there must be some important background task that was going on. But, after a few days of no change and dasd constantly hovering between 90-100% CPU usage, contributing to significant battery drain and resource misallocation, I decided to dive into troubleshooting dasd consuming large amount of processor specifically in MacOS 27 Golden Gate.

With the help of some tinkering around in Console and Terminal, an agent, and ChatGPT, I discovered the problem with dasd going haywire may be related to an issue with telemetry and the PowerLog background processing database in MacOS. And, as it turns out, clearing this particular database and then restarting the Mac can resolve the problem.

Be forewarned, these steps involve using the Terminal to delete a system file that is actively being written to, so something could always go wrong. Backup your Mac before beginning.

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Visual Intelligence offers a set of AI features that can be used to identify objects and items in photos or things on screen, and a neat new feature available in MacOS 27 Golden Gate allows you to interact with Siri and Visual Intelligence from just about anywhere on your Mac. You can use this to help identify things in pictures, understand a document, or even to learn what a particular file or app is for if you aren’t sure.

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If you have been shopping for a high end M5 Max MacBook Pro 16″ model with 36GB RAM and 2 TB SSD and waiting for a whopper discount, now might be time to act. Amazon is cutting a whopping $900 off the retail price of this top-of-the-line MacBook Pro, or a more modest yet still generous $500 off the 24GB/1TB model of the 16″ MBP.

• 16″ M5 Max MacBook Pro – 36GB – 2TB – $3499 ($900 off, down from $4399)
• 16″ M5 Pro MacBook Pro – 24GB – 1TB – $2499 ($500 off, down from $2999)

These are incredibly powerful Macs and it’s rare to see such generous discounts available, check them out!

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The Edge Light feature of FaceTime for Mac enables a virtual ring light on your screen during FaceTime calls, which helps to more evenly illuminate your face. This is particularly useful in lower light conditions, and it can improve the appearance of a FaceTime call quite a bit. Ring Lighting is commonly used in media for all sorts of portraiture and photography, and in the modern era of video conferences and video chat, it’s also quite popular for average users too, so it’s a nice addition to MacOS.

Edge Lighting is not typically enabled by default in FaceTime on the Mac, but it can be enabled or disabled at ease, as we’ll show you.

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One of the more compelling new subtler features introduced iOS 27 pertains to the ability to use full screen Widgets on iPhone. Full screen widgets can effectively turn a Home Screen page into a full mini-app of whatever the full screen widget is.

For example, you can have the full screen Weather widget, which shows a full longterm forecast and weather conditions right on the iPhone Home Screen, without having to open the Weather app. Or another popular example, is to use the full screen Photos widget, which lets you have a full Home Screen page dedicated to the photos widget and showing photos you might enjoy.

Full screen widgets are compelling for iPhone, here’s how to add one on your Home Screen.

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The Mac mini and Mac Studio are both increasingly popular, not only as desktop Macs, but also for local AI setups. Amazon is taking up to $150 off the Mac mini configs, and $200 off a well-equipped Mac Studio:

• M6 Mac Mini – 16GB / 256GB – $779 (down $120 from $899)
• M6 Mac mini – 16GB / 512GB – $949 (down $150 from $1099)
• M5 Pro Mac Mini – 24GB / 512GB – $1599 (down from $1699)
• M5 Max Mac Studio – 32GB / 512GB – $2299 ($200 off, down from $2499)

Mac mini and Mac Studio do not com with displays, keyboards, or mouse, but you can get those separately:

• Apple Magic Mouse (black) – $89
• Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (black)- $199
• Apple Studio Display 27″ – $1599
• Dell 27″ 4k display – $350
• ASUS ProArt 27″ display – $650

Separately, Amazon continues to offer the Rose Pink HomeView at a small discount with pre-order:

• Pre-order HomeView for $289 in Rose Pink (down from $299, Released November 13)

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Siri Suggestions is a feature in Spotlight search for iPhone and iPad that suggests apps to open. The apps shown in this list are based on a few factors, including frequency of use, time of use, recency of use, and other algorithmic factors, but there are times the apps shown are not helpful, not in line with apps you’d be using, or that you simply don’t want those apps shown as suggested in Siri Suggestions.

Fortunately, with minimal effort you can remove an app from the Siri Suggestions of Spotlight on iPhone or iPad.

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Apple has set an event for next week, October 28, using the tagline “pro and tell” to describe the “special Apple experience” that select influencers and press were invited to.

The “pro and tell” tagline certainly seems to suggest that Pro products will get updates, which is in line with rumors that suggest MacBook Pro could get a redesign, new M6 processors, and even include touch screen support. There are also rumors of updates to the iMac lineup, and potentially a revamped iPad mini as well. As usual, these are just rumors circulating until Apple announces anything official.

It’s also likely that we’ll get the release date, or perhaps the software release itself, of iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2, and iPadOS 27.2, at the October 28 event, since those versions of system software are currently in beta that were just updated to Release Candidate builds.

This is the second Apple event to be held this month, as just last week Apple announced the HomeView product, along with updating HomePod mini and Apple TV.

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Apple has issued the first Release Candidate builds of iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2 Golden Gate, and iPadOS 27.2, for users who are in the beta testing program for Apple system software. A Release Candidate (RC) build typically matches the final version of the beta testing process, absent any last minute issues or changes.

Aside from the RC designation, it is highly likely that iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2 Golden Gate, and iPadOS 27.2 will be finalized in the near future, because Apple just announced another event next week.

iOS 27.2 includes support for using Siri AI in several new languages and regions, includes a redesigned Health app with Longevity and Insights scores that gather from Apple Watch, and presumably bug fixes and security enhancements as well. It’s also likely that MacOS 27.2 Golden Gate, and ipadOS 27.2 will also include bug fixes and improvements.

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You might occasionally find yourself in a situation where you need to know the IP address of a Mac. Once upon a time, in Mac OS X users could instantly see their IP address when selecting the “Network” preference panel, but that is no longer the case in modern MacOS versions that have System Settings. Now, you’ll have to dig a little deeper to retrieve your IP address on a Mac, but it’s still pretty simple.

Here’s what you’ll want to do with a modern MacOS version, including MacOS 27 Golden Gate, 26 Tahoe, 15 Sequoia, 14 Sonoma, and macOS versions with “System Settings”.

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While Apple is mostly sold out of November 13 delivery HomeView’s and is providing early-to-mid December deliver estimates, it appears that Amazon is not. In fact, Amazon is not only still accepting pre-orders for HomeView, but they’re also offering some color models at a small discount. Currently the $10 discount applies to the Starlight and Rose Pink models, but stock and pricing changes quick on Amazon.

• Pre-order HomeView for $289 in Rose Pink (down from $299, Released November 13)
• Pre-order Homeview in Starlight for $299 (No longer discounted, Released November 13)

The HomeView is an interesting new home device introduced by Apple. With a 7″ screen that shows widgets, clocks, and photo slideshows, and a Home Screen complete with Safari, Music, Messages, FaceTime, Reminders, and support for Siri AI assuming your connected iPhone or iPad supports Siri AI anyway. It has an on-screen keyboard for when you need it, and some neat features like Safari having a capability to convert any webpage that is a recipe into a full-screen swipeable cookbook. HomeView is available in Silver, Starlight, Rose Pink, and Space Grey color options, and there’s also a wall mount version that does not include the speaker base.

HomeView is almost certain to be a popular gift this holiday season for people who are heavily in the Apple ecosystem, as those who are Android users without iCloud probably won’t get as much utility out of the device.

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Whether you had the original iPhone or just dreamt of one, you can step back in time 19 years(!) and re-experience the original iPhone running iPhoneOS 1.0 in an emulator within any modern web browser. Play around with the original apps on the original iPhone experience, which all function as they should, though the emulated Safari does not have the ability to connect to the internet. You’ll quickly recall that many of the original iPhone apps were quite different and had names; Music was called iPod because Apple still made iPods at the time, Messages was called Texts because iMessage hadn’t debuted yet, there was no App Store or third party apps, there was no iCloud yet, and lots of other interesting little reminders of the first iPhone experience, before iPhoneOS was renamed iOS, and before many other features even existed.

Aside from a trip down memory lane and the nostalgic factor, there’s not a lot of utility to this, but it sure is fun to see how far iPhone and iOS has come. All you need is a web browser, then simply swipe to unlock, and click around.

• Check out 2007.mobile in a web browser

This is a fun little project from @_kelindi_ on X, don’t forget to follow @osxdaily there too.

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iPad has many uses, either as a touch device, or even as a pseudo-laptop of sorts with the Magic Keyboard, or as a desktop-like device with an external mouse and keyboard, and for better or worse, iPad is always running iPadOS. While many Mac users wish iPad could also run MacOS, a completely different and new option outside of the Apple ecosystem is available for the adventurous; running Linux on iPad, with the help of the new LinPad app.

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If you’ve ever wanted live video wallpapers on your Mac, the Phosphene app will bring your MacOS desktop to life. But that’s not all, Phosphene is also able to add your own videos to the native wallpaper and screen saver pipeline on the Mac, letting MacOS play your own videos on both your desktop, and your Mac lock screen.

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The Apple HomeView might have just been announced, and it’s already a good deal at $299, but Amazon is making it even better by offering a little discount on a pre-ordered HomeView for just $289.99 for the model with a speaker and swivel screen.

• Pre-order HomeView for $289 (down from $299)

The HomeView is sure to be a popular holiday gift this season for people who are deep in the Apple ecosystem, and as of now only Amazon is offering a discount on pre-orders.

While you can get a wall-mounted version of HomeView, it’s the same price as the model with the speaker base and stand, so we’d mostly recommend the speaker base model unless you have a very specific utility for the wall mounted variation.

Amazon is showing a delivery date of November 13, which is the official launch date of HomeView.

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Apple used their “Welcome Home” event to unveil a handful of new and updated devices geared towards a smart home ecosystem, with a brand new product category called HomeView, and notable updates to Apple TV and HomePod mini. All of the devices are heavily integrated with Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, and the Apple ecosystem.

HomeView is particularly interesting, and could turn into a popular home accessory device, while the updates to Apple TV and HomePod mini are more iterative.

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Apple continues to march along with new beta 4 builds of iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2 Golden Gate, and iPadOS 27.2, available for all users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software.

iOS 27.2 beta supports several new languages for using Siri AI, and there’s a newly redesigned Health app that includes insights and longevity scores gathered from Apple Watch data. While no bugs are specifically mentioned, there are sure to be bug fixes included with iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2, and ipadOS 27.2 as well.

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The all new Siri AI and Spotlight search experience in MacOS 27 is significantly more powerful and capable than prior versions of Siri and Spotlight, but Spotlight Search has a neat trick up its sleeve where you can change it to ask ChatGPT instead, directly from Spotlight search on the Mac. And you don’t even need a ChatGPT account to use this feature, though you can connect it to your OpenAI credentials if you’d like to keep the interactions in your ChatGPT history.

Here’s how to use this super handy quick ChatGPT access on Mac, and yes you will need MacOS 27 or later.

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