Apple has released MacOS Tahoe 26.7 along with MacOS Sequoia 15.8 as security updates for older Mac users and for those who are not yet interested in running the just released MacOS Golden Gate 27 update. MacOS Tahoe 26.7 and MacOS Sequoia 15.8 have over a hundred security fixes but do not include any new … Read More

MacOS 27 Golden Gate has been released by Apple and is now available to download and update for the general public. MacOS 27 went through several months of beta testing, and the finalized version can be installed on any compatible Mac. MacOS 27 Golden Gate includes performance improvements for MacOS itself including improved system responsiveness … Read More

iOS 27 is now available for iPhone, along with iPadOS 27 for iPad. This is the final version of iOS 27, after a several months long beta development and testing process. All eligible iPhone models and iPad devices can download and install the iOS 27 or ipadOS 27 upgrade, respectively, at their leisure. iOS 27 … Read More

MacOS 27 Golden Gate has an emphasis on improving performance, with significant enhancements to Spotlight search, mail search, and more. There are also some really nice visual refinements to the Liquid Glass interface and system icons, and there’s even a slider for adjusting the intensity of Liquid Glass. Plus, macOS 27 Golden Gate brings with … Read More

iOS 27 for iPhone and iPadOS 27 for iPad will be released on Monday, September 14. That’s pretty soon, and while you don’t have to update right away on the release day, you still might be interested in preparing your devices for installing the next major system software update for iOS and iPadOS. Since iOS … Read More

Apple has released iOS 27 RC build #24A435 for iPhone, along with iPadOS 27 RC for iPad. The RC (Release Candidate) build is often the final version of the beta cycle, absent any major issues, that matches the release version to the general public. This being makes sense given the official iOS 27 release date … Read More

Apple has released MacOS 27 Golden Gate as a Release Candidate (RC) build #26A428 for all users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. A Release Candidate build typically signals the end of the beta testing process, absent any significant last minute issues, and can sometimes match the final Golden Master (GM) … Read More

If you were a Windows user of the 90s and 2000s, you might remember defragmenting hard drives, a sort of hocus-pocus Windows maintenance maneuver that had legitimate function where it would gather files spread across a drive and put them in a tidier order to make reading them faster. While someone with a lot of … Read More

There are many situations where you may wish to get a list of all Homebrew packages installed on a Mac, specifically that were installed using Homebrew, and not anything else.   If you’re not familiar, Homebrew is a popular command line package manager for Mac, and many advanced Mac users use it to install additional … Read More

The Unknown Senders Messages screening feature of iPhone can be really useful if you find yourself getting bombarded with frequent unwanted messages from unknown contacts, but it can also be a hindrance and cause you to miss some messages you may want to receive. If you find yourself missing messages due to the message screening … Read More

Omarchy is a new curated Linux distribution that offers a pre-configured keyboard driven environment and window manager. It’s lightweight and highly customizable, with system integrated AI tools, making for a unique take on operating systems. With Omarchy gaining quite a bit of attention, you might be curious in giving Omarchy a test run, but perhaps … Read More

Continuing on our journey through retro classic computing experiences, here’s another fun one reborn for retro gamers in the modern MacOS era: Chonkcraft. Remember Warcraft 2, the award-winning classic real-time strategy game from Blizzard circa 1995? You’d play as Orcs or Humans, build a village and an army, and then command that army through battles … Read More

If you’re a longtime Mac user you might recall the popular After Dark screensaver series of Classic Mac OS, which featured a fun range of screen saver options including the infamous Flying Toasters, Mowing Man, Boris the Cat, Bad Dog, Bouncing Ball, Art Critic, Nightlines, and many more. Many of these screensavers were just plain … Read More

Apple has scheduled an event for September 9 at 10 AM PT, titled “Surprise and shine” on their homepage and invitations. The event will be streamed for anyone to watch on Apple.com as well as YouTube. Typically, Apple uses the September event to unveil their new iPhone models, along with other updates to hardware, and … Read More

Apple has released the seventh beta version of macOS 27 Golden Gate to users who are running the developer beta. A matching build typically arrives for public beta testers soon after. Any user can install MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta onto a compatible Mac, though beta system software is generally only recommended for advanced users … Read More

iOS 27 beta 7 has been released by Apple for iPhone, along with iPadOS 27 beta 7 for iPad. The 7th beta build is available for all developer beta testers, and typically a matching public beta version will arrive soon after. iOS 27 for iPhone and iPadOS 27 for iPad have an emphasis on performance … Read More

Some Mac users running the MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta have discovered a peculiar bug where they are unable to force quit certain processes or apps, usually if they are errant or unresponsive. I personally have run into this a handful of times with being unable to force quit Safari and Google Chrome, despite the … Read More

Safari is arguably the best performing web browser for Mac users (and iPhone and iPad for that matter), and while I also use other web browsers as well, I continuously return to Safari and Safari Technology Preview as my default browser of choice. Aside from fantastic performance, Safari has many great tricks up its sleeve … Read More