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Mac OS, Mac OS X, or macOS, is the operating system that resides on Apple’s desktop and portable computer lineup. Built upon a Unix core, it is easy to use yet highly advanced, extremely stable, and an excellent OS for productivity and creation. Browse through our articles or use the search feature to look for something specific that is pertinent to the Mac operating system.

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How to Disable Mail Categories on Mac

Apr 2, 2025 - 12 Comments
Turn Off Mail Categories in Mail for Mac on first launch

Apple has brought the controversial Mail Categories feature to the Mail app on Mac, and you will find that it is enabled in the Mail app by default. The idea behind Mail Categories is that your inbox is now sorting itself automatically into four categories; Primary, Transactions, Updates, and Promotions. There’s also a hidden “All … Read More

MacOS Sonoma 14.7.5 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.5 Security Updates Released

Apr 1, 2025 - Leave a Comment
MacOS Sonoma 14.7.4 update

Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.7.5 and MacOS Ventura 13.7.5 as security updates for Mac users running Sonoma and Ventura operating systems. These updates are security patch focused and do not include new features that are otherwise available in the latest MacOS Sequoia 15.4 update that was released simultaneously. Separately, you’ll find software updates available … Read More

PSA: Automatic Update Enables Itself with MacOS Sequoia 15.4 & iOS 18.4

Apr 1, 2025 - 19 Comments
MacOS update enables Automatic Updates for system software on its own

This is important and relevant to most Mac, iPhone, and iPad users: Installing the latest updates for MacOS Sequoia 15.4 for Mac, iOS 18.4 for iPhone, and iPadOS 18.4 for iPad, will forcibly enable automatic software update for system updates on your device. Some people may already have these auto-update features enabled on their devices … Read More

MacOS Sequoia 15.4 Update Released with Mail Categorization, New Emoji

Mar 31, 2025 - 4 Comments
MacOS Sequoia software update

MacOS Sequoia 15.4 has been released for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The software update includes some new features and refinements, as well as resolutions to various bugs and security patches. For new features, MacOS Sequoia 15.4 gains the Mail Categorization feature that automatically sorts your email inbox for you that has been … Read More

Second Release Candidate of MacOS Sequoia 15.4 Available for Testing

Mar 27, 2025 - Leave a Comment

Apple has provided a second Release Candidate build of MacOS Sequoia 15.4 for users enrolled in the beta testing program, arriving just a few days after the first release candidate build of Sequoia 15.4, iOS 18.4, and iPad 18.4 were issued. Release Candidates typically match the final version of software that is released to the … Read More

Easily Create MacOS Virtual Machines with VirtualBuddy

Mar 26, 2025 - 4 Comments
Create a virtual machine for MacOS or Linux easily with VirtualBuddy

VirtualBuddy offers a simple way to quickly virtualize MacOS (and Linux) on any Apple Silicon Mac, offering an easy method for developers, enthusiasts, and the curious to run multiple instances of MacOS on their Mac. And VirtualBuddy is speedy with great performance, plus it’s free and open source, so you can easily explore the world … Read More

Fixing Safari for Mac Error “This webpage was reloaded because a problem occurred”

Mar 19, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Safari icon

Safari is a fantastic web browser on the Mac, but that doesn’t mean it’s always trouble-free. One issue that Safari users may see on the Mac from time to time will cause a webpage to refresh and then throw an error message that says “this webpage was reloaded because a problem occurred”. You might also … Read More

How to Show QR Code for Wi-Fi on iPhone, Mac, iPad

Mar 18, 2025 - 4 Comments
Show a QR code for wi-fi router to make it easy for anyone to join

One very easy and convenient way to share access to a wi-fi router is by generating a QR code for joining that wi-fi router, which can be useful for house guests, offices, waiting rooms, rentals, restaurants, shops, and just about anywhere else with wi-fi that people might want to join. It can also make it … Read More

Get Googly Eyes in Your Mac Menu Bar to Follow Your Cursor Around

Mar 17, 2025 - 1 Comment
Googly Eyes on Mac are fun

Ultra longtime Mac users may recall a fun Classic Mac OS application that placed a set of googly eyes into the Mac menu bar, and those eyes would follow your cursor around as you used the Mac. While the old Classic Mac OS days are long gone (sigh), you can still have a bit of … Read More

How to Disable Type to Siri on MacOS Sequoia

Mar 13, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Disable Type to Siri on Mac by turning off Siri

The latest versions of MacOS make it easier than ever to use Type to Siri, but many Mac users are finding themselves accidentally triggering the ‘Type to Siri’ feature on their Mac running the latest MacOS Sequoia releases. This can be frustrating, and if you don’t use Siri or Type To Siri you might not … Read More

How Long Does Updating MacOS Take? Why Is MacOS Update Taking So Long?

Mar 12, 2025 - 6 Comments
Why is MacOS update taking so long and how long should it take to complete

One of the questions many Mac users have when they see newly available system software updates for MacOS is “how long will updating MacOS take?” followed by “why is MacOS update taking forever?” These are both perfectly reasonable questions, and it’s important to remember the answers can vary. But, with modern MacOS, you can also … Read More

MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2 Update Released with Fixes for Bugs & Security Issues

Mar 11, 2025 - 1 Comment
MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2 update

MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2 has been released by Apple for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The update includes important bug fixes and security patches, and Apple recommends installing the update on all eligible devices. If your Mac is running macOS Ventura or macOS Sonoma, you will find an update to Safari 18.3.1 available instead … Read More

Emoji Picker Shortcut Not Working in MacOS Sequoia? Let’s Fix It

Mar 7, 2025 - 2 Comments
Emoji and Symbols panel on Mac

Some MacOS Sequoia users have discovered the familiar handy Emoji keyboard shortcut to access the Emoji & Symbols panel is no longer working as expected. This can be immensely frustrating, especially if you rely on it for quick access to emojis in messages, emails, documents, and in general. While it might seem like a minor … Read More

PSA: Don’t Forget to Reboot Your Mac to Free Memory from kernel_task

Feb 28, 2025 - 11 Comments
Rebooting a Mac can help to free up huge amounts of memory and RAM usage from system tasks including kernel_task

This is a helpful reminder for Mac users that it’s important to periodically restart your Mac to maintain optimal system performance.

Quickly Edit & Cut Video Lossless on Mac with LosslessCut

Feb 27, 2025 - 5 Comments
LosslessCut video and audio editor

Whether you’re a regular video and audio editor or just have occasional needs to do so, you might appreciate using the handy free LosslessCut app, the “swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing”, which allows for lossless editing and cutting of video and audio files. LosslessCut lets you quickly extract, remove, add, and combine audio … Read More

How to Disable Apple Intelligence on iPhone, Mac, iPad

Feb 18, 2025 - 6 Comments
How to disable Apple Intelligence on Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Apple Intelligence is an intriguing and powerful set of AI features available on the latest models of Mac, iPhone, and iPad with modern versions of system software. These AI features are tied to ChatGPT and range from useful writing and summarization tools, to business plan creation, to writing emails on your behalf, image generation with … Read More

Install & Manage Homebrew Cask Apps on Mac Easily with Applite

Feb 17, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Applite is a free open source Homebrew cask manager app for installing Mac applications easily

Applite is a powerful free and open source MacOS application for streamlining the installation, updating, and management of third party apps using the Homebrew cask feature, without ever having to use the Terminal. Presented in an easy to use simple graphical interface, Applite is sort of like a third-party App Store that makes using Homebrew … Read More

How to Add a Shared AirTag to Find My on iPhone, iPad, Mac

Feb 14, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Add a shared AirTag to your Find My app

The popular AirTags trackers can be shared with others, and if someone has shared an AirTag with you then you’ll likely want to accept the invitation to track that object, belonging, pets, luggage, package, or whatever else is being tracked. While you will receive a notification about a shared AirTag, you might have dismissed it … Read More

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