Apple has released the second public beta versions of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. The public beta build matches the developer beta build that was released the day prior.

Nearly every hotel nowadays offers free wi-fi, but a surprising number of them use unsecured wireless networks. Most commonly, the unsecured networks use a captive portal to access the wi-fi network, where a splash screen pops-up in a web browser window before you are granted further access to the network. Often there’s some marginal login … Read More

iOS 16 beta 4 and iPadOS 16 beta 4 are now available to download for users enrolled in the beta testing programs for iPhone and iPad system software. Typically the developer beta build rolls out first, and is soon followed by the same build as a public beta version.

Apple has released the fourth beta version of macOS Ventura beta to users enrolled in the beta testing programs. MacOS Ventura beta 4 is available now for registered developers, and the public beta build will likely soon follow.

Are you on a Zoom meeting and your audio, or someone elses audio feed, is very choppy, garbled, cutting out, or robotic sounding? Zoom conferences use a lot of bandwidth, particularly when you are using video streaming and audio streaming concurrently.

Some Mac users may want the cursor size on the Mac screen to be larger, making it easier to see. Whether you’re having a difficult time seeing the Mac cursor on your screen as you move the mouse or trackpad around, or you just would prefer a bigger cursor pointer in general, you can manually … Read More

Ever wanted to enhance the webcam on your Mac? For example, tweak the brightness, contrast, saturation, or even flip the camera horizontally? These things can be done using third-party software called virtual cameras.

Interested in checking out the tvOS 16 public beta on your Apple TV? Much like how you can run the public betas of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura, you can also give tvOS 16 public beta a try if you’re adventurous and up for it. tvOS 16 doesn’t have a ton of crazy … Read More

Are you planning to use iCloud Keychain for managing all your passwords? If you’ve been relying on a third-party password manager until now, you may want to move all your existing passwords to make the migration to iCloud Keychain a whole lot easier. This can be done, although it’s not exactly simple.

Did you know that many modern TV’s, like any newer model LG OLED TV, includes support for AirPlay? This functionality which is built into many modern smart TV panels allows you to use AirPlay for watching videos, movies, tv shows, and screen mirroring, sending content from an iPhone or iPad directly to the TV screen … Read More

macOS Monterey 12.5 has been released by Apple to all Mac users running the macOS Monterey operating system. The MacOS Monterey 12.5 update includes security updates, bug fixes, and adds an ability to pause and rewind live sports in the TV app. Separately, Apple also released iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 for iPhone and iPad.

Apple has released iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 for all iPhone and iPad users. The new software updates are available now, alongside macOS Monterey 12.5 for Mac. iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 include bug fixes, security updates, and small enhancements to the operating systems for iPhone and iPad. Perhaps most notable is a resolution to … Read More

The Mac Finder and apps like Preview offer window title icons when you hover over the window title text, and once defaulted to show icons in the window title bar too. Sometimes these window icons were referred to as “proxy icons”, because they’re interactive and allow for things like dragging and dropping, and right-clicking to … Read More

The iPad allows you to easily adjust the cursor tracking speed, whether you’re using a trackpad or a mouse with the iPad. For some users, the default iPad cursor tracking speed may be too fast, and for others it may be too slow. Fortunately, there’s a wide variety of adjustment available, and you can make … Read More

The all new MacBook Air with M2 and MacBook Pro 14″ and 16″ with M1 Pro and M1 Max processors are impressive machines by most hardware standards, but not everyone is impressed with the Notch that takes up a portion at the top of the screen. The Notch holds the front facing camera, and dips … Read More

Release Candidate 2 of iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 are now available to beta testers, along with the first Release Candidate build of macOS Monterey 12.5. Release Candidate builds are typically the final version of beta software that then gets finalized and released to the general public, so this suggests that iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, … Read More

Adventurous Mac users may be interested in trying out the macOS Ventura public beta on their Mac, which is now available for any user to download and install. As is usual with beta system software, the macOS Ventura public beta is buggy, and users should expect to encounter quirks, bugs, and incompatibilities with certain things … Read More

Now that iPadOS 16 public beta is available for any user to download, some curious iPad enthusiasts will undoubtedly be interested in installing the public beta onto their device. As is usual with beta system software, assume the iPadOS 16 public beta to not be as stable as a final software version, meaning things like … Read More