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MacOS Sonoma Beta 7 Available to Download

Aug 30, 2023 - 5 Comments
MacOS Sonoma beta updates are available

MacOS Sonoma beta 7 has been released for Mac users participating in the developer beta testing program for macOS system software. The latest Sonoma beta continues to refine the upcoming Mac operating system, and includes over 100 new screen savers that can transition into wallpapers. The developer beta build arrived first, and was soon followed … Read More

iOS 17 Public Beta 6 Released for Download

Aug 30, 2023 - 1 Comment
iOS 17 public beta 6

Apple has released iOS 17 public beta 6 for iPhone and iPadOS 17 public beta 6 for iPad. The 6th public betas match the same build number as the concomitant iOS 17 beta 8 released for developers, both carrying build 21A5326a. Additionally, new public betas are available for watchOS and tvOS 17, but MacOS Sonoma … Read More

Download iOS 17 Beta 8 & iPadOS 17 Beta 8 Now

Aug 29, 2023 - 1 Comment
RC Build of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17

Apple has released iOS 17 beta 8 for iPhone, and iPadOS 17 beta 8 for iPad, for users who are engaged in the developer beta testing program. Typically a developer beta comes out first, and is soon followed by the same build matched as a public beta release. iOS 17 beta 8 carries a build … Read More

Apple Event Announced for September 12, iPhone 15 Launch Expected

Aug 29, 2023 - Leave a Comment
Apple Event for September 2023

Apple has announced a special event to be held on Tuesday, September 12, at 10 AM PDT. The event will be held at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus, in Cupertino California, and will be live-streamed for all curious. While Apple hasn’t declared the purpose of the event, it’s widely speculated and … Read More

An Excellent Free Clipboard Manager for Mac is CopyClip

Aug 28, 2023 - 19 Comments
CopyClip is the best free clipboard manager for Mac

CopyClip is a free and simple clipboard manager for Mac that lives in your menu bar, storing all of the content or items that you have copied or cut into your clipboard, which you can then quickly recall and paste wherever is needed. If you’re unfamiliar with clipboard managers, they can significantly improve your Mac … Read More

LNK Files: What is .lnk File and How to Open .lnk Files on Mac

Aug 27, 2023 - Leave a Comment
What is an LNK file and how do you open .lnk files on Mac?

Some Mac users who also work with Windows, or who have drives, network shares, or other volumes that are from the Windows world, may occasionally come across LNK files with a .lnk file extension. If you’re wondering what these files are and how you can open them on the Mac, you should continue reading so … Read More

Improve Your Workouts with iPad & Stage Manager

Aug 26, 2023 - Leave a Comment
iPad with Stage Manager setup for exercise and fitness to track workouts

Your iPad can serve as a handy fitness accessory, despite not being intended for that purpose at all, at least in the same way something like Apple Watch was made. But thanks to Stage Manager, you can easily multitask on the iPad by having multiple apps open on screen at the same time. Now, if … Read More

How to Stop Autoplay Music on iPhone

Aug 25, 2023 - 8 Comments
Apple Music icon

As you may have noticed by now, Apple Music on iPhone defaults to autoplaying music of similar songs and plays them when a particular song, track listing, or playlist has finished. With Autoplay, the music just continues playing onward infinitely from your iPhone. Great, right? Well, not always. Not every user is a fan of … Read More

Transcribe Audio Files & Video to Text on Mac with MacWhisper

Aug 24, 2023 - 3 Comments
Drag and drop your file or URL into MacWhisper to transcribe the audio to text

Perhaps you’ve come across a situation where you have an audio file, YouTube link, or video that you would like to transcribe the audio of that file into text, right on your Mac. That’s exactly what MacWhisper does, a free app which makes easy work of transcribing audio files into text using technology from OpenAI, … Read More

Apple Deals: Get the M2 MacBook Air 15″ for $200 Off, From $1099

Aug 24, 2023 - Leave a Comment
M2 MacBook Air 15"

Amazon is back to offering the 15″ M2 MacBook Air at a great discount, knocking $200 off the retail price on both the base 256GB model for just $1099 and the upgraded 512GB storage model for just $1299. The deal is available in all colors, including Midnight, Starlight, Space Gray, and Silver. The base model … Read More

Fixing “The application appears to have been tampered with” Error on Mac

Aug 23, 2023 - 2 Comments
Application appears to have been tampered with error message on Mac

An unusual and rare Mac error may come across for some MacOS users when using BBEdit, or perhaps even other apps, that says “The application appears to have been tampered with.” This appears to be some variation of the “app is damaged and can’t be opened” error message that some Mac users may occasionally see. … Read More

Apple Deals: Get the M1 MacBook Air for $749.99 (Save $250!)

Aug 23, 2023 - 1 Comment
M1 MacBook Air

Amazon continues to offer one of the best deals out there for new Macs, with an enormous 25% discount on the M1 MacBook Air bringing the price down to $749.99, knocking $250 off the base price of $999. The M1 MacBook Air features a 13″ Retina Display, M1 chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit … Read More

Public Beta 5 of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma Available

Aug 23, 2023 - Leave a Comment
Betas

Apple has released the 5th public beta versions of iOS 17, macOS Sonoma, and iPadOS 17, to users who are involved in the public beta testing program for Apple system software. The fifth public beta of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 carries the build of 21A5319a, which matches the 7th developer beta of the same … Read More

iOS 17 Beta 7 & iPadOS 17 Beta 7 Available to Download

Aug 22, 2023 - Leave a Comment
iOS 17 public beta

The 7th beta versions of iOS and iPadOS for iPhone and iPad, respectively, have been released to users participating in the developer beta programs. Apple will usually release a developer beta first, which is soon followed by the same build being released to users enrolled in the public beta. The build number for iOS 17 … Read More

MacOS Sonoma Beta 6 Available to Download

Aug 22, 2023 - 1 Comment
MacOS Sonoma beta updates are available

Apple has issued the 6th beta version of macOS Sonoma to users who are enrolled in the developer beta testing program for MacOS. MacOS Sonoma beta 6 arrives late and off-schedule compared to the other beta operating systems like beta 6 of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 (which are now on beta 7), so if … Read More

5 iPhone Tips Every iPhone User Should Know

Aug 21, 2023 - 9 Comments
iPhone tips you should know

The iPhone has so many features and capabilities that it’s easy to overlook even some of the essentials, so we’re going to share some iPhone tips that will enhance your experience and help you make the most of your device. These tricks can help improve your workflow, simplify your interactions with iPhone, and save you … Read More

How to Turn Off Shuffle on Spotify

Aug 20, 2023 - Leave a Comment
Disable Shuffle from a Spotify playlist view

Spotify will sometimes default to using the shuffle feature on playlists, whether that playlist is from an artist, yourself, shared from a friend, or elsewhere. If you do not want to shuffle songs on Spotify, you will find that disabling the Shuffle feature is actually really easy. There are generally two different ways to disable … Read More

Watch “Love Notes to Newton” Documentary on the Apple Newton [Video]

Aug 19, 2023 - Leave a Comment
Apple Newton and iPad

If you’re a longtime Apple fan, you may recall the Apple Newton, the Apple PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) that debuted in 1993. It had a pen-input based screen, handwriting to text capabilities, a whimsical and fun user interface (sigh), and many features that we all take for granted and use regularly today on iPhones, iPads, … Read More

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