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How to Unsend Email on Mac Mail

Mar 2, 2023 - 1 Comment
Mail icon for Mac

Have you ever written out a quick email, sent it, and immediately regretted it? Or perhaps you sent an email and instantly noticed there was a typo or an error? Or maybe you sent it to the wrong person? It’s all happened to the best of us. Fortunately with Mail app on Mac, you can … Read More

How to Check for Software Updates in macOS Sonoma & Ventura

Mar 1, 2023 - 7 Comments
How to check for system software updates on MacOS Ventura

Keeping system software up to date is an important part of computer maintenance, and any Mac running MacOS Sonoma & Ventura is no exception. If you’re new to macOS Ventura 13 and later, you may be wondering where the Software Update preference panel went to, and how to update MacOS system software in general, since … Read More

Beta 2 of iOS 16.4, MacOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 16.4, Released for Testing

Mar 1, 2023 - Leave a Comment
new beta versions of system software

Apple has released the second beta versions of iOS 16.4, MacOS Ventura 13.3, and iPadOS 16.4 to those participating in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. No major features or changes are expected. The beta versions of iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, and macOS Ventura 13.3 include new Emoji icons including jellyfish, moosehead, hair … Read More

Convert Images on Mac Quickly from Finder

Feb 28, 2023 - 10 Comments
Converting an image on Mac with a Quick Action

MacOS offers a super simple and fast way to convert images, directly from the Finder on the Mac. Thanks to the handy Quick Actions feature, Mac users are able to convert any images from anywhere in the Finder, with just a few clicks. This is a powerful and useful feature that is often overlooked, so … Read More

How to Change the Lock Screen Wallpaper on MacOS Sonoma & Ventura

Feb 27, 2023 - 21 Comments
Customize the lock screen wallpaper on MacOS Ventura

One way to customize your Mac beyond simply the desktop wallpaper background picture is to customize your lock screen wallpaper, which is what shows up when you either log out and go to log back into the Mac, wake from screen saver, or restart a Mac. You may have noticed by now that when you … Read More

How to See Temperature & Humidity Level from HomePod Mini

Feb 26, 2023 - 5 Comments
HomePod Mini temperature and humidity sensors

Did you know the HomePod Mini can tell you the indoor temperature and humidity level, of where ever the HomePod Mini is located? The HomePod Mini recently received a software update that enabled two built in sensors on the device that were previously dormant; indoor temperature, and indoor humidity level. This is completely different from … Read More

Yes, TurboTax Runs on MacOS Ventura

Feb 25, 2023 - Leave a Comment
TurboTax in MacOS Ventura on the web

Tax season is nearly everyone’s favorite time of year, and who doesn’t love doing taxes with software from a super friendly company like Intuit TurboTax that obviously wants to help you do taxes on your own? If you’re a Mac user running MacOS Ventura, you will be pleased to know that TurboTax 2022 does indeed … Read More

Scan Document from Notes App Icon on iPhone or iPad

Feb 24, 2023 - 3 Comments
Scan documents into Notes quickly via app icon trick

One of the handier features available on iOS and iPadOS allows scanning documents into the Notes app on iPhone and iPad. But rather than opening the Notes app and then initiating the document scanning process, you can scan documents even faster by using a handy trick that relies on long-pressing the Notes app icon itself.

How to Recover Deleted Messages on iPhone

Feb 23, 2023 - 4 Comments
How to enable iMessage on iPhone and iPad

Have you ever deleted a message on iPhone and decided you want that deleted message back? If you have deleted messages that you’d like to retrieve, you’ll find the latest versions of iOS and iPadOS make recovering deleted text messages to be super easy on both iPhone and iPad. As long as the deleted messages … Read More

How to Use the iPhone Camera as a Zoom Camera on Mac

Feb 22, 2023 - 2 Comments
Zoom icon

The iPhone camera offers a much higher resolution camera experience than the built-in cameras on Macs, so if you’re a frequent Zoom meeting attendee or host, you may appreciate using the iPhone camera instead of the funky camera in most Macs. Let’s take a look at how easy it is to use your iPhone camera … Read More

How to Enable & Use Stage Manager on Mac

Feb 21, 2023 - 1 Comment
Stage Manager settings on Mac

Stage Manager is an alternative multitasking interface available for the Mac that allows you to juggle between active apps in a different way. It’s a bit more minimalist because Stage Manager defaults to hiding your desktop, and it only shows up to four apps at once, allowing you to focus on what you’re working on. … Read More

Show All Open Files, Directories, Sockets, Pipes, Devices, by All Running Processes on Mac with Sloth

Feb 20, 2023 - 2 Comments
Sloth GUI for lsof Mac app

If you’re an advanced Mac user and you’d like to easily see all running processes and which files, directories, sockets, and pipes are open by those processes, the free Sloth tool may be useful to you. The Sloth app is basically a GUI front-end to lsof, a powerful command line tool that allows you to … Read More

How to Loop Video on iPhone

Feb 19, 2023 - 3 Comments
Loop video on iPhone

Have a video on iPhone you want to play repeatedly in a loop? There are a few ways to do this, but we’ll focus on the simplest method here, which involves looping a single video using a trick in the Photos app. This will work to loop any video that is either on your iPhone … Read More

Browse the Web Without CSS, JS, or Images with the Kristall Browser

Feb 18, 2023 - 3 Comments
Simple web browser Kristall on Mac

Want a super simple internet browser for gemini, gopher, finger, and of course http and https? Kristall is a fun little app that strips away css, JS, and graphics on websites, leaving you with a pure text experience. It does support styles with HTML, gemini, and markdown, however, which makes it perhaps more usable than … Read More

Run MacOS Ventura on Unsupported Mac with OpenCore

Feb 17, 2023 - 26 Comments
OpenCore Legacy Patcher

Do you have an older Mac that is not able to run MacOS Ventura, but that you’d like to run MacOS Ventura on? You may be able to accomplish that through the help of a third party tool called OpenCore. While the official list of Macs compatible with MacOS Ventura is fairly limited and requiring … Read More

First Betas of iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, & MacOS Ventura 13.3 Released for Testing

Feb 16, 2023 - Leave a Comment
new beta versions of system software

Apple has released the first beta versions of MacOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4, and iPadOS 16.4. The beta builds are available now for developers and are typically soon released for public beta testers as well. iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, and macOS Ventura 13.3 betas all include new Emoji icons like a donkey, hair pick, jellyfish, … Read More

MacOS Big Sur 11.7.4 Released with Bug Fixes

Feb 16, 2023 - 1 Comment
macOS Big Sur

Apple has released MacOS Big Sur 11.7.4 with bug fixes for Mac users who are continuing to run the MacOS Big Sur operating system. MacOS Big Sur 11.7.4 fixes an issue with Safari where favorite icons would not load, and apparently also includes some security updates. No concurrent update is available for MacOS Monterey users, … Read More

How to Schedule Sending Email in Mail for Mac

Feb 16, 2023 - 3 Comments
How to schedule sending emails on Mac

The Mail app in MacOS now supports the ability to schedule the sending of emails. Scheduling email is fantastic for so many obvious reasons, for both work and personal purposes, and for people like myself who forget important days like anniversaries and birthdays. You will need to have Mail app in macOS Ventura 13.0 or … Read More

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