The Liquid Glass interface of macOS Tahoe 26 can provide some accessibility and legibility challenges for some Mac users, and one of the recurring complaints is the heavy usage of transparency and translucency can lead to text overlapping other text throughout the operating system. Whether it’s a sidebar, menu, messages, or window, having text atop … Read More

Now that macOS Tahoe 26 is out, you might be interested in making a bootable installer drive for the latest MacOS release. Bootable installers drives are super useful as they can be used to easily perform clean system installs, install or update multiple Macs to Tahoe without having to download the installer/update multiple times, and … Read More

Amazon is cutting $200 off the price of all M4 MacBook Air models, starting at $799 for the 13″ Air, and $999 for the 15″ Air. 13″ M4 MacBook Air ($200 off) 13″ M4 MacBook Air 16GB / 256GB for $799 (MSRP: $999) 13″ M4 MacBook Air 16GB / 512GB for $999 (MSRP: $1,199) 13″ … Read More

While the most significant visual change in iOS 26 is the Liquid Glass interface, you’ll also find some pretty notable design overhauls of commonly used iPhone apps. The Phone app is one such example, with the new Phone app design in iOS 26 being wildly different from the prior versions, featuring a new cluttered design … Read More

The Liquid Glass interface appearance is a fairly significant change in macOS Tahoe, bringing a lot of transparency, translucency, and shininess to the Mac interface appearance. While some users enjoy the new look, other Mac users may find it distracting, cumbersome, or difficult to read and interact with, and perhaps even conducive to causing eye … Read More

Apple has released the second beta versions of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1. The new beta builds are available for all enrolled beta testers, and offer continued refinement of the new operating systems.

AirTags are super useful personal trackers with many uses from tracking a bag, purse, dog, cat, luggage, backpack, car keys, package, bike, car, or just about anything else you can imagine wanting to keep an eye on through the Find My network. Amazon is currently offering the AirTag 4-pack for just $65 ($16 per AirTag), … Read More

The Mac command line tool tart continues to offer one of the simplest and fastest ways to setup a new virtual machine, and setting up a Tahoe VM is no exception. Whether you’re a developer, tinkerer, tester, or just someone who wants to give the latest MacOS Tahoe 26 operating system a trial run without … Read More

Homebrew is a powerful command line package manager that allows you to easily install, update, and manage popular command line programs and tools, as well as traditional graphical apps with cask (and third party tools like Applite help you manage cask through the GUI too). It’s a popular tool with advanced Mac users and those … Read More

While the most obvious change to macOS Tahoe 26 is the newly rounded and translucent Liquid Glass interface appearance, there are also a variety of neat new features and customization options that you’re sure to appreciate easily well. Let’s review some of the most useful tips for macOS Tahoe that you’ll want to check out, … Read More

If you’re a Mac user who watches system resource use by keeping an eye on Activity Monitor, htop, top, or any other monitor of deeper system processes, you may have seen a process called “com.github.squirrel” and wondered what it is, and perhaps even wondered if it’s bad. Is it dangerous or malware? github.squirrel has a … Read More

Apple has released iOS 18.7.1 for iPhone and ipadOS 18.7.1 for iPad. The small software updates include security patches, and are offered as alternatives to iPhone and iPad users who either don’t want to install iOS 26 onto their device yet, or cannot for compatibility reasons. No new features or major changes are expected in … Read More

Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.7.1 and MacOS Sonoma 14.8.1 as security patch releases for Mac users who are not yet running the Tahoe operating system, of which MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1 was just released. The updates are focused on security patches and do not include any other changes or features for the Sequoia or Sonoma … Read More

Apple has issued MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1 as a software update for Tahoe users. The update focuses primarly on resolving an issue for Mac Studio owners who were not able to install the initial MacOS Tahoe 26 release onto the M3 Ultra version of the Studio. Apparently other bug fixes and security improvements are included as … Read More

Apple has released the first update for iOS 26.0.1, which includes a handful of bug fixes specifically aimed at the new iPhone 17 lineup, as well as addressing an issue for all devices where Home Screen icons can appear blank after using various Liquid Glass customization settings, and another issue where VoiceOver might disable itself … Read More

Gamers and Mario enthusiasts in particular are sure to get a kick out of Super Mario Brothers Remastered, a fan-made unofficial remake of the original Nintendo Super Mario Bros game that includes new levels, new options and game modes, new characters, a level editor, physics improvements, and more. Super Mario Bros Remastered is not meant … Read More

Amazon is back again offering two of the absolute best deals on great new Apple gear: the M4 MacBook Air starting at $799 for the 13″ and $999 for the 15″ (both being offered at a $200 discount), and separately, the M3 iPad Air for $449 for the 11″ and $649 for the 13″ (both … Read More

Some Mac users who have updated to macOS Tahoe 26 feel like the new operating system runs slower than their prior MacOS installation did. Reports online suggest there can be general sluggishness and lagging performance, sometimes with frame rate drops and stuttering animations on the screen, or even when typing. Other users in various forums … Read More