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How to Clear CoreSpotlight Metadata on Mac When Taking Up Large Amounts of Storage

Apr 30, 2025 - 3 Comments
Large CoreSpotlight metadata storage consumption

Spotlight is the powerful search engine built into MacOS that allows you to quickly find any file or data on your Mac disk drives. Part of what makes Spotlight so fast is that it uses caches and temporary files during indexing to quickly refer to data on your Mac, but sometimes those Spotlight files can … Read More

How to Change Photos Thumbnail Sizes on iPhone & iPad

Apr 29, 2025 - 6 Comments
How to adjust Photos thumbnail photo size on iPhone and iPad

If you’ve ever wanted to browse your photo library a bit more efficiently, adjusting the thumbnail size in the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad can make a big difference. Whether you’re looking to see more images on the screen at once, or you prefer larger previews for easier viewing, changing the thumbnail size … Read More

Deals: M4 MacBook Air from $849, M3 iPad Air from $499, AirPods 4 for $99, Apple Watch 10 for $299, & More

Apr 28, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Amazon deals

Amazon is offering some really fantastic deals on Apple products right now, bringing the M4 MacBook Air to the lowest price available yet at $150 off retail, cutting $100 off the price of the M3 iPad Air models, taking $100 off the price of Apple Watch Series 10, and some whopper discounts on AirPods 4, … Read More

4th Beta of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Available for Testing

Apr 28, 2025 - Leave a Comment
iOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia public betas

Apple has issued the fourth beta version of iOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, and iPadOS 18.5, for users participating in the beta testing programs for apple system software. There are also new betas available for watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS, if those are applicable to you. No significant new features or changes are expected in any … Read More

How to Download Videos Without Watermarks from TikTok

Apr 28, 2025 - Leave a Comment

If you’re a heavy TikTok user, you probably already know that it’s fairly easy to download videos directly from TikTok to iPhone using the app itself. But you’ve also certainly noticed that any video shared or saved from TikTok has a “TikTok” watermark on the video. If you wish to save a video from TikTok … Read More

Run Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar in a Web Browser

Apr 25, 2025 - 2 Comments
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar desktop crashing in a web browser but it runs

Mac OS X Jaguar 10.2 may have been released all the way back in 2002, but thanks to the InfiniteMac project, you can also run Mac OS X Jaguar on your modern Mac right now with just a web browser. Sure you might even have an old dusty Mac laying around in a closet that … Read More

Deals: Save Up to $150 Off M4 MacBook Air, $70 Off M3 iPad Air, & More

Apr 25, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Amazon deals

Amazon is back with some great Apple deals, taking up to $150 off the retail price of brand new M4 MacBook Air series, up to $70 off the new M3 iPad Air, $70 off Apple Watch Series 10, and $70 off the Apple Watch SE 2. If you’re in the market for some new Apple … Read More

How to Change Location of Notification Banners on Mac with PingPlace

Apr 24, 2025 - 1 Comment
Pingplace lets you customize where Notifications arrive on Mac screen

Notifications arrive on the Mac as banners appearing in the top right corner of your display, but have you ever wished your could change the location of those notification banners and alerts? Maybe you’d prefer the notification banners to appear in the bottom right corner instead, or the top middle, or the bottom left? With … Read More

How to Stop iPhone Auto-Enhancing Photos from Camera

Apr 23, 2025 - Leave a Comment
iPhone Camera

The latest iPhone models use a ton of auto-enhancing and software to adjust photos that you shoot with the camera, and much of that auto-editing happens immediately on-device after the camera snaps a photo, some of this is Deep Fusion, and some of it are numerous other features that Apple has incorporated into the iPhone … Read More

Deals: Save $100 on New M4 MacBook Air

Apr 23, 2025 - Leave a Comment
M4 MacBook Air with 13-inch display and sky blue color

Amazon is offering up to $102 off the price of the brand new M4 MacBook Air series in select configurations and color options, in both 13″ and 15″ display sizes. The M4 series MacBook Air features an M4 chip with Apple Intelligence support, a Liquid Retina LCD display, 12MP camera with Center Stage, Touch ID, … Read More

How to Allow Opening Apps from Anywhere in MacOS Sequoia, Sonoma

Apr 22, 2025 - 3 Comments
How to open apps from Anywhere in macOS Sequoia, Sonoma, etc

Have you ever downloaded an app to your Mac and been unable to open it? Typically if this happens you’ll get some kind of alarming message, stating something to the effect of “App Not Opened. Apple could not verify (app name.app) is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy” with … Read More

How to Customize Your Mac Mouse Cursor with Mousescape

Apr 21, 2025 - 1 Comment
Mousescape lets you customize your Mac cursor

Have you ever wanted to customize the cursor in MacOS? Perhaps you want to use a Windows-style white cursor on your Mac, or a grey 3d looking Linux style cursor, or even cursors from the Wii interface on your Mac? You can do all of that and more with a free app called Mousescape for … Read More

Beta 3 of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Released for Testers

Apr 21, 2025 - Leave a Comment
iOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia public betas

In what must be the most exciting thing to happen on a Monday since the prior Monday, Apple has released the third beta version of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, and iPadOS 18.5. These new thrilling third beta versions are available to the developer wizards participating in the beta testing programs of Apple system software, … Read More

Google Gemini Advanced & 2TB Storage Free for Students

Apr 18, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Google Gemini Advanced

Google is offering their Gemini Advanced AI model for free to students, along with 2TB of free storage. This is a limited time offer where students must sign up by June 30, 2025. Students will need a valid .edu email address to be able to signup for the deal. Google says you can use Gemini … Read More

Deals: Apple Watch Series 10 for $299, Save $200 on M4 iPad Pro, & More

Apr 18, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Amazon deals

Amazon is back with some fantastic deals right now, including taking $100 off the price of the Apple Watch Series 10 bringing the price down to $299 from $399. Plus, there’s $200 off the iPad Pro M4 13″ models and $100 off the 11″ model, a discount on the new iPad Air M3 models, a … Read More

3 Free Auto-Clickers for Mac

Apr 17, 2025 - 3 Comments
MaClicker Mac autoclicker is free and easy to use

Auto-clickers are sort of niche software, typically associated with repetitive tasks with data entry, gaming, or software testing, but have gained some broader popularity with many people working from home. If you need an auto clicker for Mac, there are a variety of free autoclicker options built for MacOS, and we’ll point you to a … Read More

iOS 18.4.1 Update Released with CarPlay Fix & Security Patches

Apr 16, 2025 - Leave a Comment
iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1 updates

Apple has released iOS 18.4.1 update for iPhone, along with iPadOS 18.4.1 for iPad. The software updates include a few bug fixes and important security patches, making them recommended to update. Additionally, iOS 18.4.1 includes a bug fix for a particular issue with CarPlay not connecting properly in some situations. If you have been experiencing … Read More

MacOS Sequoia 15.4.1 Update Released with Bug & Security Fixes

Apr 16, 2025 - 3 Comments
MacOS Sequoia 15.4.1 update

Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.4.1 as a software update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The update focuses exclusively on security updates and bug fixes, and contains no new features. Separately, Apple also released iOS 18.4.1 for iPhone, iPadOS 18.4.1 for iPad, and updates to tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS, and those updates … Read More

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