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How to Show Battery Percent in Menu Bar of macOS Tahoe

Oct 21, 2025 - 3 Comments
How to show the battery percentage remaining on MacOS Tahoe 26

Knowing the percentage remaining of your MacBook battery life is valuable information for many Mac laptop users who work on the go or away from a power source, and a simple way to always know where your battery stands is to adjust the Mac battery menu icon to show the battery percentage remaining. This article … Read More

That Looks Sh*tty: Kohler Launches $600 Toilet Camera to Monitor Your Gut Health

Oct 20, 2025 - 1 Comment
Dekoda health monitor sits in your toilet to monitor your bowel movements for health metrics

Kohler, the faucet and toilet brand, is expanding into the tech market in a rather innovative and unusual way; by launching Dekoda, a $600 iPhone-connected toilet camera that monitors your waste for various health metrics. Dekoda apparently can monitor your hydration levels and provide other information about your gut health, as well as detect signs … Read More

Beta 4 of iOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, iPadOS 26.1 Available for Testing

Oct 20, 2025 - 1 Comment
Betas

Apple has issued the fourth beta of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1, for users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. The betas continue to offer refinements, adjustments, improvements, and bug fixes to the various OS 26 operating systems. The latest 4th beta build includes a new Liquid Glass … Read More

Grab the 17 Different iPhone 17 Default Wallpapers

Oct 20, 2025 - Leave a Comment

The iPhone 17 series is now in the wild, and along with the new iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Air, we have new default wallpapers for those devices too. Depending on the device model, you’ll find some star-like designs for the standard model, or futuristic glassy designs that spell out “AIR” or … Read More

Steve Jobs to Be Honored on 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin

Oct 18, 2025 - 4 Comments
Steve Jobs dollar coin

The United States Mint will feature Steve Jobs on a commemorative $1 coin next year, as apart of the 2026 American Innovation Coin Program, according to a press release from the US Mint.

You Can’t Downgrade from iOS 26 to iOS 18 – But a Goofy Workaround Has Been Found

Oct 16, 2025 - 4 Comments
How to get iOS 18 on iPhone again when you can not downgrade from iOS 26

When there’s a will, there’s a way. And in this case, some iPhone users are so committed to finding a way back to iOS 18, that they’ve come up with a fairly unconventional yet creative workaround to get away from iOS 26. As you likely know, there’s no longer any way to downgrade an iPhone … Read More

New M5 Chip Comes to iPad Pro, MacBook Pro 14″, & Apple Vision Pro

Oct 15, 2025 - 2 Comments
M5 MacBook Pro 14 inch model

Apple has updated the iPad Pro lineup, MacBook Pro 14″, and Apple Vision Pro, to feature the all new M5 chip. These are basically spec-bump updates focused on the new M5 chip architecture, with no new hardware redesign or major new features or changes otherwise. The new M5 chip architecture is apparently notably faster with … Read More

macOS Tahoe Battery Life Worse? Tips for Battery Issues with MacOS 26

Oct 14, 2025 - 4 Comments
Battery life problems with macOS Tahoe explored

A fair number of Mac users have found that macOS Tahoe has notably reduced the battery life and battery performance of their MacBook hardware. Looking around online, you’ll find a variety of complaints from MacBook Pro and MacBook Air users about quickly draining battery and significant reductions in battery life in general, since installing the … Read More

3rd Beta of iOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, iPadOS 26.1 Available for Testing

Oct 13, 2025 - 1 Comment
Betas

Beta testing for iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1 is accelerating pace, with the third beta release now being available for those participating in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. Beta 3 comes just a week after beta 2, and Apple usually goes through several beta versions before issuing a final … Read More

Where Did Voicemail Go in iOS 26? Finding iPhone Voicemail in the New iOS

Oct 13, 2025 - 4 Comments
Where is Voicemail in iOS 26? Here is how to find it

Wondering if voicemail no longer works in iOS 26? Convinced that iOS 26 removed the Voicemail feature from iPhone? Can’t determine how to check voicemail on iOS 26? If you can’t find voicemail on iPhone since updating to iOS 26, you’re not alone. The new unified Phone app design in iOS 26 features a complete … Read More

Stop Overlapping Text & Legibility Issues on macOS Tahoe with “Reduce Transparency”

Oct 10, 2025 - 1 Comment
Stop overlapping text in macOS Tahoe

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

How to Make a Bootable macOS Tahoe 26 Installer Drive

Oct 9, 2025 - 3 Comments
How to create a bootable macOS Tahoe installer drive

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

Deals: $200 Off M4 MacBook Air, AirPods from $89, & More

Oct 9, 2025 - Leave a Comment

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

Hate the New Phone App on iOS 26 for iPhone? Get the Old Phone Layout Back Again

Oct 8, 2025 - 11 Comments
How to restore the classic Phone layout and look on iPhone with iOS 26

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

How to Reduce Liquid Glass on macOS Tahoe

Oct 7, 2025 - 6 Comments
How to turn off Liquid Glass on macOS Tahoe as much as possible

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

Beta 2 of iOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, iPadOS 26.1 Available for Testing

Oct 6, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Betas

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.

Deals: AirTags 4-pack for $65, M3 iPad Air from $449, & More

Oct 6, 2025 - Leave a Comment
Amazon deals

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

Create a MacOS Tahoe VM with tart

Oct 6, 2025 - 3 Comments
MacOS Tahoe virtual machine created with tart

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

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