MacOS 27 Golden Gate Public Beta Now Available to Download for Mac

Jul 13, 2026 - Leave a Comment
MacOS 27 Golden Gate public beta is available

Apple has opened the public beta program for MacOS 27 Golden Gate to all curious Mac users. While betas are typically best reserved for advanced users due to being buggier and less stable than final builds, the public beta program offers an opportunity for users to experience beta development and upcoming features, ahead of the … Read More

iOS 27 Public Beta is Now Available for iPhone

Jul 13, 2026 - Leave a Comment
iOS 27 public beta

Apple has launched the public beta program for iOS 27, making the upcoming iPhone operating system available as a beta to all interested users. Beta system software tends to be buggier and less refined than final versions, and is generally best reserved for advanced users, but the public beta is fairly stable, and made available … Read More

5th Betas of iOS 26.6, MacOS Tahoe 26.6, iPadOS 26.6 Available for Testing

Jul 13, 2026 - Leave a Comment
Betas

Apple has issued what is now the fifth beta versions of iOS 26.6, MacOS Tahoe 26.6, and iPadOS 26.6, for users beta testing the current generations of system software. There’s even a 5th beta build available for MacOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and MacOS Sonoma 14.8.8, which seems like a lot of betas for what is assumed … Read More

How to Stop Meta Using Your Instagram Photos & Reels for AI

Jul 9, 2026 - 6 Comments
How to disable Meta AI reuse of your Instagram posts, photos, profile photo, and reels

Meta, who owns and operates FaceBook and Instagram, has enabled a setting automatically that allows anyone to use your public Instagram photos, profile picture, and/or reels for AI purposes. This includes everything from your posts, stories, stickers, reels, and even your profile photo. Some users may not like this, whether they’re opposed to AI in … Read More

Mac Keyboard Setup Assistant Keeps Popping Up? Here’s the Fix

Jul 9, 2026 - Leave a Comment
Keyboard Setup Assistant on Mac keeps popping up randomly

Some Mac users may encounter an unusual situation where a “Keyboard Setup Assistant” application opens at random on their Mac, even if they already connected and setup a keyboard to use with their computer. The Keyboard Setup Assistant might pop up completely randomly, when the computer is woken from sleep, when the computer is freshly … Read More

How to Customize the Lock Screen Clock on MacOS

Jul 1, 2026 - 2 Comments
Customize the MacOS Lock Screen Clock

One of the hallmark visual features of the Apple ecosystem of devices is the Lock Screen Clock, visible on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. There have long been many ways to customize the appearance of the Mac, from wallpapers to icons, and with new versions of MacOS like Tahoe and Golden Gate you can personalize the … Read More

3rd Betas of MacOS Tahoe 26.6 & iOS 26.6 Available for Testing

Jun 30, 2026 - Leave a Comment
MacOS Tahoe beta

Apple has released the 3rd beta version of MacOS Tahoe 26.6, iOS 26.6, and iPadOS 26.6, indicating the development of updates to current system software marches along. These beta versions likely focus on bug fixes and security features, as major changes and features are being prioritized for the concurrent betas of iOS 27, macOS 27 … Read More

Why I Love Clear Icons on iPhone: Muting Visual Distractions & Garish Colors

Jun 26, 2026 - 5 Comments
Clear icons provide a lovely distraction free muted iPhone experience

Ever since Liquid Glass debuted, there has been some debate about using Clear Icons on the Home Screen of iPhone and iPad, with some users really liking the feature and the look, and many other users questioning the usefulness and utility. Some seem to dislike the Clear icons look because of Liquid Glass in general, … Read More

Apple Significantly Raises Prices on All Macs & iPads

Jun 25, 2026 - 4 Comments

Apple has significantly raised prices on all Mac models and iPads for sale, along with notable price increases on multiple other Apple devices and accessories as well. Pricing of iPhone remains unchanged at the moment, as does the price of Apple Watch. The price increases were recently rumored to appear soon due to rising memory … Read More

MacOS Golden Gate 27 Compatible Mac List: Will Your Mac Run MacOS 27?

Jun 18, 2026 - 8 Comments
Will your Mac run MacOS Golden Gate 27?

MacOS Golden Gate 27 brings some refinements and new features that are sure to be popular among Mac users, including many performance related improvements, some Liquid Glass tweaks and a slider to adjust the intensity of the interface, new Apple Intelligence features, new Siri AI features, improvements to iPhone Mirroring, and many other small changes … Read More

iPadOS 27 Compatible iPad Models: Will Your iPad Run iPadOS 27?

Jun 17, 2026 - 3 Comments
Will your iPad run iPadOS 27? Here are the compatible iPad models

iPadOS 27 is an interesting new update for iPad with a host of performance improvements, tweaks to Liquid Glass including a slider for the intensity of the UI look, and a range of various features and significant AI improvements, including the all new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features. But unlike iOS 27, which is … Read More

iOS 27 Supported Devices & Compatible iPhone Models

Jun 16, 2026 - 3 Comments
iOS 27 supported iPhone model list

iOS 27 is sure to be a popular update for iPhone, with a big emphasis on boosting device performance, Liquid Glass refinements, significant improvements to Siri with Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, and more. With all of these exciting improvements and features, you might be wondering if your iPhone is capable of running iOS 27, … Read More

2nd Betas of MacOS Tahoe 26.6 & iOS 26.6 Available for Testing

Jun 15, 2026 - 1 Comment
Betas

While most beta users, and likely Apple too, are focused on the MacOS Golden Gate 27 betas and iOS 27 betas, a separate beta channel remains for current versions of Apple system software, and those have been updated today. With the second beta version of MacOS Tahoe 26.6 beta, iOS 26.6 beta, and iPadOS 26.6 … Read More

How to Install MacOS Golden Gate 27 Beta

Jun 15, 2026 - 1 Comment
How to install MacOS Golden Gate 27 beta

MacOS Golden Gate 27 is the latest version of MacOS system software to come from Apple, debuting at WWDC 2026. With the emphasis being considerably geared towards performance and stability, Golden Gate brings refinements both under the hood and in the user interface, with improvements to the Liquid Glass UI, new Siri AI and Apple … Read More

Try the Flight Simulator in Google Earth & Fly Around the World

Jun 14, 2026 - 1 Comment
Flight simulator in Google Earth

Did you know Google Earth now has a flight simulator built-in to the web version of the app? The Google Earth Flight Simulator was recently launched, and it’s kind of an Easter Egg in that it’s slightly tucked away, but but also kind of not, because it’s just a menu option away from accessing at … Read More

MacOS Golden Gate 27 Beta Won’t Install in a Virtual Machine? It’s a Known Issue

Jun 12, 2026 - 3 Comments
Error occurred during installation of MacOS Golden Gate beta in a virtual machine

Running MacOS Beta versions within a virtual machine is generally a fantastic way to test out system software without having to fully commit to running the beta as the primary operating system. But sometimes even trying to get the VM setup fails. In this case, trying to install macOS Golden Gate 27 beta in a … Read More

How to Install iPadOS 27 Beta on iPad

Jun 12, 2026 - Leave a Comment
How to install iPadOS 27 beta on iPad

iPadOS 27 is here, announced at WWDC 2026, with a huge emphasis on performance improvements, efficiencies, Liquid Glass adjustments and a slider, lots of little changes, and some pretty major new Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features. If you’re excited about trying out iPadOS 27 beta on your iPad, you might be wondering about installing … Read More

Bypass Siri Waitlist in MacOS Golden Gate 27 Beta with a Terminal Trick

Jun 11, 2026 - 4 Comments
How to bypass the Siri Waitlist in OS 27

If you’re already running the macOS 27 Golden Gate beta, and you’d like to gain access to the new Siri capabilities that require joining a waitlist, you can use a little Terminal trick to bypass the Siri waitlist. Really! And no, you don’t need to disable SIP or do anything too crazy, it’s achieved through … Read More

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