How to Use 134 New Aerial Wallpapers in MacOS Sonoma

Feb 19, 2024 - 2 Comments
How to use the 134 custom wallpapers in macOS Sonoma

macOS Sonoma arrived with 134 new stunning wallpapers available that you can use to spruce up your Mac desktop background. The giant collection of new wallpapers are themed, with wallpaper options for landscapes, cityscapes, underwater, and Earth from space. Even better, these are not just static, they’re all animated wallpapers, meaning they will briefly move … Read More

Retro: Enjoy the 1993 Easter Egg Video from the Macintosh Quadra 840av Team in Apple

Feb 17, 2024 - 1 Comment
The Macintosh Quadra 840AV team toasting their success and accomplishment

If you’re a fan of Apple history and retro Apple stuff, you’ll probably appreciate this little blast from the past. Sometime in 1993, a small team of young developers at Apple built the Macintosh Quadra 840AV and Centris 660AV, and upon completion of their project, filmed a little celebration video, where they toast to their … Read More

How to Autofill Security Codes from Mail on Mac, iPhone, iPad

Feb 14, 2024 - 2 Comments
How to autofill security codes from Mail on Mac, iPhone, or iPad

The latest versions of Mail for iPhone, Mac, and iPad support a fantastic autofill security code feature. This is similar to the autofilling security code feature for SMS that is available in Messages for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, except of course that it’s utilizing the Mail app for two-factor authentication and security codes that are … Read More

Beta 3 of macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, Available for Testing

Feb 13, 2024 - Leave a Comment
Betas

The third beta version of macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, and watchOS 10.4, has been released to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. Additionally, beta 2 of VisionOS 1.1 is available for users beta testing software on the Apple Vision Pro.

How to Stop “Upgrade to MacOS Sonoma” Notifications on Macs

Feb 13, 2024 - 10 Comments
Stop the notifications to upgrade to macOS Sonoma

Are you tired of seeing the “Upgrade to macOS Sonoma” notifications on your Mac running Ventura or Monterey? If so, you can hide those notifications and stop the “Upgrade to macOS Sonoma” nagging on your Mac. It’s not unusual for Mac users to continue running older versions of system software, well after a new version … Read More

How to Speed Up Auto-Showing/Hiding Dock on MacOS

Feb 12, 2024 - 17 Comments
The Mac Finder icon

A subtle way that you can tweak MacOS to make it feel a little faster is to speed up the auto-hiding and auto-showing time of the Dock. This obviously only applies to Mac users who hide their Dock by default, and the emphasis needs to be on feel faster because while this is removing a … Read More

Enjoy 2 Beautiful Starfield Wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, Mac, from BasicAppleGuy

Feb 11, 2024 - Leave a Comment
Starfield wallpapers

Using custom wallpapers are one of the simpler but more fun ways you can customize the appearance of your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and some of my personal favorite wallpapers are space-themed. I recently came across two really beautiful and simple space themed wallpapers from BasicAppleGuy, and I wanted to share them with our audience … Read More

Safari 17.3.1 Update for MacOS Ventura & Monterey Fixes Overlapping Text Bug

Feb 10, 2024 - 2 Comments
Safari icon

Apple has released Safari 17.3.1 as a software update for macOS Monterey and macOS Ventura. The small Safari update appears to resolve the same overlapping text bug that was patched with macOS Sonoma 14.3.1, iOS 17.3.1, iPadOS 17.3.1, and watchOS 10.3.1. When users experience this bug, it can look like text is either disappearing (even … Read More

MacOS Sonoma 14.3.1 Update Fixes Text Overlap Bug on Macs

Feb 9, 2024 - 1 Comment
macOS Sonoma 14.3.1

Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 for Mac users running the Sonoma operating system. The bug fix update resolves an issue where text can overlap or disappear in certain situations and certain applications (typically WebKit/Safari). Separately, Apple has also released iOS 17.3.1 and iPadOS 17.3.1, which fixes the same bug on iPhone and iPad, and … Read More

How to Find Geographic Location of Apple Aerial Screen Savers (Mac & Apple TV)

Feb 9, 2024 - 3 Comments
Find out where an Apple Aerial screen saver was filmed and the geographic location shown in the screen saver from a Mac or Apple TV

The Aerial screen savers on Mac and Apple TV are absolutely stunning, capturing high resolution drone flybys of amazing scenery around the world, from dramatic cityscapes, surreal underwater scenes, a broad range of landscapes, and even satellite imagery of Earth itself. These scenes are so beautiful that it’s natural to wonder where they were filmed, … Read More

iOS 17.3.1 Update Released to Fix Overlapping Text Bug on iPhone & iPad

Feb 8, 2024 - 3 Comments
iOS 17.6.1 and iPadOS 17.6.1

Apple has released iOS 17.3.1 as an update for iPhone, along with iPadOS 17.3.1 for iPad. The small software update includes a bug fix for an issue where text may duplicate or overlap while typing. There do not appear to be any other changes or security fixes in this update. Separately, macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 and … Read More

How to Batch Convert Images to WebP on Mac

Feb 8, 2024 - 2 Comments

As WebP grows in popularity as a compressed image format for the web, many web workers need to convert batches of images to WebP format from their Mac. Bulk converting images like JPG and PNG to WebP is not currently a native feature, but with a little tinkering on the Mac, you can gain functionality … Read More

Beta 2 of macOS Sonoma 14.4, iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, Available for Testing

Feb 6, 2024 - Leave a Comment
Betas

Apple has issued the second beta versions of iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, watchOS 10.4, tvOS 17.4, along with the first beta version of visionOS 1.1 for Apple Vision Pro. What new features are expected in betas of iOS/iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4? These beta updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS include a … Read More

Safari Autofill Security Codes Not Working on Mac? Here’s a Tip

Feb 6, 2024 - 4 Comments
Copy security code from Messages on Mac easily

Modern versions of Safari for Mac include an incredibly useful Autofill Security Code feature, that allows security codes that are texted to your number to be automatically filled in when you are logging into secure websites in Safari on the Mac. For example, you may be logging into a banking website which requires a security … Read More

How to Set Alarm Clock on Mac

Feb 5, 2024 - 5 Comments
How to set an alarm in the Clock app of Mac

Modern versions of MacOS have a built-in alarm clock, thanks to the addition of Clock app for Mac. This means that you can set an alarm clock on the Mac, a feature that has been long wanted as a native capability by many Mac users, especially since the alarm clock feature on iPhone has been … Read More

Fix Messages for Mac Showing Phone Numbers Instead of Names

Feb 2, 2024 - 6 Comments
Make sure Contacts app is enabled for iCloud on Mac

Some Mac users may run into a situation where the Messages app for Mac shows phone numbers instead of contact names, despite those contacts numbers being saved and associated with names. Typically you can resolve this issue with a few simple solutions, which we’ll get into here.

How to Convert Images to Webp on Mac from Command Line

Jan 31, 2024 - 4 Comments
Convert image to webp from the command line on Mac

Do you need to convert images to webp format from the Mac? Converting images to WebP offers tremendous file size savings, often compressing an image up to 70% without losing image quality, so it’s understandable why many Mac users and web developers, designers, and workers would wish to convert and compress images into WebP format. … Read More

Beta 1 of macOS Sonoma 14.4 Available for Testing

Jan 29, 2024 - Leave a Comment
MacOS Sonoma beta updates are available

Apple has released the first beta version of macOS Sonoma 14.4 to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Mac system software. The new MacOS beta arrives alongside new betas for WatchOS, and a few days after the first beta of iOS 17.4 debuted. No major new features are expected in macOS Sonoma 14.4, … Read More

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