Apple has started issuing Rapid Security Response Updates for iOS and iPadOS. These small software updates for iPhone and iPad are intended to address known security risks and exploits, and without having to issue a full software update version for iOS, iPadOS, or MacOS. By default, rapid security response updates will install automatically onto your … Read More

Apple Releases Rapid Security Response Updates for iOS 16.5.1 and macOS 13.4.1 to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability Apple has issued Rapid Security Response Updates for iOS 16.5.1, iPadOS 16.5.1, and macOS Ventura 13.4.1 to address a known and actively exploited security vulnerability. All users with an eligible device should update their iPhone, iPad, or Mac, … Read More

iTerm2 is a popular Terminal application alternative for the Mac, and one fun way to customize the appearance of your terminal windows in iTerm2 is to set the terminal window to be transparent. Here’s how you can get a transparent terminal appearance in iTerm2 on the Mac.

Did you know you can use Apple Pay with ATMs to withdraw cash? Apple Pay and Apple Wallet work seamlessly with thousands of ATMs around the world, thanks to the large network of cardless ATMs available with major banks. While many people associate Apple Pay with the Apple Card and making contactless payments while shopping, … Read More

If you’re a Mac user, you may be interested in bypassing CAPTCHAs that you encounter as you browse the web, automatically. Nobody likes CAPTCHAs, which are the goofy tests that we are subjected to on the web that make you “prove that you are a human” and are aimed to filter out bots and spammers. … Read More

Apple has released iOS 17 beta 3 for iPhone users who are active in the developer beta testing program for iPhone system software. Technically speaking, anyone can install iOS 17 beta on iPhone by enrolling in the free Apple developer program. Separately, Apple has also released beta updates to iPadOS 17 beta 3, MacOS Sonoma … Read More

Apple has released MacOS Sonoma beta 3 to users enrolled in the developer beta testing program for Mac system software. While beta system software is buggier and more prone to crashes and misbehaviors than final versions, technically speaking anyone can install MacOS Sonoma beta on a Mac by enrolling in the free Apple developer beta … Read More

Apple has released iPadOS 17 beta 3 to download for all users participating in the developer beta testing programs for iPad system software. Separately, Apple has also released iOS 17 beta 3 for iPhone, MacOS Sonoma beta 3 for Mac, along with beta updates to tvOS 17 beta and watchOS 10 beta. Any user can … Read More

If you use the Chrome browser to develop for the web, you may be interested in knowing that you can clear the browsers DNS cache directly in Chrome. This is a separate process that is limited to Chrome, and it does not clear the DNS cache of the host computer or device. If you’re a … Read More

iOS 17 for iPhone not only includes a new default wallpaper for the iOS 17 homescreen, but also new wallpapers for CarPlay. While typically the CarPlay wallpapers are only visible when in CarPlay mode with an iPhone, you can grab those wallpapers now, without installing iOS 17 beta, and enjoy them on any device.

Users may come across a situation where they would like to find all files in a directory, folder, or subfolder structure, that match a particular string but with variations to the file names, a situation perfect for finding files based on wildcard matches. For example, maybe you’d like to locate all files on a file … Read More

Mac users may occasionally come across a situation where a process is locking a port, preventing another app or process from using that port. If you come across such a situation, for example maybe you’re trying to use React.js and find out that something is already running on port 3000, you can easily track down … Read More

Apple has issued the fourth beta version of MacOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 16.6, and iPadOS 16.6 to users who are testing betas of the current generation of system software. No significant features or changes are expected in iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, and macOS Ventura 13.5, as Apple is undoubtedly spending the majority of their beta … Read More

If you have a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air running the latest versions of MacOS system software, like Sonoma or Ventura, you may be interested in knowing how you can show the battery percentage in your Mac menu bar. Displaying the battery percentage indicator MacOS in Sonoma and Ventura has moved to a new settings … Read More

CAPTCHA’s are those annoying “prove you are a human” tests that are common on the web, making you do things like select all the motorcycles, crosswalks, or cars in a series of images, or type out a series of fuzzy characters to match, before you can proceed to login or access a particular website. The … Read More

Homebrew is a fantastic package manager for the command line on Mac, but something that is perhaps less fantastic for some individuals is that Homebrew defaults to enabling ‘analytics’, which means your Mac will transmit data from your Mac to Homebrew about Homebrew usage. No thanks! The Homebrew analytics include everything from user agent, Google … Read More

Pixelmator is arguably the best photo and image editing app for Mac, other than the much more expensive Photoshop anyway. If you bought Pixelmator Classic some time ago, and you haven’t yet went for the upgrade to Pixelmator Pro (or perhaps you don’t need the new features), then you may be interested in downloading and … Read More

Want to get ahead of the curve and run watchOS 10 beta on your Apple Watch? WatchOS 10 features freshly redesigned apps, a new smart stacks feature, new watch faces, and other refinements to the Apple Watch operating system, and some advanced users may be interested in trying out the newest watchOS on their wrists. … Read More