Apple has announced iPadOS 17 for iPad. The upcoming major system software release for iPad includes a customizable lock screen similar to what is already available on iPhone, a new Profiles feature for Safari, interactive widgets on the iPad Home Screen, new Messages features, the inclusion of the Health app on iPad, new window placement … Read More

Apple has introduced an all new 15″ MacBook Air. The new MacBook Air is basically the same as the 13″ model, but features a larger 15.3″ display. MacBook Air 15″ features an M2 chip, MagSafe charging, two Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C ports, a 1080p webcam, microphone, six-speakers with spatial audio, and up to 18 hours … Read More

Apple has launched an all new Mac Pro with M2 Ultra chip, along with a Mac Studio with M2 chip options. The hardware enclosures feature the same designs as prior generations, meaning the updates are to new internal hardware components. The M2 Mac Studio features an M2 Max or M2 Ultra chip with up to … Read More

For users who are concerned about an unauthorized person physically tampering with a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or MacBook, nail polish (yes, that kind of nail polish) can offer a bit of security, or at least demonstrate potential evidence that hardware has been fiddled with. Now of course this does not apply to the vast … Read More

Did you know that you can connect an external display to any modern iPad model? With any of the most current model iPads that has a USB-C connector, including newer models of iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad, and iPad Mini, connecting the iPad to an external screen is really easy, and depending on the iPad … Read More

The second beta versions of iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, and macOS Ventura 13.5 are now available to users who are actively participating in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. Typically dev betas roll out first and are soon followed by the same build as a public beta. No major features or changes are … Read More

Many longtime Mac users continue to have old Macs laying around, and many of those old Macs continue to be used whether for specific use-cases, or simply outright nostalgia and retro computing fun. Whatever the case, if you’ve got an older Mac running Mac OS 9, and you wish it to have access to the … Read More

Mac OS 9 was the last version of classic Mac OS released before Apple transitioned entirely to Mac OS X and its underlying unix core, and if ever you’re feeling nostalgic for Mac OS 9 and all its goodness, you can now easily run the classic Mac operating system right in your web browser. Because … Read More

If you ever find yourself needing to know a history of a specific Macs assigned local IP addresses, you can find this potentially helpful networking information from the command line. This trick will report all local IP addresses which have been used by a Mac, and, very helpfully, it will also offer the specific date … Read More

If you have some frequently used applications on the Mac that you routinely launch from the Finder, you can customize the Finder toolbar to include those apps. This offers a helpful alternative to launch frequently used apps that is Finder specific, and can be particularly handy for apps that you only use for drag and … Read More

Knowing the number of CPU cores a particular Mac has can be useful for performance optimization, stress testing, compatibility, and to otherwise make informed decisions about system performance on a Mac. For example, maybe you want to make sure you have multiple cores available to run a virtual machine, or you want to spawn a … Read More

Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, and macOS Ventura 13.5. Users who are actively enrolled in the beta programs can find the beta updates available to download now. iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, and macOS Ventura 13.5 are likely to be among the final major releases of this particular generation … Read More

Apple has released iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6 for older iPhone and iPad models that are not running the just released iOS/iPadOS 16.5 versions. The small updates include important security updates and therefore are recommended to install for any eligible device. Similarly, Apple has released MacOS Monterey 12.6.6 and MacOS Big Sur 11.7.7 for Macs … Read More

Apple has released MacOS Monterey 12.6.6 and MacOS Big Sur 11.7.7 for Mac users who are not running the Ventura operating system. Safari 16.5 is also available for these macOS versions. The updates to macOS Monterey and Big Sur arrive alongside updates to macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 16.5, and iPadOS 16.5.

Apple has released iOS 16.5 for all eligible iPhone users, and iPadOS 16.5 for iPad. The software update includes mostly bug fixes, but also includes a few minor changes and additions. Specifically, iOS 16.5 includes a new LGTBQ+ pride celebration wallpaper, along with a “Sports” tab for News app, and the ability to start screen … Read More

Apple has released MacOS Ventura 13.4 for all Mac users running the Ventura operating system. The software update focuses on bug fixes including resolutions to an issue with Screen Time, a fix for Apple Watch auto-unlock, a fix for a VoiceOver issue, and a resolution to a Bluetooth keyboard issue where the keyboard would reconnect … Read More

The Apple Savings Account is available only to Apple Card holders, for now anyway, and while the interest rate on savings is competitive, one of the quirks of an Apple Savings Account is how you access the account itself. There is no dedicated Apple Savings app, and not even a dedicated Savings tab within the … Read More

Occasionally you may find yourself in a situation where you are seeking to find what open TCP connections are in a listening state on a Mac. This can be useful whether you’re troubleshooting particular network issues, or simply looking to identify which processes are listening on specific ports on a Mac. We’ll be using the … Read More