Do you remember when your Macintosh screen saver was filled with flying toasters, aquarium fish, and warp speed ahead? If so, you might be recollecting the glorious fun of the After Dark Screen Saver, which graced the Macintosh in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, way back when the Macintosh platform and entire ecosystem was … Read More

The beta release schedule for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 appears to be accelerating, with iOS 15 beta 6 and iPadOS 15 beta 6 released for testing. The new builds come just a week after the prior beta versions. Typically a developer beta version rolls out first and the same build arrives soon after as … Read More

If you have a newer MacBook Pro or MacBook Air with only USB-C ports, you may be wondering how to connect the MacBook to a TV. Maybe you want to use the TV as a larger display, or perhaps you want to watch a movie from the computer on the bigger TV screen, or use … Read More

Remember Clippy, the little animated Microsoft Office Assistant? I bet you missed Clippy, right?! The Office assistant was a bit divisive, typically considered either quirky and lovable or annoying and obnoxious, often appearing in the midst of your workflow to say things like “It looks like you’re writing a letter. Would you like help?” with … Read More

Most people think that 2TB is the maximum iCloud Storage capacity plan size, but it turns out that by stacking the iCloud 2TB plan with Apple One Premier, you can get 4TB of iCloud Storage. If you have a ton of Apple devices, with a ton of data, you might be interested in getting the … Read More

Apple has released the fifth public beta versions of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey to users who are enrolled in the public beta testing programs. The build numbers are the same as developer betas, as expected.

Apple has issued macOS Monterey beta 5 for Mac users in the Mac system software beta testing program. Usually Apple releases a developer beta version first and is soon followed by the same build for public beta users. Additionally, iOS 15 beta 5 and iPadOS 15 beta 5 have also been made available, along with … Read More

Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 for Mac users running the Big Sur operating system. The MacOS 11.5.2 update weighs in around a hefty 2.54gb, but has extraordinarily brief release notes which do not seem to indicate anything beyond that the update “includes bug fixes for your Mac.” Presumably all Mac users running Big … Read More

Apple has released iOS 15 Beta 5 & iPadOS 15 Beta 5 to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for iPhone and iPad system software. Often the developer beta rolls out first and is soon followed by the same build for public beta testers. iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 include a variety of new … Read More

Apple has released new public beta versions of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, MacOS Monterey, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15. The beta updates are available now to all users participating in the public beta testing programs. The new public beta builds match the concurrent developer builds for iOS 15 beta 4, iPadOS 15 beta 4, and … Read More

Apple has released the fourth beta version of MacOS Monterey to Mac users participating in the beta testing program for Mac system software. The developer beta is available now and is typically soon followed by the same build for public beta testers. Separately, iOS 15 beta 4 and iPadOS 15 beta 4 are also available, … Read More

Apple has released the fourth beta versions of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to users enrolled in the iPhone and iPad system software beta testing programs. Typically the developer beta rolls out first and is soon followed by the same build for public beta testers. iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 include various new features and … Read More

Apple has released iOS 14.7.1 for iPhone and iPadOS 14.7.1 for iPad, the updates include “important security updates” and are therefore recommended for all users to install onto their compatible devices. For iPhone users, the iOS 14.7.1 update also resolves an issue with Touch ID iPhone models being unable to unlock an Apple Watch. Additionally, … Read More

Apple has released MacOS Big Sur 11.5.1 update for Mac users running Big Sur. The update “provides important security updates” for an apparently actively exploited issue, and is therefore recommended by Apple to install for all eligible Mac users. Despite being a single security update, the download for Macs is nearly 3GB. Separately, Apple released … Read More

macOS Big Sur 11.5 update is now available to all Mac users running Big Sur. The update contains a few bug fixes, some important security fixes, and the ability for the Podcasts app to display either all shows or followed shows. The full release notes, which are quite brief, are further below. Despite being a … Read More

Apple has released the final version of iPadOS 14.7 for iPad users. The update arrives for iPad after iOS 14.7 was released a few days earlier for iPhone, with the updates having a somewhat unusual split release timing. iPadOS 14.7 includes various bug fixes and small changes, but does not include any major new features. … Read More

Some Mac Terminal users may discover git, pip, HomeBrew, and other command line tools may fail or not work as intended with an error message stating “xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools)”. Sometimes these command line tools stop working after a macOS system software update, but they worked previously. Fortunately it’s easy to fix … Read More

Apple has released the final version of iOS 14.7 for iPhone users. The software update includes bug fixes and some minor improvements, most notably allowing MagSafe Battery Pack support for the iPhone 12 lineup. iPadOS 14.7 is not yet available for iPad but presumably will be issued soon as well. However, watchOS 7.6 for Apple … Read More