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MacOS Sequoia is Compatible with These Macs

Aug 26, 2024 - 5 Comments
macOS Sequoia compatible Macs

MacOS Sequoia, versioned as macOS 15, is an exciting new operating system for Mac users. MacOS Sequoia includes a variety of intriguing new features that could make you even more productive while using your Mac, including iPhone Mirroring, new window tiling features, AI enhancements to Safari and Mail, a dedicated Passwords app, new screen savers … Read More

How to Run Llama LLM on Mac, Locally

Aug 22, 2024 - 8 Comments
How to install Ollama on Mac

Llama is a powerful large language model (LLM) developed by Meta (yes, the same Meta that is Facebook), that is able to process and generate human-like text. It’s quite similar to ChatGPT, but what is unique about Llama is that you can run it locally, directly on your computer. With a little effort, you’ll be … Read More

MacOS Sequoia 15 Beta 7 Available for Testing

Aug 21, 2024 - 1 Comment
macOS Sequoia beta 7

The 7th beta version of macOS Sequoia 15 has been released for testing to those in the developer beta testing program. The same build is available to public beta testers as public beta 5. Additionally, iOS 18 beta 7, iPadOS 18 beta 7, watchOS 11 beta 7, tvOS 18 beta 7, and visionOS 2 beta … Read More

Launch All Apps & Documents Related to a Project with Stapler for Mac

Aug 14, 2024 - 2 Comments
Using Stapler on Mac you can add and remove apps and files or launch them all directly easily

Longtime Mac users may recall a handy old shareware application for the Classic Macintosh called Stapler, which essentially helped manage projects by grouping a series of apps and documents into a single document that when opened would then launch all of those documents and their respective programs. Much easier than digging around in your file … Read More

Beta 2 of iOS 18.1, MacOS Sequoia 15.1, & iPadOS 18.1 Released with Apple Intelligence

Aug 12, 2024 - Leave a Comment
MacOS Sequoia 15.1 beta 2

Apple has released the second beta of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and MacOS Sequoia 15.1, each with support for Apple Intelligence AI features, on supported devices anyway. The release of these new beta updates is unusual in that they’re concurrent with betas for iOS 18.0, iPadOS 18.0, and MacOS Sequoia 15.0, each of which does … Read More

MacOS Sequoia 15 Beta 6 Available for Testing

Aug 12, 2024 - Leave a Comment
MacOS Sequoia 15 beta 6

Apple has issued the 6th beta version of MacOS Sequoia for users enrolled in the developer beta testing program. Usually a matching public beta build arrives soon after, which in this case dev beta 6 would be versioned as public beta 4. MacOS Sequoia brings some nice new features to the Mac, including iPhone Mirroring … Read More

How to Play Among Us on Mac

Aug 9, 2024 - Leave a Comment
Playing Among Us on Mac

Among Us is a very popular multiplayer game where you work together with other players to identify imposters among them, before the imposter can sabotage them. You might know Among Us as being for iPhone and iPad, but you can play it on your Mac as well, whether that’s a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac … Read More

MacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 & Ventura 13.6.9 Released with Bug Fixes

Aug 8, 2024 - Leave a Comment
MacOS Sonoma 14.6 update

If you feel like you have spent a significant amount of your time updating system software on your Apple devices lately, you’re in for a treat; another round of system software updates! This time around, Apple has released MacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 along with MacOS Ventura 13.6.9 for Macs, complete with bug fixes, just one week … Read More

MacOS Sequoia 15 Beta 5 Available to Download

Aug 5, 2024 - 2 Comments
MacOS Sequoia beta 5 download

MacOS Sequoia beta 5 is now available for users enrolled in the developer beta testing program to download and install onto their Macs. MacOS Sequoia beta 5 carries the build of 24A5309e, and usually a new developer beta build is soon followed by a matching build for public beta testers as well. MacOS Sequoia is … Read More

How to Recover an Unsaved PowerPoint on Mac

Aug 2, 2024 - 1 Comment
PowerPoint for Mac

As you might know already, using the latest versions of PowerPoint on Mac offers two handy features that are aimed to prevent data loss; autosaving, and autorecovery. Autosaving does just what it sounds like, and it will automatically save a file that you’re working on even if you don’t manually save it yourself. The next … Read More

How to Uninstall VMWare Fusion on Mac

Aug 1, 2024 - 6 Comments

You might be aware that VMWare Fusion Pro is now free to download and install, and perhaps you installed it on a Mac to test virtual machines or to play around with, and now you’ve decided you no longer need VMware on the Mac. But VMware Fusion Pro does not come with a dedicated uninstaller, … Read More

How to Get Apple Intelligence on Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac

Jul 31, 2024 - 9 Comments
Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence is a set of AI features that Apple is rolling out in beta, and will debut to a larger set of Apple device owners in the fall. Apple Intelligence offers many features from writing and creating text and emails, to taking actions and operating across different apps, to image generation, document and text … Read More

MacOS Sonoma 14.6 Update Released with Bug Fixes & Security Updates

Jul 30, 2024 - 3 Comments
MacOS Sonoma 14.6 update

Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.6 for Mac users running the Sonoma operating system. The MacOS Sonoma 14.6 software update primarily focuses on bug fixes and security updates for most Macs, however it does include a nice new feature specifically for the 14″ M3 MacBook Pro series allowing that Mac to support two external displays … Read More

MacOS Ventura 13.6.8, MacOS Monterey 12.7.6, Safari 17.6 Released with Security Fixes

Jul 30, 2024 - Leave a Comment
MacOS Ventura 13.6 and macOS Monterey 12.7

Apple has released MacOS Ventura 13.6.8 and MacOS Monterey 12.7.6 with important security fixes for Mac users who are running the Ventura and Monterey operating systems. These updates include the same relevant security patches that are available in Sonoma 14.6. Ventura and Monterey users will also find an update for Safari 17.6 as well.

chronod on Mac – High CPU Use & Network Access Requests Explained

Jul 25, 2024 - Leave a Comment
The chronod process using high CPU on a Mac

Some Mac users occasionally discover the ‘chronod’ process in MacOS is either consuming a large amount of system resources, or is requesting access to network connections. Sometimes chronod is flagged by overly zealous anti-virus apps as well. While there are plenty of people who ignore this kind of thing, another curious type of Mac user … Read More

MacOS Sequoia 15 Beta 4 Available to Download

Jul 23, 2024 - 2 Comments
MacOS Sequoia beta 4

Apple has released the fourth beta version of MacOS Sequoia 15 to those who are actively running macOS Seqouia developer beta in the testing program. A matching build for public beta testers typically arrives soon after, which would be versioned macOS Sequoia public beta 2. MacOS Sequoia 15 features some intriguing new features for the … Read More

4th Beta of iOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, & iPadOS 17.6 Available for Testing

Jul 17, 2024 - 2 Comments
New betas for iOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, and iPadOS 17

Apple has issued the fourth beta version of iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, and MacOS Sonoma 14.6. These new beta builds are separate from the concurrent beta tracks of upcoming system software, which most beta testers have likely installed instead, with iOS 18 beta, iPadOS 18 beta, and MacOS Sequoia 15 beta. If you are running … Read More

How to Install MacOS Sequoia Public Beta

Jul 16, 2024 - Leave a Comment
How to install macOS Sequoia public beta on a Mac

The MacOS Sequoia public beta program has just began, offering Mac users an opportunity to get early access and experience with the upcoming major MacOS system software release. Like all betas, the MacOS Sequoia public beta is not for everyone though, particularly since beta system software is much buggier and less stable than final versions. … Read More

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