Amazon continues to offer great deals on iPad 9th gen for just $249, and 10th gen models for $399, plus there are great deals on AirTags packs, the last gen Apple Watch Series 8, a popular Samsung monitor with many Mac users, deals on AirPods, and more. Check them out!
We’ve all been there; you’re working away on your iPad with Magic Keyboard, and you knock over a cup of coffee, or a drink gets spilled, and the Magic Keyboard gets splashed or soaked in liquid. Uh oh! Now what? This recently happened to me, and I saved my iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard using the tricks I’ll discuss here.
If you spilled any liquid or drink on your iPad Magic Keyboard you certainly aren’t the first person to do this, and while it’s understandable to temporarily panic, thankfully these keyboards are fairly durable. Nonetheless, you’ll want to act fast to potentially prevent damage, and with some speedy action you might well be able to prevent any permanent liquid damage from impacting the Magic Keyboard and its trackpad.
Amazon continues to offer some fantastic deals on Apple products, with some nice discounts on several popular models of the iPad lineup, Apple Watch Series 8, and a pack of four AirTags trackers. Check out the deals below!
Forgetting or losing a password is a hassle, but assuming you save your logins and passwords with iCloud Keychain, that happens less and less. But you can still delete a password or login, whether intentionally or accidentally, and then end up needing access to that login information or password later.
Fortunately the Mac offers a great solution that makes it easy to recover any recently deleted passwords or logins, if you had previously saved them to iCloud Keychain. And Apple offers a solid grace period, you have up to 30 days to recover a deleted password! Let’s check out how to do this on a Mac.
Do you wish you had the “Save As” keyboard shortcut back in MacOS Sonoma and MacOS Ventura? Wish no more, it’s easy to re-enable, even in the latest versions of MacOS system software and with the peculiar System Settings experience.
Many longtime Mac users adore the “Save As” keyboard shortcut, which had been accessed by hitting Command+Shift+S in just about any app since the early days of the Macintosh operating system. For whatever reason, Apple changed the Command+Shift+S keyboard shortcut to be the curious “Duplicate” saving option instead, which makes a copy of the existing file you’re trying to save in the current app. With a little keyboard shortcuts magic, you can regain the “Save As” keyboard shortcut in the latest versions of MacOS, and we’ll show you how to do that here.
iOS 17.1 RC, iPadOS 17.1 RC, and MacOS Sonoma 14.1 RC, have been released by Apple and are now available for users involved in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. The RC (Release Candidate) build is initially available for developers, but the public beta version is soon followed.
While iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, and MacOS Sonoma 14.1 may include a few small features, such as including the ability for AirDrop to continue file transfers over the internet, the releases also focus on resolving bugs and issues in the first releases of the new system software. For example, many iPhone users lamented how their custom ringtones disappeared from iOS 17, but that bug appears to be fixed in iOS 17.1 RC, and will be available to all users soon.
The upgrade to MacOS Sonoma is well worth it for nearly all Mac users running macOS Ventura since it refines the operating system quite a bit, and could be a compelling upgrade for Mac users running Monterey and earlier versions too. With some great new features like desktop widgets, amazing new screen savers and wallpapers, Game Mode, Safari Profiles, and much more.
So, ready to take the plunge and install MacOS Sonoma on your Mac? Let’s walk through how to do exactly that.
You don’t need to spend $1000 on a new iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Pro simply to enjoy the snazzy new wallpapers adorning those devices, there are nine in total and we’ve got them here for you to use right now.
You’ll find the five default iPhone 15 wallpapers in colors matching the iPhone 15 colors; green, pink, gray, blue, yellow.
You’ll also find the four default iPhone 15 Pro wallpapers, which are also color matched to the device, and available in a midnight titanium blue, natural titanium, black titanium, and silver titanium.
Some Mac users may discover a process called AKAuthorization, AKAuthorizationRemoteView, “AKAuthorizationRemoteViewService”, and/or akd, running on macOS. Sometimes these process may be taking up inordinate amounts of CPU, which can add to the confusion, or concern. And, it’s not unusual for Mac users to find the “AKAuthorization remote view” name to sound a little suspicious, which may raise concerns about spyware, virus, or being hacked.
So what is AKAuthorizationRemoteView, AKAuthorizationRemoteViewService, “AKAuthorization remote view”, AKAuthorization, and akd, and why are you seeing them running on your Mac? That’s what we’re here to discuss.
Amazon is continuing to offer amazing deals on select Apple products, and the M2 MacBook Air 15″ model is high on the list. But not only is the base model $250 off, Amazon has now taken $250 off of the highly upgraded model with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, bringing the price down to just $1649, down from $1899.
Have you ever wished you could run native macOS Docker containers on macOS? Well, now you can, thanks to a great free project called macOS Containers.
If you’re in the developer world at nearly any level, you likely have experience with Docker containers, which are wildly popular because of their utility. Offering a lightweight and efficient way to package and distribute applications and dependencies across varying environments, Docker containers are self-contained, and able to help with rapid deployment, management, and scalability when developing or testing applications, software, systems, and much more. Up until now, containers were not natively supported by MacOS, but thanks to macOS Containers, that has changed.
Native macOS Containers are in early development with this project, but with them you can run macOS inside macOS, build images with Docker, and distribute them, sounds great right?
If you’ve already gone ahead and installed iPadOS 17 on your iPad, or are simply wondering about what is new, we’re going to take a look at the best iPadOS 17 features that you can use and appreciate right now on iPad. While there are many small changes scattered throughout iPadOS 17, some of the bigger and more useful features may not necessarily jump out at you right away.
Let’s take a look at the best iPadOS 17 features you can use right now, so grab your iPad and let’s get started.
Some iPhone users are discovering their iPhone has either randomly rebooted, or turned itself off, usually while plugged in overnight. Perhaps worst of all, when the iPhone starts back up, any set alarm may not go off, which has led some people to oversleep or to have to rely on a backup alarm.
While Amazon Prime Day may have ended yesterday, Amazon is continuing to offer some really great deals on select Apple products. You can still get big discounts on AirPods, iPads, M2 MacBook Air 15″, Apple Watch Series 8, and AirTags. Take a look and shop fast, because Amazon stock and pricing changes quickly!
You can also save $50 on the all new AirPods Pro 2nd generation with USB-C charging, or with Lightning charging, or $30 off the AirPods 2nd gen.
The MacBook Air 15″ is a fantastic Mac, featuring the M2 chip, 15.3″ Liquid Retina display, 1080p FaceTime camera, MagSafe Charger, two thunderbolt / USB-C ports, Touch ID, a great backlit keyboard, and stellar battery life. You can get a great deal that takes $250 off standard price for both models with base 256GB storage, and the 512GB upgraded storage model.
The M2 MacBook Air 15″ base model with 256 GB storage and 8 GB RAM is discounted $250 bringing the price down to just $1049 on Amazon:
The upgraded M2 MacBook Air 15″ model 512 GB storage and 8 GB RAM is also available for $250 off, bringing the price down to just $1249:
One of the best deals on iPads is still available for the iPad 9th generation with a 10.2″ display, cutting $80 off the $329 Apple price and selling for just $249. iPad 9th generation features a 10.2″ Retina display, A13 Bionic chip, 64GB of storage, 12MP front camera, 8MP back camera, Touch ID on a Home Button, wi-fi, great battery life, and is available in Space Gray and Silver color options.
Take 20% ($100) off the iPad mini 6th gen through Amazon right now, in most color options:
While the Series 9 just came out, it’s barely different from Series 8, and the Series 8 is being offered at a much bigger discount from Amazon. You’ll get plenty of health sensors and activity tracking capabilities including ECG, blood oxygen sensor, GPS, an always-on display, fitness tracking, and much more.
AirTags personal trackers are rarely discounted, but the pack of four is still 10% off on Amazon right now:
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Siri has a neat largely unknown feature called Personal Update, that, when requested, will give you a summary of information from various apps that you may find useful.
Specifically, Personal Update will give you the weather forecast for the day, whatever your calendar events that day are, your reminders, an travel time estimate to locations that Siri is privy to (like work, or school), and a news summary through one of the approved American mainstream media narrative outlets like NPR, Washington Post, Fox News, or CNN.
Amazon Prime Day is almost over but the amazing deals continue for now, and while you need an Amazon Prime membership (or a free trial) to take advantage of the best deals, many of them are good enough to justify the membership price alone.
Let’s check out some of our favorite deals for Amazon Prime Day!
Some of the best deals on Apple products, from MacBook Air to AirPods and Apple Watch, are below:
Need a super fast portable Time Machine backup disk? Maybe a nice external monitor for your new Mac? A great deal on a USB-C hub? Check out these deals:
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Apple has released the third beta versions of iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, and MacOS Sonoma 14.1, for users who are enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software.
As usual, the betas are first available to developers, and then are soon followed by the same build for public beta testers.
Apple announced several features that didn’t make the cut in the initial releases of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and MacOS Sonoma 14.0, so it’s likely that iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, and MacOS Sonoma 14.1 will include some of those missing features, along with bug fixes, and other enhancements and refinements to the operating systems.
Ready for some amazing deals on Apple gear? Amazon Prime Day is on with tons and tons of excellent deals on products and goods, but of course the Apple gear is what we are most focused on. With huge discounts on AirPods, Apple Watch, MacBook Air 15″, MacBook Air 13″, iPad, and more, take a look and grab the deals while they’re hot. Whether you’re shopping for yourself, or for someone else, or just getting some early holiday shopping done, this is a great opportunity to get some significant discounts on rarely discounted Apple hardware.
To take advantage of Amazon Prime Day deals you will need an Amazon Prime membership, or a free trial membership, after which you can either cancel the membership or enjoy the perks (like excellent streaming shows and movies, faster Amazon shipping, etc) at a cost of $139 annually or $15 a month.
Let’s get to the deals, and if you see something that appeals to you, move fast because Amazon stock changes quickly!
