MacOS Sonoma beta 7 has been released for Mac users participating in the developer beta testing program for macOS system software. The latest Sonoma beta continues to refine the upcoming Mac operating system, and includes over 100 new screen savers that can transition into wallpapers.

The developer beta build arrived first, and was soon followed by the same build being offered to public beta testers. MacOS Sonoma beta 7 carries the build of 23A5337a, which matches the build of just released Sonoma public beta 5.

Though beta system software is intended for advanced users and developers, any user who is interested in doing so can install MacOS Sonoma beta onto any MacOS Sonoma compatible Mac by participating in the beta testing program.

Additionally, Apple has released iOS 17 beta 8, iPadOS 17 beta 8, watchOS 10 beta 8, and tvOS 17 beta 8, along with the accompanying public betas for those system software versions.

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Apple has released iOS 17 public beta 6 for iPhone and iPadOS 17 public beta 6 for iPad. The 6th public betas match the same build number as the concomitant iOS 17 beta 8 released for developers, both carrying build 21A5326a.

Additionally, new public betas are available for watchOS and tvOS 17, but MacOS Sonoma has not yet received a beta update.

Though beta system software is aimed at advanced users, installing iOS 17 public beta is possible for any iOS 17 compatible iPhone. Likewise, installing iPadOS 17 public beta is possible by any user with a compatible iPad.

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Apple has released iOS 17 beta 8 for iPhone, and iPadOS 17 beta 8 for iPad, for users who are engaged in the developer beta testing program.

Typically a developer beta comes out first, and is soon followed by the same build matched as a public beta release. iOS 17 beta 8 carries a build of 21A5326a.

Beta system software is intended for developers and advanced users, but any user can install iOS 17 beta on any compatible iPhone, or iPadOS 17 beta onto iPad on any compatible iPad.

Additionally, Apple has released new betas for tvOS 17, watchOS 10, while a new beta for macOS Sonoma beta is not yet available.

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Apple has announced a special event to be held on Tuesday, September 12, at 10 AM PDT. The event will be held at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus, in Cupertino California, and will be live-streamed for all curious.

While Apple hasn’t declared the purpose of the event, it’s widely speculated and assumed that the September 12 event will be where the iPhone 15 series launches, and we’ll likely also get a final specific release date for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, MacOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. There’s also speculation that the September event will feature the launch of updated Apple Watch models too.

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CopyClip is a free and simple clipboard manager for Mac that lives in your menu bar, storing all of the content or items that you have copied or cut into your clipboard, which you can then quickly recall and paste wherever is needed.

If you’re unfamiliar with clipboard managers, they can significantly improve your Mac productivity by storing a history of all copied content, including text, URLs/links, and even files. Unlike the default macOS clipboard, which only retains the most recent item copied or cut, a clipboard manager allows you to access many copied items and things that you have copied historically. You can then seamlessly switch between items in your clipboard for whatever task you’re doing, whether you’re writing, doing research, coding, or general computing, and extend the copy and paste feature far beyond it’s default simplicity. CopyClip is one such clipboard manager tool, which is what we’re discussing here.

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Some Mac users who also work with Windows, or who have drives, network shares, or other volumes that are from the Windows world, may occasionally come across LNK files with a .lnk file extension.

If you’re wondering what these files are and how you can open them on the Mac, you should continue reading so that you better understand what an LNK file is, and it’s relevance to the Mac.

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Your iPad can serve as a handy fitness accessory, despite not being intended for that purpose at all, at least in the same way something like Apple Watch was made. But thanks to Stage Manager, you can easily multitask on the iPad by having multiple apps open on screen at the same time. Now, if you choose apps for Stage Manager that help your workout or fitness routine, you’ve got a handy little console for exercising and working out, and it’s actually pretty great!

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As you may have noticed by now, Apple Music on iPhone defaults to autoplaying music of similar songs and plays them when a particular song, track listing, or playlist has finished. With Autoplay, the music just continues playing onward infinitely from your iPhone. Great, right? Well, not always.

Not every user is a fan of the autoplaying music feature on iPhone Music app however, so if you want to turn this off you can do so with a settings adjustment.

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Perhaps you’ve come across a situation where you have an audio file, YouTube link, or video that you would like to transcribe the audio of that file into text, right on your Mac. That’s exactly what MacWhisper does, a free app which makes easy work of transcribing audio files into text using technology from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.

With MacWhisper, you can transcribe audio files or video files into text transcripts easily with just a drag and drop. Whether you have a podcast file, a YouTube video link or URL, a captured video of a lecture, a recording of a meeting from Zoom, or even a voicemail or song, you can quickly and accurately transcribe that audio into text, right on the Mac.

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Amazon is back to offering the 15″ M2 MacBook Air at a great discount, knocking $200 off the retail price on both the base 256GB model for just $1099 and the upgraded 512GB storage model for just $1299. The deal is available in all colors, including Midnight, Starlight, Space Gray, and Silver.

The base model MacBook Air 15″ features the excellent M2 chip, 15.3″ Liquid Retina display, 1080p camera, MagSafe Charger, two USB-C / Thunderbolt ports, Touch ID, backlit keyboard, and fantastic battery life.

M2 MacBook Air 15″ base model with 256 GB storage and 8 GB RAM:

• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Starlight – $1099 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Midnight – $1099 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Space Gray – $1099 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Silver – $1099 (Reduced from $1299)

M2 MacBook Air 15″ upgraded model with 512 GB storage and 8 GB RAM is available for $200 off in select colors:

• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 512GB – Midnight – $1299 (from $1499)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 512GB – Starlight – $1299 (from $1499)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 512GB – Space Grey – $1299 (from $1499)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 512GB – Silver – $1299 (from $1499)

Stock changes quickly at Amazon, so if you’re looking to enjoy the discounted price on any of the 15″ MacBook Air models, shop quickly.

If the M2 MacBook Air 15″ isn’t what you’re looking for, Amazon continues to offer the M1 MacBook Air 13″ for just $749.99:

• M1 MacBook Air 13″ – 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD for $749.99 (from $999)/li>

The M1 MacBook Air features the speedy and energy efficient M1 chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, 13″ LCD screen, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera, and Touch ID, and is available in three color options of silver, space gray, and rose gold.

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An unusual and rare Mac error may come across for some MacOS users when using BBEdit, or perhaps even other apps, that says “The application appears to have been tampered with.” This appears to be some variation of the “app is damaged and can’t be opened” error message that some Mac users may occasionally see.

If you experience this error message, or one like it, you can usually fix the problem relatively easily.

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Amazon continues to offer one of the best deals out there for new Macs, with an enormous 25% discount on the M1 MacBook Air bringing the price down to $749.99, knocking $250 off the base price of $999.

The M1 MacBook Air features a 13″ Retina Display, M1 chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera, and Touch ID, and is available in silver, space gray, and rose gold.

• M1 MacBook Air 13″ – 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD for $749.99 (from $999)

Why pay the full price of $999 from Apple when you can get the exact same MacBook Air for $249 off the retail price? This is a no brainer for anyone shopping for an M1 MacBook Air.

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Apple has released the 5th public beta versions of iOS 17, macOS Sonoma, and iPadOS 17, to users who are involved in the public beta testing program for Apple system software.

The fifth public beta of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 carries the build of 21A5319a, which matches the 7th developer beta of the same system software. Additionally, the 5th public beta of macOS Sonoma has the build of 23A5328b, which matches the 6th developer beta release too.

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The 7th beta versions of iOS and iPadOS for iPhone and iPad, respectively, have been released to users participating in the developer beta programs.

Apple will usually release a developer beta first, which is soon followed by the same build being released to users enrolled in the public beta. The build number for iOS 17 beta 7 is 21A5319a.

While beta system software is intended for advanced users and developers, technically speaking any curious user who has a compatible device can install iOS 17 beta onto iPhone or iPadOS 17 beta onto iPad by joining the free Apple developer program, or by joining the public beta program.

iOS 17 for iPhone features interactive Home Screen widgets, FaceTime Video Voicemail, Standby mode which makes your iPhone into a display clock when its charging and in landscape position, support for Live Voicemail, customizable Contact Posters, support for Safari Profiles, minor changes to the Messages interface, new predictive typing capabilities, NameDrop contact sharing, and more.

iPadOS 17 for iPad features a customizable lock screen, interactive Home Screen widgets, support for Safari profiles, support for FaceTime Video Voicemail, NameDrop contact sharing, improvements to Stage Manager, changes to Messages, improvements for predictive typing, and more.

Apple has also released new beta builds for macOS Sonoma beta 6, along with beta 7 for watchOS 10, tvOS 17, and HomePod, and a release candidate beta build for macOS Ventura 13.6.

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Apple has issued the 6th beta version of macOS Sonoma to users who are enrolled in the developer beta testing program for MacOS. MacOS Sonoma beta 6 arrives late and off-schedule compared to the other beta operating systems like beta 6 of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 (which are now on beta 7), so if you are running those releases and were curious where the latest Sonoma beta was. The build number for MacOS Sonoma beta 6 is 23A5328b. Usually a developer beta comes out first and is followed soon by the same build number for public beta users.

Beta system software is most appropriate for usage by advanced users and developers, but technically speaking, anyone can install MacOS Sonoma beta onto their compatible Mac.

MacOS Sonoma, or macOS 14, features a redesigned Lock Screen, new screen savers, the reintroduction of widgets on the Mac but it is no longer called Dashboard and they are no longer able to be created in HTML/JS/CSS, support for FaceTime Video Voicemail, support for Safari Profiles, amongst many other smaller changes and little features.

Separately, Apple has released iOS 17 beta 7, iPadOS 17 beta 7, watchOS 10 beta 7, and tvOS 17 beta 7, as well as a macOS Ventura 13.6 beta.

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The iPhone has so many features and capabilities that it’s easy to overlook even some of the essentials, so we’re going to share some iPhone tips that will enhance your experience and help you make the most of your device. These tricks can help improve your workflow, simplify your interactions with iPhone, and save you time too.

Let’s check out five essential tips for iPhone that every iPhone user should know. Whether you’re needing to take screenshots, quickly access the camera, quit out of apps, find text on a webpage, or undo, we’ve got your covered.

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Spotify will sometimes default to using the shuffle feature on playlists, whether that playlist is from an artist, yourself, shared from a friend, or elsewhere. If you do not want to shuffle songs on Spotify, you will find that disabling the Shuffle feature is actually really easy.

There are generally two different ways to disable and turn off Shuffle in Spotify; from within a playlist, or from an album or song view.

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If you’re a longtime Apple fan, you may recall the Apple Newton, the Apple PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) that debuted in 1993. It had a pen-input based screen, handwriting to text capabilities, a whimsical and fun user interface (sigh), and many features that we all take for granted and use regularly today on iPhones, iPads, and even Macs. Now, a new documentary film called “Love Notes to Newton”, covers the Apple Newton, its development, interface, quirks, and influences on later tech from Apple and beyond.

Whether you’re a retro Apple fan, you ever had a Newton, merely remember the Newton, or didn’t know it existed but you’re interested in computing history and nostalgia, you’re sure to enjoy this lovely documentary, which we have embedded below.

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