Apple Releases Rapid Security Response Updates for iOS 16.5.1 and macOS 13.4.1 to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability

Apple has issued Rapid Security Response Updates for iOS 16.5.1, iPadOS 16.5.1, and macOS Ventura 13.4.1 to address a known and actively exploited security vulnerability.

All users with an eligible device should update their iPhone, iPad, or Mac, to avoid any potential issues with the security flaw.

The new versions with the included security response will be iOS 16.5.1 (a), iPadOS 16.5.1 (a), and macOS Ventura 13.4.1 (a).

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Amazon is offering a whopping $250 discount on the M1 MacBook Air, available for just $749.99. The 25% discount from retail price of $999 is a great deal, and if you’re in the market for a portable speedy Mac, the M1 MacBook Air might just be for you.

The M1 MacBook Air features an M1 processor, 13″ Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera, and Touch ID.

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

You can get the M1 MacBook Air in space gray, silver, and gold at the reduced deal price. Why pay the full $999 from Apple when you can get the same Mac for $249 off?

15″ MacBook Air Discounted $100

Meanwhile, Amazon is also offering a $100 discount on the 15″ MacBook Air. The 15″ MacBook Air features an M2 chip, 15.3″ Liquid Retina display, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, Touch ID, MagSafe charger, and two Thunderbolt/USB-C ports. You’ll find the discount on both 256GB and 512GB storage models.

• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Midnight – $1199 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Space Gray – $1199 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Starlight – $1199 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 512GB – Midnight – $1399 (from $1499)

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iTerm2 is a popular Terminal application alternative for the Mac, and one fun way to customize the appearance of your terminal windows in iTerm2 is to set the terminal window to be transparent.

Here’s how you can get a transparent terminal appearance in iTerm2 on the Mac.

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Want to play Minecraft for free? Minecraft Classic is available for anyone to play if they have interest in the game, and all you need is a web browser. This means you can play Minecraft for free on Mac, Windows PC, Linux, Chromebook, and any other computer.

Minecraft is a wildly popular game, and it can be enjoyable for people seeking a creative and boundless sandbox adventure, as it allows the player to construct and navigate their own virtual realm without any limitations, creating a sense of imaginative freedom.

While the full Bedrock Edition or Java Edition of Minecraft remain paid products that have even more features, Microsoft has made the Minecraft Classic version of Minecraft available as a free to play game to anyone with a web browser.

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Did you know you can use Apple Pay with ATMs to withdraw cash? Apple Pay and Apple Wallet work seamlessly with thousands of ATMs around the world, thanks to the large network of cardless ATMs available with major banks.

While many people associate Apple Pay with the Apple Card and making contactless payments while shopping, another incredibly helpful use of Apple Pay is that it works without a physical debit card with many ATM machines. Yes, this means that you can withdraw cash from an ATM with Apple Pay, without having your physical debit card on hand, thanks to Cardless NFC support.

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If you’re a Mac user, you may be interested in bypassing CAPTCHAs that you encounter as you browse the web, automatically.

Nobody likes CAPTCHAs, which are the goofy tests that we are subjected to on the web that make you “prove that you are a human” and are aimed to filter out bots and spammers. With a CAPTCHA, you typically are asked to type some blurry or obscured characters, or select a series of things like traffic lights from a collection of random images.

Fortunately, Apple has a nice solution available to Mac users that allows you to automatically verify CAPTCHA’s, which essentially allows you to bypass CAPTCHA’s when using a Mac with Safari by automatically verifying that you’re a human.

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Apple has released iOS 17 beta 3 for iPhone users who are active in the developer beta testing program for iPhone system software.

Technically speaking, anyone can install iOS 17 beta on iPhone by enrolling in the free Apple developer program.

Separately, Apple has also released beta updates to iPadOS 17 beta 3, MacOS Sonoma beta 3, tvOS 17 beta 3, and watchOS beta 3.

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Apple has released MacOS Sonoma beta 3 to users enrolled in the developer beta testing program for Mac system software.

While beta system software is buggier and more prone to crashes and misbehaviors than final versions, technically speaking anyone can install MacOS Sonoma beta on a Mac by enrolling in the free Apple developer beta program. A public beta is expected to launch soon as well.

Additionally, iOS 17 beta 3, iPadOS 17 beta 3, tvOS 17 beta 3, and watchOS 17 beta 3 are available to download for testers as well.

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Apple has released iPadOS 17 beta 3 to download for all users participating in the developer beta testing programs for iPad system software.

Separately, Apple has also released iOS 17 beta 3 for iPhone, MacOS Sonoma beta 3 for Mac, along with beta updates to tvOS 17 beta and watchOS 10 beta.

Any user can install iPadOS 17 beta on iPad now if they are interested in doing so by enrolling in the free Apple developer beta program. A public beta is expected to debut soon as well.

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Someone at Apple appears to be a Bitcoin enthusiast, or at least intrigued by the technology, as the complete Bitcoin whitepaper appears hidden in MacOS.

Specifically, the full Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto is stored as a PDF file within the resources of the Image Capture application – yes the app you can use to get photos from your iPhone, scanner, or digital camera, onto your Mac. You can read it yourself right on your Mac, which is probably a good idea before buying Bitcoin or even if you just wish to better understand the cryptocurrency. So, let’s learn how to accomplish that and check it out on your Mac.

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If you use the Chrome browser to develop for the web, you may be interested in knowing that you can clear the browsers DNS cache directly in Chrome. This is a separate process that is limited to Chrome, and it does not clear the DNS cache of the host computer or device.

If you’re a web developer, designer, programmer, network administrator, network operator, or similar, you probably are already familiar with the processes to clear DNS cache in MacOS Ventura and Monterey, and on iOS and iPadOS, but you may not know about this unique ability to reset and clear DNS cache directly in the Chrome browser. Let’s take a look at how this works.

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iOS 17 for iPhone not only includes a new default wallpaper for the iOS 17 homescreen, but also new wallpapers for CarPlay. While typically the CarPlay wallpapers are only visible when in CarPlay mode with an iPhone, you can grab those wallpapers now, without installing iOS 17 beta, and enjoy them on any device.

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Minecraft is a popular virtual sandbox video game that allows players to build, explore, create, and survive in a virtual world made up of very pixelated blocks. Offering an open-ended gameplay experience with no specific goals or objectives, players get to enjoy a digital sandbox to explore their own creations or craft their own experience.

In a way, you can think of Minecraft as a bit like digital LEGOs, except that rather than only being able to build structures, you can also gather resources, craft tools, engage in combat, set mechanics, and much more.

Because the Minecraft worlds are procedurally generated, there is practically an infinite number of unique playing experiences available.

If you’re not sure that you or a loved one is going to enjoy Minecraft, you can play the trial version of Minecraft and get a feel for the game. And of course, you can get the free Minecraft trial version for Mac, but it’s not necessarily obvious on the Minecraft site.

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This weekend, why not make the most of your iPhone by exploring some of the best features and embracing the possibilities of new iPhone experiences? Whether you’re mastering the iPhone camera, exploring new podcasts, or finding new apps to try, check out the tips below so that you can enhance your weekend with some iPhone experiences.

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The 15″ MacBook Air is a fantastic Mac, featuring an M2 chip, 15.3″ Liquid Retina display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, Touch ID, MagSafe charger, and two Thunderbolt/USB-C ports, and right now you can save $100 on a brand new M2 MacBook Air 15″ model simply by shopping at Amazon.

The base model is equipped with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, and is available at the discounted price:

• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Midnight – $1199 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Space Gray – $1199 (from $1299)
• 15″ MacBook Air M2 – 256GB – Starlight – $1199 (from $1299)

Separately on Amazon, there are also some great deals on AirPods, wired EarPods, and Apple Watch.

• Apple EarPods headphones (wired, Lightning connector) for $17 (40% off from $29)
• AirPods (2nd generation) for $99 (down from $129)
• Apple Watch Series 8 for $329 (down from $399)

Why pay full price for these great Apple products when you don’t need to?

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Users may come across a situation where they would like to find all files in a directory, folder, or subfolder structure, that match a particular string but with variations to the file names, a situation perfect for finding files based on wildcard matches.

For example, maybe you’d like to locate all files on a file system containing the word “invoice” regardless of where in the filename the text of ‘invoice’ appears (eg, files named like the following; invoice1-2023.pdf, big-invoice-wow.pdf, yourfavoriteinvoice.pdf, invoice-2-22.pdf, etc).

This article will show you how to use the command line to find files recursively in directories and subdirectories by using wildcards that match a string of text that could appear anywhere in the filename itself, with several practical examples.

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Mac users may occasionally come across a situation where a process is locking a port, preventing another app or process from using that port. If you come across such a situation, for example maybe you’re trying to use React.js and find out that something is already running on port 3000, you can easily track down what process(es) are using a port on the Mac by turning to the command line.

We’ll show you how to find and kill what process is locking a port on MacOS.

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Everyone knows that Windows has been the most popular desktop operating system by market share for a long time, and if you roll back the clock 20 years you will find that MacOS had a itty bitty slice of the desktop operating system market of around 4%.

But fast forward 20 years, and things have changed quite a bit. Not only has the versions of Windows changed, but so has the Windows market share. In those two decades, the Mac desktop market share has quintupled, while the share of Windows has reduced dramatically as it loses marketshare to Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, and others.

Watch the video below to see this as an animated visualization, as you see Windows XP, Windows 98, and Windows NT slowly melt away to give rise to Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, and of course MacOS, Linux, Chrome OS, and “others”.

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