The fourth beta versions of iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, and MacOS Ventura 13.4 are now available to users participating in the beta system software programs.
No significant features or changes are expected in MacOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 16.5, or iPadOS 16.5, and instead it’s likely the updates will focus on security enhancements, bug fixes, and perhaps a minor change or two. Apple is likely focusing the majority of their software development efforts on iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and MacOS 14, which are set to debut at WWDC 2023 next month.
Some Mac users may wish to install GCC onto their MacOS computers. GCC, which stands for Gnu Compiler Collection, is a commonly used compiler with support for C, C++, Objective C, Go, Fortran, Ada, and more languages, and is frequently used for compiling command line programs, writing software, and more, whether for computer science classes or for using command line tools.
The Mac does not come with GCC by default, but you can install GCC onto a Mac with relative ease.
Apple has released the first rapid security response updates for MacOS Ventura 13.3.1, iOS 16.4.1, and iPadOS 16.4.1. The security updates are said to include important security fixes and are therefore recommended for all eligible users to download and install onto their Mac, iPhone, or iPad.
The purpose of Rapid Security Response updates are to provide important security fixes for Apple system software, without having to issue an entire new version of iOS, iPadOS, or MacOS, and thus the updates should be smaller to download and quicker to install.
Apple uses Rapid Security Response Updates to deploy critical fixes to security issues, and these updates are pushed to your iPhone or iPad automatically by default. While this is generally a good thing, since these little micro-updates are installed to protect your device from critical security issues, and installing them does not even require the device to restart, very rarely you may experience an issue after a rapid security response update has been installed on your device.
If you experience difficulties with your iPhone or iPad after a rapid security response update has been installed on your device, read on to learn how you can remove the most recently installed rapid security response update from your iOS or iPadOS device.
Many iPhone, iPad, and Mac users may be interested in using various features related to Live Text, Visual Lookup, and Camera Translate, but not all hardware will support these features.
Live Text, which allows you to select text from photos and images, Visual Lookup, which allows you to identify objects found in photos and images, and Camera Translate, which allows you to use the camera to translate languages for you, all have specific hardware requirements and needs, and therefore are not available to all devices.
NextDoor is a popular neighborhood ‘hyperlocal social network’ app that is mostly gossip, rants, and occasional local news, that is well known for sending a constant barrage of emails and email post updates to any users who signed up for the app at some point in history.
If you’re like many NextDoor users, you have clicked the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the pointless emails many times, tried the Apple Mail ‘unsubscribe’ button a half dozen times, and yet still find yourself getting constantly emails from the service.
So how do you actually stop getting emails from Nextdoor?
As you may have already discovered, Nextdoor makes unsubscribing from all emails impressively tedious, but we’ll show you how you can do it, so that you can finally stop getting constant emails from Nextdoor.
Videos that feature flashing lights or strobe effects can be annoying to almost everyone, but for people with epilepsy those type of videos can be potentially dangerous.
The iPhone and iPad have a handy accessibility feature that will automatically detect and dim any flashing lights or strobe effects when seen in videos.
Amazon has some stellar deals right now for select Apple hardware. Leading the way is the M1 iMac 24″, which Amazon is discounting up to $500 representing a 33% discount from the price offered by Apple. You’ll also find great deals on AirPods, Apple Watch Series 8, M2 MacBook Air, and the iPad 9th generation. There are many other discounts on Apple hardware from Amazon too, so if you’re in the market, why not save some money and help support our site?
M1 iMac 24″ for $999 at 33% Off
The 24″ iMac features a retina display, M1 chip with an 8 core CPU and 8 core GPU, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD storage, and is available in various colors.
The Apple Watch Series 8 is $329, offering a $70 discount in several color options. The Apple Watch Series 8 includes ECG, blood oxygen sensor, GPS, an always-on display, and much more.
The 9th generation iPad features an A13 Bionic chip, 10.2″ Retina Display, 64GB of storage, 12MP front/8MP Back Camera, and Touch ID, and is likely to be the last iPad model ever released with a traditional Home button. This is a good price on the entry level iPad.
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Want to have a fancy page turning animation effect when you turn a page in the Books app for iPhone or iPad? You can adjust the page turning style in the Books app to resemble the literal turning of a page, and get a nice flashback to skeuomorphic design user experience thanks to a settings adjustment.
Long ago, before the trend of flat minimalist interface design became trendy, Apple design language was built around a concept of skeuomorphism, which is that interface objects and user experience should be familiar to known physical objects in a users world. Skeuomorphic design language was widely adored by users as it was easy to use by default, and it created a lot of fun and whimsical interface interactions, like visual page turning animations in a digital book. While skeuomorphism has mostly been bludgeoned out of existence in favor of flat minimalism, a nifty page turning effect is available in the Books app for iOS and iPadOS.
Some Mac command line users working with nodejs and npm may see an error message and command failure along the lines of “xcode-select: error: tool ‘xcodebuild’ requires Xcode, but active developer directory ‘/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools’ is a command line tools instance”. This error message sometimes appears after updating MacOS, migrating Macs, or
If you experience this error message, you’ll likely be able to fix it rather simply.
Apple has released new beta versions of system software to users enrolled in the beta testing programs. iOS 16.5 beta 3, iPadOS 16.5 beta 3, and MacOS Ventura 13.4 beta 3 are available now to users who are beta test participants.
No major features are expected in iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, or MacOS Ventura 13.4, suggesting the releases will focus on bug fixes and security enhancements.
The latest versions of MacOS default to automatically installing what Apple calls ‘Rapid Security Response Updates’, which can patch security flaws and issues on the Mac without the standard process of installing software updates on the Mac.
If you do not want these security response updates to install automatically on the Mac for whatever reason, maybe you’d rather install them yourself manually, or your Mac is in an environment where you need to have specific control over what is installed onto the computer including small security updates, then you can disable this feature.
The Spotify app for Mac defaults to opening itself automatically every time the Mac restarts, boots, or a user logs in to the Mac.
If you do not want Spotify to open automatically on the Mac, and you’re running MacOS Ventura or newer, read along to prevent this behavior and stop Spotify from opening itself.
AI generated art can be impressive, and this “Big Starry Sur” wallpaper created by BasicAppleGuy.com is no exception.
Taking the default MacOS Big Sur wallpaper as a starting point and reimagining it through the lens of Van Gogh, here’s how the creator describes the image and it’s creation:
Gaming on Apple TV can be made even better by using a dedicated controller, and the PS5 Dualsense Edge controller is one of several great controller options out there, especially if you already have a Playstation 5.
Read along to learn how to pair and connect a Playstation 5 controller with the Apple TV.
Wondering how you can add another Mac to Universal Control in MacOS Ventura System Settings? It’s pretty easy, but enabling the feature and connecting a new Mac is a bit different than what you may have been accustomed to in prior MacOS versions.
Universal Control is the incredible feature in MacOS that allows you to control multiple Macs with a single keyboard and mouse, effectively linking multiple Macs together. You can even drag and drop files between them, and share the clipboard, making it a serious productivity booster.
Let’s walk through how you can add another Mac to connect to Universal Control, linking your keyboard and mouse to that other Mac.
If you’re a Homebrew user who is now experiencing a “zsh: command not found: brew” error message in zsh shell, you’re probably perplexed as to why the brew command line line tool is no longer working.
The reason you may be experiencing the command not found error for brew is because the zsh shell is not able to find the brew binary to execute for whatever reason, either because something is awry with your $PATH, or the Homebrew installation, or both. Thus, to fix the brew command not found error, we will perform a series of actions to reinstall Homebrew and then set the path manually if things continue to fail.
While there are various ways you can convert an HEIC file to JPG on a Mac, including using Preview or third party tools, by far the simplest way is available directly in the Finder for all modern MacOS users, and that’s thanks to a Quick Action.
