Need an Auto Clicker for Mac? Check Out MouseClicker for Free

Oct 5, 2022 - 3 Comments

Auto Clicker with MouseClicker for Mac

Auto clickers do much what they sound like, automatically click the mouse for you. Auto mouse clickers can be very useful for many purposes, but usually they’re utilized by people for testing purposes for software, web development, apps, but they can also be used commonly by gamers. And nowadays some people even use mouse clickers to fool spyware software installed by an employer onto a work computer that aims to determine if the user is actually doing any work.

Whatever the reason you need an auto-clicker for your Mac, you’ll be happy to know there’s an excellent free option available that is feature rich, and will be sure to meet your automatic mouse clicking needs.

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By Jamie Cuevas - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

iOS 16.1 Beta 4 & iPadOS 16.1 Beta 5 Released for Testing

Oct 4, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iOS 16.1 beta

iOS 16.1 beta 4 and iPadOS 16.1 beta 5 have been released by Apple to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for iPhone and iPad operating systems. Typically the developer beta version rolls out first and is soon followed by the same build as a public beta.

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MacOS Ventura Beta 10 Available for Testing

Oct 4, 2022 - Leave a Comment

macOS Ventura beta

MacOS Ventura beta 10 has been released to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for MacOS system software.

MacOS Ventura includes a variety of new features and changes, including a new multitasking interface called Stage Manager, Handoff support for FaceTime calls, the ability to use an iPhone as a webcam via Continuity Camera, functions to schedule the sending of emails, unsending email capabilities, functions to edit and unsend Messages sent via iMessage, Safari Tab Groups, Weather app, Clock app, and a redesigned System Preferences that looks like it was pasted over from an iPhone, and many more smaller changes.

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How to Refresh Software Update on Mac

Oct 3, 2022 - 1 Comment

Refreshing Software Update on the Mac

Occasionally when a user goes to update macOS system software through the Software Update preference panel, they’ll find the updates that are shown are outdated, not showing up at all, or not showing all of the updates that you know to be available (for example, a newly released system software update).

If you find that the proper Mac software updates are not showing as available in the Software Update panel, you can refresh the Software Update preference panel in macOS.

Curiously enough, the refresh option is not shown in any of the menu items however, so if you’re not familiar with the refresh option, you’re certainly not alone.

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How to Run Snapchat on Mac

Oct 2, 2022 - Leave a Comment

Snapchat running on a Mac via the web client

If you’re a Snapchat user and you’d like to run Snapchat on your Mac, you’ll be happy to know there’s a new option to get Snapchat on the Mac without having to use the Bluestacks method that has been around for quite some time.

Now, all you need is a web browser to run Snapchat on your Mac.

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By Jamie Cuevas - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - Leave a Comment

Try the Fun AI Image Generator on Mac, Diffusion Bee

Oct 1, 2022 - 1 Comment

AI generated image with DiffusionBee on Mac

AI image generators are intriguing and pretty fun, they typically work by generating new images from a database of existing images, based on the inputs provided by the user. So for example, if you input “large smiling Santa Claus standing on car”, you’ll get some AI generated image that attempts to create an image based on that text.

And that’s how Diffusion Bee works on the Mac too, except rather than having to go through a lengthy compilation process, it’s all put together in a really simple packaged application form so you can get right to image generation without having to put in much work beyond downloading the app, and giving it a few parameters.

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By Paul Horowitz - Fun, Mac OS - 1 Comment

Get a $150 Discount on M2 MacBook Air, Starting at $1049

Sep 30, 2022 - Leave a Comment

MacBook Air in midnight

The M2 MacBook Air 2022 model is highly rated and quite powerful, featuring a larger 13.6″ display, beautifully redesigned enclosure, up to 18 hours of battery life, and the ultra-powerful energy efficient M2 processor.

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How to Hang Up Calls with Siri on iPhone

Sep 30, 2022 - 2 Comments

Siri icon

If you use Siri to make phone calls and start FaceTime calls, you might also be interested in using Siri to hang up your phone calls or FaceTime calls too.

With this feature enabled, you can say “Hey Siri, hang up” while on a phone call or FaceTime call, and Siri will end the active call.

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By Jamie Cuevas - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 2 Comments

How to Automatically Send Messages with Siri from iPhone Without Confirmation

Sep 29, 2022 - Leave a Comment

Siri icon

If you’re confident in Siri’s abilities to dictate text and accurately relay what you are saying into a message, you can enable a feature that allows you to automatically send messages from Siri on iPhone without asking for a confirmation first.

When the confirmation is enabled, you’ll see the text typed out that Siri has dictated from your voice to the message, and then Siri will ask to confirm to send the message. With the automatic sending feature enabled, there is no confirmation, Siri will just send the message right away. Sound good? Of course it does, that’s why you’re looking to enable this feature for the sheer convenience of it, right?

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How to See a Wi-Fi Password on iPhone

Sep 28, 2022 - 1 Comment

Find Wi-Fi Password on iPhone or iPad

Need to view a wi-fi network password right on your iPhone? You can now do that, and it’s super easy thanks to the latest iOS update.

A common occurrence is joining a wi-fi network with a complex password, and then needing to relay that wi-fi network password to someone else, or to another one of your devices. For whatever reason, Apple did not implement the ability to view a wi-fi password after it had been entered until iOS 16. Now you can easily see and view wi-fi passwords that are you used on your device.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

MacOS Ventura Beta 9 Available for Testing

Sep 27, 2022 - Leave a Comment

macOS Ventura beta

Apple has released MacOS Ventura beta 9 to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Mac system software.

MacOS Ventura 13 brings a variety of changes and new features to the Mac, including the Stage Manager multitasking interface, the ability to use an iPhone as a webcam through Continuity Camera, an ability to handoff FaceTime calls between devices, an ability to edit and unsend iMessages, functionality to schedule sending of emails in Mail app, an ability to unsend email in Mail app, a Safari Tab Grouping feature, the inclusion of Weather app, Clock app comes to the Mac, a completely redesigned System Preferences which has been renamed to System Settings and looks like it was copy and pasted directly from iPhone, and more.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News - Leave a Comment

iOS 16.1 Beta 3 & iPadOS 16.1 Beta 4 Released for Testing

Sep 27, 2022 - Leave a Comment

iOS 16.1 beta

Apple has released iOS 16.1 beta 3 and iPadOS 16.1 beta 4 to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for iPhone and iPad system software.

Notably, iPadOS 16.1 beta 4 brings the Stage Manager multitasking system to additional iPad Pro models that have A12X or A12Z CPU’s. Previously, Stage Manager was only available on M1 equipped iPad models.

iOS 16.1 beta for iPhone brings a few small new features to the iPhone as well, including adding the battery percentage indicator on more iPhone models, and support for the Live Activities feature which allows for seeing real time data on the iPhone lock screen to things like sports scores. Presumably the beta also includes various bug fixes to address some of the problems with iOS 16 experienced by some users as well.

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12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac

Sep 27, 2022 - 5 Comments

Touch ID tricks for Mac

Touch ID for Mac is super useful, and now that basically all modern Mac laptops have Touch ID sensors on their keyboards, and the new Magic Keyboards for Mac have Touch ID, you’re almost certain to encounter the biometric authenticator when using a Mac.

We’ll review some handy and interesting Touch ID tricks for the Mac, ranging from improving Touch ID response, to alternate biometric authentication options (including a few super unique options you almost certainly haven’t considered), to faster sudo usage with Touch ID, to making purchases and autofill easier, logging into the Mac, and more.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Security, Tips & Tricks - 5 Comments

How to Set Messages to Automatically Delete on iPhone or iPad

Sep 26, 2022 - 4 Comments

How to set Messages to automatically delete on iOS

Do you want all of your Messages to automatically delete themselves after a specified time period from your iPhone or iPad? You can configure a Messages History setting that will allow for the automatic removal of message conversations after a chosen period of time.

This auto-delete Messages setting is perhaps most useful as a storage saving mechanism and should not really be considered a privacy setting for a variety of reasons, and it has some obvious downsides too, mainly that you could potentially forever lose some great memories, conversations, chat transcripts, photos, and videos exchanged between you and whoever else you’re communicating with.

If automatically removing Messages conversations and their media from iOS sounds appealing to you, here is how you can setup the auto-delete feature on iPhone or iPad:

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 4 Comments

Tweeten is the Best TweetDeck Alternative for Mac

Sep 25, 2022 - 2 Comments

Tweeten for Mac

If you’re a Twitter power user and you long for the features of the now defunct TweetDeck, you’ll be happy to know there’s an excellent free alternative to TweetDeck available, called Tweeten.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 2 Comments

iOS 16 Problems: 11 Common iPhone Issues and How to Fix Them

Sep 24, 2022 - 62 Comments

Troubleshooting iOS 16 Problems

Experiencing problems after updating to iOS 16 on an iPhone happens for some users, and while it’s annoying, the good news is they’re usually easy to resolve.

From battery issues, to the feeling that an iPhone is hotter than normal, to sluggish performance, problems with installing the update itself, wi-fi issues, apps crashing, and other misbehaviors, every iOS update sometimes has hiccups for a select group of users. Read along and let’s troubleshoot these issues so that you’ll be using your iPhone as intended in no time.

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How to Save Images from Safari to iPhone & iPad

Sep 23, 2022 - 2 Comments

How to save images from Safari to iPhone Photos app

Have you ever wondered how you can save pictures from webpages in Safari to your iPhone or iPad so they show up in the Photos app? It’s very easy, but that’s no consolation if you’re unfamiliar with how it works. Fortunately within a moment or two, you’ll have this method down, and you’ll be able to save any picture from the web to your device in no time.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 2 Comments

iOS 16.0.2 Update Released with Bug Fixes

Sep 22, 2022 - 3 Comments

iOS 16.0.2 update

Apple has released iOS 16.0.2 for iPhone users, the first bug fix software update since iOS 16 debuted last week.

The 16.0.2 update includes fixes for the annoying “Allow Paste” popup issue, addresses a problem where some iPhone 14 Pro devices cameras were vibrating, resolves an issue with black screens during device setup, and more. The update also apparently includes important security patches, making it recommended for any iOS 16 user to install on their iPhone.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPhone, News - 3 Comments

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