Apple has released macOS Ventura 13.1 update, the release comes as the first major point release update for MacOS Ventura.

MacOS Ventura 13.1 includes support for the Freeform collaborative digital canvas app, advanced data protection with end-to-end encryption for iCloud data, improvements to searching in Messages, along with security enhancements and bug fixes for a variety of issues. The full release notes are shown further below.

It is assumed that macOS Ventura 13.1 includes a fix for the wi-fi issues experienced by some M2 and M1 Mac users and perhaps more general wi-fi and internet connectivity issues experienced by some Ventura users, though nothing specific is listed in the release notes about this.

Additionally, Apple has released iOS 16.2 for iPhone, iPadOS 16.2 for iPad, along with updates for HomePod, Apple TV, and watchOS. Mac users running macOS Big Sur and macOS Monterey will also find macOS Monterey 12.6.2 or macOS Big Sur 11.7.2 available for those operating system versions.

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Some M2 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro and Air users have been experiencing wi-fi difficulties with the latest versions of MacOS Ventura and MacOS Monterey. While we have covered wi-fi issues with MacOS Ventura that have been experienced by some users and offered some solutions, another potential fix is available for a particular use case with Macs having wi-fi problems when in busy network environments, like when on enterprise, corporate, or school networks.

By disabling AWDL, you may be able to improve wi-fi speeds and connectivity on M2 MacBook Air, M1 MacBook Pro, M1 MacBook Air, and M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro machines.

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Creating a bootable macOS Ventura installer can be desirable for many advanced Mac users, whether to perform clean installations, install macOS Ventura 13 onto multiple machines without having to re-download the installer, to serve as a recovery boot disk, or any other number of reasons.

Making a macOS Boot install drive is not particularly difficult, but it does require using the command line.

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MacOS 8 may have debuted in 1997, but thanks to the Infinite Mac project, you can run MacOS 8 right now in a virtual Quadra right in your web browser.

The Infinite Mac MacOS 8 installation is complete with a whole bevy of retro applications and games, including everything from Adobe Photoshop 3.0, KPT Bryce, ResEdit, BBEdit, Warcraft I, Warcraft II, Civilization, Glider, KidPix, MacPaint, HyperCard, and much more. All the major applications of yesteryear are bundled, and you’ll be sure to find something you remember and enjoy.

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Some iPhone and Apple Watch users have noticed the Crash Detection feature of their device is inappropriately activating during activities that do not involve car accidents. For example, some users are finding the crash detection feature is activated on rollercoasters, when skiing or snowboarding, while mountain biking or road biking, long boarding, and many other physical activities that involve some degree of movement and speed with abrupt stops, pauses, or changes in direction.

Because Crash Detection will automatically call emergency services on your behalf, some users may wish to turn off this feature to prevent any misunderstanding or avoid tying up local emergency resources, or at least temporarily disable the feature while they’re participating in activities that involve speed with sudden stops.

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Universal Control is a fantastic feature for Mac and iPad that allows you to share a keyboard and mouse or trackpad between devices. But aside from the convenient ability to share the keyboard and mouse, there are some additional handy tips and tricks available to Universal Control that you may not be familiar with, and we’ll be covering some of those here.

From copying and pasting, to dragging and dropping files, using keyboard shortcuts, arranging displays orientation to represent your physical setup, using gestures, reconnecting devices, and more, read along to better understand a wide variety of tips and tricks for Universal Control for both MacOS and iPadOS.

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Some Mac users have found it difficult to see keyboard shortcuts in macOS Sonoma and Ventura, specifically within the freshly redesigned new System Settings experience that replaced System Preferences. Gone is the obvious and here comes obscurity, so it’s not too surprising that some users aren’t able to see the keyboard shortcuts for custom added App Shortcuts, for example, or perhaps able to find the Keyboard Shortcuts section at all.

Let’s walk through how you can see the Keyboard Shortcuts in MacOS Sonoma and MacOS Ventura System Settings, and how to see individual keyboard shortcuts and specific App Shortcuts.

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By default, the Mac desktop will show external drives and volumes, including things like external hard drives, USB flash keys, and other external storage. If you wish to not show those external volumes on the desktop, you can adjust a setting in MacOS to hide external drives form the Mac desktop.

Hiding external drives from the Mac desktop offers a cleaner and more simplified desktop experience, and you can continue to access the external drives and volumes from the Finder at any time.

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Apple has issued release candidate builds for iOS 16.2 for iPhone, iPadOS 16.2 for iPad, and macOS Ventura 13.1 for Mac.

All release candidate builds include support for iCloud Backups and iCloud Photos end-to-end encryption, a feature that has long been requested by data privacy advocates and security conscious individuals. Additionally, the release candidate builds for iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS 13.2 offer support for the new Freeform app, which is a collaborative canvas that allows multiple users to contribute content to a virtual canvas simultaneously. Support for Apple Music Sing, which is basically karaoke for Apple Music, will be included. Also, Apple has now limited AirDrop to be open to everyone for only 10 minutes, a change that recently helped a government in quelling protests.

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If you work with a lot of PDF files, you’d probably appreciate having the ability to press a keyboard shortcut to save files, webpages, and documents as PDF files on the Mac. You can set that up rather easily, and we’ll walk through the process.

If you have long been using the old trick to create a Save as PDF keyboard shortcut and recently updated to MacOS Ventura, you may have noticed your old keyboard shortcut doesn’t work anymore. This is because Apple has renamed the menu title for the action, so if you’re using the old keyboard shortcut it will not register. But with a little adjustment you’ll be able to use the Command+PP trick again for saving as PDF in no time.

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Renaming your Mac computer name offers a way to customize your Mac, differentiate it between other machines when using AirDrop, and make it easy to identify on a network.

With modern versions of macOS Ventura 13 and newer, how you change a Mac computer name is different than before, and you may have become accustomed to the previous approach which was fairly obvious in a system preference. With macOS Ventura, the setting is less than obvious, but you can still change and rename your Mac easily once you learn how to perform the action.

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Amazon is back with some great discounts on various Apple products, ranging from hefty price reductions on everything from the latest iPad Air, iPad Mini, AirPods Pro, M2 MacBook Air, M1 MacBook Air, and more.Whether you’re shopping for yourself or a loved one this holiday season, why pay full price when you don’t have to?

iPad Air M1 64GB for $499 (reduced from $599)

The iPad Air features the M1 processor, 12MP camera, and a 10.9″ display, and is currently 17% off:

• iPad Air M1 – 64GB for $499 (down from $599)

iPad Pro M2 11″ for $749

The iPad Pro features an M2 processor, 12mp cameras, and an 11″ display, available at a nice discount:

• iPad Pro 11″ – 128GB – $749 (down from $799)

iPad Mini 6 starting at $399 (down 20% from $499)

You can save $100 on the latest generation iPad Mini in select colors right now:

• iPad Mini at $399

AirPods Pro starting at $199 (down from $249)

AirPods Pro are fantastic earbuds, featuring water resistance, active noise cancellation, head tracking, 6 hours of listening time on a single charge, a MagSafe charging case, and more.

• AirPods Pro 2nd generation for $199.99 (reduced from $249)

Apple Watch Ultra for $749 (from $799)

The rugged new Apple Watch Ultra is available with a rare discount, perfect for the adventurers out there:

• Apple Watch Ultra 49mm – $749 (from $799)

MacBook Air M2 with 512GB SSD for $1349 (Discounted from $1499)

Save $150 on the all new M2 MacBook Air with 512GB of storage:

• M2 MacBook Air in Midnight – 512GB SSD
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MacBook Air M2 with 256GB SSD for $1099 (Discounted from $1199)

Don’t need 512GB of storage space? Save $100 on the 256GB model of the M2 MacBook Air base model:

• M2 MacBook Air in Midnight – 256GB SSD
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• M2 MacBook Air in Space Gray – 256GB SSD
• M2 MacBook Air in Silver – 256GB SSD

M1 MacBook Air with 256GB SSD – $799 (Reduced from $999)

The M1 MacBook Air is still a great Mac and continues to be sold by Apple for $999, but you can get it from Amazon at a whopping 20% discount:

• M1 MacBook Air (2020 model) – 256GB SSD for $799 (from $999)

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Instagram Stories are a popular way for people to share photos and videos of moments throughout their day that are presented in a slideshow. One fun way to customize your Instagram Story posts is to add music to your stories as you add them.

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Spotify Wrapped is a fun annual tradition that allows Spotify users to check out their most listened to music for the year, as well as review some other fun stats on their music and podcast listening habits.

You’ll even find a Spotify Wrapped 2022 playlist of your top songs, so you can enjoy them all again and again. Taking screenshots of Spotify Wrapped and posting them to social media is all part of the annual trend, with the hashtag #spotifywrapped of course, so why not join in on the fun (or embarrassment)?

There are a few ways to access Spotify Wrapped 2022 on your iPhone or Android, so let’s check out how to do that.

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The Files app on iPad and iPhone offers the ability to always show file extensions, making it easy to determine what file types certain documents or files are, and is a welcome feature for power users and those who simply like to see file extensions and file types at a glance when looking at file names.

We’ll show you how you can set Files app on iPad or iPhone to always show file extensions in file names.

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Apple has released the fourth beta versions of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1.

Both the developer beta version and public beta version are available now.

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Electrical power outages are not particularly fun, but should you have the experience of encountering one, you may find this tip helpful which aims to determine if a power outage is impacting only your specific location or if it is neighborhood wide. All that you need is any battery powered device with wi-fi, meaning any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, MacBook, or Mac or PC laptop can be used to learn a bit more about a power outage.

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Apple has released iOS 16.1.2 for iPhone. The software update includes security updates and bug fixes, and is said to improve compatibility with wireless carriers. Additionally, the iOS 16.1.2 is said to improve crash detection on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models, a feature which aims to detect if the user has been in a car crash and then offer assistance by contacting emergency services on your behalf.

The iOS 16.1.2 update may address an issue some users were reporting where their cellular reception and connectivity diminished after installing iOS 16 onto their iPhone, either leading to the perception of reduced cellular signal quality, or an increase in dropped calls.

There are currently no corresponding updates to iPadOS or macOS, making iOS 16.1.2 a standalone iPhone software update.

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