March 24, 2001, was a banner day for Mac users. On that day, twenty years ago, Apple introduced the next generation of the Mac operating system – Mac OS X 10.0 "Cheetah." The introduction was no small matter, as it...
This poor MacBook Air is experiencing the "white screen of death" From time to time, you may experience one of the more frustrating Mac glitches – a white screen during boot. Usually, this rare bug happens after updating macOS to...
You often have one chance to get a really good picture. That makes it upsetting when an opportunity is lost because tapping the Camera app shutter button blurred a photo. With this short tip, I'll offer two methods of using your voice to take a picture with the Camera app.
I have a very embarrassing admission to make: after 33 years of being a Mac user, I was completely stumped when I recently tried to force quit and restart my 2017 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. Fortunately, I was able...
Big News! Now that Big Sur has arrived, we have been doing our fair share of testing. One of the big questions people have is, "will all my Thunderbolt gear work with macOS 11 Big Sur?" As we mentioned in...
An all-new extensions category on the App Store showcases Safari extensions with editorial spotlights and top charts, making it easier to discover great extensions from developers. All extensions are reviewed, signed, and hosted by Apple for your security. But let’s back...
The gone-but-not-forgotten start-up sound has returned in macOS Big Sur. But that’s not the only MIA item that’s back. The estimated remaining battery life removed from macOS Sierra in 2016 is back from the dead.
I recently showed you how to use a used Mac mini as a media server for your home. Today, I continue the theme of recycling and reusing older Mac minis by turning one into a Linux server.
If you have trouble reading text on your screen — for example, you may be vision impaired like a friend of mine — you can have your Mac read the text whenever you press a key or set of keys. Here's how...
