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About Those MacBook Pro keyboards
Apple’s continued problems with Mac laptop keyboards shows a disconnect between design and use.
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Apple’s Ambitious Plans for Apple Arcade
Apple plans with Apple Arcade are technically, creatively, and logistically ambitious. Can Apple pull it off?
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High Sierra, APFS, and your hard drive-equipped Mac
Apple’s new file system in High Sierra is a big deal. The last time Apple changed its file system, Bill Clinton was President. Here’s more on APFS, and a warning for Macs with hard drives.
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Upgrade tips for High Sierra
Prep your Mac before upgrading to Apple’s new macOS High Sierra, and save yourself some problems.
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Speed up your 2014 Mac mini with this upgrade!
Using a 2014 Mac mini that “beachballs” all day long, or takes forever to open apps and files? You can fix that with a storage upgrade – find out how with this tip.
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CrashPlan and Burn: Trust No One
With CrashPlan’s consumer backup service going away, who can you trust with your backup? If it’s your only backup, the answer is no one.
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How to use Night Shift on the Mac
Apple on Monday released macOS 10.12.4, the latest version of its Sierra operating system. Among the new features is Night Shift, the same screen-dimming technology that Apple has had in iOS for a while. They’ve buried the feature, though, so it can be a bit tough to find. Here’s how, and what it does. Night […]
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No more Mac battery life estimator? Fix it with this handy app
Apple this week released macOS 10.12.2 and with it, has made a change that impacts laptop users. The battery status menu bar item no longer displays an estimate of time remaining, only the percentage of remaining charge. There’s no way to reactivate it that I’m aware of, but there is a third-party tool that fills the […]
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How to open a Mac app from an unidentified developer
Your Mac’s default security settings will keep you from opening apps from unidentified developers. Find out how to override those settings without compromising your Mac’s security.
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Hey Apple, stop dragging your feet on the iCal spam problem
Apple users around the globe got hit with Black Friday calendar spam, a problem that Apple has sat on for months. Why hasn’t Apple fixed this yet?