This fall, Apple will release macOS Sierra, a major update to the Mac operating system. This FAQ will answer some of the general questions you may have to help you learn what it’s all about and whether you should install it on your Mac. We’ll up…
Lees meerHeb je een iPhone 7 (Plus)? Dan is de kans groot dat je het eerste iOS-apparaat met een Intel-chip bezit. Apple heeft een deel van de iPhone 7-lijn namelijk uitgerust met een 4G-modemchip van Intel. Dat blijkt uit een teardown van Chipworks. Een dee…
Lees meerHet is officieel. Twitter staat nu ook écht Tweets van 140 tekens toe, want vanaf nu tellen foto’s, video’s, polls en quotes niet langer mee voor de limiet van 140 tekens. De verandering stond volgens aanhoudende geruchten al enige tijd op de planni…
Lees meerIf you believe the reviewers on Amazon, you may not find a better sounding pair of earbuds at this price point, which at the current 52% discount is just $14. The ErgoFit earbuds from Panasonic are designed to fit comfortably and securely in your…
Lees meerMac users everywhere are full of anticipation as they await the next release of macOS Sierra, the latest version of the OS they rely on each day. There are a few hours to go until the release (traditionally though not exclusively at around 10am P…
Lees meerRegular readers of this column will recall that earlier this year, I had three credit-card numbers stolen across a few months. This has led me to express joy and wonder at the growth of Apple Pay in the real world and for in-app physical purchas…
Lees meerI love this: John Brooks announced the release of ProDOS 2.4 for all Apple II computers. It’s an update 30 years in the making, and it was released for the anniversary of Apple’s legendary Apple IIGS. On that specific machine, the new version of Pro…
Lees meeriPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus comes with a buttonless Home Button. It features haptic feedback courtesy of Apple’s Taptic Engine. When you set up a new iPhone 7/Plus, you’re asked to choose between three levels of haptic feedback. You can change this w…
Lees meerFujitsu issues a major warning about ScanSnap compatibility in macOS Sierra. The take away is that if you use ScanSnap to create PDFs, don’t upgrade to Sierra. As of this writing, Fujitsu PDFs generated by ScanSnap could become blank if opened in Si…
Lees meerMacTech Conference 2016 is reaching for the stars—or at least Marshall Smith, the keynote speaker, is. Mr. Smith is NASA’s Director of Cross-Program Systems Integration and Chief Engineer for Exploration Systems Development, and is in charge of Huma…
Lees meerApple’s macOS Sierra launches on September 20th. Last year. John wrote a detailed article on how to do a clean install of OS X El Capitan. That is, if one were highly motivated to do an awful lot of work. The article applies equally to a clean insta…
Lees meerThe founders of splice wanted to usher in a new era of music creation by using open source software to find and share music files.
Lees meerTim Robertson is the founder and publisher of MyMac. He’s one of the pioneers in our business. Tim tells the story about how, in 1995, he was more or less a jock, but realized that his daughter was going to need to know about computers. After some r…
Lees meeriOS 10 lets you block spam calls, but it isn’t as simple as flipping a virtual switch. You’ll need an app, like the free WhoCalls, to get started. Follow along with The Mac Observer’s video tip to learn how to get your iPhone set up.
Lees meerThe computational demands placed on a mobile device, like an iPhone, are staggering. The iPhone 7 camera system performs 100 billion operations on each photo in 25 milliseconds. Plus, strong, fast encryption, facial recognition and fingerprint recog…
Lees meerto share their thoughts and first impressions on Apple’s latest smartphone. John also talks about what went right—and wrong—with his iPhone trade in at the Apple Store.
Lees meerWe have a bundle for you today on four Mac utilities from Stellar: Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery, Stellar Phoenix JPEG Repair, Stellar Audio Video Converter, and Stellar Speedup. Combined, they retail for $153.97, but they’re $49.99 through our dea…
Lees meeriPhone 7 is now on sale! We've got iPhone 7 price, iPhone 7 specs, where to buy the iPhone 7, and all the announcements as they happened during the iPhone 7 launch event.
Lees meeriPhone 7 cases are here!Sure, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus don’t ship until September 16, but you can get a protective case for your soon-to-be new phone right now. And you’ll need a new case—the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have the same dimensions as the…
Lees meerAls je van mysterieuze games houdt, dan is "Dark Arcana: The Carnival" waarschijnlijk een prima game voor jou. Hierin ben je op zoek naar een verdwenen vrouw, waarbij je in twee parallele werelden probeert haar terug te vinden. Hierbij vind je 48 l…
Lees meerDe afgelopen tijd hebben we veel bekende mensen voorbij zien komen in Apple Music commercials, dit keer is het de beurt aan acteur en grappenmaker James Corden. Die is vooral bekend geworden door zijn serie Carpool Karaoke, een serie waar Apple ook…
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