The screen flickered for a second, now files without an extension have a folder icon instead of the usual plain paper icon

For example, touch Test would normally create a Test file without an extension that should have the usual plain paper white icon. Now it's always set to a blue folder icon. The system "knows" it's not a folder since it's opening it in T…

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The screen flickered for a second, now files without an extension have a folder icon instead of the usual plain paper icon

For example, touch Test would normally create a Test file without an extension that should have the usual plain paper white icon. Now it's always set to a blue folder icon. The system "knows" it's not a folder since it's opening it in T…

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App bundles are like Christmas. They’re a mountain of treasures stacked up all for you that you whip open in a frenzy of activity. Then you spend the rest of the following day, week, or month inspecting each to uncover all of its hidden joys.  …

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How Apple’s M2 chip builds on the M1 and sets up an even stronger roadmap

The M1 is a great chip. Essentially an “X” variant of the A14 chip, it takes the iPhone and iPad processor and doubles the high-performance CPU cores, GPU cores, and memory bandwidth. The M1 chip is so good it’s equally amazing for tablets and thi…

Coming to Apple TV+: ‘Sugar’ starring Colin Farrell and a Formula One movie starring Brad Pitt

Apple’s list of currently available content for Apple TV+ continues to grow, but there’s an even faster-growing list of projects in the works. Films, limited series, specials, and multi-season series, Apple’s got lots of irons in the fire for all …

macOS Big Sur 11.6.7 update is now available

Apple on Thursday released the macOS Big Sur 11.6.7 update. According to the release notes, the update “fixes an issue where Mail and apps, such as Microsoft Outlook, cannot open attachments if the app required to open the file is already running.…

iOS 16’s keyboard haptics is the toggle we never knew we were missing

Even since the introduction of the Taptic Engine in the iPhone 7, Apple has been all-in on excellent haptics. It’s surprising, then, that it has taken so long for the iPhone’s keyboard to have haptic feedback. With iOS 16, Apple finally catches up…

Apple may revive the 12-inch and 15-inch MacBook models next year

The M2 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro aren’t even shipping yet but Apple is reportedly already working on the next generation of laptops. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has new additions to the MacBook lineup in the works for nex…

These Apple devices won’t get any more annual updates

It’s always exciting when Apple announces the latest version of iOS or macOS. Not only are there a bunch of new features to try, but it’s a good way to get an old device running like new again by wiping it down and reinstalling it with the latest …

Software Update shows multiple Command Line Tools updates for Xcode versions not even installed

Following problems with the GNU gcc compiler installed through brew (messages about missing libraries that suddenly started appearing) I had to reinstall Xcode 13.4.1 yesterday. This morning I’m now seeing several updates for Command Li…

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How Apple’s M2 chip builds on the M1 with small but meaningful upgrades

The M1 is a great chip. Essentially an “X” variant of the A14 chip, it takes the iPhone and iPad processor and doubles the high-performance CPU cores, GPU cores, and memory bandwidth. The M1 chip is so good it’s equally amazing for tablets and thi…