macOS Monterey: How to change the cursor color on your Mac

The Mac’s cursor is designed with a white outline and black fill. It’s a good combination, making it easy to spot no matter what is on screen. But man, is it boring. In past versions of macOS, you can’t change the cursor color without using a thir…

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Can the Cellular Apple Watch be independent of iPhone after it is paired and configured?

The Apple Watch functionality has improved over time. An iPhone used to need to be left on and connected for Cellular to work on the Watch. I was under the impression that with advances in eSim and Software Updates the watch could now m…

External Thunderbolt SSDs not showing space after deleting files

I have two external Samsung X5 2TB Thunderbolt 3 SSDs. Both of them work fine after I reformat them. But when I delete files (and empty the recycle bin), the space on them does not increase. In order to get space back, I need to empt…

Five Google IO announcements you can try now–on your Apple device

At its annual IO conference Wednesday, Google unveiled a slew of new products, features, and services that will roll out over the following months. We got a peek at a new Pixel tablet, watch, and phone, a new budget Pixel 6a, the first Android 13 …

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From 1,000 songs to a million apps: A look back at every iPod ever made

On October 23, 2001, Steve Jobs announced that Apple was venturing into the field of music and unveiled the very first iPod in a small room. Although the reaction from the crowd was positive, there was a whole lot less fanfare than today’s release…

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How to Disable CenturyLink McAfee Cyber Security Warnings

Many CenturyLink users have discovered that attempting to visit certain web pages and websites leads to a giant McAfee cyber security “warning” message that says something to the effect of “Warning! (website URL) appears to be risky. This might be b…

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Could We Lose The Right to Repair Our Cars? Repair Roundup, Week of May 9

A combination of lawsuits, new technology, and a conservative Supreme Court could undo the work of Massachusetts automotive right to repair law—which guarantees competition in auto repair nationally. Here’s how...

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Automatic log each session from Terminal

Just moved off from windows into a Mac. I used to use Putty and it has a feature of logging sessions into a folder so everything that happens (stdin/out) goes also to a folder for historic record. I would like to have the same thing wit…

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The Lutiband is a high-tech lifesaver — literally

The problem with many medical alert devices now is they’re the same as a smartwatch. If it isn’t within WiFi range, it’s basically useless. That’s not the case with the Lutiband, a first-of-its-kind wearable that doesn’t need your smartphone nearb…