While Apple just released iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1 update for all users, they also released the second beta version of iOS 15.3 and iPadoS 15.3 for users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple mobile system software. Additionally, new b…
Lees meerIf you’ve downloaded iOS 15, you might have noticed something different about your iCloud account. Apple is upgrading all paid iCloud accounts to something it calls iCloud+. It includes several interesting new features on top of the existing iClou…
Lees meerI've noticed that macOS (Monterey) is showing an orange dot in the status bar that is attributed to Zoom. I understand that this is a new security and privacy feature in macOS indicating that an application is accessing the microphone. …
Lees meerI wanted to monitor handy temperature data like I did dozen times on Linux machines. No problem! I found a beautiful one-liner: sudo powermetrics --samplers smc | grep -i "CPU die temperature" and immediately have got the error powerme…
Lees meerI maintain regular backups of my systems: three (3) Macbook Pros, vintage 2011, 2016 & 2019. I use Time Machine for backups now, and I have so far been fortunate enough to not need to use a backup to restore a system. However, I feel th…
Lees meerApple has released iOS 15.2.1 for iPhone along with iPadOS 15.2.1 for iPad. The iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1 updates are relatively minor and includes a bug fix for an issue with photos loading over iMessage, an issue with CarPlay apps, and offers a…
Lees meerThe latest version of the Mac operating system is called macOS Monterey. Version 12 was introduced at WWDC21 and is now available to the general public. This page collects all our major articles about macOS Monterey: FAQs and feature guides, h…
Lees meerIf you’re already using iOS 15.2 (or iPadOS 15.2), it’s probably a good idea to grab the new 15.2.1 update. Released on Wednesday, it fixes a couple of minor issues with Messages and CarPlay and a more serious security issue with HomeKit. The M…
Lees meerAfter a strange false start, Apple has started its beta test of iOS 15.3. The company did not release the iOS 15.3 beta on December 17, but eagle-eyed observers found that the developer’s site page for the download simply had the whole iOS 15.3 se…
Lees meerPeople are going crazy over Wordle, the simple word game created by Josh Wardle. Wardle published the game on the web and told the New York Times that since it was a “labor of love,” he’s not interested in creating an app version of it. Wordle is …
Lees meerIf you’re a Mac user with a Touch Bar equipped MacBook Pro, you may be wondering how to show the F keys, or function keys, like F1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7, f8, f9, f10, f11, or f12 on the Touch Bar. As you likely know, by default the Touch Bar scree…
Lees meerApple encourages users to install OS updates as soon as possible because they fix bugs and more importantly, patch security holes. Microsoft just outlined one of the bugs fixed in Monterey 12.1, and it’s a doozy. The vulnerability dubbed “power…
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