Coming to Apple TV+: Apple wins bid for ‘Finch’ starring Tom Hanks

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 of…

What is the process EscrowSecurityAlert in Activity Monitor?

I'm a little worried about a process I see in Activity Monitor called 'EscrowSecurityAlert' Descriptions provided other forums ranges from it being a sign of malware: The threat to your Mac is CleanMyMac. Delete it. through to it bein…

iOS and iPadOS 14.5.1, watchOS 7.4.1, and macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 updates are now available

Apple on Monday released updates for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS. The updates contain security patches, while iOS and iPadOS also has a fix for an issue with App Tracking Transparency. How to install the updates Before updating, it’s a good idea…

iOS 14.6: Apple releases beta 2

Apple started testing iOS 14.6 before the big iOS 14.5 release even went out to the general public. With iOS 15 expected to begin testing at WWDC in June, many users thought iOS 14.5 would be the last release in the iOS 14 branch. It appears that Ap…

How to color code individual data points in line chart

This is a question about using charts in Numbers and color coding individual data points in a series. I have two series of data (blood pressure readings) that I plot in a chart. The series may contain multiple readings made at different…

iOS 14.5.1 & iPadOS 14.5.1 Updates with Security Fixes Released

Apple has released iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1 as updates for iPhone and iPad users. The small updates include important security fixes and are therefore recommended for all to install. Separately, macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 update is out for Mac, watchO…

macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 Update with Security Fixes Released

Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 update with an important security fix that is recommended for all macOS Big Sur users to install. The security patch update has arrived just a week after 11.3 debuted. Separately, Apple also released iOS 14.5.…

The next Apple Watch might gain health capabilities no other wearable has

While rumors have been few and far between surrounding the Apple Watch Series 7, a new report from the U.K.-based publication The Telegraph might shed some light on Apple’s future plans for its popular wearable. The paper reports that British firm R…

iFixit proves that Apple could have added a keyring hole to the AirTag

iFixit is used to tearing down Apple products with a pentalobe screwdriver, heat gun, and tweezers, but Apple’s AirTag tracker required something with a bit more oomph to make its point: a drill. In its teardown of the AirTag, iFixit noted that Appl…

How to Get macOS Big Sur as a DMG File

Some Mac users may be interested in obtaining macOS Big Sur as a DMG file, so that they can use the disk image with a virtual machine, to create bootable media, for archival purposes, for cloning, or any other reason. It turns out that macOS Big Sur…

Can't change APFS external drive icons

Edit: The problem somehow resolved itself today. I'm not sure how, but I suspect it is because I restarted the computer. I don't believe granting Finder.app full disk access was needed, since I undid that yesterday. Original post: I can…

What is the process EscrowSecurityAlert in Activity Monitor?

I'm a little worried about a process I see in Activity Monitor called 'EscrowSecurityAlert' Descriptions provided other forums ranges from it being a sign of malware: The threat to your Mac is CleanMyMac. Delete it. through to it bein…

How does AirTag calculate the relative position from an iPhone? [closed]

When looking for an AirTag, the iPhone shows the angle and distance to where the AirTag is located. The distance can be calculated from the signal strength. But how do they find out the angle in which the tag is located? Screenshot take…

Can't change APFS external drive icons

I can't change icons on APFS-formatted external drive volumes. I've tried many things as detailed below, but nothing is working for me as demonstrated by the screen recording below (click for higher quality): In the screen recording yo…

How to share an AirTag with family members

I have an AirTag. I would like my wife to be able to see where it is. We are part of a family in terms of AppleID (if I download an app, she can also install it). Is there a way she can also access the AirTag’s location?

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How to Enable LED Flash Notifications on iPhone

How’d you like the LED camera flash on the back of iPhone to flash when a notification or phone call comes into the device? Do you place your iPhone face down on the desk? Or, do you keep it in silent mode most of the time? In any case, you might be…

iFixit proves that Apple could have added a keyring hole to the AirTag

iFix is used to tearing down Apple products with a pentalobe screwdriver, heat gun, and tweezers, but Apple’s AirTag tracker required something with a bit more oomph to make its point: a drill. In its teardown of the AirTag, iFixit noted that Apple’…

How does AirTag calculate the relative position from an iPhone?

When looking for an AirTag, the iPhone shows the angle and distance to where the AirTag is located. The distance can be calculated from the signal strength. But how do they find out the angle in which the tag is located? Screenshot take…

Can't change APFS external drive icons

I can't change icons on APFS-formatted external drive volumes. I've tried many things as detailed below, but nothing is working for me as demonstrated by the screen recording below (click for higher quality): In the screen recording yo…

Mounting Sparse Bundle on NFS Share

Background I have a Seagate BlackArmor NAS220 running Debian. I would like to use the NAS as a target for Time Machine backups from my Mac (2020 Mac mini M1). I have used disk utility to create a 500 GB sparse bundle disk image (HFS+J).…