In AppleScript, I can cast some variables (e.g., the clipboard), to the built-in URL type: set theURL to the clipboard as URL If my clipboard contains an RTF link to https://temochka.com/, theUrl will be assigned a raw value like this …
Lees meerApple Arcade is a subscription gaming service for all your Apple devices: iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. For $4.99 a month you get access to dozens of games across many genres, including both originals you won’t find anywhere else, classics from t…
Lees meerWant to play Fortnite on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac again, in 2021? You can play the popular game entirely for free, despite the ongoing dispute between Apple and Epic, thanks to GeForceNow. Best of all, it works impressively well, and with high graphi…
Lees meerApple Photos is a fantastic way to snap, save, store, and share your photos with you family and friends, even your Apple TV’s screensaver, but there are some photos that are for your eyes only. (This hilariously tragic recent Reddit post is just one…
Lees meerBy default, Sidecar for Mac sets iPad to be on the right side of the Mac display, but what if you want to change the iPad position to be on the left side? Or to the top, or bottom of the Mac display? Or perhaps you want the iPad display to be a litt…
Lees meerWe love being the place you come to in order to find answers to nagging problems. While the Mac 911 name predates iOS, iPadOS, and iCloud, we’re happy to answer questions about all those topics as well as macOS and any Apple hardware, software, or s…
Lees meerTim Cook might only be 60, but he’s already thinking about his time after Apple. In an interview with Kara Swisher on her “Sway” podcast, Cook weighed in on Facebook, the possibility of an Apple car, App Store rules, and his future with Apple. Let’s…
Lees meerYour iPhone can serve as an alarm clock to make sure you’re on time for events, routines, work, school, or anything else. If you’re trying to wake up early enough, or fit a schedule, or traveling and need a wake-up, using the iPhone as an alarm cloc…
Lees meerApple is now beta-testing iOS 14.5, and whereas the iOS 14.4 release was a little dull, this version brings several welcome improvements. You’ll get the ability to unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch, AirPlay support for Fitness+, and the long-…
Lees meerI saw these instructions to replace a shortcut On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Shortcuts. Select App Shortcuts on the left, click the Add button , click the Application pop-up menu, then …
Lees meerA few weeks ago, I deleted my Linux partition of my Mac because I was running out of space. After that, I couldn't boot my OS anymore. Because I depend on my computer to work, I decided to backup my whole volume as it was to an external…
Lees meerWhen Google launched its first Pixel phone, we all assumed it would be the iPhone’s biggest competitor. It didn’t quite work out that way. The Pixel has yet to break out among Android’s biggest selling phones and launches have been plagued with nume…
Lees meerOn a German MacOS installation, with a German QWERTZ Keyboard connected to it (third party, not an Apple keyboard), What are the key combinations to enter the symbols '@' and '€' ? If there are various options, please mention each of th…
Lees meerLet’s all say it together: Apple’s not perfect. As good as the company is at creating products, even the folks from Cupertino are not immune from the occasional misstep. Nobody bats a thousand. Sometimes those choices are quickly corrected—the brief…
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