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Patriot Evlvr Portable Thunderbolt 3 1TB SSD Capsule Review. 1TB Seagate BarraCuda SSD Review. Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018 (includes Java). Phison E12 Reference Design Preview: A Next-Gen NVMe SSD Controller. Freeware VM V…

Other News, Reviews, Updates, Tips, Tech, OT

Patriot Evlvr Portable Thunderbolt 3 1TB SSD Capsule Review. 1TB Seagate BarraCuda SSD Review. Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018 (includes Java). Phison E12 Reference Design Preview: A Next-Gen NVMe SSD Controller. Freeware VM V…

macOS 10.13.6 Supplemental Update for 2018 MacBook Pros

See post for info and download page for macOS 10.13.6 Supplemental Update for 2018 MacBook Pros.

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How to Set an Animated GIF as Screen Saver on Mac OS

Have you ever wished you could have an animated GIF as the screen saver on a Mac? Well there’s no reason to wish, because an animated GIF screen saver can be a Mac reality, with no rubbing of genie bottles needed. Using an animated GIF as a screen s…

Recent Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates

About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, Security Update 2018-004 for Sierra/El Capitan revised July 23rd to add Bluetooth Entry. Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points. Archive or make copies of the information …

How to Fix iPhone Black Screen Issues

Some iPhone users may run into a problem where the iPhone screen goes black, and then the iPhone screen seemingly stays stuck on black. A black iPhone screen can be caused by a variety of different things, but the good news is that usually a blackin…

How to Reinstall Steam Games on Mac (and Windows / Linux too)

If you have previously uninstalled Steam games from your computer to free up disk space or remove a distraction, you may eventually decide you want to reinstall the games that you had previously deleted. Or perhaps you have a game in your Steam libr…

How to Delete Specific Chrome Autofill Suggestions

If use the Chrome web browser, it’s fairly likely you will find Chrome autofill suggestions recommending things for various forms and text entry points. Sometimes those autofill suggestions can be accurate, but sometimes they can be bizarrely irrele…

iPhone or iPad Says “Incorrect Password” Fails to Join Wi-Fi? Here’s the Fix

Some iPhone or iPad users may occasionally encounter a strange issue where they are attempting to join a familiar wi-fi network, but iOS throws up an “Incorrect password” error message, and the iPhone or iPad refuses to join the wireless network. Of…

How to Get Telnet for MacOS in Mojave or High Sierra

Need to use Telnet in MacOS? Well, many Mac users have discovered that Telnet has been removed from modern versions of system software, including macOS Mojave and macOS High Sierra. Presumably this is to encourage using the ssh client instead, but t…

Recent Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates

How to use AirDrop on your Mac. Use True Tone on your MacBook Pro. How to use Night Shift on your Mac. If your Mac won't turn on (troubleshooting). How to use target disk mode to move files to another computer. How to create a NetBoot, NetInst…

Recent Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates

How to use AirDrop on your Mac. If your Mac won't turn on (troubleshooting). How to use target disk mode to move files to another computer. How to create a NetBoot, NetInstall, or NetRestore image. How to Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac (added …

iOS 12 Beta 4 Download Released for Developers

Apple has released iOS 12 beta 4 to iPhone and iPad users enrolled in the iOS developer beta testing program. The accompanying update to the iOS 12 public beta will likely arrive soon after. The fourth beta of iOS 12 arrives along with macOS Mojave …

Carbon Copy Cloner v5.1.3 Update (release notes)

See post for list of 5 fixes/improvements.

Apple/products related News, Software Updates, Tips, PR

Developer Beta 4 of Xcode 10, iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS Mojave, watchOS 5. Comments on changes in 2018 MacBook Pros. (A 15in with 32GB ram/4TB SSD/2.9GHz i9 options is $6699 US. $3200 of that is the 4TB SSD upgrade from the base 512GB SSD.) List of …

MacOS Mojave Beta 4 Released for Testing

Apple has released the fourth beta version of macOS Mojave 10.14 to users engaged in the MacOS developer beta testing program. The new macOS Mojave developer beta build is 18A336e and, as is usual, has arrived before the accompanying public beta rel…

How to Get Dynamic Desktops on Any Version of Mac OS – Without Mojave!

Dynamic Desktops are an interesting feature in MacOS Mojave that cause the desktop wallpaper to change throughout the day with the time, mimicking the changes in lighting that would occur in a scene as the day and night progresses. It’s a subtle but…

How to Hide Firefox Top Sites, Recommended, Highlights, Snippets, & Other Launch Clutter

Firefox now defaults to showing the user a very busy launch page. Longtime Firefox users are likely already aware of this, but if you haven’t used the Firefox browser in a while, you may be surprised to launch Firefox to discover just how cluttered …

How to Uninstall Steam Games on Mac (and Windows / Linux too)

Steam makes it easy to acquire and manage a great game library on a Mac, Windows PC, or Linux machine. But if you find that you’re not playing a particular game much anymore, or if you just need to free up some disk storage space to make room for so…

How to Crop / Zoom a Video in iMovie for iPhone or iPad

Want to crop a video or movie in iMovie on the iPhone or iPad? Cropping a video in iMovie allows you to essentially zoom in on a movie, either to crop out unnecessary elements, to reframe the video to put emphasis on something else, or to zoom into …