When Apple released App Tracking Transparency as part of iOS 14.5, it posed a simple question to iPhone users: Do you want this app to track your activity across other companies’ apps and websites? Less than three months later, a new report says tha…
Lees meerIt feels like just yesterday when we were peeling the protective film from the iPhone 12, but the launch of the next model is just around the corner. While we’re not sure of the name—we’re calling it the iPhone 13 here but it could be the iPhone 12s…
Lees meerOne of the only things we don’t know about the next iPhone is what it will be called. Recent reports have suggested that Apple will go with “12s” due to the relative lack of monumental new features, but now it looks like Apple has decided against th…
Lees meerIf you haven’t heard, there are a bunch of new betas available for your Apple devices. At any given time, Apple has betas of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, along with tvOS and watchOS—and you don’t need to be a developer to try them out. So you probably ha…
Lees meerAfter warning you a couple of weeks back about a weird Wi-Fi network that will permanently disable your iPhone’s Wi-Fi connection, there’s another one. Twitter user Carl Schou discovered that the network %secretclub%power will completely annihilate …
Lees meerIf you’ve spent time in Terminal, more than likely you’ve made a typo or two—or two hundred thousand, if your typing accuracy is anything like ours! It’s one of the banes of working in Unix—after years of point-and-click, having to type sometimes lo…
Lees meerIt feels like just yesterday when we were peeling the protective film from the iPhone 12, but the launch of the next model is just around the corner. While we’re not sure of the name—we’re calling it the iPhone 13 here but it could be the iPhone 12s…
Lees meerAfter years of bigger and bigger displays, Apple now sells two different phones wil small displays. The iPhone SE received a massive update in 2020, taking the iPhone 8 and boosting its specs considerably and followed that up with the launch of the …
Lees meerQuick Look is one of the more compelling features in macOS. Introduced in OS X 10.5, you no longer do you have to open an application just to glance at a file—a press of the Space Bar in the Finder is all it takes. But you may be surprised to find t…
Lees meerHave you ever wanted a quick way to compare two directories (folders), in order to see which files may differ between the two? There are third-party GUI tools as well, but there’s actually a free folder comparison tool built into every Mac—it just r…
Lees meertvOS doesn’t get nearly as much attention as iOS and macOS, but Apple has a new version coming out in the fall with some new features and you can try it out now. Should you install the tvOS 15 Public Beta? As always, beta releases of software carry …
Lees meerJune was a huge month for Apple. WWDC introduced a whole bunch of big software and services news, but it didn’t deliver the new hardware that was rumored. It appears that July is going to be thin on hardware as well, but that doesn’t mean it’s going…
Lees meerThe next version of the Mac operating system, macOS 12 Monterey, will be officially released this fall. But you can install and run Monterey now by joining Apple’s Public Beta program. Interested? Here’s what you need to know about the Public Beta. …
Lees meerAlong with new versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, Apple is also letting users try out the new watchOS 8 beta on their Apple Watches. Here’s how to get it. Should you install the watchOS 8 Public Beta? Before we begin, a note of caution. Since it’s …
Lees meerUpdate 06/30/21: The first Public Beta of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, along with watchOS 8 and tvOS 15 has arrived, along with an update to the second developer beta. Every year, Apple releases major updates for its iPhone and iPad operating systems in th…
Lees meerIf you have an iPhone, you’re probably familiar with Low Power Mode, an option you can set so the device preserves battery life. Now the Mac has a low power mode too, and it does a similar thing: Reduces energy consumption by automatically turning d…
Lees meerSince the iPad Pro debuted in 2015, Apple has offered two sizes of its high-end tablet. One is about the size of a regular iPad or iPad Air (first 10.5 inches and now 11 inches), and one a giant 12.9-inch version, a size you can only get in the iPad…
Lees meerJune was a huge month for Apple. WWDC introduced a whole bunch of big software and services news, but it didn’t deliver the new hardware that was rumored. It appears that July is going to be thin on hardware as well, but that doesn’t mean it’s going…
Lees meerIf your household is like ours, you probably added Wi-Fi base stations in 2020. We went from four to six to improve coverage across our house and fill in dead zones we didn’t know existed until kids or adults were trying to participate in Zoom or Te…
Lees meerHow can you learn about all those mysterious Terminal commands, such as ls or cd? Is it some kind of arcane knowledge, handed down only to initiates after grueling initiations? Well, no. Actually, anyone can learn about Terminal commands, if they kn…
Lees meerThe next version of the Mac operating system, macOS 12 Monterey, will be officially released this fall. But you can install and run Monterey now by joining Apple’s Public Beta program. Interested? Here’s what you need to know about the Public Beta. …
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