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MACOS

Jun 13, 2016

‘Apple File System’ Is the Company’s New File System for watchOS, iOS, tvOS, and macOS

Smidh

It has long been rumored that Apple is working on a new file system to replace the archaic HFS+ file system that macOS currently uses. The company was expected to announce a new file system

MACOS

Jun 9, 2016

‘macOS’ Appears Again on Apple’s New App Store Guidelines

Evan Selleck

It has been a productive day for Apple, as the company released some big changes to the App Store. And now it's even hinted at an OS X rebranding again. Earlier today, Apple updated

SECURITY

Mar 27, 2016

How to Secure Notes on Your Mac

Khamosh Pathak

One of the biggest features in iOS 9.3 was the ability to protect individual notes using Touch ID or a password along with Night Shift. Now with the OS X 10.11.4 update,

TVOS

Mar 21, 2016

Apple’s iPhone SE and iPad Pro March 21 Event: 4 Things to Expect

Kelly Hodgkins

Apple announced last week that it is holding its annual spring event on March 21st at its Cupertino campus. According to the always clever tagline for the event, Apple wants to “Let us loop you

Fix Mac Startup Disk is Almost Full Error

MACOS

Feb 18, 2016

How to Fix ‘Startup Disk Is Almost Full’ Warning on Your Mac

Osas Obaizamomwan

We all love our Macs but they tend towards the lower end in terms of default storage space, so many users will inevitably come across the dreaded “startup disk is almost full” message at some

SAFARI

Jan 27, 2016

Safari crashing on iPhone, iPad or Mac? Here’s how to fix it

Killian Bell

The Safari Suggestions feature baked into Apple's own web browser for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac is causing widespread crashes for users around the globe this morning. Simply tapping the address bar is

MACOS

Oct 27, 2015

How to get the new Apple TV aerial views screen saver on your Mac

Killian Bell

If you happen to leave your new Apple TV on idle for too long, it will switch to a stunning aerial views screen saver made up of beautiful shots of New York, San Francisco, Hawaii,

SAFARI

Oct 21, 2015

Apple begins blocking unsafe Adobe Flash plugins in Safari

Killian Bell

Apple has begun blocking old and unsafe Flash plugins in Safari for Mac OS X. The move comes after yet another critical vulnerability was discovered in Adobe's platform last week. Adobe has already rolled

MACOS

Oct 6, 2015

How to fix some OS X El Capitan’s annoyances

Kelly Hodgkins

OS X El Capitan was released last week as an iterative upgrade with performance enhancements as its most attractive feature. Because it doesn't include a ton of changes, the user experience under El Capitan

MACOS

Oct 4, 2015

How to use Split View with OS X El Capitan

Osas Obaizamomwan

Doing two things at once doesn't have to be a huge hassle. Multitasking on OS X El Capitan has just been made a lot easier thanks to the addition of Spilt View. Like the

MACOS

Oct 1, 2015

Top 12 OS X 10.11 El Capitan Tips and Tricks

Kelly Hodgkins

OS X El Capitan is a solid update that improves upon the changes Apple introduced with OS X 10.10 Yosemite. If your Mac is running Yosemite, the update is a must-install as it

MACOS

Sep 30, 2015

The 10 Best OS X 10.11 El Capitan features

Kelly Hodgkins

OS X 10.11 El Capitan builds upon the changes Apple introduce in OS X 10.10 Yosemite. While Yosemite offered major changes, El Capitan takes a more conservative approach, introducing only a handful of

MACOS

Sep 30, 2015

How to prepare for OS X El Capitan 10.11

Kelly Hodgkins

OS X EL Capitan is launching publicly today. Before you install Apple's latest and greatest desktop operating system, you should take a few a minutes to prepare your machine for the transition. Follow our

MACOS

Sep 28, 2015

Is Apple’s San Francisco the font ‘for the digital age?’

Evan Selleck

When Apple introduced the Apple Watch in September of last year, they also introduced a new font with San Francisco. A font that while initially trapped to a small display, would soon find its way

WATCHOS

Sep 10, 2015

iPhone 6s, Apple TV 4 and iPad Pro Event Roundup: All the news and announcements from today’s event

Kelly Hodgkins

Wednesday's ‘Hey Siri, give us a hint’ event was a big one for Apple with announcements that encompassed several product lines. You would think the iPhone 6s and the 6s would be the highlight,

MACOS

Aug 18, 2015

How to install the Apple Watch screensaver on your Mac

Osas Obaizamomwan

In high school I spent hours curating the best high-resolution photos to use as my Mac screen saver. Much like wallpapers, screens savers let you add a little flair to your computer. For those

MACOS

Aug 9, 2015

How to find Wi-Fi Network passwords on your Mac

Osas Obaizamomwan

Your password is the virtual key used to lock and unlock your computer, bank account, Facebook login, or Wi-Fi network. With so many passwords floating around in your head it's pretty commonplace to

MACOS

Aug 5, 2015

How to get the stunning new OS X El Capitan Wallpaper

Osas Obaizamomwan

I have been using the OS X El Capitan Public Beta for a few weeks now and have enjoyed my time so far. But I can say that I was disappointed to only find one

MACOS

Aug 5, 2015

Apple vows to fix Thunderstrike 2 exploit in Macs ‘as soon as possible’

Killian Bell

Apple has vowed to eliminate the Thunderstrike 2 exploit in Macs "as soon as possible," according to The Guardian. The promise comes just days after the firmware worm was first made public by a team

MACOS

Aug 2, 2015

See every app’s shortcuts with Cheat Sheet for Mac

Osas Obaizamomwan

A shortcut gets you from Point A to Point B in a shorter amount of time than it would if you did not take the shortcut. Pretty simple premiss right? But when it comes to

MACOS

Jul 16, 2015

The 15 Best Apps for your Mac

Osas Obaizamomwan

Your Mac comes preloaded with a bunch of great applications like iMovie, iTunes, and Calendar (just kidding about Calendar). But while these default apps are good in their own right, there are so many applications

MACOS

Jul 12, 2015

How to Install OS X 10.11 El Capitan Public Beta Today

Osas Obaizamomwan

Apple recently made OS X 10.11 El Capitan available to its public beta members. iOS 9 is also available for beta users, which we will also show you how to install. If you haven'

MACOS

Jun 18, 2015

How to get the OS X 10.11 El Capitan wallpaper right now

Osas Obaizamomwan

Apple's WWDC 2015 revealed the next iteration of its OS X — OS X 10.11 El Capitan. OS X 10.11 has a bunch of features that Apple users have been asking about for

MACOS

Jun 9, 2015

Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2015 — iOS 9, OS X, watchOS and Apple Music

Kelly Hodgkins

Apple wrapped up itsits Worldwide Developers Developer's Conference keynote earlier today. If you missed the keynote and don't want to watch the 2-hour presentation in its entirety, you can read our recap,

MACOS

Jun 5, 2015

WWDC 2015 Rumor Roundup: iOS 9, OS X 10.11, Apple Music, New Apple Watch SDK and more

Kelly Hodgkins

Apple is holding its annual developer's conference next week at the Moscone West convention center in San Francisco, California. The 5-day event will kick off with a keynote on June 8th where Apple

MACOS

May 25, 2015

Designer highlights the detail in Apple’s new San Francisco font

Killian Bell

Apple introduced San Francisco, its new favorite font, with Apple Watch, and recent rumors have claimed it will also replace Helvetica Neue in iOS 9 this fall. If you haven't already experienced it on

MACOS

May 23, 2015

How to get San Francisco Font on your Mac right now

Osas Obaizamomwan

iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 are part of Apple's upcoming releases, and there is much fanfare surrounding the launch. One notable feature however, can be had today, without the need to wait

MACOS

May 22, 2015

iOS 9, Mac OS X 10.11 will bring ‘big focus on quality’, smaller apps, legacy iPhone/iPad support and more

Evan Selleck

iOS 9 is more than likely going to be unveiled at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference in June, and details about the next iteration of Apple's mobile operating system continue to find their

MACOS

May 16, 2015

Hide your cluttered Mac desktop with a click

Osas Obaizamomwan

My Mac desktop is usually cluttered with documents, downloads, and photo thumbnails. Not only does this make it hard to find exactly what I am looking for, but it also looks like crap. Moreover, everyone

MACOS

May 13, 2015

How to stop Photos from creating duplicate files in Mac OS X

Osas Obaizamomwan

Apple said goodbye to iPhoto and replaced it with the aptly named Photos app for OS X Yosemite. The new app does all the things that iPhoto did, but with a new interface and some