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It’s been a while since I last showed off my desk. The last time I did so as part of MacStories Weekly Issue 405 in February, I had just acquired an 11-inch iPad Pro, and my desk looked quite different than it does now. It had an imposing corner shelf holding a variety of plushies, […]
Apple could unveil a pair of hotly anticipated upgrades for its consumer-oriented desktops this week. The Mac mini and iMac are both likely to get enhanced with the powerful M4 processor, plus there’s supposedly a major design change coming to the mini. Here’s what rumors reveal about these two. Bring on new Mac desktops Although […]
When I switched from Windows to Mac, I was frustrated by the lack of basic features I had gotten used to. But after months of testing, I found these apps that filled those gaps perfectly, and now my Mac works exactly how I want it to. MAKEUSEOF VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH […]
Two new external monitors BenQ showcased this week at Adobe MAX in Miami cater specifically to Mac and MacBook users — especially creative professionals. PD2730S and PD3226G, part of BenQ’s DesignVue PD series, promise to deliver exceptional color accuracy and performance for designers, illustrators and content creators. “BenQ has meticulously gathered feedback from professionals to […]
The Mac “Recents” folder in Finder is a useful catchall Smart Folder that, as the name implies, contains all recently opened, modified, or added files that are found within the file system. This means the “Recents” folder should contain everything from text files, documents, PDFs, images, video, basically anything in the file system that has […]
Want to switch to Apple’s Passwords app? You’ll need to move passwords manually unless you already use iCloud Keychain on your Apple devices. More importantly, you can import passwords only in the macOS version of the Passwords app. I’ll show you how. Export Passwords From a Third-Party Password Manager First, you need to export all […]
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Apple has released an update to XProtect Remediator, macOS’s built-in software that protects it from viruses and malware. The update is version 147 is for macOS Catalina and later and became available on October 16. It installs automatically, which is the usual method for XProtect Remediator. Howard Oakley on his blog first reported the update. […]
Five months after bursting into PC early access, Hades 2 – the sequel to Supergiant Games’ much-loved 2020 roguelike action-adventure – has just received its first major content update, adding a new region, weapon, and so much else its patch notes weigh in at over 3,500 words. Hades 2’s Olympic Update (“practically mountain-sized!”, […]
Multitasking often seems like a good idea until you find yourself exhausted from all the back and forth between apps. In the latest software updates for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Apple has streamlined the process for its Calendar and Reminders apps — making it easy to create and manage both calendar events […]