This year at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple is widely expected to expand…
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WWDC 2019 will usher in a whole new era for Apple
We’re about a week away from Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, the second-biggest date on Apple’s calendar…
Don’t expect to see this at Apple’s WWDC 2019
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is still more than a week away…
Research 7 out of 10 students in higher ed use, or would prefer to use, Apple Macintosh
Jamf today announced the results of an independent survey on higher ed students’ device preference…
Being ‘Mac-like’
Mac OS X shipped to consumers in 2001. It had taken Apple four years to find the new ‘Mac-like’, and this is the template Mac OS X has followed ever since…
Sonnet announces breakthrough-priced 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ PCIe Card and Thunderbolt 3 adapter
Sonnet Technologies today announced the Solo10G SFP+ PCIe Card and the Solo10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3 Edition adapter…
Seven years with Apple’s iPad as my main computer
My iPad journey began in 2012 when I was undergoing cancer treatments…
How to fully protect your Mac against Zombieland bug, and how badly the fix affects performance
Want to protect your Mac against the Zombieland (MDS) bug?
Apple debuts LG’s all-new 23.7-inch UltraFine Display for Mac
Did Apple just stealth-release a new Mac display?
AutoMile for macOS makes it easy to track your auto mileage
AutoMile for macOS (10.10 or later) is a handy tool for tracking your auto mileage…
How to reduce bandwidth usage on your Mac
Do you want to cut down your Internet data usage?
How tough are Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops? Turns out, they’re pretty rugged
I got the opportunity the other day to find out just how tough Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops really are…
Apple debuts new ad ‘Behind the Music. Behind the Mac’
Apple United Kingdom has debuted a new ad, “Behind the Music. Behind the Mac,” on…
Apple marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day with featured apps, new Siri Shortcuts
With last fall’s release of iOS 12, Apple introduced Siri Shortcuts…
Why AirPods, and earbuds like them, are especially bad for your hearing
I’m seeing a lot of younger people in their twenties who are coming in with ringing in their ears…
Do Apple devices need anti-virus software?
Apple’s devices are far better defended against malware and viruses than other platforms…
These Macs may be unable to be patched for future vulnerabilities similar to ‘ZombieLoad’
Several pre-2011 Macs could still be vulnerable to ‘ZombieLoad’-like security exploits…
How to protect your Mac from Intel CPU’s Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities
Intel has disclosed vulnerabilities called Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) that apply to desktop and notebook computers with Intel CPUs…
How Apple’s promised modular Mac Pro could go terribly, terribly wrong
It’s time to worry…
Benchmarking AMD Radeon VII Gaming GPU with Apple’s macOS Mojave 10.14.5
How does it compare to other Mac compatible, high-end GPUs?
New secret-spilling flaw affects almost every Intel chip since 2011; Apple to release patches today
Security researchers have found a new class of vulnerabilities in Intel chips which…
Apple Mail vs. G Suite Webmail for students and teachers
Apple Mail vs G Suite webmail is a discussion I’ve had with many other IT directors at different schools…
Former Apple VP: I wrote the book on user-friendly design and what I see today horrifies me
Take the screen design for Apple’s phones. The designers at Apple apparently believe that text is ugly, so…
How to make your Mac’s Launchpad actually useful
With a change and some tips, Launchpad can be a decent app launcher…
Everything that’s known about Apple’s iOS 13: Support for multiple windows on iPad, system-wide Dark Mode, and more
iPhone and iPad users have been waiting on Dark Mode to come to iOS for several years…
What to expect from Marzipan: It’s clear that Apple’s 2019 WWDC is going to be a doozy
We have a much clearer view of what’s happening behind the scenes…
Can Apple Arcade level up gaming on Macs and Apple TV?
Video games have long been literally the center of attention in the App Store…
No, Apple’s Mac won’t become a locked-down platform like iOS
As macOS and iOS keep getting closer in terms of functionality…
How to type like a pro on your Mac
If you do a lot of writing on your Mac, here are a bunch of tips to help you type…
Apple’s macOS 10.15 could include more apps ported from iPad
Apple’s ongoing project to make it relatively simple for developers to port iPad software to macOS…
Apple may show modular Mac Pro, new external 6K Pro display at WWDC 2019
Beyond new software, Apple may reportedly use this June’s WWDC 2019 to showcase…
Apple to focus on speed in iOS 13; reveal multi-user HomePod support, Apple Watch App Store, and much more at WWDC on June 3rd
Apple Inc. is planning to unleash a slew of new apps, features and development tools…
What’s coming in Apple’s WWDC 2019
Unlike last year, there’s a stronger chance of major product introductions and revelations in 2019…
The best Mac anti-virus software
Often people ask about the best anti-virus software, sometimes because they feel they need…
Serious flaw in macOS: Quarantine can stop you from opening documents
Last week, I looked at quarantine flags on documents, and wondered what their true purpose was…
Frustrated Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals disappointing MacBook Pro delay
Mac fans hoping for new hardware this year have been given one possible explanation for the delay…
Are we headed for a Mac automation schism?
The Mac is currently at the start of a pretty dramatic transition…
Gene Munster: Wall Street is missing a critical point about Apple
Apple reported strong second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations…
NetMarketShare: macOS market share up, iOS share down in April
According to the latest market share survey…
If you’re using iPhone’s ‘expressions,’ you’re irritating (Android users)
exting is how we now all communicate, which would be fine and pretty easy…
Apple’s Mac sales impinged by Intel CPU ‘constraints’
Apple crowed over its best three months ever for its services biz, including things like Apple TV and Apple Pay…
2019 iMac vs Late 2014 iMac: Blu-ray ripping speeds
In Part 1 of my 2014 vs 2019 iMac comparison articles, I provided an overview and a number…
