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Tag: OS X
Why I won’t use Apple’s Notes application
Apple’s Notes app is quite useful. You can store notes on your Macs and iOS devices…
Password-protecting Notes in iOS 9.3 and OS X 10.11.4
Password-protected items in Notes was one of the major features Apple touted for its spring software updates, but…
Apple just put a Mac mini in your pocket (with keyboard and screen)
Is it fair to compare Apple’s diminutive Mac mini with an iPhone, even if they’re priced about the same…
Any collection of Apple customer data requires sign-off from ‘privacy czars’
Unlike Google, Amazon, and Facebook, Apple is loathe to use customer data to deliver targeted advertising…
New Intel partnership may finally bring Apple’s Siri to the Mac
Intel is adding speech recognition features to its system-on-chips (SoC) via a partnership with…
Adobe data hints Apple has won the PC wars
Given Apple’s continued growth in terms of its slice of overall PC sales…
More developers now use Apple’s OS X than Linux
If OS adoption rates hold steady, by next year’s survey fewer than 50% of developers may be using Windows…
How to move your Windows PC files to your new Mac
Before you start, you’ll need an external hard drive that works with both PCs and Macs…
Good news and bad news as ransomware comes to the Mac
New research suggests that a strain of ransomware which affected Mac computers this month may have been less threatening…
No, your next MacBook’s storage won’t be 1,000x faster – Not even close
There is some speculation that MacBooks will jump to Optane SSDs in the next year…
Macworld reviews Pro Player 2: Roll out the red carpet for this pro QuickTime player
With the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard and QuickTime X in 2009, Apple went back to basics…
How to download and keep Mac App Store installers
Apple expects you to be connected to the Internet if you need to reinstall in future – and that’s not always guaranteed…
How to use Apple Diagnostics to identify Mac hardware issues
Apple’s Macs are usually pretty reliable, but when they do go wrong the Apple Diagnostics tool can be invaluable…
The 7 best Apple products ever, including the Apple Watch
Apple has released some of the best-selling products of all time, and has revolutionized whole industries on its own…
Mac ransomware attack casts light on a booming shadow industry
The first widespread ransomware attack on Apple Inc. computers is drawing attention…
Why you should stick with the Mac App Store for safer OS X software downloads
I didn’t think twice about installing software from outside of the Mac App Store, but…
Android fingerprint scanners fooled by inkjet printer
Android devices aren’t quite as good as Apple’s iPhone’s Touch ID at keeping the bad guys out…
The 100 Best Mac Games
Most of the best video games are available on Mac…
Surprising security tips from a super-hacker: Kevin Mitnick’s advice on protecting notebooks, smartphones, and more
Virtually everyone in technology knows about Kevin Mitnick, who in the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s was a notorious fugitive hacker…
7 steps to protect yourself from over-hyped Mac ‘ransomware’ threat
A new malware briefly flared this weekend but there’s only an extremely slim chance your Mac has been affected…
Mac users targeted in first known OS X ransomware scam
Apple customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers…
Mac users in no big rush to adopt OS X El Capitan
In the 153 days between its Sept. 30, 2015 launch and Feb. 29, 2016, El Capitan’s user share of all OS X editions grew to 47.9%…
Terminal tips and tricks every Mac user should know
These tricks are often simple and can help you spruce up your Mac far beyond what the System Preferences window allows…
Palmer Luckey: Oculus Rift will support Mac if Apple ‘ever releases a good computer’
Oculus Rift most likely won’t be coming to Mac any time soon, according to Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey…
Give your Retina Mac’s screen more real estate with OS X’s scaling options
Macs with Retina displays allow the user to configure their own resolution scaling options
How Apple keeps your Instant Hotspot connection private and secure
Continuity was designed to make your iPhone, iPad, and Mac work more easily, quickly, and seamlessly together…
WWDC 2016’s star of the show: Apple’s Swift 3.0
The number of jobs requesting Swift in the last full year versus the previous full year climbed by 600 percent…
Want a developer job? Time to learn Apple’s Swift as demand skyrockets
Developers who can code in Apple’s Swift programming language have been the most in demand over the past year…
This is supposed to make Microsoft’s Windows better than Apple’s Mac?
Beleaguered Microsoft’s Windows 10 is not as successful as Microsoft has hoped. Even though it’s a free download, at least till summer, the migration rate has slowed…
Largely undetected Mac malware suggests disgraced HackingTeam has returned
Researchers have uncovered what appears to be newly developed Mac malware from HackingTeam…
Apple’s OS X blacklist accidentally disables Ethernet in El Capitan
If you’re having problems with your Mac’s Ethernet port this morning, the culprit may be an errant automatic update…
On Apple’s Mac, Siri has room to grow
It’s been a long time in the making: Siri debuted on the iPhone 4s back in 2011…
If your Mac’s Ethernet connection stopped working recently, follow these steps to restore it
Apple has posted a support document that explains what to do if the Ethernet connection on your Mac stopped working recently…
Apple releases OS X 10.11.4 public beta 4 with updated Messages and Notes apps
Apple has released the fourth OS X 10.11.4 public beta for non-developer testers….
3 OS X command line tips Mac users need
The Unix roots of Apple’s OS X means the operating system offers a range of performance and troubleshooting features…
CEO Marissa Mayer drops the ax, shutters about half of Yahoo’s content verticals
Yahoo was shuttering its tech vertical and moving some of its staff, including former New York Times columnist David Pogue…
Apple is openly defying US demands for ‘backdoors,’ but in China Apple takes a very different approach
Apple’s response to US and UK government demands for backdoors to user data has been direct, bordering on defiant, but…
Apple patent application reveals work on social network with ‘staggering implications’
Recent filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office reveal that Apple looks to be forming a social network to compete directly with Facebook…
Apple MacBooks surpass 10% market share in worldwide notebook market
lobal notebook shipments dropped significantly in 2015 mainly due to the impact of currency depreciation…
Apple execs defend software quality, but what’s their offensive game plan?
Apple has a problem with its software and apps…
Screen sharing from the Messages app: a handy yet severely under-used feature
Screen sharing from the Messages app includes a lot of useful features that could displace all those expensive VNC apps…
