Tag: Mac

January 13, 2021

Apple has moved on to its second developer beta of macOS Big Sur 11.2, providing testers with a new version of the Mac operating system for testing. The newest builds can be downloaded via the Apple Developer Center for those […]

December 18, 2020

A bug in Apple’s macOS software update process is causing issues for Mac system administrators and mobile device management deployments. As noted by microMDM, the issue surfaced after the release of macOS Big Sur version 11.1. There were widespread reports […]

November 24, 2020

Mac virtualization app Parallels has launched its Black Friday deals, slashing 20% off of all versions of Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac. During the Black Friday sale, a new Parallels Desktop 16 home license now costs $63.99, down from the […]

November 3, 2020

While Apple’s third fall 2020 “one more thing” event is largely expected to center on Apple Silicon Macs, there are still a few other things that could make an appearance. Here’s what to expect. On Monday, Apple sent out virtual […]

October 29, 2020

Three distinct Mac models are hinted at in placeholder files in the macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 beta, which suggests a possible 2020 release for those models. Apple is expected to announce any number of new Macs running Apple Silicon at […]

September 23, 2020

Nikon has just launched an initial beta of its Webcam Utility software for macOS users, bringing the field of view and clarity of their DSLR and mirrorless cameras to your FaceTime and Zoom calls. The new Webcam Utility for Mac […]

June 19, 2020

You can now trade-in your old Mac at Apple Stores in the US and Canada. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman notes that Apple’s site has been edited to remove a disclaimer that says Mac trade-ins are online-only, and a representative from the […]

April 10, 2020

Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro, the world’s most expensive cheese grater — if you were going to use it for that, which you shouldn’t — is now available on Apple’s online refurb store, MacRumors reports. That means savings of around 15 […]

February 6, 2020

Mac gaming has always been held back, between Apple’s decision not to support Nvidia graphics cards and publishers’ decision not to port some major titles to the platform. Users have long had the option or booting their machines up to […]

October 25, 2019

Though the Samsung T5 was introduced back in 2017, it recently was refreshed with new colors earlier this year. With iPadOS and external storage support just landing for our iPad Pros as well, it seemed a good time to revisit […]

July 24, 2019

Rapid changes in the chip industry over the past five years Five years ago, I wrote “Five barriers that might hold Apple back from moving Intel Macs to custom ARM chips.” While those factors did explain why Macs haven’t transitioned […]

May 9, 2019

It’s nearly forgotten today, but back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Apple’s Macintosh enjoyed a favorable position in gaming —nearly by accident. That occurred despite the fact that Apple had stridently avoided promoting any of its products as […]

March 21, 2019

As users shift towards wireless peripherals and accessories that work over Bluetooth instead of a physical connection, more people are discovering power-related inconveniences associated with the hardware. The devices periodically run out of power, requiring users either to connect them […]

March 13, 2019

WordPress has a built-in WYSIWYG editor that allows users to write and publish posts easily. However, it requires an active Internet connection, which is a problem in many places. A dropped Internet connection would make you lose your unsaved data […]

August 7, 2018

Forget looking back for a moment and instead look to the future. The next Mac Pro is coming in 2019 and it is so desired, so anticipated that Apple teased it —in 2017 and again in 2018. The first time […]

June 13, 2018

Initially revealed by CEO Brian Krzanich during an analyst event in early June, Intel plans to offer its discrete GPU in just a few years, reports MarketWatch. An official Intel Twitter account confirmed the news, first by noting the 2020 […]

March 13, 2018

It’s the nature of technology. What’s bright, shiny, new, and blazingly fast one day will become a little ho-hum and sluggish the next. Your Mac was top-of-the-line when you took it out of the book, but after years, maybe even […]

October 10, 2017

A new survey suggests that the average American household has expanded over the last five years to own 2.6 Apple-made products —with 64 percent of all Americans owning an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, or iPod product. The CNBC All-America […]

April 11, 2017

The latest statistics from Gartner put Apple in fifth place with 4.2 million units shipped, good for 6.8 percent of the market. The figure is up 4.5 percent from the same time last year. Chinese PC maker Lenovo boosted its […]

November 15, 2016

It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally here. Almost. Microsoft has announced that Visual Studio is coming to MacOS, and will be unveiled later this week at the Microsoft Connect() conference in New York City. Visual Studio for Mac […]