If you’re the type of Mac, iPhone, or iPad user who likes to update their operating systems manually, you will want to pay attention to your devices after you have installed the latest iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and MacOS Tahoe 26.4 software updates, because installing those updates will enable automatic updates for system software. If ... Read More

Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.7.5 and MacOS Sonoma 14.8.5 as software updates for Mac users running the Sequoia or Sonoma operating systems. These updates focus entirely on security patches, and do not include new features or changes. Mac users who are running Tahoe can grab the macOS Tahoe 26.4 update instead. Separately, Apple released ... Read More

iOS 26.4 for iPhone and iPadOS 26.4 for iPad have been released by Apple as software updates. The new versions of system software include a few minor new features and changes, a handful of new Emoji icons like Bigfoot, along with various bug fixes and security enhancements. One specific bug that is mentioned in the ... Read More

MacOS Tahoe 26.4 has been released as a software update for all Mac users running the Tahoe operating system. The update includes a few mission critical new Emoji icons like the cryptid Bigfoot, and some unspecified bug fixes, along with security updates, and is therefore recommended for all macOS Tahoe users to install. There are ... Read More

Apple has issued a security advisory to all iPhone and iPad users, urging them to update their devices to the latest available versions of iOS / iPadOS system software to keep their data protected. In the support document, Apple specifies web-based attacks that are aimed at older versions of iOS and iPadOS, potentially allowing malicious ... Read More

Apple has released a series of new software updates with important security fixes for various older iPhone and iPad models, versioned as iOS 16.7.15, ipadOS 16.7.15, iOS 15.8.7, and iPadOS 15.8.7. Specifically, the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation have iOS 16.7.15 ... Read More

Apple has released iOS 26.3.1 for iPhone and iPadOS 26.3.1 for iPad. The new software updates include support for the new Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR. There are also unspecified bug fixes included in the small software updates. Separately, Apple has also released macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 update with support for the same displays, ... Read More

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 with support for the newly updated Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR. The update also apparently includes bug fixes, though none are specified in release notes. No security patches are included in this update. Unless you plan on getting one of the new Apple Studio Displays for your ... Read More

Apple has introduced the much-anticipated MacBook Neo, a colorful light and affordable 13″ Mac laptop, that starts at $599 retail, or just $499 for students. The MacBook Neo runs on the A18 Pro chip, which is the same chip the iPhone 16 Pro runs on, which is apparently faster than the M1 chip. Base models ... Read More

Split View is a useful feature in MacOS that lets you split the screen between two different apps or app windows, in complete full screen mode. Split View is appreciated by many users who find it to boost productivity and focus, particularly if they already enjoy and appreciate full screen app mode on the Mac. ... Read More

One of the major complaints of the new Liquid Glass design on macOS Tahoe is that it’s difficult to differentiate windows, and that there is so little contrast between the active window and a background window that it can be challenging for many users to tell them apart quickly. Tinkle attempts to help you immediately ... Read More

Restarting and relaunching Spotlight on the Mac have been helpful troubleshooting tricks since the debut of the search engine to the MacOS platform. Often if you restart Spotlight, rebuild the index, or kill specific Spotlight processes, you can typically resolve many common issues with the MacOS search engine. Given the utility of relaunching the Spotlight ... Read More

The freshly released macOS Tahoe 26.3 update has resolved an accessibility issue where the “Reduce Transparency” feature was not working properly on the Mac. Before macOS Tahoe 26.3, toggling the switch on would leave considerable transparent effects, including in sidebars, headers, titlebars, search boxes, and more, leading to situations where text would overlap and interface ... Read More

Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.7.4 and MacOS Sonoma 14.8.4 as system software updates for the Sonoma and Sequoia operating systems, focusing on security patches for Mac users who are not running macOS Tahoe. Separately, macOS Tahoe 26.3, iOS 26.4, ipadOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, along with iOS 18 updates, are also available for ... Read More

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.3 for all Mac users to install as a software update. macOS Tahoe 26.3 focuses on bug fixes and security enhancements, and are recommended to install for all Tahoe users. Mac users who are running Sequoia or Sonoma will find smaller security patch oriented updates available for those system software ... Read More

iOS 26.3 for iPhone and iPadOS 26.3 for iPad have been released by Apple for all supported devices. The software updates aim to provide important security updates and bug fixes. Additionally, Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.3 update for Mac, along with updates to Sequoia, Sonoma, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and older iPhone and iPad models ... Read More

You are not hallucinating, and you did not step into a time machine; yes, this is really an article about iOS 12 updates on the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus! If you or a loved one have an older model iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, or iPhone 6 Plus, or original iPad Air, ... Read More

Apple has moved on to the third beta version of iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, and macOS Tahoe 26.3, which are now available for beta testers on enrolled devices. No major changes or new features are expected in these upcoming versions of system software, so if you’re not thrilled with the Liquid Glass design quirks or ... Read More

If you’re a command line enthusiast and you’re the type of Mac user who likes to keep an eye on your system resources and resource utilization, you’ll likely enjoy checking out the btop command. btop offers real-time visualization of CPU usage, memory use, processes, network activity, and disk activity. You can even use btop as ... Read More

Got an old Mac or two laying around that you want to use with the modern World Wide Web? If that Mac is running Snow Leopard, you might just be even more life out of those old Macs, thanks to PowerFox. Many longtime Mac users have an older computer (or several) that continue to run ... Read More