One common complaint of MacOS Tahoe users is that it can be difficult to determine which window is active or in the background. With all of the flatter and low contrast design elements in Tahoe, there is a significant reduction in contrast between background and foreground apps and windows, which can make visual focus less ... Read More

Apple has released the second beta versions iOS 26.5, MacOS Tahoe 26.5, and iPadOS 26.5, to those who are participating in the beta testing programs of Apple system software. The latest betas continue to work on RCS messaging support for encrypted text messages (this is a separate feature from iMessage, which is already encrypted), and ... Read More

Remember Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah? If you’re a super longtime Mac user you just might, and you might also remember the Nintendo Wii gaming console too. Well because the Nintendo Wii runs on PowerPC architecture, the theoretical possibility of running original Mac OS X versions has always existed, but were largely impractical. That didn’t ... Read More

Amazon is offering the latest M5 MacBook Air in both 13″ and 15″ display sizes at up to $150 off the retail price, starting at just $949 for the 13″ and $1149 for the 15″ model. M5 MacBook Air 13″ 13″ M5 MacBook Air – 16GB – 512GB – $949 ($150 off) 13″ M5 MacBook ... Read More

Some Mac users who are sensitive to eye strain and PWM display flickering have turned to a small free utility called StillColor to modify how MacOS renders colors on their screen. The StillColor tool has a feature that can disable something called “temporal dithering”, a usually imperceptible display technique that alternates pixel colors at the ... Read More

Apple has released MacOS Tahoe 26.4.1 as a software update for Mac users running the Tahoe operating system. The update includes unspecified bug fixes, making it recommended for all Tahoe users to install. The MacOS Tahoe 26.4.1 update is particularly important for users of the new M5 MacBook Air and M5 MacBook Pro series to ... Read More

Apple has released iOS 26.4.1 for iPhone, along with ipadOS 26.4.1 for iPad, both to address unspecified bug fixes. Because no specific bug fixes are mentioned in the release notes or with the download, it’s unclear as of now what exactly has been addressed, but obviously Apple felt it important enough to issue a software ... Read More

A significant number of iPhone users run into situations where they discover their iPhone is not ringing or making sounds with incoming phone calls, text messages, and alerts, leading to missed calls and texts. This is hugely frustrating, but for most situations the reason why this happens is pretty simple; the iPhone has accidentally been ... Read More

The all new M5 MacBook Air is available at up to $150 off retail price on most models, in both 13″ and 15″ display sizes. If you’re considering a new MacBook Air, these are some great deals: M5 MacBook Air 15″ 15″ M5 MacBook Air – 24GB – 1TB – $1549 ($150 off) 15″ M5 ... Read More

If you miss the early internet dialup days of AOL (America OnLine), you can dial back the tech clock and enjoy some retro computing nostalgia by checking out the fantastic Dialtone project. Dialtone lets you sign in to a fully functional reverse engineered AOL experience with an original AOL 3.0 client, running inside a web-based ... Read More

Apple has issued an important software for iOS 18 users who are holding out and avoiding iOS 26 for whatever reason. Specifically, iOS 18.7.7 for all iPhone models running iOS 18 (not running iOS 26 or newer), along with iPadOS 18.7.7 for all iPad users with iOS 18 (also not running iPadOS 26 or newer), ... Read More

If you have ever looked at your MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Neo, and thought to yourself “I wish this Mac was a theremin. I wish that when I moved the lid at any angle, to open or close, it played sounds like a theremin” then gosh all golly you just rubbed a magic ... Read More

Apple CEO Tim Cook is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apple Inc being born, which was officially founded on April 1, 1976, with a nice note and dedicated page on the Apple.com site: “50 Years of Thinking Different”. The anniversary post discusses Apple’s humble origins in a garage, to the first Apple computer, the Mac, ... Read More

Apple has issued the first beta versions of iOS 26.5, MacOS Tahoe 26.5, and iPadOS 26.5, for users who are participating in the developer beta programs for Apple system software. The new versions of beta system software don’t include any major new features thus far, except for laying the groundwork for including advertisements in Apple ... Read More

Amazon has a great Spring Day Deal discount on AirPods Pro, bringing them down to just $199 from the $249 MSRP: AirPods Pro 3 for $199 (down from $249) Apple Watch Series 11 is discounted $100, bringing the price down to just $299 in select band and color combinations: Get Apple Watch Series 11 for ... Read More

macOS Tahoe 26 has been a controversial release of MacOS system software, mostly due to it’s completely redesigned interface built around what Apple calls Liquid Glass, which has a new look, but includes some major usability and legibility issues. Tahoe is also just buggier and less refined than other Mac operating systems like Sequoia. Accordingly, ... Read More

If you’ve been a longtime web user or web developer, then long ago you probably wouldn’t have imagined how complex the modern web would become, nor how capable just HTML and CSS would evolve to be. Likewise, if you’re a lifelong Nintendo fan, could you have imagined you would one day play a Mario game ... Read More

The MacBook Neo is wildly popular, and while it’s already priced quite aggressively, you can save a little cash on the top end model from both Amazon online store, and from some Costco locations if you’re a member. That brings the MacBook Neo 512GB model with Touch ID to $689, taking $10 off the $699 ... Read More

Amazon is offering a ridiculously huge discount on the Apple Watch Ultra 2 in select models and band sizes, taking the price down to just $499, from $799. That’s a whopping 38% off the retail price for Apple’s high end premium rugged watch model, which is rarely discounted in general. Apple Watch Ultra 2 – ... Read More

If you’re an iPhone user in the UK, you might want to hold off on the latest iOS 26.4 update for a bit, as many UK users are reporting problems with the new mandatory online Age Verification system that is included in the latest versions of iOS. Failures and issues with the age verification system ... Read More