Apple is reinvesting in the home in a big way. At its Welcome Home product launch on October 13, 2026, the company introduced the long-rumored HomeView—a touchscreen smart speaker for the whole family—alongside an updated HomePod mini and a next-generation Apple TV. Apple is also partnering with LG and Schneider Electric on a line of […]
Read moreThe MacBook Air and MacBook Pro have a notch at the top of the screen that contains the Center Stage camera, camera indicator LED, and True Tone and ambient light sensors. Unfortunately, that notch obscures menu bar icons as they pile up. Utilities such as Bartender and Ice offered solutions, but in macOS 27 Golden […]
Read moreQuitting a Mac app doesn’t always stop everything it’s doing. Some apps leave background processes running to sync files, check for updates, or finish other work. In macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple makes this activity more visible: you’ll see a notification the first time an app continues running after you quit, and hovering over its […]
Read moreHas an older app stopped opening after you upgraded to macOS 27 Golden Gate? The missing piece may be Rosetta, Apple’s software that lets Intel-based apps run on Macs with Apple silicon. Even if you installed Rosetta years ago, Apple’s release notes say it isn’t automatically restored after the upgrade. Fortunately, macOS 27 still supports […]
Read moreWant a quiet ringtone without making your kitchen timer easy to miss? In iOS 27, you can set alarm and timer volume separately from ringtone volume. By default, they’re still linked, so you’ll need to change a setting. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics, find Alarms and Timers, and turn off Match Ringtone Volume. […]
Read moreOn October 21, 2026, the PHP project released emergency updates for two critical security flaws. You may never have heard of PHP, but your website probably runs on it. PHP is the programming language behind WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Magento, and a big chunk of the rest of the Web. It runs on the server, building […]
Read moreIf you use Shared Albums to collect job-site photos or share progress with clients, new options in macOS 27, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27 change image quality and whose iCloud storage the photos use. New permanent shared albums preserve the full resolution of your photos and videos, but count against the album owner’s iCloud storage, […]
Read moreAs AI becomes more capable and widespread, we’re seeing more clients whose employees install AI skills and adapt various open-source projects. These free resources can be immensely useful, but can you trust them?An AI skill is a set of instructions that tells an AI assistant how to perform a task, such as organizing files. A … Read more
If you’ve kept Outlook for Mac in its older, familiar interface, you may need to switch soon to keep receiving email. Microsoft says legacy Outlook for Mac will stop connecting to Exchange Online mailboxes starting in October 2026. Those are the mailboxes commonly used for business email through Microsoft 365. Before switching to the current […]
Read moreQuickBooks Desktop for Mac has been available only in the United States and is being phased out, with support for Desktop 2023 ending on May 31, 2026, and Desktop 2024 ending on September 30, 2027. If you use QuickBooks Desktop on a Mac, it is time to plan your next move. Intuit stopped selling new … Read more
Apple’s wireless Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Keyboard are the norm for desktop Macs, but they aren’t infallible. Batteries die, pairing can fail, and worst of all, if you need to boot into macOS Recovery, that’s a bad time to discover that your wireless keyboard or pointing device isn’t connecting for whatever reason. You […]
Read moreIt’s annoying when your Mac tells you you’re low on disk space and you can’t imagine what could be occupying it. Or maybe you know you’re running low—a good rule of thumb is to keep at least 10% of the drive free—but aren’t sure which files or folders are hogging the most space. Visualization tools […]
Read moreSometimes you need to start recording video instantly—to document an incident, capture a fleeting moment, or preserve evidence. Apple has provided a shortcut that reduces the effort to just two presses of the Camera Control on the iPhone 16 and later. Press it once to open the Camera app, then press and hold again to […]
Read moreAre you considering getting one of Apple’s new iPhone 18 models? While it’s tempting to unbox a new iPhone and dive right in, a methodical setup will save you from potential frustrations down the road. When you’re ready to transfer your data—and, for many people, that means much of your digital life—to the new iPhone, […]
Read moreSeptember has arrived, so Apple will soon release major upgrades for all its operating systems. iOS 27 and watchOS 27 will undoubtedly ship alongside new iPhone and Apple Watch models mid-month. iPadOS 27 will likely accompany iOS 27, as will tvOS 27 and visionOS 27. Although Apple has sometimes delayed the release of macOS until […]
Read moreIn a move designed to clear the decks in advance of the company’s September 9th iPhone and Apple Watch unveiling, Apple has refreshed its compact desktop Mac lineup with new chips, faster connectivity, and—unsurprisingly given the ongoing memory shortage—higher prices. The Mac mini receives the new M6 chip and M5 Pro, while the Mac Studio […]
Read moreThe latest scam making the rounds preys on your trust and sociability. You receive what appears to be a party invite from a friend via an invitation service like Paperless Post or Punchbowl. The email legitimately comes from your friend’s account, which has been compromised, but clicking any link in it takes you to a […]
Read moreApple’s annual September event delivered more than the usual annual iPhone and Apple Watch updates. Alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, new Apple CEO John Ternus led the unveiling of the iPhone Duo—Apple’s first foldable iPhone—the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 with new health-sensing and listening capabilities, and the […]
Read moreReading articles on the Web has become fraught with distraction. Ads are terrible, of course, but publications also inundate you with navigation links, pop-ups encouraging you to subscribe, popular article lists, and more. Even worse is when an article requires multiple clicks or taps to keep reading. It’s maddening—you just want to read and get […]
Read moreGenerative AI is transforming software development. Large language models are good at human languages, but they’re even better at programming languages, which have much smaller vocabularies and fewer ways to combine words. Most importantly, code does something, so running it confirms whether it performs as intended. The result has been a democratization of development, much […]
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