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Feature Request: A ‘Low Power Mode’ for macOS to extend MacBook battery life

Chance Miller Jan 13 2020 - 5:31 pm PT

Earlier today, we reported on evidence within the latest macOS 10.15.3 beta that suggests Apple is working on a “Pro Mode” feature to boost performance on portable Macs. This feature would essentially boost your Mac’s performance at the cost of things like battery life and fan noise.

While I’d love to see this feature come to macOS, something I’d also like to see in tandem with it is a Low Power Mode, focused on extending MacBook battery life.

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macOS Catalina: How to use the new Find My app for locating devices and friends

Zac Hall Jan 12 2020 - 12:00 pm PT

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macOS Catalina introduces a brand new app from Apple called Find My. The app is the Mac version of two apps that started on the iPhone and iPad: Find My iPhone and Find My Friends.

Starting with iOS 13 and macOS Catalina, Apple merged the two location sharing apps into Find My. The new Find My app works on macOS Catalina for location sharing and device tracking without iCloud.com.

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macOS Catalina: How to backup photos and videos with iCloud Photos

Zac Hall Jan 10 2020 - 8:34 am PT

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Photos and videos are some of our most precious digital data that we never want to lose. That’s why macOS Catalina includes the Photos app with a built-in service for backing up your photo library. iCloud Photos is the easiest way to manage your personal photo library.

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macOS Catalina: How to master Dark Mode for Mac

Zac Hall Jan 5 2020 - 12:00 pm PT

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Dark Mode for Mac premiered in macOS Mojave as a simple way to toggle the system appearance from the default bright theme. The new macOS Catalina release is a software update that improves how Dark Mode works with new features.

The new OS version lets you schedule when Dark Mode is activated. This is based on sunset and sunrise by default. There are also ways to quickly toggle between light or dark themes and set specific apps to their own theme. Read on to master Dark Mode for Mac.

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macOS: How to set up Force Click with a Logitech MX Master mouse

Michael Potuck Dec 18 2019 - 11:43 am PT

Do you use Force Click a lot with your MacBook’s trackpad or standalone Magic Trackpad and wish you could use it with a mouse, too? Follow along for how to set up Force Click with a Logitech MX Master mouse or another customizable mouse.

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Concept imagines how macOS could be more similar to iPadOS

Filipe Espósito Nov 21 2019 - 10:25 am PT

WWDC and the next versions of Apple’s operating systems are still far away, but there are already some people making bets on how the new iOS and macOS should look in the future. This particular concept created by designer Kamer Avdan imagines what a redesigned “macOS 11” would look like if it was more similar to iPadOS in some respects.

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Mimeo brings simple photo prints back to Apple’s Photos app for Mac customers

Michael Potuck Nov 19 2019 - 7:13 am PT

Mimeo, a popular third-party printing service that works as an integrated plug-in with Apple’s Photos app for macOS has announced the option to order photo prints including everything from wallet size to portrait and all the way up to large format panoramas.

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Apple working on fix for encrypted email bug caused by Siri, here are some workarounds

Michael Potuck Nov 8 2019 - 10:55 am PT

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A recently discovered vulnerability in the macOS Mail app caused by Siri that currently affects Catalina and the previous three releases means that users’ encrypted emails actually aren’t. While Apple is working on a fix for the bug, read on for more details about the issue and a couple of workarounds to solve the problem now.

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Pixelmator Pro adds rich support for Sidecar in macOS Catalina, the new Mac Pro, and adds a new Denoise tool

Benjamin Mayo Oct 10 2019 - 6:38 am PT

The Pixelmator team is today releasing its macOS Catalina update for its premiere image editing suite, Pixelmator Pro. Beyond simple compatibility fixes, version 1.5 includes full support for the Sidecar extended-desktop feature, SF Symbols import, and more.

Pixelmator Pro is also now ready to take advantage of the power of the new Mac Pro and enables new RAW workflows designed with the Pro Display XDR in mind. There’s also a new machine-learning powered denoise adjustment and performance improvements across the board.

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PSA: Sidecar in macOS Catalina is not compatible with some older Macs and iPads

Filipe Espósito Oct 7 2019 - 2:48 pm PT

Apple has released macOS Catalina today with several new features, including Sidecar. Using a Mac with the latest operating system and an iPad with iPadOS 13, it’s now possible to turn the iPad into a second, fully interactive display. To interact with the Mac system through the iPad, however, users needs an Apple Pencil. And that has limited the functionality of the Sidecar feature for some iPad models.

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Download 7 new beautiful Catalina desktop wallpapers for macOS 10.15

Zac Hall Sep 29 2019 - 2:14 pm PT

macOS 10.15 includes a gorgeous Catalina-inspired dynamic wallpaper that changes its appearance throughout the day, and recent betas have added even more stunning desktop wallpapers. The upcoming operating system update for Mac includes seven incredible photographs shot around Santa Catalina Island in California. Download each new image below for your wallpaper on any device.

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iOS 13.1 and iPadOS launching September 24, tvOS 13 at end of month

Benjamin Mayo Sep 19 2019 - 10:11 am PT

Apple has today released iOS 13 for the iPhone, and watchOS 6 for the Apple Watch, and you can see our roundups for an overview of the new features you can start using right now. However, there’s a lot more still to come as Apple is staggering the software update schedule this year.

There are more features for the iPhone already previewed, and entire OS updates coming over the next month or so. Here’s what Apple has announced so far.

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Slack builds its own dark mode for Mac, here’s how to use it

Michael Potuck Sep 12 2019 - 8:24 am PT

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After a system-wide Dark Mode has been available in macOS for almost a year now, Slack is starting to roll out its own dark mode today for its desktop apps including macOS. The update comes after Slack for iOS gained a dark theme earlier this spring.

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Pastebot clipboard manager for macOS now works with Dark Mode

Chance Miller Aug 26 2019 - 12:14 pm PT

The powerful copy-and-paste tool Pastebot has today been updated to version 2.3, adding support for Dark Mode integration with macOS Mojave. Pastebot is a fully featured clipboard manager for macOS aimed at improving your productivity.

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NetNewsWire 5.0 RSS reader launches in public beta with Dark Mode, Safari extension, more

Chance Miller Aug 12 2019 - 2:29 pm PT

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If you’ve used the Mac for a while, you’ve likely heard the name NetNewsWire. It’s a powerful and open source RSS reader for macOS, and it’s being completely relaunched with an array of useful features.

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10+ macOS tips for new Mac users [Video]

Jeff Benjamin Aug 5 2019 - 9:00 am PT

Every time I get a new computer, whether it be a desktop or laptop Mac, there are a few configuration changes that I aim to make each time. In this hands-on video walkthrough, I share with you 10+ getting-started tips for new macOS users and/or new macOS installs.
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Apple releases macOS Catalina public beta 4, supplemental update for macOS Mojave 10.14.6

Chance Miller Aug 1 2019 - 11:09 am PT

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Apple today has released the fourth public beta of macOS Catalina to testers. This update comes following the release of the fifth developer beta yesterday. Apple has also today released a supplemental update for macOS 10.14.6.

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Mac tip: How to fix the fast video playback bug in macOS [Video]

Jeff Benjamin Jul 29 2019 - 7:20 am PT

Every so often I encounter a bug that renders video playback on my Mac useless. When the bug occurs, most of the time after waking and unlocking my Mac after an absence, videos play back in hyper-speed without sound…
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Adapting iPhone and Apple Watch to a 3-day power outage

Michael Steeber Jul 24 2019 - 12:11 pm PT

It’s easy to dismiss how reliant a modern lifestyle is on the ability to constantly charge batteries and consume large quantities of data over WiFi. Even minor interruptions to internet and electrical services can be frustrating inconveniences, but how do iPhones, Apple Watches, and Macs fare during an extended period off the grid? I unexpectedly found out this week.

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Panic teases upcoming beta testing of all-new text editor and Coda replacement ‘Nova’

Chance Miller Jul 23 2019 - 2:03 pm PT

Panic, the company behind several popular developer applications and more, is teasing the forthcoming launch of its new new coda editor. Dubbed Nova, the new editor is a follow-up to Coda 2, and Panic describes it as a major shift in thinking.

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Apple pushes second silent macOS update as it battles Zoom webcam hijack vulnerability

Chance Miller Jul 16 2019 - 10:42 am PT

Apple is pushing yet another silent update to macOS to resolve the Mac webcam hijack vulnerability in RingCentral and Zhumu. These two apps are powered by Zoom, and it was discovered this week that they are also susceptible to the same web server vulnerability as Zoom.

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Mac webcam hijack affects RingCentral and Zhumu as well as Zoom [U]

Ben Lovejoy Jul 16 2019 - 4:20 am PT

Mac webcam hijack vulnerability present in multiple apps

Update: Apple is pushing a new security update to remove these webservers too.

The Mac webcam hijack flaw discovered in the Zoom video conference app is also present in RingCentral and Zhumu.

The evidence also suggests that the same vulnerability will exist in other Mac video conferencing apps …

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Apple pushes silent macOS update to remove web server secretly installed by Zoom

Chance Miller Jul 10 2019 - 4:27 pm PT

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Earlier this week, a security researcher detailed how the Zoom video conferencing app installed a hidden web server on Macs, leaving users vulnerable to having their webcams hijacked. Now, TechCrunch reports that Apple has pushed a silent update to macOS to remove that hidden web server.

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[Update: Zoom responds] Major Zoom vulnerability could allow websites to hijack your Mac’s webcam

Chance Miller Jul 9 2019 - 1:57 pm PT

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Update: Zoom says it has a series of updates planned to address these security concerns.

A new zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed for the Zoom video conference app on the Mac. In a post on Medium, security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh outlined the flaw, which could let websites take over your Mac’s camera.

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