Alongside its security updates for watchOS, iOS, and iPadOS, Mac users are receiving a macOS Big Sur 11.6 update and one for macOS Catalina.
The Mac – or “Macintosh” if we’re going back to 1984 – is the first computer to effectively market a graphical computer to the masses, all delivered by Apple (or, at the time, Apple Computer).
The Mac has gone through several stages of evolution and iteration since 1984, including the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, Performa, Power Mac (including the G4 Cube!), iBook, and more. It remains one of the most popular computers you’ll see in business, schools, and homes today.
Update to 'Sensei' Brings a Monitoring Tool to Check Your Mac's Performance
Sensei Monitor is a new feature in Sensei that allows you to monitor your Mac performance in realtime, right from the menu bar. Create and customize panels and status bar items with different widgets to create the ultimate Mac menu bar system monitor, tailored just for you. Sensei Monitor has been in development for over a year, and features an advanced statistics engine as well as a design that fits in perfectly with modern versions of macOS. Developed using cutting-edge technology such as SwiftUI, it features an intuitive editor where the user can customize their monitoring using drag and drop. Here are the Mac features you can monitor: CPU, CPU Cores, GPU, RAM, Storage, Network, Temperature Sensors, Fan Speeds, Battery, Process Usage (CPU / RAM / Energy).
Norfolk State University to Give Students iPad Pros Fall 2021
This fall, Norfolk State University will provide students, faculty, and staff with Apple products and training for app development.
Lawyers Investigate M1 MacBook Screen Cracks
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP announced an investigation into Apple over reports from users that their M1 MacBook displays have cracked.
Apple 2021 Fall Event Scheduled for September 14, Invites Reveal
Apple has sent out official invites for its 2021 Fall product event. It’s set for September 14 at 10:00AM PT, 1:00 ET.
Use Amphetamine To Keep Your Mac Awake!
Want your Mac to stay awake? Have you tried Amphetamine for your Mac? Learn more in Mac Geek Gab 887.
OWC Launches Jellyfish Manager 2.0 With Cloud Backup Integrations
OtherWorld Computing announced on Thursday the launch of Jellyfish Manager 2.0. It offers cloud backup integrations, a dashboard, and a new design.
'A Total War Saga: TROY' and MYTHOS Expansion Pack out for Mac
A Total War Saga: TROY is now available on Steam for macOS. TROY brings Total War’s irresistible mix of grand strategy and real-time battles to the Bronze Age, putting players at the centre of a war of vengeance alongside both heroes and gods. Today also celebrates the release of the new MYTHOS Expansion Pack. MYTHOS fully embraces the classical setting while unleashing creatures of myth to fight at your side – if you can harness their power. Whether Cerberus, the Griffin, or the Hydra, they are each devastating in combat and bring with them monstrous armies. Until 30th September 2021, players can get the game for a discounted price, with a 25% discount on A Total War Saga: TROY, 30% off the Mythic Edition (which includes the base game and new MYTHOS Expansion Pack), and a 40% saving available for the Heroic Edition (comprising the base game as well as the MYTHOS Expansion Pack, plus the Amazons and Ajax & Diomedes DLCs).
'Yoink' Drag and Drop Tool Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Sale
Today – September 1, 2021 – marks the 10-year anniversary of Yoink on the Mac App Store. Matthias Gansrigler, the developer, shares the story: “The app started out as a quick fix intended solely for myself: Back on macOS 10.7 Lion, I couldn’t figure out how to drag a file from Finder to a fullscreen Xcode window. After using it a bit, I figured it might be useful to other file-drag’n’droppers as well, and after releasing it on the Mac App Store, it soon became – if I may say so myself – quite beloved and popular. Over the years, it became more powerful function-wise, more beautiful UI-wise, and also received a sibling for iPad and iPhone.” The app is currently US$4.99 for a limited time, a 37% reduction from its original price of US$7.99.
To Buy Or Not To Buy An M1 Mac?
Wondering if you should buy an M1 Mac now or wait? Find out more in Mac Geek Gab 886, then maybe you’ll decide to buy a Refurbished Mac Here.
Bare Bones Software Releases 'BBEdit' 14.0.1 With Bug Fixes
BBedit 14.0.1 builds on a new, major release foundation that presents more than 100 new features, changes and improvements. Most of these are designed to enhance the productivity of web developers, desktop and mobile software developers, data scientists, and anyone producing or editing markdown documents. BBedit 14 introduced a notes system; the ability to integrate anaconda environments; new built-in support for syntax coloring and function navigation for source files written in r, go, rust, toml, arduino, pixar universal scene description (usd) and lisp-family languages; plus enables significantly enhanced code completion, error checking, interactive help and code navigation when using new support for microsoft’s language server protocol (lsp).
Back Up Your Files With Twelve South's StayGo Mini USB-C Hub
Twelve South’s new StayGo mini USB-C Hub is a tiny accessory for your iPad and Mac that delivers four extra ports for your device.
Hyper Launches 6-in-1 USB-C Hub for 24-Inch M1 iMac
On Monday Hyper launched a 6-in-1 USB-C hub for the 24-inch M1 iMac. It clamps onto the bottom of the display to expand your ports.
4 More Must-have Mac Menu Bar Add-ons
We have four more great Mac menu bar add-ons to follow up from last week’s list. They’ll all help do even more with your Mac, so read on to see our list.
What Other Products do iPhone Owners Have?
The latest analysis from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners examined some of the common products that iPhone owners own.
Incase Launches ‘Reform’ Hardshell MacBook Pro Case
Incase has launched a hardshell case for the 13-inch MacBook Pro. It gives customers up to four feet up drop protection.
Quit Every Running App on Your Mac the Easy Way with Amico App's Quit All
Quitting all the open apps on your Mac involves a lot of Command-Q typing or building your own Automator action, or now just installing Quit All from Amico Apps. This cool app lets you quit every running app on your Mac from the menu bar with a mouse click, and you can view and quit hidden processes, too. You can also force quit frozen apps, or quit just the one or two apps you don’t need running. Quit All costs US$5 and is available for download at the Amico Apps website.
WhatsApp Public Beta Comes to the Mac, iPad-native Version in the Works
A macOS public beta for the private messaging app WhatsApp is available now with features not yet available in the regular public release, and there’s also confirmation of an iPad-native app in the iPhone app code.
The Secret Security Features in macOS Big Sur
There are security features that Apple tells us about on stage at keynotes, and then there are hidden improvements it doesn’t mention.
macOS has gradually made the UNIX security model irrelevant. For example, even the superuser is only allowed to access the private documents of a regular user with the user’s permission—permission that is given on a per-application basis, through that protector of users and bane of developers known as the Transparency, Consent & Control (TCC) framework.
Video Editor 'DaVinci Resolve' Now 3 Times Faster on M1 Macs
Blackmagic Design announced on Friday that its DaVinci Resolve video editor is now up to three times faster on M1 Macs. It also gives customers up to 30% longer battery life.
DaVinci Resolve 17.3 also supports a new option on Mac computers with M1 for H.265 hardware encoding. Customers can choose to prioritize speed vs quality when rendering, further improving render times up to 65%. Plus, DaVinci Resolve will now decode AVC Intra files using the media engine built into the Apple M1 chip, making decoding and playback faster when working with these file formats.
