Apple’s macOS Monterey comes out on Monday, October 25th. Watch this mini-segment from Mac Geek Gab 896 to learn more about what to expect!
macOS Monterey
macOS 12 Monterey Release Candidate 2 Available
The macOS 12 Monterey release is just around the corner. Folks on the Developer or Public Betas can update to the release candidate now.
How To Reset Your Bluetooth In MacOS Monterey
Seems the menu option to reset your Bluetooth has disappeared in the macOS Monterey betas. Mac Geek Gab 894 to the rescue! Just use this: sudo pkill bluetoothd.
macOS Monterey Arrives to Customers on October 25
Apple announced on Monday that the new MacBook Pros will be available to download later in October with a bunch of new features.
Cool Stuff Found
AdGuard for Mac Supports M1, macOS Monterey, adds DNS Filtering
AdGuard for Mac has a new update, and it brings DNS filtering, support for Apple Silicon, and compatibility with macOS Monterey. “From now you needn’t rely on a DNS server provided by your ISP by default, you have the luxury of making choices — cherry-pick DNS servers from known DNS providers or even add custom DNS servers. You can also add domains to DNS blocklist or allowlist and add complicated rules using DNS rules syntax.”
Monterey On The Horizon — Mac Geek Gab 894
Your macOS Monterey questions are starting to trickle in, and your two favorite geeks have your answers. That’s not all, though! This episode’s got Quick Tips about webpage screenshots, Safari 15 tabs, Internet Recovery, and making your music sound better for YOUR ears. Plus, John and Dave answer your questions about all kinds of things…and they share your recommendations for new keyboards, too! Press play and enjoy learning at least five new things.
iMazing Update Supports iOS 15, Podcasts, and Continues Spyware Detection
iMazing has been updated to 2.14.3, which adds support for iOS 15, macOS Monterey, and adds a new feature.
MacOS Monterey Adds Memoji to Mac Lock Screen
Big Sur gave us Memoji in Messages on our Macs. In Monterey, we can even put our Memoji on our Mac’s lock screen. Jeff Butts walks you through making that happen.
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.
Parallels 17 is First macOS Monterey Virtual Machine Running on Apple Silicon
Parallels 17, the latest version of the software that allows users to work with Apple and Windows operating systems on the same device, is out now. 9to5 Mac has a good breakdown of the latest features.
Software doesn’t stand still and neither do the operating systems. macOS Monterey and Windows 11 will be coming sooner than later and Parallels 17 is ready for them both as a host and a guest. If you need to start testing macOS Monterey for your job but are not ready to run it full time, Parallels 17 lets you run it in a virtual machine today. Parallels worked closely with Apple to optimize the experience of running macOS Monterey in a virtual machine. Parallels 17 shows noticeable speed improvements across the board. Resuming an OS is now 38% faster and OpenGL performs up to six times faster. Apple Silicon Macs report over a 20% performance boost with Windows 10 boot time, improved disk performance, and enhanced DirectX11 support.