macOS News and Articles - Page 17 of 42

Apple's macOS Mojave is Stunning. What We've Waited For

5:08 PM EDT, Jun 4th, 2018 · John Martellaro · Editorial

Apple has knack of knowing just what we need. macOS Mojave delivers with some great UI and operational enhancements.

Here's All of the macOS Mojave Privacy Features Coming

4:03 PM EDT, Jun 4th, 2018 · Andrew Orr · News

Apple is bringing a bunch of new privacy and security features to macOS, especially in Safari.

Here's a Free App That Adds the Mac's Quick Look Feature to Windows

10:38 AM EDT, Jun 4th, 2018 · Jim Tanous · Cool Stuff Found

If you use a Mac at home but need to use Windows for work or gaming, there are probably a few macOS features that you really miss when you’re in Microsoft land. Well, a free app can help with at least one of those missing features: Quick Look. If you’re running Windows 10, just head over to the Microsoft Store to grab the totally-not-infringing app “QuickLook.” It installs in seconds and gives you an extremely functional Quick Look experience right inside Windows. It doesn’t offer the search/lookup features found in recent versions of macOS, but it’s great for quickly previewing images and documents.

Here’s a Free App That Adds the Mac’s Quick Look Feature to Windows

Leaks Show Dark Mode, Apple News App in macOS 10.14

8:33 AM EDT, Jun 4th, 2018 · Jim Tanous · News

Apple this weekend leaked a Mac App Store preview video of a new version of Xcode, which happened to also show off new features in the upcoming macOS 10.14 update, including a new dark mode, Mac App Store video previews, and a strong suggestion that the next version will be called macOS Mojave.

What Will The Next macOS Version Be Called?

2:39 PM EDT, Jun 1st, 2018 · Andrew Orr · News

Some trademarks were uncovered that give a list of possible names for the next macOS version.

Apple Releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 with Messages in iCloud Support

1:32 PM EDT, Jun 1st, 2018 · Jeff Gamet · Product News

Apple released macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 on Thursday, two days after rolling out iOS 11.4, tvOS 11.4, and HomePod 11.4. The update adds Messages in iCloud support, which was introduced earlier this week for the iPhone and iPad.

WWDC 2018 Keynote Announcement Predictions - TMO Daily Observations 2018-06-01

1:22 PM EDT, Jun 1st, 2018 · Jeff Gamet · The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast

John Martellaro and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to talk about what they expect to see at Apple’s 2018 Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, plus what they wish Apple would announce.

Turning Off Significant Locations on Your Mac

9:43 AM EDT, Jun 1st, 2018 · Melissa Holt · Quick Tip

Guess what? Your iPhone isn’t the only device you have that monitors where you go in order to make suggestions in Maps and Calendar—your Mac does it too. If that doesn’t give you a warm and fuzzy feeling, come read this Quick Tip! We’ll tell you how to disable it or remove old saved locations.

macOS: Check Your LaunchAgents for Malicious Software

9:18 AM EDT, May 31st, 2018 · Melissa Holt · Quick Tip

Your Mac’s root-level LaunchAgents folder is a common location for adware to store files. Why is this bad? Well, it could mean that malicious software launches automatically when you log in to any user account on your Mac, which is certainly not great. In today’s Quick Tip, we’ll talk about how to get there and what to look for!

So How Secure is Messages in iCloud Anyway?

6:47 PM EDT, May 30th, 2018 · Andrew Orr · News

Apple just updated its iCloud security overview page to give us an idea of messages security.

How Apple Might Approach an ARM-based Mac

4:11 PM EDT, May 30th, 2018 · John Martellaro · Editorial

Recent reports suggest that Apple may be working on a hybrid Mac, one that has a touchscreen and also runs iOS apps. Just how, exactly, would this work?

Apple Seeds macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Developer Beta 1

2:54 PM EDT, May 30th, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Product News

Mum’s the word on features in the new release cycle, even while all eyes turn to next week’s World Wide Developer Conference.

iCloud Messages FAQ: Here's What You Need to Know

1:23 PM EDT, May 30th, 2018 · Andrew Orr · Quick Tip

Reddit user u/Dave-CPA put together a list of questions people may have about iCloud messages.

How to Enable Messages in iCloud on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

10:07 AM EDT, May 30th, 2018 · Jeff Gamet · Quick Tip

iOS 11.4 and macOS 10.13.5 give us a feature Apple first showed off nearly a year ago: Messages in iCloud. The feature is easy to enable. Read on to learn how.

A Great Collection of WWDC 2018 Wishlists

2:56 PM EDT, May 25th, 2018 · John Martellaro · Particle Debris

Technical journalists don’t have access to Apple’s roadmaps, but they do have pretty good ideas about what might help us all with Apple’s new hardware and software.

How to Install NetBeans to Write and Debug HTML on Your Mac for Free, Part II

7:07 PM EDT, May 24th, 2018 · John Martellaro · Deep Dive

NetBeans is a very useful IDE that supports many languages on the Mac. In the first article, John explained how to do the install. Here, in Part II, he shows how to get started writing and learning HTML.

macOS: How to Optimize Mac Storage for Your Hard Drive

2:03 PM EDT, May 23rd, 2018 · Andrew Orr · Quick Tip

Optimize Storage lets you free up storage space by having the system automatically keep things in iCloud.

How to Install NetBeans to Write and Debug HTML on Your Mac for Free, Part I

6:14 PM EDT, May 22nd, 2018 · John Martellaro · Deep Dive

You’re in an HTML class. You want to write, test and debug your HTML without the fuss of running a separate web server. NetBeans allows you to do that. John shows us how.

1Password 7 Launches Today, and Here's How to Download It

2:46 PM EDT, May 22nd, 2018 · Andrew Orr · How-To

Here are the new features available as well as instructions on upgrading.

How to Restore from a Time Machine Snapshot

9:32 AM EDT, May 22nd, 2018 · Melissa Holt · Quick Tip

Time Machine now saves what are called local snapshots on your Mac’s internal drive; these can be used to restore files when your backup drive isn’t available or even to roll back your entire system. In today’s Quick Tip, we’ll talk about how to take advantage of them!