In this episode, Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet take a look at the new iPad icons uncovered in iOS 12. They also discuss the 14% drop in Mac unit sales and wonder why Apple doesn’t use that one weird trick of making new Macs to goose Mac sales. They cap the show with a look at why Apple would cancel the App Store Affiliate Program.
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macOS: Show All of the Passwords for an AirPort Base Station
If you’re using a Time Capsule or an AirPort Express or Extreme, then you should know that there’s a way to pull together all of the passwords associated with one of those devices for easy safekeeping. Screenshot this and put it in your password manager or print it out and throw it in your safe, and you’ll have all of your network info secured!
How to Fix the "Date and Time" macOS High Sierra Bug
Over the last couple of weeks, Melissa Holt has come across a weird date and time bug that’s affecting users after updating to macOS High Sierra (or migrating to a new machine). In this Quick Tip, she’s got the details on how to squash this bug (and what you might look for if your problem persists).
Apple Releases macOS Mojave Public Beta 4
Mojave is Apple’s latest version of macOS and is expected to ship this fall.
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New Apple Design Resources Available for Mac and Apple Watch
The resources have been updated with new assets for watchOS and macOS Mojave.
This Designer is Re-Thinking the macOS Font Picker
Designer Sam William Smith wants to make the font picker easier to use when you have a lot of fonts installed.
How to Change a Person's Key Photo
If you’d like to change the representative image Photos uses for the people you’ve categorized, then how do you go about it? We’ve got all of the details—including a weird but important caveat—in today’s Quick Tip!
Apple releases macOS Movaje Public Beta 3
Apple released the third macOS Mojave public beta just a day after releasing the fourth developer beta.
Apple Seeds macOS Mojave Developer Beta 4, Supports 2018 MacBook Pro Models
The biggest known change is support for the new 2018 MacBook Pro models that shipped last week.
macOS Mojave: How to Reset the Mac Advertising Identifier
macOS Mojave has a new feature that brings it into parity with iOS. You can control ad tracking and reset the Mac advertising identifier.