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iPhone Addiction is Our Problem, Not Apple’s
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iPhone Addiction is Our Problem, Not Apple's

John Martellaro · 5:37 PM EDT, May 18th, 2018 · 9 Comments

Sure. We can whine. Apple is causing our iPhone addiction. Except, that’s not true. The cause is us. The solution is in us.

macOS: How to Automatically Quit Apps by Being a Quitter
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macOS: How to Automatically Quit Apps by Being a Quitter

Andrew Orr · 1:54 PM EDT, May 18th, 2018 · Add Comment

Marco Arment has an app called Quitter that lets you automatically quit apps by creating a few rules.

How to Use Parallels Desktop to Run macOS High Sierra as a Virtual Machine
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How to Use Parallels Desktop to Run macOS High Sierra as a Virtual Machine

John Martellaro · 6:16 PM EDT, May 17th, 2018 · 4 Comments

A virtual machine environment on the Mac allows one to run a licensed copy of Windows or some popular distributions of Linux. John shows us how to also run macOS as a virtual machine guest OS inside macOS as a host.

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Accessible Tools for Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Andrew Orr · 5:28 PM EDT, May 17th, 2018 · Add Comment

As part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we want to provide some resources for accessible tools.

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Getting Ready for WWDC iOS and macOS Betas, App Camp for Girls Fundraiser Concert - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-17

Jeff Gamet · 5:15 PM EDT, May 17th, 2018 · Add Comment

Dave Hamilton and Kelly Guimont join Jeff Gamet to talk about WWDC’s upcoming iOS and macOS developer betas and how you can prepare for them, plus Kelly tells us about the James Dempsey and the Breakpoints fundraiser concert for App Camp for Girls.

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macOS: How to See Where a Download Came From
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macOS: How to See Where a Download Came From

Melissa Holt · 8:00 AM EDT, May 17th, 2018 · 7 Comments

So you’ve downloaded files to your Mac. What’s an easy way to see where they came from if you forget? Or how can you tell where your dad got that pirated copy of Microsoft Office? In today’s Quick Tip, we’ll tell you how to see that info…and maybe help you call out your dad’s terrible computing habits.

macOS: Use These Keys to Keyboard Scroll Through Apps
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macOS: Use These Keys to Keyboard Scroll Through Apps

Andrew Orr · 1:04 PM EDT, May 16th, 2018 · Add Comment

There’s a particular key combination that lets you keyboard scroll through any macOS app. Here’s how to get started.

Apple Seeds macOS 10.13.5 Developer Beta 5
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Apple Seeds macOS 10.13.5 Developer Beta 5

Bryan Chaffin · 2:21 PM EDT, May 14th, 2018 · Add Comment

The biggest feature for end-users is continued testing of Messages in iCloud.

Photos People: How to Add a Face Photos Doesn’t Recognize
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Photos People: How to Add a Face Photos Doesn't Recognize

Melissa Holt · 9:37 AM EDT, May 11th, 2018 · 1 Comment

If Photos won’t recognize a face within a picture of yours—either because the subject is making a funny expression or because she’s turned away from the camera—we’ve got the solution for you in today’s Quick Tip! We’ll tell you how to manually add an image to the appropriate “Faces” category.

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Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Carbon Copy Cloner APFS Snapshots
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Here's Everything You Need to Know About Carbon Copy Cloner APFS Snapshots

John Martellaro · 5:09 PM EDT, May 9th, 2018 · Add Comment

Bombich Software released version 5.1 of Carbon Copy Cloner on April 24 with snapshot support. There’s a lot to know about this major upgrade, and so some basic Q&A seems in order. Read this first.

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