Display

How to manage settings for external displays on Mac

Two Mac displays placed side by side

Using multiple monitors with your computer can increase your workspace and your productivity. Although you can easily use the Split View on your MacBook, you can actually quadruple that view with a second monitor.

If you’ve invested in a second display and have it connected and ready to go, here are some tips for managing your external displays on Mac.

The Apple Cinema HD Display, 15 years later

Apple 30-inch Cinema HD Display

Apple gear is built to last. But 15 years is an almost inconceivably long time for a single piece of computer equipment to work at all, let alone work well. Does an old relic from 2004 - Apple's Cinema HD Display - serve its purpose well enough to keep up with today's equipment? That's what iDB's resident video editor Harris Craycraft recently wondered.

Display Touch provides visual feedback as you touch your iPhone’s display

Your iPhone’s touch screen is designed to accept user input wherever you tap or drag your finger(s). But don’t you think it would be neat if you could see where your finger was interacting with your iPhone’s display in real time?

The idea of such a thing may seem redundant, but it can be useful if you’re recording your iPhone’s display and you want to emphasize where you tap or swipe. For those looking to add this feature to their pwned iOS device, a newly released jailbreak tweak called Display Touch by iOS developer pxcex should be the next thing on their list of things to try out.