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How to stop Safari from automatically opening downloaded files
Learn how to stop Apple’s Safari browser on your Mac from automatically opening files downloaded from the internet to mitigate potential security threats.
How to have Safari automatically close old tabs
Learn how to set Safari to automatically close open tabs after a day, week, or month on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac so that your web browser is not unnecessarily burdened with old, useless tabs.
5 reasons that make VideoProc a great 4K Mac video editor for beginners [sponsor]
Avoiding compatibility issues is crucial to enjoying your 4K, high frame rate and slow-motion footage across a myriad of devices. VideoProc can help with that. Rather than pile up a bunch of complex features you’ll never use, VideoProc is a focused app that's very easy to use and includes a plethora of powerful features like hardware acceleration to ensure that your converted videos play back without a hiccup no matter the platform.
Apple no longer offers a MacBook Pro with a physical Escape key
Following news this morning that Apple updated the MacBook Air and 13-inch Pro while discontinuing the previous Air and the 12-inch MacBook, the company effectively no longer offers a MacBook Pro model without a Touch Bar in its refreshed notebook lineup.
Apple updates the MacBook Air & 13-inch MacBook Pro, lowers prices
Apple today refreshed the MacBook Air and Pro with updated hardware while lowering the MacBook Air price to $1,099, with an even lower price of $999 for college students.
macOS Catalina brings a brand new, truly gorgeous Drift screensaver
The third beta of the macOS Catalina 10.15 software dropped earlier this week. According to a n ice find by Sydney-based Twitter user Jeremy Bank, the new beta has added a gorgeous new option to the Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane, entitled "Drift".
The most reliable Apple analyst predicts Mac notebooks will finally ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism
TF Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo, the most reliable Apple analyst out there, says the next MacBook Air and other upcoming Mac notebooks will ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism that's been causing significant reliability issues and roll out a refreshed keyboard design based on the more traditional scissor-based typing mechanism instead.
As promised, Apple’s disabled Back to my Mac remote access for all macOS versions
First announced in August 2018, Back to my Mac, Apple's remote access service that used to be a built-in feature, has now been disabled for Mac users across all macOS editions.
Unlike the 2013 trashcan Mac Pro, the new cheese grater model won’t bear an “Assembled in the USA” label
The new Mac Pro unveiled during the June 3 WWDC 2019 keynote won't bear an "Assembled in the USA" label because Apple's learned it’s very difficult to manufacture in America.
How to quickly switch between windows and apps on Mac
Learn all the ways to quickly switch between open apps on your Mac and multitask like a pro.
Apple hires ARM’s lead CPU architect, Mike Filippo, ahead of rumored ARM-based Mac arrival
Word on the street for quite some time now is that Apple is developing its own ARM-based processor for the Mac lineup. The most recent rumors peg the launch for sometime in 2020. And Apple's most recent new hire could help facilitate that result.