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How to use a video as your Mac screen saver
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Commander One: a powerful, dual-pane Mac file manager that puts Apple’s Finder to shame [sponsored]
Managing your files in macOS, browsing network volumes, using Dropbox without downloading data to your Mac, sharing items between iOS devices and your computer and performing other file operations in the Finder—all those everyday tasks leave a lot to be desired. Enter Commander One, a free, productivity-focused Mac file manager from US-based developer Eltima that's everything Apple's annoying Finder wishes it could be, and then some more.
Google Chrome is gaining proper support for macOS Mojave’s Dark Mode
Chrome is a popular web browser so it's puzzling that it does not support a new system-wide Dark Mode introduced in macOS Mojave, but don't worry because Google is working on it.
Linus Henze releases Safari-centric exploit targeting iOS 12.1 and earlier
It was only a few days ago that we learned about a sandbox escape PoC for iOS 12.0-12.0.1, and while it was just a proof of concept, there’s always the potential that a talented hacker could make use of it for future endeavors; perhaps even jailbreak development.
Fortunately, that’s not the only iOS 12-centric vulnerability floating around in the wild these days. As it would seem, a Safari-based exploit targeting iOS 12.1 and below (and macOS 10.14.1 and below) was also released this week by iOS tinkerer Linus Henze.
How to download iCloud photos on Windows and Mac
In this tutorial, we will show you three ways to download the photos and videos you have in iCloud to your Mac or Windows PC.
Once you have the photos saved locally, you can back them up elsewhere, edit them with software, or work with them as you please.
macOS 10.14.2 and tvOS 12.1.1 now available with minor bug fixes
In addition to iOS 12.1.1, Apple today also released tvOS 12.1.1 and macOS Mojave 10.14.2. Both updates have been in beta testing for about a month, and can be installed using each platform's respective over-the-air mechanisms.
Save hundreds of dollars by upgrading RAM in your 2018 Mac mini with iFixit’s DIY kit
If you choose to upgrade your 2018 Mac mini from the default 8 gigabytes of RAM to, say, 32 gigs at the time of purchase using build-to-order options on Apple's online store, that'll be an extra $600. iFixit's do-it-yourself kit can give you the same upgrade for $275 less.
macOS Mojave 10.14.2 beta 4 now available for developer testing
Apple on Wednesday seeded a fourth beta of macOS Mojave 10.14.2 to its registered developers and members of the Apple Developer Program. The software will mark the second major update to Mojave since its September 2018 release.
How to use the Magic Move transition in Keynote presentations on Mac
Learn how to use the Magic Move transition effect in the Apple Keynote app on your Mac to animate objects when moving from one slide to the next.
App Store holiday shutdown means no new apps or updates for you from December 23-27
Like it does every holiday season, Apple on Tuesday announced the holiday downtime schedule for its App Stores, which is the same as last year: December 23-27. During that window, the Cupertino tech giant won't be accepting any new app or app update submissions.
Trump says tariffs could also be placed on iPhones and Mac notebooks
President Donald Trump has implied that the US government might place a ten percent tariff on iPhones, Mac notebooks and other computers imported from China.
How to add the weather forecast to your Mac menu bar
Learn how to put the forecast and current conditions in your Mac menu bar to view them at a glance and save yourself from opening a separate app each time you want to check the weather.