Learn how to receive timely updates for deliveries, sports scores, flights, taxi cabs, and more in your Mac’s menu bar via the new Live Activities feature on macOS Tahoe.
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How to personalize Mac’s Control Center in macOS Tahoe 26
Learn how to make Control Center on the Mac your own by adding, removing, rearranging, and resizing toggles to customize it for your workflow.
How to personalize Mac folder icons with color, emoji, or symbol
Learn how to customize your Finder folders in macOS Tahoe 26 by changing the folder color or adding an icon or emoji.
HDMI 2.2 future-proofs with 16K video and 96Gbps bandwidth support, but don’t rush to buy new “Ultra96” cables just yet
HDMI 2.2 doubles the bandwidth and brings significant new features like 16K video and uncompressed chroma formats, but you'll need new cables and devices.
How to use Apple’s new Phone app on Mac and iPad
Access your iPhone call list, make cellular phone calls, and listen to voicemails from your Mac or iPad using the new Apple Phone app in macOS Tahoe 26 and iPadOS 26. We’ll also explain what to do if the calls fail to connect.
How to show the top menu bar background in macOS Tahoe 26
Learn how to revert Apple’s Liquid Glass design changes for your Mac’s menu bar in macOS Tahoe by replacing the default frosted look with a solid background.
Considering a battery backup for your computer? Here’s everything you need to know
If you’ve ever worked in an office environment before, then you’re likely familiar with something called an Uninterruptible Power Supply (or UPS for short). They’re sometimes even referred to as battery backups, by those who hate big words.
How to use polls in Messages on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Easily gather feedback and opinions from friends and family using the new polls feature in iMessage, available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac running iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26.
How to disassociate an email address from your Apple Account
Learn how to remove an email address from your Apple account if you no longer need it for iMessage, FaceTime, App Store, iCloud and other services.
How to fix incorrect time, date, and year in Photos app on your Apple devices
Learn how to fix wrong timestamps or capture dates and times for images and videos in the Photos app on your Apple devices.
Topaz Photo AI v4.0.2 released to fix artifacting with denoise tools on NVIDIA RTX 50 series-equipped machines
Topaz Labs have issued a minor hotfix update for their popular Topaz Photo AI artificial intelligence-powered photo editing software, this time being labeled as version 4.0.2.
macOS Tahoe 26 Developer Preview 1 doesn’t support FireWire – is Apple phasing it out?
Following the release of macOS Tahoe 26 developer preview 1 after the launch of WWDC 2025, Reddit user /u/mowd8574 took to /r/MacOS to share that Apple seems to have removed support for the legacy FireWire I/O connection standard.