Regular readers of this column will recall that earlier this year, I had three credit-card numbers stolen across a few months. This has led me to express joy and wonder at the growth of Apple Pay in the real world and for in-app physical purchas…
Lees meerI love this: John Brooks announced the release of ProDOS 2.4 for all Apple II computers. It’s an update 30 years in the making, and it was released for the anniversary of Apple’s legendary Apple IIGS. On that specific machine, the new version of Pro…
Lees meeriPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus comes with a buttonless Home Button. It features haptic feedback courtesy of Apple’s Taptic Engine. When you set up a new iPhone 7/Plus, you’re asked to choose between three levels of haptic feedback. You can change this w…
Lees meerFujitsu issues a major warning about ScanSnap compatibility in macOS Sierra. The take away is that if you use ScanSnap to create PDFs, don’t upgrade to Sierra. As of this writing, Fujitsu PDFs generated by ScanSnap could become blank if opened in Si…
Lees meerMacTech Conference 2016 is reaching for the stars—or at least Marshall Smith, the keynote speaker, is. Mr. Smith is NASA’s Director of Cross-Program Systems Integration and Chief Engineer for Exploration Systems Development, and is in charge of Huma…
Lees meerApple’s macOS Sierra launches on September 20th. Last year. John wrote a detailed article on how to do a clean install of OS X El Capitan. That is, if one were highly motivated to do an awful lot of work. The article applies equally to a clean insta…
Lees meerThe founders of splice wanted to usher in a new era of music creation by using open source software to find and share music files.
Lees meerTim Robertson is the founder and publisher of MyMac. He’s one of the pioneers in our business. Tim tells the story about how, in 1995, he was more or less a jock, but realized that his daughter was going to need to know about computers. After some r…
Lees meeriOS 10 lets you block spam calls, but it isn’t as simple as flipping a virtual switch. You’ll need an app, like the free WhoCalls, to get started. Follow along with The Mac Observer’s video tip to learn how to get your iPhone set up.
Lees meerThe computational demands placed on a mobile device, like an iPhone, are staggering. The iPhone 7 camera system performs 100 billion operations on each photo in 25 milliseconds. Plus, strong, fast encryption, facial recognition and fingerprint recog…
Lees meerto share their thoughts and first impressions on Apple’s latest smartphone. John also talks about what went right—and wrong—with his iPhone trade in at the Apple Store.
Lees meerWe have a bundle for you today on four Mac utilities from Stellar: Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery, Stellar Phoenix JPEG Repair, Stellar Audio Video Converter, and Stellar Speedup. Combined, they retail for $153.97, but they’re $49.99 through our dea…
Lees meeriPhone 7 is now on sale! We've got iPhone 7 price, iPhone 7 specs, where to buy the iPhone 7, and all the announcements as they happened during the iPhone 7 launch event.
Lees meeriPhone 7 cases are here!Sure, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus don’t ship until September 16, but you can get a protective case for your soon-to-be new phone right now. And you’ll need a new case—the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have the same dimensions as the…
Lees meerAls je van mysterieuze games houdt, dan is "Dark Arcana: The Carnival" waarschijnlijk een prima game voor jou. Hierin ben je op zoek naar een verdwenen vrouw, waarbij je in twee parallele werelden probeert haar terug te vinden. Hierbij vind je 48 l…
Lees meerDe afgelopen tijd hebben we veel bekende mensen voorbij zien komen in Apple Music commercials, dit keer is het de beurt aan acteur en grappenmaker James Corden. Die is vooral bekend geworden door zijn serie Carpool Karaoke, een serie waar Apple ook…
Lees meerWhen will the next version of Mac OS X launch, and what new features will be added? macOS Sierra is available from 20 September, and there's tons of new stuff. We round up macOS Sierra's new features, from Siri on the Mac to Apple Pay, take a look a…
Lees meerEr is veel positiefs te zeggen over Apple's iPhones, maar de meeste van ons zullen het er over eens zijn dat ze beslist niet erg goedkoop zijn. Datzelfde geldt ook voor reparaties, voor het vervangen van het scherm van een iPhone 6 of 6s zit je al …
Lees meerApple's macOS Sierra operating system offers a new name (replacing OS X) and a new approach to the Mac. Here we look at the 10 best secret tips and tricks and the most important new features to look out for in macOS Sierra
Lees meerApple has rebranded its desktop and laptop OS. Goodbye Mac OS X; hello macOS. You can upgrade to the operating system from 20 September, so here's our preview and first impressions of macOS Sierra (also known as macOS 10.12)
Lees meerWhen will the next version of Mac OS X launch, and what new features will be added? macOS Sierra is available from 20 September, and there's tons of new stuff. We round up macOS Sierra's new features, from Siri on the Mac to Apple Pay, take a look a…
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