The tablet market is so bereft of serious alternatives to the iPad that Apple often ends up acting as its own competition. Rather than a choice between an iPad and an Android tablet, the average buyer is more likely to weigh the benefits of the ba…
Lees meerWondering how you can check the health status of an SSD drive in your Mac? Thanks to a third party app called DriveDX, determining the health of a Mac SSD and other disk drives is easier than ever. Knowing the health of your disk is important for ma…
Lees meerIf you’ve been using an iPhone or iPad for a while, you’re used to frequent updates to iOS or iPadOS. Some users update immediately, but many people take an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach and wait months to hit that Download and Instal…
Lees meerIt is time once again for another edition of “What Is Up With Macs?!”, our long-running series that details the state of the Mac lineup. But you say “Macalope, I have just reviewed all of your columns over the last 12 years and you have never o…
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Lees meerThe MacBook Pro is a fantastic machine with a high-end processor, display, and design—and a price to match. But today you can get it a little cheaper: Amazon is slashing $200 off the price of several 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models today. …
Lees meerAs part of the iOS 15.4 and watchOS 8.5 update released this week, which brings new emoji and a new Siri voice, Apple has posted a support document that explains how to restore your Watch if an error message pops up. While error messages are re…
Lees meerI am using a fresh drive via USB A to SATA 3 to use as a TimeMachine backup. The back up didn't take very long however the the "Clean Up" phase is taking just as long if not longer than the backup. Is this "Clean Up" stage of TimeMachin…
Lees meerApple has released tvOS 15.4 alongside iOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3, and while it’s not quite as jam-packed with new features, there are a couple that may improve your Apple TV experience. If you’ve ever tried to log into a Wi-Fi on an Apple TV at a…
Lees meerIt is time once again for another edition of “What Is Up With Macs?!”, our long-running series that details the state of the Mac lineup. But you say “Macalope, I have just reviewed all of your columns over the last 12 years and you have never o…
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