How to View Display Refresh Rate on Mac

If you’re a Mac user running an external display, you may be interested in knowing what the displays refresh rate is. For whatever reason, refresh rate is hidden from easy view in the places you might think to look, but with a little effort you can …

Destroying Unsold Products Isn’t a Scandal, It’s How Amazon Works

You might see hundreds of thousands of unused or returned products being destroyed and think, “What a waste.” But not everyone sees it that way. It’s wasteful to us, regular people who pay for and use things. It’s wasteful for the planet, which prov…

Apple Photos app on Mac OS Catalina - Not enough space to migrate photos library even with tonnes of space

My Mac mini has a 1 tb ssd, and after updating it to Catalina and trying to open the Photos Library the Photos app starts to do a conversion and then fails. The photos library is 122 gb in size and there is over 4x that much space left …

Spotlight not working for built in Mac apps

I'm running Big Sur and Spotlight will not find certain applications that come bundled with macOS like Calculator, Keychain, or System Preferences. It will find other non built-in apps I have installed like Chrome, Slack, and Steam just…

GoPro Accessories Are About to Get a Lot Cooler Thanks to Open Source API

Prime Day last call: These all-time-low M1 Mac deals are in stock but ending soon

We often spotlight deals on M1 Macs, but these Amazon Prime Day deals are even better than usual. We’re already seeing some colors and configurations sell out, so if you want one, we recommend grabbing it quickly. Just note, some prices aren’t refle…

How to Use Precision Finding to Locate AirTags With iPhone

If you recently bought and configured AirTags to keep some of your accessories safe and easily trackable, you will probably want to learn to take advantage of everything that Apple’s new tracker has to offer. Of course a huge component of AirTags is…

How do I justify the last line of a broken paragraph in Word for Mac?

When I am editing a Word document, which contains images, I need to break a paragraph, so that the image stays at the top of the page, instead of allowing the intervening image (or table for that matter) being pushed down by the overflo…

amsengagmentd is causing a JetsamEvent due to per-process limit

Every day, early in the morning, since the middle of last week, I keep getting a JetsamEvent causing by amsengagmentd due to per-process limit. Given I only have the two apps open, Signal and Whatsapp, and I wasn't using my phone at the…

Inspiring: This AirPod Still Works After a Guy Swallowed It

Neither .bashrc nor .profile gets read when bash is set as the shell in macOS 11

I know macOS 11 is trying hard to convince me to use zsh, but it also says I can choose another shell, which I have: chsh -s /bin/bash. The problem is, it no longer works as it did, as it neither reads my .profile nor my .bashrc when I …

Spotlight not working for built in Mac apps

I'm running Big Sur and Spotlight will not find certain applications that come bundled with macOS like Calculator, Keychain, or System Preferences. It will find other non built-in apps I have installed like Chrome, Slack, and Steam just…

What Is a Graph Database, and What Is It Used for?

The best final Prime Day Apple deals: Macs, iPads, Apple Watches, AirPods

Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner and there are sure to be some great deals to be had on Apple products. But if you need a new Mac or iPad now, you don’t need to wait. Here are the best deals we can find and be sure to check back throughout…

These awesome Apple bundles will maximize your Prime Day savings

Over the past 48 hours, we’ve recommended a lot of Apple products, many of which are at the lowest prices we’ve ever seen. That’s great if you’ve been waiting for a specific high-priced Apple product there’s something specific you’ve wanted, but sor…

Nothing Delays Ear 1 Earbuds, Partners With London Store for Summer Release

As LEGO Super Mario World Adds Two-Player Mode, New Expansion Packs Arrive

Welp, it looks like the iMac is as doomed as the iPod and iPhone

The M1 iMacs have barely hit the streets and reports are that some of them are literally hitting the streets from being thrown out of people’s windows. Okay, technically, the Macalope doesn’t have any actual reports of that, but when you read the ho…

Bluetooth headset opens Apple Music and starts playing music

My current setup: macOS 11.4 MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) Jabra Evolve2 65 connected via Bluetooth (not using the included Jabra dongle) What happens: I turn the laptop on then the headset Make a call (Typically MS Teams) Put the head…

Facebook's First Oculus Quest Ads Pulled from Paid Game Following Backlash

How to Watch Netflix on a Google Nest Hub