How Can You Avoid Geoblocking?

If you have ever traveled abroad, you may have run into a common problem. You try to connect to some of your favorite websites — perhaps checking some social media accounts — and you can not access them. You check with a different device, and the pr…

What’s New in Windows 10’s May 2021 Update (21H1), Coming Soon

The 10 Best Action Movies on HBO Max

How the heck did Apple make so much money last quarter?

The last few years, Apple has been on such a ride that it can be hard to put it into proper context. Almost every quarter sets a business record. And yet this quarter, covering the first three months of calendar 2021, are something special. I’ve bee…

Beryllium virus detected on bootcamp partition, cannot resolve

I recently downloaded Avast and I ran a full deep scan on the MacOS. It detected the Beryllium virus on my bootcamp partition. Resolving the problem through Avast is not successful. I then booted up Windows 10 and run a full scan (full …

Beryllium virus detected on bootcamp partition, cannot resolve

I recently downloaded Avast and I ran a full deep scan on the MacOS. It detected the Beryllium virus on my bootcamp partition. Resolving the problem through Avast is not successful. I then booted up Windows 10 and run a full scan (full …

How to Opt out of Google FLoC in Chrome

Apple Maps: How to report accidents, speed checks, and hazards

Apple keeps steadily improving Apple Maps, making it a viable alternative to the Google Maps juggernaut. With iOS 14.5, Apple Maps has gained the ability to show crowdsourced traffic incidents when to make driving easier and safer. Here’s how you re…

Apple found new ways to wow us with its second-quarter 2021 earnings report

The second quarter of the year isn’t usually a particularly strong one for Apple, but that’s not the case this year. Apple posted its third-highest quarter of all time with a whopping $89.6 billion in revenue for 54 percent year-over-year growth. Ev…

How do I prevent truncation of my Mac browser history and sync history between devices?

Recently something strange happened with my Safari browsing history. Suddenly one morning com.Apple.Safari.History started burning CPU and a zero-byte ClearHistoryInProgress file appeared in ~/Library/Safari. Before this happened, I had…

How to Add Background Music to Video with iMovie on iPhone & iPad

Do you want to spice up the video clips you shot on your iPhone by adding background music to them? With the iMovie app that’s available for both iOS and iPadOS devices, you can do add an audio track to video in a matter of minutes. While the built-…

iCal invites sent to my Gmail address (which is also my Apple ID) get added to iCloud

My Apple ID is my Gmail address. I also use Google Calendar as my main calendar. But, when someone sends me a calendar invite from their Apple Calendar app, I don't get an email in Gmail, and it there's no invite on my Google Calendar. …

Apple/Products related News, Updates, Tips, PR

- Apple Reports Second Quarter Results. - Parallels Desktop 16.5 Offers Native Virtualization for M1 Macs. - Clips version 3.1 adds immersive new AR Spaces. - iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, more Siri voice options, and new pri…

Does iTerm (or iTerm2) on Mac allow storing host connections with user/password ( for quick access to different hosts)

Does iTerm (or iTerm2) for Mac allow storing and quickly-connecting to hosts? (for Windows, even PuTTY lets us save connections. not clear when it comes to Mac)

Converting an APFS volume (and it's partitions) to HFS+(non-J) without needing to migrate data

After moving from macOS to a Linux-based distribution, I benefit from deciding to have most of my backups on HFS+ partitions (with journaling disabled using a program that changes the value of kHFSVolumeJournaledBit later) early on duri…

iCal invites sent to my Gmail address (which is also my Apple ID) get added to iCloud

My Apple ID is my Gmail address. I also use Google Calendar as my main calendar. But, when someone sends me a calendar invite from their Apple Calendar app, I don't get an email in Gmail, and it there's no invite on my Google Calendar. …

Converting an APFS volume (and it's partitions) to HFS+(non-J) without needing to migrate data

After moving from macOS to a Linux-based distribution, I benefit from deciding to have most of my backups on HFS+ partitions (with journaling disabled using a program that changes the value of kHFSVolumeJournaledBit later) early on duri…

Find My tracker wars heat up as Chipolo takes jab at Apple’s AirTag

Apple’s AirTag may be the only game in town right now if you want a Find My-based location tracker, but it won’t be for long. In just two weeks, Chipolo will open up preorders for its own One Spot tracker, which is built specifically to work with th…

HBO Max Could Add a $9.99 Ad-Supported Tier in June

How to Scan Documents with Notes App on Mac

There was once a time when scanning a document required a piece of big, clunky hardware. Those times have thankfully long passed and we can scan things using our iPhones and iPads. But did you know that you can use your Mac to scan things too? Techn…

does iterm (or iterm2) on MAC allow storing host connections with user/password ( for quick access to different hosts)

does iterm (or iterm2) for MAC allow storing and quickly-connecting to hosts ? (for windows even putty lets us save connections. not clear when it comes to mac) thanks!