How to Screen Share iPhone with Facebook Messenger

How would you like to screen share your iPhone using Facebook Messenger? If you use Facebook Messenger to make video calls with friends and colleagues from your iPhone, you’ll be pleased to know that Facebook has included screen sharing capabilities…

Kernel Task taking too much CPU

I have a MacBook Air 2013, which randomly started having issues with the fan speed shooting up (from booting and no applications running) and just completely slowing down. Apple said it was a problem with the SMC controller and logic b…

How to Remove Formatting from Gmail Compositions

If you copy-paste content while composing an email on Gmail, you might be interested in learning an easy way to remove all the formatted text before sending it to the recipient’s email address. This is a handy feature built right into Gmail, and it …

Kernel Task taking too much CPU

I have a MacBook Air 2013, which randomly started having issues with the fan speed shooting up (from booting and no applications running) and just completely slowing down. Apple said it was a problem with the SMC controller and logic bo…

I am unable to enroll Touch ID on my MacBook Pro 2018

After clicking on add finger and putting my password in the dialogue box, it automatically says failed before scanning the finger. I have tried resetting the SMC, running device in safe mode but none of them works for me.

Apple Weekly Update: Ricocheting rumors, delayed AirPods, and our new site

While we here at Macworld read and write about Apple all week long, we totally get that you might not. But since you’re here now, allow us to catch you up on all of the stuff you need to know from the past week. Now you see a March event, now you do…

How can I tell if all USB-C ports on a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro are the same speed, or if one or more will be faster than others?

I'm doing some heavy copying of files, and wish to do it via the fastest USB-C connection possible. I tried holding option and clicking on the apple logo on the very top left, then going to System Information. From here on I'm guessing.…

Does the SIP still protect against other operating systems?

System Integrity Protection from Apple protects very important parts of the system and is, in my opinion, the main reason a Mac is so secure. That's why I ask myself the question whenever I boot Linux or Windows, for example, on a diffe…

Filter or Find Finder Items Using Variable

In the Filter Finder Items and Find Finder Items actions, Automator lets you type out criteria for what your looking for like: Folder Name Contains: (Manually Insert Text Here) Here is an example image of "AnchorFile" being the typed cr…

New Guides: Replace Your Xbox Series S Fan or Motherboard

Can't use VSCode integrated terminal while on Team Viewer

My development team recently rented a Mac machine through MacInCloud. I've prepared my development environment in this machine, but it seems like Visual Studio Code does not register certain keystrokes correctly like ENTER and BACKSPACE…

How to Close Search-Matched Safari Tabs on iPhone or iPad

You may already know that you can search Safari browser tabs on iPhone or iPad for matching terms, words, and keywords, but a lesser known iOS and iPadOS Safari trick allows you to close those search-matched Safari tabs too. For example, if you have…

Head into spring with a new M1 MacBook Air and save big

The $999 M1 MacBook Air represents the sweet spot of price and performance, but we’d recommend splurging on a little extra storage since 256GB is a little skimpy and you get a more powerful GPU to boot. That usually costs an extra $250, but today Ex…

Talking Apple: Expanding 5G and solidifying privacy

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States will auction off previously reserved 5G spectrum, potentially speeding up the next-generation wireless rollout. As device makers continue to release 5G-enabled phones and tablets, In t…

Enable sudoing for the logged-in user for one specific prefpane only?

We are running OS X 10.14 VMs hosted on VMWare ESX. Users log into the VMs via Screensharing app. VMWare sets the resolution settings to an odd value, so the users would have to use a VMWare command line tool to change the setting to th…

How to easily share and sync iPhone photos with Android phones and PCs

We all know how easy it is to share photos with friends and family who also use Apple Photos. But when you throw an Android or PC user into the mix, things get a little more complicated. Since they won’t be able to view an iCloud Shared Album, you’l…

New Apple announcements didn’t happen this week but the new Macworld did

Will there be no Apple event in March? And will a man lose his eyebrows over it? And we have some news to share about the Macworld website. It’s all in this episode of the Macworld Podcast.  This is episode 734 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and R…

How to Change Apple ID Profile Picture on Mac

Want to set a new profile picture for the Apple account you use on your Mac? If so, you’ll be pleased to know that it’s pretty simple to switch your Apple ID profile picture from macOS, and all you need is a few seconds. If you haven’t set a profile…

Verify code signature of a package installer

On macOS when you open an app downloaded from the internet Gatekeeper automatically verifies the code signature and in case of any problem warns you and blocks the app. As far as I understand that only happens for applications (.app ext…

Cricut Messed with Crafters, Got Cut. But the Fight Is Not Over.

It takes a lot to outdo printer makers in the cash-grab game. But over a week’s time, the makers of a different locked-down, web-connected device tried their best to get a bigger cut from their most loyal customers with mandatory subscriptions. They…

How to build an Apple smart home

We may not yet live in the world of the Smart Home, but we’re getting there. Consumers are starting to outfit their homes with connected lights, locks, alarms, cameras, thermostats, garage doors…the list goes on and on. How is all of this stuff goin…