Free third-party antivirus is often a tradeoff. You receive only basic protection—a term that means different things to different companies—as well as semi-regular “encouragement” to upgrade to a paid suite.AVG AntiVirus Free for Mac offers very …
Lees meerApple Arcade is here, and you can play some of the subscription service’s many games with select models of Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controllers as well as Mfi (Made for iOS) controllers!During Apple Arcade’s announcement, though, Apple gave the…
Lees meerApple’s new Apple Arcade subscription-based gaming service is finally here. It’s basically Apple’s way of helping customers sort through the chaff in the App Store, as the highly curated service features premium games that are untainted by in-app…
Lees meerAt the end of last year, rumors began to circulate that Apple was investigating the possibility of developing an iPhone with no ports at all, which could see the light of day as early as 2021.To long-time Apple watchers, this wasn’t out of the bl…
Lees meerOnce you outfit your home with smart lighting, it’s hard to go back. “Hey Siri, turn off the living room lights” is a daily utterance in my home. You can make lights turn on automatically when you come home, or at a certain time when you’re away.…
Lees meerApple is planting its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that features only original programming—no reruns of hit TV shows or last year’s blockbuster movies.The company is said to be spending several bil…
Lees meerOver the past five years, the Apple Watch has emerged as the king of smartwatches, but there remains a lot of room for improvement.We’d like to see some improvements that would probably require significant changes to the Apple Watch’s architectur…
Lees meerOnline tax-filing programs can help you file your taxes with the IRS, easily and conveniently, and in some cases, for free.
Lees meerIf you’re a Mac user whose work involves different varieties of fonts, you might be in for some trouble with macOS Catalina. Some people are reporting that after upgrading to the latest version of macOS, excruciating font conflicts occur, the kin…
Lees meerFor years, rumors have swirled that Apple would soon release Macs that run on Apple-designed ARM processors (like the iPhone and iPad do) instead of Intel processors. I keep predicting it myself. It still hasn’t happened.But this week, reliable A…
Lees meerAccording to a recent rumor reported by Mac Otakara, the iPhone 12 set for release this fall will include 802.11ay wireless technology. It’s a super-fast, short-range wireless tech that has fairly limited uses, but it could be an exciting additio…
Lees meerKeys are yesterday’s tech, your smart home needs a smart door lock.
Lees meerMozilla has announced that it is enabling default DNS over HTTPS on its Firefox browser, likely setting up a lengthy battle with the U.S. government.
Lees meerA lot of people think The Macalope hates it when people criticize Apple because he lurvs Apple so much. Uh, well, first of all, “lurvs” is not a word. Second, while he may like Apple and would buy a life-sized cardboard cutout of Bob Mansfield in…
Lees meerOnce upon a time, and not very long ago at that, you could use a Magic Mouse 2 with an iPad so long as you were running iPadOS 13. It worked well enough—for a while, anyway. But lately Macworld readers have been telling me that their Magic Mouse …
Lees meerWith the internet abuzz with privacy concerns and the potential changes coming to net neutrality, you’ve likely heard about virtual private networks, better known as VPNs. When used correctly, a VPN can greatly strengthen your online privacy, ass…
Lees meerThere are lots of smart home products that work with Apple’s HomeKit interface, which makes secure setup a breeze and allows you to control everything from the Home app on your iPhone. But as many products as there are, there’s not enough to cont…
Lees meerThanks to the Free File Program, millions of Americans are eligible to file their taxes online for free—and now they might actually find it.
Lees meerIt’s not unusual for a VPN service to initially start out with a basic feature set. The company shoots for solid speeds, a good country count, and a growing number of servers, adding extra features and services over time.VPNCity is one such servi…
Lees meerCloud storage is a wonderful way to extend limited hard disk or SSD space on your computer to an accessible internet-reachable location. Many services combine synchronization and storage offloading. Synchronization ensures that files on every lin…
Lees meerFebruary might be the cold doldrums of winter, where important tech news is sparser than sun and green grass, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing of note going on. With just over three months to go before the fireworks of Apple’s annual Worldwi…
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