“Photos Agent” is a little Photos app helper process that often runs on the Mac, it’s for Photos app users and it handles background tasks like downloading and uploading to iCloud Photo Library, downloading and updating Photo Streams and shared stre…
Lees meerHave you ever wished you could access a mapping application from the command line? Now you can with Mapscii, which is sort of like Google Maps or Apple Maps but for the Terminal, with all of the mapping data rendered in ASCII text and characters. Ma…
Lees meerWhether you’re moving a file over to iCloud Drive or copying a file to iCloud Drive from the Mac, you may want to know the upload progress as the file is transferred to iCloud. Fortunately the Mac Finder makes this easy, and you’ll be able to see th…
Lees meerApple has released the second beta versions of iOS 11, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, tvOS 11, and watchOS 4. Each update is available now for users participating in the developer beta testing programs. The easiest way to get the beta 2 updates of iOS 11,…
Lees meerDid you know you can search through web browsing history in Safari on an iPhone or iPad? With the excellent Safari History search feature you can easily retrieve and find previously visited sites, webpages, and videos, whether from earlier in the da…
Lees meerApple is airing a new iPhone 7 commercial, this time focusing on the Memories feature built into the new Photos app of iOS. In the commercial, a man is seen wandering in the halls of a large archival building and gathering photos and film footage to…
Lees meerMission Control is one of the better productivity enhancing features on the Mac, allowing you to quickly see all open windows, documents, and applications on Mac OS in a broad overview screen. This offers a fantastic way to quickly navigate through …
Lees meerApple has released the fourth beta version of macOS 10.12.6 for users participating in the beta testing program. macOS 10.12.6 is set to focus on bug fixes and security enhancements and not bring any major changes or features. Note that macOS 10.12.…
Lees meerDid you know the Mac Messages app can support chatting with Google Hangouts natively? This is a nice feature for Mac users who chat with Google Hangout and leave a web browser window open to do so, since you’ll be able to communicate and message thr…
Lees meerFor those who watched the WWDC2017 keynote, you may have noticed during the unveiling of iMac Pro that the hardware shown featured some pretty stunning onscreen images of what looks like a bursting cloud of color. Not surprisingly, that iMac Pro ima…
Lees meerMany Mac users don’t need Java on their computer, but if you happen to have Java installed and want to remove it from a Mac then you can uninstall Java and JRE with a little effort. Uninstalling Java and JRE from the Mac is a little more complicated…
Lees meerHave you ever wondered just how much time you spend in a particular app on your iPhone or iPad? Whether you’re curious how long you spend in Messages, or you’re concerned you’re wasting time all day in an app like Facebook or Minecraft, you can use …
Lees meerThe macOS High Sierra beta can be installed and dual booted alongside a stable release of MacOS Sierra, El Capitan, or another Mac OS X release. This can be a suitable option for developers, beta testers, and pro users who want to try out the new Ma…
Lees meerThe default wallpaper in MacOS High Sierra is a beautiful autumn lakeside scene featuring mountains frosted with a light snow, it looks fantastic but you don’t need to wait until the final High Sierra release is available to use this great wallpaper…
Lees meerApple has released the third beta versions of iOS 10.3.3, macOS 10.12.6, tvOS 10.2.2, and watchOS 3.2.3. These minor point release betas are focusing on several bug fixes and minor refinements and, unlike the separate concurrent beta testing of majo…
Lees meerMacOS High Sierra 10.13 beta offers the createinstallmedia tool allowing for the creation of a macOS High Sierra bootable installer drive. Many advanced users prefer to install major Mac OS releases this way since it offers a single boot tool to par…
Lees meerEvery new Apple operating system release brings with it a lovely new wallpaper, and iOS 11 is no exception. The new default wallpaper in iOS 11 (beta anyway) arrives as a beautiful overhead beach scene with a crashing wave hitting the sand. As expec…
Lees meermacOS High Sierra isn’t necessarily a giant feature packed system software release, and instead it aims to improve and refine the overall experience of the Mac operating system. But that doesn’t meant there aren’t some exciting new features and chan…
Lees meeriOS 11 has many new features, refinements, and enhancements for iPhone and iPad, but the question everyone really wants to know is; what are the new features that actually matter? Keeping in mind that iOS 11 is currently in beta and thus features ar…
Lees meerApple is airing a new Shot on iPhone advertisement, this time focused on the theme of natural images from our home planet Earth. The TV commercial, which shows various videos of landscapes as captured with an iPhone camera, is narrated by the famous…
Lees meerDid you install iOS 11 beta onto your iPhone or iPad, but now want to downgrade to iOS 10 and revert to a more stable system software version? You’re likely not alone. Fortunately just like it’s easy to install iOS 11 beta right now (even without a …
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