A control surface can be a game-changer for your studio mixing workflow. If you don’t enjoy using your mouse to draw fader moves and find mixing in-the-box to be tedious, a good control surface may be the perfect solution. Most modern control surfac…
Lees meerWhen you open an app like Safari or the Finder on your Mac, a window opens on the Desktop. Sometimes you end up with lots of open windows that you may wish to merge. Note: Don’t confuse the Finder with the Desktop. The Finder is the first thing that…
Lees meerTax time. It usually means gathering all sorts of paperwork together, stuffing it into an envelope, and then getting it to an accountant. This year, many accountants are trying to do less face-to-face, and asking clients to scan and upload documents…
Lees meerIsacc T is the US Workflow Architect for Postlab, a robust solution that allows teams to work remotely using proxy files. Postlab via its parent company, Hedge, is one of the prominent solutions to the ever-elusive search for a seamless remote colla…
Lees meerWelcome to this edition of OWC in the Press: News and Reviews, where we showcase some of the latest headlines and most helpful articles from publications across the globe. This week we have some fantastic pieces from Shutterbug, Techradar, Gearadica…
Lees meerApple closed out last year with a bang, introducing screaming fast new M1 devices like the refreshed MacBook Pro and Mac Mini, and promised to deliver more goodies in 2021 and beyond. Creative professionals were pleasantly surprised to not only find…
Lees meerMacs don’t have as much of an issue as PCs when it comes to malware. The new “Silver Sparrow” malware affects both Intel-based and M1 “Apple Silicon” Macs. In this article, we show you how to find the malware and remove it. What Does Silver Sparrow …
Lees meerWith macOS, you can add, remove, edit, and manage your fonts using Font Book. You can even create font collections and libraries. Your Mac comes with lots of built-in fonts, but you can expand or alter the collection. How to Add a Font To add a font…
Lees meerLast summer, I wrote a piece entitled How to Turn Off Dark Mode in Maps on an iPhone. Why? Because as much as I prefer Dark Mode on my iPhone in general, there is one app that I find horrible to use when not in Light Mode: Maps. I detailed a simple …
Lees meerIn an underserved community where filmmaking is considered “taboo,” Jonathan Sims has found a way to tell compelling stories from his village Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. He is the owner of No Reservations Productions, which is the perfect name for a…
Lees meerRecently, Dennis Sellers published a great article on How to Start Your M1 Mac in Safe Mode. Safe Mode is just one of many Mac startup modes. In this post I’ll list those modes for the M1 Macs, what they’re used for, and how to access them. Diagnost…
Lees meerIntroducing the next-generation connectivity solution, the OWC Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C Cable… Say hello to the 100% compatible and certified reliable solution for interconnecting devices and hundreds of millions of Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3, USB-C,…
Lees meerIn March 2020, Apple acquired Dark Sky, an iOS/Android app that offers “hyperlocal” weather info with down-to-the-minute forecasts. Some of its features have been rolled into the Weather widget on macOS Big Sur. One is the addition of precipitation …
Lees meerOver the years, we’ve provided a lot of tips on how to recover space on your Mac, one of which is to delete your browsing history in Safari. That’s all fine and good, and it will definitely open up megabytes of space, but what if that browsing histo…
Lees meer“I like to take people out of their realm and transform them into something that they haven’t ever seen before.” Josh Ryan When you think of Playboy Magazine, what comes to mind? You may think of one man that had a dream and created a magazine that …
Lees meerOver the years, we’ve recommended using DiskMaker X as a quick and easy way to create a bootable install disk for various versions of macOS. Guillaume Gète, the developer of DiskMaker X, has decided to call it quits with the venerable utility. In ex…
Lees meerWho better than an educator of millennials and a father of two teenagers to discuss storytelling and engagement for the YouTube generations? Steve Douglass is a New Media Instructor and Media Lead Teacher at Lake Forest High School, an Apple Disting…
Lees meerIf you wish, you can rename your macOS user account and your home folder, both of which were named when you created the account. Before you proceed… The name of your user account and home folder have to be the same for technical reasons. However, th…
Lees meerDo you wonder if your Apple Watch is accurately counting the number of steps you take each day? A friend of mine was complaining that her new Apple Watch was consistently showing fewer steps than her old “manual” pedometer, so she asked me to find o…
Lees meer“Sign in with Apple” is available on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and the web. It’s designed to make it easy for users to sign in to their apps and websites using their Apple ID. Instead of filling out forms, verifying email addresses, and choosing new passw…
Lees meerBack in the good old low-tech days, my wife taught me a trick for always getting to appointments on time. She’d set her watch, alarm clock, and car clock ahead by a few minutes, which meant that she always left early for meetings after glancing at o…
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