Who would want a Mac Pro costing nearly $32,000? Craig A. Hunter found that it’s a good value for the right sort of professional, given that it can complete calculations that would cost thousands of dollars per solution on a supercomputer.Read origi…
Lees meerHome security cameras are all the rage, but you have to start with the reason you want one in the first place. Do you want to record criminal behavior? Spot wildlife? Know your kids came in before midnight? It’s all about intent, and many people dis…
Lees meerHave you been missing the startup chime on a new Mac? It’s once again possible to enable it with a simple Terminal command.
Lees meerStep counting is a good way to ensure you’re staying active, and if you don’t have an Apple Watch, your iPhone can keep track of how many steps you take every day. Apple’s Health app includes step counting among its fitness metrics. Better yet, try …
Lees meerIntroduces a new Crosstabs feature for exploring relationships in documents based on two different attributes. ($249 new, free update, 38.4 MB)
Lees meerMaintenance updates with enhancements and bug fixes for the synchronization and backup tool and its helper app. (49.99 new for ChronoSync, $14.99 new for ChronoAgent; free updates; 67.1 MB, 26.6 MB)
Lees meerImproves discovery of hidden spaces in macOS 10.15 Catalina. ($9.99 new, free update, 6.1 MB)
Lees meerLarry Tesler, a pioneering computer scientist and long-time Apple executive, has died at age 74. Adam Engst shares a few of Tesler’s achievements and the full text of a 1997 email conversation they had on a private mailing list when Tesler was Apple…
Lees meerApple’s services business is growing by leaps and bounds, but is Apple’s relentless push to sell services with non-stop ads hurting its core products? (Short answer: Yes, it is.)Read original article
Lees meerAdds a new Do Not Disturb mode and improves the Alarm window design. ($49.99 new, free update, 22.8 MB)
Lees meerApple has released watchOS 6.1.3 to address a heart rhythm notification bug specific to Iceland.
Lees meerCould an emergency responder use your iPhone to help save your life and alert your loved ones? Make sure you’ve configured your Medical ID, and even if you have done it already, check your emergency contacts to make sure their phone numbers are corr…
Lees meerBalances out some new export-related features with a couple of bug fixes. ($149 annual subscription, free update, 29.1 MB)
Lees meerAfter being warned by both iCloud and Gmail that he was running low on storage space, Adam Engst embarked on a mission to free up cloud space rather than pay for more than he needs. If your clouds are filling up too, follow along to avoid missing em…
Lees meerThe Swift Playgrounds app—a kinder, gentler way to learn Swift programming—is now available for Mac users running macOS 10.15.3 Catalina or later.Read original article
Lees meerMany interpreted the Apple Independent Repair Program as an olive branch to third-party repair shops, but Motherboard has found businesses balking at Apple’s “onerous” terms.Read original article
Lees meerLow power and a clean environment turned out to be the themes of this year’s batch of what was notable at the part of CES dedicated to startups.
Lees meerFixes a lengthy list of bugs and now requires macOS 10.14 Mojave. ($39.99 new, free update, 39.9 MB)
Lees meerBrings improvements to the recently added ML Super Resolution feature. ($39.99 new, free update, 189 MB)
Lees meerPursuing a “better late than never” strategy, Jeff Porten catches up on interesting products he saw at CES 2020, including assistive earbuds, an external monitor for your iPhone, and flying robots that promise to stop the bad guys.
Lees meerMaintenance release tidies up a few bugs affecting the menu bar and Bluetooth usage. ($29 new, free update, 13.9 MB)
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