Have a need to run Windows on your Mac? Alex King puts the latest insider preview of Windows 10 on a Boot Camp partition on his 12-inch MacBook.
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Average App Store review times
More evidence that Mac App Store sales are slowing significantly.
A cold splash of water on Mac App Store sales
Sam Soffes released his new product, Redacted for Mac. He never expected his product to quickly become the #8 top paid app in the US and #1 top paid app in Graphics. Break out the champagne, right?
Read on.
AnandTech’s highly detailed 2015 MacBook review
Ryan Smith, writing for AnandTech, digs in to the new MacBook as only AnandTech can. And the new MacBook brings Apple towards the muddy product waters of Apple just before Steve Jobs’ return.
Apple releases OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Supplemental Update
From the download/knowledge base page:
The OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Supplemental Update fixes a video driver issue that may prevent your Mac from starting up when running certain apps that capture video.
How to exclude files from Time Machine backups
Peter Cohen, writing for iMore, talks you through the Time Machine interface. It’s not difficult, perhaps obvious, but well worth the read and the thinking that goes with it.
Apple lays out the details on the USB-C port and adapters
Apple put together a pretty detailed product support page for the new USB-C port and adapters.
How to set up and use Force Click
Rene Ritchie, writing for iMore, takes you on a tour through the Force Click preferences.
Thoughts on the Force Touch trackpad
Thoughts on the Force Click trackpad
MacBook: Details and shipping dates
The new MacBook is available for your ordering pleasure. Read on for details.
Big steps for Apple on emoji and diversity
Buried among the new features in the release of iOS 8.3 and OS X 10.10.3 was a big change to Apple’s emoji library. Read on for the details.
Apple releases security update 2015-003
The update involves iCloud Keychain and the IOSurface framework (for sharing graphics surfaces between applications) and is for Yosemite 10.10.2.
The Force Touch trackpad and the power of bumpy pixels
The latest version of iMove shows off the Force Touch trackpad and its bumpy pixels. Fascinating technology.
Apple releases Safari 8.0.4, Safari 7.1.4 and Safari 6.2.4
This release addresses WebKit stability and security.
A detailed look at taking screenshots on your Mac
If you ever have the need to take a screenshot on your Mac, bookmark this guide.
The new MacBook USB-C connection options
Here’s the details on connecting the new, single port, MacBook Pro to a variety of peripherals.
The new MacBook is almost all battery
Check out the picture. The MacBook is mostly battery. An ingenious approach to maximizing battery size.
Some incredibly useful option-key Mac tips
A nice little treasure trove of Mac tips, all of them making use of the option key. As always, you may know most of these, but take a look, there might be a gem in here that’s new to you.
Protecting your files from a thief
Spoiler alert, best bet is to make a reliable backup of your Mac, enable FileVault encryption, use a password everywhere you can and use a different password at every opportunity. This is worth reading.
Photos for Mac: an FAQ
Two good reads if you are interested in learning about Photos for OS X, Apple’s coming replacement for iPhoto.
How to add Internet Accounts to OS X (and why you want to)
Did you know there is a preference pane in your Mac’s System Preferences called Internet Accounts? Take a few minutes to read about this little known OS X feature.
Be your own Genius
the best repairs are the ones you do yourself. To that end, spend a few minutes reading Joe Caiati’s Mac troubleshooting guide, posted on 512 Pixels.
Joe is a former Apple Genius and writes from hard-won experience.
Getting Apple to call you
Apple has inserted an immediate callback option in the path to scheduling a Genius Bar appointment. Also, a tip on fixing a wonky trackpad.
Bringing audio source switching to the menu bar
Nice tip from Peter Cohen shows you how to bring your volume control to the menu bar and, more importantly, switch between audio inputs with a single click.
On leaving the Mac App Store
Last May, Cabel Sasser, co-founder of Panic, announced that the team was pulling Coda, their highly regarded web development tool, from the Mac App Store, primarily due to sandboxing issues.
Yesterday, they published the results of this experiment.
Breathe life into an old Mac
Joe Caiati, a long time IT pro, shares some tips for breathing new life into your old Mac.
The state of Apple’s Mac software
Stephen Hackett, writing for 512 Pixels, takes a look at each of Apple’s individual Mac applications.
1983 interview with Steve Jobs and original Mac team, months before its release
This is an archive.org archive of a late 1983 interview with the original Mac design team. The interview appeared in the February 1984 issue of Byte Magazine.
Andy Ihnatko: I laugh at your piddling “5K” display
Andy Ihnatko had the chance to visit the war room at NASA Goddard’s space weather lab. Take a look at this picture he snapped of what he calls “the single greatest browser tab ever rendered”. Then read on.
Autocorrect canceling gesture
I am a fan of autocorrect. And I hate it, too.
I love autocorrect when it helps me properly spell a difficult or mis-typed word or when it speeds up my typing by properly predicting the next word I’d like to type.
Here’s a proposal to make autocorrect a bit better.