30 Nov 2016

OS X Daily: Battery Life Draining with MacOS Sierra? Some Tips to Help

OS X Daily: Battery Life Draining with MacOS Sierra? Some Tips to Help

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Battery Life Draining with MacOS Sierra? Some Tips to Help

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 11:16 AM PST

Some Mac users may have discovered after updating to MacOS Sierra their Mac seems to have reduced battery life. While faster battery drain on a MacBook Air, MacBook, or MacBook Pro can be alarming, it’s not always a sign of any particular issue, and there’s often a reason why battery life seems to be draining ... Read More

29 Nov 2016

OS X Daily: “Use Low Quality Image Mode to Send Messages from iPhone with Less Data” plus 1 more

OS X Daily: “Use Low Quality Image Mode to Send Messages from iPhone with Less Data” plus 1 more

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Use Low Quality Image Mode to Send Messages from iPhone with Less Data

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 01:12 PM PST

If you send and receive a lot of picture messages from an iPhone or iPad but you don’t have the most generous data plan in the world, you might want to consider enabling an optional setting which reduces the image quality of pictures sent from iOS Messages. The end result of enabling Low Quality Image ... Read More

6 New Wallpapers from MacOS Sierra 10.12.2 and iOS 10.2

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 10:39 AM PST

The latest (beta) versions of macOS Sierra 10.12.2 and iOS 10.2 include new wallpapers, but if you aren’t running beta versions or are generally avoiding the Sierra update or not yet on iOS 10 for whatever reason, you still might appreciate using the pleasant images as your desktop background or iOS home screen wallpapers. The ... Read More

28 Nov 2016

OS X Daily: “How to Disable Siri on Mac” plus 1 more

OS X Daily: “How to Disable Siri on Mac” plus 1 more

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How to Disable Siri on Mac

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 10:49 AM PST

Some Mac users may wish to turn off Siri on their Mac, perhaps because they aren’t using the Siri service on their computer or maybe they’d rather just use Siri on the iPhone or iPad instead. Regardless of the reason, you can easily disable Siri in Mac OS, which will completely turn off the voice ... Read More

Beta 4 of MacOS Sierra 10.12.2, iOS 10.2, WatchOS 3.1.1

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 10:43 AM PST

Apple has released the fourth beta versions of their various system software releases, including macOS Sierra 10.12.2 beta 4, iOS 10.2 beta 4, and watchOS 3.1.1 beta 4. The new beta updates continue to improve on prior beta releases, focusing on bug fixes and minor feature enhancements to the various Apple system software versions. No ... Read More

27 Nov 2016

OS X Daily: How to Take Screen Shots of Touch Bar on MacBook Pro

OS X Daily: How to Take Screen Shots of Touch Bar on MacBook Pro

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How to Take Screen Shots of Touch Bar on MacBook Pro

Posted: 27 Nov 2016 11:43 AM PST

The new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar has replaced the standard Escape and Function keys with a little dynamically changing screen called the Touch Bar. Some Mac users may wish to take a screenshot of the Touch Bar, perhaps for developing, testing, or sharing purposes, similar to screenshotting displays on any other Mac or iOS ... Read More

26 Nov 2016

OS X Daily: Get iCloud Calendar Spam Invites? How to Stop Them

OS X Daily: Get iCloud Calendar Spam Invites? How to Stop Them

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Get iCloud Calendar Spam Invites? How to Stop Them

Posted: 26 Nov 2016 11:10 AM PST

Nobody likes spam, but if you have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, there’s a good chance you’ve found a new avenue of spam on your Apple device lately: iCloud Calendar spam invites! These spam Calendar invites get forced onto your iPhone or computer as notifications and Calendar invitations for spam junk products with labels like ... Read More

25 Nov 2016

OS X Daily: How to Enable Highest Quality Music Streaming Over Cellular on iPhone

OS X Daily: How to Enable Highest Quality Music Streaming Over Cellular on iPhone

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How to Enable Highest Quality Music Streaming Over Cellular on iPhone

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 03:25 PM PST

Audiophiles who want to listen to the highest quality audio streaming from Apple Music and iTunes Radio from the Music app when on the go can enable an optional high quality streaming option in iOS Music settings. While this improves the sound quality and bitrate of the songs you listen to over cellular connections, the ... Read More