30 Apr 2016

OS X Daily: How to Disable (or Enable) True Tone Display on iPad Pro

OS X Daily: How to Disable (or Enable) True Tone Display on iPad Pro

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How to Disable (or Enable) True Tone Display on iPad Pro

Posted: 30 Apr 2016 11:32 AM PDT

The display on the new iPad Pro includes a feature called True Tone, which uses ambient light sensors to automatically shift and change the displays color hue and intensity according to the surrounding light, shifting from cooler to warmer as the surrounding lighting environment changes. It’s kind of like a smarter real-time adapting version of ... Read More
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29 Apr 2016

OS X Daily: “3 of the Best Disk Space Analyzers for Mac OS X” plus 1 more

OS X Daily: “3 of the Best Disk Space Analyzers for Mac OS X” plus 1 more

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3 of the Best Disk Space Analyzers for Mac OS X

Posted: 29 Apr 2016 12:13 PM PDT

It’s often only a matter of time before Mac users wind up seeing the dreaded “startup disk almost full” warning message in Mac OS X, which often leads to a frantic dash around the Downloads folder as users trash unnecessary files to attempt to free up disk space. While there’s nothing wrong with going on ... Read More

Humor – 2001: A Space Odyssey, if Hal was Siri [Video]

Posted: 29 Apr 2016 09:35 AM PDT

This hilarious video is for anyone who has experienced frustrations with Siri, and who is also a fan of the science fiction classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Imagine Hal is Siri. But, rather than Hal being a creepy malevolent and increasingly self-aware insubordinate artificial intelligence, it’s just Siri, friendly as ever but sometimes incompetent, ... Read More
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28 Apr 2016

OS X Daily: “How to Secure Erase Free Space on Mac Drives with OS X El Capitan” plus 1 more

OS X Daily: “How to Secure Erase Free Space on Mac Drives with OS X El Capitan” plus 1 more

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How to Secure Erase Free Space on Mac Drives with OS X El Capitan

Posted: 28 Apr 2016 11:02 AM PDT

Many Mac users running a modern version of OS X El Capitan have noticed the Secure Erase Free Space feature has gone missing from Disk Utility. What the “Erase Free Space” feature did (and still does in prior versions of Mac OS X) was overwrite the free space on a drive to prevent file recovery, ... Read More

How to Hide Glances on Apple Watch

Posted: 28 Apr 2016 09:55 AM PDT

Apple Watch includes a variety of default glances, including a battery monitor, heart rate monitor, a calendar, a media playback adjuster, stocks, maps, a world map, amongst others. Additionally, many of the apps installed onto Apple Watch include a Glance feature with them, which allows users to quickly see a glimpse of what that app ... Read More
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27 Apr 2016

OS X Daily: “Schedule Night Shift to Automatically Adjust Colors on iPhone” plus 1 more

OS X Daily: “Schedule Night Shift to Automatically Adjust Colors on iPhone” plus 1 more

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Schedule Night Shift to Automatically Adjust Colors on iPhone

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 12:09 PM PDT

The Night Shift feature of iOS shifts the display color profile to be warmer, which reduces blue light output, and makes using an iPhone or iPad display much more pleasant in the later hours of the evening (or early morning). While you can toggle Night Shift mode on and off through Control Center anytime in ... Read More

OS X 10.11.5 Beta 3, tvOS 9.2.1 beta 3, Released for Testing

Posted: 27 Apr 2016 10:49 AM PDT

Apple has released OS X 10.11.5 beta 3, tvOS 9.2.1 beta 3, watchOS 2.2.1 beta 3, along with a new Safari Technology Preview build for Mac users. Additionally, Apple has released the public beta builds of iOS 9.3.2 beta 3 which was initially released yesterday for developers only. No new features are expected in the ... Read More
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26 Apr 2016

OS X Daily: “How to Add & Switch Languages in Mac OS X” plus 2 more

OS X Daily: “How to Add & Switch Languages in Mac OS X” plus 2 more

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How to Add & Switch Languages in Mac OS X

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 12:46 PM PDT

Nearly all Mac users run OS X in their primary language and mother tongue, but for polyglots and those aiming to be bilingual or trilingual, adding multiple new languages to Mac OS X can have obvious benefits. We’ll show you how to add a new language and how to change to that new language, which ... Read More

iOS 9.3.2 Beta 3 Released for Testing

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 11:43 AM PDT

Apple has released iOS 9.3.2 beta 3 to users participating in the beta testing program. The new build arrives versioned as 13F65 and presumably focuses on bug fixes and improvements to the mobile operating system. There are no obvious new features included in the minor point release thus far, which is fairly typical of a ... Read More

Apple Runs 2 New iPhone 6S Commercials: “Onions” & “Fingerprint”

Posted: 25 Apr 2016 05:34 PM PDT

Apple has issued a set of new iPhone commercials, one focusing on the devices high resolution camera, and the other emphasizing the Touch ID fingerprint reader. Both ads are airing now and are a bit lighthearted, if you watch primetime TV you’ll likely see them shortly, otherwise they have been embedded below for easy viewing. ... Read More
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