Deals: M3 MacBook Air 13″ 24GB / 512GB for $1099
Sure Apple just spec-bumped the MacBook Air to have an M4 chip, but if you don’t mind having the M3 chip instead, you can get a whopping 27% off the original retail price of an upgraded model with 24GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. This is still a fantastic Mac and has the M3 chip … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Show QR Code for Wi-Fi on iPhone, Mac, iPad
One very easy and convenient way to share access to a wi-fi router is by generating a QR code for joining that wi-fi router, which can be useful for house guests, offices, waiting rooms, rentals, restaurants, shops, and just about anywhere else with wi-fi that people might want to join. It can also make it … Read More ⌘ Read more
Deals: EarPods Wired Headphones for $16, M3 iPad Air for $549, & More
While AirPods are wildly popular and completely wireless, there’s a growing movement of people who like to use more traditional wired headphones instead of wireless, whether it’s with their iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Many people even prefer the wired headphones over wireless for various reasons. Apple still produces the classic white wired Apple EarPods headphones … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
Get Googly Eyes in Your Mac Menu Bar to Follow Your Cursor Around
Ultra longtime Mac users may recall a fun Classic Mac OS application that placed a set of googly eyes into the Mac menu bar, and those eyes would follow your cursor around as you used the Mac. While the old Classic Mac OS days are long gone (sigh), you can still have a bit of … Read More ⌘ Read more
Apple’s long-lost hidden recovery partition from 1994 has been found
In 1994, a single Macintosh Performa model, the 550, came from the factory with a dedicated, hidden recovery partition that contained a System 7 system folder and a small application that would be set as bootable if the main operating system failed to boot. This application would then run, allowing you to recover your Mac using the system folder inside the recovery partition. This feature was app … ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Type to Siri on MacOS Sequoia
The latest versions of MacOS make it easier than ever to use Type to Siri, but many Mac users are finding themselves accidentally triggering the ‘Type to Siri’ feature on their Mac running the latest MacOS Sequoia releases. This can be frustrating, and if you don’t use Siri or Type To Siri you might not … Read More ⌘ Read more
How Long Does Updating MacOS Take? Why Is MacOS Update Taking So Long?
One of the questions many Mac users have when they see newly available system software updates for MacOS is “how long will updating MacOS take?” followed by “why is MacOS update taking forever?” These are both perfectly reasonable questions, and it’s important to remember the answers can vary. But, with modern MacOS, you can also … Read More ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.3.2 Update Released with Bug Fixes
Apple has released iOS 18.3.2 for iPhone and ipadOS 18.3.2 for iPad. The updates are focused on security patches and bug fixes, and do not include any new features. Separately, there are updates available for Mac as MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2, Safari 18.3.1 for Ventura and Sonoma, tvOS 18.3.1 for Apple TV, and visionOS 3.2.3 for … Read More ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2 Update Released with Fixes for Bugs & Security Issues
MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2 has been released by Apple for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The update includes important bug fixes and security patches, and Apple recommends installing the update on all eligible devices. If your Mac is running macOS Ventura or macOS Sonoma, you will find an update to Safari 18.3.1 available instead … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03 … ⌘ Read more
M4 MacBook Air with Dual Display Support, & Spec-bumped Mac Studio Released by Apple
Apple has released updated MacBook Air and Mac Studio models with spec bumps, and a new color option for the MacBook Air. The MacBook Air gains the M4 chip and is now available in a new light blue color option that Apple calls ‘sky blue’. Meanwhile, the Mac Studio gains the M4 Max and M3 … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/05/m4-macbook-air-with-dual-displa … ⌘ Read more
M4 MacBook Air with Dual Display Support, & Spec-bumped Mac Studio Released by Apple
Apple has released updated MacBook Air and Mac Studio models with spec bumps, and a new color option for the MacBook Air. The MacBook Air gains the M4 chip and is now available in a new light blue color option that Apple calls ‘sky blue’. Meanwhile, the Mac Studio gains the M4 Max and M3 … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/05/m4-macbook-air-with-dual-displa … ⌘ Read more
PSA: Don’t Forget to Reboot Your Mac to Free Memory from kernel_task
This is a helpful reminder for Mac users that it’s important to periodically restart your Mac to maintain optimal system performance. Rebooting your Mac from time to time offers several benefits that help system performance and stability. Over time, it is not unusual for certain backgrounds processes, applications, and system tasks to accumulate and start … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
Quickly Edit & Cut Video Lossless on Mac with LosslessCut
Whether you’re a regular video and audio editor or just have occasional needs to do so, you might appreciate using the handy free LosslessCut app, the “swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing”, which allows for lossless editing and cutting of video and audio files. LosslessCut lets you quickly extract, remove, add, and combine audio … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/27/quickly-edit-cut-video-lossle … ⌘ Read more
Quickly Edit & Cut Video Lossless on Mac with LosslessCut
Whether you’re a regular video and audio editor or just have occasional needs to do so, you might appreciate using the handy free LosslessCut app, the “swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing”, which allows for lossless editing and cutting of video and audio files. LosslessCut lets you quickly extract, remove, add, and combine audio … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/27/quickly-edit-cut-video-lossle … ⌘ Read more
PowerPC Windows NT made to run on GameCube and Wii
Remember about half a year ago, when the PowerPC versions of Windows NT were made to run on certain models of PowerPC Macs? The same developer responsible for that work, Rairii, took all of this to the next level, and it’s now possible to run the PowerPC version of Windows NT on the GameCube, Wii, Wii U, and a few related development boards. NT 3.51 RTM and higher. NT 3.51 betas (build 944 and below) will need kernel patches to ru … ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Apple Intelligence on iPhone, Mac, iPad
Apple Intelligence is an intriguing and powerful set of AI features available on the latest models of Mac, iPhone, and iPad with modern versions of system software. These AI features are tied to ChatGPT and range from useful writing and summarization tools, to business plan creation, to writing emails on your behalf, image generation with … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/18/how-to-disable-apple-intelligence-on-iphone … ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Apple Intelligence on iPhone, Mac, iPad
Apple Intelligence is an intriguing and powerful set of AI features available on the latest models of Mac, iPhone, and iPad with modern versions of system software. These AI features are tied to ChatGPT and range from useful writing and summarization tools, to business plan creation, to writing emails on your behalf, image generation with … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/18/how-to-disable-apple-intelligence-on-iphone … ⌘ Read more
Install & Manage Homebrew Cask Apps on Mac Easily with Applite
Applite is a powerful free and open source MacOS application for streamlining the installation, updating, and management of third party apps using the Homebrew cask feature, without ever having to use the Terminal. Presented in an easy to use simple graphical interface, Applite is sort of like a third-party App Store that makes using Homebrew … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/17/install-manage-hom … ⌘ Read more
How to Add a Shared AirTag to Find My on iPhone, iPad, Mac
The popular AirTags trackers can be shared with others, and if someone has shared an AirTag with you then you’ll likely want to accept the invitation to track that object, belonging, pets, luggage, package, or whatever else is being tracked. While you will receive a notification about a shared AirTag, you might have dismissed it … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/14/how-to-add-a-shared-airtag-to-find-my-on-ipho … ⌘ Read more
Recover 7GB of iPhone, iPad, & Mac Storage by Disabling Apple Intelligence
Don’t use Apple Intelligence? Don’t care to have Apple Intelligence write your emails for you or instantly create a business plan or any of the handy writing and summary tools? Whether you’re on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, if you recently updated to the latest versions of system software, then you’ll find that Apple Intelligence … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/12/recover-7gb-o … ⌘ Read more
PSA: Latest Software Updates Enable Apple Intelligence on Some Mac, iPhone, iPad
Many Mac, iPhone, and iPad users are discovering that installing the latest available system software updates of MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1, iOS 18.3.1, and iPadOS 18.3.1 will automatically enable Apple Intelligence, even if the feature has been disabled before. While this doesn’t happen to everyone, some Mac, iPhone, and iPad users are seeing an Apple Intelligence … [Read More](htt … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 Update with Bug Fixes Released
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The new software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, making it recommended for all users. Separately, Apple has released iOS 18.3.1 for iPhone, ipadOS 18.3.1 for iPad, watchOS 11.3.1 for Apple Watch, and updates to other Apple devices as … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/10/macos-sequoia-15-3-1-update-with-b … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 Update with Bug Fixes Released
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The new software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, making it recommended for all users. Separately, Apple has released iOS 18.3.1 for iPhone, ipadOS 18.3.1 for iPad, watchOS 11.3.1 for Apple Watch, and updates to other Apple devices as … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/10/macos-sequoia-15-3-1-update-with-b … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sonoma 14.7.4 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.4 with Security Updates Released
macOS Sonoma 14.7.4 and MacOS Ventura 13.7.4 are available as small software updates for Mac users running the Sonoma and Ventura operating systems. The updates focus on security enhancements, making them recommended for all Mac users running those operating systems, and they appear to include same security updates available in the just released MacOS Sequoia … [Read More](https://osx … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 Update with Bug Fixes Released
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The new software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, making it recommended for all users. Separately, Apple has released iOS 18.3.1 for iPhone, ipadOS 18.3.1 for iPad, watchOS 11.3.1 for Apple Watch, and updates to other Apple devices as … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/10/macos-sequoia-15-3-1-update-with-b … ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.3.1 Update Released with Bug Fixes & Security Patches
iOS 18.3.1 for iPhone and iPadOS 18.3.1 for iPad are now available for all eligible users and devices. The new iOS/iPadOS software updates are relatively small and focus on security enhancements and bug fixes, making the update recommended to all users. Additionally, MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 is available as as software update for Mac, along with … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/10/ios-18-3-1-update-relea … ⌘ Read more
Enjoy a Tropical Floral Miami Wallpaper from Apple
Apple is opening a new retail store in Miami, which might interest you if you live in Florida, and to celebrate the occasion they have released a nice tropical floral wallpaper for iPhone, Mac, and iPad. Of course you don’t have to live in Florida or Miami to appreciate the wallpapers, so grab the appropriate … Read More ⌘ Read more
Touch Bar on Mac Showing “Touch ID to Sign In” or “Touch ID to Autofill” Requests in Safari? Here’s Why
MacBook Pro users with a Touch Bar equipped model may find themselves using Safari and have the Touch Bar constantly show a seemingly random “Touch ID to Autofill” or “Touch ID to Sign In” request, even if they’re using a website or a webpage with no forms, nothing to sign into, and nothing to autofill. … … ⌘ Read more
Upcoming Products for M4 Mac mini - SONNETTECH Gonna buy myself one of these when they come out (hopefully soon™) and populate with 3 M4 Mac …
Upcoming Products for M4 Mac mini - SONNETTECH Gonna buy myself one of these when they come out ( hopefully soon™) and populate with 3 M4 Mac Mini(s) – Just the base model is enough. Purpose? Migrate Plex to one of them for better performance, and run CI/CD Runners on all 3 as well as other I/O intensive tasks like syncing Y … ⌘ Read more
How to Disable “Follow Up” Mail Suggestions on Mac
One of the polarizing Mail for Mac features is “Follow Up”, which are suggestions on emails that Apple Mail thinks you should follow up with. The idea behind “Follow Up” suggestions in Mail is pretty simple; if you haven’t received a reply or heard back from a particular person or email, the last sent message … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Disable “Follow Up” Mail Suggestions on Mac
One of the polarizing Mail for Mac features is “Follow Up”, which are suggestions on emails that Apple Mail thinks you should follow up with. The idea behind “Follow Up” suggestions in Mail is pretty simple; if you haven’t received a reply or heard back from a particular person or email, the last sent message … Read More ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sonoma 14.7.3 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.3 with Security Updates Available
Apple has issued macOS Sonoma 14.7.3 along with macOS Ventura 13.7.3 for Mac users who are continuing to run those operating systems. These are security focused updates that are concurrent with the freshly released MacOS Sequoia 15.3 update for those running Sequoia, and are not expected to include any features or notable changes. Safari 18.3 … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/ … ⌘ Read more
The invalid 68030 instruction that accidentally allowed the Mac Classic II to successfully boot up
A bug in the ROM for the Macintosh II was recently discovered that causes a crash when booting in 32-bit mode. Doug Brown discovered and documented the bug while playing with the MAME debugger. Why did it never show up before? It seems a quirk in Motorola’s 68030 CPU inadvertently fixes it when executing an illegal instruction that shou … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.3 Update Brings Genmoji & Bug Fixes
MacOS Sequoia 15.3 update is now available to all Mac users running Sequoia. The latest software update for Mac includes Genmoji support, which allows users with Apple Intelligence supported hardware to generate custom Emoji icons in Messages, along with changes to improve AI summaries, bug fixes, security enhancements, and some other minor changes. For Mac … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/27/macos-sequoia-15-3-upda … ⌘ Read more
PEP 774: Removing the LLVM requirement for JIT builds
Since Python 3.13, CPython has been able to be configured and built with an experimental just-in-time (JIT) compiler via the –enable-experimental-jit flag on Linux and Mac and –experimental-jit on Windows. To build CPython with the JIT enabled, users are required to have LLVM installed on their machine (initially, with LLVM 16 but more recently, with LLVM 19). LLVM is responsible for generating stencils that are essential to our copy-and-patch JIT (see PEP 744). These stencils a … ⌘ Read more
MorphOS 3.19 released
It’s been about 18 months, but we’ve got a new release for MorphOS, the Amiga-like operating system for PowerPC Macs and some other PowerPC-based machines. Going through the list of changes, it seems MorphOS 3.19 focuses heavily on fixing bugs and addressing issues, rather than major new features or earth-shattering changes. Of note are several small but important updates, like updated versions of OpenSSL and OpenSSH, as well as a ton of new filetype definitions – and so much more. Havin … ⌘ Read more
How to Have Apple Intelligence Write Emails For You on Mac, iPhone, iPad
As you may know by now, Apple Intelligence includes handy writing tools and summarization features. One of the more useful ways to take advantage of the Apple Intelligence features on iPhone, Mac, and iPad is to have the AI feature write emails for you. Can’t think of what to say? Or maybe you simply don’t … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/15/how-to-have-apple-intelligence-write-ema … ⌘ Read more
How to Generate AI Images with Image Playground on Mac, iPhone, iPad
Image Playground is an artificial intelligence tool from Apple available for iPhone, Mac, and iPad, that allows you to quickly create and generate images and artwork based upon descriptions or even photos and people from your image library. It’s a fun tool to use, and also super easy. To use Image Playground on your device, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/14/how-generate-ai-images-image-playground-m … ⌘ Read more
How to Change Keyboard Shortcut for Type to Siri on Mac
The Type to Siri feature on Mac is super useful, particularly now that Siri has Apple Intelligence features. Using Type to Siri is perhaps even more handy for Mac users than using the voice activated Siri commands, but some Mac users may find themselves accidentally triggering Type to Siri by inadvertently pressing the initiating command … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/13/how-to-change-keyboard-shortcut-for-type … ⌘ Read more
How to Stop Spotlight Search Data on Mac from Being Shared with Apple
Did you know that, by default, your Mac search queries entered into Spotlight, Safari, Siri, Lookup, and #images, are sent to Apple? While this information is anonymized so as not to be identifying, and Apple says it’s used to improve search results, many Mac users may not want this search information being shared with Apple … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/10/how-stop-spotlight-search-data-mac-sharing-app … ⌘ Read more
Use “Type to Siri” on Mac Easier Than Ever in Sequoia
Siri has been considerably improved in recent MacOS versions, mostly because it’s now linked to ChatGPT. One of the other recent changes to Siri in modern MacOS versions is that it’s now easier to access the “Type to Siri” feature, no longer being relegated to an Accessibility setting that has to be enabled separately like … Read More ⌘ Read more
Incident Update: Docker Desktop for Mac
Docker has identified and provided a temporary workaround for an issue preventing Docker Desktop from starting on some macOS systems, with a permanent fix currently in development. ⌘ Read more
com.apple.mediaanalysisd Cache on Mac Using Tons of Storage? Here’s the Fix
Some MacOS Sequoia users have discovered that the com.apple.mediaanalysisd directory in MacOS is taking up very large amounts of disk storage capacity with cache files. If you have discovered your Mac disk space has reduced since installing or updating to MacOS Sequoia, the inordinately large com.apple.mediaanalysisd cache file issue could be to blame. A variety … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
Why is There a Question Mark Icon in the Dock on Mac?
You may occasionally find a situation where a question mark icon appears in the Mac Dock, sometimes it’s even several question mark icons. If you click on the question mark icon in the Dock, nothing happens. What is the question mark? Why is there a question mark icon in the Dock? How do you remove … Read More ⌘ Read more
Mist Makes Downloading MacOS Installers & Firmwares Easy
Many Mac users, IT staff, and systems administrators like to have on hand full MacOS installers, for both current and prior versions of MacOS system software. Additionally, many advanced Mac users and IT professionals need to have readily available MacOS IPSW firmware files for performing restores to Apple Silicon Macs, for virtual machines, even for … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/17/mist-download-macos-installer-fir … ⌘ Read more
Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.5.4
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.5.43 with lots of UI improvements and various bugfixes:
[UI] Use fixed size of fonts, do not resize them
[UI] Rework Top/Bottom bar
[UI] Rework widgets/fonts
[UI] Status: human friendly display of hashrate with right metrics
[Internal] Bundle: bump version of XMRig to 6.22.2
[Internal] deprecate support for mac os 12
[Docs] improve grammar and syntax of various doc files
[Fix] when n ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.5.4/)MacOS Sequoia 15.2 Update Released with ChatGPT Siri, Image Playground, Bug Fixes, & More
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.2 as an update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The software update includes new Apple Intelligence features including ChatGPT support for Siri, Image Playground image generation tools, along with some improvements to writing tools AI. Aside from AI, you’ll also find new abilities to share items in … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/11/macos-s … ⌘ Read more
How to Use Any Emoji as Tapback Reaction on iPhone, Mac, iPad
The Tapback reaction feature in Messages for iPhone, iPad, and Mac is popular, and with the latest versions of system software for these devices, you can now Tapback with any Emoji, rather than just the handful of defaults. This offers a nice way to further customize a response to a message, and it’s pretty easy … Read More ⌘ Read more
Over the holiday break I was looking at one of my old projects, µLinux. Turns out I did a fine job realy and have decided to revive the projec …
Over the holiday break I was looking at one of my old projects, µLinux. Turns out I did a fine job realy and have decided to revive the project 🥳 – Just getting the build/tests woring on my Mac Studio ( Apple Silicon). Check it out! 👌 
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How to Instantly Write a Business Plan with AI on Mac, iPhone, iPad
While there are plenty of paid options to get a business plan, from business plan software, to books, to working with a consultant, or even outsourcing the entire thing, another option is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac users, and it uses the magic of Apple Intelligence features and ChatGPT to instantly create a business … Read More ⌘ Read more