How to Install VMWare Tools in Windows on VMWare Fusion for Mac
VMWare Tools is an optional toolkit to install into a Windows virtual machine in VMWare that allows you to have easier sharing of files between the host Mac operating system and the Windows virtual machine, as well as some other useful features like time syncing between host and client, being able to pass data back … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Change the Voice of ChatGPT on iPhone, Mac, iPad
ChatGPT for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, all include a very impressive Voice Chat feature, that lets you have voice chats and full on conversations with the advanced AI Large Language Model. One of the fun ways to customize Voice Chat with ChatGPT is to change the voice to something you prefer, and there are multiple … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Change the Voice of ChatGPT on iPhone, Mac, iPad
ChatGPT for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, all include a very impressive Voice Chat feature, that lets you have voice chats and full on conversations with the advanced AI Large Language Model. One of the fun ways to customize Voice Chat with ChatGPT is to change the voice to something you prefer, and there are multiple … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Search the Web (Minus AI Junk & Clutter) with Google on Safari for Mac
If you’re a Safari user, as many of us are, you might be interested in actually searching the web with Google and then seeing a list of actual web link results, without seeing any of the new AI junk, video and image recommendations, knowledge panels, related searches, suggested searches, or the other junky clutter that … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/24/search-web-google-no-ai-junk-clutter-saf … ⌘ Read more
How to Use ChatGPT for Mac Right Now, Bypassing the Waitlist
OpenAI recently announced that an official ChatGPT app for Mac was coming with ChatGPT 4o support, complete with some pretty cool features like a keyboard shortcut to open a ChatGPT query from anywhere (kind of like Spotlight, but for ChatGPT), screenshot capabilities, ability to initiate discussions based on photos (for example, provide a picture of … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/23/how-to-use-chatgpt … ⌘ Read more
Play Apple Music in Retro Mac OS X Fashion with QuickTune
Apple Music may be a modern offering from Apple, but a super fun project from developer Mario Guzman offers a very nostalgic interface to Apple Music, giving it a QuickTime lookalike appearance from 2005. Aptly named QuickTune, you’ll find QuickTune has a super simple and fun retro brushed metal interface to interact with Apple Music … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/21/play-apple-music-in-retro-mac-os-x-fashi … ⌘ Read more
How to Install & Run Windows 11 in VMware Fusion Pro on Mac
There are numerous options to run Windows 11 simultaneously with MacOS, and one great app option that is newly free is VMware Fusion Pro 13. VMWare Fusion Pro makes it particularly simple to download, install, and setup Windows 11 in a virtual machine on the Mac, but if you’re new to virtualization and virtual machines, … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to AirPlay from Chrome & Edge Browsers on Mac to Sonos or HomePod
There are many websites that have audio that you may wish to stream from a web browser to a Sonos or Homepod, or any other AirPlay compatible speaker system. For example, maybe you’re on a website for a podcast or music that you want to stream to another speaker in the room or house. This … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen in Edge
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is a feature in the Microsoft Edge web browser for Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android (and it’s also in the Windows operating system, in case you have a PC or run it in a virtual machine) that aims to protect your computer or device from malicious sites and downloads. Because of … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Check Battery Life of Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is a nifty gadget that many of us are fans of, but one of the curious things about Apple Watch is that it doesn’t have an obvious battery percentage remaining indicator, unlike the iPhone, iPad, Apple Pencil, AirPods, or Mac. Furthermore, it’s not necessarily obvious how to check how much battery life … Read More ⌘ Read more
💻 Issue 417 - Show HN: I made a Mac app to search my images and videos locally with ML ⌘ Read more
How to Factory Reset Mac (MacOS Sonoma & Ventura)
If you are going to sell, return, or give away a Mac, you almost certainly want to factory reset the computer first. Performing a factory reset on a Mac will erase all data on the Mac, and return it to a clean slate as if the computer were brand new, without any data or personal … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Download & Install VMware Fusion Pro for Mac for Free
VMware Fusion Pro is now available for free for personal use, according to a blog post on the developers website. VMware Fusion Pro is powerful hypervisor software that allows you to create and run virtual machines on your Mac, enabling the capability to do things like run a virtualized Windows installation atop MacOS, or run … Read More ⌘ Read more
MacOS Ventura 13.6.7 & macOS Monterey 12.7.5 Updates Available
macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, and Safari 17.5 are now available as software updates for Mac users who are not running the macOS Sonoma operating system and the just released MacOS Sonoma 14.5 update. macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, and Safari 17.5 focus on security fixes and are not expected to include any … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/14/macos-ventura-13-6-7-macos- … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Ventura 13.6.7 & macOS Monterey 12.7.5 Updates Available
macOS Ventura 13.6.7 and macOS Monterey 12.7.5 are now available as software updates for Mac users who are not running the macOS Sonoma operating system and the just released MacOS Sonoma 14.5 update. macOS Ventura 13.6.7 and macOS Monterey 12.7.5 focus on security fixes and are not expected to include any significant changes, bug fixes, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/14/macos-ventura-13-6-7-ma … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sonoma 14.5 Update Released with Security Fixes
Apple has released MacOS Sonoma 14.5 for Mac users running the Sonoma operating system. The MacOS 14.5 update includes bug fixes, security enhancements, and some changes and improvements to add various word games to the paid Apple News+ service. Mac users running earlier versions of system software will find MacOS Ventura 13.6.7 and MacOS Monterey … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/13/macos-sonoma-14-5-update-released- … ⌘ Read more
Play the Retro First-Person Shooter Classics Marathon & Marathon 2 for Free
The Marathon series of video games are classic first-person shooters set in a sci-fi world, and longtime Mac users may have fond memories of playing Marathon, Marathon 2, or Marathon Infinitiy as single-player or multiplayer over a LAN in the mid 1990s. But you don’t need a time machine or to run Mac OS Classic … Read More ⌘ Read more
3 Great Photo App Tips for iPhone, iPad, & Mac That You May Have Overlooked
The Photos app is a major part of the Apple ecosystem, providing a ton of powerful capabilities for managing and editing photos whether you’re using Photos on iPhone, Mac, or iPad. While you may already be familiar with some great tips like editing photos for color, cropping, applying filters, and creating folders for your photos, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/09/overlooked-photos-app-tips-iphone-i … ⌘ Read more
How to Enable Screen Sharing in MacOS Sonoma & Ventura
Screen sharing on a Mac allows users to remotely control or view another users computer, including their desktop, apps, and whatever else they’re doing on their Mac. This allows for many remote collaboration opportunities, along with easy remote assistance, troubleshooting, and remote management of computers. Enabling screen sharing is a matter of adjusting a setting … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/07/how-to-e … ⌘ Read more
How to Enable Screen Sharing in MacOS Sonoma & Ventura
Screen sharing on a Mac allows users to remotely control or view another users computer, including their desktop, apps, and whatever else they’re doing on their Mac. This allows for many remote collaboration opportunities, along with easy remote assistance, troubleshooting, and remote management of computers. Enabling screen sharing is a matter of adjusting a setting … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/07/how-to-e … ⌘ Read more
What Does the Number Badge Mean on Microsoft Edge Icon?
Using Microsoft Edge as the default browser on MacOS has been a mostly positive experience, for speed, utility, access to GPT-4, and other neat features. But it’s also not without some degree of confusion, like wondering what on earth the number badge icon on the Edge icon in the Mac Dock means. One key component … Read More ⌘ Read more
The Definitive History of Screensavers: 1961 - 1990
From Sci-Fi novels and Atari… to old Macs and Flying Toasters. ⌘ Read more
How to Import Google Chrome Data into Microsoft Edge
If you’re making a switch from Google Chrome to the Microsoft Edge browser on your Mac, you’ll almost certainly want to import your Chrome data into Edge. Doing so will allow Edge to have immediate access to your saved logins and passwords, bookmarks, history, extensions, settings, and more, allowing you to seamlessly transition from Chrome … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Customize the Finder Sidebar on Mac
Do you want to change the way the sidebar looks on your Mac when you open a new Finder window? This is done by customizing the Finder Preferences according to your liking. Apple offers several ways to customize the Finder sidebar on macOS computers. Finder is the default file manager on macOS systems and the … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Uninstall Apps on MacOS Sonoma & Ventura via System Settings
Uninstalling and removing apps is a necessary task on any computer, and the Mac is no exception. One of the benefits of MacOS is that it makes uninstalling applications pretty easy, and there are several ways to go about participating in the removal of apps from your Mac computer. One of the handiest ways to … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Uninstall Apps on MacOS Sonoma & Ventura via System Settings
Uninstalling and removing apps is a necessary task on any computer, and the Mac is no exception. One of the benefits of MacOS is that it makes uninstalling applications pretty easy, and there are several ways to go about participating in the removal of apps from your Mac computer. One of the handiest ways to … Read More ⌘ Read more
Make a Website Your Mac Wallpaper with Plash
A unique third party Mac app allows you to turn any web page, including YouTube videos and links to animated GIFs, into your Mac desktop wallpaper. Sound like fun? Well it definitely is, and depending on how creative you want to be, you can accomplish some really fascinating wallpaper experiences on the Mac with this … Read More ⌘ Read more
15 Mail Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
One way that you can navigate apps quicker and more efficiently is by using, learning, and mastering keyboard shortcuts, and Mail for Mac is no different. You can speed up your routine tasks in Mail app (and elsewhere) with the help of keyboard shortcuts. Rather than using your mouse or trackpad to perform certain actions, … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Use Hover Text on Mac to Magnify On-Screen Text
Hover Text is an interesting macOS accessibility feature that magnifies the text that’s displayed on your screen. This can be any regular text, a menu item, or a button. As the name suggests, when you hover your mouse cursor over the text, macOS will magnify and display a high-resolution zoomed version of the text in … Read More ⌘ Read more
The Best Way to Clean a MacBook Air Keyboard: Microfiber Cloth & KeyboardCleanTool
Cleaning the keyboard on a MacBook Air is an essential task, but it can be challenging if you’re trying to avoid unintended keypresses. If you don’t want to type out a bunch of nonsense gibberish from cleaning the keyboard, or accidentally activated a mystery keystroke, then consider using a Mac app to lock down the … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/13/best-way-clean-macbook-ke … ⌘ Read more
How to Check Disk Health on Mac with smartctl
There are various ways to check the health of a hard disk drive (HDD) and solid state drive (SSD) that is used on a Mac with drives that support SMART, which stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology. These options range from fairly simple using Disk Utility to check the SMART status of a drive, to … Read More ⌘ Read more
3 Mac Tips for Working with International Teams
If you’re a Mac user and you work with teams internationally, as many of us do nowadays, you can make your life a little easier by utilizing some handy tips and tricks to keep track of time zones, translate languages and overcome language barriers more easily, and to be aware of local holidays and customs … Read More ⌘ Read more
You Can Play Flappy Bird in the Mac Finder
If you’re a longtime Mac and iPhone user, you likely remember the wildly popular viral iPhone game called Flappy Bird from way back in 2013, with its very challenging yet addictive gameplay. Flappy Bird was an absolutely massive hit that quickly came crashing down when the developer yanked the game from the iPhone App Store … Read More ⌘ Read more
What Does the Bell with Line Through It Mean in Messages? Bell Icon on iPhone, iPad, & Mac Explained
You may occasionally see a Messages thread or a conversation in Messages app that shows a bell with a line through it next to the persons name. If you’re wondering what the bell with a line through it means in Messages app, which is the mute symbol, you’re certainly not alone, because not everyone activates … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/05/what-does-bell-line-through-it-m … ⌘ Read more
How to Convert MOV to MP4 on Mac Free with ffmpeg
If you have a video file in MOV format, you may wish to convert the MOV video to MP4 format instead. While there are a variety of methods for converting MOV to MP4, the approach we’re going to address here is by using the command line, with a super easy to use and free tool … Read More ⌘ Read more
MacOS Ventura 13.6.6 & Safari 17.4.1 Update Available
Apple has released macOS Ventura 13.6.6 for Mac users running Ventura, along with Safari 17.4.1 for Mac users running Ventura and Monterey. These software updates include some of the same critical security fixes that came with macOS Sonoma 14.4.1, and are aimed at users who are not running the Sonoma operating system on their Macs. … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/03/macos-ventura-13-6-6-safari-17-4-1-update-avail … ⌘ Read more
DOS Week Part II Begins!
Modern computing? Bah! Bah, I say! Let’s toss aside our fancy-shmancy Linux, Windows, & Mac machines and focus on the king of Operating Systems: DOS! All the fun happens at https://lunduke.locals.com/ ⌘ Read more
First Beta of iOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, iPadOS 17.5 Released for Testing
Apple has released the first beta versions of a round of upcoming future software updates, versioned as iOS 17.5 for iPhone, macOS Sonoma 14.5 for Mac, iPadOS 17.5 for iPad, tvOS 17.5 for Apple TV, watchOS 10.5 for Apple Watch, and visionOS 1.2 for Apple Vision Pro. The betas are available now to users enrolled … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/02/first-beta-of-ios-17-5-macos- … ⌘ Read more
How to Use ChatGPT-4 for Free with Microsoft Edge
The Microsoft Edge browser offers perhaps one of the best and easiest ways for an average person to access and use ChatGPT-4 for free, without having to pay for ChatGPT-4 access through OpenAI. Best of all, Edge is available for just about every major platform, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, and Android. With the … Read More ⌘ Read more
Fix a Repeating “Trust This Computer” Alert on iPhone & iPad
When you connect an iPhone or iPad to a Mac or Windows PC, you will see a request on the device to “Trust this computer?” with an option to ‘Trust’ or “Don’t Trust’. This is a security feature that is part of iOS and iPadOS to ensure that you approve of a device connection to … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Install Windows WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
If you’re a Windows user, whether on a PC, in a dual boot environment with Boot Camp on an Intel Mac, or you’re running Windows 11 in a virtual machine on an Apple Silicon Mac, you may have an interest in installing Windows Subsystem for Linux, or WSL. Windows Subsystem for Linux puts a full … Read More ⌘ Read more
Apple Deals: Save Up to $125 Off New M3 MacBook Air 15″ in 16GB / 512GB
The M3 MacBook Air 15″ model may be brand new, but Amazon is already offering up to 7% off the fantastic Mac laptop in certain configurations. Specifically, you can get the base model M3 MacBook Air with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for $1204 (down from $1299), but even better is the upgraded model with … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/03/29/apple-deals-save-up-to-125-off-new-m3-macbook-air … ⌘ Read more
Can You Stop Mirroring Camera on MacBook? Yes… Sometimes
You may have noticed while on a video call or teleconference that your video is mirrored, or flipped, by default on the Mac. Mirrored video means the image on screen is what you see when looking in a mirror, not your regular orientation from an observers perspective, thus the name. This is the case with … Read More ⌘ Read more
NewsToday2: What it is & How to Disable NewsToday2 on Mac
Some Mac users have discovered a process named “NewsToday2” running on their Mac, typically found after they’ve noticed a slowdown on their machine, or if they’re browsing through active processes running in MacOS. We’re going to dive into the NewsToday2 process in MacOS, discuss what it is, and show you how to stop it from … Read More ⌘ Read more
Create a Resume with Pages on Mac, iPhone, iPad
Creating a resume is one of those tasks that can be stressful, but it does not need to be if you’re in the Apple ecosystem. That’s because your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, all have a readily accessible series of resume templates that you can access. Whether it’s updating a resume into a new format, or … Read More ⌘ Read more
Create a Resume with Pages on Mac, iPhone, iPad
Creating a resume is one of those tasks that can be stressful, but it does not need to be if you’re in the Apple ecosystem. That’s because your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, all have a readily accessible series of resume templates that you can access. Whether it’s updating a resume into a new format, or … Read More ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Update Released with Bug Fixes & Security Updates
Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 as an update for Mac users running the Sonoma operating system. The software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, and appears to resolve the USB hub and external monitor issues that some Mac users were experiencing with macOS Sonoma 14.4 update. Separately, macOS Ventura 13.6.6 is also available … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/03/ … ⌘ Read more
Use Both Dark & Light Mode Themes Per App on Mac with Gray
Mac users have the option of using either the Light theme or Dark mode theme of MacOS, or they can have the system theme change with the time of day automatically on a schedule. But what if you prefer one theme over the other for some apps, but not others? What if you want some … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Setup a Timer on Mac with Clock App
Timers have arrived on the Mac with the addition of the Clock app coming to modern versions of MacOS. This is exciting if you’ve long wanted to use a timer on your Mac, whether to set a timer for a project, for your own pomodoro or work, cooking something, how long a break should take, … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Hide the Clock at MacOS Login Screen
The Mac login screen and lock screen displays a prominent large clock, with the date and time visible over the wallpaper or screensaver. While many users appreciate having the time and date right there at the login screen, other users may wish to hide the clock, date, and time, from the MacOS login screen. If … Read More ⌘ Read more