Today’s macOS has a long history. It’s life started back in 1984, with the famous ad made by Ridley Scott for Steve Jobs. And when the first Macintosh was released…
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WWDC 2023 has been announced
Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in an online format from June 6 until 10 June, 2023 (EST). The opening keynote is at 3:00AM on 6 June 2023…
Continue readingMicrosoft Outlook for Mac is now free
Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Outlook for Mac is now 100% and that you no longer need a Microsoft 365 account to use it. Note that while the product has…
Continue readingMicrosoft adds half-baked iMessage support
Microsoft’s Phone Link software has given Android users the ability to send and receive text messages on a PC running Windows. But the folks in Redmond are trying to play…
Continue readingApple Home – the last piece of the puzzle is coming
Apple’s push into home automation started in 2014 with the announcement of HomeKit – a software framework that lets you configure, communicate with and control smart-home appliances with a Mac,…
Continue readingApple updates all major operating system releases
Apple has released bug fixes and system updates for watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS and macOS. If you’re looking for cool new features, you’ll be disappointed. But with a number of…
Continue readingSiri will die a slow death unless it gets smarter
Microsoft’s investment in ChatGPT, which could be as high as USD$10B, has drawn a new battle line. And while Google has come up with its own “please don’t forget us”…
Continue readingRecent Apple updates change our idea of obsolete
During this week, Apple released a series of system updates across almost every product. Macs, iPads, iPhones, Apple Watches and Apple TVs across the world received updated versions of their…
Continue readingUsing the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement
Before the pandemic, I spent almost a third of the year travelling. That meant trying many different solutions for staying in touch and productive when I was away from my…
Continue readingThe case for keeping your Mac up to date
Each year, Apple releases a new version of macOS. As well as adding new features of varying importance, Apple makes a bunch of under-the-covers changes. For example, back in 2007…
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