In this episode, we will discuss what makes macOS Tahoe 26 for the Mac more capable, productive, and intelligent than ever. Amongst the new features, we will be telling you about a stunning new design, more Continuity experiences with the Phone app and Live Activities, the biggest update to Spotlight ever, expanded Apple Intelligence capabilities, and more.
macOS Tahoe 26 introduces a beautiful new design, additional Continuity experiences, along with even more features to turbocharge productivity.The new design unlocks even more ways to personalize the Mac.The new design elevates iconic elements of macOS, making them at once fresh and timelessly Mac. From the moment a user unlocks their Mac, the desktop is instantly familiar. With the new Phone app for Mac, users can conveniently access familiar content — like Recents, Contacts, and Voicemail — synced from iPhone, and easily make a call with a click.Live Activities from iPhone appear in the menu bar on Mac; and when users click on one, the app opens in iPhone Mirroring to show more information. All of a user’s apps are now on view in Spotlight, including apps from their iPhone, thanks to iPhone Mirroring.Users can now take hundreds of actions directly from Spotlight — like sending an email, creating a note, or playing a podcast — without jumping between apps.Items from the menu bar for the app a user is currently working in are searchable in Spotlight.Spotlight introduces quick keys, which are short strings of characters that get users right to the action they’re looking for.Live Translation on FaceTime helps users communicate across languages by following along with translated live captions while still hearing the speaker’s voice.Safari offers a fresh but familiar experience, featuring a rounded tab design that floats in the toolbar, along with a refreshed sidebar.
In this episode, we will discuss Apple announcement it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, commonly referred to as WWDC, online from June 10 through 14. Developers and students will have the opportunity to celebrate in person at a special event at Apple Park on opening day.
WWDC24 will include an in-person experience on June 10 that will provide developers the opportunity to watch the keynote at Apple Park, meet with Apple team members, and take part in special activities.
In this episode, we will discuss Apple releasing this week mac OS Sonoma bringing many new features. We will talk about these features and other new improvements.
macOS Sonoma makes the Mac experience better than ever — from more ways to personalize with widgets, to big updates to Safari and video conferencing, along with optimized gaming.Users can personalize their desktop with widgets, and with Continuity, they can even add their iPhone widgets to their Mac desktop.Video conference calls get more engaging with new features like Presenter Overlay, which displays users in front of the content they are sharing.Profiles keep browsing separate between topics like work, school, and more so users can quickly switch between them.
Today’s podcast includes new features coming to macOS Sonoma this fall and earlier for those enthusiasts who sign up for the beta versions. We will talk about these all-new macOS Sonoma features and capabilities for elevating productivity and creativity and wrap up the show with those features for optimizing the gaming experience and some quick improvements underway.
macOS Sonoma makes the Mac experience better than ever — from more ways to personalize with widgets, to big updates to Safari and video conferencing, along with exciting new game titles. More information is at https://apple.com/macos/sonoma-previewUsers can personalize their desktop with widgets, and with Continuity, they can even add widgets from their iPhone right on their Mac.Video conference calls get more engaging with new features like Presenter Overlay and Reactions, which are powered by the Neural Engine in Apple silicon.
macOS Ventura is now available to download and takes the Mac experience to a whole new level with groundbreaking capabilities that help users achieve more than ever. We will do all this in minutes so let’s get started. New features we will cover include Continuity Camera, which enables users to seamlessly work across their Apple devices, and productivity tools including Stage Manager, helping users stay focused and easily move between tasks. Also, we will cover Safari which uses ushers in a passwordless future with passkeys, and big updates come to popular apps including Mail and Messages.
macOS Ventura includes new productivity tools and Continuity features that make the Mac experience better than ever. You can see graphics of all these new features at https://www.apple.com/macos/ventura/
In this episode, we will discuss the start of ordering today of the all-new Mac Book Air with M2 and Apple’s introduction of Lockdown Mode to the upcoming operating systems.
With the new M2 chip, the 13-inch MacBook Pro delivers even more performance and capabilities than before for faster video and photo editing, along with smoother gameplay.The Lockdown Mode capability further hardens device defenses and strictly limits certain functionalities, sharply reducing the attack surface that could potentially be exploited by highly targeted mercenary spyware.
In this episode, we will discuss today’s announcement by AT&T of upgraded fiber plans which support speeds up to 5 Gigabytes for customers in 70 metropolitan cities across the United States. A listing of the cities is below with multi-gig in blue text. In the second half of the podcast, we will be following up on the story we did a few episodes ago about the Apple Polishing Cloth.
The Apple Polishing Cloth is now becoming widely available after months of backorders. You can find them at Apple Stores and online. Learn how Apple recommends you clean the cloth when it becomes soiled.
Happy New Year. In our first episode of 2022, we will review the Apple Polishing Cloth which I finally received. For most U.S. shoppers, their shipment has been delayed until early January, at the earliest, so this review is timely even with its early launch. I’ve been using it rigorously to give you my initial review.
Apple’s polishing cloth is priced is sold both in Apple retail stores and on Apple.com. The cloth has been delayed for months and is just coming to many customers in 2022.Picture of the Apple Polishing Cloth and unboxing photo
In this episode, we will be interviewing Jim Dube about using Apple devices and associated software for your home theater system. The software we talked about in today’s show include the media players:Air Video HD: https://airvideo.app; Plex: https://www.plex.tv; Kodi: https://kodi.tv/download/851; InFuse: https://firecore.com/infuse. Software to rip DVDs includes: RipIt: http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/; Handbrake: https://handbrake.fr; MacX DVD Ripper Pro:https://www.macxdvd.com/landing/mac-dvd-ripper.htm?Rgclid=EAIaIQobChMInrC67pX_5QIVjyCtBh26Kg58EAAYASAAEgIJF_D_BwE. A tool to help rename ripped files: FileBot: https://www.filebot.net. You can reach Jim at dubej@mac.com. (Graphic courtesy of Apple Inc.)
The all-new, 16-inch MacBook Pro is just one of the devices you can use to create your home theater system.
In this episode, we are going to talk about Apple’s recent update to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro along with back-to-school purchase incentives, and as an alternative to new, purchasing a device from the Apple Refurbished Store.
Updated 13-inch MacBook Pro now features the latest processors for twice the performance, Touch Bar and Touch ID, and a True Tone Retina displayRefurbMe.Com is a place where interested buyers can seek refurbished devices.
