Universal Control and Spatial Audio Launches on Mac with MacOS 12.3
Screenshot from Apple Event featuring Universal Control across iPad, MacBook and iMac. Screenshot/Apple After a stint in beta, the Universal Control and Spatial Audio features are now available to all Mac users via the new MacOS 12.3 update. The…
How to install the MacOS apps Apple doesn’t want you to
Sarah Tew/CNET Apple is big on privacy and protection, and this has always included keeping malware and viruses away from MacOS desktops and laptops. Installing apps from Apple’s own Mac App Store is one way to minimize your risk, but not…
Chrome OS, Linux, macOS or Windows: The benefits of each OS for your laptop
Unsure of which operating system you want to run on your laptop? Jack Wallen offers some key benefits of the available choices. Image: GettyImages/Maryna Andriichenko Laptops are an indispensable piece of hardware that are far more flexible than…
MacOS Monterey: Is your computer compatible with Apple’s new OS? Here’s how to find out
Apple’s 2020 13-inch MacBook Air will work with MacOS Monterey. Stephen Shankland/CNET MacOS Monterey, Apple’s latest Mac operating system, arrived on Monday, Oct. 25. The software, also known as MacOS 12, is included on the new laptops…
Samsung Dex to lose support for Windows 7, macOS
TL;DR Samsung will stop supporting its Samsung Dex system on Windows 7 and macOS machines. Support will cease in January 2022. Windows 7 users will need to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11. macOS users will need to swap systems. There are several proprietary…
MacOS Monterey was bricking some laptops. That’s been fixed
Dan Ackerman/CNET Installing a new operating system is an emotionally complicated process. On the other side of the update, the new OS promises new toys to play with and enhancements to older features. But there’s always the fear that something…
Using Office 2021 on macOS 10.14 or older? Bad news.
Though this isn’t massive news for the majority of Office users, a good chunk of folks who’ve been enjoying Office 2021 on macOS may be in for an unwelcome surprise come December 2021. Starting in the final month of the year, Office 2021…
People are reporting that MacOS Monterey is bricking their laptops
Dan Ackerman/CNET Installing a new operating system is an emotionally complicated process. On the other side of the update, the new OS promises new toys to play with and enhancements to older features. But there’s always the fear that something…
MacOS Monterey compatible devices: Will your Mac work with Apple’s new OS today?
Apple’s 2020 13-inch MacBook Air will work with MacOS Monterey. Stephen Shankland/CNET MacOS Monterey, Apple’s newest Mac operating system, arrived Monday. The software, also known as MacOS 12, will run on the new laptops announced at…
What laptop should I buy, Windows or MacOS? Plus 10 more things to consider
We live in an age of miracles, when machines that fit in our pockets are capable of doing tasks that would have had us charged with witchcraft in earlier times. But those pocket-sized miracles only go so far, and sometimes even stepping up from a…