A little over a week after the first beta, Apple is now pushing out its second beta for macOS 10.14.2 for developers. This release will likely be minor and will be fixing bugs with the initial 10.14.1 release. macOS 10.14.1, brought support for new emojis and Group FaceTime. It’s unclear what’s new in this beta, but we’ll update this post as we learn more information. Apple is also testing iOS 12....

The latest update to macOS High Sierra is now available for all customers. The new build ships with version 17D47 or 17D2047 depending on your machine. The new version is available on Apple’s developer center and is rolling out to all users now. Release notes for the new software update specifically call out a fix for Messages: The update comes in at a relatively small 1.97GB (on my iMac). Developers and public beta testers should not need to update from the last beta version....

Several years ago, we showed you how to rip DVDs and Rip Blu-ray discs. Then you can store them on a server or NAS and stream them throughout your house via an app like Plex. While it’s geeky cool to run your own video service throughout your house, it takes a lot of time and effort. And nowadays, you can get high-quality digital versions of your discs without all the work....

Nobody knows the importance of social media insights better than Fizza Mir, founder and curator of the luxe mood board, Luxury Princess on Instagram. Now with a whopping 157,000 followers, Luxury Princess is the go-to destination for refined fashion and lifestyle inspiration. Growing her social media presence from the ground up involved regularly reviewing her social media stats, assessing what is and isn’t working and refining her approach along the way....

It’s always fun to pause and take a snapshot of all the tools we use for work. I did this twice last year for 9to5Toys and the continuing Behind the Screens series, and in podcast form on Mac Power Users #447 a few months later. Technology is constantly evolving, though, and if we know what we’re doing, so should our workflows. I’ve been trying different office, hardware, and software solutions this year and want to share a peek at tools I’m using lately....

DisplayPort isn’t an Apple technology – it’s an emerging I/O standard that’s designed for video – effectively in the running against HDMI. DisplayPort was originally developed for computers in order to replace those horrid VGA connectors. It was introduced by the Video Electronics Standards Association in 2006. We’ve been doing a little reading about it, and came across this excellent article on Electronics Design Strategy News we’d like to tell you about....

Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.2.2. to the public today with a fix for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air users. Apple says the update “prevents” certain models from “incurring damage” when they are connected to third-party USB-C hubs and docks. Apple explains that the update prevents 2019 or later MacBook Pro and 2020 or later MacBook Air models from suffering damage when used with “third-party, non-compliant powered USB-C” accessories....

macOS gets a major overhaul this year with version 11 that comes with an all-new iOS inspired design and much more. At its November Mac event today, Apple has revealed that the macOS Big Sur launch is set for November 12. This year has been unique with Apple holding three separate fall events for Apple Watch/iPad, iPhone, and Mac. While we normally see Apple debut the next major macOS update in September or October, this year the release of Big Sur was pushed to November to coincide with the Apple Silicon Mac event....

macOS Mojave developer beta 7 is now available for testing. As always, we’ll dig through the latest beta version and highlight all the changes between the first beta and the latest beta below. macOS Mojave includes a system-wide dark mode; a new dynamic desktop wallpaper type; Stacks for organizing files on your desktop; a new Gallery view and Quick Actions in Finder; more actions available in Quick Look; new screenshot and screen recording features; Continuity Camera for snapping photos on iPhone for use on Mac; News, Stocks, Home, and Voice Memos apps; a new Mac App Store; and much more....

Magnum, P.I. premiered in December 0f 1980, forever establishing a new perspective on the television crime drama genre. Magnum (Tom Selleck) defies the stereotypical stigma associated with returned Vietnam vets at the time by portraying a happy-go-lucky man driving a Ferrari and solving crime in Hawaiian paradise. Not only this, but Magnum stood out for his narration of episodes, offering the character’s innermost thoughts to audiences and even helping the storyline along....

If you’re looking to keep your Apple devices charged while you’re on the go, a new dual-sided MagSafe powerbank for iPhone 12 and AirPods might be just the thing. Zens has today announced four new powerbanks with support for MagSafe wireless charging … The entry-level one is the ZEPP01M, which provides the convenience of MagSafe charging for the iPhone 12, ensuring that the two stay magnetically attached. It offers a 4,000mAh capacity, which is enough for more than one full charge, and is itself recharged via the supplied USB-C cable....

Personal Safety Lately, we’ve been covering a few of the interesting Android features that Google has premiered on its Pixel range. Whether things like the Style Menu or adding Portrait Blur after taking a photo will make their way to other devices, only Google can tell. Not to mention the excellent Google Recorder app. This time around, Google has focused on the security of Pixel users. The new Safety Check feature makes sure that emergency contacts are notified of your location if you don’t respond to a security check on your device....

The Mandalorian gets a teaser trailer introducing Ming-Na Wen as the mysterious galactic assassin Fennec Shand. The Agents of SHIELD veteran officially joined the live-action Star Wars TV series’ cast at the D23 Expo back in August. At the time, however, it wasn’t clear if she would be playing an important recurring character or doing a voice-only part (a la Taika Waititi as assassin droid IG-11). Regardless, the role gave Wen a Disney EGOT (not a real thing), making her the rare actor to work with four major Disney-owned studios....

It has been quite some time since M. Night Shyamalan had a bona fide hit on his hands. While he was quickly proclaimed to be the next great filmmaker after a string of successes in The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs, his decline in popularity and quality was just as steep. However, after the director managed to win people back with The Visit in 2015, there was much interest in whether his latest film Split would maintain that upward trajectory....

Following reviews of the new iMac being published yesterday, the first reviews of Apple’s newest M1 iPad Pro are here. In the reviews, we get a closer look at how the M1 chip takes advantage of iPadOS, the new mini-LED display in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and more. Head below for all the details. Writing for MacStories, Federico Viticci says that the new Liquid Retina XDR display features “fantastic black levels....

Unlike the App Store mobile bazaar which is the home to 99-cent quick sellers, with about one third free items, inexpensive software takes a back seat on the Mac App Store. According to a Distimo study based on an analysis of major application stores, less than one in eight apps on the Mac App Store are free of charge and games comprise 29 percent of all submissions. Less than two months since launch the Mac App Store has 2,225 applications versus 8,099 iPad apps two months post-launch....

Apple today released the fourth developer preview of macOS Sierra since showing off the software update for the Mac at WWDC 2016. The latest release is available now through the Mac App Store. macOS Sierra’s headlining feature is Siri on the Mac with other features like Auto-Unlock which lets Apple Watch users skip the password login screen. Apple Pay is also coming to Safari with macOS Sierra, although we haven’t seen the feature live on the web yet....

How To Disable The Firefox Add-On Version Checker Step 1 – Start Firefox First of all, you will need to call your trusty companion – Firefox. For XP, simply go to Start > All Programs > Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 > Mozilla Firefox. Of course, if you are running Vista or Windows 7 you can always start it up more quickly by opening the start menu and typing in Mozilla then Pressing Return....

Therefore, I will discuss some basic terminology. Malware: malicious software with unknown functionality that is resident on a system. Any software that does something that causes harm to a user, computer, or network can be considered malware, including viruses, Trojan horses, worms, rootkits, shareware, and spyware. Virus: A type of malware that replicates, commonly by infecting other files in the computer, thus execution of malware code and its propagation when those files are activated....

The Mandalorian season 2 will reportedly feature the appearance of established Star Wars characters from the original trilogy. Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian has been a big hit on the Disney+ streaming service, as it has garnered both critical acclaim and audience appreciation. Not to mention the shows monstrous presence on social media thanks to the surprise character reveal at the end of episode one, The Child, or Baby Yoda for all the people on the internet....