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Upgrade to macOS 26 Tahoe When You’re Ready
Apple has now sufficiently refined macOS 26 Tahoe to make an upgrade worthwhile for interested users. You don’t need to upgrade immediately, but there are no strong reasons for most people to delay further. Unlike last year, when Apple was releasing new Apple Intelligence features with each macOS 15 Sequoia update, ... Read more -
Five Invisible Characters That Still Matter in Word Processing and Layout
In earlier eras of word processing, users were much more likely to encounter explanations of document structure—not because everyone had to become an expert, but because knowledge was shared differently. Software shipped with detailed manuals, user groups and training classes focused on how documents worked under the hood, and power users routinely shared mental models and tips. (Who remembers ... Read more -
How to Encourage Successful AI Use in Your Organization
The AI hype train continues to gain momentum, with breathless reports of rapid user growth, billion-dollar deals, and sky-high company valuations. At the same time, it’s easy to highlight AI pilot failures, problematic uses, and worries about job losses. As always, reality lies between the extremes. AI is just another technological tool, like spreadsheets, email, and the searchable Web. Like... Read more -
Control Song Transitions in Apple Music
A new feature for Apple Music subscribers in the Music app in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 is AutoMix, which Apple says causes songs to “transition at the perfect moment, based on analysis of the key and tempo of the music.” It fades between songs as a DJ would, but it’s not always successful. If AutoMix’s tr... Read more -
How to Ensure You Don’t Miss Reminders
Recording a task in Apple’s Reminders app on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad is just the first step—the app captures what you need to do—but what matters more is being reminded to take action at the right moment. (The most important step, of course, is following through, but that’s on you.) Here’s how to configure Reminders to get your attention at the right moment, whether through time-based aler... Read more -
If Your iPhone’s Lock Screen Clock Is Too Transparent, You Can Fix It
One place where the Liquid Glass transparency in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 can be annoying is the time display on the Lock Screen. Liquid Glass tries—but often fails—to adjust the clock’s transparency so it’s readable over whatever photo you chose or the Photo Shuffle option displayed. Starting in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, you can manually adjust the clock’s transparency: touch and hold the Lock Scr... Read more -
Try macOS 26.2’s Edge Light for Low-Light Video Calls
We can’t always guarantee optimal lighting for video calls, especially when using laptops on the go. A new feature in macOS 26.2 Tahoe called Edge Light might help. It’s a video effect that uses the outermost pixels of your Mac’s display to create a bright white rectangle that illuminates your face during video ... Read more -
When Google Points to a Chatbot Conversation, Be Skeptical
Here’s something new to watch out for: poisoned chatbot conversations surfaced in Google searches. The sharing features in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and other chatbots allow users to publish their conversations as public Web pages, which can be indexed by search engines and appear alongside traditional websites in search results. Attackers can seed those conversations with malicious comman... Read more -
Mac Setup Checklist for Designers | MacWorks 360
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UniFi Default Security Posture: What Small Business Owners Need to Know | MacWorks 360
UniFi Default Security Posture: What Small Business Owners Need to Know
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