How to control a Mac remotely over a local network

Apple began including screen sharing nearly 20 years ago in its Mac operating system. If you have multiple Macs in your home or office on the same local area network (wired, wireless, both, or even two Macs connected via Thunderbolt), you can observe or control another Mac on that network. Some regular users aren’t aware…

Intel’s new Thunderbolt Share app is already on your Mac for free

Intel on Wednesday announced a new Thunderbolt feature called Thunderbolt Share, which allows users to connect one PC directly to another to share files or to do screen sharing to control one computer from another. Intel says the new tech is an example of how it “lead(s) the industry in connectivity solutions with Thunderbolt technology.”…

Is your Mac sluggish or running hot? Here’s what to do

It’s happened to you, probably many times over the years: you’re using Safari, and it starts to feel like molasses. You’re working among several apps, and you start to have to wait for seconds or longer as you switch between them, adding frustration. Or you touch your laptop, and say, “Yowch!”–it’s much hotter than expected.…

Apple Says It Stopped $7 Billion in Fraudulent Transactions in Last 4 Years

Apple today shared its fourth annual fraud prevention analysis, providing insight into how the App Store's rules protect users from fraudulent apps and other security issues. Apple says that it prevented over $1.8 billion in fraudulent transactions in 2023 alone, and $7 billion during the period from 2020 to 2023. Apple blocked more than 14…

OpenAI is releasing a ChatGPT app for Mac first, well ahead of Windows

OpenAI is debuting its own app for ChatGPT generative text for macOS users, and it will be released very shortly after the release event is over. To date, ChatGPT has been available for Mac through third party apps. That is about to change. In its series of Monday announcements, the company declared that it will…

When to Expect the First Macs With the M4 Chip to Launch

Apple last week updated the iPad Pro with the M4 chip, marking the first time that it introduced an M-series chip in an iPad instead of a Mac. However, the first Macs equipped with the M4 chip will allegedly be released in a matter of months. In his latest Power On newsletter on Sunday, Bloomberg's…

Apple Releases Logic Pro for Mac and iPad Updates With New AI Features

Apple today released an updated version of Logic Pro, introducing all of the new features that were previewed last week. New versions of both Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro were announced alongside the new iPad Pro models last Tuesday, and the updates are available for Mac and iPad. Logic Pro has new AI-based studio…

OpenAI Announces ChatGPT App for Mac, GPT-4 for Free, and More

At its Spring Update event, OpenAI announced that it will be releasing a desktop app for the Mac, as seen in the screenshot below. The app will be rolling out to ChatGPT Plus subscribers starting today, ahead of a wider launch "in the coming weeks." "With a simple keyboard shortcut (Option + Space), you can…