Apple sells two 14-inch MacBook Pro models at $1,599 and $1,999, but recently refreshed the lower-cost model with a new chip, so which should you choose? At face value, the M5 MacBook Pro is an entry-level model for users who need a machine that is more powerful and versatile than the MacBook Air. The M4…
Even the most loyal Mac users recognize that Windows still rules the roost in the world of desktop and laptop computers, and there are many important apps that only run on Windows. For example, the Windows version of Microsoft Office includes the Access database that has never been available for the Mac, and there are…
If you’re looking for a mouse for a Mac or MacBook, you’ve got plenty of options beyond Apple’s Magic Mouse. These days most mice will work on either Mac or PC, so you’ve got access to just about the entire PC mouse market, from wired to wireless, trackpads to trackballs, and even over-the-top dedicated gaming…
It’s not possible to upgrade the storage in Macs, so it’s a good idea to buy an external drive to provide extra storage for all your work files, photos, videos, and games. And, of course, you should always have an external drive available for making Time Machine backups in case anything ever goes wrong. The…
Apple's AirPods are notorious for being unserviceable, and a new teardown video shows the AirPods Pro 3 do nothing to address that. The popular tiny earbuds are also some of the most environmentally unfriendly products Apple makes. Each update, iFixit emphasizes this with their brutal teardowns of the AirPods. The AirPods Pro 3 got a…
Apple is pushing the limits of Apple Vision Pro with visionOS 26, showing that it isn't holding back, but that impending M5 model may be necessary sooner rather than later. Apple may not have been first to mixed reality computing, what Apple calls spatial computing, but it debuted many interaction paradigms and UI styles that…
Apple has changed its MacBook connection standard from Thunderbolt 4 to Thunderbolt 5. Macs that boast an M4 Pro, M4 Max or M3 Ultra now come armed with at least three Thunderbolt 5 ports, while Macs with plain M4 processors remain on Thunderbolt 4. Some earlier MacBook Air models had their ports listed as “Thunderbolt…
These days cloud storage is all the rage, offering the convenience of access to your files without having to clog up your devices’ storage, it simplifies sharing files with other people, means that you can access what you need on any device, and it’s especially useful now that so may of us work from home…
Solid-state drives – aka SSD – used to be really expensive, but prices have really fallen in the past few years, and you can now pick up fast, reliable SSDs that cost only slightly more than their hard drive counterparts. Even the slowest SSDs are generally faster than mechanical hard drives. As well as being…
The monitor might be the most important part of your Mac’s setup–after all, you can’t use any desktop computer without one and even the 16-inch screen on the MacBook Pro is going to feel cramped if you are having a particularly productive morning. Spread your work out by plugging in multiple monitors to your Mac…
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