macOS Tahoe finally puts the Spotlight where it belongs
Twenty years ago, Mac OS X Tiger introduced us to a search feature that would stand the test of time: Spotlight. And while at the time I found myself ambivalent about its many quirks, some…
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Second macOS Tahoe dev beta fixes a short-lived Mac nightmare
Apple released the beta 2 of macOS 26 Tahoe on Monday, and while we don’t know yet the complete story of what’s new in the beta, we do know one thing: Apple has changed the…
RIP IEEE 1394: macOS Tahoe drops FireWire support, killing the original iPod
Technology is always moving forward, which often means old technology gets left behind. For example, NekoMichiUBC on X has discovered that the macOS Tahoe beta lacks support for FireWire. That means that legacy devices, such…
macOS Tahoe vs Sequoia:What’s different, what’s new, should you update?
At its WWDC event on 9 June 2025, Apple showed off the next version of macOS that will be making its way to desktops near you later in 2025. macOS Tahoe comes with some impressive…
RIP Mickey Mouse glove: macOS Tahoe has a new set of cursors
There were some big new features for Mac owners to get excited about when Apple announced macOS Tahoe at the start of this week. But the little details of the company’s OS updates are sometimes…
Microsoft throws shade at macOS Tahoe’s familiar new vista
If you peeked over the platform wall at WWDC earlier this week and thought that the new “Liquid Glass” look for macOS and iOS seemed a little retro for the Windows faithful, you’re not alone.…
macOS 26 Tahoe fixes a major pet peeve of Google Chrome users
While the macOS Tahoe developer beta is now available, I usually install the first beta on a spare Mac and wait until the public beta before installing it on my main Mac. The first beta…
macOS 26 Tahoe: 5 reasons power users will rush to upgrade this fall
When Apple announced macOS Tahoe at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), much of the attention rightly went to its Liquid Glass user interface redesign. It’s a massive change to the look and feel of the…
macOS 26 includes the first Terminal app redesign in decades
Terminal in macOS is the most utilitarian app on the Mac. It’s a command-line interface app that most people don’t use, but the 24-year-old Terminal is a vital tool for those who do use it…
Apple’s macOS 26 Tahoe shows where Windows has lost its way
Apple has a reputation for reimagining products launched by other companies, polishing them so thoroughly that they’re often seen as synonymous with Apple itself. With the macOS 26 “Tahoe” update that Apple launched at WWCD…