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6 MacBook Pro Touch Bar Tips
Some lucky Mac users are beginning to receive their nice and shiny new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Macs. I’ve been quietly toying with mine this morning in order to bring you a few smaller hints, tips,...
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How to Customize the MacBook Pro Touch Bar for your apps
I think most Mac users will grow to really like the Touch Bar. I don’t mean some geeked-out, OTT, tech love thing, I mean they will feel like it’s something they never lived without. I’ve been using...
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The glitch that stole Christmas (when a MacBook Pro flaw isn’t a flaw)
That MacBook Pro battery life problem Consumer Reports got so much attention when it claimed existed? Turns out it isn’t a problem at all, but a glitch in an obscure Safari setting. Apple’s statement:...
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Consumer Reports changes its tune, now recommends MacBook Pro
“With the updated software, the three MacBook Pros in our labs all performed well, with one model running 18.75 hours on a charge. We tested each model multiple times using the new software, following...
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Apple Introduces Essential GarageBand, Logic Pro X Updates
Apple just shipped major updates for GarageBand and Logic Pro X for all supported platforms, delivering new tools and (I think) exciting new features for music makers on its platforms. Logic Pro X...
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First Thoughts: Microsoft Office for MacBook Pro w. Touch Bar
I’ve been working with Microsoft Office for the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar for a short time, and while it’s in beta and I’m planning to look at it in a little more detail over at Computerworld, I...
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How to Make Your Mac Chime Like an iPhone
This Terminal tip will make your MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro chime just like an iPhone whenever you connect your Mac to power. (Though it won’t chime if your Mac is fully powered up when you...
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How To Stop Summoning Siri By Mistake On MacBook Pro w. TouchBar
I’ve been using one of Apple’s new MacBooks for months. As you probably expect, it’s faster, more capable, with a better display, and the TouchBar is (for me at least) a revelation. I like that it...
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iFixIt just made it possible to replace your Retina MacBook Pro battery!
Want to replace the battery in your Retina MacBook Pro? Then you’re going to want to take a look at this new product from iFixIt – the MacBook Pro Retina Battery Fix Kit. The company claims you will...
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This is a Mac Accessory Apple Should Have Invented
I’m liking this little Kickstarter product. It’s a seriously good idea that fixes one of the biggest problems we all face when using the power cable we get with notebook Macs, Sidewinder. Sidewinder...
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7 ways to use your Mac trackpad better
Are you getting the most out of your multitouch Mac? Apple makes it possible to achieve so much using the Multitouch trackpad on its notebooks, but are you getting everything you can from them? Here...
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Surprise: Apple ships faster MacBook Pros you can talk to
New MacBook Pros ship Apple just surprised everyone with much-improved processors, Hey Siri support, new True Tone displays, and a range of other enhancements to its MacBook Pro with Touch Bar range....
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Apple quickly solves MacBook Pro ‘throttling’ complaints
Apple truly cares about the pro markets. Here’s colonist Byron Wijayawarden doing things with video he couldn’t have even thought about a few years ago. Apple’s all-new MacBook Pros faced lots of...
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What is Apple’s True Tone and why should I use it?
iPhone XR Available on the current MacBook Pro, iPad Pros and the iPhone 8, 8Plus, XS and XR smartphones, Apple’s True Tone aims to reduce eye strain by making what you see on your display seem as...
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Apple plans scissor switchers keyboard to replace butterfly
New MacBook Pros ship Apple tried and tried and tried, but in the end it simply couldn’t change physics enough to make its butterfly keyboards function, and as design chief Ive checks out, it looks...
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Apple updates MacBook Air, MacBook Pro
Now with TouchBar! Apple has introduced much-improved entry-level models of both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, cut prices and is offering an even steeper price reduction to college students. What...
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Surprise Final Cut Pro X update delivers big performance gains
Apple has today published the latest macOS Catalina and also introduced an updated version of award-winning video production suite, Final Cut Pro X. Faster performance with Metal Final Cut Pro X also...
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What is Apple’s Magic Keyboard and do people like it?
The new 16-inch MacBook Pro also packs the largest battery you can put on a plane… Introduced with the 16-inch MacBook Pro in late 2019, Apple’s Magic Keyboard replaces the unpopular ‘butterfly...
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Apple dips MacBook toes in Intel’s Ice Lake
Intel presents Ice Lake chips File it under unconfirmed speculation but it looks possible Apple intends packing Intel’s new tenth-generation Ice Lake processor inside its laptops, and these could...
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Apple may use updated PCBs for new keyboard designs
An older MacBook Pro keyboard The “butterfly” keyboards inside Apple’s current crop of MacBooks have generated criticism. Built to support the new design and to flatten the latest MacBook keyboards...
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