You Can Now Upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey When You’re Ready

When it comes to upgrading to a new version of macOS, we err on the side of caution, at least in our recommendations. (We often install even beta releases on secondary machines for testing purposes.) Upgrading is easy, but if you upgrade too soon, the new version of macOS could render favorite apps inoperable, [...]

By |2022-02-03T13:12:13-04:00March 4th, 2022|Mac Tips|Comments Off on You Can Now Upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey When You’re Ready

Giving Away a Mac Running macOS 12 Monterey? Try Erase All Content and Settings

Before macOS 12 Monterey, if you wanted to sell, trade in, or give away your Mac, you had to boot into Recovery, erase the internal drive with Disk Utility, and reinstall macOS to ensure that the new owner would get a fresh start and couldn’t see any of your data. In Monterey, Apple has [...]

By |2022-01-05T16:28:44-04:00February 1st, 2022|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Giving Away a Mac Running macOS 12 Monterey? Try Erase All Content and Settings

Change Your Pointer Color in macOS 12 Monterey

Some people find it hard to find the mouse pointer at times, particularly on a large screen or when working in Dark Mode or in apps with dark interfaces. You’ve long been able to increase the size of the pointer generally and also zoom it temporarily by shaking it, but in macOS 12 Monterey, [...]

By |2022-01-05T16:23:28-04:00January 11th, 2022|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Change Your Pointer Color in macOS 12 Monterey

Keep the Menu Bar Showing in Full Screen in macOS 12 Monterey

Do you like using full-screen mode on your new M1-based MacBook Pro but hate having the menu bar disappear unless you move the pointer to the top of the screen? Happily, in macOS 12 Monterey, Apple has at long last added a setting to keep the menu bar visible at all times. Open System [...]

By |2021-12-02T17:26:13-04:00December 21st, 2021|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Keep the Menu Bar Showing in Full Screen in macOS 12 Monterey

When Should You Upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15?

September is here, which means that Apple will soon start releasing major upgrades for all its operating systems. Apple previewed these releases at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, and many people have been testing the public betas since. Once Apple judges macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15 [...]

By |2021-09-02T11:06:53-04:00September 10th, 2021|iOS Tips, Mac Tips, Releases|Comments Off on When Should You Upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15?
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