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10 essential Mac trackpad gestures you need to know
Macworld

10 essential Mac trackpad gestures you need to know

Take steps toward being more efficient with your trackpad.

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February 2023
Forget the Touch Bar-Apple wants a MacBook with Touch Keys
Macworld

Forget the Touch Bar-Apple wants a MacBook with Touch Keys

Someday, Apple's MacBooks may have a keyboard made of tiny programmable displays.

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February 2023
ROCKET: BLAST YOUR WAY THROUGH THE DIFFICULTY OF INSERTING EMOJI ON A MAC
Macworld

ROCKET: BLAST YOUR WAY THROUGH THE DIFFICULTY OF INSERTING EMOJI ON A MAC

If you like emoji, it's easy to find and insert them in apps like Discord, Messages, and Slack and on many websites, particularly social media ones like Facebook and Twitter, which commissioned emoji drawings unique to their products. But outside of apps and sites that embrace emoji, macOS offers a convoluted process to access them otherwise.

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February 2023
MacBook butterfly keyboard settlement: File your claim by March 6
Macworld

MacBook butterfly keyboard settlement: File your claim by March 6

Apple is paying out $33 million to MacBook users over its faulty keyboards. Here's everything you need to know.

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February 2023
HOW I GOT MY IPHONE NOTIFICATIONS UNDER CONTROL AND RESTORED MY SANITY
Macworld

HOW I GOT MY IPHONE NOTIFICATIONS UNDER CONTROL AND RESTORED MY SANITY

OUR PHONES BEG FOR OUR ATTENTION ALL DAY LONG, CONTINUOUSLY. BREAK FREE FROM THE CYCLE AND TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE!

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4 mins  |
February 2023
Why I'm thankful for Universal Control on my Mac and iPad
Macworld

Why I'm thankful for Universal Control on my Mac and iPad

Universal Control is great and has opened up new ways to use the iPad and Mac.

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February 2023
How to use two eSIMs in an iPhone to balance data usage
Macworld

How to use two eSIMs in an iPhone to balance data usage

Apple offers a switch that can help when you're roaming with multiple networks that have different coverage and data limits.

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February 2023
PELICAN PROTECTOR STICKER MOUNT CASE FOR AIRTAG
Macworld

PELICAN PROTECTOR STICKER MOUNT CASE FOR AIRTAG

Some AirTag cases are made for hiding; some are made to submerge for half an hour, meters below the surface; some to make the AirTag unremovable.

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February 2023
How to color-code events in Apple Calendar
Macworld

How to color-code events in Apple Calendar

For historic reasons, calendar events can't be coded by category or any other element that would allow unique color display.

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February 2023
After a year in limbo, Apple quietly kills its controversial CSAM photo-scanning feature
Macworld

After a year in limbo, Apple quietly kills its controversial CSAM photo-scanning feature

Apple had plans to scan your iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material, but after several delays, the program is canceled.

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February 2023
Apple is reportedly working on 'multiple' standalone Mac displays for 2023
Macworld

Apple is reportedly working on 'multiple' standalone Mac displays for 2023

Apple seems set to update its Pro Display XDR and Studio Display in 2023.

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February 2023
How to decide which macOS automatic updates to allow
Macworld

How to decide which macOS automatic updates to allow

Apple provides an array of choices about how your Mac can install new versions of its components and the system without your intervention.

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February 2023
2022 is over-so where is Apple Music Classical?
Macworld

2022 is over-so where is Apple Music Classical?

More than a year after Apple purchased Primephonic and promised a 'dedicated' classical music experience, there's a lot of silence.

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2 mins  |
February 2023
Biden's WSJ op-ed targets big tech, and Apple should be both nervous and pleased
Macworld

Biden's WSJ op-ed targets big tech, and Apple should be both nervous and pleased

While the president didn't mention any tech company by name, his call to action clearly applies to the world's largest company.

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February 2023
Why is the Mac Pro?
Macworld

Why is the Mac Pro?

Apple's high-priced tower is supposed to be the ultimate Mac. If it's not, why does it exist?

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4 mins  |
February 2023
Hot Stuff
Macworld

Hot Stuff

What we're raving about this month

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February 2023
Game over? FTC sues to block Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard takeover
PCWorld

Game over? FTC sues to block Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard takeover

Proposed 69 billion acquisition would harm consumers, FTC says.

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January 2023
Don't get scammed: Why you can't trust Elon Musk's Twitter right now
PCWorld

Don't get scammed: Why you can't trust Elon Musk's Twitter right now

Parody and fake accounts have always existed on Twitter, but this kind of mayhem takes all that to a different level.

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January 2023
Google Chrome is a memory hog, but it's going on a diet
PCWorld

Google Chrome is a memory hog, but it's going on a diet

Chrome’s upcoming memory and energy savings will be on by default.

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January 2023
How to add check boxes to Microsoft Word documents
PCWorld

How to add check boxes to Microsoft Word documents

Are you making a list and checking it twice?

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January 2023
The Steam Deck’s button mapper is the best feature you're not using
PCWorld

The Steam Deck’s button mapper is the best feature you're not using

How to make pretty much any PC title work with a game controller.

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January 2023
Perfect Backup: Perfect? No, but darn close
PCWorld

Perfect Backup: Perfect? No, but darn close

This free file and folder backup program is far more versatile than the integrated Windows File History, even backing up to popular online services.

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January 2023
Chrome now supports passkeys, the password killer
PCWorld

Chrome now supports passkeys, the password killer

Chrome will support passkeys on Windows, Android, and iOS.

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January 2023
Your laptop's battery life may be dropping faster than you think
PCWorld

Your laptop's battery life may be dropping faster than you think

One test showed a laptop's battery life dropping by as much as two and a half hours in about a year’s time.

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4 mins  |
January 2023
THE BEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OF 2022
PCWorld

THE BEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OF 2022

THE BEST OF THE BEST, AS CHOSEN BY THE PCWORLD EDITORS.

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January 2023
Windows 11's borked gaming performance is mostly fixed, Microsoft says
PCWorld

Windows 11's borked gaming performance is mostly fixed, Microsoft says

If you’re suddenly seeing that big update hit your desktop, that’s why!

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January 2023
If your kids love Roblox, check their browser for this malware
PCWorld

If your kids love Roblox, check their browser for this malware

The popular SearchBlox Chrome extension appears to be harvesting user data for potential digital theft.

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January 2023
ChatGPT is the dazzling, scary future of Al chatbots
PCWorld

ChatGPT is the dazzling, scary future of Al chatbots

This feels like what Google, Siri, and Alexa hope to be one day.

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4 mins  |
January 2023
5 must-know GeForce RTX 4080 details: Overpriced by $500
PCWorld

5 must-know GeForce RTX 4080 details: Overpriced by $500

The RTX 4080’s performance went up over the RTX 3080, but its price went up waaaaaaaaaay more.

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7 mins  |
January 2023
HOW MASTODON AND FEDERATED SERVICES PUT SOCIAL NETWORKS IN THE PEOPLE'S HANDS
PCWorld

HOW MASTODON AND FEDERATED SERVICES PUT SOCIAL NETWORKS IN THE PEOPLE'S HANDS

TWITTER'S TROUBLES SPARK A NEW OLDSCHOOL REVOLUTION.

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January 2023