How Apple Works Around Battery Chemistry Limits with Fast Charge and Optimized Battery Charging
MacTalkJune 2022 JOSH CENTERS 6 May 202212 comments How Apple Works Around Battery Chemistry Limits with Fast Charge and Optimized Battery Charging The most significant limitation for mobile devices is power. Engineers keep finding ways to cram more transistors into...
Five Enhancements for Future Apple Operating Systems
MacTalkJune 2022 ADAM ENGST 19 May 202261 comments Five Enhancements for Future Apple Operating Systems At the WWDC keynote in just a few weeks, Apple will unveil new features across its stable of operating systems (see “WWDC 2022 Stays Virtual Starting June 6,” 5...
Bad Apple #5- iCloud Drive Folder Sharing Risks Data Loss
MacTalkJune 2022ADAM ENGST 12 May 202225 comments Bad Apple #5: iCloud Drive Folder Sharing Risks Data Loss I want to like iCloud Drive, I really do. As I noted in “Cloud Storage Forecast Unsettled, with Possible Storms” (4 February 2022), iCloud Drive is attractive...
Apple Previews Upcoming Accessibility Features
MacTalkJune 2022 JOSH CENTERS 17 May 20229 comments Apple Previews Upcoming Accessibility Features Apple has previewed some upcoming accessibility features that we’ll presumably see in this year’s updates to Apple’s operating systems. They include: Door Detection:...
Apple Officially Discontinues the iPod Touch
MacTalkJune 2022 JOSH CENTERS 11 May 20228 comments Apple Officially Discontinues the iPod touch Earlier this year, we asked, “Has Apple Abandoned the iPod touch?” (22 February 2022). It turns out the answer is yes. In an Apple Newsroom post titled “The music lives...
Use Apple’s networkQuality Tool to Test Internet Responsiveness
MacTalkMay 2022ADAM ENGST 22 April 202223 comments Use Apple’s networkQuality Tool to Test Internet Responsiveness Videoconferencing has revealed to all of us how good—or poor—our Internet connections really are. However, if you’re just loading Web pages or...
Understand Cryptocurrency, but Don’t Invest in It
MacTalkMay 2022GLENN FLEISHMAN 20 April 202216 comments Understand Cryptocurrency, but Don’t Invest in It Cryptocurrency is on everyone’s lips, but it should be in no one’s virtual pockets. An overhyped form of imaginary value storage, it has all the...
Going Beyond Wordle: Oodles of *dle Games
MacTalkMay 2022ADAM ENGST 20 April 20227 comments Going Beyond Wordle: Oodles of *dle Games Wordle has taken the Internet by storm. It skyrocketed from a handful of players late last year to millions today, with the New York Times acquiring the game from...
Five Solutions for Pasting Plain Text on a Mac
MacTalkMay 2022JOSH CENTERS 18 April 202234 comments Five Solutions for Pasting Plain Text on a Mac Tell me if you’ve had this problem: you copy some text and paste it into a word processor, a spreadsheet, or any other app that supports stylized text and end up...
Audio Hijack 4 Brings Interface Improvements and Recording Upgrades
MacTalkMay 2022GLENN FLEISHMAN 4 April 20225 comments Audio Hijack 4 Brings Interface Improvements and Recording Upgrades Rogue Amoeba Software’s Audio Hijack 4 has arrived with significant interface improvements, new features, and enhancements. The...