Use This App to Reduce Battery Drain on Your MacBook
Photo: Margirita_Puma (Shutterstock) Modern MacBooks generally don’t suffer from battery life woes, but when you do face unexpectedly high drain, it can be hard to diagnose the issue. Sleep Aid…
Stop Buying New Apple Devices
Photo: SNAB (Shutterstock) Whether you love or hate Apple, we can all agree on one thing: Their products are expensive. Apple’s iPhones can easily cost over $1,000, and MacBooks require…
Apple Might Owe You Money for Your MacBook’s Butterfly Keyboard
These hands are typing “Fuck this crappy keyboard.”Photo: Angelika Smile (Shutterstock) MacBooks have, for the most part, been known to some of the best keyboards in the biz. For the…
This Windows Dev Kit Is the Mac Mini of the PC World
Apple has seen a lot of success with its M series chips. These SoCs now power nearly the company’s entire suite of Mac computers, ranging from the original and capable…
The Easiest Way to Fix Bluetooth Issues on Your Mac
Photo: Dontree_M (Shutterstock) Bluetooth is as fantastic as it is finicky. It enables our devices to communicate with each other wirelessly, empowering us to both walk away from our computers…
This Is How Much It’ll Cost to Fix Your Own MacBook
Photo: PK Studio (Shutterstock) Yesterday, Apple announced it would expand its self-repair program to include M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro devices, adding Mac parts and guides to the catalog…
Your Mac Has Secret Reset ‘Buttons’
Photo: Kamil Zajaczkowski (Shutterstock) All computers act up from time to time. When things go awry, my first recommendation is always to simply shut down and reboot: Often, this simple…
This Free Utility Makes Your Ancient MacBook Battery Last Longer
Photo: lifghif (Shutterstock) If you’re rocking an older MacBook, you probably don’t expect it to keep up with the latest and greatest—an Apple silicon machine is obviously going to outperform…
The Hidden Way to Monitor Your Mac’s Temperature for Free
Photo: pisaphotography (Shutterstock) Apple silicon—including the M1 and new M2 chips—has a reputation for staying cool even under intense workloads. Intel Macs, on the other hand, run notoriously hot. They’re…
Why You Should Never Use a Screen Protector on a MacBook
Photo: Omar Tursic (Shutterstock) It might seem tempting at first to put a screen protector on your shiny new MacBook. After all, many of us put screen protectors on our…