An injection flaw allowed a researcher to access all files on a Mac. Apple issued a fix, but some machines may still be vulnerable.

Lists keyboard shortcuts for Xcode 4.

With the release of the macOS Ventura public beta today, macOS takes another step down the path to syncing up its platforms that began four years ago. Where once the Mac hung out doing its own thing with scant regard for where iOS, and later, iPadOS was heading, today the Mac feels like part of

When I spitballed [a lexicon for Stage Manager][], I hadn’t yet actually played with the feature. One would think not having actually used a feature would prevent someone from giving feedback…

I am [still not in love][] with the name “Stage Manager” because it mixes metaphors and is easily confused with “[Center Stage][]”. My opinion is evidenced by the many [gaff…

One of the cornerstone features coming to macOS Ventura this fall is Stage Manager, which lets you create sets of multiple apps, decluttering your desktop without a lot of fiddling. In my limited use so far, I’m optimistic about Stage Manager’s future as a way to manage apps, but it’s not for everyone, which is

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Apple is no longer giving major updates to Macs pre-2017.

At this morning’s WWDC keynote presentation, SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi took the stage to announce the latest update to Apple’s desktop operating system: macOS Ventura. Ventura introduces a host of improvements, with many going hand-in-hand with their iOS and iPadOS 16 counterparts. A new windowing mode is perhaps the most intriguing addition, but

Why Remotion is a native macOS app (not Electron)

Bike is a brand new Mac-only outlining app from Hog Bay Software that executes the fundamentals of outlining flawlessly. The outline creation and editing workflows are polished, and the keyboard-focused navigation makes moving around a large outline effortless. The app’s feature set is limited by design. That focus is part of what makes Bike such

Apple today updated its iWork suite of apps, introducing new features for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on both iOS devices and Mac. These are major...

Is your iCloud running low on storage after macOS upgrade? Learn How to stop iCloud from syncing your desktop folders and documents quickly!

An Audio Hijack 4 automation switches blocks on and off and starts a session. Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack 4 is here, and while it’s got a bunch of interesting new features, my favorite …

In xcode on OSX app, I can change the app icon in the dock by using this code: let image = NSImage.init(named: NSImage.Name(rawValue: "AltAppIcon")) NSApp.applicationIconImage = image But when I ...

Mail and Airmail both offer methods of copying individual message URLs so you can easily create references in action items, notes, and more.

A while back, I wrote about how handy it was to redirect a man page into Preview. This allows you to keep the man page open, search it, and generally have a better user experience than struggling w…

Two decades ago, an idea called "xMac" was born.

One of my earliest MacStories reviews was of OutlineEdit 1.0, a Mac-only outlining app that caught my eye with its attention to the kind of details that are a must for creating carefully structured outlines quickly. Version 3.0 recently landed on the Mac App Store and at its core, OutlineEdit is just as capable as

Craig Hockenberry is back to weigh in on Apple Silicon, why he's an Apple Watch Power User, and life as a Mac developer.

After decades without a redesign, System Preferences on macOS gets a bold & beautiful new look.

Over a year after Google acquired Neverware

A few years ago, I wrote about the now-dead Dashboard, which was was in macOS for a long, long time: While not as flashy or important as Tiger’s keystone feature, Spotlight, Dashboard still enjoyed a big push from Jobs on stage. A user could tap a keyboard shortcut or visit a hot corner and Dashboard...