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Which Mac to Buy?- Updated September 2026

Previous edition: Which Mac to Buy? — Updated November 2025 If you are buying a new Mac, what should you choose? What is the best computer for an office worker, architect, engineer, developer or marketer? Hopefully this article will help. This September update is a big one. Apple has added the entry-level MacBook Neo, moved MacBook Air and MacBook Pro

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Apple Announces iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Duo, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and AirPods 5
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Apple Announces iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Duo, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and AirPods 5

Apple’s annual September event delivered more than the usual annual iPhone and Apple Watch updates. Alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, new Apple CEO John Ternus led the unveiling of the iPhone Duo—Apple’s first foldable iPhone—the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 with new health-sensing and listening capabilities, and the AirPods 5 with Active Noise

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Cybersecurity

Why You Should Scroll Past the First Result on Google

Summary: Scammers buy ads on Google and other search engines using the names of trusted brands and software, so their fake site shows up at the very top, above the real one. Click it and you can land on a fake page that steals your login or installs malware. You can avoid nearly all of it by skipping the sponsored

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Cybersecurity

How to Spot a Scam Email Now That They Look Real

Summary: Scammers now use AI to write their phishing emails, so the spelling and grammar mistakes that used to give them away are gone. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and the FBI both warn that AI makes these messages cleaner, more personal, and harder to spot. The way to catch them now is to look at what an email

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Beware of Scam Party Invitations from Hijacked Accounts
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Beware of Scam Party Invitations from Hijacked Accounts

The latest scam making the rounds preys on your trust and sociability. You receive what appears to be a party invite from a friend via an invitation service like Paperless Post or Punchbowl. The email legitimately comes from your friend’s account, which has been compromised, but clicking any link in it takes you to a fake site that asks for

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Keep a USB Mouse and Keyboard Around for Troubleshooting
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Keep a USB Mouse and Keyboard Around for Troubleshooting

Apple’s wireless Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Keyboard are the norm for desktop Macs, but they aren’t infallible. Batteries die, pairing can fail, and worst of all, if you need to boot into macOS Recovery, that’s a bad time to discover that your wireless keyboard or pointing device isn’t connecting for whatever reason. You can plug a Magic Keyboard

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Find What’s Filling Your Disk with OmniDiskSweeper
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Find What’s Filling Your Disk with OmniDiskSweeper

It’s annoying when your Mac tells you you’re low on disk space and you can’t imagine what could be occupying it. Or maybe you know you’re running low—a good rule of thumb is to keep at least 10% of the drive free—but aren’t sure which files or folders are hogging the most space. Visualization tools like GrandPerspective and DaisyDisk can

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Take Quick Videos with the Camera Control
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Take Quick Videos with the Camera Control

Sometimes you need to start recording video instantly—to document an incident, capture a fleeting moment, or preserve evidence. Apple has provided a shortcut that reduces the effort to just two presses of the Camera Control on the iPhone 16 and later. Press it once to open the Camera app, then press and hold again to start recording a video instantly—it

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Follow These Steps When Switching to a New iPhone 18
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Follow These Steps When Switching to a New iPhone 18

Are you considering getting one of Apple’s new iPhone 18 models? While it’s tempting to unbox a new iPhone and dive right in, a methodical setup will save you from potential frustrations down the road. When you’re ready to transfer your data—and, for many people, that means much of your digital life—to the new iPhone, follow these step-by-step instructions. For

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