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Critical PHP Flaws Put Business Websites at Risk—Check Yours Now
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Critical PHP Flaws Put Business Websites at Risk—Check Yours Now

On October 21, 2026, the PHP project released emergency updates for two critical security flaws. You may never have heard of PHP, but your website probably runs on it. PHP is the programming language behind WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Magento, and a big chunk of the rest of the Web. It runs on the server, building each page before a visitor

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Apple’s New Home Lineup: What to Buy, What to Skip, and What to Wait For
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Apple’s New Home Lineup: What to Buy, What to Skip, and What to Wait For

Apple is reinvesting in the home in a big way. At its Welcome Home product launch on October 13, 2026, the company introduced the long-rumored HomeView—a touchscreen smart speaker for the whole family—alongside an updated HomePod mini and a next-generation Apple TV. Apple is also partnering with LG and Schneider Electric on a line of home automation products. Here are

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Apple’s New Home Lineup: What to Buy, What to Skip, and What to Wait For
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Apple’s New Home Lineup: What to Buy, What to Skip, and What to Wait For

Apple is reinvesting in the home in a big way. At its Welcome Home product launch on October 13, 2026, the company introduced the long-rumored HomeView—a touchscreen smart speaker for the whole family—alongside an updated HomePod mini and a next-generation Apple TV. Apple is also partnering with LG and Schneider Electric on a line of home automation products. Here are

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Dealing With the MacBook Notch in macOS 27 Golden Gate
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Dealing With the MacBook Notch in macOS 27 Golden Gate

The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro have a notch at the top of the screen that contains the Center Stage camera, camera indicator LED, and True Tone and ambient light sensors. Unfortunately, that notch obscures menu bar icons as they pile up. Utilities such as Bartender and Ice offered solutions, but in macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple provides a built-in

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Dealing With the MacBook Notch in macOS 27 Golden Gate
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Dealing With the MacBook Notch in macOS 27 Golden Gate

The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro have a notch at the top of the screen that contains the Center Stage camera, camera indicator LED, and True Tone and ambient light sensors. Unfortunately, that notch obscures menu bar icons as they pile up. Utilities such as Bartender and Ice offered solutions, but in macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple provides a built-in

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Check Rosetta After Upgrading to macOS 27 Golden Gate
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Check Rosetta After Upgrading to macOS 27 Golden Gate

Has an older app stopped opening after you upgraded to macOS 27 Golden Gate? The missing piece may be Rosetta, Apple’s software that lets Intel-based apps run on Macs with Apple silicon. Even if you installed Rosetta years ago, Apple’s release notes say it isn’t automatically restored after the upgrade. Fortunately, macOS 27 still supports it. With your Mac connected

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Check Rosetta After Upgrading to macOS 27 Golden Gate
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Check Rosetta After Upgrading to macOS 27 Golden Gate

Has an older app stopped opening after you upgraded to macOS 27 Golden Gate? The missing piece may be Rosetta, Apple’s software that lets Intel-based apps run on Macs with Apple silicon. Even if you installed Rosetta years ago, Apple’s release notes say it isn’t automatically restored after the upgrade. Fortunately, macOS 27 still supports it. With your Mac connected

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Keep Your Ringer Quiet and Your Alarms Loud in iOS 27
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Keep Your Ringer Quiet and Your Alarms Loud in iOS 27

Want a quiet ringtone without making your kitchen timer easy to miss? In iOS 27, you can set alarm and timer volume separately from ringtone volume. By default, they’re still linked, so you’ll need to change a setting. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics, find Alarms and Timers, and turn off Match Ringtone Volume. Drag the slider below it

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Keep Your Ringer Quiet and Your Alarms Loud in iOS 27
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Keep Your Ringer Quiet and Your Alarms Loud in iOS 27

Want a quiet ringtone without making your kitchen timer easy to miss? In iOS 27, you can set alarm and timer volume separately from ringtone volume. By default, they’re still linked, so you’ll need to change a setting. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics, find Alarms and Timers, and turn off Match Ringtone Volume. Drag the slider below it

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You Quit the App. Why Is It Still Running?
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You Quit the App. Why Is It Still Running?

Quitting a Mac app doesn’t always stop everything it’s doing. Some apps leave background processes running to sync files, check for updates, or finish other work. In macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple makes this activity more visible: you’ll see a notification the first time an app continues running after you quit, and hovering over its Dock icon reveals a Running

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