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Apple Could Turn The Apple Pencil Into a Real Life Eye Dropper Tool Through This Patent

Apple has recently filed a patent for a next-generation Apple Pencil with built-in optical sensors that can capture both colors and textures. This technology could turn the Apple Pencil into more than just a stylus for note-taking and art creation. With the ability to gather inspiration from the colors and textures of real-life objects, the device could serve as a reference tool for artists to build their own banks of hues and textures for use in their projects. This feature is reminiscent of the popular "eyedropper" tool found in graphics software, allowing users to easily capture and leverage colors from their surroundings.According to the patent application, the Apple Pencil's color sensor system would be able to capture the color of external objects and potentially make measurements of their texture and other appearance-related characteristics. The light emitter in the new Apple Pencil may also be adjustable and have a customizable light spectrum. This spectrum can be adjusted dur

2 months ago

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You Can Measure a Persons Height with iPhone Camera

by: Paul HorowitzThe iPhone camera can measure a persons height, a feature that may be useful for a variety of purposes. Some users may wish to measure someones height from a photo, but with this iPhone trick you don’t need a photo at all, you just simply point the iPhone camera at the person you’d like to measure, and use a specific app to accomplish the measuring of height.To measure a persons height with the iPhone camera you will need a device with a LIDAR camera, which includes iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max, or better. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

2 months ago

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Question about Microsoft upgrade

My computer has Microsoft version 8.1 on it. Effective Jan 10, 2023, Microsoft will be pulling their support on version 8.1. How important is it that I upgrade to a newer version? We only use the computer for web searching/reading, online shopping & online banking. I have Webroot Secure Anywhere installed on the computer for virus/malware protection. How important is the MS support & updates & how will my computer be affected if I don’t upgrade to a newer version?

2 months ago

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Fix “Confirm Mac Password” to Keep Using iCloud in System Settings

by: Paul Horowitz Some Mac users have discovered a “Confirm Mac Password” message in System Settings or System Preferences on their Mac, and while it can appear at random, it often shows up soon after installing a system software update. For example, perhaps you recently installed macOS Ventura 13.1 onto a Mac and now you see the “Confirm MacBook Pro Password” message in System Settings. The full message reads something like “Confirm your device passcode to keep using iCloud. This passcode also protects access to data stored in iCloud”.Finding this message requesting you to confirm the device passcode within the  Apple menu > System Settings is a legitimate message, and it’s easy to resolve for the majority of situations. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

2 months ago

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How to Install Homebrew on MacOS Ventura

by: Paul HorowitzHomeBrew, the command line package manager, has native support for macOS Ventura 13, so if you have recently updated to macOS Ventura or bought a new Mac with Ventura preinstalled, you’ll probably want to install Homebrew on the Mac running Ventura. Like most command line tools, HomeBrew is intended for advanced users that like to have a broad range of command line utilities available to them, this is really not something an average user needs to bother with. If you’re already familiar with installing Homebrew on a Mac then you’ll find this process to be something you’ve done before. However, it’s worth noting the install script URL has changed, so if you’re using an older one it will not work anymore as they changed the ‘master’ nomenclature to ‘HEAD’ in the URL and elsewhere. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

2 months ago

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Get Network Utility on macOS Ventura, Monterey, & Big Sur

by: Paul HorowitzLongtime Mac users who miss the Network Utility toolkit from nearly all prior versions of macOS may wish to bring it back to MacOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, and macOS Big Sur.Alas, a working version of Network Utility is no longer found in the system location on modern MacOS versions that it was once, as Apple deprecated the popular networking tool for whatever reason.If you happen to have an additional Mac running Catalina or earlier however, you can copy Network Utility from macOS Catalina to a Mac running Ventura, Big Sur, or Monterey, and get Network Utility working again, even on M1/M2 powered Macs. ★★ Full Article ★★

2 months ago

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Sidecar “Device Timed Out” Error & How to Fix on Mac

by: Paul HorowitzSome Mac users who are attempting to use Sidecar with iPad may encounter an error that says “Unable to connect to iPad – The device timed out.” This error prevents Sidecar from turning the iPad into a second display on the Mac, and can be quite frustrating.This article will run through a variety of troubleshooting steps and tricks to get Sidecar working with a Mac and iPad if you’re experiencing connection problems and to resolve the “device timed out” error. ⇨⇨ Full Article ⇦⇦

2 months ago

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How to Disable AirDrop on Mac

by: Paul Horowitz AirDrop offers a fantastic wireless file sharing option for Mac, iPhone, and iPad users, but not everyone may want to have it enabled. If you’re a Mac user you may find yourself in a situation where you’d like to disable AirDrop on the Mac for whatever reason. Using AirDrop is super easy, and you’ll find that turning the feature off is simple too.Whether you’re wanting to stop receiving inbound AirDrop requests for files, trying to avoid a networking conflict, troubleshooting, or just limit your network footprint, it’s easy to turn off AirDrop on MacOS. ★★ Full Article ★★

2 months ago

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How to Turn Off AirPlay on Mac

by: Jamie Cuevas If you’re on a Mac and and have used AirPlay to mirror your Mac screen to a TV or to another Mac, you may now be wondering how to disconnect and turn off AirPlay to stop the display extension or screen mirroring.There are a few ways to turn off AirPlay on the Mac, we’ll show you the simplest methods. They work the same to disconnect AirPlay, whether you are screen mirroring, or extending the display. ★★ Full Article ★★

2 months ago

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How to Use Live Captions in FaceTime in macOS Ventura

The Author DENNIS SELLERSmacOS Ventura adds a “live captioning” feature that allows you to see automatically transcribe dialogue integrated into your FaceTime video calls. Apple says that, with speaker attribution, it’s easy to follow along with group conversations.”This should be especially helpful to folks who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Live Captions automatically generate and transcribe captions for on-device multimedia content and real-world conversations in real time. This is also useful handy for situations where the person on the other end of your video call isn’t clearly audible. ★★ Full Article ★★

3 months ago

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How to Edit the Mac Dictionary

by: Jamie CuevasYou likely know already that the Mac has a built-in dictionary, accessible from the Dictionary app, but also through keyboard shortcut, Spotlight, and three finger tap. But did you know you can also edit the dictionary on the Mac to add or remove your own words to a user dictionary? This is useful if you want to stop spellcheck and autocorrect flagging words.If you’re a longtime reader, you may recall that you can add words to spellcheck on the Mac, but if you don’t want to use the contextual menu method, or you have multiple words you wish to add or remove from your dictionary, you can also just directly edit the user dictionary file to add them yourself. ★★ Full Article ★★

3 months ago

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How to Create a Bootable macOS Ventura USB Install Drive

by: Paul Horowitz Creating a bootable macOS Ventura installer can be desirable for many advanced Mac users, whether to perform clean installations, install macOS Ventura 13 onto multiple machines without having to re-download the installer, to serve as a recovery boot disk, or any other number of reasons.Making a macOS Boot install drive is not particularly difficult, but it does require using the command line. ★★ Full Article ★★

3 months ago

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M2/M1 MacBook Having Wi-Fi Issues? This Workaround Helps

by: Paul Horowitz Some M2 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro and Air users have been experiencing wi-fi difficulties with the latest versions of MacOS Ventura and MacOS Monterey. While we have covered wi-fi issues with MacOS Ventura that have been experienced by some users and offered some solutions, another potential fix is available for a particular use case with Macs having wi-fi problems when in busy network environments, like when on enterprise, corporate, or school networks.By disabling AWDL, you may be able to improve wi-fi speeds and connectivity on M2 MacBook Air, M1 MacBook Pro, M1 MacBook Air, and M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro machines. ★★ Full Article ★★

3 months ago

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20-inch folding screen could change MacBooks forever

By Ed Hardy • 12:30 pm, December 7, 2022 Apple could be working on a MacBook far larger than the current 16-inch model – a 20.25-inch one is supposedly in development. But don’t picture a standard laptop, as this will supposedly use a folding display.Such a large screen would make the macOS notebook a productivity powerhouse. ★★ Full Article ★★

3 months ago

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Creating a “Save as PDF” Keyboard Shortcut in MacOS Ventura

by: Paul HorowitzIf you work with a lot of PDF files, you’d probably appreciate having the ability to press a keyboard shortcut to save files, webpages, and documents as PDF files on the Mac. You can set that up rather easily, and we’ll walk through the process.If you have long been using the old trick to create a Save as PDF keyboard shortcut and recently updated to MacOS Ventura, you may have noticed your old keyboard shortcut doesn’t work anymore. This is because Apple has renamed the menu title for the action, so if you’re using the old keyboard shortcut it will not register. But with a little adjustment you’ll be able to use the Command+PP trick again for saving as PDF in no time. ★★ Full Article ★★

3 months ago

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How to Turn Off Crash Detection on iPhone & Apple Watch

by: Paul Horowitz Some iPhone and Apple Watch users have noticed the Crash Detection feature of their device is inappropriately activating during activities that do not involve car accidents. For example, some users are finding the crash detection feature is activated on rollercoasters, when skiing or snowboarding, while mountain biking or road biking, long boarding, and many other physical activities that involve some degree of movement and speed with abrupt stops, pauses, or changes in direction.Because Crash Detection will automatically call emergency services on your behalf, some users may wish to turn off this feature to prevent any misunderstanding or avoid tying up local emergency resources, or at least temporarily disable the feature while they’re participating in activities that involve speed with sudden stops. ★★ Full Article ★★

3 months ago

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How to Find a Lost iPhone, Even If It's Dead or Offline (Dec 2022)

By Sarah Kingsbury If you're wondering how to find a dead iPhone, we'll start by covering the setting that needs to be enabled so you can view your iPhone's last location. You can find a lost iPhone using the Find My app or iCloud. Want to avoid Find My? We'll also show you how to find an iPhone without Find My iPhone using this hidden Google Maps feature. ★★ Full Article ★★

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