Apple has once again overwhelmed us with a torrent of announcements during its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. Adam Engst highlights those he believes will have the most significant impact on ...

A recent Backblaze update dramatically reduces the backup service’s storage footprint by shrinking log files made excessively large by eliminating errors associated with unreadable cloud-based files.

Apple legend Bill Atkinson has passed away at 74 from pancreatic cancer. His development of QuickDraw, MacPaint, and HyperCard influenced everything from Photoshop to the World Wide Web and directly ...

Are you constantly fighting with macOS over your external disks, either forgetting to eject them before unplugging their ...

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A peculiar iOS mystery has been cracked: why audio messages mentioning “Dave & Buster’s” disappear into the digital ether. Guilherme Rambo’s investigation reveals the ironic twist that Apple’s ...

It’s no secret that Apple’s operating system version numbering has evolved organically. The company currently maintains seven operating systems with version numbers that begin with four different ...

Prompted by the latest revelations about common VPNs being owned by Chinese companies that may share data with their government, our latest Do You Use It? poll explored how TidBITS readers use VPNs.

Apple today announced the addition of iPad to Self Service Repair, providing iPad owners with access to repair manuals, genuine Apple parts, Apple Diagnostics troubleshooting sessions, tools, and ...

Our latest Do You Use It? poll reveals that 84% of TidBITS readers use VPNs, with NordVPN and Proton VPN emerging as the most popular choices. Adam Engst examines Apple’s upcoming removal of the AFP ...

When I covered the recent update to macOS 15.5 Sequoia (see “Apple Releases iOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, and Other x.5 OS Updates,” 12 May 2025), I referenced a detail from Apple’s enterprise release notes ...