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Apple’s poor corporate behaviour in China

There’s no reason for Chinese to buy iPhones when their own phones are significantly better and Apple treat Chinese consumer so shoddily.

Apple Security Theatre Tested

Apple should be protecting our privacy but is not. The security measures they have in place do more to prevent us from securing our computers

Quick review: iMazing – the missing iPhone management software hidden by Apple

iMazing is the grownups' version of iPhone management, making Apple's enterprise utilities available to end users in an attractive GUI.

AV Industry Audio and Video Scams over the Years

Watch your money carefully. Check any innovation out up close before you jump on board. Spatial Audio is just the latest scam.

How to change the keyboard shortcuts on macOS

The huge issue with the Apple method is that those shortcuts have to be painfully added by hand on every Mac you own, now or in the future.

M1 MacBooks and Open Clamshell: Thumbshell Mode

Apple, either let us turn off the screen when in clamshell mode, or open up the API's to let Panaitu build a tool which will do it for us.

How important is the difference between DxO DeepPrime and DeepPrime XD

The difference is not huge. The claims for image improvement are overblown as are the claims about false detail and imaginary textures.

Lunar Monitor Control for M1 Macs

Lunar is powerful and ambitious software. No one else has taken on Apple's crippling of monitor controls in quite the same head-on way.

Why charee144 from Apple Discussions should be fired tomorrow

What's wrong with Apple Discussions community forums and how to fix them.

How to stop an iPhone from charging past 80% and extend the life of its battery

There's a lot of bad battery apps out there (ripoff-ware, adware, spyware) but there's one very good one which will extend the life of an iPhone.

How AppleCare+ for Apple Watch really works with ROI numbers for Series 8, SE and Ultra

Apple wins when you use AppleCare+ and pay the forfeit. Apple wins when you upgrade. No matter what happens Apple wins. Without, you lose.

How to get rid of “iCloud for HomeKit must be enabled” alert

Notifications started after upgrade to iOS 15. Finding a solution which works has been difficult enough I'm posting it publicly to help others.

How to efficiently track down mystery audio notifications in macOS/OS X

There's a quick way to track down to errant audio beeps/bings/gongs via terminal, using the "lsof" command.

Choosing a working colour space for photography: sRGB, AdobeRGB, Wide Gamut RGB or ProPhoto RGB

If you can't see it, you can't correct it. How to navigate a smooth path between colour spaces for web and print.

VOW: Russell Brand on Apple Surveillance

Ex-comedian Brand understands that a surveillance state, where security organs enjoy powers like the KGB and the Gestapo, is no laughing matter.

OS X Image Resizer Review: ResizeMe, EasyBatchPhoto, PhotoBatcher, PhotoBulk, PhotoMill, Retrobatch, ThumbsUp, Adobe Lightroom

My own vote was initially for the more subtle and accurate render. Now that I've studied the results more closely, the sharper and blockier render also works.