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Going All In on the Mac App Store December 23, 2020 With the announcement of the App Store Small Business Program, I’ve stopped selling Unbound directly via the web site. I thought it would be worth explaining how I came to that decision. The original motivation for selling the app directly was simple: Apple took a 30% cut of sales, whereas Paddle, the payment processor & authentication tool I was using to sell directly only took [ not-publicly-disclosed-but-substantially-less-than–30]%. Wi...

This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. One of the perks of Apples M1 Macs is the fact that you can now download and run iOS apps directly on your Mac. Tech columnist Jason Aten argues that while this is a cool feature, the overall experience isnt that great. But using iOS apps on your Mac doesnt have to be good, he said — its just an easy way for the company to differentiate their new computers. ...

Lost text in a browser form submission? Avoid it with an extension or a clipboard add-on It’s so easy to navigate away from a page, click submit too early, or suffer from a website error—and lose everything you typed. Mac 911 Dec 21, 2020 9:00 pm PST Cybrain / Getty Images We live on the web. Web apps mean we enter extensive amounts of text into form fields or pages that look like forms all the time. The best tools, like Google Docs, automatically save as we type, preve...

How to Use and Manage Safari Extensions on Mac Leverage the power of extensions to get more out of Safari! by: Yash Wate - Last updated on: December 21st, 2020 Key Takeaways One of the most notable highlightings and the biggest app update in macOS Big Sur comes for Safari, which now gets (improved) support for third-party extensions. The latest version of Safari (version 14) comes pre-loaded with macOS Big Sur but you can get it on a lower version (Mojave or Cataline) by updating the Safari app...

Geeky Gadgets 10:33 am After releasing a beta version of its Office applications a few months back for the latest MacBook M1 systems, Microsoft has today rolled out and announced that its Office Apps have been updated to natively support the new Apple M1 silicon processors. Office app users that have automatic updates turned on, will start to receive these updates today. Or you can go to the Mac App Store and click the Updates tab, or with Microsoft AutoUpdate, you can go to your Office app’s...

Amphetamine: Keep your MacBook awake in the clamshell mode without a power adapter An essential utility for your MacBook by: Yash Wate - Last updated on: December 19th, 2020 Key Takeaways Macbooks don’t offer the ability to run the laptop in the clamshell mode without requiring the power adapter. Instead, it requires you to have your MacBook connected to a power source to prevent it from going into sleep mode when you close the lid. Amphetamine is a free keep-awake utility for MacBooks, which...

Eve is bringing its popular HomeKit app to the Mac, allowing you to view your home, create scenes, and control accessories. Eve 5 works on macOS Big Sur Version 5 of the Eve app extends its usefulness by launching as one of the very first HomeKit app for the Mac. The Eve 5 app for Mac has a sidebar that breaks down the different rooms and accessories in your home. Choose a room you can see the accessories inside of it and easily control them. Apple still doesnt allow you to ...

  Eve is bringing its popular HomeKit app to the Mac, allowing you to view your home, create scenes, and control accessories. Version 5 of the Eve app extends its usefulness by launching as one of the very first HomeKit app for the Mac. The Eve 5 app for Mac has a sidebar that breaks down the different rooms and accessories in your home. Choose a room you can see the accessories inside of it and easily control them. Apple still doesnt allow you to update or add accessories from the Mac, but th...

How to change the icon of a storage device in macOS To tell different volumes and drives apart, you can paste in custom icons. Mac 911 Dec 16, 2020 8:00 pm PST Apple Apple hides some of its best features through obscurity, not intentionally. For many years—at least 15, by my research—you have been able to select and change the icon for any file, folder, volume, or drive. But it’s a multi-step process that requires starting with the right image. You can find the sourc...

Microsoft 365 apps now run natively on M1 chip-powered Macs In order to get new updates, Microsoft Office users can either enable automatic updates or do it via Mac App Store or Microsoft’s AutoUpdate software. Updated: December 16, 2020 5:32:00 pm Microsoft Office apps will be available for Macs running on both platforms (Image: Microsoft) Microsoft has begun rolling out a new version of Microsoft 365 for Mac apps that will run natively on the newly-relea...