Charlie Sorrel
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2008 MacBook Review: Better than a modern MacBook in many ways
A 2008 MacBook is more repairable, more upgradeable, and better-specced than modern Macs in almost every way. Is this the best ever? → Read More
How to find a nearby COVID-19 test station with Apple Maps
Apple Maps now shows where to find COVID-19 testing stations in the United States. Here’s how to see COVID-19 test locations near you. → Read More
Force Mac apps to open full-screen every time
Do you wish your Mac apps would open full-screen every time you launch them? They can. You just need to change this one cool setting. → Read More
If your MacBook Pro overheats, you might be charging it from the wrong side
There’s a right and a wrong way to charge your MacBook Pro. If you’re charging it from the left, you’re doing it wrong. → Read More
Zoom tip: Using the Space bar for Push to Talk makes Zoom calls bearable
If you're using Zoom on a Mac or PC, you can avoid embarrassment by muting audio and using the Space bar to enable Push to Talk feature. → Read More
The best trackpad-supporting, Touch Bar-disabling and music-collaborating apps this week
This week we collaborate on songs in the “Google Doccs for music,” edit video in Darkroom, and block the Touch Bar from accidental taps. → Read More
How to add a Smart Folder to your Mac's Dock (and why you'll want to)
Add Smart Folders to your Mac’s dock, and you’ll never have to search for anything again. → Read More
Amazing Darkroom photo app now does video
Amazing photo app Darkroom now lets you edit and tweak your videos. → Read More
Hook up Digitakt and Ableton Live with Overbridge [Part 2]
How to connect your Digitakt drum machine to Ableton Live, and record loops in perfect sync. → Read More
How to expand shortened URLs on iPhone and iPad
This iOS shortcut takes a shortened URL and expands it, then gives you options. It can protect you from potentially malicious links. → Read More
How to record Digitakt into Ableton Live with Overbridge 2
How to connect your Digitakt drum machine to Ableton Live, and record loops in perfect sync. → Read More
Fix Mac Bluteooth problems: How to access hidden Bluetooth debug menu
Got Bluetooth problems? You might want to access the Mac's hidden Bluetooth debug menu. It's a last-resort option to fix Bluetooth problems. → Read More
How to remote share a Mac’s screen without iMessage
Screen sharing between Macs can be done with iMessage, or just by typing in an Apple ID. Here’s how. → Read More
The best health-tracking, groovebox-integrating and home-automating apps this week
This week we switch on our lights with a tap of the iPhone, customize our Finder’s menus, and track our health with HealthChampion. → Read More
5 post-apocalyptic novels you probably haven't read yet [What We're Into]
Wha better way to avoid a pandemic than to read a book about how a pandemic — or other disaster — ends the world? Here are 5 fantastic post-apocalyptic novels. → Read More
Use iPhone 'shopping mode' for touch-free, mask-friendly grocery buying
Use Reminders, and the Drafts app's shopping mode, to make masked trips to the grocery store safer and easier during the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
How to listen to YouTube music in the background on iPhone
It’s easy to trick YouTube into letting you listen to music in the background on your iPhone and iPad. → Read More
How to share a mouse, keyboard and trackpad between iPad and Mac
How to share your regular keyboard, mouse, and trackpad between your Mac, PC, and iPad. → Read More
Service Station app customizes your Mac's right-click menu
Service Station lets you add services, scripts and apps to your Finder’s contextual menu. It's the Mac app you didn't know you need. → Read More
Flick on your iPad's keyboard to type numbers and symbols
You can type numbers on your iPad’s keyboard just by flicking on the top row of letter keys. Here’s how keyboard flicks work. → Read More