Apparently, humor columnist Dave Barry’s brain is full, causing him to leave his iPad in public places—well, one public place ...

In iOS 26’s Phone app, Unified view lets you tap a call to show contact info instead of initiating a callback. A hidden setting lets you switch that tap-a-call behavior back to a callback—but it ...

Apple’s hectic week of executive transitions could have more profound impacts than just reshuffling the org chart. With John Giannandrea retiring and Alan Dye departing, Apple has an opportunity to ...

We’re taking the week off for the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, so look for your next email issue on 8 Dec. Adam Engst announces PayPal support for TidBITS memberships, recounts how ...

Unmentioned during Apple’s media event last week was the fact that the 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models have gained a faster CPU option, a 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7. In both cases, the 2.8 GHz CPU ...

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While writing “Comparing the Classic and Unified Views in iOS 26’s Phone App” (10 November 2025), I commented that the Unified view’s Calls screen was more attractive if you had contact posters for ...

Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface design brings transparency and blur effects to all Apple operating systems, but many users find it distracting or difficult to read. Here’s how to control its ...

The search engine has been a key Internet tool since the early days. Before the Web was a thing, I fondly remember Archie (from “archive” without the “v”), which indexed filenames on FTP servers, ...

TidBITS reader Walter Ian Kaye had a simple question: “Did you know Apple deletes iCloud backups over 180 days old? I didn’t. 😭” I’m always bemused when I discover myself adopting one of my son’s ...

Have windows on your Mac started to expand to fill the screen since you upgraded to macOS 15 Sequoia? That’s the idea behind one of Sequoia’s new window tiling dragging shortcuts, but it’s off-putting ...

As promised, Apple has released the first versions of all its 2026 operating systems, including a few new Apple Intelligence features. Many of you are thinking about upgrading. But would it be better ...