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Backblaze is introducing version 8.0 of its desktop app that contains many improvements for macOS users who are using the service to backup all of their data.
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There’s been a lot of focus on email apps in recent years. Even with the rise of chat services like Slack and Teams, apps like Spike, Hey, and Big Mail have shown that there is a lot of life left in email. Spike is an app that focuses on turning…

Mosyle is one of the top Apple mobile device management vendors on the market. The company is releasing a new feature called Screen View to make remote support easier to implement for enterprise and K-12 customers.
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In this episode of the Apple @ Work podcast, Bradley is joined by Jordy Witteman from Root3 to discuss SupportApp as a free way to support remote employees with macOS.
Sponsored by Mosyle: Managing Apple devices at work shouldn’t be difficult. Mosyle&…

In my opinion, one of the most shocking pieces of news coming out of WWDC 2021 was that Apple was going to allow you to bring your own domain to iCloud+ sometime later this year.
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While we didn’t see a “HomeOS” at WWDC, there were still several exciting announcements related to HomeKit that I believe signal a positive future for Apple’s home ambitions.
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Controller for HomeKit is an app we’ve written about previously on 9to5Mac, and it’s become a popular third-party tool for enhancing your HomeKit experience. Today, Controller for HomeKit 5.4 adds a number of new tools to make it even bett…

One of the most glaring faults of Apple’s laptop line is the built-in webcams. Apple looks to finally be moving to 1080 with the newest iMac and its FaceTime HD camera, but that doesn’t help anyone with a current Mac. We’ve all spent…

HomeKit Secure Routers have had an interesting lifespan. The technology was first introduced at WWDC in 2019, but it was another year before any manufacturers started rolling out support. Even into 2021, there are still just a handful of Wi-Fi solutio…

FileMaker has had an amazing history seeing its first release back in April of 1985. Apple formed Claris in the late 1980s, and it eventually purchased the company that owned FileMaker. Today, FileMaker continues its history of strong releases with Fi…