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Users who have enabled the firewall in Mac OS X may find it useful to be view, read, and monitor the associated logs with the system firewall. As you’d expect, the app firewall logs show you what applications and processes have attempted to connect to the Mac, including accepted and refused connections. There are several ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=4KhR_9a9KZE:kCSrfiYrn_E:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=4KhR_9a9KZE:kCSrfiYrn_E:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedb…

The latest versions of OS X include a new ability to immediately delete a file or folder from the Mac, bypassing the Trash can. Essentially how the “Delete Immediately” feature works is by circumventing the Trash and rather than waiting for user action to remove the files, it just deletes the file(s) instantaneously from the ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=dLNgiyLzGcg:VXTDUmVvsFg:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=dLNgiyLzGcg:VXTDUmVvsFg:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.f…

Apple removed the ability to burn disc images from Disk Utility in OS X 10.11 and newer, and while that makes sense for many Macs that no longer have SuperDrives, CDRW, and DVD burners, for those who use an external burner, use disc drive sharing, or who do have hardware with a built-in SuperDrive, may ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=d_Q8mswc-PI:29QdNqxYjkg:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=d_Q8mswc-PI:29QdNqxYjkg:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdai…

This time around we’re featuring the excellent Mac Pro workstation of director and video editor Joe S., let’s learn more about the hardware and software put to use in this Mac setup! Tell us a bit about what you do with your Mac setup? I am a director and I like doing my own editing. ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=7QE3igbrcZw:ITHJVL8q2R4:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=7QE3igbrcZw:ITHJVL8q2R4:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/7QE3igbrcZw …

You can add a nice vignette effect to any picture, image, or photo kept in the Photos app on the Mac. The vignette tool allows for adjustments and customizations for the strength of the pictures vignetting effect, which is basically a dark soft border along the edges of a picture intended to draw the viewers ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=ERyXwOnWqVQ:51rMS-Jtw6M:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=ERyXwOnWqVQ:51rMS-Jtw6M:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/…

As you may know, the Apple Watch can transform into a nightstand clock rather simply, but rather than fumbling around with the buttons or tapping the screen to see the date and time displayed on the screen, you can use a much easier but little known trick to show the time; simply knock on the ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=vaV6MtoDyos:qIzX-A4ft3A:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=vaV6MtoDyos:qIzX-A4ft3A:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/vaV6…

The ever helpful and sometimes comical Siri is a rather vocal virtual assistant, defaulting to speaking back a response to directions and commands. But if you want to hush that Siri voice feedback response while still using the feature for commands and queries, you can enable an optional setting that causes Siri to obey the ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=5G6nKmtolNQ:Tc0fiQtNq4Q:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=5G6nKmtolNQ:Tc0fiQtNq4Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.fe…

Apple has released the fourth beta of iOS 9.2 to users participating in the public beta testing and registered developer programs. The new iOS 9.2 beta build arrives as 13C5075 and is compatible with all iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch hardware that can run other version of iOS 9. Additionally, Apple has released the third ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=QcaacxjIdns:pVNCHdYQITM:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=QcaacxjIdns:pVNCHdYQITM:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedbu…

Mac users who want a bit more network security can turn on an optional firewall feature in OS X called Stealth Mode. With Stealth Mode enabled, the Mac will not acknowledge or respond to typical network discovery attempts with ICMP ping requests, and will not answer connections attempts made from closed TCP and UDP networks. ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=-pBkl_U2NlM:v2O5bOQ797M:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=-pBkl_U2NlM:v2O5bOQ797M:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.f…

The latest versions of Safari in OS X El 10.11 and later include a pinned tab feature, which allow you to maintain a particular web sites browser tab consistently across Safari relaunching and rebooting of the Mac. Pinned Tabs kind of work like bookmarks in this sense, except that rather than having to show a ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=mYd-Rsyrj-4:xBUXPJtswZE:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=mYd-Rsyrj-4:xBUXPJtswZE:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r…

Apple is running several commercials for the new fourth generation Apple TV, demonstrating various games and video streaming services on the television device. Each commercial starts off with the  Apple TV logo laid over the classic six color spectrum of Apple of yesteryear, followed by a demonstration of a streaming app or game on ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=3Fi0fiHe10c:25WB_mp9zKk:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=3Fi0fiHe10c:25WB_mp9zKk:gIN9vFwOqvQ http:/…

Apple has released the fourth beta version of OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 for users participating in the beta testing programs. The new version build arrives as 15C47a and is available now both as a public beta and as a developer beta build. OS X 10.11.2 appears to focus primarily on under the hood improvements ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=6T_oMLSWp1A:_cuwtYq8cv0:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=6T_oMLSWp1A:_cuwtYq8cv0:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/o…

The iOS Mail app allows users to save various types of attachments directly to the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This is a great feature that is available in the latest versions of iOS, and for most file attachment, you’ll be able to save whatever the file is directly to iCloud Drive in iOS. Be ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=-oN9nSR49ZM:UPWjSb1yEqE:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=-oN9nSR49ZM:UPWjSb1yEqE:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/-oN…

If you adjust DNS settings on a Mac and the changes seemingly haven’t taken effect, or perhaps you discover that a given name server address is not resolving as intended, flushing the DNS cache is often a quick resolution. Flushing DNS cache in OS X El Capitan (10.11 or later) is easily possible with a ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=uS_UxcHMI1o:W2hVF84CoKs:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=uS_UxcHMI1o:W2hVF84CoKs:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdai…

This featured Mac setup is the workstation of Peter L., the Chief Executive of a web design and software development firm. Read on to learn a bit more about the awesome adjustable desk, and the hardware and software that is put to use! What hardware comprises your Mac setup? MacBook Pro 13″ with Retina Display ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=bqKS2_pO3b8:xUjzO0RIS04:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=bqKS2_pO3b8:xUjzO0RIS04:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~…

For iCloud users with automatic backups configured, the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch will backup to iCloud every evening when connected to wi-fi. This usually goes without a hitch, but sometimes you may check the iCloud Backup settings to discover a vague message stating “The last backup could not be completed.” You may also see ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=_SCSDDD1Sv8:5FC1HwU7B8o:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=_SCSDDD1Sv8:5FC1HwU7B8o:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feed…

Getting rid of your Android smartphone or tablet, but want to make sure that all your data has been securely deleted. Here's how you go about the task. Backup all your data; because once it's gone, it's gone. There's no undo button you can press. Next, plug the charger into the device so it's getting power for the deletion process. This is important because the process can take hours. Go to Settings >> Security >> Encrypt phone (or Encrypt tablet) to begin the process on Android 4.4 or lower, or go Settings >> Security >> Screen lock to begin the process on Android 5.0 and higher (this is unnecessary on new devices running Android 6.0 Marshma…

The new iPhone 3D Touch display detects the level of pressure placed on the screen and, depending on the app, action, or home screen icon, offers different responses and interactions. These “peak” and “pop” features are throughout iOS and offer shortcuts of sorts to perform various functions, and they’re really a great feature of the ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=YxPEQEanKEA:eBA2EA0KJaQ:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=YxPEQEanKEA:eBA2EA0KJaQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ http:…

Want a customized Apple Watch face that features a photo of your own choosing? This way every time you activate the Apple Watch to glance at the time, you’ll see the picture of your choice with a date and clock atop the image. This is a nice way to personalize the Apple Watch a bit, ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=uMNHKlnFUNA:YdTOROMCPCk:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=uMNHKlnFUNA:YdTOROMCPCk:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/uMNHKlnFUNA …

Some Mac users have discovered they are unable to open some applications downloaded from the Mac App Store. When attempting to open an impacted app in OS X, a message stating “Name.app is damaged and can’t be opened. Delete Name.app and download it again from the App Store.” Another variation is a pop-up window appearing ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=Plm32Ci8ft4:RVlndzakUIY:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=Plm32Ci8ft4:RVlndzakUIY:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedb…

If you juggle multiple email addresses for various purposes on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you may find it useful to add additional email addresses for FaceTime. This allows you to both call out from another email address, and perhaps more importantly, you can also receive inbound FaceTime calls for the newly added email address too. ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=Zo3dZVWHjN8:niEVnDjBLmU:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=Zo3dZVWHjN8:niEVnDjBLmU:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feed…

Quitting and force quitting apps in iOS 9 is easy, whether you’re on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Though the multitasking screen may look different in iOS 9 than it did before, the basic mechanism of forcibly quitting apps remains the same as prior versions of iOS. Using this method you can quit out ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=NVVmP4K8wNA:Bgi_ZkqlppU:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=NVVmP4K8wNA:Bgi_ZkqlppU:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdai…

Taking screen shots of the login screen on a Mac is possible, and you can do so at either the OS X system boot, any login window, or at a locked user authentication screen. How a screenshot of the Mac login screen is accomplished will depend on what version of OS X the Mac is ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=7IKMNrITHU4:Eov5VNZ6aJQ:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=7IKMNrITHU4:Eov5VNZ6aJQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/7IKMNrITHU4 Contin…

Apple has started running the first TV advertisement for the new iPad Pro, featuring a user of the large screen iPad manipulate a space scene in Sky Guide, then using ProCreate to sketch on other galactic imagery via the Split View feature and an Apple Pencil. The overall setting appears to be a space observatory ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=Xvm3Y1Bds2c:KPqU_NNahJY:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=Xvm3Y1Bds2c:KPqU_NNahJY:gIN9vFwOqvQ http://feeds.feedburner.co…

Apple has released OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 Beta 3 for Mac users enrolled in the developer beta and public beta testing programs. The new build arrives as 15C50a and continues to focus on bug fixes and specific areas, including wi-fi, networking, graphics, Calendar, USB, Photos, Notes, and Spotlight. Mac users running prior beta builds ... Read More http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=8oyGUI9OmNw:1SliWeMJTZ8:D7DqB2pKExk http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=8oyGUI9OmNw:1SliWeMJTZ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ http…