Rounding out our Computex 2024 SSD controller news, let's talk about the final major controller vendor at the show: Silicon Motion. Silicon Motion has been somewhat late to the PCIe Gen5 SSD party, as its rival Phison has been offering their high-end PS5026-E26 controller for almost 18 months now. But as Silicon Motion gets ready…
We all want our Mac to run at its best, but it can sometimes seem like keeping that cache and desktop clear is a full time job. Now there’s finally an optimization tool that lets you put your digital “spring cleaning” on a schedule so that you can work worry-free: MacCleanse. This tool is available…
Later this year Intel is set to introduce its Xeon 6-branded processors, codenamed Granite Rapids (6x00P) and Sierra Forest (6x00E). And with it will come a new slew of server motherboards and pre-built server platforms to go with it. On the latter note, this will be the first generation where Intel won't be offering any pre-builts…
It seems that when the Qualcomm powered Copilot+ PCs arrive next week, they will be lacking Microsoft Recall. The story at Ars Technica describes a series of mistakes which lead to the… Source
Online presentations on Mac will get a bit better in macOS Sequoia Apple's WWDC keynote included a few macOS Sequoia changes to help with video calls. Here's how Presenter Preview and Background Replacements can help you in your online meetings. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, remote working and working from home has become normalized. With many…
The new Pulsar Xlite V3 is physically different from the previous version, even the largest of the three available sizes is slightly smaller than the V2 and Pulsar filled in all the… Source
Brett was absent this week, but we found a way to podcast anyway. And what a memorable podcast it was. How many times can we celebrate lucky number 777? Just once, it… Source
Take advantage of fresh price drops on Apple's MacBook Air. Apple resellers are clearing out MacBook Air inventory, with the M2 models dropping to $829 and the latest M3 spec available for as low as $899. We're following aggressive discounts on Apple's MacBook Air today, with the M2 standard configuration dropping to $829. This spec…
Apple is fond of its web browser, Safari, even to the extent that some readers with other preferences find it difficult to consistently get Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or other browsers to open links to web pages in other apps. The first thing to double-check is macOS’s systemwide browser default preference. Go to > System Settings…