“Hidden background apps may be slowing down your Mac. Here’s how to fix that potential impact to your Mac’s performance. In any UNIX-based computer system, including macOS, the operating system runs a variety of background processes to perform certain tasks silently.”
How to recover Notes stored on your Mac
“Apple’s Notes app stores local copies of your Notes on your Mac. Here’s how to find them. Apple’s Notes app lets you store notes locally and in iCloud. For both types of notes, macOS makes a local copy and stores them for the Notes app to use.”
Apple blocked over $2 billion in fraudulent transactions & 1.7 million bogus apps in 2022
“Apple has successfully prevented over $2 billion of potentially fraudulent transactions within the App Store while intensifying efforts to reject suspicious apps.”
Get your hands on the Google Pixel 7a wallpapers right now
“Google recently pulled the wraps off the Pixel 7a. Whether you’re debating buying it over the Pixel 6a, you’ve already pre-ordered, or you’re not interested, there’s one thing you can still get excited about: new wallpapers.”
How Gmail’s New AI Feature Will Write Your Emails for You
“In the five decades since its invention, email has completely revolutionized the way we communicate, but it’s also become sort of a drag.”
9to5Google Weekender: Google keeps failing its Nest customers
“Nest has been an incredibly popular brand in the smart home world over the past several years, but ever since Google took over, the pillars that customers loved about Nest have been slowly chipped away at.”
Proton launches its own password manager
“Proton has announced the launch of Proton Pass, a secure password manager it claims has a “more complete encryption model” than its competitors.”
DuckDuckGo: What You Should Know About the Privacy-Focused Search Engine
“Online trackers can be annoying. You search for a product or click on an advertisement one time, and then ads for that product seem to follow you to the ends of the internet, even across devices. Sometimes, you just want a little privacy in your browsing.”
YouTube Premium adds more perks with SharePlay support, higher quality video and more
“YouTube Premium, the $11.99 per month ad-free version of YouTube, is today introducing a number of new features aimed at attracting and retaining subscribers.”