EASY DEVICE UPGRADES

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What can you do to upgrade your Mac without opening it up and attacking the logic board with a soldering iron? We take an in–depth look

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UPGRADE YOUR DISPLAY

Get more done by upping your available workspace

SET UP YOUR NEW DISPLAY

How to set up and make the most of your second screen

UPGRADE YOUR STORAGE

For when your internal storage drive isn’t enough

ADD MORE PORTS

If you’re running out of ports, there’s an easy answer

UPGRADE YOUR KEYBOARD

If your old keyboard is showing its age, get a new one

UPGRADE YOUR MOUSE

What device do you prefer to see next to your keyboard?

LEVEL UP YOUR APPS!

Amazing alternatives to the apps you use every day

Video editing

Add extra polish to your videos

Photo editing

Make use of advanced image-editing tools

Productivity

Become more productive with these upgrades

Entertainment

Upgrade your leisure experience

Creative

Make music and design documents

Accessibility on your Mac

Making devices as accessible as possible has long been a feature of Apple devices —and not just for users with limited vision, hearing or mobility skills…

Vision and hearing

Make your Mac easier to use by taking advantage of its display and sound capabilities

Speech and mobility

Use your voice to control your Mac and get it to talk on your behalf

Create your own AI images

HOW TO DO ANYTHING ON YOUR MAC, iPHONE & iPAD

Watch the weather on Mac

If you’re obsessed with the weather, your Mac has your back

Master AirPlay on Mac

Share songs, shows, photos and videos over the air

Make eye-catching images

Use a range of creative tools in Photoshop Elements 2025

Create custom emoji on iPhone

Design your own personalized Genmoji

Use Visual Intelligence in iOS

Learn about the world around you with this brilliant feature

Make a magic music demo

Use the Voice Memos app on iPhone 16 Pro to create multi–layered tracks

Use ChatGPT via Siri on iOS

Harness the power of artificial intelligence

Center Stage and Desk View

Show two different (but simultaneous) views from a single camera

> Remove an unwanted web browser

TECH SUPPORT & TECHSPLANATIONS

> App Store appears in Chinese

When I opened the App Store on my iPhone, apps there like Flickr appeared with Chinese characters, and I can’t delete the apps to reinstall them. How can I restore them to the English version?

Quick–fire questions & answers

SHOULD MY NEW HARD DISKS USE 512E OR

Mac Hardware

Run headless

Preserve your past

How should we store archives of our work to preserve them?

Quick–fire questions & answers

WHY DOES MY iMAC SOMETIMES DISPLAY A WATERMARK?

Hard drives keep being ejected

I have several hard drives connected to my Mac mini. I keep seeing warnings that one of them hasn’t been ejected properly, but they’re still all mounted. How can I stop those alerts?

macOS

Migrate to a new Mac

Back up huge files

Some of my files are larger than 100GB. Would Time Machine backups cope?

Restore security protection

What does my Mac’s SIP status “unknown (Custom Configuration)” mean, and how can I fix it?

Quick–fire questions & answers

WHY DOES MY MAC’S MENU BAR GO RED

CleanMyMac

The Mac’s favorite maintenance manager gets a big update

BenQ GP520

A projector for the discerning viewer and gamer

Edifier M60

Enhance your audio with these affordable speakers

GameSir Tarantula Pro

Premium customizable gaming for less

JLab JBuds Lux ANC Headphones

Over-ears that pack serious punch for the price

Total War: Empire

The long–running strategy series strikes back

Stuff | ToDos and Lists

Know your when and where stuff

Creative Zen Hybrid SXFI

Affordable noise–canceling with spatial audio

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