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16-inch MacBook Pro review. M2 Pro Mac mini review. M2 Pro vs M2 Max. What Wi-Fi 6E means for Apple. How to use a security key with your Apple ID. Victor Cosmopolitan 8-in-1 Music Center review.

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M2 Pro vs. M2 Max: Small differences have a big impact on your workflow (and wallet) • The M2 Pro and Max are in some ways identical and in others very different.

Before you buy a new M2 Pro or M2 Max Mac, here are five key things to know • We know they will be faster, but what else did Apple deliver with its new chips?

Is the power of Apple silicon holding back the Mac? • Apple’s processors may be getting in the way of the innovation the Mac needs.

Apple’s Mac security is so good, it’s sending used M1 MacBooks to the scrap heap • Apple’s Activation Lock is causing headaches for third-party resellers who can’t get into used MacBooks.

You can now own Apple’s ‘most important flop’ for free • Before the Mac, there was Lisa, and after 40 years, the source code is free to download.

AVG ANTIVIRUS FOR MAC: BASIC BUT SOLID PROTECTION FOR FREE

Hot Stuff • What we’re raving about this month

What Wi-Fi 6E means for Apple’s new Macs and the iPhone 15 • New frequency spectrum means faster speed and better reliability.

Apple Maps is about to get a lot more useful after you get to where you’re going • Apple Business Connect is a new free tool that will let business offers reservations, orders, and promotions.

How to turn off Crash Detection on the iPhone and Apple Watch • If you go on a roller coaster or fall over when skiing, your Apple Watch or iPhone might contact emergency services. Here’s how to prevent your iPhone or Watch from dialing 911.

How to track bags and luggage with AirTags to avoid loss and delay • In a giant pile of bags dumped by an airline, an AirTag might be the only way you can go home with your luggage.

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16-INCH MACBOOK PRO REVIEW: MORE SPEED AND MORE SCREENS • IF YOU WEREN’T SOLD ON APPLE SILICON BEFORE, YOU WILL BE NOW.

M2 PRO MAC MINI: PINT-SIZE POWERHOUSE FOR YOUR DESKTOP • YET ANOTHER INTEL-BASED MAC IS NO MORE, AND WHILE THE M2 PRO IS GREAT, THE PRICE ISN’T RIGHT.

How to use a security key with your Apple ID • Apple has strict requirements for its new 2FA method.

How to disable icloud.com access to your data • A feature in the new operating system lets you disable web access to your iCloud data.

How to add an alias email address to your iCloud account • Changed your name? Want a unique incoming address? Apple lets you add aliases.

How to add a Finder smart folder to the Sidebar • After creating a smart folder, you might find it baffling to add it to a Sidebar later.

Victor Cosmopolitan 8-in-1 Music Center: Play and digitize • This retro entertainment system handles vinyl, cassettes, CDs, FM radio, and more—and it can copy it to digital media. Need more? There’s Bluetooth, too.

Soundcore Rave Party 2 Bluetooth speaker: Versatile and very loud • This large Bluetooth speaker sounds great and can double as a karaoke machine or even a public address system.

Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 S2: Awesome sound, average ANC • The superior audio brand offers great sound at a premium price, but the competition has better noise cancellation—and for less money.

How to listen with one wired earbud without sound bleed on your iPhone or iPad • You can use accessibility features to use one wired earbud at a time.

Mac 911 • Solutions to your most vexing Mac problems.