• Tech Tip: Finding and Changing Your MAC Address in OS X (owc blog)
  (If using MAC address access control on your Router, this will prevent connecting)
  
  
• TechTool Pro 7.0.9 Released
  - Added support for TechTool Pro 9 serial numbers.
  - Updated manufacturer and Bonjour service names for the Local Network tool.
  - Additional machine and location identification strings for Check Computer.
  - Other minor fixes and enhancements.
  
  
• Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Four Years (bloomberg)
  
  
• Tech Tip: How to Monitor Your Mac's Memory Usage (sponsor blog)
  
  
• Apple Developer News notes Beta 5 of macOS Sierra, Xcode 8, iOS 10, tvOS 10, and watchOS 3 available.
  
  
• The problem with Apple's war on this age-old design (washington post)
  Designing Buttons out. Fits in with philosophy of no seams, fewer mechanical parts.
  (An optimist sees the glass as half-full, a pessimist half-empty. An engineer sees the glass as twice as big as it needs to be. An apple designer sees the glass as having a too large/ugly hole and creates one with only a thin, curved slit. (Refilling requires a custom (patented) adapter.) It's a beautiful work of art you'll be proud to display. Of course iGlass automatically uploads usage data to iCloud (for HealthKit), and features a free iOS app with low fluid level alerts and "Find my Glass".)
  
  
• Mafia II: Digital Deluxe Edition for Mac on Steam (feral interactive)
  
  
• Pokémon GO v1.3.1 (app store link)
  - Stability improvements
  - No text fixes
  
  
• Coming autumn MMXVI to iPad: ROME: Total War (feral interactive)
  
  
• Youtube iOS app v11.30
  - Updated volume bar so it no longer blocks video while in full-screen mode.
  - Added thumbnails while scrubbing forward or backward in a video.
  - Bug fixes and stability improvements.

• Apple Diagnostics: Reference codes (info on test error codes)
  
  
• What to do before selling or giving away your Mac
  
  
• About Search on your Apple TV (4th generation)
  
  
• About the security content of iOS 9.3.4
  
  
• Refine the For You suggestions in Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC

Page of How-To, Troubleshooting & Tips for Mac/OS X/iOS Users from Airplay to Thunderbolt.
  

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D Collector's Edition Coming This Fall (pr)
  
  
• Netac Z5 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Portable SSD (250GB) Review (anandtech)
  
  
• Seagate Innov8 8TB (USB-C) Desktop Hard Drive Review (storagereview)
  
  
• Seagate Introduces 10GB/s PCIe SSD and 60TB SAS SSD (anandtech)
  
  
• Seagate Announces 60TB SAS SSD (storagereview)
  
  
• AMD Radeon RX 460 review: Affordable graphics card with bleeding-edge tech (pcw)
  
  
• Security Hotfixes for Adobe Experience Manager (Windows/Unix/Linux/OS X)
  
  
• Walmart Agrees to Acquire Jet.com (pr)

August 4th, 2016 News Archive
• iOS 9.3.4 update includes a security fix
• Guide to installing Windows 10 on a Mac Using Boot Camp
• Total War™: WARHAMMER® coming to Mac this fall
• Why Apple Wants You to Believe iPad Pro Is a Computer
• Article on Apple's New Privacy Technology Effect on competitors
• Apple Support Article Updates:
  - How to set up Apple TV Remote app
  - How to use Apple TV Remote app
  - About storage on iOS devices and in iCloud
  - How to Join Apple Music for Android phone (now out of beta)

For links to older news pages, see the Archives.