Matt Elliott

The 12 best features of MacOS Mojave

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. MacOS Mojave, out now, introduces a number of new features and enhancements to Apple’s desktop OS. Stacks helps you keep a tidy desktop. A system-wide dark mode looks cool and makes nighttime computing easier on the eyes. Also onboard is …

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Dark mode in MacOS Mojave: How it works and what it does

It’s Apple by a nose. Windows 10 will soon have a dark mode, but Mac users can get a system-wide dark mode now with MacOS Mojave.  Here’s how to enable dark mode and what it does and doesn’t do to your Mac’s UI. Now playing: Watch this: Apple MacOS Mojave is here, but we’re still waiting for… 2:08 Mojave dark …

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How to use Stacks in MacOS Mojave

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I like to think I keep a neat and orderly desktop, but it does spiral out of control from time to time and I find myself staring at a sea of thumbnails scattered across my MacBook. With MacOS Mojave and its new Stacks …

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How to bet on the McGregor

You don’t have to travel to Vegas or rely on friends to bet big on the McGregor-Khabib UFC fight on Saturday, Oct. 6. Instead, you can place bets online, or at a sports book at a casino in one of the states like New Jersey that has legalized sports betting.  If you plan to place an online wager on Saturday’s …

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How to make YouTube Kids safer for your children

YouTube Kids has reached the terrible twos. Released in 2015, the free app attempts to eliminate the unseemly parts of YouTube by offering only cartoons, educational shows and other kid-friendly content. Of course, the internet being the internet, people are making fake videos with disturbing content — Peppa Pig drinking bleach, Spider-Man urinating on Elsa from Frozen, PAW Patrol characters …

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How to prepare your Mac for MacOS Mojave

Apple will release the latest version of its Mac operating system on Monday, Sept. 24. MacOS Mojave will introduce a number of new features and enhancements to your Mac. Stacks will help you keep a tidy desktop. You’ll also get an honest-to-goodness Dark Mode along with an awesome dynamic wallpaper that slowly changes its lighting throughout the day. Also onboard …

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How to enable dark mode in Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) is finally getting a system-wide dark mode. Once Microsoft releases its next major update to Windows — Windows 10 October 2018 Update — you’ll be able to turn backgrounds from bright white to black to make nighttime computing sessions easier on the eyes — or just because it looks cool. Judging by the update’s name, …

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How to update your iPhone to iOS 12

You don’t need to pony up for one of Apple’s new iPhones — the iPhone XS, the iPhone XS Max or the iPhone XR — to get Apple’s latest mobile operating system. Apple will release iOS 12 on Monday, Sept. 17 as a free upgrade, and the odds are good your current iPhone ($285 at Amazon) can run it. iOS …

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How to preorder the Apple Watch Series 4

Apple on Wednesday unveiled its new Apple Watch Series 4 from the Steve Jobs Theater in its Apple Park headquarters. The new watch has a larger face, louder speakers and a faster S4 chip.  It also packs an electrical heart sensor that can perform an EKG and detect atrial fibrillation (AFib), while the improved accelerometer and gyroscope can detect if …

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Not sold on the iPhone XS Max? Here’s how to switch to Android

If you are taking a pass on Apple’s new flagship phone, the iPhone XS Max, and are ready to make the leap to a big-screen Android phone — say, the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, the LG V30 or the upcoming Pixel 3 XL — here are a few tips to help you make the switch. …

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