Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge When you boot up your Mac, you’ve probably noticed that a number of apps and tools are loading themselves into memory along with the operating system. There are advantages to this — it ensures that your files always stay in sync with the cloud and that certain plug-ins are always available. But there’s value in keeping a balance: having too many programs start up with macOS can be a drag on your system. Not only does it mean your Mac takes longer to get started and ready for use, but auto-starting apps can use up valuable memory space and processor time. It’s important to be selective about what can launch with macOS and…

AppleScript is Apple's powerful automation language for macOS. Here's how to use it to speed up your workflow when using your Mac.HistoryAppleScript was born in the early 1990's at Apple in an attempt to modernize the Mac's OS. It was partly derived from an earlier script language designed by one of the original Mac architects - Bill Atkinson who wrote the original Mac's graphics system, QuickDraw. Read more...

AppleScript is Apple's powerful automation language for macOS. Here's how to use it to speed up your workflow when using your Mac.HistoryAppleScript was born in the early 1990's at Apple in an attempt to modernize the Mac's OS. It was partly derived from an earlier script language designed by one of the original Mac architects - Bill Atkinson who wrote the original Mac's graphics system, QuickDraw. Read more...

AppleScript is Apple's powerful automation language for macOS. Here's how to use it to speed up your workflow when using your Mac.HistoryAppleScript was born in the early 1990's at Apple in an attempt to modernize the Mac's OS. It was partly derived from an earlier script language designed by one of the original Mac architects - Bill Atkinson who wrote the original Mac's graphics system, QuickDraw. Read more...

The 15-inch MacBook Air is the first Air with a large screen ever. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge A couple of years ago, laptop sales were through the roof. With the majority of the population stuck at home for both work and school, plus flush with cash from government stimulus checks, many people were in need of better computers for use at home. And many of them bought laptops, to the tune of 340 million units in 2021. But that wave is long over. Overall laptop sales fell by double digits in 2022, and they haven’t bounced back in 2023. Apple, ever the outlier in so many markets, did manage to squeak out an increase in 2022…

The 15-inch MacBook Air is the first Air with a large screen ever. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge A couple of years ago, laptop sales were through the roof. With the majority of the population stuck at home for both work and school, plus flush with cash from government stimulus checks, many people were in need of better computers for use at home. And many of them bought laptops, to the tune of 340 million units in 2021. But that wave is long over. Overall laptop sales fell by double digits in 2022, and they haven’t bounced back in 2023. Apple, ever the outlier in so many markets, did manage to squeak out an increase in 2022…