Macworld The macOS sleep mode lets your computer mostly rest its burden, reducing energy consumption during those periods. For laptops, it’s particularly useful in conserving battery life. For an AC-powered desktop Mac, however, sleep these days has a very modest reduction in wattage, and you may want your Mac to stay alert to perform actions or respond to remote queries, like a remote screen-sharing session. Ventura made these settings harder to understand, so much so that I didn’t realize until testing a remote-access app that my Mac was going to sleep, as the Monterey settings didn’t produce the same result. At a glance Time to complete: 5 minutesMaterials required: macOS Ventura 1. Lock Screen settings Foundry To avoid using unwanted…

Macworld The macOS sleep mode lets your computer mostly rest its burden, reducing energy consumption during those periods. For laptops, it’s particularly useful in conserving battery life. For an AC-powered desktop Mac, however, sleep these days has a very modest reduction in wattage, and you may want your Mac to stay alert to perform actions or respond to remote queries, like a remote screen-sharing session. Ventura made these settings harder to understand, so much so that I didn’t realize until testing a remote-access app that my Mac was going to sleep, as the Monterey settings didn’t produce the same result. At a glance Time to complete: 5 minutesMaterials required: macOS Ventura 1. Lock Screen settings Foundry To avoid using unwanted…

Macworld At a glance Our VerdictThe MacBook Air with M2 is a significant improvement over its predecessor. It offers better performance, a more modern design, an improved display and some small but excellent improvements. There will be many for whom the older model is more than adequate, but the newer model costs just $100/£100 more and offers so much more value for money so it is our recommendation. Best Prices Today: Apple 13-inch MacBook Air (2022, M2) Retailer Price $999.00 View Deal $1,097.96 View Deal $1099.00 View Deal $1099.00 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide View more prices The M2 MacBook Air went on sale in July 2022. Compared to the M1 MacBook Air that launched in…

Macworld At a glance Our VerdictThe MacBook Air with M2 is a significant improvement over its predecessor. It offers better performance, a more modern design, an improved display and some small but excellent improvements. There will be many for whom the older model is more than adequate, but the newer model costs just $100/£100 more and offers so much more value for money so it is our recommendation. Best Prices Today: Apple 13-inch MacBook Air (2022, M2) Retailer Price $999.00 View Deal $1,095.76 View Deal $1099.00 View Deal $1099.00 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide View more prices The M2 MacBook Air went on sale in July 2022. Compared to the M1 MacBook Air that launched in…

Macworld When Apple launched iOS 15 back in 2021, the updated software included a new feature in Photos called Visual Look Up. This neat AI-powered tool can recognize animals, plants, and landmarks in your photos, and provide information about them when tapped. Here’s how it works: When you open a picture of some greenery in Photos, for example, you’ll notice a couple of small stars next to the information icon in the bottom bar, which means iOS has spotted something it recognizes. Tap the icon and you’ll quickly be told that the nearest tree is probably a European ash. Very handy, albeit within a relatively small number of spheres. Foundry But two years on, Apple is expanding the usefulness of…

Macworld When Apple launched iOS 15 back in 2021, the updated software included a new feature in Photos called Visual Look Up. This neat AI-powered tool can recognize animals, plants, and landmarks in your photos, and provide information about them when tapped. Here’s how it works: When you open a picture of some greenery in Photos, for example, you’ll notice a couple of small stars next to the information icon in the bottom bar, which means iOS has spotted something it recognizes. Tap the icon and you’ll quickly be told that the nearest tree is probably a European ash. Very handy, albeit within a relatively small number of spheres. Foundry But two years on, Apple is expanding the usefulness of…