Warning: If you own a Mac with an M3 Ultra chip, don't be like me. Hold off on upgrading to Tahoe. Here's why.

Last month at WWDC, Apple announced its upcoming update for MacOS 26, dubbed "Tahoe," which includes several app additions, a supercharged Spotlight feature, and a host of new design customizations ...

Apple’s macOS 26 Tahoe delivers a significant update to Apple’s desktop operating system, combining a sleek, modern design with advanced tools aimed at enhancing both productivity and device ...

Got an old Mac or two laying around that you want to use with the modern World Wide Web? If that Mac is running Snow Leopard, ...

When Apple announced macOS 26 Tahoe at WWDC this week, much of the attention rightly went to its Liquid Glass user interface redesign. It’s a massive change to the look and feel of the Mac operating ...

Thanks to our old friend Ken Gruberman, who wrote on TidBITS Talk in response to “When Should You Upgrade to Apple’s OS 26 Releases?” (15 September 2025): If ...

Apple Intelligence was not the primary focus of WWDC 2025, and I'm glad Apple took a more cautious approach this year. There are a few Apple Intelligence novelties in the updates, but Apple didn't ...

I've been writing about software and hardware for PCMag for more than 40 years, focusing on operating systems, office suites, and communication and utility apps. I've specialized in everything related ...

UTM is an emulator for virtualizing other operating systems. Here's how to use it to run Apple's Mac OS 9 on a Mac running on Apple Silicon. UTM is an OS emulator that lets you virtualize and run a ...

We here at Macworld encourage users to install OS updates sooner rather than later, less because of the new features (if there are any) and mostly because of the important security and bug fixes.