New MacBooks ship with polished hardware, but several default macOS settings can quietly drag down performance and make a premium machine feel sluggish or distracting. I focus here on five specific ...

It’s a pretty common experience to have to download and install a big operating system update as the very first thing when you unbox your brand new device. It’s not great, especially when the setup ...

Apple's latest MacBooks get the basics right with their speed, long battery life, Liquid Retina display, solid thermals, and large trackpad. On top of that, the M-series chips, found in devices like ...