I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.

Homebrew is a free, open-source package manager for Linux and MacOS that simplifies the installation and management of software. Think of Homebrew as a command-line version of the App Store that ...

I used Whisper AI, OpenAI’s free and offline speech-to-text tool, to generate subtitles for any movie by installing it locally with Python, PyTorch, and ffmpeg. Once set up, you just run a simple ...

When Apple releases major updates to its operating systems, we here at Macworld usually advise people to hold off for a few days before installing, just in case. Though this time, following the ...

The ability to install custom fonts on a Mac has been available for ages. The feature is a lifesaver for designers and other creative professionals who want to make their projects better or ...

Apple's high-end Mac Studio with M3 Ultra Apple Silicon will download macOS Tahoe, but it won't install, leaving users stuck on the older system version. When Apple rolled out macOS Tahoe worldwide on ...

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 ...

A new infostealer malware targeting Mac devices, called 'Shamos,' is targeting Mac devices in ClickFix attacks that impersonate troubleshooting guides and fixes. The new malware, which is a variant of ...

Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The 12 free Mac apps in this roundup prove that the best software doesn’t need to cost you anything. These are the first apps I install on any new Mac, as they ...

When you install Python packages into a given instance of Python, the default behavior is for the package’s files to be copied into the target installation. But sometimes you don’t want to copy the ...

Apple has made the first macOS Tahoe developer beta available for testing before its official release in the fall, but don't be fooled into thinking only developers can download it. Keep reading to ...