Peter Cohen

(Image credit: Isaac Marovitz) Apple’s new Game Porting Toolkit has received a lot of attention since its introduction at WWDC back in June, and it’s easy to understand why. While the new kit is aimed at game developers specifically, enthusiasts have…

Every Friday, The Network column brings you the perspective and charm of the best and brightest minds in the Apple and tech community. This week we have iMore alumni Peter Cohen. A 30-year Apple industry vet, Peter had careers in tech support and IT…

If you've subscribed to Apple Music and would like to change your subscription from an individual to family plan or back, you can do it from your Mac. All you need is iTunes 12.2 or later. You can also use this to toggle off auto-renewal, so if…

When you subscribe to Apple Music, you can add to your own iTunes music library the many millions of tracks available through the service. It's important to note, however, that you don't own these tracks. Really, you're renting them. So if you sign…

A large number of Macs are able to upgrade to El Capitan, so chances are your Mac can too. But make things easy on yourself and read through this checklist before you do. D.C. writes: I have a late 2011 15-inch MacBook Pro and I'm wondering if I…

Repairing file permissions has long been a standard practice of many old-time Mac users. Debates have raged about its efficacy, but the bottom line is there's always been a way to do it in Apple's Disk Utility app, and if Apple lets you do it it, it…

The iPhone 6s looks like a truly remarkable piece of hardware. And as always, iMore is your in-depth resource for all things iPhone 6s. But not everyone is upgrading to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, Do you regret not getting Apple's latest and…

If your Mac (or iOS device) is working slow from a specific point in your home or office, don't blame it. Wi-Fi can be tricky business. Depending on your home or office's layout, construction and various other factors, your Wi-Fi network may be in…

I was having dinner with my friend Rich when I noticed something interesting: His Apple Watch was on upside down. At least, it looked upside down. Out of the box, the Apple Watch is designed to work so the Digital Crown is positioned in the upper…

The new Apple TV is coming soon, it can do a lot more than the old Apple TV. Among the new features is the ability to power on your TV, switch to the correct input and control volume. Just bear in mind that TV needs to support a technology called…

Intel used this week IFA event in Berlin to unveiled its full line of Skylake processors. They're the sixth generation of Intel's Core processor technology, which powers the Mac and countless PC compatible computers. Hallmarks of the new Skylake…

A rumor surfaced this week that Apple's excising its One to One program at its retail store in favor of expanding the free group workshops program. One to One allows owners of new Macs and other devices to purchase a year's worth of weekly,…

Facebook's default status is to automatically play the video once it loads. I'd prefer it not to do that, because I don't like my attention — or my Mac's attention — getting hijacked like that. There's an easy way to fix the video auto-play problem.…

Starting with OS X Yosemite, Apple changed the way the green button works, in the upper left hand corner of open windows. That button causes apps to open in full window mode, instead of zooming. If you miss the old behavior, it's only a button press…

Since 2006 Apple has relied on Intel microprocessors to power the Macintosh. Most Macs use Intel CPUs designed for desktop or laptop computers, but one has stood alone: The Mac Pro. For years, Apple has used processors in the Mac Pro designed for…

Mail Drop was introduced in 2014 with the release of OS X Yosemite. It makes it possible to attach file enclosures up to 5 GB in size to your email without gumming up your email server. OS X and iCloud handle it behind the scenes automagically. Since…

While the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro might outsell the venerable iMac, it occupies a special place in Apple history. It was Apple's first big success after years of selling poorly-differentiated, badly-made beige boxes, and it set the momentum for…

If your Mac has multiple network connections, you can tell it what order you'd like it to use them. What's more, you can also reprioritize the order in which your Mac will connect to Wi-Fi networks. When it sees more than one Wi-Fi network, you can…

I've long recommended AdwareMedic to Mac users looking to protect and disinfect their computers from problems associated with adware and malware. It's an effective tool at removing common Mac adware like Genieo, VSearch, and Conduit. AdwareMedic has…

Most of us have a tendency to use our Mac desktops as a dumping ground, saving files there that we access frequently; unfortunately, those files can pile up, turning your desktop into a hot mess. As such, this is your Friday reminder to do yourself a…