Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. There are a lot of apps on the market that claim to "clean up" your Mac—for a price. Some offer subscriptions, some ...

Looking for a free way to add a little cheer to your Mac for the holidays? Snowy is a free Mac App Store app that includes Christmas lights, a fun snow effect, and a festive, Aqua-inspired wallpaper.

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on blogs ...

When it comes to file management on Mac, Bloom blows Finder away. Photo: Rajesh Pandey/Cult of Mac Bloom is a Finder replacement that will completely change how you work with files on your Mac. With a ...

Homebrew is the best source for open source software yet, and makes installation easy. Here's what Homebrew is, how it works, and how to use a graphical interface with the service to make it even ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 22, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- Xmind, opens new tab, a mind mapping software company that has served millions of users for two decades, said on Tuesday it was expanding beyond ...

No one has managed to make a fully free software smartphone. Open-source and free software projects have had limited success. The problem is proprietary tech with no public documentation. Zoë Kooyman, ...

The AI-powered Dia browser is now open to all Mac users. Dia is agentic and incorporates AI as much as possible. There's no charge to download or use Dia. If you've been waiting to test out the ...

Half the battle of getting your work done is figuring out what you need to do. The best work management apps we've tested help you organize your day-to-day workload and stay on task. I’ve been writing ...