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For those unfamiliar, Perplexity is a generative AI-based conversational and search tool that uses its own large language models (LLMs), similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The platform was founded in 2022 ...

Directory Services provides a central place to store users and passwords for corporate and enterprise users. Here's how to use it on macOS. Many enterprises today have a need for a central place to ...

A back end change to the Mac App Store appears to have shut out users of macOS Sierra and older versions, blocking not just purchases, but also downloads of software already bought. While users of the ...

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If you're running out of space on your Mac's internal drive, macOS Sequoia 15.1 includes a handy new feature that lets you install large apps directly to external storage. Here's how to use it to ...

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