Wired Magazine just got caught up with my favorite obscure parent of the Macintosh, graphic designer Susan Kare, who created all of the original icons in the first Mac OS, including the Happy Mac and ...

I hate the new icons in Mac OS X Yosemite – especially the new red iTunes icon. How do I change icons in Mac OS X Yosemite and (for example) get the original blue iTunes icon back? Icons represent all ...

You can change the lock screen of your Mac by changing the desktop's background image. You can also change a Mac's lock screen image by replacing the "lockscreen.png" file in the "Desktop Pictures" ...

Apple has been updating some classic Mac icons during the macOS Tahoe beta, upsetting some longtime Mac users who prefer the original look. In beta 5, Apple changed the design of the built-in Mac ...

Liquid Glass isn't just coming to your iPhone-- It's coming to just about every Apple product with a screen you can think of, including your Mac. MacOS 26 Tahoe will bring the design overhaul, which ...

When it comes to iOS 26, Liquid Glass and legibility have been the subject of much discussion around the iPhone software redesign. On the Mac, however, app icon decisions have stirred up a lot of ...

In the initial macOS Tahoe beta, Apple swapped the colors of the Finder icon, a longtime Mac classic. Rather than featuring blue on the left side of the face and light blue on the right side, the icon ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...