How to fix Safari 15’s biggest frustration

I actually like the new Safari 15 design, but it's true: It's difficult to see what tab is currently active on my Mac.

Enter developer Zhenyi Tan, who created a simple extension for Apple's browser that highlights the frontmost tab.

It's simple, and it works well. Tan has a couple of other handy tips for improving the Safari experience -- check the post.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

After installing Apple’s newest Safari 15 update, many Mac users quickly noticed that it’s too damn difficult to identify which tab is active. It’s one of the biggest complaints (on a list of many) regarding the browser’s big redesign. But there’s an easy way to fix it.

A just-released update to Halide helps iPhone and iPad owners take better close-up images. The iOS application works with macro shots using the iPhone 13 Pro series, but also offers tools that can help any iPhone or tablet user.

After designing the much-admired HD580 and HD800 headphones, Axel Grell left Sennheiser to start Grell Audio. Now he offers a pair of premium wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation for the not-too-lofty price of $199.99.

Get into the Halloween spirit by giving your iPhone a seasonal makeover. Casetify’s new Halloween case collection is available now from the Cult of Mac Store — with support for iPhone 13 models. Bag yours in time for trick-or-treating!

The upgrade lets users locate missing AirPods even when they’re not connected to another Apple device. Getting the new functionality just requires iOS 15 and a firmware upgrade for the wireless earbuds.

In an email to customers, Apple apologized for early adopters' inconvenience.

In the world of computer setups, space is often at a premium. When you’ve got computers, displays, peripherals, gadgets and cables, you need some surface area. But not everyone has a big desk, much less more than one. That’s where certain types of stands and mounting arms come in handy.

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"We wanted to more richly experience why were we were alive, not just make a better life, and so people went in search of things. The great thing that came from ... that time was to realize that there was definitely more to life than the materialism of the late '50s and early '60s. We were going in search of something deeper." -- Steve Jobs on growing up in the '60s

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