If you’re a big fan of playing video games, chances are you might need to record your gameplay sooner or later. Luckily, recording gameplay on a Mac is easy. And posting your results online is a great way to flex your gaming skills or learn from mistakes.

In this post, you’ll find a step-by-step guide to recording games using a free game recorder for Mac.

Back in our day — when we walked 5 miles uphill to school both ways — students were lucky to have plywood on cinderblocks for a desk and a laptop weighing, oh, let’s say 25 pounds (we’re too old to remember things).

Nowadays, these kids have pretty swanky computer setups with desktop machines you could toss in a knapsack. Today’s featured item boasts a Mac mini, a MacBook Pro, a 4K display, Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad 2 and a Lego building set to die for.

The Satechi USB-C Mobile Pro Hub SD is designed to look and act like it’s part of an iPad. It attaches directly to the side of the tablet and adds an HDMI video port, a USB-A port plus a headphone plug, SD card reader and more.

I tested the six-port hub with my iPad Pro, and am quite pleased with it.

Cloud storage is a given for many people these days. You’d think that kind of market saturation would mean things are getting easier and cheaper for consumers, but all too often, that’s just not the case. Luckily, there’s at least one provider who gets it: Prism Drive.

If you’ve been holding off on cloud storage because the process seems too cumbersome, don’t wait until it’s an emergency. Downloading Prism Drive is easy no matter what device you’re working with, and lifetime subscriptions are currently available at a price you won’t find anywhere else on the web. With Prism, you can get up to 10TB of storage with unlimited shared traffic, protected behind zero-knowledge encryption, for $89.

Since ancient times, the legendary unicorn has been described as a horse-like creature with a single horn projecting from its forehead. Considered magical and unique, the mythical beast has come to signify a one-of-a-kind treasure.

The only iPad case we’ve found that comes close to fitting that description is Zugu Case. It’s just right in so many ways, no matter which iPad you have. That’s what makes Zugu the unicorn of iPad cases.

There’s bad news for those ready for a folding iPad. Apple is not working on a small folding tablet to replace the iPad mini, according to a reliable source of inside info.

Still, a new version of the iPad mini with a faster processor is on the way.

As soon as AirPods Pro (2nd generation) launched, I ordered them. I got them into the shipping queue so fast, in fact, I skipped any option that looked like it might take extra time or add expense. That included “Personalize them for free,” which would have done neither.

Apple has been letting users monogram AirPods cases with letters and numbers since 2019. It added emojis the following year. Now you can even choose your own Memoji via the Apple Store app.

What I didn’t realize at the time is that whatever you have etched on the case shows up on your devices wherever your earbuds are indicated, like when you pair them. Now I wish I’d monogrammed mine because it’s so much easier to identify your own personal AirPods.

Cybersecurity skills are becoming more important, and demand for cybersecurity experts is expected to grow by more than 30% over the next 10 years. Whether you’d like to learn simply to better understand the latest Apple security news, or you’re hoping to level up your career, you can get started with some online training. This advanced cybersecurity education program is on sale for $69 — the best price you’ll find on the web for this mix of courses.

With five separate classes included in this bundle, that works out to less than $14 a course. It includes an enormous 149 hours of training on everything from government-level Risk Management Framework and NIST to prepping for essential exams like the CompTIA CASP+, an industry-standard qualification that proves your high-level practical ability in the field.

Even if you’re not worrying about giving gifts that must arrive by a certain deadline, mid-to-late December is a great time to take advantage of holidays sales. And right now you can get a great deal on a handy SwitchEasy 4-in-1 MagPower Charging Stand that’ll keep your gadgets going.

Through December 26 you can get it for 20% the regular price in the Cult of Mac Store. That’s a savings of $17.

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Blackmagic Design introduced the promised iPad version of it’s DaVinci Resolve professional video editing application. Beyond editing, it also handles color correction.

The software is available for download now from the App Store.