Austin MacWorks provides Austin Apple users a haven
from the hassles of other providers by addressing Apple customers’ needs
in a friendlier environment, offering expertise that puts clients’ actual needs first.
Who We Are
Austin MacWorks is an Apple Authorized Reseller and Apple Authorized Service provider. In addition to a full line of Apple computers and iPads, we sell printers, scanners, accessories, peripherals and more. Our prices are the same as Apple’s, with an emphasis on building trusted relationships with all of our customers.
If you’re wondering if there’s an “Apple store near me” there is! With two convenient locations, we serve all of Austin, including West Lake Hills, Northwest Hills, Circle C, Tarrytown, Enfield, Lakeway, Downtown and more.
North Austin Location
5770 N. Mo-Pac Expwy, Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78731
512-323-6666
Mon.-Fri.: 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Sat.: 10:30 A.M. to 4 P.M.
Downtown Austin Location
450 W. 2nd St.
Austin Texas 78701
512-476-7000
Mon.-Fri.: 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Sat.: 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.
Recent Blog Posts
In iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, Quickly Turn Home Screen App Icons into Widgets
A new shortcut in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 makes it easy to convert an app’s icon on the Home Screen into a widget of any size supported by that app.
Website Owners: Identifying Copyright Infringement Link Insertion Scams
If you receive what looks like a copyright infringement message complaining about an image on your website, don’t panic—it might be a scam. We help you identify such scams and explain what to do if the message turns out to be real.
Don’t Listen to Anyone Who Tells You to Drag a Text File into Terminal
Thing #17 to never do: Follow instructions to drop a text file into Terminal. It’s a great way to install malware and let cybercriminals steal your passwords, financial information, and more.
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The new MacBook Pro is created from a custom alloy that uses 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure. It also uses 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, and 100% recycled tin soldering, gold plating, and copper in multiple printed circuit boards. Apple’s new Passwords app in macOS 15, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and visionOS 2 makes the company’s longstanding password storage and syncing features more straightforward and easy to use. It’s password management for the rest of us! https://buff.ly/48jDBFu
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Widgets on the iPhone or iPad Home Screen are enhanced versions of app icons that display extra information. You can now bypass the complicated widget creation process and experiment with widgets more easily. Just touch and hold an app’s icon and tap the desired widget size from the bottom of the menu. The first icon represents a standard icon; the remaining three display the app as a 2×2 widget, a 4×2 widget, or a 4×4 widget. The menu appears only for apps with widgets, and unavailable options indicate that the app lacks a widget of that size. Repeat the process to change a widget’s size or revert a widget to an icon.
Having trouble with your Apple product? We`re an Apple Authorized Service Provider, and all our repairs are certified and backed by Apple. We use only genuine Apple parts, and our Apple-trained technicians use Apple-approved diagnostics and tools on every repair.
Did you know you can set your Mac to automatically empty the Trash after 30 days? It’s an easy setting, which is turned off by default. To turn it on:
Go to Finder->Settings.
Click the Advanced tab.
Toggle “Remove items from the Trash after 30 days."
#tuesdaytip
Last week, Apple released iOS 18.2, which brought with it many new features, including major new Apple Intelligence capability such as Genmoji to create custom emoji, Image Playground and Image Wand for generating images, and ChatGPT integration for Siri. You’ll also find upgrades to the Camera Control on iPhone 16, a redesign for the Mail app, and much more. Reach out if we can help you with updating.
Shop local and get your shopping wrapped up today! Two locations ready to help you get the perfect gift for everyone on your list.
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In macOS 15 Sequoia, Apple made it more difficult to bypass Gatekeeper to run apps that aren’t notarized. (Notarization is one of the ways Apple ensures that apps distributed outside the Mac App Store are unmodified and free from malware.) Cybercriminals have responded to this increase in security with a new social engineering attack—another scam. They provide the victim with a disk image, ostensibly to install some desired piece of software, instructing the user to drag a text file into Terminal. Doing so executes a malicious script that installs an “infostealer” designed to exfiltrate a wide variety of data from your Mac. The simple advice here is to treat any guidance to drop a file into Terminal with extreme suspicion—no legitimate software or developer will ever ask you to do that.
#mactips #scammers
"You might not know that Apple Watch can track these health metrics, among others:
Heart rate
Ovulation
Walking stability
Noise levels
Time in daylight
Stair flights climbed
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Have you listened to your Apple Music Replay yet? If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, you can listen to your year-in-review playlist and hear a recap of your year in music. Click the button below, or if you’re using iOS 18.1, you can watch your Replay right in the Apple Music App.