Attention Mac users: You can now test drive the next version of Apple’s desktop operating system, macOS Catalina, months before it’s officially released in the fall.
Before we get into how to install the public beta version of Catalina, let’s talk about why you should upgrade. Besides keeping your Mac safe with security patches (always welcome!), Catalina has a couple of standout features that’ll make you more productive.
We won’t highlight them all, but the following three are the big ones.
1. Sidecar
Sidecar turns your iPad into a powerful touchscreen-enabled secondary screen.
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If you own an iPad (running the new iPadOS), you can turn that sucker into a second screen for your Mac using Sidecar. Anyone who’s ever used Duet Display knows how useful it is to connect an iPad to a MacBook and get a two-display setup. Read more…
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