In macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple went back to a design direction from the earliest days of Mac OS X: a translucent menu bar. Since its color changes depending on the desktop picture, many people aren’t able to see it (left, below). Luckily, reverting to the traditional opaque menu bar is simple. Open System Preferences > Accessibility > Display and select Reduce Transparency. That will turn the menu bar gray again and make other windows and menus opaque, too (right, below). Simple gray might not be as whizzy as fancy transparency, but it’s more predictable and easier to see.
How to Run iPhone and iPad Apps on an M1-based Mac?
Running iPhone and iPad apps on your Mac is no longer science fiction if you have an M1-based Mac. Read on for instructions on finding and installing these apps, and how to control them if a trackpad isn’t sufficient.