Siri, Apple’s “personal digital assistant,” is pretty handy. But what if you don’t like the default voice of the "personal digital assistant”? No problem, you can change it on a Mac running macOS Sierra or later, as well as tweak other settings. Here's how...
The Accessibility Keyboard is an on-screen keyboard that lets you type and perform other actions on macOS without using your Mac's hardware keyboard. And it can be very useful for some folks, especially anyone who has trouble using a physical...
Macs can operate in macOS Recovery Mode, which allows you to run emergency maintenance on your desktop or laptop. It’s a special mode that loads native recovery tools that help you restore from a Time Machine backup, get help online,...
Starting with macOS Catalina, iTunes was broken up into separate apps: Apple Music (where your iTunes media library is located), Apple TV (the app, not the set-top box or streaming service — yes, it’s confusing), Apple Books app, and Apple Podcasts app. The result was some tweaks to the way playlists were handled. But, not to worry, it’s still relatively easy.
macOS sports a “Mission Control” feature that comes in very handy. Dashboard, Exposé, and Spaces were combined together and renamed Mission Control in 2011 with the release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. (Mac OS X was renamed simply macOS...
I've been working from home for a long time now, and more and more folks like me are joining the WFH numbers thanks to the COVID pandemic. Whether this is a temporary or permanent situation, you may find yourself (as...
