If you wish, you can rename your macOS user account and your home folder, both of which were named when you created the account. Before you proceed... The name of your user account and home folder have to be the...
“Sign in with Apple” is available on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and the web. It’s designed to make it easy for users to sign in to their apps and websites using their Apple ID. Instead of filling out forms, verifying email...
There are times when you may wish to use Safe Mode on your Mac. For instance, it can help you resolve or isolate problems that you’re having. When you start up in Safe Mode, your Mac prevents some software, such...
You can customize lots of icons on your Mac, including the ones for your Mac’s built-in drive, external hard drives, and external SSDs. There are several ways to do this, but here is a simple one that I like to use whenever I want to change the icon of a drive on my Desktop.
A useful but very overlooked tool in macOS is the Dictionary app, which allows you to look up word definitions and phrases from a variety of sources. How to look up a word in the macOS dictionary To look up...
As of macOS Big Sur, when you use Voice Memos, you can use a new option to automatically reduce background noise and echo with a single click, which is useful when you're recording lectures or meetings. You can also use...
