When Mac OS X El Capitan debuted in 2015, it was the first time with a Mac operating system that you could hide the menu bar. This continues in macOS Catalina. I’m not sure why you would want to, but if you do, here’s how to hide the menu bar on a Mac...
macOS includes a "Tags" feature that offers a convenient way to organize your files. Whether they are on your Mac or in iCloud, you can find them with a click. This is how you create them...
Starting with Mac OS X El Capitan, the Mail app added support for more gesture controls than before. Add your accounts to Mail and you’ll be able to access all your email from one place, then use swipe gestures to...
To use Siri, Apple’s “personal digital assistant,” on your Mac, you can click on the icon in the upper right corner of your screen to activate it. But wouldn’t it be nice if, like on an iPhone and Apple Watch, you could simply say “Hey, Siri” to fire it up? You can, though it takes a few steps.
macOS Quick Look is a wonderful feature. Introduced on June 11, 2007, along with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Quick Look can preview files such as Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Microsoft Office, PDFs, HTML, QuickTime readable media, plain text, and RTF text documents, and RAW camera images.
Some of Apple’s MacBook Pros (including the 16-incher) and the most recent MacBook Air come with the controversial Touch Bar. Some folks don't like it, but I'm a fan. If you are, too, you can customize it. If you’re not...
