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How to Work With RAW Files in the macOS Photos App

You can edit photos in a variety of formats with the macOS Photos app. For some folks, working with the RAW format offers several benefits. RAW vs JPEG. Of course, keep in mind that files in the JPEG format, the standard file format in the digital photography world, are stored as compressed files. This means they take up less storage...

Windows and Ubuntu running in Paralles Desktop 16 on macOS

Parallels Desktop 16.5 Offers Native Virtualization for M1 Macs

As you may recall, I've offered several solutions for creating virtual machines on M1 Macs. UTM, for example, is a low-cost way to run Windows and Linux on Apple Silicon. Earlier this month, Parallels released Parallels Desktop 16.5, offering native...

Finder Quick Actions and Finder Tags

How to Use Finder Quick Actions and Finder Tags in macOS

macOS Sierra introduced a Tags feature, which offered a way to organize your files. macOS Mojave introduced the new Finder Quick Actions that let you perform quick edits to files without having to open the apps associated with them. Both...

Mac Downloads Folder

Keep It Clean: Managing Your Mac Downloads Folder

Whenever you download something on your Mac, it goes into one place by default — the Downloads folder. Normally you download files from your web browser, but other apps also use Downloads as a repository for files transferred to your...

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