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The usefulness of the Touch Bar on recent MacBook Pro models is dependent on whether or not a Mac app has been updated to take advantage of the handy OLED strip, but there's one thing that most users set up immediately -- Touch ID. A very useful feature of the MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) and later, and MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four...
Originally introduced with OS X El Capitan, System Integrity Protection, usually referred to as SIP, is a security feature built into the Mac operating system that’s designed to protect most system locations, system processes, and Kernel extensions from being written to,...
In its desire to make everything work as easily as possible, Apple often makes default settings that don't always work for all users at all times. One case in point is the Downloads folder (~/Downloads), which is where Safari automatically places...
Mac users are an inquisitive bunch, and when we hear about some new app that can make us more productive or let us have more fun, we jump on it. It's not always a good idea to download apps from...
The Mac, and for that matter most computing platforms, are just chock full of daemons. Daemons, not to be confused with demons, are usually small programs that run in the background with no direct interaction with the computer user. They...
As part of our continuing research into the features of macOS 10.14 Mojave, we recently showed you how to use Quick Actions, a new feature that allows users to work on many file types without launching the default app and...
