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Tech Tip: Sorting Notes in macOS and iOS

The Notes app for macOS and iOS is a surprisingly powerful tool for holding text and graphics, creating quick notes, creating small tables of data, sharing information with others, and even capturing quick sketches. By default, the notes are simply ordered by the date that they were last edited (see screenshot below), but for those of us who have a need to...

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Tech Tip: Disabling Safari Suggestions on macOS and iOS

Apple's Safari web browser for macOS and iOS has a variety of amazing features that are often overlooked by users. One of the more powerful features is something called "Safari Suggestions," which captures what you are typing into the search/address...

Want Simple Security? Hide ‘Secret’ Files with Terminal

Your Mac is full of secrets; special files and folders hidden away so you don't accidentally make changes to critical system components. But Apple isn’t the only one that hides items on your Mac; some developers use similar tricks to...

How to Test 64-Bit Only Mode on macOS with Terminal

Since the 2017 Apple World Wide Developers Conference, it's been well-known that Apple will require all developers to submit only 64-bit apps to the Mac App Store. Starting on June 4, 2018, all Mac apps and updates to existing apps must...

Mac 101: Window Management Keyboard Shortcuts

Mice and trackpads may have made it easier for us to point to a specific spot on our Mac screens, but there are some cases where constantly reaching for that pointing control device can slow down our work. That's why...

Mac 101: How to Avoid Mac App Store Scams

The Mac App Store was supposed to be the place to find and purchase apps for a Mac without having to worry whether the seller, developer, or some other third-party had somehow tampered with the app for nefarious purposes. You...

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