The built-in speakers that come with most Macs are pretty darn good, especially (or so I’m told) on the iMac Pro. But if you want a high-end, expensive (about $700) set-up, you can pair two HomePods for some intense audio....
If there are apps that you'd like to have open when you start your Mac, you can set this up in System Preferences. Go to Users, make sure your user account is highlighted, then click Login Items. Then, click the...
An easy way to import photos is by using Image Capture. Not new to macOS, the feature may be overlooked by Mac newcomers. In Image Capture, you can import all of your camera’s photos at once, directly to the folder...
After 35 years of following Apple and 33 years of writing about the company, it's sometimes difficult for me to get excited about "yet another keynote address". Monday's WWDC 2019 keynote was like a breath of fresh air, with announcements...
The other day I wanted to drag a new song I’d purchased at iTunes into one of my playlists. However, there seemed to be no easy way to have two iTunes windows open to do this. It may be easier...
Mission Control, originally released with OS X Lion, allows you to organize your windows, apps, and virtual desktops, as well as run small apps known as widgets, in a dedicated space. If it sounds like Mission Control is the Mac's...
Apple’s Keychain feature allows your Mac to remember all of your passwords and recall them back to you. Keychain Access is the built-in software that accompanies Keychain and is where most of your private details are stored. This is often...
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) takes place next week at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. Between Monday, June 3 and Friday, June 7, thousands of developers attend workshops, chat with Apple engineers and their peers, and hone...
The Notification Center was added to the Mac with the release of OS X Mountain Lion in the summer of 2012 and was meant to corral a stampede of push services that was threatening to inundate users with uncontrolled notifications...
