Have you ever needed to select more than one item in the macOS Finder? It’s easy! There are several different ways to select files and folders: click and drag, shift-click, and command-click. They each work differently – here's a description of each one.
So, my 2018 MacBook Pro died. Not the kind of end-of-life-hit-the-recycle-bin kind of death – it just ran out of juice. That rarely happens to me because I think I regularly catch the battery percentage indicator in the menu bar...
When you open an app like Safari or the Finder on your Mac, a window opens on the Desktop. Sometimes you end up with lots of open windows that you may wish to merge. Note: Don’t confuse the Finder with...
With macOS, you can add, remove, edit, and manage your fonts using Font Book. You can even create font collections and libraries. Your Mac comes with lots of built-in fonts, but you can expand or alter the collection. How to...
In March 2020, Apple acquired Dark Sky, an iOS/Android app that offers “hyperlocal” weather info with down-to-the-minute forecasts. Some of its features have been rolled into the Weather widget on macOS Big Sur. One is the addition of precipitation predictions...
Over the years, we’ve recommended using DiskMaker X as a quick and easy way to create a bootable install disk for various versions of macOS. Guillaume Gète, the developer of DiskMaker X, has decided to call it quits with the...
If you wish, you can rename your macOS user account and your home folder, both of which were named when you created the account. Before you proceed... The name of your user account and home folder have to be the...
“Sign in with Apple” is available on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and the web. It’s designed to make it easy for users to sign in to their apps and websites using their Apple ID. Instead of filling out forms, verifying email...
As of macOS Big Sur, when you use Voice Memos, you can use a new option to automatically reduce background noise and echo with a single click, which is useful when you're recording lectures or meetings. You can also use...
