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Learn How To Take a Proper Screenshot On a Mac In One Minute
12/25/23
Don't use your phone's camera to take a picture of your Mac's screen. Instead, use the built-in screen capture tool to take a clean detailed screenshot.
7 Ways To Customize the Finder Toolbar on Your Mac
12/22/23
Here are some useful ways to customize your Finder toolbar with new buttons. You can add Finder commands, folders, files, and even Shortcuts that do various things.
Track Your Expenses in Mac Numbers
12/20/23
You can use a simple spreadsheet in Numbers to track your home or personal expenses. No formulas or calculations are required. Just record your expenses and then use a simple Pivot Table to see a summary of your expenses by category over months or years. Follow this step-by-step tutorial.
14 Tips To Help You Focus While Working On Your Mac
12/18/23
When it is time to focus on getting work done you have to fight many distractions that will show up on your Mac. Learn how to focus on one app, minimize notifications, use Reminders and Notes to help you focus and much more.
Advanced Math Calculations Using Spotlight
12/15/23
You can do more than just basic calculations with Spotlight on a Mac. You can use parenthesis, exponents, trig functions, include units and much more.
Using Multiple Clock Timers On Your Mac
12/13/23
A new feature in macOS 14.2 is the ability to set more than one timer in the Clock app. You can name the timers and also reuse recent ones without needing to recreate them from scratch.
How To Set the Default Browser and Email App On Your Mac
12/11/23
If you want to change your default browser from Safari and your default email app from Mail, you need to go to unlikely places to find the right settings.
How To Organize Files On Your Mac
12/8/23
Both new and current Mac users often ask me how they should organize their files on their Mac. Here is my advice for how to do it.
Launchpad: It's More Useful Than You've Been Told
12/6/23
LaunchPad is a useful tool on your Mac for launching and switching to apps. It can be the fastest way to launch any app, and also allows you to organize them as you like. Learn some tips and tricks for using LaunchPad.
Tips For Quoting Messages in Mac Mail
12/4/23
When replying to an email message you can quote all or a part of the previous message in your reply. Learn how to only quote portions instead, and many other tips to make your replies better.
Using Freeform On a Mac: A Quick Course
12/1/23
Freeform is a useful app that allows you to create visual documents that aren't notes or word processing files. Learn how to add text, shapes, connection lines and more to build anything you like.
Multi-Step Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know
11/29/23
Sometimes more than one keyboard shortcut can be use in rapid succession to perform an action. Here are some examples of combining keyboard shortcuts to perform various tasks and increase your productivity.
Using Tabs In Apps Other Than Your Web Browser
11/27/23
While most Mac users will use tabs in their web browser, many forget that tabs work well in the Finder and other apps too.
Alternatives To the iPhone Action Button
11/24/23
If you don't have an iPhone 15 Pro with the action button, you can still easily trigger a variety of actions using on-screen buttons, tapping the back of the iPhone, pressing the side button or even the volume buttons.
Understanding Safari Browser Profiles
11/22/23
In macOS Sonoma you can use browser profiles to keep home and work separate while viewing web sites. You can log into different accounts in different profiles and have multiple profiles each open in its own window.
10 Ways To Deal With Vertical Video in iMovie
11/20/23
iMovie is mostly for horizontal video. But often we end up with vertical video from our iPhones. You can deal with vertical video in many creative ways in iMovie.
7 Ways To Break Out of the Apple Ecosystem
11/17/23
Just because you use a Mac, iPhone or iPad doesn't mean you need to use Apple's services. You can use other email services, browsers, cloud services, streaming music, photo libraries and more.
The Practical Mac Buying Guide (November 2023)
11/15/23
Looking to buy a new Mac soon? Figure out which Mac is the best one for your needs and budget. This practical guide will help you decide between a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini or Mac Studio.
The Mac FN (Globe) Key: Everything It Can Do
11/13/23
The FN or Globe Key on your Mac keyboard is a modifier key that can do some special things. In addition to controlling how the F1-F19 keys work, it can also be used as a single keypress to trigger some actions, and with some letter keys to give you keyboard shortcuts to some powerful functions.
There's No More 27-Inch iMac, Here's What To Get Instead
11/10/23
Apple has officially said they aren't planning on making a new 5K 27-inch iMac. But the current line-up of Macs has plenty of great options that will get you a 27-inch screen and a fast new Apple Silicon processor, often cheaper than what an iMac would have cost.