8/27/21
Learn what makes an image transparent and how image pixels work. If you need to make the background or some portion of an image transparent to use it in a document, presentation or as a video overlay, here's how to do it in Pixelmator Pro or Affinity Photo.
8/26/21
Many people confuse backing up with archiving. These are two very different things that both involve external drives and your files. But it is important to understand the difference and have both a backup and an archive for your Mac.
8/25/21
Beyond the menu bar keyboard shortcuts and the ones you can add in System Preferences, there are a set of keyboard shortcuts called KeyBindings that you can use when writing. These customizable keyboard commands can be used to move around in text, manipuate selections and even insert frequently-used words and phrases.
8/24/21
The Preview app can be used to view both image files and PDFs. You can also do quite a bit of editing on image files, such as color adjustments, cropping, copy and pasting selections, resizing, markup and exporting into another format.
8/23/21
The Calendar app lets you use as many calendars as you like, dividing up your events and appointments into groups that make sense to you. With multiple calendars, you can turn them on or off to more easily see what you have coming up and share only the events that you need to share.
8/20/21
After updating macOS you may find a folder on your Desktop named "Relocated Items." Learn what it is, why it is there, and whether you can delete it. Short answer: yes, delete it.
8/19/21
If you are going to sell, give away, recycle or pass on your Mac to someone else, you want to make sure you sign out of all of your accounts and completely erase the drive on the Mac.
8/18/21
Touch ID makes it more convenient to log on to your Mac and perform other tasks. By making it easier it encourages more people to use stronger account passwords.
8/17/21
While private browser windows are a good privacy feature, they don't protect you from malware, account break-ins, or other security issues.
8/16/21
Find My Mac will allow you to locate your Mac if it is lost or stolen, and also to lock it or erase it if you can't get it back.
8/13/21
Use an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to prevent problems during power outages when using an iMac, Mac mini or Mac Pro.
8/12/21
FileVault encrypts your drive in a way that is seamless to you, but would make it impossible for someone else to access the data on your drive without your password.
8/11/21
Using iCloud Drive can make your Mac more secure by providing an easy way to get your files back if your Mac is lost or damaged.
8/10/21
In addition to a Time Machine backup, you may want to consider a second backup that is also Time Machine, or a clone of your drive, or an online backup.
8/9/21
Every computer user should back up their data. Time Machine is the Mac's built-in backup software and can be used by just getting a simple external drive.
8/6/21
Each individual using a Mac should have their own user account. Keeping separate user accounts is critical for data security.
8/5/21
To protect your Mac from malware, follow these three simple rules.
8/4/21
You don't need third-party anti-virus software on your Mac. In fact, your Mac already comes with anti-malware software as part of macOS.
8/3/21
If one of your online accounts has been compromised, you need to take action immediately. Those accounts, and all of your others, need to be checked carefully and you will need to contact banks and other services to protect yourself.
8/2/21
Using a VPN will protect your data from malicious Wi0Fi networks and ISPs. But thanks to HTTPS, it is mostly unnecessary for typical Mac users.
