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You can use almost any USB charger with your MacBook, iPhone or iPad. If the charger doesn't provide enough power your device may charge slowly. But a higher-powered device won't hurt. Quality does matter though, in how longer a charger will last before it may break.

If you store important information in your Notes app, you'll want to make sure it is backed up. Since notes are stored as a database, not individual files, you'll need to use multiple methods to insure you can recover information in different situations.

You can create new folders as you like on your Mac's storage drive. There are a variety of ways to create a new folder. Think about how you want to organize your files and create new folders to fit your needs.

Don't overlook the Help menu in the Mac Menu Bar. It can not only take you to detailed documentation about the app you are using, but can also be used as a way to find Menu Bar items and control the current app with only the keyboard.

Smart Folders are a great way to help you organize your notes in the Notes app. You can use Smart Folders with tags to create your own system to find notes.

You can use links in a Numbers document to link between sheets, start email messages and phone calls, and also link to web pages. You can also use the HYPERLINK function to create dynamic links with values from other cells.

Here are some settings you may want to check out if you are concerned about security on your Mac. Not all of these are necessary, but you may want to consider them.

Quick Look is a handy way to preview a file in the Finder before you use it. But you can also use Quick Look in Open and Import dialogs, Spotlight, inside apps and other places.

You can use Shortcuts to move files based on choices, file names or locations. Check out these three ideas for Shortcuts apps that will help you stay organized.

The Safari Sidebar is a useful tool for quick access to tabs, bookmarks, your reading list and more. You can activate it in a variety of ways and there are hidden features as well.

It is cheap and easy to use a green screen to make videos with your Mac in iMovie. A green screen can also help you improve the quality of your online meeting video.

A lot of common tasks you need to do with images can be done with the Mac's built-in Preview app. Learn how to crop, resize, compress, convert, caption and much more.

New Mac users often have trouble understanding the concept of the Desktop because the term is used to describe a variety of things. Understanding the difference between THE Desktop, the Desktop FOLDER and Desktop SPACES, and how the three are related, is an important step to understanding how to use your Mac.

Version 1.4 of ClipTools adds the Clip Manager. This window allows you to manage, use and even edit your clips, saved clips and Smart Clips. It is the most powerful update to ClipTools since it launched.

When you double-click a file it opens in the default app for that file. But you can choose to open many files with another app such as a different image or text editor. Learn many ways how to select which app opens a file and how to change the default app for that file.

New emoji characters are coming to the Mac. But why does Apple put in the effort to add new emoji when there are others things that are more important?

There are several ways to merge PDF files on your Mac. A simple Quick Action in the Finder will do it quickly, but using Preview gives you lots of options to arrange and customize the resulting PDF document. You can even split a PDF file with the same techniques.

Desktop Stacks can help you clean up your messy Desktop while still keeping the files you want available there.

Boost your productivity by customizing your Finder sidebar. You can add the folders and locations you use the most and access them easily in the Finder, Open, Save and Upload dialogs.

Connecting a Mac to an external display requires just a simple cable, but it can be confusing to know which is the right one to buy. A basic DisplayPort cable is all you need, but an HDMI adapter may seem like a good choice instead.