Remove Unused Apps from Your Mac’s Dock
Apple puts all sorts of apps into your Mac’s Dock by default, but if you find that you never use some of those items, like Siri, Launchpad, or Maps, don’t be shy about removing them. It’s your Dock! To remove an app’s icon from the Dock, simply click it and drag it...
Change How Icons Look on Your Desktop
Out of the box, icons on your Desktop are 64 pixels square. That’s a fine middle-of-the-road choice, but if your eyes aren’t what they used to be, you might prefer larger icons. Or, if you store a lot of files and folders on your Desktop, smaller icons may let you...
How to Enter Emoji on the Mac
It’s easy to enter emoji on an iPhone or iPad thanks to the custom emoji keyboard that Apple added in iOS 5. But how do you enter those little pictograms on the Mac? We explain how on our blog, and point out that they’re useful not just for jazzing up messages, but also as clip art.
Add File and Folder Sizes with the Finder’s Inspector
You undoubtedly know that you can figure out how much disk space a file or folder takes up by selecting it and choosing File > Get Info. But what if you have a bunch of files and/or folders whose sizes you want to add up, perhaps to see if they’ll fit on a USB...
What’s Hot in macOS 10.12 Sierra
Apple will be releasing macOS 10.12 Sierra this fall, with a slew of new features that could enhance your experience of using Apple devices. On our blog, we have a rundown of the top new features, including Siri (finally!), Universal Clipboard, Desktop and Documents folder syncing, Optimized Storage, app document tabs, Auto Unlock, and more.
