Jun 9, 2017 | Blog, Desktop, Finder, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Is your Mac’s Desktop a cluttered mess? That’s not a criticism—it happens to all of us. A few files here, a folder or two there, and before long you can’t find anything amid all the icons. There’s a solution, of course, which is that the Finder lets you sort the icons...
Jun 6, 2017 | Desktop, iOS 10, laptop, Mac, MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra, Notebook, Touch Bar
Apple did it. Upgraded iMacs and faster MacBook Pros were among the buzz on June 5, 2017. The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is the stage for Apple to excite developers and prepare the world for new product releases. They didn’t disappoint. Apple...
May 27, 2017 | Blog, Mac, maintenance, Tip
It’s easy to forget details about your Mac—what precise model it is, how much memory is installed, and so on. The quick way to remind yourself of the specifics is to choose About This Mac from the Apple menu. Obvious, we know, but it’s essential to remember when...
May 23, 2017 | Blog, Mac, modifier key, productivity, Restricted Content, screen, Tip, zoom
No matter how good your eyes are, at some point there will be something on your Mac’s screen that’s just too small to see well. With just a minute of setup, you can take advantage of a macOS feature that lets you zoom the screen right where the pointer is. Open System...
May 22, 2017 | Article, Blog, customization, keyboard shortcut, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Save dialog, Solution
There’s nothing sexy about the Save dialog in Mac apps. It’s not pretty, you can’t tweet from it, and Apple hasn’t changed anything about it in years. But every time you create a new document in a Mac app, you have to save it. Once in the Save dialog, you name your...
May 20, 2017 | Article, backup, Blog, bootable duplicate, Explainer, Mac, maintenance, off-site backup, Restricted Content, versioned backup
“To go forward, you must back up.” Sure, it was an advertising tagline for backup software from the 1990s, but it’s still true. When it comes to losing data, the question is not “if,” but “when.” If you store valuable information—whether personal or professional—on...
