When it comes to your Macbook’s battery, there’s two things that all Mac users worry about: Making sure each charge lasts as long as possible...
Get the most out of your Mac’s battery: Making each charge last longer
How to change the name of any Mac account
Your user account and home folder are created when you first setup your Mac, but that doesn’t mean you can’t rename them! Maybe you purchased a...
No more autocorrect slip-ups! Customising Apple’s text correction service
Autocorrect can save you the embarrassment of sending a typo to your boss, by detecting every time you make a spelling mistake, and correcting it for...
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The Internet has completely revolutionised the way we access information. When you’re connected to the World Wide web, it often feels like you have all the...
Ask anyone to name their biggest Internet pet peeve, and odds are they’re going to say spam. Spam has always been annoying, but nowadays spam is no longer...
Whether you’re sending an important email to a work colleague or simply dropping a friend a quick reminder about what time you’re meeting for lunch, email has...
The latest release of macOS Sierra (update 10.10.2, if you’re counting) saw an interesting change, as Apple removed a long-standing feature of the Mac user...
Your typical Mac comes with a wide range of built-in keyboard shortcuts that can seriously boost your productivity and generally make using your Mac more...
Kodi is a free media player that allows users to stream films and TV programmes over the Internet. Kodi can run on a wide range of platforms, from computers...
Webcams are a great way of keeping in touch with friends and family, and may even come in handy for taking the occasional photo – but could someone with...
Smartphone cameras have come a long way in recent years, to the point where digital camera sales have dropped off dramatically – and iPhones are no...
Notifications are crucial for keeping you informed about events that are happening across your Mac, but also across the World Wide Web. Notifications can give...
AirPlay (formerly called AirTunes) provides Apple users with a way of streaming media from one device to another over a local network, typically their home Wi...
Never run out of memory again! We’re all guilty of clogging up our computers with things we don’t really need. No matter how large your Mac’s built-in memory...
Purchasing a new Mac is always exciting, but before you can dive in and start enjoying your shiny new laptop, there’s the small matter of migrating everything...
Your Mac’s Launchpad provides a single place where you can launch all the apps installed across your Mac, without having to pin every last app to your Mac’s...
Malware, leakware, scareware, spyware, adware - it seems like there’s an ever-growing list of threats Mac users need to be aware of.
Do you find yourself performing the same boring, monotonous tasks time and time again? Folder Actions is a powerful, but often-overlooked, feature of MacOS...
Are you trying to show an app or file the door, but something is preventing you from deleting it? There’s several reasons why a file or app may insist on...
You can use the Automator app that comes pre-installed on your MacBook to automate an almost endless array of everyday tasks – including those...
Do you want to find out exactly how well your Mac is performing? Maybe you want to see how it compares to other machines with similar specifications, or maybe...
While you should always be vigilant against malware regardless of your device or operating system, MacBook users recently got a reminder about the importance...
If you’re desperate to try the new features coming up in Sierra, the good news is that you don’t have to wait until autumn – you can get your hands on...
A normal email signature is all that most people need, but if you want to pack more information and more design into your emails, then you may want to check...
One of the new macOS features that’s already available via the Sierra beta, is the ability to automatically sync the entire contents of your Desktop and...
Do you seem to spend half your life staring at Apple’s spinning beach-ball cursor? Maybe you’ve noticed that apps are taking longer to launch, or maybe your...
Nowadays, thanks to on-demand services like Netflix, it seems like we’re all watching more TV shows and movies on our smartphones, tablets and laptops, than we...
Increasingly films and TV shows are becoming available on streaming services shortly after release, but contrastingly it’s becoming more difficult to obtain...
