Are you considering adding more memory to your Mac? Maybe macOS is complaining about the lack of space; perhaps your apps are running more slowly...
Do you really need additional RAM? Analyze your memory usage, with Activity Monitor
Convert audio files to MP3, AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, or WAV format
There’s a number of compression formats that are commonly used for audio. If you only ever play your audio using the same piece of software, and...
Having problems with Mojave’s Dynamic Desktop?
One of Apple’s latest innovations, is Mojave’s “Dynamic Desktop.” This new, Dynamic Desktop cycles through 16 images automatically, based on the time...
Category - How-To
Did you know that macOS has some secret system settings, that you won’t find anywhere in the “System Preferences” app? By default, you can only access these...
Safe Boot has been a staple of macOS ever since Jaguar OS X, providing Apple fans with an important way to troubleshoot problems with their Mac. But what...
Most of the time, you create albums on your Mac by manually dragging photos into different folders, but if you’re particularly snap happy or you’ve just got...
When you send an email, you can usually be confident that your message will be delivered quickly and without any issues – but how do you know whether the...
Apple manage to pack a lot into their Safari web browser, including a dedicated Reader Mode, the ability to block push notifications, and a whole bunch of...
The Finder is the main way you explore your Mac – it’s how you find folders, launch files and apps, and how you delete unwanted items. To help you...
Many third party apps and utilities automatically add a preference pane to your Mac’s “System Preferences” app. While some of these third party...
Did you know that the channel your router is using, can impact the speed and strength of your Internet connection? If you’re in a populated area such as flats...
Is your Mac running more slowly than when it was shiny and new? Has it become prone to freezing? Or perhaps it seems to be taking forever to start up? When it...
Every time you launch an app for the first time, macOS will use that application’s Developer ID to verify whether it’s from an identified developer. By...
Gaming on Mac may not be quite as popular as gaming on a PC, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of great, macOS-compatible games out there for Mac...
Most of us have multiple apps, tabs and windows open at any one time. Whether you’re in the bad habit of leaving Facebook open when you’re supposed to be...
If you’ve ever chatted with Siri on your iPhone, then you’re probably aware that Siri doesn’t work quite the same on Mac. On iOS, every conversation with...
Take stock of everything that’s running on your Mac, and chances are you’ll end up with a long list of applications. Most of us have multiple applications open...
Do you regularly use your Mac at unsociable hours? Or, perhaps you struggle with restless nights, and are eager to try anything that promises to help you get a...
Every MacBook comes with a built-in keyboard and trackpad, but these can often feel clunky and awkward to use. If you’re craving the extra space of a full...
Do you miss the days of using post-it notes to remind yourself to pick up milk on the way home? Or to quickly jot down the number of that plumber your friend...
Once you activate macOS’ ‘iCloud Library’ feature, every photo you take using a linked device will be uploaded to the cloud, and then synced across all your...
Microsoft may not immediately spring to mind when you need some extra storage space, but Mac users can get up to 5GB of storage space for free, via Microsoft’s...
The thought of someone watching you through your webcam may sound like something straight out of a spy novel, but there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that...
Most of the time, taking out the Trash is easy: simply Control-click the Trash icon in your Mac’s Dock and select ‘Empty Trash.’ But from time to time, you may...
Your Mac’s Finder may seem relatively straightforward, but some of its best features are hidden by default. In this article, I’ll show you how to enable and...
Even if you’re a huge MacBook fan, from time to time you may still miss the larger screen available to your typical desktop computer. While you could purchase...
With Macs getting more and more powerful all the time, it’s becoming far too easy to minimise an application window, and then forget about it – but the...
Bluetooth is a great way to quickly and easily transfer content between your devices, and it’s also one of the most popular ways of connecting wireless...
