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...
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AirDrop allows you to share files with other nearby Macs, and now in OS X Yosemite you can also share with iOS users. Previously, it only worked with other Mac...
Apple has enabled developers to create apps that also include “Widget” extensions which populate the Today screen section of the Notification...
When Apple released iOS 8, many people, especially those with 16 GB devices or with lots of apps and other content, found they were unable to install the...
iTunes 12 was released as a beta earlier in the year for OS X Yosemite, and is now available for new users and also as an update to iTunes 11. There...
What are Annotations? Mail in OS X Yosemite has several new features that users will find to be welcome improvements. For example, Mail Drop allows you to...
Spotlight has always been a useful tool on the Mac to quickly find applications, contacts, emails and documents. But it was always tucked away in the top right...
What is an Instant Hotspot? Sometimes when you’re on the road, you need to access the Internet on your Mac but only have your iPhone with you to connect. There...
In this day and age, Internet security is more important than ever. Additionally, many people that travel abroad are frustrated to find that they...
I have a drawer full of old iPhones in various states of disrepair. In the past I have given a couple away to members of my family and often considered selling...
Hard disks inevitably fill up over time, and a higher capacity drive just means that you’ll find more ways to fill it. These days it’s possible to...
Ever since Apple famously dropped Google Maps and instead used their own Maps app, they’ve come under a lot of fire for discrepancies in the data –...
Ever since Apple released Mountain Lion, it’s been possible to use voice dictation in any application where you would normally use the keyboard to enter...
There are some notable new features in the latest version of Mac OS X – for example a new version of Safari, iCloud Keychain, and a whole host of memory...
Mac OS X Mavericks still has many of the same applications already used in Mountain Lion. Some have had major overhauls, whereas others have just had minor...
Most of us have unfortunately at one time or another experienced poor mobile reception on the iPhone – inevitably just when you need it most. But why can...
The Apple TV is a great little device on which to watch movies, listen to music, view your photo collection and share content that you have on your Mac, as...
While preparing a new post for chriswrites I had to rename around 50 files before uploading them to my ftp server, so instead of doing it manually or using a...
iCloud is great: it can remember your place across devices, download purchases, create back-ups and more. The problem is that with all this functionality, the...
Transferring your iOS developer account to your new mac can often be a pain. If you have all the certificates and profiles on your mac, it will be a lot easier...
The Apple TV/iPhoto screensaver is always a crowd pleaser at my house when we have guests. I’d like to say it’s because of my incredible...
Since the introduction of AirPlay Mirroring – included in the latest version of OSX Mountain Lion (10.8) – streaming .avi formatted video files to...
Anyone who has medium familiarity with Adobe Photoshop has probably discovered the usefulness of the Magic Wand tool that has resided in the standard toolbar...
On occasion your Mac may decide not to eject a CD or DVD, luckily there are a few simple methods for ejecting a stuck disk:
If you asked someone to sum up the technology giant Apple in one word, that word could well be ‘innovation’. Apple leads the way in much of its hardware...
Ever want to be able to watch streaming movies, play games or even edit Photos in detail on your beautiful flat screen TV? Connecting our Mac’s to our TV’s can...
