Whether it’s an MP3, a PDF, a word processing document or something more obscure, every file has a default application associated with it. Whenever you double...
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Symbolic links (sometimes also called symlinks or soft links) are shortcuts that can point at any file, directory, app or utility, located anywhere on your Mac...
Adding a password to your Mac is essential for helping to keep your sensitive files and personal information safe from prying eyes, but what happens if you...
With the ever-growing popularity of digital downloads and content-on-demand (iTunes, Spotify, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube to name just a few) physical...
Whether it’s posting photos to Facebook, tweeting a link to a funny story you’ve just read, or sending documents to a friend over AirDrop, we’re all sharing...
macOS may have been using the San Francisco font since El Capitan, but if Lucida Grande still has a special place in your heart then it is possible to make...
Does it seem like your Mac’s battery icon or estimated time remaining are out of sync with your actual battery? Maybe the amount of charge remaining on your...
If you only ever use your Mac in one location, then you typically won’t have to worry about your network settings: just enter your Wi-Fi password once, and...
Your Mac’s serial number is a unique identifier that distinguishes it from every other Mac. While it’s possible that you may never need to know your Mac’s...
When it comes to keeping your Mac’s content safe from prying eyes, you have a couple of options, including hiding your files and folders so they don’t appear...
Is there a file or folder on your Mac that you’d prefer to keep under wraps? Maybe it’s a guilty-pleasure song or movie; perhaps you share your Mac with other...
Many languages use accents and diacritic marks to change how a letter or vowel sounds. If you find yourself regularly needing to type accented words, or are bi...
Screen sharing is where you temporarily give someone else the ability to view and control your Mac’s screen, and vice versa. Screen sharing can be useful in a...
Find My Mac is the one feature that Mac owners hope they’ll need to use, as it’s designed to help you track down a lost or stolen Mac by displaying its current...
Every Mac comes with a range of icons that are used to represent your files, hard drives and folders in the ‘Finder’ window and on the Desktop, but you don’t...
If you share your Mac with someone else on a regular basis, then you’ll typically want to create an account for that person. This gives them the freedom to...
Mac applications can arrive in a number of different formats, including packaged as PKG files. In the interests of keeping your Mac secure, you should never...
At some point, we’ve all slipped up and forgotten about an important event – whether it was a friend’s birthday, a family member’s first day at a new...
If you’ve been a Mac fan for a while, then you may have an old Mac lying around somewhere, gathering dust. Maybe you’ve told yourself that you’re going to get...
Apple’s voice control assistant has finally found its way onto macOS, with the release of macOS Sierra. In this article, we’re going to cover everything you...
If your Mac is stood idle for a significant period of time, then you’ll usually want it to drift off to sleep. Not only does sleeping help preserve your Mac’s...
Your Mac’s System Preferences provides a control center where you can customise pretty much every part of your Mac. Whenever you want to change something at...
Have you ever wanted to try out a completely different operating system? If you’re curious to see whether the grass really is greener on the other side, then...
Thinking of selling your Mac? Or maybe you’re planning to do a good deed and pass your old Mac along to a friend or family member? Regardless of whether you’re...
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...
