The Dock may feel like a pretty integral part of the macOS experience, but is Apple’s version of the Dock really the best there is? If you’re frustrated with...
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Your Mac’s Dock provides quick and easily access to all of your favourite apps, but from time to time the Dock has been known to vanish! If you’re struggling...
One of the biggest concerns for many Mac users, is battery life. Making sure each charge lasts for as long as possible, is always the ultimate goal, especially...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
There’s many reasons why you might want to take screenshots on your Mac. Perhaps you’ve seen something funny that you want to share with friends, or maybe...
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as slow or intermittent Internet! In this article, I’ll show you how to test the speed and quality of your Internet...
Did you know that your Mac keeps a record of everything you’ve ever download? Even if you deleted a file years ago, it will still show up in this log, so...
The Apple App Store may be the first place many Mac users turn for app and system updates, but there’s plenty of people who aren’t huge fans of the official...
Did you know that you can use macOS’ text-to-speech tools to convert any RTF (Rich Text Format) or TXT (Text File) into audio? It’s kind of like creating your...
Batch converting a bunch of text files is no-one’s idea of fun. Maybe someone’s sent you a tonne of documents that only open in a program you don’t have access...
Converting a file to a different format isn’t exactly a complicated process, but if you’re dealing with a large number of files then it can quickly become one...
Your Mac has a media access control address (confusingly for Mac users, it’s called the MAC address) that uniquely identifies your laptop. This string of...
Do you need to reinstall macOS? Maybe your Mac is playing up, and you want to see whether installing a clean copy of macOS fixes the issue? Or perhaps you’re...
Privacy is a huge concern for most of us, but even if you encrypt all of your data, your Mac might still be leaking important information, via QuickLook’s...
It’s becoming increasingly common for children to have their own laptops, tablets or smartphones, but just because your child owns one or more Internet-enabled...
Did you now that you can take a snapshot of your Mac at any point in time, using a single Terminal command? As soon as you upgrade to macOS High Sierra, your...
Even admins can’t access every part of the Mac file system! In particular, admins cannot move files from one user account to another, or edit another user’s...
The Terminal is one of macOS’ most powerful built-in applications. If you’ve been following this blog for a while, then chances are you’re already familiar...
The DNS (Domain Name Server) is responsible for converting numerical IP addresses into readable domains. If your DNS isn’t setup correctly, then your Mac may...
The Terminal is one of macOS’ most powerful and versatile utilities, but with over 1,400 commands to choose from, even if you use the Terminal on a day-to-day...
