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How to Quickly Switch Users on Mac from the Menu Bar or Control Center

The multi-user feature in macOS lets you share one computer with multiple people, but switching users can be a slow process. Here’s how to speed it up by adding Fast User Switching to the menu bar and Control Center….

Khamosh Pathak Jun 1st

How to Force Your MacBook to Charge Fully

Is your MacBook’s battery stuck at 80% even with the charger attached? Apple’s battery-saving “Optimized Battery Charging” feature is to blame. Here’s how to charge your MacBook fully.

Khamosh Pathak May 30th

How to Quit All Open Apps with a Single Click on Mac

Do you find it too tedious to close each open app individually on your Mac? With Automator on Mac, you can make an app that closes all your running apps with a single click. Here’s how.

Mahesh Makvana May 25th

How to Get Your Data Off a Mac That Won’t Boot

If your Mac won’t boot, there’s still a good chance you can recover the data. Here’s how you can get your files off your Mac’s internal drive—even if macOS keeps crashing or refusing to start.

Tim Brookes May 25th

How to Get the iMac’s “Hello” Screen Saver on Your Mac

The redesigned 2021 iMac includes an “exclusive” new screen saver reminiscent of the iconic 1984 Macintosh’s “Hello” imagery. If you have a Mac or Macbook running macOS Big Sur 11.3 or later, you can install the Hello screen…

Justin Duino May 21st

How to Transfer Files with Mac Sharing Mode on Apple Silicon

With the arrival of Apple Silicon-powered ARM Macs, Apple has replaced the old Target Disk Mode with the new “Mac Sharing Mode.” This provides a useful way of copying data from one Mac to another.

Tim Brookes May 20th

How to Add an Image to a PDF with Preview on Mac

The Preview app on the Mac doesn’t make it easy to add an image to a PDF file, but there’s a clever workaround you can use with Preview itself, and we’ll show you how to do it.

Mahesh Makvana May 16th

How to Resize or Reduce Photo Size on Mac

If an image is too large, you can reduce its size in two ways. You can resize and reduce the resolution, or you can export it in a lower quality. Here’s how to resize or reduce photo size on Mac.

Khamosh Pathak May 13th

How to Screen Record on Your Mac

Screen recording on Mac was vastly improved with macOS Mojave (first introduced in 2018). With nothing but a built-in application, you can capture sound, mouse clicks, portions of your screen, and more. Here’s how to screen r…

Sandy Writtenhouse May 10th

3 Ways to See the Current Folder Path on Mac

Every file on your Mac has a folder path that starts all the way at the root directory, but it’s not always easy to see what it is. Here are three ways to see the current folder path on your Mac.

Khamosh Pathak May 4th

How to See Storage Device Icons on Your Mac Desktop

If you’re a fan of working from the desktop on your Mac, you might enjoy seeing icons for hard disks, removable drives, optical media, and network shares directly on the desktop itself. They can be handy shortcuts. Here’s how…

Benj Edwards May 3rd

What Does “Adopting Apps” Mean on a Mac?

After buying a new Mac and launching the App Store, you might see a message that asks you to adopt a handful of apps. We’ll explain what that means and how to do it.

Benj Edwards May 1st

How to Drag Windows on Your Mac Trackpad without Clicking

Dragging windows using your Mac’s trackpad can be tedious: You need to click, hold, then drag. But thanks to a little-known accessibility feature, you can quickly drag windows using a three-finger gesture instead. Here’s how …

Khamosh Pathak Apr 29th

How to Make a Shortcut (Alias) to a File or Folder on a Mac

If you’re tired of digging through Finder to find a frequently opened file or folder, consider making an alias, which is a shortcut to the original item. Here’s how to do it.

Benj Edwards Apr 26th

How to Quickly Locate Your Mac Mouse Cursor by Shaking

With such big screens these days, it’s easy to lose track of such a tiny mouse cursor. Luckily, Apple introduced a quick way to visually locate the cursor in 2015. Here’s how to use it.

Benj Edwards Apr 24th

How to Download and Install Multiple Apps Quickly on Mac

While setting up a new Mac, you’ll want to download all your favorite apps, but it can be a tedious process. Thanks to a free service called Macapps.link, it’s easy to automatically download and install many apps at once. Her…

Khamosh Pathak Apr 23rd

How to Exclude Folders and Files from Mac Spotlight Search

Spotlight is a powerful tool, offering instant search through everything on your Mac. But sometimes you’d rather keep some files private. Or maybe you’re just tired of seeing configuration files in the results. In either case…

Benj Edwards Apr 22nd

How to Add an App to the Dock on a Mac

If you need to use a particular app on your Mac frequently, it’s easy to add it to your Dock. Once there, your favorite app is only one click away at any time. Here’s how to do it.

Benj Edwards Apr 20th

How to Quickly Launch a Mac App with Spotlight

Tired of fumbling around trying to find an app on your Mac? With one quick keyboard shortcut, you can launch any app quickly from anywhere thanks to Spotlight Search. Here’s how to use it.

Benj Edwards Apr 18th

How to Take a Mac Screenshot Without a Keyboard

If you need to take a screenshot on your Mac but you don’t have a working keyboard or would rather just use a mouse, you can easily use a mouse to trigger a screenshot. Here’s how.

Benj Edwards Apr 16th

How to Make Finder Always Search the Current Folder on Mac

By default, when you use the Search feature in Finder, it has the eerie habit of searching your entire Mac instead of only searching the current folder. Thankfully, you can make Finder always search the current folder by chan…

Khamosh Pathak Apr 15th

3 Ways to “Bookmark” a Folder in Finder on Mac

If you find yourself frequently searching for a certain folder in Finder on your Mac, you can create a quick “bookmark” to that folder instead. Here are three ways to do it.

Benj Edwards Apr 14th

How to Turn on Tap to Click on Mac

The Force Touch trackpad on your MacBook has a wonderful vibration feedback when you press to click. What’s even better is just lightly tapping the trackpad to click. Here’s how to enable tap to click on your Mac….

Khamosh Pathak Apr 13th

How to Take a Screenshot with a Visible Mouse Cursor on Mac

When taking screenshots on a Mac, the Mac screenshot tool usually hides the mouse pointer so it won’t get in the way. But sometimes, you need to capture the pointer to illustrate something properly. Luckily, it’s easy to turn…

Benj Edwards Apr 12th

How to Change the Tracking Speed for a Trackpad or Mouse on Mac

The cursor is the primary way you interact with your Mac’s screen. If the cursor speed is too slow—or too fast—it can spoil your experience. Here’s how to change the tracking speed for your trackpad and mouse on Mac….

Khamosh Pathak Apr 11th