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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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

How to Restore Your Default Fonts on a Mac

If you find yourself with a Mac where fonts are misbehaving, it’s easy to restore them to their default state using macOS’s built-in Font Book app. Here’s how to do it.

Benj Edwards Apr 10th, 2021

Where Is the Photos Library on my Mac?

The Photos Library is a bundled file on your Mac that contains all of the images imported into the Apple Photos app. Sometimes you need to locate this library to do advanced troubleshooting or to move it to another machine. B…

Benj Edwards Apr 8th, 2021

How to Close All Finder Windows at Once on Mac

If you have tons of Finder windows open on your Mac and want to close them all quickly without having to individually close each one, there’s a quick way to do it in Finder. Here’s how.

Benj Edwards Apr 6th, 2021

How to Hide or Show Individual File Extensions on a Mac

Most files on your Mac have a file extension at the end of their name that helps people and apps know what type of file it is. By default, macOS hides these extensions, but you can show or hide them on a file-by-file basis. H…

Benj Edwards Apr 4th, 2021

How to Hide Recent Apps from the Mac Dock

By default, your Mac shows several of your most recently run apps in a special section of the Dock. If you’d like to hide this history, it’s easy to disable the “recent applications” area in System Preferences. Here’s how….

Benj Edwards Apr 2nd, 2021

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