From snapping screenshots to signing PDFs with your fingertip, your iMac, MacBook or Mac Mini has scores of useful—and in some cases, well hidden—tricks up its sleeves. Read on for 10 gotta-know tips that every MacOS user should have under their belt. Take a...
Mike writes: I want to add an arrow to some pictures. With a photo open (in the photos app for Mac) on my MacBook Pro, I can go to Edit > Emoji & Symbols, and then I get a big box with all the symbols. I can select any symbol, but then there is no way to add it...
The Mac’s desktop dock—you know, the strip of apps sitting at the bottom of your Mac’s screen—is one of those features that’s only handy…oh, about ten percent of the time. For example, when I need to jump to my Mail app or launch iTunes,...
Angela writes: Saw your tip on how to type letters with accents on an iPhone, but how do I do it on a Mac? I’ve just been copying and pasting, which isn’t very efficient. Can you help? Hi Angela! Great question—and to be perfectly honest, I’ve just...
Sarah writes: Hear that whimper? That’s me. I used Clean My Mac to improve performance. I also decided (late at night) to clean up desktop. There was a folder labeled Copy Library iPhoto and decided I didn’t need a copy of iPhoto, so I trashed it. Yep....
The latest version of the Mac operating system has arrived with a grab bag of enticing new features, including a “Notification Center” with alerts for incoming e-mail and calendar alerts, voice dictation, text messaging with iPhone, iPad, and other Mac...
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