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Mac tip: 7 neat & tidy spring cleaning tips for your Mac

Mac tip: 7 neat & tidy spring cleaning tips for your Mac

by ben patterson | Mar 22, 2017 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Whether it’s spring cleaning time or you’re simply in the mood to clear out some clutter, there are plenty of easy ways to clean up your Mac. Read on for seven ways to give your Mac a deep digital clean, from tidying your desktop icons to organizing the...
Mac tip: Turn off “automatic renewal” for your iTunes subscriptions

Mac tip: Turn off “automatic renewal” for your iTunes subscriptions

by ben patterson | Jun 29, 2016 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

It’s easy to forget the magazine and pay-TV subscriptions you signed up for through your iTunes subscriptions—or at least, they’re easy to forget until those auto-renewal notices unexpectedly land in your inbox. If you’ve lost track of your various...
Mac tip: Put a bunch of desktop items into a new folder in 2 clicks

Mac tip: Put a bunch of desktop items into a new folder in 2 clicks

by ben patterson | May 25, 2016 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

It shouldn’t feel like such a chore, but it does: creating a new folder on your Mac and then stuffing a bunch of stray desktop files into it. First, you need to right-click the desktop, select “New Folder”, rename the folder by selecting its label...
Mac tip: How to add an attachment to a Calendar event

Mac tip: How to add an attachment to a Calendar event

by ben patterson | Apr 13, 2016 | desktops, how-tos, laptops, phones, tablets

Just the other day I’d dropped off some dry cleaning for my wife, and she was hoping to pick it up a day before her upcoming business trip. Not only did she need a reminder in her iPhone calendar to pick up her clothes, she also needed the receipt. My first...
Mac tip: Turn on “Do Not Disturb” mode manually or automatically

Mac tip: Turn on “Do Not Disturb” mode manually or automatically

by ben patterson | Mar 2, 2016 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Just like your iPhone and iPad, your Mac has its own “Do Not Disturb” (DND) mode, handy for silencing all those annoying notifications that pop up in the corner of the screen—and if you didn’t know about the Mac’s DND feature, that’s...
Mac tip: A “magic bullet” for speeding up a sluggish Mac?

Mac tip: A “magic bullet” for speeding up a sluggish Mac?

by ben patterson | Jan 27, 2016 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Page writes: I downloaded El Capitan and my Mac Mini (over three years old) slowed down…way down. Went to Apple help, they did a few “tricks” and it was back to normal for a bit. Then slow again. Have spinning beach balls and a very slow computer. Is...
Mac tip: 2 easy ways to spot a teeny-tiny mouse pointer

Mac tip: 2 easy ways to spot a teeny-tiny mouse pointer

by ben patterson | Dec 28, 2015 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Those giant new Mac displays with ultra-tight pixel densities are spectacular, no question, but there’s a downside to Apple’s glorious, razor-sharp screens: itty-bitty mouse pointers that are almost impossible to spot. Luckily, there are a couple of handy...
Mac tip: How to put a missing hard drive icon back on your desktop

Mac tip: How to put a missing hard drive icon back on your desktop

by ben patterson | Dec 9, 2015 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Nicole writes: I just got a new MacBook Air and really like it; however, the Macintosh HD icon is missing from the desktop. How do I set that up? Hi Nicole! Congrats on the new Mac, but yes, I can see how it might be a bit odd that there’s no hard drive icon...
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