So, let’s say you want to sneak a peek at your Mac’s bare desktop. You could minimize all your open windows, or you could tap the F11 key to make your open windows temporarily scoot off the screen. There’s also an awkward four-finger pinch for Mac...
Nadine writes: What app or program can I use to add text to photos on my Mac? I need to make a souvenir photo album on CD and need some help to add text in each photo. I know about Photoshop but it’s quite expensive. Is there anything that’s more...
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,...
How do you right-click on a Mac when your Mac’s trackpad doesn’t have a right-click button? That’s a common question, and luckily there’s an easy answer—four of them, in fact. For starters, you can… Method No. 1: Here’s the classic...
On most Mac keyboards, the function keys—you know, those keys along the top of the keyboard marked “F1,” “F2,” “F3,” and so on—don’t get the luxury of having an entire key to themselves. Indeed, the function keys often have to share their keys with volume controls,...
Rather than a traditional trackpad-plus-button setup, the newer MacBook trackpad is essentially one big button. Press it hard enough, and you’ll eventually feel a “click.” Clever? Sure. Personally, though, I find clicking the newfangled MacBook trackpad feels...
Having a hard time maneuvering your fingertips around multi-key combinations like CONTROL + ALT + DELETE (for launching the Windows Task Master) or COMMAND + SHIFT + N (to create a new Mac desktop folder)? Join the club. Luckily, both Windows and Mac systems come with...
Want to wake up each morning to a freshly brewed pot of coffee and a fully powered-on Mac? It’s easier than you might think. Just like the timer on your coffee machine, the built-in clock on your iMac or MacBook can start up—or shut down—your Mac on any schedule you...
