Ever stumble across a street address on the web—yes, an actual street address—and wish you could quickly pinpoint it on a map? Well, the usual way to go about it is to copy and paste the address into Google Maps in another browser window. But the latest version of the...
Back in the day, opening a folder on your PC’s or Mac’s desktop always opened a brand-new folder window, even if the folder you were opening was sitting in another folder. In recent years, though, folder windows have started acting like browser...
Wondering how your mobile hotspot-connected laptop ate half of your monthly cellular data allowance in a single gulp? Well, both Mac and Windows PCs come with a handy feature that may unwittingly gobble up a big chunk of your monthly mobile data: the ability to...
You probably know already how to copy and paste text, images, documents, and other digital items from one place to another by pressing COMMAND + C (“copy”) and COMMAND + V (“paste”). And you may even know about the “clipboard,” the...
Jennifer writes: I am a Mac Lion user, and I am having some troubles with my desktop. I always keep my desktop’s “Sort by” as “none” so that I can arrange the items by myself. Also, when I would drag a picture or any other item into my...
Barbara writes: Is there any way, on an iMac, to set up macros for frequently used words and phrases, as I used to do when I used WordPerfect on a PC? Hi Barbara! Yes, you certainly can create custom, text-replacing “macros” (or shortcuts) on your Mac for...
Wish you could snap a screenshot on your Mac by tapping just the F5 key rather than tangling with the SHIFT + COMMAND + 3 keyboard combo? Well, you can. Just dig into the Mac’s Keyboard settings and you’ll find shortcut settings for dozens of features,...
Martin writes: Since converting from Microsoft to Apple, all my contacts have been duplicated—sometimes up to five times! Some information is coming from Outlook Contacts but I can’t find the source and iCloud seems to be procreating without any help. Please...
