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Think about the tasks you perform on your Mac on a regular basis: chances are, many of them rely on Apple’s online services. Whether it’s sharing documents via iCloud; catching up with your favourite TV shows or listening to music in iTunes, using Mail and Messages to keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues; […]
When you setup your Mac, the Contacts app created a contact card for you automatically. This ‘vCard’ contains information such as your email address, phone number and home address, and is commonly used by other apps to auto-complete forms, for example if you’re purchasing something in Safari then you may notice that your delivery address […]
Does it seem like your Mac’s battery icon or estimated time remaining are out of sync with your actual battery? Maybe the amount of charge remaining on your device seems to drop suddenly and inexplicably, sending you scrambling for your charger much sooner than you’d anticipated, or even worse your Mac hits zero percent battery […]
Your Mac’s serial number is a unique identifier that distinguishes it from every other Mac. While it’s possible that you may never need to know your Mac’s serial number, there are a few scenarios where having access to this information can come in handy. For example, you can use your Mac’s serial number to quickly […]
While Netflix is great for putting an entire catalogue of TV shows and movies at your fingertips, there’s one area where DVDs and live TV still have the advantage over on-demand services: you never have to sit around and wait for content to buffer! To help ensure a seamless streaming experience, your network downloads video […]
When it comes to keeping your Mac’s content safe from prying eyes, you have a couple of options, including hiding your files and folders so they don’t appear in your Mac’s ‘Finder’ or Spotlight searches, but another option is encrypting your files. Your Mac comes with a built-in text editor and encryption tool, known as […]
Is there a file or folder on your Mac that you’d prefer to keep under wraps? Maybe it’s a guilty-pleasure song or movie; perhaps you share your Mac with other users and are sick of them snooping around your folders, or maybe your Mac contains some particularly sensitive files, and you want the added security […]
Many languages use accents and diacritic marks to change how a letter or vowel sounds. If you find yourself regularly needing to type accented words, or are bi-lingual and switch between multiple languages, then knowing some shortcuts for typing accented characters can save you a tonne of time. In this article, I’m going to share […]
Screen sharing is where you temporarily give someone else the ability to view and control your Mac’s screen, and vice versa. Screen sharing can be useful in a number of scenarios, but it’s particularly useful if you’re experiencing problems with your Mac, as it allows an engineer to remotely access your Mac, so they can […]
Find My Mac is the one feature that Mac owners hope they’ll need to use, as it’s designed to help you track down a lost or stolen Mac by displaying its current GPS coordinates on a map. Find My Mac isn’t a new feature, but it’s one that’s often overlooked, as most Mac users don’t […]
Every Mac comes with a range of icons that are used to represent your files, hard drives and folders in the ‘Finder’ window and on the Desktop, but you don’t have to use these default icons. While macOS’ default icons do communicate some basic information about each item, macOS uses the same icon for all […]
With the rise of smartphones, tablets and public Wi-Fi hotspots, it’s never been easier to keep one eye on your inbox. However, occasionally there may still be times when you know you won’t be checking your emails for a while. For example, maybe you have a full day of back-to-back meetings to look forward to, […]
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