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If you share your Mac with someone else on a regular basis, then you’ll typically want to create an account for that person. This gives them the freedom to customize their settings and preferences, and gives you more privacy and security, compared to both of you sharing the same account. But what if someone only […]
With the rise of social networks, we’re all posting more photos online than ever before, but could the images you’re sharing online be revealing your exact GPS coordinates? Every time you snap a photo with your smartphone, tablet or digital camera, metadata (also sometimes known as EXIF data) is baked into the file. This metadata […]
Mac applications can arrive in a number of different formats, including packaged as PKG files. In the interests of keeping your Mac secure, you should never download any file that you’re suspicious about. However if you have downloaded a PKG and are starting to have second thoughts about the place you downloaded this file from, […]
Want to give you Mac’s login screen a makeover? While you won’t find a ‘Login screen’ option in your Mac’s ‘System preferences…’ there’s actually a number of ways that you can customise the look and feel, and even the functionality, of your Mac’s login screen. By default, macOS uses a blurred version of your Desktop […]
If you’ve been a Mac fan for a while, then you may have an old Mac lying around somewhere, gathering dust. Maybe you’ve told yourself that you’re going to get around to selling or donating it one day (perhaps as soon as you’ve found the time to wipe all your personal data from it) but […]
Although your Mac will lock automatically whenever you close the lid, for increased security you should try and get into the habit of locking your Mac every time you step away from it.
While every MacBook comes with a built-in keyboard, many users opt to use an external keyboard instead, either because they find it easier to type on a full-sized keyboard, or because the angle of their laptop’s built-in keys gives them wrist strain. However, there isn’t a huge number of external Mac keyboards out there, particularly […]
Apple’s voice control assistant has finally found its way onto macOS, with the release of macOS Sierra. In this article, we’re going to cover everything you need to know, in order to get started with Siri on your Mac. Launching Siri on your Mac When you installed Sierra, one of the setup screens asked whether […]
In macOS 10.7, Apple made the decision to hide the user’s Library folder by default.
If your Mac is stood idle for a significant period of time, then you’ll usually want it to drift off to sleep. Not only does sleeping help preserve your Mac’s battery life, but it’s also an important security feature that can help keep the contents of your Mac safe from prying eyes. Assuming that you’ve […]
PIP is currently only available in iTunes and Safari. Plus, you can only view a website’s content in PIP mode if that particular website has implemented PIP support, although the good news is that two of the largest video sharing websites, Vimeo and YouTube, both already support PIP.
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as being stuck in an airport with nothing to do, especially if your flight is delayed. Many airports offer complimentary Wi-Fi, but often this Wi-Fi is only free for a set amount of time. As soon as you hit that time limit, you may find yourself permanently locked out of […]
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