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You can do much more with your Mac’s trackpad than simply move the cursor around the screen! By default, macOS’ trackpad supports a number of gestures, such as scrolling and zooming. Some of these gestures are customisable, but you can also add entirely new gestures to your trackpad, using a third party app. In this […]
Don’t you just hate it when you open a new tab, only to get a blast of noise that you weren’t expecting? In the worst case scenario you’re in a public place, or had your headphones plugged in and the volume turned up to max, and now you’re desperately flicking through tabs, trying to find […]
The Terminal is one of macOS’ most powerful utilities, but typing into the Terminal can be a time-consuming and frustrating process – especially since it’s not all that unusual for Terminal commands to stretch across multiple lines. To make matters worse, if you reach the end of a command only to realise that you made […]
Plenty of apps use your location to help them provide more relevant suggestions in response to your questions and search terms. For example, ask Siri “where can I get a coffee?” and it’ll return a list of coffee shops in your immediate vicinity; search for “curry” in Maps, and it’ll stick a little red pin […]
Internet safety is a huge concern for many parents, so it’s no surprise that Apple include a wide range of parental controls in each release of macOS. In this article, I’m going to cover some of the most important parental controls that can help you ensure your children remain safe online. I’ll be showing you […]
Whenever you want to download a new app, update an existing one, or install the latest-and-greatest version of macOS, the App Store is the place to go! Most of the time, downloading software from the App Store feels effortless, but from time to time things can go wrong. For example, the App Store may prevent […]
The Internet pretty much revolves around the concept of searching for things. Whether you’re typing a query into a dedicated search engine, hunting for a particular product on sites like Amazon or eBay, or looking for answers on websites such as Wikipedia, Stackoverflow or IMBd, searching is one of those tasks that you’ll typically find […]
After updating to macOS Sierra, some users are discovering that email attachments are no longer working correctly in their Apple Mail app. macOS Sierra users have been reporting a wide range of strange behaviour with Mail accounts that are configured for IMAP access, but some of the most common issues include: The paperclip icon appears […]
When you’re using your Mac, it’s possible you may encounter macOS’ “The application application.app is not open anymore” error – even when though this application is still open, and may even be clearly visible onscreen. Typically, once you’ve encountered this error the application in question will become unresponsive and you’ll be unable to close and […]
Does it feel like you’re stuck in an infinite loop of iCloud errors? Perhaps you’re constantly being interrupted by “This Mac cannot connect to iCloud because of a problem with <email address>” messages? Or, maybe iCloud is being more cryptic, and displaying the not-especially helpful “An unknown error occurred” message? While you can often dismiss […]
While it’s never been easier to get online, there are still times when you might struggle to connect to the Internet. Maybe you’re in a location where there isn’t a fast and reliable Internet connection; perhaps your home Wi-Fi network has gone down unexpectedly, or maybe a network is available, but it’s capped and you’re […]
Your Mac’s built-in spellchecker can be an invaluable tool for catching spelling mistakes and typos, but if you regularly type words that aren’t in your Mac’s dictionary, then macOS’ spellchecking functionality can actually make typing more difficult. If you regularly type unusual brand or product names, technical terms, foreign words, or other “niche” terms, then […]
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