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macOS may have been using the San Francisco font since El Capitan, but if Lucida Grande still has a special place in your heart then it is possible to make Lucida Grande your system font on both El Capitan and Sierra. Even if you’ve been using Macs for a while, then it’s possible you may […]
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 […]
When you try to send a message in macOS’ Messages app, you may occasionally encounter the following error: “There was an error sending the previous message. Would you like to send it again?” However, sometimes this error may pop up seemingly out of nowhere, including when you’ve just rebooted your Mac, or brought it out […]
There’s a huge range of Safari extensions out there that you can use to modify, customize and generally improve your browsing experience. From blocking ads, to managing passwords and even helping you share content to your favourite social networks, in this article I’ll be showing you how to find and install the extension that provides […]
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 […]
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 […]
As a Mac user, whenever you want to share a large number of photos with friends or family, chances are that iCloud Photo Sharing is one of your top choices – but what if one of the people you want to share photos with doesn’t own an Apple device? Although iCloud Photo Sharing is most […]
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, […]
At some point, we’ve all slipped up and forgotten about an important event – whether it was a friend’s birthday, a family member’s first day at a new job, or maybe even our own anniversary! Scheduling an email in advance means that, even if an important date does somehow manage to slip your mind, then […]
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 […]
Ask your typical Mac user to name the piece of software they use the most often, and chances are they’re going to say their web browser. But the more time you spend surfing the web, the more information your web browser gathers about you and your browsing habits. Most of this information is beneficial, helping […]
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.
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