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Create Custom HTML Email Signature Templates in macOS Mail

Create Custom HTML Email Signature Templates in macOS Mail

Christopher Lee · Jul 27, 2016

A normal email signature is all that most people need, but if you want to pack more information and more design into your emails, then you may want to check out Mail’s support for advanced, HTML-based stationery templates. In an earlier tutorial, we showed you how to create custom signatures. In this tutorial, we’ll go […]

How to Reduce Memory Usage on the Mac

How to Reduce Memory Usage on the Mac

Christopher Lee · Jul 13, 2016

Do you seem to spend half your life staring at Apple’s spinning beach-ball cursor? Maybe you’ve noticed that apps are taking longer to launch, or maybe your MacBook as a whole is taking longer to boot. One of the biggest factors that determines your Mac’s overall performance, is the amount of memory that’s available. So […]

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8 Ways To Watch Live TV On Your Mac

Christopher Lee · Jul 11, 2016

Nowadays, thanks to on-demand services like Netflix, it seems like we’re all watching more TV shows and movies on our smartphones, tablets and laptops, than we are on our actual televisions! However when it comes to watching live TV, many of us still find ourselves reaching for the TV remote. This isn’t a problem if […]

How to Rip Encrypted DVDs on your Mac

How to Rip Encrypted DVDs on your Mac

Christopher Lee · Jul 8, 2016

Increasingly films and TV shows are becoming available on streaming services shortly after release, but contrastingly it’s becoming more difficult to obtain digital copies of older films and indie productions. In many cases the only option is to purchase a DVD and make a copy for yourself. However there are many downsides to owning a […]

The Ultimate Guide to Boosting your MacBook’s Battery Life

The Ultimate Guide to Boosting your MacBook’s Battery Life

Christopher Lee · Jul 5, 2016

Despite the fact that Apple seem to be on a mission to make each new MacBook lighter and thinner than the previous version, today your typical MacBook boasts an impressive battery life, to the point where you can expect to get a full day’s work from a single charge. But it’s human nature to always want […]

How to disable search suggestions on iOS and OS X

How to disable search suggestions on iOS and OS X

Christopher Lee · Jan 27, 2016

Many Apple users worldwide have reported issues with both Safari on the Mac and on iOS crashing today. The problem seems to be related to Safari’s search suggestions feature, see below for how to disable this feature. How to disable search suggestions on OS X Open Safari preferences from the menu (or by using the […]

Everything you need to know about iCloud Drive on OS X

Everything you need to know about iCloud Drive on OS X

Roland Banks · Jan 4, 2016

Available in OSX Yosemite onwards, iCloud Drive is one of the easiest ways to store files, pictures, videos and more “in the cloud”. Which basically means the files you keep there can be accessed on any Mac or iOS device which is signed into your iCloud account. When you use iCloud Drive, the files you save there […]

Mastering Split View in OS X El Capitan

Mastering Split View in OS X El Capitan

Roland Banks · Nov 23, 2015

Split View is a new window management feature in El Capitan, that makes it much simple to run two apps side by side in full screen mode. Apple introduced what it called “Spaces” (in other words, virtual desktops) in OS X many years ago, and Split View is a natural enhancement that behaves almost identically on iOS too. […]

20 Reasons Safari Crashes

20 Reasons Safari Crashes

Christopher Lee · Nov 21, 2015

Updated 27/1/16. Many Apple users worldwide have reported issues with both Safari on the Mac and on iOS crashing today. The problem seems to be related to Safari’s search suggestions feature, see below for how to disable this feature. How to disable search suggestions on OSX Open Safari preferences from the menu (or by using […]

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