100 articles tagged macos — page 6 of 9.
A fast and reliable Internet connection is something that’s easy to take for granted, but if your Mac loses Internet access, then you’re definitely going to notice. If your Mac is suddenly unable to connect to the network, then this usually means there’s a problem with your Internet provider, your router, or an issue with […]
The Terminal is one of macOS’ most powerful and versatile utilities, but with over 1,400 commands to choose from, even if you use the Terminal on a day-to-day basis, it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to memorise all the Terminal commands. Regardless of whether you’ve encountered a command for the first time, or just need […]
It’s pretty common practice for websites to store cookies on your computer, and despite their bad reputation some cookies can actually improve your browsing experience. Cookies are how websites identify repeat visitors, allowing them to deliver a version of their website that’s optimised for each visitor. For example, if you tell a website to display […]
How many times have you opened a webpage, and immediately had to pause a video ad? Unwanted auto-playing videos are always frustrating, but if you’re in public then they can also be embarrassing, as your Mac suddenly starts blasting the video’s audio to everyone around you. If you’re wearing headphones then these advert may even […]
If you’re a fan of Mac articles and tutorials, then sooner or later you’re going to run into the term “Homebrew” – but what is Homebrew exactly? In this article, I’m going to provide a complete introduction to Homebrew, including demystifying what Homebrew does, and why you need it in your life. By the time […]
Many of us switch between multiple computers on a regular basis – for example, maybe you have a computer at home and a Mac you’ve been assigned at work; or an older MacBook that you’ve kept as your personal laptop and a shiny new Mac that’s setup as the communal, family computer. If you regularly […]
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 […]
Even if you feel like you’re most productive when you’re multi-tasking, you don’t want to get to the point where you have so many apps open that you seem to spend most of your time hunting down a particular window. If this sounds familiar, then in this article I’m going to show you how to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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