Two Secret Key Combos for Forward Delete on the Magic and MacBook Keyboards
September 5, 2019 Mac, NewsTraditionally, extended keyboards come with a Forward Delete key that, when you press it, deletes characters to the right of the insertion point, unlike the main Delete key, which deletes to th...
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Need to Restart a Mac That Has Frozen? Here’s How
August 3, 2019 Mac, NewsIt’s extremely uncommon for a Mac to freeze or crash these days, but it can happen. What should you do if your Mac locks up and becomes completely unresponsive to the mouse and keyboard? The trick i...
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Use Spotlight on the Mac to Convert Units, Track Flights, Find Movies, and More!
July 3, 2019 Mac, NewsMost Mac users probably think of searching on the Mac in relation to finding files on their drives. That may be the most common use of Apple’s Spotlight search technology, but over the years, Apple ...
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Some May Like It Hot… But Your Technology Prefers to Stay Cool
July 3, 2019 Mac, NewsWhen summer brings sunny days and rising temperatures, you may have ditched your business suit for shorts or skirts to stay comfortable, but your technological gear can’t do the same. And keeping yo...
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Here’s How to See Full URLs in Safari’s Smart Search Field
July 2, 2019 Mac, NewsBy default, Safari on the Mac hides full Web addresses—technically known as URLs—from you, showing just the site name in the Smart Search field at the top of the wi...
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5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using a Password Manager
June 4, 2019 iOS, Mac, NewsWe often recommend using a password manager like 1Password, but we’ve gotten a few questions asking why we’re so adamant about this. Lots of people think that all they need to do to keep their onl...
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Customize Your Mac’s Dock for Increased Productivity
June 3, 2019 Mac, NewsBy default, Apple populates your Mac’s Dock with all sorts of apps and arranges them in a particular order. But there’s no rhyme or reason to the defaults, and you shouldn’t be afraid to add, re...
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Choosing a Cloud-Based File Sharing Service
May 4, 2019 iOS, Mac, NewsMacs haven’t had removable storage for years, so when you want to move files between computers, you can use USB flash drives, email, Messages, AirDrop, or local file sharing. Those techniques are...
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Need to Merge Photos Libraries? Here Are Your Options
May 3, 2019 Mac, NewsPhotos makes it easy to create and switch between libraries. That’s good when photos need to be kept completely separate. For instance, a real estate agent might want to keep personal photos sepa...
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Running Low on Space on Your Mac? Here’s How to Clear Unnecessary Data
May 2, 2019 Mac, NewsSSDs are great—they’re fast, durable, and reliable—but they’re also expensive, which results in many of us not having as much storage built into our Macs as we’d like. Particularly for th...
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