How to hide all but your open apps in macOS Dock
The macOS Dock displays apps you add to it or that you run. Here's how to make it display only apps that are currently running on your Mac.
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macOS Tips and Tricks
Chip Loder
How to use AWS CodeBuild to make macOS apps
CodeBuild is an Amazon Web Service tool for automating the building of software. Now you can use it to build macOS and iOS apps.
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How to make the most of Apple's Calendar, and when to opt for an alternative
A calendar app is practically an essential tool of the modern world. As great of a default option as Apple Calendar already is, you can actually kick things up a notch with a few features and tricks in mind.
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Bon Adamson
How to use Disk Jockey for retro emulation on your Mac
Disk Jockey is an app that allows you to create disk image files for a variety of retro computers and emulators. Here's how to use it.
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How to use UTM to run almost any version of macOS — even very old ones
UTM is a cross-platform emulator that allows you to run macOS, Windows, or Linux. Here's how to use it to run very old versions of Apple's Mac operating system.
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How to use Apple's Dictionary app on its own, and in Look Up
No matter how long you've been reading, no matter how vast your vocabulary is, you'll always find words you just don't know from time to time. The Mac's built-in Dictionary app makes those moments exceedingly temporary.
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How to add an email account to Apple Mail on Mac or iOS
For many, the best email app is the one that came on your iPhone, Apple's own Mail app. To get the most use out of the Mail app, you can set it up to have all of your email accounts and addresses in one place in it.
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How to get started using Apple Open Directory
Directory Services provides a central place to store users and passwords for corporate and enterprise users. Here's how to use it on macOS.
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How to stop Musk's Grok AI from training on anything you've ever said or done on X
Twitter/X has automatically opted you in to training Elon Musk's Grok AI on everything you've ever posted on the service. Here's where they have stashed the hidden setting, and how to turn it off.
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William Gallagher
How to use Startup security in macOS to protect your Mac
There are several utilities you can use on your Mac to secure it at startup. Here's how to use them to keep your Mac and data safe.
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How to get VMWare Fusion Pro 13 for free
Virtualization app VMWare Fusion Pro 13 is now free for personal use. Here's how to get it for your Mac.
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How to mass-delete Finder tags in macOS
It can be easy to get carried away with tagging files in Finder. If manually organizing them seems too daunting, you can always go back to square one.
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How to copy text from locked PDFs in macOS
There are few things worse than trying to copy a string of text from a PDF, only to find that you can't highlight any text at all. Thankfully, bypassing a locked PDF is easy enough to do on Mac.
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How to connect to FTP servers in macOS using modern apps
File Transfer Protocol is an older networking protocol for transferring files to network servers. Here's how to use it on your Mac.
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How to make the most of your Mac's trackpad
Whether you're one of the many MacBook users of the world, or you just prefer the Magic Trackpad to a traditional mouse, there are many ways to make the trackpad experience on a Mac even better.
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How to use Force Quit and Activity Monitor to close persistent apps
No matter what you use your Mac for, there may come a time when Command + Q just doesn't cut it. For closing out those persistently frozen apps that just won't go away, there are a couple of ways to get the job done.
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How to fix Universal Clipboard problems on macOS
While generally quite reliable, Apple's Universal Clipboard can sometimes stop working for no apparent reason. Here's how to fix it and get back your cross-device productivity.
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Malcolm Owen
How to always have recently-opened items at your fingertips
Your most recently-opened files are easily accessible from multiple places on a Mac, making it easy to get back to them.
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Charles Martin
How to keep your Mac's data safe using Time Machine
Time Machine is Apple's backup system that automatically saves your Mac's files. Here's how to use the macOS file protection feature.
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How to change the volume on a Mac in small increments
If you're tired of dealing with volume that is either too loud or too quiet, here's how to increase the volume level on a Mac by a quarter of what you normally can just by using a simple keyboard shortcut.
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Amber Neely
