The updated macOS makes the Finder better than ever but once you've tried its new features, you'll want more. AppleInsider shows how you can have your Mac tag or name files at a keystroke and then automatically manage your folders for you.

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While you're exploring the new Finder and trying out Dark Mode, take a turn into the Mac's less heralded but potentially much more useful virtual desktop Spaces. AppleInsider talks about how great it is -- and why it's sometimes perplexing.

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The simple Finder that we take for granted has had significant and hugely useful updates for macOS Mojave. It's not all as it seems, though, as some functionality goes a little further than Apple has said -- while some turns out to go not quite far as it could. AppleInsider reveals what you can and what you can't do.

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Apple's new macOS update means you can markup images, rotate photos, trim videos and more without ever opening an application. It's only going to get better, too, because you can very easily create your own Quick Actions. AppleInsider shows you how.

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This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, Neil and Victor discuss Bloomberg's claims of a spy chip implanted in Apple and Amazon's servers, the vociferous rebuttal, .reports of problems installing Mojave, iOS 12 charging difficulties, and more!

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Some Mac owners trying to upgrade to the latest edition of macOS are encountering errors preventing them from completing the process, according to complaints on Apple's support forums.

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If it hasn't happened to you already, then some day you're going to lose an iOS app that's been taken off the app store, and Apple's choices along the way may stop you from getting it back. Maybe we'll someday have to learn to live with it but for now, AppleInsider shows what you can do.

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It seemed like just a slightly better way to grab an image of your Mac screen but Apple's new Screenshots feature is far more powerful than that. AppleInsider digs into the details.

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Apple only provides two desktop images that change throughout the day but you can make your own with some photography, image editing and a little workaround. AppleInsider gets to work.

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Apple has released its first public beta of macOS Mojave 10.14.1, arriving two days after the developer release, with the new trial continuing to appear as a small update for the operating system with minor changes, as opposed to more major feature alterations.

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You signed up so you could get an early look at macOS Mojave but now the final version is available and you can't seem to get it. AppleInsider shows you how to get off the beta bandwagon.

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Apple's signature productivity apps get a set of new features that exploit what Mojave brings to the Mac. AppleInsider writes, calculates and presents what's new.

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One day following the public release of macOS Mojave, Apple on Tuesday issued a beta of the operating system's first point update to developers for testing.

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Apple makes installing macOS very simple -- if you only have one Mac. When you have many, it takes an unnecessarily protracted time. Circumvent Apple's installer and create your own using the Terminal.

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It's a surprising boon to have the Home app on your Mac where you can control your lights and other smart devices right from the keyboard. Yet, the app is oddly incomplete compared to the iOS version.

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Apple on Monday updated a pair of support documents relating to the release of macOS Mojave, outlining legacy Mac Pro compatibility via graphics card upgrades and support for Boot Camp on certain iMac models.

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Apple's macOS Mojave, which was released to users around the world on Monday, includes a faulty implementation of security protections that can potentially expose personal user data, according to one security researcher.

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The hugely powerful To Do app revamps its visual design and expands its features with tags and a greatly updated repeating dates function. AppleInsider adores nearly every inch of it.

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Siri Shortcuts speeds up your use of iOS but doesn't work on macOS. Yet there are many, many Mac tools that will take this shortcut automation so very much further. AppleInsider automatically saves keystrokes, automates backups, moves windows and controls apps.

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Apple's new macOS Mojave manages to be fresh and new without feeling unfamiliar. It's a significant, ambitious release we'd recommend for any Mac user with the Metal-capable hardware required to run it. However, as with all major updates, users of any professional or specialized third party apps or utilities should verify their compatibility with the new OS before upgrading.

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