How to batch rename files in macOS
If you have to collect a number of files in the same folder, but want to title them in a more orderly fashion, you need to learn how to master renaming files in macOS.
If you have to collect a number of files in the same folder, but want to title them in a more orderly fashion, you need to learn how to master renaming files in macOS.
Focus Mode is reason enough to update to macOS Monterey, especially if you also use iOS 15. Here's what Focus Mode can do, and why you will love it.
Apple's Private Relay feature in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey may only be a public beta at launch, but it's still a boon for privacy - except it won't always play nice with other VPNs you may have. Here's what you can do about it.
If you have accidentally allowed apps to keep tracking you on your iPhone, you may want to change that. Here's how to manage your device's App Tracking Transparency settings.
In those times where you have your hands full, you'd probably want some way to control your Mac verbally. Here's how to get started with Voice Control.
AirPods Pro, in particular, are common targets for counterfeiters and some of them look exactly like the real things — but they never sound like them. Here's how to be sure you're getting the genuine article.
Having your Mac always available to work is great, but you do need to turn it off once in a while. Here's how to automate the shutdown, startup, and reboot of your MacBook Pro or iMac to keep it in top condition.
Make it easier to write information down on your iPad, by adding lines and grids to the background when you're using Notes on iPadOS or iOS.
If you want macOS to switch between Light and Dark Modes at specific times rather than at sunrise and sunset, you can take advantage of Night Shift to define when changes take place.
If you keep on changing TextEdit from rich text mode to plain text each time you open the app, here's how you can change the default settings in the often-used text-editing tool.
If you have a vast Lego collection of bricks in a bucket, you could probably do with some inspiration and help sorting out the pile. Here's how to use your iPhone to assist in constructive play.
All of Apple's upcoming software updates are now available for anybody to test as part of the company's public beta program. Here's how to take iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and Apple's other updates for a spin yourself.
Since Apple is introducing Shortcuts to macOS Monterey in the fall, it may be worth backing up all of your Automator workflows before it lands. Here's how to make a copy of your automations.
If you keep losing track of where your cursor is on a high-resolution display, here's how you can increase its size in macOS to make it easier to find.
If you're having trouble seeing elements of your Mac's desktop, take advantage of its Zoom accessibility tool to magnify the part of the screen you need.
Privacy is becoming more of a priority of users, and that includes increased use of encryption. Here's how to set Apple's backup systems for Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices to encrypt the copies of your data.
Apple's Time Machine is an essential file backup tool for macOS, but it too has a backup that works off your Mac's primary drive. Here's how Time Machine's local snapshots work, and how to get rid of them if you want them gone.
It is possible to plan out a multi-stop journey on your iPhone, but you can't do it with Apple Maps or Google Maps. Here's what you can do.
You don't have to wait until the fall and you don't have to risk installing the beta of macOS Monterey to try out the forthcoming Safari changes. Here's how to see and use them right now on Big Sur.
You can't donate an Apple Books purchase to a thrift store as you might a paperback, but that doesn't mean only one person can read it. Here's how to share your books with family.
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