#MacOS
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How to use the Attachments Browser in Notes for macOS
Apple has added a few new features to the macOS Notes app for adding elements to text. Here's how to use the Notes Attachments Browser.
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Which disk image format? – The Eclectic Light Company
Plain read/write (UDRW), sparse image (UDSP), and sparse bundle (UDSB) compared for storage efficiency, performance, and convenience.
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What Apple learned from skeuomorphism and why it still matters | AppleInsider
Apple's focus on skeumorphism changed a decade ago in iOS 7. Here's why Apple started and stopped using it, how it evolved, and why it's still important to interface design.
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How to Blur Your Background on a FaceTime Call in macOS Monterey
With macOS Monterey, Apple brought several enhancements to FaceTime, including the ability to blur your background on a call. It only works with M1, M1 Pro, or M1 Pro Max processors.
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Merging Folders in macOS
Need to combine many files in folders, keeping the newest and avoiding duplicates? Merging folders in macOS is a cinch with this tip.
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How to Customize a Start Page in macOS Big Sur’s Safari
You can customize the new start page in macOS Big Sur’s Safari to make it your own by setting a background image and selecting which sections are displayed.
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How to Create HTML Email and Send it with the Mac Mail App
In this Rocket Yard tutorial, we show you several ways to design an HTML email, then let you in on the secret of how to send those emails from the Mac Mail app.
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Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS | WIRED
The ubiquitous Shlayer adware has picked up a new trick, slipping past Cupertino's “notarization” defenses for the first time.
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Go Retro with Macintosh.js
Thanks to developer Felix Rieseberg, you can run a full-blown version of Mac OS 8 on a virtual 1991 Mac Quadra 900 on your current Mac. And why wouldn't you?
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Reduce PDF File Size and Control Quality for FREE in macOS
You have a high-resolution multi-page PDF document, but its file size is too large to share easily. How do you reduce the file size before you send it off?
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Apple Silicon Macs ditch startup key combos, alter Target Disk Mode | Appleinsider
Apple Silicon Macs are changing some long-time user interface methods, and startup key combinations for restore or Target Disk Mode have been significantly changed.
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How to Enable 9 New Free Fonts in macOS Catalina
Apple recently licensed a number of fonts from well-regarded type foundries and has made them available for free in macOS Catalina. Here's how to enable them.
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macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Update Adds Battery Health Management
Today Apple rolled out an update to macOS Catalina that adds a new Battery Health Management tool in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences.
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How to Geotag a Photo in the macOS Photos App
Geotagging allows you to add geographical identification metadata to photographs right in macOS's Photos app – even if your camera didn't. Here's how!
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Your Mac Doesn't Want to Empty the Trash? Make It!
Ever tried to empty the trash on your Mac, only to be told that "Operation can't be completed because the item [file name] is in use?" Force it to delete!
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Messages in iCloud: Everything you need to know
Messages in iCloud is a great upgrade to Apple's messaging platform, working across both iOS and macOS devices. AppleInsider takes a deep dive on what Messages in iCloud can do, how it works, and where it has limitations.
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Tech 101: Preparing a Mac For a New Owner
There comes a time in the life of just about every Mac where its usefulness has become limited or it will be too expensive to repair or update, so you decide
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Video: Apple's iMac Pro vs 2013 Mac Pro - photo editing comparison (Part 2)
In the second part of our series, we put Apple's $5,000 iMac Pro to the test against one of the most popular configurations of the Mac Pro to see how much of a performance difference you can expect when editing photos. We'll also explore the upg
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10 Mac Features You Probably Don’t Use But Should
Over the course of a few OS updates, it's easy for some very useful system features to be forgotten. That's why we're going to take a look at 10 features.
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Cardhop will make you love contacts on the Mac. Dammit.
Cardhop isn't a contacts app, it's a connection launcher with powerful search and actions that'll fundamentally change how you interact with people on your Mac.
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Create a Bootable macOS High Sierra Install Drive with DiskMaker X 7
In this article, we’ll demonstrate how you can create a bootable install drive for macOS High Sierra.
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Apps with Known High Sierra Compatibility Issues
There's nothing like the release of a new operating system to put apps to the test. Unsurprisingly, some apps are not playing well with High Sierra.
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macOS High Sierra Features That You’ll Want To Upgrade For
Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 is the day that macOS 10.13 High Sierra becomes available to everyone and begins to be installed on newly produced Macs. There's been a
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How to Manage Cookies in Safari for High Sierra
One new feature turning heads in the web-marketing arena is Safari's new ability to prevent cross-site tracking using Intelligent Tracking Prevention.
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Protecting Your Computers From ‘WannaCry’ and Similar Ransomware
(The ransom notice from the WannaCry ransomware -- May 12, 2017) It was enough to make tens of thousands of PC users cry. A piece of ransomware named
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Combine Multiple Photos Libraries Into a Single Library
We show you how to merge multiple photo libraries into a single library on your Mac.
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Tech 101: How to Troubleshoot a Slow Mac
New Macs are a joy to work with, since everything seems so speedy! Give that new computer a year or two and you'll most likely experience the opposite of joy as
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Apple makes a bunch of apps free for everyone
iOS and Mac users can now download iMovie, GarageBand and iWork suite without having to shell out for the app or a new device.
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Tech Tip: How iCloud Photo Library and the Photos App Work
The holidays are hitting this month and that means time with family and friends as well as making memories with your iPhone or iPad camera. You might very w
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The new MacBook Pro looks and feels so good it's unreal
The new MacBook Pro is here — literally available for preorder today — and I’ve just tried it. The best thing I can say about is simple: everything about it looks and feels so good I almost didn’t...
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Five of the Best Hidden Features of macOS Sierra
With each new release of the Mac operating system, there are always a few secret features, services, and tips hidden away, just waiting to be uncovered
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Create a Bootable macOS Sierra Install Drive with DiskMaker X
Apple has made macOS installations (and those for Mac OS X before it) as simple as hitting a download link, but what if you'd like to have a bootable disk drive
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How To Get Ready For macOS Sierra
This post is designed to make sure that you and your Mac are both prepared for the upgrade so that it goes as smoothly as possible.
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See If Your Mac, iDevices Are Compatible with Sierra, iOS 10
The announcements of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra will lead many to wonder whether their devices or Macs will support the new operating systems.
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Apple refers to OS X as "MacOS" then deletes it - Business Insider
Apple accidentally published its new name — then immediately deleted it.
