Clean Up Your Mac’s Desktop with Sort Options

When we help someone with their Mac for the first time, we often notice that their desktop is a disaster. Icons are scattered willy-nilly and often piled on top of one another, making it hard to locate anything. For most people, the solution is easy—sort the contents of the desktop. In the Finder, choose [...]

By |2023-08-04T11:13:47-04:00November 28th, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Clean Up Your Mac’s Desktop with Sort Options

Tips for Getting Back to Work Faster After Restarting Your Mac

All too often, Mac users put off installing updates because of the bother of having to set everything up again afterward. We get it—you’re busy, and it can take time to relaunch apps, reopen documents, and repopulate Web browser tabs. There’s no avoiding some downtime when installing a full macOS update, which is why [...]

By |2023-08-04T11:31:27-04:00November 24th, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Tips for Getting Back to Work Faster After Restarting Your Mac

Use the Hidden Album in Photos to Hide Private Images

We’ve recently heard from people who have been embarrassed when they gave their iPhone to someone to swipe through some innocuous photos of a vacation, only to have the person swipe too far and end up at some NSFW (not safe for work) images. Ouch. Embarrassment might be low on the list of problems [...]

By |2023-08-04T11:29:01-04:00November 10th, 2023|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on Use the Hidden Album in Photos to Hide Private Images

Learn to Identify and Eliminate Phishing Notifications

Email may be the most common form of phishing, but it’s not the only one. Modern Web browsers support a technology that enables websites to display system-level notifications just like regular apps. These push notifications have good uses, such as letting frequently updated websites inform users of new headlines, changed discussion threads, and more. [...]

By |2023-07-06T16:42:52-04:00October 27th, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Learn to Identify and Eliminate Phishing Notifications

Convert Image Formats Directly in the Finder

If you need to convert images to JPEG, PNG, or (unlikely) HEIF, try this hidden Finder feature: Control-click an image in one of those formats or other common image formats like TIFF, GIF, or PSD, and choose Quick Actions > Convert Image. A dialog lets you choose the destination format, the image size, and [...]

By |2023-07-06T16:31:50-04:00October 3rd, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Convert Image Formats Directly in the Finder

Consider Moving Your Mac’s Dock to the Side of the Screen

For most of us, our Mac’s screen is wider than it is tall, so longer Web pages and documents often benefit from more room from top to bottom. To maximize the amount of usable vertical space and reduce the need to scroll as much, you can set the Dock to hide automatically and appear [...]

By |2023-07-06T16:30:32-04:00September 19th, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Consider Moving Your Mac’s Dock to the Side of the Screen

The Hardware You’ll Need to Run Apple’s 2023 Operating Systems

At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June, the company unveiled the upcoming versions of its operating systems: macOS 14 Sonoma, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. They won’t be available until September or October of 2023, and even once they ship, we recommend waiting a few weeks before upgrading your smaller [...]

By |2023-07-06T16:39:07-04:00September 15th, 2023|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on The Hardware You’ll Need to Run Apple’s 2023 Operating Systems

Which Should You Use—a Mac, iPhone or iPad, or Web App?

Apps are everywhere these days, but it can be hard to remember that many exist in multiple versions. You can often run the same app on a Mac, an iPhone or iPad, and in a Web browser, each of which has benefits. Generally speaking, Mac apps: Have better-designed, more obvious interfaces that improve the [...]

By |2023-06-04T17:45:39-04:00September 1st, 2023|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on Which Should You Use—a Mac, iPhone or iPad, or Web App?

Pay Attention to Unsolicited Facebook Password Reset Messages

We’ve seen an uptick in attacks on Facebook accounts that generate email messages like the one below. It’s saying someone is attempting to reset your Facebook password in order to access your account. If you didn’t ask to reset your Facebook password within the past 5 minutes, do not enter the provided code! In [...]

By |2023-06-04T17:42:45-04:00August 22nd, 2023|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on Pay Attention to Unsolicited Facebook Password Reset Messages
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