The Dock is not the only place from which to open applications on your Mac. In fact, I find the Dock is best used for only the apps I use most or have open all the time. For the rest, you can use the Finder, Spotlight, or Launchpad to find and open the applications [...]
Simplicity is the boon of my existence. I love it! I seek out tools that make my life easier, from the pants that carry my everyday gear to the plants that remind me that life is precious. And then there’s the Mac — and really everything Apple — designed by people who think about [...]
In May, I published Mac Mondays: Interface Basics, including a section on creating folders in the Finder to organize files on your Mac. A couple months later, in Mac Mondays: Tech Check, I offered additional insight on how to clean house and categorize your stuff. Missing from these posts so far has been what to [...]
The File menu is the place to go for commands that make new things. As I regularly say to clients, “All New commands are in the File menu.” Perhaps “most” would be the more accurate quantifier, but that’s beside the point. Take this as an invitation to explore the top of the File menu in each [...]
As we have increased our screen time this year, it’s become ever more important to make our technology experience more efficient so we can draw our eyes away and rest. To do so, there are some text tools that can add significant value to our engagement. Two in particular I want to introduce are [...]
Do you create bookmarks for websites that you keep on the Favorites Bar at the top of your web browser window? Did you know that Mail has a similar bar for the mailboxes you use most? When you started using Mail for the first time, you might never have noticed the narrow area under [...]
While I have limited experience with modern network equipment, I’ve gotten on the bandwagon with mesh systems and started to learn about brands that are better or worse for various reasons. The Mac Geek Gab podcast has been one of my primary sources. This TechHive article provides a great foundation if you’re interested to learn more about mesh [...]
How do you decide when it’s time to replace your Mac (or switch from a PC)? Which one do you choose? What other questions are wise to ask to determine what model and configuration makes the most sense? These are only the first questions to answer when thinking about replacing your Mac. Many more are [...]
For over a dozen years, I’ve been heralding the benefits of Pages, Apple’s word processing and page layout application. Around 2008, I offered to teach a master class to some of my colleagues. In grad school in 2013, I shared its simplicity with peers who were avid users of Adobe Illustrator. They were wowed and I convinced [...]
I’ve recently recommended switching from Malwarebytes to VirusBarrier Scanner, but I left you in the dark about why as well as how to accomplish this. My trusted colleagues Randy Singer and Manu Butterworth have shared that Malwarebytes is not very effective against malware in the first place. Randy recommends VirusBarrier as one of the only good free scanners for the [...]
