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How to Set Up, Use, and Troubleshoot Apple’s Universal Clipboard

“Universal Clipboard” allows you to copy text on one device and paste it on another. Here is how to set up Universal Clipboard on Mac and iOS.

By Corbin Telligman – Apr 19, 2017

How to Encrypt Your iOS and Mac Backups

When you encrypt your backup files, make sure that no one can access your data if they got ahold of it. Learn how to encrypt iOS and Mac backups in this article.

By Corbin Telligman – Apr 9, 2017

How to Remap the Caps Lock Key as Esc in macOS Sierra [Quick Tips]

There is a chance that you have never used the Caps Lock key. Here’s how you can remap the Caps Lock key to Esc in macOS, which is useful for the Touch Bar model that doesn’t have a physical Esc key.

By Alexander Fox – Apr 3, 2017

Mac OS X Mission Control allows users to have multiple desktops for better workflow with one monitor.

How to Set Up Mission Control in Mac and Make It Work for You

Mission Control is a useful feature in Mac that allows you to organize your Desktop and applications. Here’s how to set up Mission Control in Mac and improve your productivity.

By Nick Iandolo – Apr 1, 2017

How to Find Out What App is Using Your Webcam to Spy on You

If your PC comes with a webcam, here are some ways you can find out if malicious applications are accessing your webcam on Windows and Mac.

By Alexander Fox – Mar 27, 2017

The Best Features of the macOS Image Capture App That You Are Not Aware Of

The Image Capture app is one of the best kept secrets of macOS. Here are some of the best features of the Image Capture app that you are not aware of.

By Ryan Lynch – Mar 26, 2017

How to Record Your Mac’s Webcam Video

If you need to record your Mac’s webcam video and audio to disk, you can use either QuickTime Player or VLC. Here’s how to do it.

By Alexander Fox – Mar 22, 2017

The Best Linux Alternatives for macOS Apps

Many people are switching from Mac to Linux. Here are some of the best Linux alternatives for macOS apps so you can easily switch to Linux with peace.

By Derrik Diener – Mar 20, 2017

DVDFab: An Easy-to-Use DVD Ripper and So Much More!

If you wanted to convert your DVD movies to files, DVDFab DVD Ripper allows you to easily encodes and copies movies from discs and convert them to movie files to store in your PC.

By Phil South – Mar 20, 2017

How to Quickly Find Out All the Terminal Commands on Your Mac

macOS comes with a bewildering array of commands that you can use in the Terminal. If you are looking for a command, here’s how you can quickly find out all the terminal commands on Mac.

By Alexander Fox – Mar 18, 2017

Fun Things to Do with the Macbook Pro Touch Bar

The Macbook Pro Touch Bar is not just a complementary feature – you can play games on it too. Have a look at this list for some of the fun things to do with the Touch Bar.

By Ryan Lynch – Mar 16, 2017

The Most Useful Things You Can Do with the New Macbook Pro Touch Bar

Is the new Macbook Touch Bar necessary? No, but it is really useful. Here are some of the Touchbar’s most useful features.

By Ryan Lynch – Mar 15, 2017

How to Prevent iTunes from Launching Automatically

It can be a nuisance when iTunes launches automatically whenever a media-related action is performed. Here is how to prevent iTunes from launching on Mac.

By Corbin Telligman – Mar 12, 2017

How to Use 4K and 5K Displays with Your Mac

macOS doesn’t play well with 4K and 5K displays. This article covers how to set up 4K and 5K displays with your Mac and how to adjust and recalibrate colors.

By Corbin Telligman – Mar 9, 2017

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How to Fix the Home and End Buttons for an External Keyboard in Mac

If you use an external keyboard for your Mac, you know that the Home and End buttons aren’t working. Here’s a quick tip to fix the Home and End buttons on Mac.

By Damien Oh – Mar 3, 2017

Adjust Hidden Mac Preferences with Onyx

If you need more options to fully customize your Mac to the max, you can use Onyx to adjust hidden preferences for macOS.

By Alexander Fox – Mar 2, 2017

4 of the Best Free YouTube Clients for Mac

There are plenty of Youtube apps for Mac in the AppStore, but only some are great. Here are 4 of the best YouTube clients for Mac.

By Corbin Telligman – Mar 2, 2017

How to Enable Picture-in-Picture Mode for Netflix on macOS Sierra

The Picture-in-Picture mode in macOS Sierra only works in Safari. Here’s how to enable Picture-in-Picture mode for Netflix on macOS Sierra.

By Alexander Fox – Feb 19, 2017

How to Easily Add New Commands to Mac’s Terminal

By default, macOS only includes a standard set of commands for its Terminal. To add new commands to Mac’s terminal, here’s how to do so.

By Alexander Fox – Feb 11, 2017

Mastering Disk Utility in macOS Sierra – Terms in Disk Utility and What They Mean

Disk utility is an app for macOS for all disk-related operations. This article will walk you through the technical terms in Disk Utility and help you to master it.

By Corbin Telligman – Feb 10, 2017

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When Adobe announced Flash’s end-of-life in July 2017, it closed a technology that had once run on 99 per cent of desktops — and took with it an estimated four million animations, games and interactive works now preserved only by an amateur archive called Flashpoint

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Every QR code hides three larger squares in its corners — they let a scanner find the code at any angle, and the pattern also carries enough redundancy to still read after roughly 30 per cent of the code is damaged or covered

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