How to Stream on Twitch with OBS
While consoles have made streaming easy with single button presses, streaming your PC games can be a little more complicated. Here's how to stream on Twitch wit...
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100+ Essential Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Whether you've been a longtime Mac user or just recently made the switch, a guide to keyboard shortcuts can be really handy. Here's our list of 100+ essential M...
26 Essential Mac Apps: The Best Mac Apps for Everyone
We've put together a list of some of the best Mac apps anywhere: if you're looking for a new utility, web browser, or photo app, you'll probably find what you n...
How to Lock Notes on Mac OS X: Password Protect Your Notes
With recent updates to the Mac's OS X El Capitan, and the new iOS 9.3, Apple is upping their privacy game. Here's how to lock notes on Mac and protect your data...
How to Use a Mac VPN: Protect Your Data on Public Wi-Fi
Do you ever use public Wi-Fi on your phone, tablet, or laptop? If you don't encrypt your connection, it's possible that your data could be intercepted. We'll sh...
The 22 Best Chrome Extensions
One of the best parts of Google Chrome is its robust extension ecosystem - but with thousands available, which ones should you install? We've put together a lis...
The Best Mac Email App
While most people can access their email via the web these days, having a dedicated app can make things faster and easier. We'll help you figure out the best Ma...
Best Mac Browser: Safari vs Chrome
When it comes to setting up your Mac these days, there are only two browsers most people consider: Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome. But in Safari vs Chrome, ...
What is the Mac Swapfile? Can You Delete It?
What is the Mac swapfile? Is it important? Can you delete it? We'll walk you through this mysterious Mac file and what you can do about it. If you've even ru...
How to Connect a Laptop to the TV
Trying to connect a laptop to the TV can be just that: trying. We go over what you need to know to make hooking up your laptop to your TV easy and fun. Hooki...
13 Best Mac Backup Options: iCloud to Time Machine & More
MacBook users need to back up their hard drives full of pictures, documents, media files and more. Apple includes a couple of tools within OS X that help with M...
20 OS X Notes Tips and Tricks
The OS X Notes app got more powerful in OS X El Capitan and iOS 9. Putting the two together makes the OS X Notes app a useful tool that makes users productive a...
Apple Recall Alert: Your Retina MacBook Needs a New Cable
If you've purchased one of Apple's 12-inch Retina MacBooks, take heed: your power cable could fail at any time. Fortunately, Apple has issued a recall and is re...
Refurbished Mac: 5 Things Buyers Need to Know
Looking for a cheap MacBook? One of the best places to get deals on Apple laptops is, surprisingly, from Apple themselves. Here's what you need to know about Ap...
Adobe Creative Cloud Deleted Your Mac’s Files
Although quickly fixed, a recent Adobe Creative Cloud bug has been deleting the files on any Mac that has it installed. If you're a subscriber to Adobe's Cre...
How to Install Downloaded Apps from Outside the Mac App Store
Starting with OS X Mountain Lion, Apple introduced Gatekeeper so users couldn't easily install downloaded apps from outside the Mac App Store. When someone d...
How to Delete iPhoto Library and Clean Up Your Mac
With the upgrade to Photos, many Mac users have been left with a duplicate iPhoto library on their Macs. Here's how to delete iPhoto library and clear out some ...
How to Use Your MacBook as a Desktop
While there will always be customers who need the sort of power that only a workstation or gaming PC can provide, most of us are content with our laptops and Ma...
Top 5 Photoshop Alternatives for Mac
Adobe's Photoshop software is good - there's a reason it's the gold standard in image manipulation - but it comes at a pretty high cost. We've put together some...
How to Uninstall Apps on Mac OS X
Like on a PC, most of your Mac's software lives in the same place on your computer. Unlike on Windows, however, uninstalling apps isn't done by the computer, it...