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...
OS X
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 ...
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...
How to Email Big Files on Mac with Mail Drop
Even when you have all the power and versatility of a full Mac at your disposal, trying to email a big file to somebody else can still be super frustrating. For...
How to Make GIFs on Mac
If you want to start making your own GIFs and join the ranks of other high-class internet users, here's how to make GIFs on Mac. You can't go a day without s...
How to Download Older OS X Versions
Just because you're running the latest version of OS X doesn't mean that you can't downgrade to older versions. Here's how and where to download older OS X vers...
The Best iPad Pro Keyboard
With the iPad Pro comes an entirely new form factor, and a new opportunity to replace your laptop with this iOS-powered tablet. If you're stuck on what keyboard...
How to Right Click on Mac
Despite the fact that today's MacBooks have - bar none - the best trackpads in the computer industry, they continue to be confusing for people new the Mac platf...
How to Take Screenshots on Mac OS X
Whether you're new to OS X or a long time Mac veteran, it can be difficult to understand the Mac's screenshot functionality. Fortunately, figuring out how to us...
How to Turn Off Autocorrect on Mac OS X
Here's how to turn off autocorrect on your Mac to avoid embarrassment and frustration. While autocorrect has been a boon - and occasional source of embarrassme...
How to Be More Productive with Mac OS X Spaces
One of the most powerful and yet underappreciated features of the Mac OS is its use of virtual desktops, which Apple calls OS X Spaces. Think of your compute...
10 OS X El Capitan Settings to Change
OS X El Capitan was announced back in June and released late last month, and if you're still dabbling around with the new version, here are ten OS X El Capitan ...
10 Things to Try in Mac OS X El Capitan
Mac OS X El Capitan has added a bunch of new features and tweaks to make your Mac better than ever. A lot of OS X El Capitan enhancements can be easy to miss, ...
How to Set a Screen Saver Password on Mac
It's pretty easy to set a password for your Mac and have your computer require the password to log on, but here's how to set a screen saver password that requir...
How to Back Up Your Mac Using Time Machine
There are a few things you should always do to maintain upkeep of your Mac, but perhaps the most important task is backing up your computer. Here's how to back ...
4 Things to Do After Installing OS X El Capitan
You've most likely already updated your Mac to OS X El Capitan, but have you taken the essential post-updating steps necessary? Here are four things to do after...
How to Get Back Three-Finger Tap in OS X El Capitan
Three-finger tap has been a great trackpad shortcut in OS X for a while, but it's disabled by default in OS X El Capitan. Here's how to get back the three-finge...
How to Replace Yahoo with Google Search in Safari
Trying to search from Safari, but Yahoo keeps popping up? Here's how to swap it out for some sweet Google search results. What’s a ‘default search engine,’ y...