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...
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...
The MacBook Retina display on the MacBook Pro and the new MacBook with a 12-inch Retina Display looks beautiful. However, because of the way Apple designed them...
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...
Did you just get a brand new MacBook? Whether it's a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or the new MacBook Apple revived in early 2015 with the new keyboard technology an...
While many people choose to buy a Mac for one reason or another - Apple's hardware design is an oft-quoted reason - there comes a time for many of those people ...
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...
One of the first things a lot of people look for, once they get over the 'newness' of unboxing a new MacBook and switching on OS X for the first time, is how th...
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...
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...
Every time someone buys a Windows PC, they’re encouraged to get virus protection. This has become a standard practice because for years, Windows users were barr...
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...
For years -- decades depending on who you ask -- Microsoft handled upgrades in a pretty unfriendly way. Originally, upgrading your operating system was a one-wa...
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...
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, ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...