How to organize your Mac desktop with Stacks
If you’re one of those folks who keep lots of files on your Mac desktop, the desktop Stacks tool in macOS is for you. Here’s how to use it.
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macOS Mojave declutters desktops instantly by stacking files into neat groups
Inspired by Stacks for the Dock, Stacks for the desktop is a cool new feature in macOS Mojave that helps clean up your cluttered Mac desktop by automatically organizing your files into related sets, with custom grouping and sorting options, the ability to peek at a pile of files by scrubbing over a stack and much more.
How macOS Mojave’s awesome time-shifting Dynamic Desktop wallpapers work
macOS Mojave 10.14 introduces a time-shifting desktop wallpaper feature. It adjusts a specially crafted image throughout the day in order to match your local sunrise and sunset times. The effect is awesome and works by leveraging Apple’s HEIC file format which is capable of packaging time-lapses, multiple images and other items into a single file.
Facebook is testing desktop posting for Stories
Facebook’s desktop site is fully adopting Stories. You’ll soon be able to upload photos and videos to your Story from your Mac or Windows PC, and even record video with your webcam to post to a Story from desktop.
How to remove the Macintosh HD icon from the desktop on Mac
In this post, you will learn how to remove the Macintosh HD icon from the desktop on your Mac.
Check out Google News redesign
The Google News desktop interface has been revamped for readability and easier navigation, with new features like a dedicated Fact Check section and more.
How to show the storage drive icon on your Mac desktop
Depending on how often you access stuff in your Mac’s file system, you might benefit from having a quick shortcut to your Mac’s primary storage disk(s) on your desktop.
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how you can enable the shortcut on your Mac’s desktop painlessly.
How to synchronize Desktop & Documents folders across other Macs, iOS devices & PCs
iCloud keeps your personal data like contacts, photos and calendars, along with other files, in perfect sync across multiple macOS, iOS and Windows devices. And with macOS Sierra or later, you can have the same exact files on the desktop and in your Documents folder across multiple Macs.
In this tutorial, you’re going to learn how to set up and use Desktop and Documents sync in macOS Sierra, manage and synchronize the files across multiple Mac and Windows PCs, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices and more.
Google Chrome 55 won’t take up as much memory on websites that use JavaScript
An upcoming update to Google’s Chrome browser won’t take up as much memory on desktop or mobile websites that use JavaScript as before, CNET reported. Chrome 55 for desktop and mobile, scheduled to release on December 6, packs in an improved JavaScript engine dubbed V8 that was designed to “significantly reduced the memory footprint” of websites like Imgur, Reddit, Twitter and The New York Times.
macOS Sierra preview: Universal Clipboard + Desktop & Documents sync
Our ongoing macOS Sierra previews continue unabated as Andrew and I take a closer look at two new useful features in Sierra: Universal Clipboard and shared Desktop. You’re definitely going to use Universal Clipboard quite a bit: in addition to being a great time-saver, it “just works”.
Universal Clipboard lets you copy and paste items across your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch devices and Mac computers like a boss. Sierra also puts your iCloud storage to good use by keeping any Desktop items along with the files within the Documents folder synchronized across your other devices.
FreeChat for WhatsApp brings a free native desktop app for WhatsApp to Mac
Anyone who uses WhatsApp Messenger who has been looking for a truly free native-style desktop app experience on their Mac has been hard-pressed to find a really good client that didn’t have hidden costs and worked extremely well in the same package.
Fortunately, FreeChat for WhatsApp is an app on the Mac App Store that you can download on your Mac at no cost whatsoever, and it will work exactly how you would expect a WhatsApp Messenger client to work on your Mac without any hidden costs, ads, or caveats
How to set your Mac screensaver as the wallpaper with this Terminal command
Using just your Terminal app that comes pre-installed in macOS and a special command, it’s possible to set your favorite Mac screensaver as your wallpaper for a temporary period of time. In this short and easy tutorial, we’ll show you exactly how that’s done.