The iconic Mac startup chime played when you power up your computer had been around since 1998, but Apple disabled it in 2016 beginning with that year's MacBook Pro refresh. Thanks to a newly discovered Terminal command, you can re-enable the Mac startup chord sound on macOS Catalina and earlier, and our step-by-step tutorial shows you how.
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to access and manage notifications on your Mac. We'll also provide quick steps to disable or temporarily pause alerts for apps with unhelpful notifications.
There are all sorts of ways to use shortcuts on your Mac. From tons of common keyboard shortcuts to those that help you navigate webpages faster; you have plenty of options.
Along with some useful keyboard shortcuts for your Dock are additional ways your Dock can help you do things faster. And especially for those new to macOS, you might not realize they exist. Here’s how you can navigate your Mac quicker with Dock icon shortcuts.
Having extra fonts available on your Mac is awesome. You might be composing a document that you want to have a special look. Or maybe you like using unique font styles for taking notes. Whatever the case may be, you can certainly find fonts on the internet and install them, which is super easy. But you might not realize that your Mac has cool fonts tucked away that you can use.
The Mail app uses what are called Conversations to group your emails together. This is handy when you and your recipient are emailing back and forth on the same subject because all of those communications will be in the same thread.
And you can do a few things with conversations in the Mail app like highlight, expand and collapse, or disable them all. If the conversations in the Mail app on Mac are new to you, here’s how to work with them.
If you’re setting up a new Mac, you can use the Setup Assistant. This will automatically transfer all of your iCloud Keychain passwords for you. But if you don’t use the assistant and want to copy over your passwords, here’s how to export and import your iCloud Keychain passwords, certificates, and keys on Mac.
Learn the meanings of the various Calendar symbols on Mac, helping you navigate and utilize your calendar more effectively.
You’ve been using Siri for quite some time now, but suddenly, Siri isn’t speaking back. You can hear other clicks and sounds on your device, but you long for Siri’s voice. Here are four things to check if Siri isn’t talking back to you anymore.
Learn how to easily strip GPS data from your photos on Mac, ensuring your personal whereabouts remain confidential and secure.
If you’re going to walk away from your Mac for a minute, you might want to start your screen saver. You may not want to lock your computer or put it to sleep but just display your screen saver instead.
There are three quick and easy ways to create a shortcut to start your screen saver, and we’ll walk you through each one.
Learn how to share the route and directions you plan in the Apple Maps app on your Mac directly to your iPhone, iPad, or to others using Messages, AirDrop, email, and more.
If you use the Calendar app on Mac and have various accounts set up in it, like Google or Exchange, then you have access to a cool availability feature. This lets you check the open times for those you invite to your events.
In addition to that convenience, you can decide if you want those accounts of your own to affect your availability.
If you haven’t checked out the availability options in Calendar on Mac, we’ll show you how.