Apple's Voice Memos app has a feature designed to improve the sound quality of your recordings, including existing ones. Follow along with us as we show you how to use Voice Memos' Enhance Recording feature to reduce background noise and room reverberation of your voice notes.
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No ESC key, no problem — here’s how to trigger Escape on your iPad or Mac
No physical Escape key on your iPad or Mac? No problem, as both iOS and macOS allow you to invoke Escape with a simple keyboard shortcut. Follow along with us to learn how to trigger the Escape command on iPad and Mac keyboards that lack a dedicated ESC key.
How to view retweets with comments in Twitter for iOS and macOS
Twitter's recent update lets you find and view retweets with comments way easier than before when that useful option used to be buried alongside other replies to a tweet.
How to use your Mac camera to control the cursor with head movement
Did you know that you can easily control and navigate your Mac hands-free with a cursor that follows your eyes? In this step-by-step tutorial, we're going to teach you how to control the Mac cursor with head movement and adjust the available head-tracking options to your liking.
How to use the dynamic Finder file inspector to display summary info about multiple Mac items
You can quickly get information about an item on your Mac by selecting a file, folder or disk and choosing Get Info from the contextual menu. But did you know that you can make the Get Info command display a summary of information about multiple items in a consolidated floating palette window which automatically refreshes as you select different files, folders or disks in the Finder? Follow along with our step-by-step tutorial to learn how to browse information about your Mac files more efficiently with this dynamic Finder file inspector.
How to bring back the iconic Mac startup chime
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.
How to mark up images and documents on Mac using your iPhone or iPad
Learn how to mark up documents such as PDFs and images on your Mac by using the Markup tools and your Apple Pencil or finger on a nearby iPhone or iPad.
How to use apps in full-screen mode on Mac
Learn how to enter, use, and exit full-screen mode on Mac to use apps and windows on the entire screen for a distraction-free experience.
How to toggle macOS Catalina’s Dark Mode with a custom Touch Bar shortcut
Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to quickly switch between macOS's dark and light themes by adding a dedicated toggle for Dark Mode to the Touch Bar of your Mac.
How to run Quick Action workflows from your Mac’s Touch Bar
Learn how to add Automator workflows that are saved as Quick Actions to the Touch Bar of your Mac. Doing so will let you easily run your favorite macOS automation shortcuts at any time because they’ll be just two taps away.
How to restart a frozen Touch Bar on your Mac
The software that makes your Mac's Touch Bar work can also crash, become unresponsive, or misbehave to prevent you from using your favorite Touch Bar shortcuts. Should that ever happen, you can easily fix a frozen Touch Bar on your MacBook Pro, and we will show you how.
Tips to search in Safari on Mac like a pro
Discover some handy tips for using Safari Search on your Mac and find answers more efficiently with just a few clicks.