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How to force universal Mac apps to run under Rosetta emulation instead of natively

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 23, 2020

Apple provides the enhanced Universal 2 binary feature to its developers who wish to ship macOS apps that pack in code for both Intel and Apple Silicon systems. In other words, a universal binary runs natively on both Apple M1 and Intel-based Mac computers because it contains executable code for both architectures. However, certain edge cases may justify running a native Apple Silicon app under Rosetta emulation, and we show you how it's done.

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New to Mac? Here’s all the tools in the Mac Utilities folder

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ November 18, 2020
macOS Utilities Folder

If you’ve just purchased your first Mac, and especially if you’re coming from Windows, you might be wondering about the Utilities folder. You may see the folder but have yet to open it or you might be looking for a specific tool and don’t realize it’s in that folder.

Whatever the case, we’re here with another in our New to Mac series to help you out! We’ll explain what’s in the Utilities folder and what each tool is for.

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How to redirect emails instead of forwarding in Mail on Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated November 16, 2025
Apple Mail app icon

It’s one of those Mail features that’s easy to miss. It’s called Redirect, and it lets you send emails you’ve received to others without actually forwarding them. This is convenient for emails you receive by mistake, or that should be sent to someone else to handle.

When you redirect an email, it has no indication of it like it does when you forward a message. The person you redirect the email to receives it as if it came to them originally.

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How to view details of current and completed print jobs on Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated October 17, 2022
iMac and printer kept on a table

If you have a printer connected to your Mac, you can see the print jobs you currently have in the queue. And if you use a shared printer, this can be handy to confirm that you’ve sent your job to the printer and are still waiting your turn.

At the same time, you might want to see completed jobs. Again, with a shared printer, you may find that items you thought you printed are nowhere to be found. You can check to see if your item did, in fact, print successfully. You can then hunt down the coworker or family member who accidentally grabbed your printed items.

Here, we’ll show you how to view details of print jobs on your Mac, including currently printing jobs and completed jobs.

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