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How to take screenshots of the MacBook Pro Touch Bar

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 17, 2018

If you take screenshots on your Mac, you may wonder if macOS supports screenshotting the Touch Bar. The default Shift (⇧)-Command (⌘)-3 keyboard shortcut captures a screenshot of everything shown on the display, sans the Touch Bar.

With macOS 10.12.2, Apple has implemented a brand new shortcut specifically designed for taking screenshots of the Touch Bar.

Here's what you need to know about capturing everything that's shown on the Touch Bar as an image file on your computer. You'll also learn how to save Touch Bar screenshots to the clipboard for pasting in other apps and how to add screenshot-taking shortcuts as buttons to the Touch Bar itself.

How to convert CAF files to MP3 or AAC

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 10, 2018

From time to time, you might come across an audio file format known as .caf (Core Audio Format), which was originally created by Apple to put an end to file size barriers set by other audio file types.

Unfortunately, not every audio player or device works with .caf files, so it might do you good to know how to convert them to another audio file type using the software that comes with your Mac. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to convert .caf files to more commonly-used audio files such as AAC or MP3 with Garageband.

How to save Mac screenshots directly to the clipboard

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated May 25, 2026

You can use a modifier key to save a Mac screenshot directly to the clipboard for quick pasting in other apps and even on your iPhone or iPad, provided you use Universal Clipboard.

Force quit not working on your Mac? Try this

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 13, 2025

Learn how to troubleshot your Mac not responding to the force quit command, force-quitting not working, and the Force Quit menu itself freezing.

How to sync Mac desktop & documents to iCloud and other devices

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated December 2, 2025

Find out how to sync files from the Desktop and Documents folders of your Mac to all your other devices, including other Mac, iPhone, iPad, iCloud Web, and even Windows PC.

How to set a website as your Mac’s screen saver

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated December 20, 2023

In this tutorial, we will share the quick steps to set one or more websites as your Mac's screen saver so you have their latest news or articles displayed constantly on the screen.

3 easy ways to view animated GIFs on Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated December 3, 2025

Are GIFs opening as still images or as individual frames on Mac? In this tutorial, we’ll share 3 quick built-in methods to view animated GIFs the right way.

How to set up an image as your Home page in Safari on Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated June 16, 2023

Safari, like just about all other web browsers, lets you set a home page to load every time you open the app. Most people think this feature is limited just to only websites, but that's not the case at all. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to set an image file as your Home page in Safari.

How to stop the new MacBook Pro from automatically turning on when the lid is open

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 31, 2016

Aside from the marquee Touch Bar feature and other hardware advances, the new MacBook Pro introduces a tweaked boot process where the machine automatically starts up when you open its lid or connect it to power. To avoid forcing users to listen to the startup chime every time they open the lid, Apple's also decided to disable the boot chime on the new notebook by default (you can easily re-enable it).

But what about the mentioned auto-boot features? Unfortunately, Apple does not provide user-facing switches in System Preferences to control the new boot on power and boot on lid capability. With a little help from Terminal and smart folks over at Pingie, you can manually stop the late-2016 MacBook Pro from automatically powering on when you lift the lid or connect it to a power adapter or an external display.

How to bring back the classic boot chime on the new MacBook Pro

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 31, 2016

The new MacBook Pro has ditched the iconic boot chime that's been a signature part of the Mac startup process over the last 17 years. Pingie discovered that the sound is not gone entirely. Apple's just disabled it and it's possible to bring it back should you want. In this quick tutorial, we'll show you how to re-enable the boot chime on your late-2016 MacBook Pro with a simple Terminal command.

The different kinds of memory states on your Mac and what they mean

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 31, 2016

I was recently asked about the difference between active, inactive, and wired memory on computers. Many memory measure tools use these terms to describe your memory usage and doesn't really go into much depth about what they mean.

In this piece, I hope to shed some light on this confusion and explain the differences between these memory states the best I can.

How to live stream today’s Apple “hello again” event

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 27, 2016

Apple will be streaming its "Hello Again" keynote event from its home campus in Cupertino, California today.

If you want to tune into the event to see everything Apple brings to the table, then this post will have all the information you'll need to learn how to stream the event live.