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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.
Beta 2 of the upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.4 update that dropped yesterday has brought the fun time-synced lyrics feature which debuted on iOS 13 to the Mac platform.
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.
Find out how to make Siri on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac speak responses again if it has suddenly stopped talking and only shows the answer on the screen.
SwitchGlass is a new project from John Siracusa which brings a dedicated application switcher to the Mac with tons of customization options.
iDownloadBlog reader Niles Mitchell has been making cool videos about connecting new stuff with old stuff, and it's been quite a ride so far. His latest project recreates using a DaynaFile device, which is a very rare piece of lost Macintosh history dating back to the late 80’s.
The Curve from Twelve South is one of the top-selling notebook stands in the world, and now it's gotten even better thanks to a new Curve SE that launched Tuesday, bringing a beautiful matte white finish for customers who need a stand to color-match their all-white work desk.