Software

Easily delete photos from your iPhone or iPad with Image Capture on Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 4, 2023

If you have a Mac, then you also have a really useful image importing app called Image Capture lurking in your Applications folder.

To be completely honest, I still use the Image Capture app despite the fact Apple released their new Photos app for OS X last year, and that's because it's a dead simple utility that isn't bloated with extra features I really don't feel like using.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use the Image Capture app on your Mac to remove photos or videos from your iPhone or iPad.

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Importing data to Safari from another web browser

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 24, 2019

Love it or hate it, Apple's Safari is a zippy web browser that performs well on the Mac, and it continues to get more and more competitive with other web browser platforms.

Since Apple wants you to use Safari on your Mac, it's a no-brainer they're going to make it easier to migrate your web data from one web browser to another.

In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to import bookmarks to Safari, along with your other web data, from a different web browser.

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Customizing the toolbar in your Mac’s Preview app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 4, 2016

Every Mac has the Preview app installed on it from the factory, and it's the default app for opening many kinds of image file types, including PDF files.

Of course, the app has much more to offer than meets the eyes, and today we'll talk about how you can customize the app's toolbar to give yourself a little more functionality at a glance.

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Pro tip: make an applet that quits all opened Mac apps instantly

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 19, 2023

Those of you with Macs know that you can't just click on the Close button to exit out of most apps. Instead, you have to physically quit those apps after you're done using them.

On the other hand, if you just can't be asked to take the time to do that, we're going to show you a really easy way to make an applet that can be used to quit all of your Mac's running apps at once.

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Tip: customizing the toolbar of your Mac’s Mail app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated November 11, 2020

Your Mac's Mail app is a powerful email client, and for many, the default app configuration in plenty for getting day-to-day email tasks done.

But for those who demand more power and functionality, it's a great idea to customize the toolbar at the top of the Mail app so you have quick and easy access to the functions you use the most.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to customize the toolbar at the top of your Mac's Mail app so you can get more out of it.

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