Do you love your current screen saver on Mac and want to use it as the desktop wallpaper? This tutorial shows you how to do that using System Settings and Terminal.
How to set your Mac screen saver as desktop wallpaper
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Troubleshooting common software issues on Mac
It happens to the best of us – one day you're using an app that you really enjoy on your Mac, and the next, you start experiencing all kinds of problems with the same app. What's going on? Will it ever end?
Before you go calling support to resolve a problem for you, there are some easy troubleshooting steps you can take in macOS to quickly determine if the problem is going to require help or not.
We'll go through some of those troubleshooting steps with you right here in this tutorial.
How to start your Mac in Recovery Mode
Starting your Intel or Apple silicon Mac in Recovery Mode provides the tools you need to solve various problems. It is typically your last chance to repair the startup disk, reinstall macOS or restore from a backup after a fatal failure that prevents your Mac from starting up properly. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to enter Recovery Mode at boot time and use the built-in recovery tools to bring your Mac in perfect working condition.
How to make your Mac speak with a simple Terminal command
Find out how to make your Mac speak anything you want using the Terminal app that comes preinstalled on every macOS computer.
How to change how frequently your Mac checks for software updates
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to change the frequency your Mac looks for software updates and notifies you of them so you can stay up to date with the latest bug fixes, security improvements, and new features.
How to turn off natural scrolling for your Mac trackpad and mouse
Did you recently switch from a Windows PC to a Mac and are annoyed with the scrolling direction? Learn how to turn off natural scrolling in macOS so your content scrolls in the same direction as your fingers when you use the trackpad or mouse.
Why and how to stress test your Mac fans and CPU
As rare as it may be, your processor or CPU cooling fans can fail, and there is a really easy way to test your Mac's hardware with the Terminal app that comes with macOS to ensure everything is working right.
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to stress test your Mac using Terminal so you can ensure all your processor's cores are working up to snuff and your cooling fans aren't grinding or failing to cool your Mac as they should.
How to install emulators on your iPhone or iPad, no jailbreak required
Emulators are a way to play your favorite childhood games on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad without carrying the game disks or cartridges and game consoles around with you. Instead, they sideload the games on your device as a piece of software, and they're given controls that are adapted for the touch screen.
In this tutorial, we'll be showing you a method that still works to this day for getting emulators on your iOS device, and the best part is, you don't even have to be jailbroken to do any of it.
How to use the hidden emoticons on your iPhone ＼(^o^)／
Learn how to access unique emoticons and ASCII faces on your iPhone or iPad by enabling the hidden Japanese keyboard for some fun ways to express yourself.
2 ways to quickly keep your Mac from sleeping, dimming, or showing a screensaver
In this tutorial, we show you two easy ways to temporarily keep your Mac from falling asleep, dimming the display, or showing a screensaver for as long as you need to.
How to save videos from your Facebook News Feed
It's super easy to save photos that have been shared on Facebook to your computer, but for whatever reason, Facebook seems to be lacking the ability to save videos that are shared by your friends and appear in your News Feed.
Despite the common misconception that you need a fancy web browser plugin or third-party software to download videos from your Facebook News Feed, this simply isn't the case. In this step-by-step tutorial, we'll show you how you can save videos from Facebook that appear in your News Feed to your computer.
How to change default search engine in Safari
Learn how to change the default Safari search engine on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac from Google to Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, or Ecosia.