Tricks

How to restart a frozen Touch Bar on your Mac

The software that makes your Mac's Touch Bar work can also crash, become unresponsive, or misbehave to prevent you from using your favorite Touch Bar shortcuts. Should that ever happen, you can easily fix a frozen Touch Bar on your MacBook Pro, and we will show you how.

How to get 12 months of Apple Arcade for the price of 10

If you're paying for your Apple Arcade subscription month to month, it might be a good idea to switch to the annual subscription and save money by getting twelve months of access for the price of ten, provided you pay upfront. Follow our quick tutorial to learn how you can switch from the $5 per month subscription to its $50 per year annual counterpart.

Stop scrolljacking: How to remove scroll hijacking from Apple.com and other websites

Websites that control how you scroll are a usability nightmare. Instead of scrolling as you normally would, those offenders take advantage of scrolljacking to alter the way your favorite web browser interprets scrolling commands just to run some fancy animation instead of scrolling down a page, which can be both disjointing and frustrating. On a brighter note, this unwanted behavior can easily be stopped. Follow along with iDownloadBlog's step-by-step tutorial to learn how to remove scrolljacking from Apple.com and other websites you frequent.

15 tips and tricks for Mac beginners

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When you first get your Mac, there's a learning curve as you navigate through its features, set up apps like Messages and Mail, and customize your desktop. After some time, you'll be ready to level up your efficiency by learning useful shortcuts. That's why we've put together a handy list of tips and tricks specifically tailored for macOS beginners, helping you accomplish tasks faster and enhance your overall Mac experience.

How to use Express Transit to quickly pay for rides via Apple Pay on iPhone and Apple Watch

Thanks to the Express Transit feature that's available through Apple Pay, you can hop on the tube, buses, trams, light rail and overground rail in major cities and pay for your public transit journeys just by holding your iPhone or Apple Watch close to the contactless NFC terminal, no need to press any buttons or verify with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode whatsoever.