Setapp blog authors | Mary Ivanova

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Mary has picked up writing during her studies for an MA in political science and switched to marketing writing after getting a second degree in psychology. She entered the SaaS scene in 2018 by joining the team of Canva’s competitor Crello (now known as VistaCreate) and later moved to work with social networking platform for musicians and fans Show4me. She joined the Setapp team at the start of 2021 and has been sharing her expertise on making the best of everyday tools for Mac and iOS since.

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Popular productivity concepts — myth or real?

May 16, 2022

Do I really have to get up before 5 AM to be truly productive? Are some days of the week more productive than others? Multitasking — good or bad? Let's see which of them really hold up.

Tips & tricks Productivity Lifestyle

10 weeks of productivity with Setapp

April 19, 2022

Join us for 10 weeks of productivity-centered content for more efficient workflow and tackling daily tasks faster + extended Setapp trial!

Tips & tricks Lifestyle

PDF merge: Best ways to combine PDF files on Mac

April 19, 2022

To combine PDF files while saving your edits might be a huge problem. In this article, we explore all the ways to combine PDFs on Mac covering your particular scenario.

Productivity Tutorial

How to use Redis as a database

April 19, 2022

Learn how to incorporate a Redis database in your Golang projects with our step-by-step guide for the task.

Productivity Development Apps for

How to invert colors on a Mac

April 13, 2022

Learn how to easily invert display colors on your Mac through Accessibility settings, keyboard shortcut, Siri, and more.

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How to connect PHP to MySQL database

March 24, 2022

Learn how you can connect your PHP script to MySQL database using mysqli and PDO.

Tips & tricks Development Apps for

How to delete Mail downloads from a Mac

March 22, 2022

For many of us, email is a necessary email. Email makes our student and professional lives significantly easier, as a way of sending and sharing information. Not everything can be sent in a text, Facebook or WhatsApp message, or using Snapchat or Slack.

Productivity Tutorial Apps for

How to use Go with MySQL

February 22, 2022

Learn how to use Go when working with MySQL. Explore the setup process with our dedicated step-by-step guide.

Tips & tricks Productivity Tutorial

How to use Go with MongoDB on Mac

February 15, 2022

Learn how to use doc-oriented database MongoDB with Golang.

Tutorial Development Apps for

How to install SQL Server for Mac

February 10, 2022

Learn how to install SQL Server on macOS and begin working with SQL databases.

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Easy ways to sync files between Macs

January 26, 2022

If you use multiple Macs, say one for work and one at home, it’s likely you’ll have files and folders that you need to access on both machines. There are a number of different ways to sync data between two computers, depending on the tools you use to work on the file.

Tips & tricks Productivity Tutorial Shortcut

How to easily watermark any photos on Mac

January 21, 2022

There are few things more frustrating than taking a brilliant photo, sharing it on social media, and seeing it get lots of traction, only for other people to repost it without crediting you. It’s the kind of thing that happens all the time, and there’s very little most of us can do about it once the image is out there.

Tips & tricks Creativity Shortcut