How-tos

For those who have never used Terminal commands on Mac before, the app’s resemblance to hacking (as seen in movies) can be a little intimidating. But in fact, Terminal isn’t all that complicated once you know a little about how it works.

Keep a digital diary to track personal milestones, record fun moments, or hone your writing skills. Diarly caters for any journaling activities while keeping your data private.

Apple products are synonymous with minimalist design: anything that’s superfluous has been deleted, anything that cramps its style gets left behind. So much so that many people who have made the jump from Windows to Mac will notice straight away that there’s no right click on Mac.

Reading on web is easy. Writing for web – not really. This is why creators need tools like MarsEdit. This desktop blog editor caters for creating, editing, archiving, and publishing content on Mac.

An additional perk of having iCloud is that it comes with a free email account. So if you have an Apple ID, you by default have an iCloud email account.

After unboxing a new storage-based item, it’s a wise move to look into how to format a hard drive for Mac (or SD card, flash drive, etc.) to reduce the likelihood of unexpected corruption, data loss, or other performance issues. Read below to see what to do.

Because AirDrop is a native macOS app it’s pretty easy to learn how to AirDrop. There’s no need, for example, to download any additional software when you’re looking at how to turn on AirDrop on Mac, iPhone, or iPad.

Whether you’re deleting Facebook because you’re suffering from platform fatigue, you’re advertisement-adverse, or just believe the channel has sucked the social out of social media, here is a thorough guide to help you deactivate, close, and delete your Facebook account while still holding on to your memories.

Wherever you go online, your search history leaves a footprint. Every website records every page you visit, every link you click, and usually leaves a cookie so that it knows when you’ve come back. Here is how you clear recently viewed items on your Mac.

Because Siri was only made available on laptops and desktops a few years ago, the issue of how to activate Siri on Mac is one that some Apple fans still aren’t familiar with. Below, you can quickly discover how to use Siri on Mac as well as some cool Siri tricks to make your life easier

iPhone owners are spoilt for choice in that they can use AirDrop, Image Capture, iCloud, or the Photos app to transfer files between smartphone and Mac. Sadly, it isn’t quite so easy to transfer files from Android to Mac. Here, you need to get a bit more creative.

Wherever we decide to be today, we stay connected. Luckily, Mac has a built-in video and audio calling app just for that. FaceTime for Mac is completely free and as long as the person you’re calling has an Apple device supporting FaceTime (iPhone 4, iPad 2, and macOS 10.9.2 or later) — you’re good to go.