How to Change the Default Finder Window on a Mac
When you open a new window in the Finder app on your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, it opens to the same location every time. …
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Articles about computers and applications that use the MacOS operating system.
MacPaw Space Lens Review
There are a lot of different utility applications that can help you to remove unwanted or unneeded files from your Mac. One company that makes …
CleanMyMac X Review – What Does Clean My Mac Do?
When you are trying to free up space on your MacBook, you can only do so much by emptying the Downloads folder and getting rid …
How to Delete Favorites in Safari on a Mac
By creating favorites on your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, you are making it easier to get to the Web pages that you visit most …
How to Stop Automatically Unzipping Files in Safari on a Mac
When you find certain types of files online, such as font files, it’s common for them to be in a zipped folder. if you are …
How to Make Google Your Homepage in Safari on a Mac
One of the most common things that people will do when they first open a Web browser is go to a search engine. So if …
How to Get CleanMyMac X on the App Store
While you’ve long been able to get CleanMyMac X directly from MacPaw when you wanted to start freeing up space on your MacBook, many Mac …
Spring Cleaning Your MacBook Air
Once the weather starts to warm up, it’s common for people to give their homes a thorough cleaning after being stuck inside all winter. And …
How to Always Show Scroll Bars on a Mac
You can often scroll in programs on your Mac by simply using the trackpad to scroll. While this can be handy, some Mac users dislike …
How to Show or Hide the Day of the Week on a MacBook
The status bar at the top of the screen on your Mac includes a lot of helpful information and buttons that tell you about the …
How to Make Dock Icons Smaller on a MacBook Air
The dock at the bottom of the screen on your MacBook provides easy access to many of the programs on your computer. For example, you …
How to Keep Keyboard Backlight on for Longer on a Mac
The keyboard backlight on your MacBook makes it much easier to type in the dark or in low-light environments. It can drain the battery a …
How to Stop Dimming MacBook Display on Battery
Over time you may find that you need to do things on your Mac like free up some storage space or change some settings. Additionally, …
How to Change the Login Password on a MacBook Air
An important step to keeping your computer secure is a strong user password. Typically you won’t ever share this password with someone other than a …
How to Choose When the Screen Saver Turns on for Your Mac
You can define the Mac screensaver duration by going to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > clicking the Screen Saver tab > then …
Where’s the Volume Button in the Status Bar on My Mac?
The volume level on your Mac is something that you probably adjust all the time. Some videos or music are too loud, while others are …
How to Disable Autofill in Safari on a Mac
The Safari browser on your Mac can save certain types of data when you enter it. This includes things like usernames, passwords, credit card information, …
How to Hide the Toolbar on a Macbook Air
Is the dock on your Mac hidden? Or are you finding that it is getting in the way when you are trying to work? The …
How to Change Your Computer’s Name on a MacBook Air
Devices that you connect to your network will usually have a way that they are identified. Sometimes this method of identification is automatic and very …
How to Right Click on a MacBook Air
Right-clicking is something that may not come naturally to many computer users at first but, over time and with practice, it can become an action …
Review of the Setapp Subscription Service from MacPaw
The App Store on your Mac provides access to many of the apps that you will need over the course of owning the computer. Unfortunately, …
How to Uninstall an Application on a Mac
We always download new applications or programs, hoping that they will help us solve a problem we have been having. Sometimes this happens, but other …
How to Turn Off the Password on a MacBook Air
You might be wondering if it is possible to turn off the password on a MacBook Air if you find the sign-in process to be unnecessary. …
How to Password Protect a Folder on a MacBook Air
Digital privacy issues are a concern for everyone that spends time on the Internet. if you use an email account, or shop online, then you …
How Much Space is Left on My MacBook Air?
Finding the amount of storage space left on your MacBook Air is something that you will need to do if you are getting warnings that …
How to Print Screen on a MacBook Air
The Print Screen feature on a Windows computer is incredibly useful if you are in a situation where you need to show someone else something …
How to Find Large Files on a MacBook Air and Remove Them
A lack of hard drive space is a common affliction for MacBook owners. The computer is so well-suited for creating and consuming media files that …
How to Optimize iTunes Storage on a MacBook Air
Movies that you download from iTunes, or TV show episodes, can take up a lot of space on your MacBook. Many movie files are several …
How to Clean a Full Startup Disk on a MacBook Air
The full startup disk error on the MacBook Air is something that you will probably encounter at some point as someone that owns or works …
How to Empty the Trash on a MacBook Air
The Trash bin on your MacBook Air is where a lot of your files go when you delete them. This may seem to be unproductive, …
How to Disable Siri on a Macbook Air
The Siri feature on the iPhone and the iPad has been increasing its capabilities since first being introduced, and there are a lot of actions …
How to Find and Delete Duplicate Files on a MacBook Air
The Mac operating system has a habit of creating duplicate copies of some of your files. This can come in the form of duplicate photos, …
How to Delete Junk Files from Your MacBook Air
If you have a lot of junk files on your MacBook ASir that are taking up a lot of space on the device, then you …