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How-to guides and tutorials that answer questions you might have about the MacOS Sierra operating system and its settings.

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How to Change the Default Finder Window on a Mac

June 8, 2023January 7, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

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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Categories Mac Tags Defaults, MacOS Sierra
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CleanMyMac X Review – What Does Clean My Mac Do?

June 8, 2023November 28, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

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 …

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Categories Mac Tags MacOS Sierra, Macpaw
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How to Enable the Developer Tab in Excel for Mac

June 8, 2023November 9, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While there is a lot that you can do in the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet application on your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, some of the …

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Categories Programs Tags MacOS Sierra, Microsoft Excel How-To Guides, Ribbon, Tabs
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How to Delete Favorites in Safari on a Mac

August 17, 2023September 20, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

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 …

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Categories Mac Tags MacOS Sierra, Safari
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How to Stop Automatically Unzipping Files in Safari on a Mac

July 3, 2023September 20, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

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 …

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Categories Mac Tags MacOS Sierra, Safari
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How to Always Show Scroll Bars on a Mac

July 17, 2023November 21, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

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 …

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Categories Mac Tags MacOS Sierra
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How to Make Dock Icons Smaller on a MacBook Air

June 30, 2023November 8, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

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 …

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Categories Mac Tags MacOS Sierra
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How to Choose When the Screen Saver Turns on for Your Mac

August 7, 2023October 10, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

You can define the Mac screensaver duration by going to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > clicking the Screen Saver tab > then …

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Categories Mac Tags MacOS Sierra, Screensavers
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Where’s the Volume Button in the Status Bar on My Mac?

July 21, 2023October 5, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

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 …

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Categories Mac Tags MacOS Sierra
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How Much Space is Left on My MacBook Air?

June 30, 2023March 27, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

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 …

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Categories Mac Tags MacOS Sierra
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How to Optimize iTunes Storage on a MacBook Air

June 16, 2023March 16, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

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 …

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Categories Mac Tags MacBook Air, MacOS Sierra
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How to Disable Siri on a Macbook Air

June 9, 2023March 14, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

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 …

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Categories Mac Tags MacOS Sierra, Siri
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It’s Time to Get Your Mac Ready for OS X Sierra

June 8, 2023September 13, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Upgrading your Mac to the newest version of OS X is usually an exciting time, as that newest version typically contains some fun new features and …

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Categories Programs Tags MacOS Sierra, Macpaw

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