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All the Ways to Share Your Mac's Internet Connection

Sharing your Mac’s internet connection only takes a few clicks, and there are a range of options for doing it.

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How to Use a Third-Party Mouse on Your Mac

Most third-party mice (even those designed for Windows) will work on your Mac, so here's how to get the most out of them!

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5 Ways to Run Multiple Copies of an App on Your Mac

Running multiple instances of an app on your Mac lets you work with multiple accounts at once. Here's how to set it up.

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How to Force Quit an App on Your Mac

We explain how to force quit an app on your Mac, or even force restart macOS, to fix frozen programs that won't respond.

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How to Type Emojis on a Mac

There are multiple ways you can match and, in some cases, surpass your iPhone's emoji game on your Mac using these shortcuts.

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How to Convert MOV to MP4 on a Mac

Struggling with an incompatible video? Here are some easy ways to convert MOV files to MP4 on your Mac.

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How to Create a Bootable Windows 10 Installer USB on a Mac

Microsoft offers a simple tool to create a bootable USB on Windows, but there is no such tool for Mac users. Fortunately the process is pretty easy, if you know how.

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How to Forget a Wi-Fi Network on a Mac

Does your Mac keep connecting to the wrong Wi-Fi network? Here's how to forget unwanted Wi-Fi networks on your Mac.

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How to Completely Disable Gatekeeper in macOS

Gatekeeper gets pretty annoying when it won't let you open a Mac app you know is trustworthy. We'll show you how to disable it using Terminal.

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How to Set Separate Scroll Directions for a Mouse and Trackpad on Your Mac

Need to reverse the scroll direction for your mouse without affecting your Mac trackpad? This free third-party app can help you.

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How to Remap Your Mac's Function Keys to Do Anything You Want

Here's how to remap your Mac keyboard to boost the function keys, which can do so much more with some customization.

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How to Save Mac Screenshots as JPG, GIF, PDF, and Other Formats

Want to save your Mac screenshots as a different file format? Here's how to change to default on your Mac or save shots on a case-by-case basis.

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Can You Use a MacBook Power Adapter to Fast Charge Your iPhone? Is It Safe?

The iPhone doesn't come with a power adapter, so you might be eyeing up your MacBook adapter instead. But is it safe to use?

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5 Apps You Can Use to Take Tags to the Next Level on Your Mac

Tags are a great way to organize files and folders on your Mac, and you can do even more with tags using these Mac apps.

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How to Change the Language for Individual Apps on an iPhone or Mac

Learning a language? You can set different apps on your Apple devices to use different languages to help you. Here's how.

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A Guide to Playing and Converting Audio Files Using Terminal Commands

We'll show you how to play, convert, and get information on audio files without needing to leave the Terminal app on your Mac.

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How to Enable Universal Control in the macOS Monterey Beta

Apple's new Universal Control feature isn't ready in the macOS Monterey beta yet, but with a quick workaround, you can enable and try it now.

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How to Free Up and Manage the RAM on Your Mac

If your Mac is slow or unresponsive, you might have run out of RAM. Here's what you need to do to clear your RAM and get your Mac going again.

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How to Split a User Account Into Two Separate Accounts in macOS

Looking to introduce more separation between your Mac documents and applications? Split your macOS account into two with this guide.

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A Guide to Moving Your Mac Photos Library to an External Drive

Running out of space for photos on your Mac? Follow this guide to transfer your entire Photos library to an external drive instead.

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