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Find Mac System Preferences Faster With These 7 Tips

It helps to have a go-to workflow for accessing your Mac system settings. Here's how you can jump to the right preference pane, every single time.

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Here's Where macOS Stores Photos, Books, Music and Other Files

You can access most files on your Mac via applications or Spotlight search, but what if you want to locate the exact file and folder?

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18 Tiny but Useful macOS Features You'll Want to Know About

macOS has many such small yet useful features that are easy to miss until you stumble upon them or someone points them out to you.

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Reduce Finder Clutter and Mac Junk With Aliases, Tags, and More

A thorough cleanup every now and then is necessary, but it can only take you so far. You need a good strategy for dodging clutter as well as clearing it.

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20 Common macOS How-To Questions Answered

When you first start using your Mac, you're bound to have quite a few "How do I..." type questions, and we've got the answers.

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10 macOS High Sierra Productivity Features You Should Know About

The macOS High Sierra update is filled with new technologies and little features that put an end to longtime annoyances. Some of these new features will help you be more productive.

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10 Free Apps to Fix Common Mac Quirks and Annoyances

Like any other operating system, macOS comes with its own set of quirks. Some are good, some are bad, and some can be overridden using third-party applications.

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9 Default Mac Apps You Can Replace With Powerful Alternatives

Frustrated by missing features? We've got a few alternatives you might want to try.

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13 Free Mac Productivity Apps You Haven't Heard Of

There's a misconception among Mac users that good apps are always paid, but you'll find plenty of excellent free apps if you know where to look.

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How to Always Copy & Paste Text Without Formatting in Mac

Here's a simple workaround that prevents you from ever "pasting with formatting" again on a Mac.

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10 Genuinely Useful Force Touch Trackpad Gestures on a Mac

Apple's Force Touch technology enables for pressure-sensitive clicks, which can vastly speed up how you access some of the system's most useful shortcuts.

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How to Clean Up Your Mac Desktop and Increase Productivity

A cluttered desktop can not only decrease productivity but can also cause cognitive stress. Here's how to clean up your Mac desktop for a better work environment.

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Solve Your Audio Conversion Needs with FLAC to MP3 Mac

Looking for a simple tool to convert FLAC audio to MP3 and other formats on your Mac? Check out FLAC to MP3 Mac, which does the job quite well.

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5 Useful Ways to Utilize Your Mac's Parental Controls

Even if you aren't a parent, the Parental Controls menu in your Mac holds several handy options. Here's how to use them and the best ones to try.

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Make TextEdit More Powerful With These 9 Hidden Features

Native Mac editor TextEdit has a lot of powerful features under the hood, so here's how to find them.

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7 Time-Saving Open and Save Dialog Tips for Mac Users

macOS' Open and Save dialogs are mini versions of Finder, which means there's more to them than first meets the eye.

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How to Disable Transparency on Mac and Boost Performance

The transparency effect on Mac is aesthetically pleasing but uses up precious CPU cycles. By disabling it, you can improve system performance.

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How to Auto-Hide the Dock With No Delay on Mac

Auto-hiding the Mac dock is great for maximizing screen space and minimizing distractions, but the delay can be annoying. Here's how to remove that delay altogether.

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How to Fix "Error -36" on a Mac

If you ran into "Error -36" while trying to copy a file, here's why that occurred and how you can fix it.

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Don't Let These 8 Common macOS Issues Bother You Anymore

Recurring iCloud prompts? Can't find a mail attachment? Here eight more fixes for common macOS annoyances.

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