Category: Mac OS X

  • How to Fix Safari “This Connection Is Not Private” Warnings

    How to Fix Safari “This Connection Is Not Private” Warnings

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Fix Safari “This Connection Is Not Private” Warnings Are you receiving an error message saying “This connection is not private” when you’re trying to access a website in Safari from iPhone, iPad, or Mac? Many users have seen this error at some point as they browse the…

  • How to Disable Safari Tab Previews on Mac

    How to Disable Safari Tab Previews on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Disable Safari Tab Previews on Mac The latest versions of Safari for Mac show a thumbnail preview of webpages as you hover the cursor over tabs. Some users may find the hover thumbnail previews to be distracting, and may want to turn them off. While Safari has…

  • Set MacOS Do Not Disturb Mode to “Always On” Quickly from Control Center

    Set MacOS Do Not Disturb Mode to “Always On” Quickly from Control Center

    Go to OSX Daily to read Set MacOS Do Not Disturb Mode to “Always On” Quickly from Control Center Modern macOS versions make it easier than ever to place Do Not Disturb mode to be “Always On”, thereby helping to eliminate distractions, alerts, and notifications on the Mac without having to turn them all off.…

  • How to Make Mac Turn Off or On Automatically

    How to Make Mac Turn Off or On Automatically

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Make Mac Turn Off or On Automatically Did you know that you can set your Mac to start up or shut down on its own? This is an energy-saving feature that macOS has to offer, and it has been available since the earliest days of Mac OS…

  • Make an Intel Mac Boot Directly to Startup Manager

    Make an Intel Mac Boot Directly to Startup Manager

    Go to OSX Daily to read Make an Intel Mac Boot Directly to Startup Manager If you have an Intel Mac, you can make it boot directly into the boot disk options startup manager by issuing an nvram terminal command. This could be helpful for advanced users in particular whether they’re troubleshooting, have dual boot…

  • Mac App Frozen? 9 Tips for How to Handle Freezing Mac Apps

    Mac App Frozen? 9 Tips for How to Handle Freezing Mac Apps

    Go to OSX Daily to read Mac App Frozen? 9 Tips for How to Handle Freezing Mac Apps Did one of your apps stop responding while you were working on a Mac? Perhaps you tried closing or quitting the app but to no avail? This can happen from time to time where an app freezes…

  • How to Turn Off Auto-Capitalization of Words on Mac

    How to Turn Off Auto-Capitalization of Words on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Turn Off Auto-Capitalization of Words on Mac The latest versions of MacOS default to automatically capitalizing new words at the start of a sentence, similar to iOS and iPadOS. For example, if you end one sentence with a period and start another, the first word will be…

  • How to Update Homebrew on Mac

    How to Update Homebrew on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Update Homebrew on Mac Want to update Homebrew and your packages? Of course you do! Homebrew is a popular package manager for Mac that easily allows users to install and manage command line tools, apps, and utilities, typically familiar with the Linux and Unix world. Because it’s…

  • How to Boot Apple Silicon M1 Mac to Recovery Mode

    How to Boot Apple Silicon M1 Mac to Recovery Mode

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Boot Apple Silicon M1 Mac to Recovery Mode Booting an Apple Silicon Mac into Recovery Mode is slightly different from booting into recovery on an Intel Mac. If you’re new to Apple Silicon Mac ownership, it can be helpful to understand how recovery mode works on the…