Category: Mac OS X

  • How to Rename & Move Files with Spaces in Name at Command Line

    How to Rename & Move Files with Spaces in Name at Command Line

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Rename & Move Files with Spaces in Name at Command Line If you’re new to the Mac command line you may have come across a situation where you’re trying to interact with a file that has spaces in the name, for example “This File.txt” but as you…

  • How to Set an Alarm on Mac

    How to Set an Alarm on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Set an Alarm on Mac Want to set an alarm on your Mac? You can do that easily with one of several built-in apps, including the Reminders app and Calendar app on the Mac. You can even set recurring alarms if you’d like to have one every…

  • How to Refresh Software Update on Mac

    How to Refresh Software Update on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Refresh Software Update on Mac Occasionally when a user goes to update macOS system software through the Software Update preference panel, they’ll find the updates that are shown are outdated, not showing up at all, or not showing all of the updates that you know to be…

  • How to Run Snapchat on Mac

    How to Run Snapchat on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Run Snapchat on Mac If you’re a Snapchat user and you’d like to run Snapchat on your Mac, you’ll be happy to know there’s a new option to get Snapchat on the Mac without having to use the Bluestacks method that has been around for quite some…

  • 12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac

    12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read 12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac Touch ID for Mac is super useful, and now that basically all modern Mac laptops have Touch ID sensors on their keyboards, and the new Magic Keyboards for Mac have Touch ID, you’re almost certain to encounter the biometric authenticator when…

  • Hosts File Not Working on Mac? Try This Fix

    Hosts File Not Working on Mac? Try This Fix

    Go to OSX Daily to read Hosts File Not Working on Mac? Try This Fix Some Mac users have discovered that the hosts file in MacOS does not appear to work, or changes to the /etc/hosts file on the Mac are seemingly ignored. Given that the hosts file is used to map IP addresses to…

  • How to Split Screen on Mac

    How to Split Screen on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Split Screen on Mac Using Split Screen on a Mac is easier than ever before in the latest versions of MacOS, including macOS Monterey, Big Sur, and Catalina. You can nearly instantaneously split screen two different apps, or two windows from the same app. Perhaps you want…

  • How to Show Word Count in Pages for Mac

    How to Show Word Count in Pages for Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Show Word Count in Pages for Mac Want to know the word count of a Pages document you’re working on from the Mac? Keeping track of word counts is often essential for writers, authors, students, and many other professions, so it’s natural to want to know how…

  • How to Exit Recovery Mode on Mac

    How to Exit Recovery Mode on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Exit Recovery Mode on Mac Recovery Mode is typically used for troubleshooting a Mac, for reinstalling system software, erasing disks, and performing similar tasks. Perhaps you’ve used recovery mode before to troubleshoot something, or perhaps you’ve even entered recovery mode accidentally on a Mac before. Rarely, a…

  • Traveling? Beware of Unsecured Hotel Wi-Fi Networks

    Traveling? Beware of Unsecured Hotel Wi-Fi Networks

    Go to OSX Daily to read Traveling? Beware of Unsecured Hotel Wi-Fi Networks Nearly every hotel nowadays offers free wi-fi, but a surprising number of them use unsecured wireless networks. Most commonly, the unsecured networks use a captive portal to access the wi-fi network, where a splash screen pops-up in a web browser window before…