Category: finder

  • How to Set the Finder Default Folder in MacOS

    How to Set the Finder Default Folder in MacOS

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Set the Finder Default Folder in MacOS Finder is the native file manager on macOS which is running pretty much all the time once you log in to your system. It allows users to organize and locate all the files that are stored on their Macs. By…

  • How to change media sync options on iPhone & iPad to make more storage available

    How to change media sync options on iPhone & iPad to make more storage available

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to change media sync options on iPhone & iPad to make more storage available If you’re trying to use a Mac to update iOS on iPhone or iPadOS on iPad, you may see an error message that says something along the lines of “Updating to iOS 17.1 requires…

  • What is openthread.thread.home.arpa on Mac Network?

    What is openthread.thread.home.arpa on Mac Network?

    Go to OSX Daily to read What is openthread.thread.home.arpa on Mac Network? Some Mac users have discovered a seemingly random device called “openthread.thread.home.arpa” in the Network section of Finder, which is where you see other available network computers and devices. Curiously, if you click on “openthread.thread.home.arpa” to try and connect to it or interact with…

  • How to Add Apps to MacOS Finder Toolbar

    How to Add Apps to MacOS Finder Toolbar

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Add Apps to MacOS Finder Toolbar If you have some frequently used applications on the Mac that you routinely launch from the Finder, you can customize the Finder toolbar to include those apps. This offers a helpful alternative to launch frequently used apps that is Finder specific,…

  • Convert HEIC to JPG on Mac with Quick Actions

    Convert HEIC to JPG on Mac with Quick Actions

    Go to OSX Daily to read Convert HEIC to JPG on Mac with Quick Actions While there are various ways you can convert an HEIC file to JPG on a Mac, including using Preview or third party tools, by far the simplest way is available directly in the Finder for all modern MacOS users, and…

  • Convert Images on Mac Quickly from Finder

    Convert Images on Mac Quickly from Finder

    Go to OSX Daily to read Convert Images on Mac Quickly from Finder MacOS offers a super simple and fast way to convert images, directly from the Finder on the Mac. Thanks to the handy Quick Actions feature, Mac users are able to convert any images from anywhere in the Finder, with just a few…

  • How to Remove the Background from Images on Mac with a Quick Action

    How to Remove the Background from Images on Mac with a Quick Action

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Remove the Background from Images on Mac with a Quick Action The latest versions of Finder in MacOS offer a handy new Quick Action that allows you to remove the background from any image or photo, lifting the primary subject(s) out of the picture and turning that…

  • Convert WEBP to JPG on Mac from Finder with a Quick Action

    Convert WEBP to JPG on Mac from Finder with a Quick Action

    Go to OSX Daily to read Convert WEBP to JPG on Mac from Finder with a Quick Action Did you know you can quickly convert a webp image file to JPG, right from the Mac Finder? Thanks to Quick Actions, this is by far the simplest and fastest way to convert webp files to JPEG…

  • How to Always Show Window Title Proxy Icons on Mac

    How to Always Show Window Title Proxy Icons on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Always Show Window Title Proxy Icons on Mac The Mac Finder and apps like Preview offer window title icons when you hover over the window title text, and once defaulted to show icons in the window title bar too. Sometimes these window icons were referred to as…

  • How to Markup, Draw, & Write on Images on Mac from Finder with Quick Look

    How to Markup, Draw, & Write on Images on Mac from Finder with Quick Look

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Markup, Draw, & Write on Images on Mac from Finder with Quick Look Looking for a way to quickly annotate images and screenshots on your Mac, right from the Finder? Sure you could use Preview, or a third party app, but thanks to Markup it’s also a…