I am so bored of the blue folder icons on my Mac system. Is there any way to use custom graphics or otherwise change the folder icons on MacOS X?
How Can I Customize my Mac Folder Icons?
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Access Copy/Paste from the MacOS X Command Line?
Hi Dave. I’ve been learning more about the command line on my Mac system thanks to your Learning Unix for OS X book. Fun! I’m curious, though, is there a way to access the copy / paste buffer from within Terminal?
How Do I Look Up Words While Reading on My Mac?
English isn’t my native language, so I constantly see words I don’t understand while reading online. Is there an easy way to look them up on my Mac?
How to Enable “Open Recent” for your Mac apps?
Neither Pages nor Numbers has any files listed when I choose “Open Recent” on my iMac system. How can I fix this?
Can I Disable Fingerprint Login on my MacBook Computer?
I might have watched too many horror movies but the idea of being able to log in to my computer via fingerprint kinda freaks me out. What if someone chopped off my finger?! Can I disable fingerprint login on my Mac, Dave?
Here are 6 Smart Ways to Secure Your Mac Right Now
There is little doubt about the fact that Apple is one of the most revolutionary technology companies in the world. It’s no longer a product, it’s a brand par excellence. Apple has amazed the world on such a scale that fans have even gone to the extent of selling their organs to get the latest iPhone or Mac. Yes that actually happened!
Change MacOS Screen Capture Format to JPEG?
I take a lot of screen captures on my iMac and every time it saves as a PNG file. My SEO friend told me that for screenshots JPEG or JPEG 2000 are better formats and will be much, much smaller files. Cool. How do I change the Mac screencapture format?
Find Emoji by Name on a MacOS System?
I love the fact that on my iPhone I can search for emoji by simply tapping in the name of the symbol. Is there any way to do that on my iMac too?
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