How-To

Do you access Google Mail using the Mail app on your Apple Mac? It could be downloading tens of thousands of email messages that take forever to sync. There is a way to stop it doing this.

Have you ever emptied the Trash on your Apple Mac only to discover sometime later that you needed a deleted file that was in there? There is a clever way to recover deleted files even after emptying the Trash. Recover lost files!

Are you making the most of the signature at the end of emails? You can simply add your name, but a proper signature is much better. Here's how to create a great one in Mail on the Mac.

MacOS looks simple compared to Windows. Take uninstalling apps for example, you drag them to the Trash, right? Wrong! That leaves junk on the disk. Here is the right way to remove apps.

Use a MacBook out of the office or home you will probably have connected to many different Wi-Fi networks, macOS remembers each one and the list grows. Is it too long? What can go wrong?

There is more to sleep mode on the Apple Mac than you might think and there are hidden settings, different modes and keyboard shortcuts. Here is everything you need to know.

You might think that adjusting the audio volume on an Apple Mac is straightforward, but there are features you may not be aware of that can make life easier. See the ways to set the audio.

New Apple Macs are great and have excellent performance. After a few years, several macOS updates, apps and games, they slow down. Here’s how to speed up your Mac and boost performance.

There are special keys on the Apple Mac keyboard, Shift, Ctrl, Option and Command, which modify actions and menus. Most keyboard shortcuts are well known, but here are two you don't know.

The Apple Mac Reminders app is useful for creating lists, like as tasks, jobs, projects, even shopping lists. Go further and use Reminders to notify you to do tasks at specific locations.

iCloud is built into macOS and is part of the system. So is the Photos app for managing your photo collection. Did you know that all your photos are on the web? Here’s how to access them.

Microsoft has great software for the Apple Mac and in some ways, OneDrive is more useful online storage than Apple iCloud. If you aren't using it, you are missing out on top features.

Hold down these keys when the Mac starts up to fix a variety of strange problems with Apple iMacs and MacBooks. If you have tried everything else and problems persist, try these tricks.

Most apps on the Apple Mac are in the Applications folder, but did you know that there are multiple Applications folders and that some apps are hidden? Here is how to access these tools.

Files on USB disks, on thumb drives and attached to emails are easily accessed. How do you email them, transfer them, store them or carry them securely so no-one else can access them?

TextEdit in macOS is a nice little word processor that can be used to create documents on your Apple Mac, but it might be even more powerful than you think. Let's look at printing features.

Photos does a great job of organising your digital photos and thanks to iCloud on the Mac and iPhone, you don't need to transfer them anymore. They sync, but where does Photos store them?

How do you delete a file in macOS on the Apple Mac? You might think it is a simple question, but there is more to it than that and files deleted that way can be recovered. Bypass the Trash!

Everything you do and everywhere you go on the internet, someone somewhere is tracking your activities. Here’s how to browse privately and stop the trackers from watching what you do online.

Do you know the answer to these questions: How many days until the end of the month? Your next holiday? Your birthday or another event? No? You need a count down widget on your Apple Mac.