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How to share a Wi-Fi connection on one Mac over ethernet to another
If you’ve got a Mac that has a wobbly or slow Wi-Fi connection, consider a relayed ethernet link.
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How to check your Mac's temperature and keep it cool
When the weather heats up, you need to pay attention to the heat your Mac creates.
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macOS Monterey: How to use Live Text and Visual Look Up
Live Text is a new feature in macOS Monterey that allows you to use the text in an image. Here’s a look at how Live Text works on the Mac, using the Public Beta on macOS Monterey.
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How to erase your iPhone, iPad, or Mac remotely after a theft
You can ensure your data remains safe through erasure. Here's how you can use the Find My app to remotely wipe out a device.
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How to connect an Apple LED Cinema Display to a new MacBook
With a small investment, you can connect a Mini-DisplayPort Apple monitor over USB-C to a MacBook or MacBook Pro.
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Apple Music Lossless and Spatial Audio: How to listen on any device
Apple Music is about to get several new audio formats, but you may not have the hardware necessary to enjoy them.
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Live Text in macOS Monterey destroys these paid text extraction apps
If you are trying to access text in images—whether documents, photos, or forms—you have many options available, including a new one that's included in the upcoming macOS Monterey.
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Untangling the Terminal: How to master the macOS command line interface
Using the macOS command line can be an easier way of doing a task that involves a lot of file and folder management or window and menu navigation.
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Learn these macOS Terminal shortcuts and spend less time typing
Many people stay away from the command line because of the tedium of typing long commands. But you can save lots of time and type less by using the command history functions.
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How to use Script Editor to re-authorize a balky AppleScript in macOS Catalina and later
New requirements for your permission to let apps and scripts control system elements and apps may block old scripts.
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How to verify your Mac's drive health using Disk Utility
It’s a good idea to check on the health of your Mac’s internal storage on a regular basis. You can do this using Disk Utility, an app that comes with every Mac.
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What Mac do you have? Here's how to find out
Apple has several ways of identifying a Mac, each of which is found in a different location or by another method.
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How to change the window background color and image for macOS's Terminal
Learn how to make Terminal use a user-defined background image each time you open a new window.
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How to stop macOS Mail from using a bad email address
Apple wants to make it easy for you to use email addresses. But at the same time, it can lead to using a bad email address.
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How to fix macOS command line typos in Terminal
Made a mistake typing a Terminal command? The caret character (^) can be your best friend.
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How to use Quick Look from Terminal in macOS
You may be surprised to learn that you can use Leopard’s Quick Look feature in the decidedly non-GUI world of Terminal. Well, you can, and here’s how.
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How to use the macOS command line to compare two folders' contents in Terminal
Use a built-in Unix program to quickly compare two folders' contents.
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Master the macOS command line: How to use the command manual in Terminal
The key to learning about OS X's command line is manual (or man) pages. Here's an introduction.
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Master the macOS command line: How to copy and move files through Terminal
Wish you could move a bunch of folders all at once or instantly move every file of a certain type into a new folder? Using your Mac's Terminal commands may be the answer.
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