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How to refresh the tiny tab icons in Safari when they start disappearing
Favicons have a long and odd history, and you can clear Safari’s cache.
Time Machine: No FAT or exFAT drives, only HFS+ and APFS
While macOS can mount and interact with hard drives formatted as FAT or exFAT, Time Machine can’t deal with them.
How to watch Apple’s ‘By innovation only’ event on September 10
You can watch the show on any Apple device or, for the first time, on YouTube.
How to manage the dance of disk images, Time Machine, and excessively large backups
There’s a complicated balance to maintain so you keep backups up to date.
A game of cat and Mouse Keys on the Mac
Fluffy can be thwarted by changing an accessibility setting.
Let us show you the easiest way to install a smart switch.
Printer preference pane freezing? Here’s how to reset macOS’s printing system
If you don’t see printers and every move you make causes rainbows to appear, try these options.
What to do if you’re worried about the legitimacy of a downloaded software installer
Apple developers get an extra layer of security that you can check.
How to create a backup plan to restore passwords if your system fails
Having multiple copies of your data is great, unless you can’t access passwords required to unlock them.
How to open items in the enclosing folder directly from a Spotlight search in macOS
There’s a keyboard shortcut and a few other hidden tricks.
Apple ID: How to change your email address
If you’re about to leave a job or abandon an address, make changes first.
A Windows update may have broken your Mac’s access to shared servers. Here’s how to fix it
The update invalidates credentials, but doesn’t explain how to re-connect.
macOS Mojave: No more controls for photo album screensavers
You can no longer go backwards and forwards through images in the photos you selected.
iOS 13: Don’t forget to customize your iMessage profile. Here’s how
iOS 13 lets you set a custom display name, photo, or Memoji that you can automatically send to contacts in Messages.
Trying to make an old Apple display work with your new Mac ? It’s no longer worth it
At some point, you have to cut the cord. Modest- and mid-sized monitors are more affordable than ever.