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How to automatically hide and show the dock and the menu bar on your Mac

How to automatically hide and show the dock and the menu bar on your Mac

Did you know that you can automatically hide and show the dock and the menu bar on your Mac?

This tip might be useful if:

  • either you have a MacBook with a limited screen resolution

  • or you want to minimise distraction without resorting to activating full screen mode for your application windows

How to quickly minimize application windows on your Mac with a double-click

How to quickly minimize application windows on your Mac with a double-click

Did you know that you can quickly minimize application windows on your Mac with a double-click?

By default, double-clicking on an application's title bar (top) will make it bigger (by increasing its height or maximising it) and doing it again, will revert it to its previous size:

FAQ: What can I do if my iMac gets stuck on the Apple logo when booting up?

FAQ: What can I do if my iMac gets stuck on the Apple logo when booting up?

Short answer: Find out what specific part of the boot sequence fails and, if needed, 'google' the problem

The first thing to try would be rebooting in "Safe Mode" which cleans some cache and only loads the minimum from the system to operate.

If that doesn't work, then you'll need to reboot the computer in "Verbose Mode", see where the login procedure is stuck and Google the problem

FAQ: The Mac App Store won't download Pages on macOS Catalina. I don't want to upgrade to Big sur, what do I do?

FAQ: The Mac App Store won't download Pages on macOS Catalina. I don't want to upgrade to Big sur, what do I do?

Provided that you already downloaded Pages from the Mac App Store in the past, here's how to do it:

  1. Open the Mac App Store

  2. Click on your account (at the bottom)

  3. This will give you access to the "Purchased" pane.

  4. Locate Pages and initiate the download from there.

  5. You'll see a message telling you that the latest version is incompatible so it will download and install a previous yet compatible version.

How to set the language on an app-by-app basis on your Mac

How to set the language on an app-by-app basis on your Mac

Did you know that since macOS 10.15 Catalina, it's possible to customise the language for most apps, independently from the operating system language?

This can be useful when, like me, you need to quickly show an app in different languages and you don't want to switch the language of the entire operating system.

FAQ: We have two iMacs & two MacBook Pros. What's the best way to keep them backed up?

FAQ: We have two iMacs & two MacBook Pros. What's the best way to keep them backed up?

Desktop Macs should get backed up via Time Machine (TM) to an external drive permanently connected to it.

For MacBooks, using an external hard drive is feasible (and recommended) but not super practical.

Another solution for MacBooks (especially those without a built-in SD card slot) is to invest in a Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution, like those from Synology.

How to screenshot an entire app window in 1 click on your Mac

How to screenshot an entire app window in 1 click on your Mac

On your Mac, you might already know the keyboard shortcuts to take the following kinds of screenshots:

  • Shift+Command+3 ( ⇧ ⌘ 3) to capture the entire screen

  • Shift+Command+4 ( ⇧ ⌘ 4) to capture a portion of the screen

But did you know that you can also capture a snapshot of an entire app window without needing to drag the crosshair around said app window?

How to use iCloud Keychain on iPhone, iPad & Mac

How to use iCloud Keychain on iPhone, iPad & Mac

In this post, I’ll show you how to use iCloud Keychain on your Apple devices.

As explained in my previous post, iCloud Keychain is a good place to start if:

  • you exclusively use Safari for web browsing

  • your online footprint is limited to a few accounts

  • you only need to manage login and credit card information

Overview of 3 password managers for iPhone, iPad & Mac

Overview of 3 password managers for iPhone, iPad & Mac

In this post, I’ll review three password managers that can be used on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Please note that to take advantage of the apps mentioned later on, you'll need at least the following versions of the operating system:

  • iOS 9 on iPhone/iPad

  • OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) on your Mac (preferably 10.10 Yosemite and up)

How to write an e-mail across multiple Apple devices

How to write an e-mail across multiple Apple devices

In this post, I will show you how to start an email (or a reply) on one Apple device and continue/finish it on another one.

In Apple's jargon, this feature is called "Handoff" and it works with various applications besides Mail, like Safari, Messages, etc.

How to sync selected photo albums between your Mac and your iPhone

How to sync selected photo albums between your Mac and your iPhone

Sean Arenas asked the following question on Quora:

Can I sync photo albums and choose which ones to sync if I enable iCloud storage on my iPhone and Mac?

The short answer is "possibly" and it depends from two factors:

  1. The size of your main Photos library
  2. Your willingness to manage multiple libraries on your Mac

My 3 main takeaways from the Apple Keynote on June 5, 2017

My 3 main takeaways from the Apple Keynote on June 5, 2017

Between 5 June and 9 June 2017, Apple is holding its annual worldwide developer conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California.

For one week, more the 5,000 developers from more than 70 countries get to meet and discover new features that Apple has been working on over the past 12 months, both in hardware and software.

In case you don't know, the first day is always kicked off with a presentation called the "Keynote", during which Tim Cook, (the CEO) and his team paint a picture of what is coming up in the world of Apple.

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