Damien Schreurs

25 April 2023

iMac, MacBook, macOS, Mail, Productivity

FAQ : What's the best way to add my new email signature in Open-Xchange on your mac?

Damien Schreurs

25 April 2023

iMac, MacBook, macOS, Mail, Productivity

FAQ : What's the best way to add my new email signature in Open-Xchange on your mac?

Short answer: Copy-paste the HTML code rather than the rendered signature

A client of mine created a brand new signature combining images, text and links, in HTML format.

Damien Schreurs

18 April 2023

Productivity, Accessibility, iMac, MacBook, macOS

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

Damien Schreurs

18 April 2023

Productivity, Accessibility, iMac, MacBook, macOS

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

Damien Schreurs

4 April 2023

Productivity, Accessibility, iMac, MacBook, macOS

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

Damien Schreurs

4 April 2023

Productivity, Accessibility, iMac, MacBook, macOS

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:

Damien Schreurs

21 March 2023

Productivity, Accessibility, MacBook, macOS

How to access sound output and input devices directly from an icon sitting in your Mac's Menu Bar

Damien Schreurs

21 March 2023

Productivity, Accessibility, MacBook, macOS

How to access sound output and input devices directly from an icon sitting in your Mac's Menu Bar

Did you know that you can access sound output and input devices directly from an icon sitting in your Mac's Menu Bar?

Since macOS Big Sur, accessing sound output devices is a two-click process.

Damien Schreurs

14 March 2023

Productivity, MacBook, macOS, Accessibility

How to make the scroll bars visible at all times on your Mac

Damien Schreurs

14 March 2023

Productivity, MacBook, macOS, Accessibility

How to make the scroll bars visible at all times on your Mac

Did you know that you can make the scroll bars (along the right edge of app windows or sidebars) visible at all times?

By default, macOS hides the scroll bars until one moves the cursor.

Damien Schreurs

7 March 2023

iCloud, Photo Management, Productivity, iMac, macOS, MacBook

FAQ: How can I find the videos that take the most space in iCloud Photos on Mac?

Damien Schreurs

7 March 2023

iCloud, Photo Management, Productivity, iMac, macOS, MacBook

FAQ: How can I find the videos that take the most space in iCloud Photos on Mac?

Short answer: You need to run an Applescript on your Mac

Damien Schreurs

28 February 2023

Productivity, macOS, iMac, MacBook

How to quickly see your desktop without minimizing or closing all your applications on your Mac

Damien Schreurs

28 February 2023

Productivity, macOS, iMac, MacBook

How to quickly see your desktop without minimizing or closing all your applications on your Mac

Did you know that you don't need to minimize or close all your applications to quickly see your desktop?

Since 2011, macOS comes with a feature called "Mission Control" which allows doing the following:

Damien Schreurs

14 February 2023

Productivity, macOS

How to quickly see all the windows of a specific application on your Mac

Damien Schreurs

14 February 2023

Productivity, macOS

How to quickly see all the windows of a specific application on your Mac

Did you know that you can very quickly see all the windows of a specific application?

Since 2011, macOS comes with a feature called "Mission Control" which allows doing the following:

Damien Schreurs

31 January 2023

macOS, Productivity

How to quickly see all the open application windows at once on your Mac

Damien Schreurs

31 January 2023

macOS, Productivity

How to quickly see all the open application windows at once on your Mac

Did you know that you can very quickly see all the open application windows at once?

Since 2011, macOS comes with a feature called "Mission Control" which allows doing the following:

Damien Schreurs

17 January 2023

macOS, Finder, Productivity

How to tell Finder on your Mac to search in the current folder by default

Damien Schreurs

17 January 2023

macOS, Finder, Productivity

How to tell Finder on your Mac to search in the current folder by default

Did you know that it's possible to tell Finder to search the current folder rather than the entire file system?

By default, regardless of the folder you're currently in, using the Search bar (top right corner) will show results across the entire file system (aka This Mac).

To look for results in the current folder, you then need to click on its name (i.e. "Newsflash")

Damien Schreurs

3 January 2023

macOS, Productivity, Finder, Automator

How to combine multiple pictures together on your Mac without a third-party tool

Damien Schreurs

3 January 2023

macOS, Productivity, Finder, Automator

How to combine multiple pictures together on your Mac without a third-party tool

Did you know that you can easily convert multiple pictures into a single PDF document on your Mac without a third-party tool?

This can be very useful if you take screenshots during webinars or online keynotes, or if you want to share a collection of pictures with family or friends in one file.

Damien Schreurs

20 December 2022

macOS, Productivity, Finder, Preview

How to combine 2 or more PDFs together on your Mac without a third-party tool

Damien Schreurs

20 December 2022

macOS, Productivity, Finder, Preview

How to combine 2 or more PDFs together on your Mac without a third-party tool

Did you know that you can easily combine 2 or more PDFs together on your Mac without a third-party tool?

The first and easiest method is simply using Finder.

Damien Schreurs

22 November 2022

Productivity, macOS

How to change default applications on your Mac

Damien Schreurs

22 November 2022

Productivity, macOS

How to change default applications on your Mac

Did you know that you can change the app that is launched on your Mac when you try opening a file by double-clicking on it?

For instance, let's say that you recently installed Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on your Mac but when you double-click on a PDF file, it's still opening with Preview.

Damien Schreurs

25 October 2022

iOS, iPhone, Productivity, Safari

How to choose the location of Safari's address bar on your iPhone

Damien Schreurs

25 October 2022

iOS, iPhone, Productivity, Safari

How to choose the location of Safari's address bar on your iPhone

Did you know that since iOS 15, you can choose whether Safari's address bar is at the top or at the bottom?

Damien Schreurs

11 October 2022

iOS, iPhone, Notes, Productivity, Collaboration

How to mention someone in a shared note on your iPhone

Damien Schreurs

11 October 2022

iOS, iPhone, Notes, Productivity, Collaboration

How to mention someone in a shared note on your iPhone

Did you know that since iOS 14.5 and macOS Big Sur 11.3 it's possible to mention someone in a shared note?

Just type the @ sign and tap on the name of the desired person in the predictive area at the top of the virtual keyboard.

Damien Schreurs

4 October 2022

iPhone, Productivity

FAQ: When should I replace the battery of my iPhone?

Damien Schreurs

4 October 2022

iPhone, Productivity

FAQ: When should I replace the battery of my iPhone?

The short answer is: Below 80%

Damien Schreurs

27 September 2022

iOS, iPhone, Notes, Productivity

How to quickly filter notes on your iPhone thanks to tags

Damien Schreurs

27 September 2022

iOS, iPhone, Notes, Productivity

How to quickly filter notes on your iPhone thanks to tags

Did you know that since iOS 14.5 and macOS Big Sur 11.3 it's possible to add tags to your notes?

This is a great way to quickly filter and access notes that may be stored in different folders.

Anywhere in a note, just type the hashtag symbol followed by a word, for instance “#important”

After typing the space, the tags will become yellow.

Damien Schreurs

20 September 2022

iPhone, Productivity

FAQ: I'm upgrading from an iPhone 7 Plus to an iPhone 13 Pro. What changes should I expect?

Damien Schreurs

20 September 2022

iPhone, Productivity

FAQ: I'm upgrading from an iPhone 7 Plus to an iPhone 13 Pro. What changes should I expect?

The short answer is: The lack of a home button and a much better camera

Damien Schreurs

30 August 2022

iOS, iPhone, Productivity, Accessibility

How to hide some notification badges based on the Focus mode on your iPhone?

Damien Schreurs

30 August 2022

iOS, iPhone, Productivity, Accessibility

How to hide some notification badges based on the Focus mode on your iPhone?

Did you know that since iOS 15, you can hide the notification badges on the Home screen for all apps except those explicitly allowed?

Now every time I switch to any of my Focus modes, the badges I don't want to see are temporarily gone.

Here's how to do that:

Damien Schreurs

23 August 2022

Productivity, macOS, iMac, MacBook

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

Damien Schreurs

23 August 2022

Productivity, macOS, iMac, MacBook

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.