by Austin MacWorks | Jun 22, 2020 | Mac OS Tips
Image by Noah Fischer from Pixabay This isn’t about periscopes or mouthwash—when it comes to searching, a scope is the area in which a search takes place. When you use the Search field in a Finder window to look for files and folders, you have the choice of two...
by Austin MacWorks | Jun 16, 2020 | Mac OS Tips
Image by NeONBRAND on Unsplash If you have access to multiple printers, you probably know that you can choose one from the Printer pop-up menu at the top of the Print dialog. But macOS has a feature that should make it so you don’t have to switch printers manually as...
by Austin MacWorks | Jun 8, 2020 | Mac OS Tips
Image by Thomas Kelley on Unsplash We all want Mac laptops that can run for days on a single charge and never need their batteries serviced. Sadly, we’re always going to be disappointed. Battery and power management technologies continually improve, but those...
by Austin MacWorks | Jun 1, 2020 | Mac OS Tips
Image by Snapwire from Pexels When you’re in the Finder, choosing File > New Finder Window does, as you’d expect, open a new Finder window. But what folder appears in that window? By default, new Finder windows open to Recents, which is a built-in smart folder...
by Austin MacWorks | May 11, 2020 | Mac OS Tips
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Are you the person your friends and family members turn to for questions about the Mac? In normal times, those questions might come over dinner or at another in-person gathering, such that you could look directly at their Mac to see...
by Austin MacWorks | Apr 6, 2020 | Mac OS Tips, Troubleshooting
Image by Adam Engst If your Mac is acting up and you suspect a hardware problem, there’s an easy first step that you can—and should—try before bringing it in to us here at Austin MacWorks (though we’re always happy to see you!): Apple Diagnostics. (On Mac...
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