Austin Mac Works Blog: macOS

When you use the Search field in a Finder window to look for files and folders, you have the choice of two scopes: This Mac or the current folder.

macOS has a feature that should make it so you don’t have to switch printers manually as often.

If you have a Mac laptop with Thunderbolt 3 ports, the new battery health management option in macOS 10.15.5 Catalina could extend the lifespan of your battery. However, it comes at the cost of reduced everyday runtime.

By default, new Finder windows open to Recents, but we have tips about how to personalize this setting to open a new window to whatever you’d like.

Do you need to help someone with their Mac without visiting them in person? During this time of physical distancing, macOS’s Screen Sharing feature is a perfect solution, letting you converse while observing or controlling a remote Mac.

Split View on the Mac helps you focus on your work in one app—perhaps a word processor—while providing access to one other app. Learn more.

The caps lock key is seldom useful on a computer. It still appears on all of Apple’s keyboards, but macOS lets you disable or remap it. Learn more.

if you have too many menu bar icons, or they’re in random order, finding one when you need it can be frustrating. Learn how to fix this.

Considering upgrading to Catalina? Or maybe you have a new Mac that came with it already installed? Read on for strategies for downgrading to Mojave or running both Catalina and Mojave.