Tag Archives: Mac OS X

QuickLook is an awesome macOS feature that lets you preview files. If you have lots of files to go through, you’ll find it to be exceptionally helpful. It supports a large number of file formats, and for formats it doesn’t support, you can install a plugin. You will, of course, …

A text editor might seem like a basic tool, and it is, but if you’re dealing with code files, you’ll find that they can mostly be viewed in a text editor. A text editor may not be ideal for code files, but it does work. A lot of files that …

AppleScripts are the common script type you’ll find on macOS but, there are other scripting formats that also work on the OS. One particular type of format is the .command format which is used to package Terminal commands. If you have a .command file, it is basically a set of …

Terminal commands on macOS aren’t difficult to run. The only difficult or inconvenient part is where you have to type the command out. If you often have to run a Terminal command and you’re tired of having to type it out over and over again, it’s a good idea to …

Apps that run from the menu bar, or that can be set to run from it instead of the Dock are convenient. The menu bar has more space, and unlike the Dock, you don’t have to access your essential apps from it. You can use it for all sorts of …

On macOS you can take a timed screenshot. The timer can be set for 5 or 10 seconds from the Screenshot utility. If you need a longer timer, for whatever reason, the default screenshot tool won’t let you set one. You can find a third-party app to do the job …

macOS has always had the ability to take a screenshot but a few versions ago, the feature was modified slightly so that when you take a screenshot, you get a floating thumbnail of it in the bottom right corner. This feature was also added to iOS where it is far …

macOS has two different types of Library folders. One is the system library folder which you really shouldn’t mess with unless you know what you’re doing. The other is the user Library folder and again, you really shouldn’t mess with it but doing so is less damaging than messing with …

Screensharing between two computers is often a complicated process. macOS has a built-in feature that makes it incredibly easy to share your screen with other Macs on the network. Here’s how it works. Set up You need two things to share your screen over the network between two Macs. The …

macOS provides audio feedback for lots of things e.g., when you move files to the trash, when you take a screenshot, or when you connect the power adapter to a MacBook. It also has a built-in option to give audio feedback when a key is pressed. This is an accessibility …