by Marilyn | Jun 28, 2017 | evergreen, Mac, productivity, Tip
Those of you have been using Macs for years know that you can resize nearly any window by dragging its bottom right corner—through OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, there was even a resize handle in that spot. But starting in 10.7 Lion, Apple made it possible to resize a window... 
by Marilyn | Jun 11, 2017 | customization, Dock, evergreen, icon, Mac, Tip
Apple puts all sorts of apps into your Mac’s Dock by default, but if you find that you never use some of those items, like Siri, Launchpad, or Maps, don’t be shy about removing them. It’s your Dock! To remove an app’s icon from the Dock, simply click it and drag it... 
by Marilyn | Jun 4, 2017 | customization, evergreen, Finder, icon, Mac, Tip
Out of the box, icons on your Desktop are 64 pixels square. That’s a fine middle-of-the-road choice, but if your eyes aren’t what they used to be, you might prefer larger icons. Or, if you store a lot of files and folders on your Desktop, smaller icons may let you... by Marilyn | Mar 10, 2017 | Article, evergreen, Explainer, Mac, productivity
You’ve been asked to create a document for work. Perhaps it’s a report, a form, or even a brochure. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re using Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Apple’s Pages, or even Google Docs. The best thing you can do to be nice to Future You is to... 
by Marilyn | Mar 8, 2017 | Article, evergreen, Finder, Mac, productivity, Solution
Finder icons sometimes hint at what’s inside, but if you find yourself opening file after file to look at the contents quickly, OS X has a little-known feature just for you: Quick Look. To give it a spin, find a file in the Finder, click it once to select it, and... 
by Marilyn | Mar 6, 2017 | Article, evergreen, Explainer, iOS, iPhone, maintenance
On the Mac, when you’re done with an app you quit it. Many people think the same is true on the iPhone, where you can double-press the Home button to access the App Switcher and then swipe up on an app to quit it. But just because you can do it doesn’t mean you...