by Marilyn | Aug 31, 2020 | customization, Mac, scroll, System Preferences, Tip
On the Mac, scroll bars are essential for both orienting yourself and navigating within a Web page or document window. But they may not appear unless you hover the pointer over the right spot or start scrolling with a gesture on a trackpad or a turn of a mouse scroll... 
by Marilyn | Oct 17, 2018 | Mac, productivity, shortcut, System Preferences, Tip
The System Preferences app on the Mac contains about 30 icons, each leading to additional settings panes. Rather than opening System Preferences, scanning the collection of icons, and clicking the one you want, you can jump directly to the desired pane. Just click and... 
by Marilyn | Sep 25, 2017 | Article, login items, Mac, productivity, Solution, System Preferences, Troubleshooting, Users & Groups
There’s a French culinary phrase—mise en place—that means “everything in its place.” The idea is that, before you start cooking, you organize and arrange all the ingredients for the dish so they’re right at hand when you need them. In essence, mise en place is about... 
by Marilyn | Jun 23, 2017 | keyboard shortcut, Mac, productivity, Sierra, System Preferences, Tip
For those who have become accustomed to typing on an iPhone or iPad, macOS 10.12 Sierra has two new options to make the experience similar on the Mac. Open System Preferences > Keyboard > Text and you’ll see two new checkboxes: “Capitalize words automatically”... 
by Marilyn | Jan 24, 2017 | Mac, productivity, System Preferences, Tip, Tips & Tricks
By default, System Preferences in OS X organizes its preference panes by category. However, it doesn’t label the categories, making the organization nearly inscrutable. If you have trouble finding the Accessibility preference pane, for instance, which ends up in the... 
by Marilyn | Dec 16, 2016 | Article, Do Not Disturb, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Notification Center, Settings, Solution, System Preferences
There’s nothing worse than being woken from a sound sleep by a notification from your iPhone, particularly when it’s something annoying like a robocall. On the Mac, notifications won’t generally wake you up, but they can be distracting when you’re trying to focus. Or,...