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 | Jan 20, 2017 | Finder, Mac, productivity, Sierra, Tip, Tips & Tricks, Trash
Alas, as advanced as macOS 10.12 Sierra is, it can’t haul your garbage can out to the curb. But if you choose Finder > Preferences > Advanced and select “Remove items from the Trash after 30 days,” it will automatically trim the contents of the Mac’s Trash... 
by Marilyn | Jan 18, 2017 | camera, iOS 10, iPad, iPhone, Magnifier, Tip, Tips & Tricks
Don’t you hate fine print that’s too small to read comfortably? iOS 10 can turn your iPhone or iPad into a magnifying glass! Press the Home button three times quickly to bring up the Magnifier and then point the camera at what you want to see. The view is zoomed... by Marilyn | Jan 16, 2017 | evergreen, Mac, productivity, Tip, Tips & Tricks
Even if you already know this tip, you may not have realized all the places where it works. When you find yourself in a list, as in a Finder window, an Open dialog, or a set of autocomplete options, you can usually press keys on the keyboard to navigate within the... by Marilyn | Jan 2, 2017 | evergreen, iOS, productivity, Tip, Tips & Tricks
Did you know that many keys on the small iPhone keyboard are hiding additional characters? To type an O with an umlaut, for instance, press and hold the O key, and a popover appears with accented variants of O. Without lifting your finger, slide it over the Ö and then... 
by Marilyn | Dec 28, 2016 | Mac, menu bar, productivity, Sierra, Tip, Tips & Tricks
Have you ever wanted to rearrange the menu bar icons that breed like bunnies at the top of your screen? Some of that has been possible in the past, but macOS 10.12 Sierra finally lets you configure your menu bar the way you want it. To move a menu bar icon, hold down...