Recording your screen on a Mac used to be a real trial, but it’s become incredibly easy in the last year. The latest version of macOS, Mojave 10.14, includes a built-in application that can capture high-quality video of your Mac’s screen. There are plenty of third-party options if Screenshot is not powerful enough.
Using and Configuring Network Preferences in macOS
The Network preference pane can be a dark and foreboding place. With some training, you can actually understand what you’re doing when you try and fix your internet connection. Pop open the Network pane found in System Preferences, and let’s explore.
External Display Not Working on macOS? Here’s How to Fix It
Is your external display not working on macOS? Try out these tricks below to get things back online. Start With the Dumb Stuff When you’re troubleshooting, always start with the obvious stuff. Any tech expert knows that dumb mistakes are as frustrating as they are ubiquitous. Restart your Mac, check physical connections, reseat cables. Look for […]
Power Up the Cloud With CloudMounter
CloudMounter is a menu bar application that connects to cloud services like connecting to network hard drives. Connect to OneDrive, for example, and you’ll see it appear as a network volume in Finder. You don’t need to use cumbersome custom sync or backup programs just to access your files. Instead, you can access all your […]
2019 Is a Big Year for Apple
2019 will be a big year for Apple at large, but the Mac in particular.. Apple has a number of pies in the oven that are about to be ready, and many of them smell delicious. While we are sure to get new iPhones and new versions of both macOS and iOS, there are a […]
How to Read Hexadecimal Source Code on macOS
When dealing with unusual files, looking at the actual bits that compose the file can be hugely valuable. If nothing else, you can read the file’s headers and decipher its purpose. Editing hexadecimal code is a complex business, but it can be done with a variety of hex editors in macOS. What is hexadecimal code, […]
How to Set Up an External Microphone on Your Mac
If you want to record music or spoken word on your Mac, you’ll want a high-quality mic. You can get a microphone in dozens of styles. The most popular are headset mics (often called “gaming headsets”), USB microphones, and standard XLR microphones that connect through a digital pre-amplifier. In this tutorial, we will show you […]
Getting Acquainted with the New Mojave Screenshot Tool
In the past, Mac users could use the Command + Shift + 3 and Command + Shift + 4 to capture screenshots of the full screen and a region respectively. Those screenshot shortcuts are still available, so you don’t need to rewrite your muscle memory. But Command + Shift + 5 now invokes the new […]
Mac Ransomware Exists And It Is Very Much Real
For as long as Mac computers have been available, the proud users of Apple products have always thought that they were safe from viruses and other online security threats. Being virus safe was one of the big reasons to consider using a Mac system in the first place. In some cases, users viewed that as […]
Beyond Dark Mode: Making a Night-Friendly Mac
macOS Mojave’s release brought an official, system-wide dark mode to Mac users for the first time. It’s beautiful and saves on eye strain. The dark mode blackens the formerly white interface, which is ideal for late-night workers. But the system-wide dark mode isn’t the only look you have to save your eyes. You can check […]
