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Can I Fix Broken Webp Images on my MacOS X System?
When the progressive network graphics format PNG was introduced, it caused a lot of angst in the online world. There’s something about introducing a new graphics format that inevitably causes stress...
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How to Calculate Time to Destination with “Find My” on a Mac?
When it was first released, Apple called the service Find My Phone but it soon became apparent that there were other devices – and people – you might want to track on a map too. Then Find My Friends...
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How do I work with “Tags” on my iMac MacOS X System?
Every operating system seems to end up with features and capabilities that are mostly ignored or forgotten by users. You can imagine a team of developers creating the feature with enthusiasm, just...
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How Can I Record Video From My MacBook Air Webcam?
The short answer is yes, QuickTime Player, but let’s have a closer look. First off, I want to say that I rarely suggest that there be more applications on a computer system, but the recording...
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Can I Mute Web Pages Without Muting My Computer?
I definitely share your pain in this instance and spend much of my time with my computer in mute for just this reason; who wants to be bothered by auto-play advertisements with audio content? Some...
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Insert iPhone Photo into Mac Message or Document?
If you’re deep into the Apple ecosystem and have a Mac and an iPhone or iPad all hooked up onto the same Apple ID then you’re going to love the Continuity feature in iCloud. In fact, you might already...
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How Can I Delete My Music Library to Free Up Space on my Mac?
However big our disks become, it’s still the case that we do need to manage the files, videos, archives, and other content that we store and that is copied or saved by our favorite games and...
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How Can I Customize the Control Center in MacOS 11 “Big Sur”?
While there’s no denying that MacOS has taken a big step towards a unified user interface experience with iOS, I agree with you that the jump from MacOS X to MacOS 11 “Big Sur” is a good one. Apps are...
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Compensate for Color Vision Deficiency in MacOS Big Sur?
The way our eyes differentiate and interpret colors varies from person to person and we’re only recently realizing that there are a variety of color differences that we perceive differently. The most...
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Can I Subscribe to my Canvas Class Calendar On My Mac?
Canvas is definitely one of the more popular learning systems in the marketplace, which is handy because it turns out that we use the same software system at the University of Denver, where I teach....
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Can I Fix or Change The Menu Bar Clock Color in MacOS Big Sur?
That’s one of the first things I noticed when I installed MacOS 11 Big Sur on my Mac system too, actually: the time display on the menu bar had mysteriously become quite a bit fainter. I thought...
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Can PowerPoint Show Presentation Slides Without Going Full Screen?
Since video conferencing programs like Zoom and Microsoft Team have the ability to share a single window on your computer, there’s really no reason – or benefit – to having it switch to full screen in...
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How to Identify RGB Color On Screen with Digital Color Meter?
There are many situations where it’s helpful to be able to exactly identify a color that you see on your computer screen. The most obvious is if you’re a designer, but perhaps you just want to find and...
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How to Update, Rename and Customize Safari Bookmarks?
For a feature that’s been essential to “surfing” the Web since it first showed up, it’s surprising how little love bookmarks and favorites have received through the many years of Web browser evolution....
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How Do I Safely Uninstall Adobe Flash on Mac or Windows?
It’s hard to believe, but Adobe Flash has been around since it debuted in 1996 as “Macromedia Flash”. It added animation and a much higher level of interactivity than the then-current HTML used for Web...
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Can I Dictate Essays in Microsoft Word Instead of Typing?
The Mac system already has a surprisingly sophisticated voice to text system built in to the operating system. It taps into the technology that makes Siri work, but push twice on the function [fn] key...
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How Do I Password Protect my Excel Spreadsheets?
While the odds of someone intercepting an email and sharing or reading your confidential spreadsheet is quite low, you’re right to be concerned because it’s not zero. Worse, that file will also live in...
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How Can I Change The Default Date Format in MacOS?
Like all major operating systems, MacOS has supported a wide variety of international data formats since its inception. Currency, time, date, even the lowly decimal point can change depending on...
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How Can I Password Protect Tax Forms Sent Via Email?
While most email services are probably more secure than you think, it’s smart to pay attention to document and information security nonetheless. After all, your email doesn’t just magically hop from...
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How to Customize Quick Access Toolbar in Microsoft Word?
Microsoft has been working on the user experience for its Office suite for an incredibly long time. Microsoft Word was first release back in October 1983. That makes the program 37 years old. That’s a...
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