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How to Merge Video MOV Files on a Mac?
I’m really glad to hear that you have figured out just how powerful and capable QuickTime Player is on a modern Mac system. I can remember the days when Apple split that functionality into two...
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Switch “Paste”&“Paste and Match Style” Keyboard Shortcuts on MacOS?
I remember being at the introduction of the first NeXT Computer in San Francisco and Steve Jobs demonstrating how copy and paste on NeXTOS could retain formatting. The woman sitting next to me just...
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How Do I Correct Weather Widget Location on my Mac System?
I’m a big fan of the new Control Center in MacOS 11, actually. It mimics a similar feature in iOS, but that’s good: Why not have the Mac system steal the best features and elements of the mobile...
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Easiest Way to Create A Recurring Event in Mac Calendar?
After so many years of developing their calendar program, it’s no surprise that the Calendar app on your MacOS system is remarkably sophisticated and flexible. It can indeed let you set up recurring...
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How Can I Identify What Programs Are Slowing Down My Mac?
Whether you’re on a Mac, a PC, or even an Android tablet, there are some programs that demand more resources than others. Word search? Easy. 3D animation rendering? Hard. But how do you figure out...
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How to “Antique” a Photo in a Graphics Editor Program?
A quick glance at old photographs hanging on a wall and it’s quickly obvious that photos lose their color over time. More than that, however, if they’re exposed to sunlight they’ll also gradually...
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Easiest Way To Capture A Full Web Page in Google Chrome?
It’s pretty darn easy to capture screenshots that are what you see on your screen, whether you’re on a Mac, PC, or even a Chromebook. Heck, you can do it on an Android or iOS device too easily enough....
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How Can I Save A Photo Sent Via Messages on my iPhone?
Ah, the good old days when all we could do was send each other text messages made up of letters, digits, and punctuation. Smileys were a colon, dash, and parenthesis, and we dreamed of being able to...
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How To Mirror My Mac Display On A Second Screen?
Windows and Mac systems both for many years have been able to work with a second screen with remarkably little effort. Plug in an HDMI wire and you’re good to go. Heck, with the right television set,...
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How Can I Add Photos to My Mac Apple Contacts?
I’m pretty sure that one of the original uses for a computer was to keep track of phone numbers, so you would think that address books and contact programs would be more evolved. They aren’t, however,...
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How Do I Log In To A Wi-Fi Network That Changed Its Password?
Wireless networks used to be pretty basic and straightforward: They either had a password or they didn’t. Further, since people weren’t too worried about security, they used to leave their passwords...
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Set Up Gmail as My Default Mailto: Email Program on the Mac?
You’re right that I last addressed this question quite a while ago; my 17yo daughter wasn’t even walking when I wrote about How to Set The Default Email Program in MacOS X. What’s amazing is that the...
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How do I force a dead MacOS app to quit without rebooting?
It’s inevitable with the increasing complexity of our operating systems that programs can get stuck waiting for a library, an OS resource, or even just in a broken code loop. In the very worst cases,...
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How to Convert AVI Video Files to MP4 on a Mac?
There are a ton of video converters available for the Mac system (and PCs too) but it turns out that there’s a terrific open source program that offers much of the same functionality and it’s free. Not...
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How to Increase Default Font Size in Google Chrome?
I’m also a fan of Google Chrome and find that it works well on Mac and Windows systems, letting me keep multiple computers easily in sync. Have you noticed that if you’re logged in to your Google...
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Limit Your Digital Addiction with MacOS Screen Time App Limits
In a digital age when there’s infinite news, social shares, videos, streaming content, and always another multiplayer game ready to start, it’s no wonder we’re all sacrificing sleep and non-computer...
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How to Add TPM 2.0 to Windows 10 in VMware Fusion on a Mac for Win11...
Developers have long since realized that one of the great features of a modern Mac system is that it can also run Windows really well. Whether you choose a dual boot scenario or just run Windows within...
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Review: Keep Your Mac In Tip-Top Condition with MacKeeper
I’ve been running Mac systems since the introduction of the very first system, the 512K. Look at it now and you’ll be hard-pressed to imagine how it was useful at all with its little 9-inch screen, but...
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Can I Schedule my MacBook to Reboot Every Morning?
Production software is generally very memory stable and can run for weeks or months without requiring an app or system restart. Whether you’re on a Mac or PC, it’s pretty rare to see a full system fail...
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What’s a Virtual Machine and how does it different from Dual Boot?
Whether it’s for testing purposes or out of an abundance of caution, savvy tech folk know that their computer can run more than one operating system and that rather than choose on install, they can...
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