When you right-click on a file on your Mac, you see quite a few options that help you open or change the file. One of these options is called Open With that shows all of the applications you can open […]
Mac OS X
Mac OS X (or macOS as it is known these days after the name update) is Apple’s computer operating system for its Macintosh line of desktop and laptop computers. If you buy a computer that is made by Apple, it runs Mac OS X or macOS by default. Apple does not distribute this operating system outside of its own devices, so there is nothing else out there available from other companies that can run Mac OS X or macOS.
Launched in 2001, OS X was the successor to the older Mac OS classic. Mac OS X is based on UNIX and used a Mach kernel. OS X gives better memory management and has better multithreading capabilities over the older Mac OS classic.
The Mac OS X category is filled with helpful how-to, tips, and tricks to do with the Mac OS X operating system and all of its versions. In addition to the how-to’s based on its existing operating system, you’ll find helpful hints on how to use Mac applications also.
How to Check What Apps Are Using Internet on Mac
When your Mac is connected to the Internet, there will be some apps using your Internet connection to fulfill their requirements. For example, the Adobe Reader on your Mac might be trying to update it to the newest version, and […]
How to Speed Up Mac by Removing Some Effects
The reason Macs are so beautiful is that they contain a number of animations that play – and sometimes these go without you being able to notice them. From the time you launch an app and work with it and […]
How to Use Instagram on Mac
If Instagram happens to be the place that sees your food pics first, and only then you show them to others, then you might want to use it on your Mac as well. Instagram is actually built for smartphones so […]
How to Catch Something You Missed in iTunes with Backward and Forward Skipping
iTunes is a widely used media player on Mac machines, and you have probably been using it ever since you bought a Mac. The app has really nice features that help you collect and organize your audio files, video files, […]
How to Quickly Access Recently Used Apps and Documents on Mac
By default, your Mac just does not have a way to show you the apps and documents that you have accessed recently. It is actually a requirement of most of the users to get to the recent apps as quickly […]
How to Reset App Settings Using AppCleaner on Mac
When you install a new application on your Mac, you need to configure it so that it works the way you want. For instance, you can set an app to launch at the login time so that it gets opened […]
How to Speed Up Time Machine Backups on Mac
Time Machine is a great way to backup data on a Mac as it silently and in backgrounds backs up the data on your Mac so that you can restore it when things are not well. You may not even know […]
How to Factory Reset Dock on Mac
The Dock on your Mac is a place from where you can quickly launch applications to use. When you unbox a brand new Mac and boot it for the first time, you will only see the Apple stock apps in […]
How to Import Notes from Evernote to OneNote Using Mac
When Evernote came out for the first time, millions of people rushed towards it as they thought this was going to be one of their greatest note taking apps. And that turned out to be true. Evernote started offering a […]
How to Prevent Safari from Launching iTunes When Visiting App Store Webpages
In order to make the downloading stuff task easier for you, what the Safari browser on your Mac does is open the iTunes app when you visit an App Store web page using the browser. So what happens here is that if […]
How to Share Mac’s Internet Connection with Others
One of the Mac’s abilities is that it allows you to share your internet connection with the people around you. That becomes really helpful when you only have a single internet connection, and you want an additional device to connect […]
How to Quickly Open Library Folder on Mac
Macs have tons of keyboard shortcuts that let you jump from one place on your Mac to another within milli-seconds. While the apps that you install on your Mac have their own keyboard shortcuts, the default system also has its […]
How to Turn Location-Based Suggestions Off on Mac
In order to provide you with the results that are most relevant to you, many of the apps on your Mac use your location data to serve you with the results that are closer to you regarding location. For example, […]
Some of the Ways to Take Screenshot on Mac
Taking screenshots might be your daily task if you happen to write tech tutorials like what we do here at TechChomps. There are various ways to take screenshots on each of the available operating systems, and the Apple’s Macs do […]
How to Take Timed Screenshot on Mac
Taking screenshots is really great as that way you can show others exactly what you have got on your screen and these screenshots also help you write detailed tech tutorials that the users can easily understand. While there are various […]
How to Merge and Demerge Windows in macOS Sierra on Mac
Ever since the tabbed interface has become available for the apps, managing multiple app windows has become easier. It’s far easier to operate a single window with multiple tabs than a separate window for each of the open tabs. With […]
How to Change User Agent in Various Browsers on Mac
The user agent in the web browsers on your Mac tells websites what browser you’re using to access the website so that the website can serve you the content that is compatible with your Mac’s browser. For example, some features […]
How to Remove Siri Icon from Menu Bar of Mac
If you’ve just updated your Mac to the latest macOS Sierra, you’ll find an additional icon in the menu bar of your Mac that says, Siri. And yes, you guessed it right. It’s for launching the Apple’s virtual assistant called […]
How to Show Hidden Files in Finder on Mac
By default, the Finder app on your Mac doesn’t show the files that are marked as hidden by the operating system. Usually, these files are system files that your OS uses to manage features on your Mac, and it thinks […]
How to Enable and Disable Adobe Flash in Safari 10 for macOS Sierra
For some security reasons, Apple just doesn’t like Adobe Flash as it’s easily exploitable and Apple takes the security of its users very seriously. While Apple’s Safari browser does let you see the Flash contents on the websites, the Flash […]
How to View Size of Folders in Finder on Mac
Finder is to Mac what File Explorer is to Windows PCs. The Finder app on a Mac allows users to explore file storage, create files, move files, delete files, and do all sorts of file related tasks. It’s a fully […]
How to Force Quit Apps on Mac
While it doesn’t occur too often, sometimes the apps that you launch on your Mac get stuck at a particular point, and they stop responding to your actions. You can’t interact with them nor do they interact with you – […]
How to Add and Remove Apps That Launch When You Start Mac
When you boot up your Mac, some pre-specified apps launch up as soon as your OS has loaded-up. Either you have manually set these apps to launch when you boot up your Mac, or they have automatically been configured to […]
How to Automatically Empty Trash on Mac Running macOS Sierra
Unlike the Recently Deleted items list in the Photos app on your iDevice that automatically gets deleted after a month, the Trash on the Macs doesn’t get emptied by itself. Whatever files that you delete from your Mac and send […]
How to Hide and Unhide Photos in iPhoto and Photos for Mac
iPhoto and Photos are two of the greatest apps to manage your photo libraries on your Mac. These apps provide you a number of features that help you organize your photos in various libraries and they even let you create […]
How to Sync Desktop and Documents Folders to iCloud Drive in macOS Sierra
macOS Sierra brings some enhancements regarding managing storage on the Macs. One of the newly introduced features in the Sierra is that you can now upload all of your Documents and Desktop files to your iCloud storage and the process […]
How to Create Bootable USB Installer for macOS Sierra Final Release
If you would not like to go the traditional way to install macOS Sierra on your Mac, then you can use a USB installer to install the latest version of the OS on your Mac. Not only a USB installer […]
How to Launch Siri by Just Saying “Hey Siri” in macOS Sierra
macOS Sierra is the name of Apple’s latest operating system for its Macs and this significant software update brings with it tons of new features that you haven’t seen in the earlier updates of the OS. One of these newest […]
How to Use Universal Clipboard in macOS Sierra and iOS 10
One of the cool new features the macOS Sierra brings with it is the universal clipboard. No longer do you have to email yourself a piece of text to get content from one device to another, as with universal clipboard, […]