Mac 2023, December
With the release of macOS Sierra, Apple has changed how it installs apps not downloaded from the App Store. Installing an application from an unidentified developer has become a little more difficult - additional actions are required from the user
Blue folders on the desktop look too conservative. But why keep them that way if you can change it manually? This will help liven up the desktop, and make the folder icons a lot more fun, for example, in the form of emoticons.Filling your desktop with emoji icons instead of regular folders can be a fun and easy way to organize information on your iMac or MacBook
When you move or copy files from your Mac to iCloud Drive, you can always see the progress of the download. Finder on Mac allows you to check copy (move) status in multiple locations on the file system. Here are four ways to check the current status of your Mac to iCloud Drive copy process
Apple's Magic Trackpad lets you use a variety of multi-touch gestures. This is facilitated by the considerable working surface of the device. Useful actions can be performed with one finger or several: by pressing, swiping, bringing together or spreading
Modern computers are powerful machines that allow you to both use the global information network and create various content: from documents to videos and others.RAM and drive memory (storage), what's the difference?Random access memory (RAM, RAM) - random access memory - part of the computer memory system that is used by the operating system, programs, as well as input, output and intermediate data processed by the processor
If you need to remove all or part of the audio track from a video file and you are the happy owner of a Mac, then Apple's proprietary free tools - QuickTime Player or iMovie - are perfect for this purpose. In this article we will show you how to do it
The Magic Mouse stands out among its brothers in that it allows you to use gestures on its surface with one or more fingers.Buy Magic Mouse 2For a better understanding of exactly what this Magic Mouse does, go to the Apple () menu → System Preferences and choose Mouse.In
Let's say you have developed a very good habit of going to bed and then getting up at the same time. But your friends, family, and coworkers don't always know or want to reckon with your daily routine. The easiest way to avoid calls and messages in the middle of the night is to flexibly set up Do Not Disturb on your iPhone, iPad and Mac
A monthly subscription to the music service Music costs no less - 169 rubles. Of course, for this money you get access to 30 million songs that you can download and listen to without the Internet, to a social network with constant updates from the lives of your favorite stars and much more … but who of us does not want to save money? The
Apple knows how to create compelling products. The touchpad has never looked as good as the Magic Trackpad 2, regardless of its silver or gray color scheme. But should its owners also purchase a Magic Mouse for an additional 6,500 rubles?If you are thinking of buying a new iMac, Mac Pro, or Mac mini, you probably already have some kind of comparison in your head: the Magic Trackpad and the Magic Mouse
With the release of macOS Big Sur (installation instructions and review), an interesting opportunity for all web surfers with the release of macOS Big Sur will be the work of an add-on in Safari, designed to translate sites from one language to another on the fly
At one time, Apple gave names to its operating systems in honor of animals, representatives of the feline family. But apparently, cougars, panthers, tigers and jaguars ran out, or the names were simply taken over by third-party products, and, starting with version 10
A lot of interesting things were presented at WWDC 2020. But the most-most Apple, traditionally announced near the end. IOS 14 (a detailed review of new features) with its widgets faded into the background, the new macOS Big Sur drew attention to itself
Everyone is good at macOS - only a very … creative person made the Russian keyboard for it. He decided that it would be easier to type the comma and the period not like on a PC, but in a special way - with Shift held down and additional pressing for some reason not on the key next to the “shift”, but on the fairly remote numbers 6 and 7. How t
The easiest way to avoid the help of service centers when looking for hardware problems (not all of them can boast a good reputation) is to use the built-in Mac diagnostics. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to run and use the Apple Hardware Functional Test and Apple Diagnostics
Nowadays, almost every "mac-grower" knows how to quickly view a picture of interest without opening it (after all, you have to close it later). To do this, just select the picture and press Space . Do you know how to do the same, but with multiple photos?
Apple computers, or rather, their appearance, are constantly being improved. Those that appeared in the late 90s - early 2000s provide an opportunity to show imagination and open up space for imagination and experimentation. Macintosh and PC differed little from each other in their angularity and nondescriptness
The Finder provides access to files, folders, and drives on your Mac. Do you want to make your work with him as efficient as possible and save yourself a lot of time? Use the tips below.BY THEME: 10 useful multitouch gestures for MacBook trackpad
There is nothing difficult in the process of formatting a flash drive on a Windows or Mac computer, and many users have already performed this operation more than once. However, there are a number of nuances that can create certain difficulties, for example, removing write protection, choosing a file system and cluster size, and data recovery
If you are tired of the standard Apple screensaver on the Mac lock screen, you can customize the interface by replacing the picture with a different wallpaper, add funny messages, motivators, and change the icon of your profile or other accounts on Mac
In Mac OS X I am a relatively new user, although I am familiar with other operating systems firsthand (Windows / Linux). Perhaps that is why I expect from any operating system approximately the same behavior and similar key combinations. Immediately after switching to Mac, I got the impression of it as the most user-friendly operating system
We've already told you about some of the Finder secrets in OS X. One of them was the ability to include a path string. However, its functions are not limited to displaying information about the path to an open folder. In this article, we'll take a look at a few useful path bar features in Finder
PC (Windows) users, moving to Mac, face a number of difficulties, for example, the lack of Home, End, Page Up and Page Down buttons on standard Apple Magic Keyboard .These keys are a good help when working with large documents, spreadsheets, or simply, when working on the Internet
The trackpad is becoming an increasingly popular manipulator and developers are taking advantage of the multi-touch capabilities to create systems for more comfortable computer control. In this overview, you will find a list of useful command gestures for OS X that will help make your computer easier
Every new macOS user who has previously used other operating systems naturally faces a number of challenges. However, over time, working with Mac becomes so convenient that a return to other ecosystems is out of the question. In today's article, we will consider another small macOS add-on that makes it easier to work with the interface - Hot Corners
Apple still makes digital technology conscientiously and throws away an obsolete, but still fully functional device, not everyone raises a hand. It's easy to understand the users, but what to do when all your friends are already turning up their noses from such gifts, and the free space on the mezzanine, and in the garage too, ran out long ago?
A person is constantly surrounded by any weaknesses that require large and small costs. Because of this, a whole bunch of questions arise that cannot always be answered right away: how to correctly plan your budget, where was the last salary spent, how much should be saved per month in order to buy this or that thing?
If you shoot RAW photos, it may seem like you have to fork out for Lightroom or other similar expensive software to easily view and process those images. But do not rush to get upset. There are quite a few options available on macOS when it comes to high-quality free RAW editors
"Black Friday - time to spend", fortunately, they ask for much less than usual. Pixelmator is positioned as a full-fledged replacement for Photoshop for Mac and is sold for relatively little money as part of the shopping frenzy.Download Pixelmator for Mac (Mac App Store)A similar policy is being pursued with regard to hundreds of software products for Apple OS, but Pixelmator stands out from the general row like a war elephant among the antique infantry
Today, Adobe Photoshop is the most famous and powerful graphics editor in the world, which the vast majority of users turn to when necessary. However, besides Photoshop, there are other similar applications.For example, the raster graphics editor GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), which runs on Windows, Mac or Linux, may appeal to some users, despite the lack of a number of features available in Photoshop
Apple computers are deservedly positioned as the optimal platform for creative work, a universal tool for the artist of the digital age. In this collection you will find the most interesting free and paid applications for working with raster graphics on Mac
Pixelmator, the Photoshop analog for Mac and iPad, has received an update to version 3.3, which brings a new design, as well as a number of new features and improvements that take imaging usability to the next level.The update to the new version is available in the Mac App Store (free for those who purchased the program earlier) from November 6 of this year
For the vast majority of users, the phrase "graphic editor" is associated with Photoshop. Indeed, the development of Adobe has dominated its segment for quite a long time, but gradually competing products are approaching it both in terms of functionality and usability
The Pixelmator 3.2 update was announced a month ago, and now it's time to try the app in action. Called Sandstone, this great Photoshop alternative is already available on the Mac App Store. There are so many innovations that we cannot tell about all of them, but we will be persistent
Pixelmator for Mac gives you the ability to work with Adobe files without having to spend money on Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. It is much simpler in terms of functionality, but also much cheaper, plus it regularly receives useful updates
The developers of UAB Pixelmator have pleased with the update to version 3.1 of their popular graphics editor - Pixelmator . The new version of the application is fully optimized to work with the new Mac Pro . In addition, the application has added support for 16-bit per channel images and dual graphics processing units (GPUs)
Developers from Pixelmator Team have released an updated version of their popular app of the same name, called by many as the analogue of Photoshop for Mac .The main innovation in Pixelmator 3.0 is layer styles. Various effects, strokes, fills, shadows or reflections will allow you to transform the layer as you wish with just a few clicks
The new Mac Pro professional computer went on sale yesterday, December 19th. The price of the basic configuration of the 4-core version in Russia is 125,000 rubles, in the USA - $ 2,999.The specifications of the current Mac Pro are 10 times that of the average modern PC, despite the fact that the novelty itself has become much more compact than previous models
The popular graphics editor for Mac computers, Pixelmator, has received an update to version 2.2.1. The numbers indicate minor changes, but in reality everything is different - the application began to work almost twice as fast. And all corrections made during the work are now automatically saved in the background
Previously, Word, and the Microsoft Office suite as a whole, was a household word for all existing word processors with more functionality than a standard notepad. But as the digital industry developed, it became clear that ordinary citizens only use a small fraction of the office suite, which has spawned a host of alternatives, each with its own advantages and disadvantages