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The Most Useful Terminal Commands Every Mac User Should Know
Terminal on your Mac can do some surprisingly useful things, such as check your internet’s speed, change which kinds of apps you see in the dock, and help you shut down your Mac at a scheduled time. There are also some features that can only be accessed using Terminal, so if you haven’t bothered using…
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9 Ways You Should Be Using Activity Monitor to Make Your Mac Run Better
Your Mac’s humble Activity Monitor can do much more than let you force quit a frozen app. If you know how to make use of it, the Activity Monitor can actully be quite useful, granting you the ability to troubleshoot problems and check CPU or network usage in real time, often without even opening the…
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9 of the Most Helpful Shortcuts to Automate Tasks on Your Mac
The Shortcuts app allows you to run automation routines across multiple Apple devices — and with macOS Monterey, it’s available on your Mac, too. It’s pre-loaded on Monterey, so you don’t need to install it separately. Of course, the Automator app has allowed you to run these routines on the Mac for years now; but…
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How to Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts for Any App on Your Mac
Nearly every Mac app has at least one action that takes one click (or three clicks) too many to execute — nobody wants to go through four different menus or use the search bar to find the action you need, especially if it’s something you use often. When you discover an action in an app…