Mac: There are a few ways to customise window arrangements on Mac, but if you'd prefer to just customise the layout of your web browser, Arranged is a good option.

Sometimes operating system updates change the way you go about things, particularly certain maintenance tasks. OS X is no exception, with the most recent build of the platform, Yosemite, making the task of clearing DNS caches different to previous versions.

Yosemite's new look is great on new Macs, but older Macs struggle with some of animations, especially when pulling up Exposé. iDownloadBlog talked with a Genius at the Apple Store who suggests turning on "Increase contrast" to speed up those animations.

Continuity is one of the cooler sets of features in OS X Yosemite, but it's limited to newer Macs that support Bluetooth LE. Now, you can easily add that feature to your older Mac with a Bluetooth dongle and a bit of software.

Mac: There's plenty of software out there to customise your Mac, but EasySIMBL takes a different approach. Instead of an app with a bunch of options, EasySIMBL lets you install your own plugins to customise apps, OS X and more.

Yosemite has an obnoxious bug where the save sheet in a number of apps is so large that it goes off the screen entirely. It turns out there's a bug that causes a save sheet to grow by 22 pixels every time you use it. Thankfully Six Colors shares a fix.

One of the lesser known little features in OS X Yosemite is the new ability to use JavaScript for automating tasks with AppleScript. This is an awesome way to extend your AppleScript automation, but it's not super-easy to learn. MacStories has a starter guide to get you going.

Mac: Dark Mode is one of the nicer new features of OS X Yosemite, but you have to dive all the way into the System Preferences to enable it. NinjaMode is a simple little app that adds a toggle to your menu bar.

For some reason, Spotlight in Yosemite doesn't show you the file path of whatever you're searching for. If you need it, you can access it by simply tapping the Command key.

Yosemite swapped out the old green "zoom" button with a new full-screen mode button. If you miss the old zoom function, you can get it back with an Option-Click.

Mac: OS X Yosemite brought new functionality to Spotlight, but it's still a little lacking. Flashlight is an app still in early alpha that adds some handy new features.

Since Yosemite was released, users have found that the operating system sends all kinds of data to Apple and saves documents without you knowing it. On the surface, it's an egregious invasion of privacy. Let's take a look at exactly what's going on here.

Hi Lifehacker, I have recently upgraded to Yosemite on my MacBook Pro. I love the aesthetics but it has severely slowed my computer down. Any tips on how to improve the performance?

Mac: Not a fan of the new version of iTunes? MacWorld shows you how to downgrade back to iTunes 11 using free software.

Mac: Yosemite has a bunch of cool hidden features and iDownloadBlog points to another nice little feature: a new batch renamer.

If you find yourself yearning for the old days of OS 9, WonderHowTo shows you how to give Yosemite a classic black-and-white look by tweaking just a handful of settings.

Yosemite has been out for a week now, and that means apps are getting updated to support some of its new features. From Notification Center tweaks to Continuity features, here are some of the best apps taking advantage of Yosemite.

Yosemite's Dark Mode is a nice way to darken your screen so that it's easier on your eyes, but you have to dig into the System Preferences to enable or disable it. Redditor abspam3 figured out a way to do that with a keyboard shortcut.

Mac: F.lux, the app that automatically dims your screen at night, has released a beta version that includes OS X Yosemite support. This includes a few new integrations with Yosemite's Dark Mode.