Forgotten Features: Making Sense of the macOS Recents Folder
While using the macOS Finder, you may have noticed a sidebar listing titled “Recents.” This is a smart folder that searches for files that have recently been used.
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While using the macOS Finder, you may have noticed a sidebar listing titled “Recents.” This is a smart folder that searches for files that have recently been used.
The Apple Watch is an incredible tool for tracking your fitness and health as well as other aspects of your daily life. watchOS 7 has added several new functions, but none is as important to the well-being of Watch owners as the Sleep app.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we've continuously been admonished to wash our hands with soap and hot water for at least 20 seconds after touching any surface that might harbor the virus. watchOS 7 includes a helpful handwashing timer and reminder app that tells you how long to keep washing your hands. It can even tell you to wash your hands when you get home.
One of the most strange gestures on the iPhone and iPad is "shake to undo." Let’s face it; it just looks odd when you want to undo something you just did on your iPhone and you have to shake it like you are priming a can of spray paint or making a martini! Today we’ll show you how to turn off "shake to undo" and replace it with a new gesture.
Recently I've been taking deep dives into some of the apps that are part of macOS. So far, you've been given the knowledge to become a power user of the macOS Calculator and Stickies apps. Today, you'll learn how to squeeze every last bit of capability out of the Dictionary app. 3..2..1...Launch!
Recently, I showed readers of The Rocket Yard how to become power users of the macOS Stickies app. Now that you have your graduate degree in Stickies, it's time to move onto something even better – becoming a macOS Calculator...
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