At some point in the life of their Mac, many users will come upon the “Your disk does not have enough free space” message when they try to do a software update. Even though the update itself may not be that large, updates can still require a significant amount of space while they are installing. … Read more
Sometimes you may notice that your email messages are taking a very long time to load. There are two aspects to this issue: When the Mail app is clicked, the app is really slow to respond and load. It appears that the Mail app freezes for a period of time. After a slow opening, when … Read more
You may be getting tired of using the default image (the gingerbread man, maybe a snowflake). You can change your user login image on your Mac; you can choose from a Memoji, an emoji, a monogram, a photo or another one of macOS’s default images. In this article, we will tell you how you can … Read more
Maybe you are new to Mac, or maybe you just never stopped to learn about files with the .dmg extension. On Mac, this is the usual file type for new app downloads. This article will go over the basics of what to do with a DMG file and answer some common questions about them: Are … Read more
Many Mac users know about Activity Monitor. In Activity Monitor, you can check which processes are using your Mac’s resources and, if necessary, kill (stop) the process. It comes in handy when you find your Mac’s fan is running loudly and your computer has slowed down. Sometimes the fix is as simple as closing a … Read more
Some Mac users, especially MacBook users, have said that their built-in camera suddenly stopped working for no reason. Affected users get a “there is no connected camera” message when they want to use an app that uses the camera, such as FaceTime. Additionally, when they open System Information, the Camera option says, “No video capture … Read more
Sometimes you may see a popup message appear on your Mac saying, “Updated Time Zone Information Available. Restart to apply new time zone definitions.” You may wonder why you are seeing this message and if there is anything wrong with your Mac. It is important to correct this problem as wrong time zone information may … Read more
Some users have run into problems using Exchange calendars in the Calendar app on their Mac. The problem is that their Exchange calendar is not syncing properly. For example, calendar events are not synced automatically. The problem mostly occurs with users who are using the Office 365 service. Ideally, when you set up Apple Calendar … Read more
Your Mac has a neat setting that allows you to configure macOS to show all common filename extensions, such as .txt, .docx, or .jpg. This setting will let you differentiate what type of file you have and what app you can use to open it. File extensions are generally three or four characters long and … Read more
You might be wondering if you should periodically shut down your Mac. Maybe you are already doing this — occasionally thinking, yeah, I haven’t shut down my Mac in a while, so I probably should. There are several reasons for regularly shutting down your Mac, and the easiest way to do that is to schedule … Read more