macos: change default "zoom in" for any application?

Many applications I use, like Vim, Safari, and Chrome, support "Zoom In" and "Zoom Out" to magnify the size of the screen, or return it to standard size. Every time I start some applications, I zoom them "in" a bunch of times, and would…

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How to Change Keychain Password on Mac

Do you want to change the password used to access your Keychain data on a Mac? There are two ways to change the Keychain password, depending on whether it’s a default Keychain, and therefore whether you have multiple Keychains or not. If you aren’t …

How can I make my Mac hard drive read-only and write-protected for other volumes? [closed]

If I start from another external removable medium, which is a startup volume, e.g. Windows, I want Windows to have no access to the internal hard drive on which macOS is installed. In one post I could see that as soon as you start from …

Is there a way to make a 2009 MacBook (A1342) boot from USB?

I have a 2009 MacBook which I'm trying to factory reset/re-install. I have a USB bootdisk but sadly holding option to boot from USB doesn't work - I don't believe these models support it (A1342). It is definitely Intel (MacBook7,1, boot…

General commands for getting help and/or documentation for command line utilities in terminal on macOS?

Some command line interfaces or command line utilities give some comprehensive documentation or help when --help is appended to the name of the command, for example git: git --help # shows comprehensive help docs Some others show only …

Is there a way to make a 2009 MacBook (A1342) boot from USB?

I have a 2009 MacBook which I'm trying to factory reset/re-install. I have a USB bootdisk but sadly holding option to boot from USB doesn't work - I don't believe these models support it (A1342). It is definitely Intel (MacBook7,1, boot…

Is there a way to make a 2009 MacBook (A1342) boot from USB?

I have a 2009 MacBook which I'm trying to factory reset/re-install. I have a USB bootdisk but sadly holding option to boot from USB doesn't work - I don't believe these models support it (A1342). It is definitely Intel (MacBook7,1, boot…

General commands for getting help and/or documentation for command line utilities in terminal on macOS?

Some command line interfaces or command line utilities give some comprehensive documentation or help when --help is appended to the name of the command, for example git: git --help # shows comprehensive help docs Some others show only …

How to Adjust Your Sleep Schedule on iPhone

Do you make use of the built-in sleep scheduling feature on your iPhone? Although it helps you prioritize your sleep, not everyone has a fixed sleep schedule. So, if you’re trying to change your current schedule to make sure your alarm doesn’t go of…

Apple Weekly Update: A loaded Spring Loaded event brought it all

While we here at Macworld read and write about Apple all week long, we totally get that you might not. But since you’re here now, allow us to catch you up on all of the stuff you need to know from the past week. Now that was an Apple event While we’…

How can I make my mac hard drive read-only for other volumes?

If I start from a other operating system, I want that this operating system, for example Windows, don't have any access to the mac hard drive und don't can write on the mac hard drive. If the system integrity protection is off, it's als…

How can I make my mac hard drive read-only for other volumes?

If I start from a other operating system, I want that this operating system, for example Windows, don't have any access to the mac hard drive und don't can write on the mac hard drive. If the system integrity protection is off, it's als…

macOS — What is the reason for a 6 Gb Dropbox folder to use 107 Gb of space?

My whole Dropbox folder contains just around 6 (six!) Gb of data. It's the same amount of space on all my PCs, but on my MacBook these are 107 (hundred seven!) Gb for some reason. I'd like to find this reason as well as a some kind of a…

15 significant Apple event tidbits you might have missed

There was a lot of new stuff announced at Apple’s Spring Loaded event. You’ve probably already read about the new iMac, iPad Pro, AirTag, and Siri Remote, but like us, there are a bunch of small things you probably missed: The entry-level M1 iMac ha…

How can I make my mac hard drive read-only for other volumes?

If I start from a other operating system, I want that this operating system, for example Windows, don't have any access to the mac hard drive und don't can write on the mac hard drive. If the system integrity protection is off, it's als…

Is there a fix for Mac OS Preview, file opening window not showing on opening the application?

Hello I am using Mac OS 11.2.3 M1 Macbook Air When I open Preview no window shows up to select a file to open. But when I secondary click on the logo and open a recent file everything works fine. Is there fix for my problem? P.S. all fu…

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Draggable icon in the title bar?

Previously, one could see an icon of the document in the title bar of any open window. For instance, In Pages there would be a small Pages icon to the left of the title of the document. I used these to save the document to new locations…

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Draggable icon in the title bar?

Previously, one could see an icon of the document in the title bar of any open window. For instance, In Pages there would be a small Pages icon to the left of the title of the document. I used these to save the document to new locations…