One of the big leaps forward Apple’ made when it launched OS X all those years ago was to support multiple user accounts on one Mac. Before that, there were no user accounts at all and no way to keep your files and settings separate from other people who used the same Mac. Since then, user accounts have evolved to tie in more closely with Apple ID and iCloud accounts and to allow you to quickly move from one user account to another. In this article, we’ll show you the different solutions for how to switch users on a Mac, and we’ll explain what ..read more

If you’re like most iPhone users, you take full advantage of your camera, capturing beautiful memories throughout the day in the form of high-resolution photos and videos. iPhone photography has come a long way, and with each new model released, the photos and videos only get better. The downside to all these fabulous photos and videos on your iPhone is that they take up a lot of storage space. The more photos and videos you have on your iPhone, the harder they are to organize. Before you know it, your photo library on your iPhone becomes l ..read more

CleanMyMac X is the Mac maintenance software that helps remove unneeded junk, free up space, optimize macOS performance and even check for malware. But how safe is it? We took a deep dive into the app's legitimacy and safety addressing the facts and debunking the myths. CleanMyMac X overview: The main features & tools CleanMyMac X offers features designed to keep your Mac running smoothly. It all starts with Smart Scan, which combines the functionality of several CleanMyMac X features, allowing you to clean up junk files and temporary data ..read more

Zoom became hugely popular when many of us were locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, had to work from home, and were not able to see family and friends in person. And it has continued to be popular among those who still work remotely or on a hybrid basis. It has features that its competitors don’t, like the ability to create breakout rooms in meetings. Most of the time, Zoom works smoothly. However, there are occasions when problems can occur. And one error you might see is when you try to update Zoom. So, if you ask yourself, “why won’t Z ..read more

WhatsApp has established itself as one of the most popular messaging apps in use today. That’s partly because of its end-to-end encryption and partly because it makes creating groups and holding conversations with multiple people easy. However, a large part of its popularity is down to the fact that it has moved beyond being a mobile platform to one that works on pretty much any device and has clients for Mac, PC, Android, and iOS. However, despite its popularity, there are occasionally problems with WhatsApp. In this article, we’ll show you ho ..read more

Paragon NTFS, or Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Paragon to give its full name, is a software tool that allows you to access disks formatted in Microsoft’s NTFS format. Most of the time, once it’s installed, it works just fine. However, if you have installed it and it doesn’t work for you, or you no longer need it, you should uninstall it to free up space and prevent potential conflicts with other files in the future. In this article, we’ll outline our NTFS for Mac uninstall guide. What is NTFS for Mac? NTFS is a file format — a bit like APFS or FA ..read more

Most of the time, when you’re trying to do something with your Mac, like move files around or copy them, it just works, and you never need to think about it. Occasionally, however, you will see error messages when a problem occurs. These error messages often aren’t very helpful and don’t allow you to investigate the cause. Occasionally, an error message is displayed that actually explains the problem clearly. The error ‘the operation can’t be completed because the disk is full’ is one of those. It tells you exactly why it can’t do what you’re t ..read more

If you have bought or inherited a MacBook, perhaps from a relative or even the organization you work for, in most cases, it will have been erased and have a clean version of the OS installed. But what if it hasn’t? What do you do then? The answer is to erase content and settings and reinstall macOS yourself. But for that, you’ll need an admin password. If you don’t have the password, you won’t be able to follow the normal process. So, in this article, we’ll show you how to factory reset a MacBook Pro without password. By the way, our tips work ..read more

If you enjoy playing games on your Mac, particularly sports simulation-type games, you may have installed EA’s Origin to allow you to purchase and download EA games on your Mac. Most of the time, Origin works very well. However, some users have reported that Origin is not working on their Mac. There are a number of possible reasons for this, but they can be fixed quite easily. In this article, we’ll show you what to do if Origin is not working on your Mac. What is Origin? Origin is EA’s online platform for buying and downloading games to your ..read more

If you take lots of screenshots on your Mac, Command-Shift-4 is probably one of the most frequent keyboard shortcuts you use. When you press Command-Shift-4, you can take a screenshot by drawing a rectangle over the part of the screen you want to include. Or you can press the spacebar and take a screenshot of just a window by placing the camera icon over the window and clicking the mouse or trackpad button. But what do you do if Command-Shift-4 is not working? How do you fix it? And how do you take a screenshot? We’ll show you all that in this ..read more