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Guides on tidying up the macOS menu bar.
How to Add a Widget to the Mac Desktop and Keep It Tidy
How to add a widget to the Mac desktop step by step, place and resize it, turn on iPhone widgets, and keep the result readable instead of a cluttered wall of panels.
The Apple Mac Bar at the Top of the Screen: A Guided Tour
The apple mac bar at the top of the screen, region by region: what each part does, which settings pane owns it, and which half of it actually runs out of room.
The Apple MacBook Logo and the Menu Left of It: Reading the Bar
The Apple MacBook logo appears in three places: on the lid, at the left of the menu bar, and on the keyboard. What each one does, and which one can be changed.
Choosing the Best VM Software for Mac: Apple Silicon Realities
The best VM software for Mac depends on the chip, the guest OS and the licence. Here are today's prices, what Apple silicon can actually run, and how to choose.
Cool Apps for a MacBook Pro Worth the Menu Bar Space
Most cool apps for MacBook Pro are menu bar residents, and the bar has a fixed width. Here is how to judge which ones earn permanent space and which do not.
Customize the Mac Toolbar in Finder and at the Top of the Screen
How to customize the Mac toolbar: the row of buttons in an app window, the Finder toolbar and its Command-drag tricks, and the menu bar settings at the top of the screen.
What the green light next to the MacBook camera means and which app turned it on
The green light on a MacBook camera means the sensor is powered. Here is what it guarantees, how to find the app that switched it on, and what not to do about it.
How to hide the bar at the top of your MacBook screen and bring it back when you need it
Three different things get called hiding the MacBook toolbar. Here is which setting handles each one, and what each choice costs you day to day.