There's a lot to love about Mac, but one of its quirkier features is how easy it is to change icons for files and folders. By default, a file is depicted by a piece of paper, while folders are -- well ...

Unlike Windows, which has a menu bar on top of individual apps, macOS has a single universal menu bar at the top of the screen that all apps use. The right-hand side of this typically houses icons for ...

How to make the most of your Mac menubar by rearranging, deleting and adding app icons — with or without third party utilities. If you find yourself with an ever-increasing number of small icons on ...

Macworld For the longest time, Mac folder personalization was primarily limited to adding a name, tag, and custom icon. While you could tweak the look further through unofficial means, the default ...

If you decide you no longer want the Trash icon on your desktop, you can remove it by dragging the Trash folder to the actual Trash icon in the Dock. This will delete the symbolic link and remove the ...

The Menu Bar along the top of your Mac’s screen is a handy place. Here you’ll find system icons related to features and functions such as the Notification Center, Wi-Fi, and Battery (if on a MacBook), ...

If you have been paying close attention to Apple devices lately, you’ll notice that widgets are back on the home screen. All of Apple’s major OS updates of late have been focused on widgets. Apple is ...

Most Mac users will be familiar with Finder's ability to display icon previews for file types that it recognizes. The Finder icon for a JPEG image for example will show a small thumbnail-sized version ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...