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Your MagSafe Charger Not Working? - macessence.com/2021/01/your-m… If you are fortunate enough to have an iPhone 12, then you might be using the new MagSafe charging system. On the face of it, MagSafe charging is a great advancement in device charging. I think it is here to stay. On ...

macOS Big Sur Bugs - macessence.com/2021/01/macos-… I think the transition to macOS Big Sur has gone fairly well. Most things in my workflow are working properly. There are still some bugs in the 11.1 version of Big Sur, though. Here are some of the things that are still not fixed in...

The SBBOD - macessence.com/2021/01/the-sb… If you wonder what SBBOD stands for, it is “Spinning Beach Ball Of Death”. I am sure you all have experienced the SBBOD occasionally on your Mac. It can be anything from a slight annoyance to a major work stoppage. macOS Big Sur has its shar...

Moving Your Data To A New iPad - macessence.com/2021/01/moving… If you were fortunate enough to get a new iPad for Christmas, then you are faced with the task of moving your Data and Apps to the new machine. Perhaps you want to use each iPad for different functions. However, you deci...

How To Find Lost AirPods - macessence.com/2021/01/how-to… I know folks that have purchased a pair of AirPods. They really love them. Occasionally, they misplace them, they are kind of small right. If you have a pair of AirPods, you might want to read this article on how to locate los...

Ways To Launch Mac Apps - macessence.com/2021/01/ways-t… One thing we all do in our Mac workflow is to launch Apps. I am launching, using and closing Apps all day long. There are several ways to launch an App on the Mac. I will show you all the macOS ways to launch and the third-part...

Show Mac Battery Percentage - macessence.com/2021/01/show-m… If you use a Mac laptop, you probably want to see the battery percentage in the menu bar. The macOS does not have the battery percentage showing by default. It just has a battery symbol which is not very helpful. If you wis...

Privacy Comparison Of Messaging Apps - macessence.com/2021/01/privac… If you are the least bit concerned with your privacy, you need to read this article listing all the privacy information available in popular messaging Apps. Apple’s Messages App comes in second, it does pretty well...

Spotlight Search Broken After Big Sur Upgrade - macessence.com/2021/01/spotli… Upgrading to macOS Big Sur has been fairly problem free for me, but not for some others. One problem people have encountered is Spotlight Search not working. If this has happened to you in Big Sur, then re...

Big Sur Dynamic Desktops - macessence.com/2021/01/big-su… macOS Big Sur is quite an improvement over Catalina and others previous Mac operating systems. There is a whole new look and feel plus several new features and workflows. One area Big Sur has improved is Dynamic Desktops. In B...

How To Uninstall Flash Player - macessence.com/2021/01/how-to… For the past couple of years Adobe has announced their Flash Player will no longer be supported. That support ended a couple of days ago. Adobe is recommending (and so am I) that people uninstall Flash Player. This articl...

No Big Sur Recovery Mode - macessence.com/2021/01/no-big… These last few years I have had to reinstall the macOS (mostly in Catalina) several times from Recovery Mode over the Internet. It is a bit tedious, but I am very glad it is there to keep my Mac going during difficult times. I...

Clear Some Or All Mac Notifications - macessence.com/2021/01/clear-… The Big Sur version of the Notifications Center is new and improved. I like what Apple has done with it. If you receive many notifications during the day, then you may wish to clear some or all of them out occasiona...

See iPhone’s In-App Purchases - macessence.com/2021/01/see-ip… Something new to the iOS App Store is the ability for iOS Apps to have In-App purchases. You can enhance the iOS App after you buy it by purchasing additional features from the App Store. This article explains how to see ...

New Years Day - macessence.com/2021/01/new-ye… I hope you all are able to have some celebration and fun on this New Years Day. I will be with friends and family doing just that. I will be back on Monday. Doug New Years DayNew Years DayNew Years Day

MacBook Overheating? - macessence.com/2020/12/macboo… Apparently, some MacBooks are overheating after upgrading to macOS Big Sur. There are several reasons why this might occur and several troubleshooting steps to try to fix this problem. If you or anyone you know is having this issu...

Big Sur, Time Machine And APFS - macessence.com/2020/12/big-su… The new Big Sur macOS has brought mostly positive changes to macOS. One of those improvements is the ability to back up a Big Sur drive using Time Machine to an external APFS formatted drive. Until now, this was not poss...

Restore Missing Downloads Folder - macessence.com/2020/12/restor… Sometimes people remove the Downloads Folder from the right side of the Dock. And, they may remove it inadvertently as well. If you are missing the Downloads Folder from the Dock or the Finder Sidebar, then read this a...

The Particulars Of Email Notifications - macessence.com/2020/12/the-pa… I have previously mentioned controlling Notifications on the Mac. Most of my Notifications come from Email, some from text Messages. The macOS has Notifications settings, but so do individual Email Apps. Let’s ta...

Best Mac Email Apps - macessence.com/2020/12/best-m… I have used several Email Apps on my Mac. From recent memory I have used Spark, Airmail, Blue Mail, HEY and Postbox. I receive a lot of Email, so my Email workflow is important to me. This article lists what they consider to be the...