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How to Fix a Frozen Mac When Updating macOS

While macOS is a very robust operating system, sometimes there can be hiccups when performing system updates. In my case, the progress bar stopped and stayed that way for a few hours. If you are experiencing a frozen Mac when updating the system, here are a few ways to save your data, attack the problem, and solve the issue. Preliminary Precautions As always, before performing a system update of any kind, make sure you have all of your sensitive data backed up. If you’re here because your Mac is already frozen – which I’m willing to bet most of you are –- don’t worry…. Read more

How to Use “Hey Siri” on Older Macs

While Apple has made the Siri functionality available for older Macs, the company has not made the “Hey Siri” activation function available for all the Macs that support Siri. If you own an old Mac, you would know you have Siri but you do not have access to the “Hey Siri” hands-free command on your machine. Fortunately, though, you have a workaround to get access to the Siri’s hands-free command even on your old Mac. The workaround uses the dictation feature on your Mac to let you call Siri with your voice. Essentially, by setting “Hey” as a wake phrase and “Siri” as the word… Read more

How to Enable Stacks on macOS for a Cleaner Desktop

Most of us have messier desktops than we’d care to admit, with various files piling up over time leading to a very cluttered display. Fortunately, Apple has introduced a feature known as “Stacks” in macOS Mojave, which helps fix this exact issue! Stacks basically cleans up your desktop by automatically arranging all your content into organized groups of files that can easily be expanded with a click. This feature can be very useful, especially for people like me who have to save everything to the desktop and then clean it up once or twice a month. The effect that Stacks has on tidying up your… Read more

5 Websites to Download Dynamic Wallpaper for macOS Mojave

With the introduction of macOS Mojave came dynamic wallpaper. Instead of a static image, dynamic wallpapers change throughout the day, with many of them reflecting the time of day. Who needs a clock when you can see the angle of the sun on your desktop? Unfortunately, macOS doesn’t ship with a bunch of dynamic wallpapers. Instead, you get two, and only one of them actually uses photos. The other just shows different color gradients to reflect the time of day. The good news is that you’re not stuck with the wallpapers Apple provides. Related: How to Change the Default Screenshot Save Location on Your Mac… Read more

How to Automatically Turn Off Mac’s Keyboard Backlight After Inactivity

The Macbook’s backlit keyboard is one of its greatest features, which apart from its functionality, actually looks pretty cool, too. As the name suggests, this feature works by illuminating the keys with a backlight, allowing you to view the keys in the dark. Although the feature is very useful, some users might opt to keep this turned off or might want it to turn off automatically after a certain period of inactivity. You can turn off keyboard backlighting automatically by pressing F5 or Fn + F5 on your Mac keyboard repeatedly till it turns off. If you’re using one of Apple’s more recent Macbook Pros… Read more