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How to Center a Window on a Mac (With a Shortcut)

Spending way too long nudging a window pixel by pixel to get it centered on the screen? Leave the guesswork and...

Just downloaded a file and feel a bit queasy about its authenticity — like you should? Wondering if that installer is...

Struggling to typeset exponents properly? Wondering how to get LaTeX to produce tiny, raised letters for ordinal...

Looking for the apostrophe-like character that makes Hawaiian words look, sound and search right? Find out here how to...

Tired of seeing “file_10” sneak in between “file_1” and “file_2” (instead of correctly lining up after “file_9”) when...

Want to write an email now and send it later? Tired of setting reminders and re-opening drafts to send at the perfect...

Typed a nickname, and your iPhone thought it knew better — again? Tired of AutoCorrect “fixing” what you meant to...

Trying to make an ordinal number with small raised letters (like 1ˢᵗ)? Wresting to get a chemical formulae right on a...

Looking for system preferences on your Mac — unsure where exactly to look and for what keyword? Trying to configure...

Tired of waiting for SMS verification codes — or never have them arrive at all? Eager to get rid of most of the...

Wish you could insert the shorthands for feet and inches on your Mac? Trying to mark minutes and seconds of arc or use...

Need to invoice a client in London or jot down prices in pounds — but the £ symbol is nowhere to be seen on your...

Vim feels less like an editor and more like a vault — with no other way to get your text out than saving to the disk?...

Tired of the same old digital but plain clock staring back at you from the Mac menu bar? Wondering if you can make it...

Queasy about a cryptic link in an email, a text, or in search results perhaps? Wish there was a way to know whether...