Is your Mac’s screen glowing brightly long after you’ve left the room (or gone to sleep)? Looking to save energy — or...
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Get the most out of email and personal tech.Copy and Paste Gmail IMAP Server and Port Settings
Gmail seems to keep all the good stuff to itself and web? Want to access your account in an email program (on your...
How to Undo in Vim (and Redo and Use Branches)
Struggling to undo your changes in Vim? Wondering how to undo the undo and get your changes back again without closing...
How to Create an Archive Folder in Outlook
The emails you want to keep best stay in a folder you do not see, at least not right away. They belong in a special...
These Are the Gmail Limits for Receiving Email (Per Hour and Day)
Worried your next big email might bounce right back? Trying to email a Gmail address and get nothing but errors?...
How to Prevent Mac Sleep: System Settings, Caffeinate, More
Want to stop your Mac from going to sleep or turning off the screen when you really need it to stay awake and lit?...
How to Open a Blank Page (about:blank) in Any Browser
Craving a dead-simple blank page in your browser, free of ads or clutter — to save battery life, for instance, or as...
How to Open an App with a Keyboard Shortcut on macOS
If you are going to type in an application, why use anything but the keyboard to start it? Find out here how to open...
Greek Numerals to Copy and Paste: 1 to 9,999
Struggling to type Greek numerals like σλδʹ or ͵γχθʹ without fumbling Unicode charts or Alt codes? Looking for ε or ϛ...
How to Type the ‘At’ Symbol @ on a Mac
Sitting in front of a MacBook with the perfect text compose, corrected and amplified — and for want of an at sign the...
How to Square a Number Quickly on a Mac
Fumbling through apps just to square a simple sum? When you need to square, cube or take a number to another...
How to Insert the Square Root Symbol √ on a Mac Keyboard
Tired of typing. out “square root” every time you need ‘√’? How much faster and neater to insert the symbol directly!...
How to Type the Plus or Minus Sign ( ± ) on a Mac
Trying to wrestle the “plus or minus” sign from your Mac’s keyboard for statistical analysis or a temperature range?...
How to Use the Built‑In Clipboard History on a Mac
Just hit “paste” — and the wrong thing landed because you must’ve copied something else by accident along the way?...
How to Set up a Shared To-Do List in Microsoft To Do
Trying to keep a household on track with its members — or a team? Wish there ware a polite tool to delegate the...














