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How to Keep Folders on Top When Sorting by Name in macOS Sierra

How to Keep Folders on Top When Sorting by Name in macOS Sierra

By Jim Tanous • Dec 3, 2016

macOS Sierra introduces a long-requested option: the ability to keep folders on top when sorting by name in Finder. Whether you’re a Windows user who prefers this method of file sorting in File Explorer or simply like having quick access to folders at the top of a large directory list, here’s how to enable this new sorting option in Sierra.

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How to Customize Toolbars in Your Mac Apps

How to Customize Toolbars in Your Mac Apps

By Melissa Holt • Nov 14, 2016

Lots of Mac applications have toolbars that you can edit, so if you want to add a button for a function that you use all of the time, for example, you can. Making your life easier (and your work faster) is what this article’s all about, so come read about how to customize toolbars on the Mac!

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How to Hide the Action Center Taskbar Icon in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

How to Hide the Action Center Taskbar Icon in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

By Jim Tanous • Aug 10, 2016

Action Center was first introduced in the initial release of Windows 10. But with the launch of the Anniversary Update this month, Action Center is now much more prominent in the desktop taskbar. If you don’t use Action Center, here’s how to remove its icon from your taskbar.

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How to Use the Windows 10 Full Screen Start Menu

How to Use the Windows 10 Full Screen Start Menu

By Jim Tanous • Jul 18, 2016

Do you miss the Windows 8 Start Screen after upgrading to Windows 10? Here’s how to enable a Windows 8-like full screen Start Menu in Windows 10 with a quick trip to Settings.

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Windows 10: Increase Taskbar Transparency via the Registry

Windows 10: Increase Taskbar Transparency via the Registry

By Jim Tanous • Jul 5, 2016

If you’ve already enabled transparency in Windows 10, you know that the opacity of the UI elements is still relatively high. If you’d like to further increase transparency, for the taskbar at least, there’s a hidden Registry setting that can help you out. Here’s how it works.

Windows

How to Enable or Disable Windows 10 Transparency Effects

How to Enable or Disable Windows 10 Transparency Effects

By Jim Tanous • Jun 26, 2016

Windows 10 features an optional transparency effect for the Taskbar, Start Menu, and Action Center, allowing users to enjoy their desktop wallpaper even when using these Windows interface elements. Here’s how to enable or disable transparency in Windows 10.

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How to Remove the Shortcut Arrow for Windows 10 Icons

How to Remove the Shortcut Arrow for Windows 10 Icons

By Jim Tanous • May 9, 2016

Windows places an arrow in the lower-left corner of a desktop icon to identify it as a shortcut. While this identification is helpful, the shortcut arrows obscure your applications icons and don’t look very good. Here’s how to turn off these shortcut arrows to make your desktop icons look their best.

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Disable Windows 10 Animations for a Snappier Experience

Disable Windows 10 Animations for a Snappier Experience

By Jim Tanous • Apr 17, 2016

Like its predecessors, Windows 10 features a large number of visual animations that Microsoft hopes will improve the overall look and feel of the operating system, but some users prefer a simpler experience that may also seem snappier. Here’s how to turn off some or all Windows 10 animations for a cleaner experience.

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How to Organize and Remove Apps from the Windows 10 Start Menu ‘All Apps’ List

How to Organize and Remove Apps from the Windows 10 Start Menu ‘All Apps’ List

By Jim Tanous • Feb 11, 2016

The new ‘All Apps’ list in the Windows 10 Start Menu may remind you of the ‘All Programs’ list in earlier versions of Windows, but it functions quite differently. Here’s how to organize and manage your All Apps application shortcuts, as well as how to remove apps from this list without needing to uninstall them.

Windows

How to Move the Dock to a Another Monitor in OS X El Capitan

How to Move the Dock to a Another Monitor in OS X El Capitan

By Jim Tanous • Jan 20, 2016

Recent versions of OS X are much better at handling Mac setups with multiple displays, but many users don’t know that they can further customize their monitor configuration by moving the dock or changing which monitor is set to be the primary display. Here’s how these concepts work in OS X El Capitan.

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