Sometimes it’s best to quit all of your open Mac apps, be it for troubleshooting, to free up system resources, or just to prepare to log off at the end of the day. If you have many open apps, however, it can be a pain to close them one-by-one. A solution is to use the power of Automator to create a small app that will close everything for you in one click. Here’s how to do it.
A few years ago, we looked at how to create and benchmark a RAM Disk on your Mac. But hardware has advanced quite a bit since then, and so we wanted to see how Apple’s latest Macs — the 2013 Mac Pro and 2014 MacBook Pro — performed when configured with a RAM Disk. Read on to find out how we got our Mac to transfer data at 5.8 gigabytes per second.
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CalDigit has expanded its T-series Thunderbolt array line with the introduction of the four-disk CalDigit T4. We take this Thunderbolt 2-powered RAID 5-capable array for a spin to see how it compares to its three-disk predecessor and other four-disk arrays on the market. Read on for our full review and benchmarks.
It’s easy to connect a PS4 controller to your Mac, but what about the Xbox One controller? The good news is that it works great, but the bad news is that it requires a bit more setup thanks to Microsoft’s use of proprietary wireless technologies. But don’t worry, Xbox One gamers, we’ll show you how to get up and running with an Xbox One controller and your Mac.
Windows updates are important, but sometimes certain updates aren’t applicable to particular systems, or troubleshooting calls for delaying updates. In Windows, you can hide unneeded or unwanted updates, but it’s still a good idea to revisit hidden updates to ensure the latest security patches and bug fixes are applied. Here’s how to view and restore hidden updates in Windows.
By default, most computers are configured to remain off after power is restored following an outage, but Mac users can configure OS X to automatically start their Mac up again once power is restored. Here’s how and why you’d want to enable this option, plus an explanation of why it’s not always safe to do so.
Typed, the highly anticipated writing app from Realmac, is finally here, and it promises a “stunning” experience that lets writers focuses on their words. But does the actual app live up to the hype? Jacob Penderworth dives deep into Typed to see how it compares to the plethora of excellent writing apps already on the market.
Preview in OS X lets users convert and export their image files to six default formats: JPEG, JPEG-2000, OpenEXR, PDF, PNG, and TIFF. These formats cover the needs of most users, but Preview is a powerful application that is hiding support for many additional image formats. Here’s how to find and access these hidden image formats, giving you complete control over your exported images.