PS4 owners can now stream their console games to their Windows PCs and Macs, although the default quality settings are a bit low and changing the settings in OS X isn’t straightforward. Here’s the trick to get the best resolution and frame rate from your PS4 Remote Play experience in OS X.
Easily Control Your Nest Thermostat From Your Mac With Thessa
Nest Labs offers relatively good mobile and Web interfaces for controlling your Nest thermostat, but an app called Thessa promises to make Nest control even easier via a simple Notification Center widget. Check out our review to see if Thessa should become your preferred way of making Nest temperature adjustments from your Mac.
How to Stop the OS X Help Window from Staying on Top
The OS X Help Viewer displays important usage and troubleshooting information for many Mac apps, but by default it stays on top of all other windows, even when not active, which can be an issue for users with smaller screens. Here’s how to change that behavior and make the Help Viewer window behave just like any other OS X app.
How to Automatically Delete Zip Files When Opened in Mac OS X
When you extract an archive file in OS X, the original file remains in the same folder, leaving you with lots of .zip, .tar, and .gz files cluttering up your Finder window. Here’s how to OS X to delete those original archive files once you’ve extracted them, leaving you with only what you wanted in the first place: the contents of the archive itself.
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How to Find Mac Uptime in OS X
System uptime, the amount of time since a computer’s last boot up, can be an important piece of information for troubleshooting and maintenance purposes. Here are two ways to find your Mac uptime in OS X.
Quick Tip: Check a Store for Apple Pay Support via the Maps App
Apple Pay can be incredibly convenient for iOS users, but while the number of stores which support the feature is growing every day, Apple Pay still can’t be used everywhere. Instead of taking a risk and heading out the door without your wallet, check to see if a store supports Apple Pay before you visit by looking up the store with Maps. Here’s how it works.
How to Manually Add a Location to Your Images in Photos for Mac
The Photos for Mac app can track location data for each photo, allowing the user to browse and organize their images based on where they were taken. Some cameras, such as the iPhone’s built-in camera app, automatically use GPS data to tag a photo’s location, but here’s how to manually add or edit locations for photos that lack such info.
How to Move the Dock to a Another Monitor in OS X El Capitan
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.
How to Replace the OS X El Capitan Login Screen Wallpaper
Want to give your Mac a bit of a custom look? Start by replacing the OS X login screen wallpaper. We’ll show you how, plus discuss a few caveats that you’ll want to keep in mind.
How to Dim Hidden Mac App Icons in the Dock
OS X lets users “hide” applications on the desktop, which leaves the app open but removes all of its windows from view. As a result, hidden apps are sometimes difficult to keep track of, so here’s a simple Terminal command that will dim the Dock icon of any hidden app, allowing you to quickly see which apps are currently hidden on your Mac.