We all want to have a Mac , and when they get to our hands we begin to discover many other functions that we had not imagined until that moment. That’s why when we change our computer, we change it to another Mac.
MacOS operating system devices offer really competitive advantages when doing our homework. With a Mac we manage to do things that hardly get the same results with another computer with a different operating system.
When you read this article you will know the most important features of MacOs, as well as the best tricks you will need to know to handle your Mac more efficiently.
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What features make MacOS a unique operating system?
Among the most notable features of a computer with MacOs operating system are the ones we will mention below :
- It has a smart folder system called Finder , which vary as the information on the disk changes. If we perform a specific search, the folder will adapt with the new information.
- We can record the activity that we have on the screen, which allows many benefits when using QuickTime .
- With a Mac we can play music and also movies while we work.
- Another feature to consider is that you can create desktops so virtual , which we can see at the top of the screen to all those who are active.
- Provides a very large number of key combinations, which is beneficial when it comes to save time and loss of focus on our work or study.
3 Curiosities of MacOs that you surely did not know
There are many curiosities about Apple, from the apple that characterizes the brand to the life of its founder.
Here we want to talk to you about the 3 curiosities that you probably didn’t know :
You can hide everything
One of the features of MacOS devices is that we can hide folders and everything in the Dock, making this a very useful tool when it comes to protecting our privacy.
For this we will perform the following steps so that you have your Mac in an “invisible” way:
- Launchpad or Spotligh
- Utilities
- Terminal
- We write on the line: “chflags hidden ~ / Desktop / *”
- We accept
Its development lasted 4 years
Jef Raskin began its development in 1979 in order to create a computer that is easy to use and cheap. Already in 1981 Burrel Smith, who worked at Apple, joins to follow and strengthen the Raskin project.
In 1983, Steve Jobs joined and gave the latest tweaks so that in 1984 the first Macintosh computer could be launched.
Better OS when launched in 2001
Apple launched MacOS X “Jaguar” , which is considered the best operating system of the company, since it had features that had not been offered until then.
Improved stability, its command line, and also its interface, which produced a great acceptance by the users who were demanding profound changes in the brand.
List of the top 20 MacOS tricks to get the most out of SO from Apple
We will show you the best tricks so you can manage your Mac perfectly. Next, we will detail the most important ones :
Lock screen
When we have to lock the screen we will use this command:
“Control + Shift + Off”
Copy Internet pages and paste them into our mail
When we need to paste information pages of the web we need that the format of our letters of the mail does not change, we should proceed like this:
“Command + Shift + V” , we have to do this before pasting in the mail.
Move the menu bar icons
What we need to change the icons in the cover bar delete it we will have to use this key combination:
“Command + Click on icon” , we can and remove them.
Application windows
By default when we minimize applications, they go to the trash side. What we need is to remain in the same Dock icon, we will do this task:
We will activate the «Minimize windows in the application icon»
Restart the Finder
When we need to restart the Finder because it froze, we will perform this step:
“Alt + Right click on the Finder” , this will cause it to change to “Force restart”
Remove folders from the Dock and add it as stacks in the bottom bar
If we need to perform this procedure, we will do the following :
- Finder
- Applications
- Choose the app
- With the mouse we choose the order in which that folder will remain in the folder stack
Upper bar and Dock without transparency
In order to obtain this result, we will perform the following steps :
- Apple
- System preference
- General
- Appearance
- We choose what we need
- Accessibility
- Screen
- Reduce transparency
Problems with WiFi
When we have problems with WiFi We will have to press:
“Alt + Option + WiFi icon” , this will give us access to the router and we will know what the problem is.
Force close
If we have an application that has been frozen we cannot close it, we will have to do this command:
«Option + ´Application that we cannot close´ + Click» . To close it in a safe way.
Force direct close
When we have a bigger problem than mentioned in the previous point, we will have to handle this command:
“Command + Option + Escape” . We will list all the applications that we have open, select the corresponding one.
Change the volume position
Other computers with MacOS operating system bring default to change the volume to 6 points, if we need to change it at one point onwards we will use the following combination:
“Option + Shift + Volume” we change to the desired level.
We can also reposition the brightness. As in the previous topic we can use to change the brightness one point at a time, for this we will write:
“Option + Shift + Brightness”
Partial screenshot
Sometimes we need to capture the image that reflects our screen, but partially for this we will use this combination:
“Command + Shift + 4” and with the mouse we select the part we need.
Total screen capture
When we need to make a screenshot of our screen we will write:
“Command + Shift + 3”
Search for file
When we have too much information on our Mac, we find a file, we will have to use the following keys:
“Command + Spacebar” , a window with a search bar opens where we will have to type the name of the file.
Open programs
We know what programs we currently have open we will have to use this combination: