You can customize the Finder's List View windows. Add and delete columns. Opt to show the size of folders. Change the size of icons.
Customize the Mac’s Share button
You can change the order of the items in the Sharing menu, add and delete items, and more! Put the things you use at the top. Who knew?
Show your laptop’s battery charge percentage
Here's how you show how much charge your laptop's battery has-- the precise percentage. If your menu bar is getting crowded, turn it off.
Close, minimize, or zoom Mac windows in slow motion
Hold the Shift key down while clicking the red, yellow, or green button in a Mac window's title bar to see the effect in slow motion. Very beautiful and fun.
How to find the Mac’s Software Update options
Apple has moved the Software Update options again! Here's how to find them. It's important to know where they are so you can change them as desired.
How to name your Mac
Name your Mac, making it easier to find it when using file sharing or AirDrop. This is especially nice if your Mac used to belong to someone else. Make it yours by renaming it.
Did your Mac’s red, yellow, and green buttons change to gray?
Bring some color back to your Mac! If the Close, Minimize, and Zoom buttons aren't red, yellow, and green, check the System Preferences.
Minimize a Mac window by double-clicking its title bar
Minimize a window with a simple double-click in the title bar. It's easier to click the title bar twice than to click the yellow button once, because the target is so much bigger.
The public beta version of Mac OS X didn’t have an Apple menu
macOS has evolved quite a bit. The first version-- Mac OS X-- removed the Mac's Apple menu, something a lot of us were very comfy with.
Bring back the scroll bars
Scroll bars should show! They're important indicators of how much material remains unviewed. Apple turned them off; we're turning them back on.