No matter what desktop background you set, the login screen will always use the macOS default. That is, unless you go in and change it. In this tutorial I...

You sometimes need information given to you in a way that a quick glance would be helpful. With BitBar, you can add information driven icons and menu actions...

While the Mac App Store is a great option to distribute your application, thanks to a variety of Apple-imposed restrictions, it's not for everyone. In this...

Now that you are learning to use Vim, you'll realize that there are a lot of options that can be configured, though you may not know how to make those...

Changing the icons for folders, drives, and applications is a great way to give your Mac a personal touch. In this tutorial, I'll guide you through every...

Terminal is an invaluable tool that every Mac user should explore. In the past published a number of OS X Terminal tutorials to help improve your workflows...

You probably know that solid state drives (SSD) differ from Hard Disk Drives (HDD) in how they store information, and you may have heard that something...

Now, the best thing about the internet is that anyone can publish to it no matter what their skill level. The worst thing is that anyone can publish to the...

Whether you run a business or are just active on social media, chances are you share a lot of links. With so many URLs flooding into our timelines, it can be...

Linux is not for everyone. It is, however, a perfectly acceptable (and dare I say good) alternative to Windows and OS X. It offers near-limitless control...

PopClip is one of our favourite apps on Mactuts+ and one of the reasons why is its support for extensions. You can perform actions on selected text using...

In a previous article, Removing Duplicates in ‘Open With’ Using Terminal, I’ve covered how to clean up your options for opening files with different...