One of my favorite things about macOS is its support for Menu Bar apps. These apps are small, live in your Menu Bar, and help you perform tasks without launching a full-blown app. Since there’s only a ...

The Mac's menu bar makes up for the thin strip of toolbar at the top of the screen. It starts with the Apple icon on the far left, then shows you the contextual menus for the app you're in as you move ...

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The Option key (sometimes marked ⌥ on your Mac’s keyboard) offers you extra options, whether you’re using the keyboard or the mouse. Hold it down while dragging a file, for example, and it will create ...

XMenu from the Devonthink people is one of those freeware apps that I recommend to every Mac user I meet. The latest update, version 1.9, is newly released and boasts visual refinements and a helpful ...

Last year, I wrote about how I was able to display the temperature from my outdoor sensor in my Mac’s menu bar using a combination of Shortcuts, SF Symbols, and small utilities like One Thing and Data ...

iPadOS 19 will be unveiled right about six weeks from now, not too far off at all. And one rumored addition, a Mac-style menu bar, is set to upgrade iPad productivity in several ways—including one ...