24 hidden settings that can maximize your Mac...
We mean Mac-simize. ... Ping!
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Can’t seem to make this work. Can’t highlight anything.
- 16. Pick your favorite Wi-Fi networks
- When you connect to a Wi-Fi network, macOS remembers it so you can join it more easily in the future. However, when you rely on a laptop, you can amass a lengthy list of saved networks, which makes it more difficult to find the one you need. Instead, tweak the settings to push your favorite networks to the top of the pile and forget the ones you'll never visit again. In System Preferences, click Network and then choose Advanced to edit the list of networks.
Does this require loging in as Admin?
Some good tips there, thanks! (A smart Mac freeper once reminded me “always back up first!”
2. Simplify your view of the internetHelp!The Safari web browser can hide ads and other distractions to let you focus on the a given page's text. To permanently enable this minimal-view Reader Mode, start by opening the browser. Next, click the Safari menu (in the bar at the top of the screen) and choose Preferences. From this window, open the Reader tab, find the When visiting other websites drop-down list, and select On.
I succeeded in implementing this - and now I wish myself back, and can’t seem to find my way to reversing it. It has bad side effects . . . tho I do appreciate the [shift] [command] R means of invoking Reader when it seems useful on a case-by-case basis.