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Straight answers to the Mac annoyances that made me build my apps: what macOS can do on its own, and what helps when it can't.
How to keep natural scrolling on the trackpad but not the mouse on a Mac
macOS shares one scroll direction between trackpad and mouse. How to keep the trackpad natural and the mouse classic at the same time, for free.
Read the guideHow to see your clipboard history on a Mac
Where to find clipboard history on a Mac: the Spotlight clipboard in macOS 26 Tahoe, its limits, and when a clipboard manager like Notchet fits better.
Read the guideHow to move windows to an external monitor automatically on a Mac
macOS does not move open windows when you connect a monitor. The built-in workarounds, and how DisplayShift moves them the moment you plug in.
Read the guideUniversal Clipboard not working between iPhone and Mac? How to fix it
Why copy on iPhone, paste on Mac stops working, what Universal Clipboard needs (Handoff, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, one Apple Account) and the fixes that work.
Read the guideWhy your Mac moves windows to the wrong screen after sleep, and how to stop it
Windows piled on the MacBook screen after your Mac wakes? Why macOS does it, the settings worth trying, and how DisplayShift puts every window back.
Read the guideMac keeps swapping your monitors or the main display? How to make it stick
Why macOS swaps which monitor is on the left, or which is the main display, after you plug in or wake, and how to make your arrangement stick.
Read the guideHow to copy and paste multiple items at once on a Mac
The Mac clipboard holds one item at a time. How to collect several pieces of text, links and images and paste them all at once or one after another.
Read the guideHow to move a window to another screen on a Mac, with a keyboard shortcut
Three ways to move a window to your other display on a Mac: drag it, use the Window menu, or give it a keyboard shortcut. Plus moving them all at once.
Read the guideWhat can the MacBook notch do? Apps that put it to work
The MacBook notch only holds the camera, but apps can turn the space around it into a panel. What notch apps do, and which kind is worth having.
Read the guideHow big is the MacBook notch? How to measure it in Swift, with real numbers
The MacBook notch is 185 x 32 points on a 14-inch MacBook Pro at default scaling. How to read the notch size from NSScreen in Swift on any Mac.
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