MacLife

Stash voicemails for archiving or listening back at a later time.

Hidden directories in OS X contain system-level files. Here's how to find them.

What to do when your downloaded files start changing their names all by themselves.

Icon previews not showing up? Use Terminal to make a quick fix.

Got an Apple, Mac, or iOS tech question? We have the answer. In this week's installment of Ask, we'll provide some tips for getting Apple's Mail app to sync better with Gmail.

Every Monday, we'll show you how to do something new and simple with Apple's built-in command line application. You don't need any fancy software, or a knowledge of coding to do any of these.

We show you how to do something new and simple with Apple's built-in command line application. You don't need any fancy software, or a knowledge of coding to do any of these.

Collect and share your photos by creating a collage in Pages .

If you've got a new Mac, here's how to get started with it.

Updated Recovery is a set of tools you can depend on in a rare emergency — typically when something drastic stops you getting into OS X.

If iTunes is failing, a corrupted library is probably to blame.

If you've trashed a file and then realized you need it, you can still recover it.

What to do if you're having trouble hooking up a monitor to your Mac.

Customize the speed at which your dock appears with this little hack.

Turn off the autocorrect feature system-wide or on an per-application basis.

Make your Mac shut down after performing a certain using this Terminal command.

Tweak your backup by excluding folders and files.

Use your Mac to scan for other networks and change your Wi-Fi channel accordingly.

This handy tip lets you know if your DNS cache flush was successful.

A simple DNS cache flush can resolve a whole host of issues.

Got the Mac monitor blues? Don't worry - there's an easy way out.

Take control of Photos on the Mac with this simple guide.

Train your Mac's dictionary so that it learns new words that it doesn't recognize.