Mac software
Resolving riddles and restrictions with what you want to run on your Mac
Quick-fire questions
How to label audio plug-ins with their origins?
> With multiple audio plug-ins installed, it’s easy to lose track of which came with each app. Try attaching
Finder Tags to them. Although you can’t edit their colours, you can give them custom labels. As they’re attached as extended attributes, they won’t affect the contents of the plug-in.
Why does Numbers keep changing formulas to SUM?
> When you type the name of a function, such as AVERAGE, in a formula and drag to select a group of cells, Numbers automatically changes that function to SUM. To avoid that happening, when the function name appears, click on it in the floating window to pick that function before selecting the cells.
Use DaisyDisk to identify which files take most space on a drive, and Disk Utility to clean up old snapshots as needed.