Top 3 Ways to Improve Your Mac Experience

As a Mac user, you may be familiar with the various levels of interaction and customization that macOS offers. However, there may be some tips and tricks that you’re missing out on. In this blog post, we’ll share three quick macOS tips that can help you navigate your Mac more efficiently.

Tip 1: Snap Back to Your Safari Search Results

Have you ever found yourself clicking through various links in Safari and getting sidetracked, only to realize you’ve lost your original search results? With Safari’s SnapBack feature, you can quickly return to your initial search results without having to click the previous page button multiple times.

To access this feature, go to Safari’s menu bar and select History -> Search Results SnapBack. You can also use the Command-Option-S keyboard shortcut. Note that SnapBack only works if you perform your search from Safari’s address bar or from the website of the search engine that Safari is set to use.

Tip 2: Show More Recent Applications in the Dock

By default, macOS shows the three most recently used apps in the Dock. However, if you use a lot of apps such as a data sharing and social app consecutively, you may want to increase the number of recent apps that are displayed. You can do this by pasting a command into Terminal, as follows:

• Open Terminal from /Applications/Utilities/
• Paste the following command into Terminal: defaults write com.apple.dock show-recents -bool true; defaults write com.apple.dock show-recent-count -int 10; killall Dock
• Press Enter

In this example, the -int argument is set to 10, which means that the Dock will show the ten most recently used apps. You can change this number to suit your needs, and you can revert back to showing three apps anytime by using -int 3 in the second command.

Tip 3: Add App/File/Folder Shortcuts to Finder’s Toolbar

If you use certain apps, files, or folders frequently, you can save time by adding shortcuts to Finder’s toolbar. Here’s how:

• Open Finder and locate the item you want to add to the toolbar.
• Begin to drag the item within the Finder window.
• Hold down the Command (⌘) key and drop the item onto an available space in the toolbar.

Summing Up

By using these three quick macOS tips, you can streamline your workflow and make your time on your Mac more effortless. Whether you’re searching in Safari, accessing recent applications in the Dock, or adding shortcuts to Finder’s toolbar, these tips will help you get the most out of your Mac experience.