You can quickly navigate to the desktop on your Mac by pressing a keyboard shortcut, by swiping the trackpad using a specific gesture, or by creating your own customized shortcut. Keyboard Shortcuts Press Fn + F11. Doing so will reveal your desktop. Alternatively, you can press + . Trackpad Gestures Place your thumb and first … Read more
One way to add some variety to your desktop background is to select multiple photos that automatically rotate through. You can do this with Apple desktop backgrounds, or even your own photos! This minHour article will teach you how to put multiple pictures on your desktop background on Mac. Using the Photos App Click on … Read more
Let’s face it – we all have way too many apps on our Mac desktops. Whether there is a crowd of apps sitting on your app dock, or dozens of apps that you barely use cluttering Finder folders, everyone’s Mac desktop could use a little more organization. This minHour article will teach you how to … Read more
If you want to create a slideshow of your favorite photos on your Mac’s desktop, it’s super easy to do. This minHour article will teach you how to set your Mac’s desktop to cycle through the photos in any photo album or folder. Open System Preferences. Click the Apple menu and select System Preferences. You’ll … Read more
An electronic desktop on your computer is just like a physical one; if you don’t keep it organized, it can get quite cluttered. Here are a few steps to keep your desktop in top form. Steps Sort your files into folders. Label these by year and folder hierarchy. Make sub-folders for each set of programs. … Read more
This minHour will teach you how to hide icon names on Windows and Mac desktops by renaming them. On Windows, inserting a space in the renaming field will cause the original file name to appear, so you’ll need to use alt code instead. This is easier to do with macOS since all you need to … Read more
On Windows and Mac you can use widgets to pin a calendar to your desktop. However, many of these widgets lack the ability to add events or sync with other calendars. This minHour teaches you how to add a calendar widget to your desktop as well as quickly access the built-in calendar from your desktop … Read more