When application settings do not stick in OS X, it's easy to just remove the preferences file; however, sometimes it's useful to investigate the problem a little before doing this. Topher, an avid Mac ...

Even when all your email settings are correct, Apple Mail can still fail to send or receive email for you. The problem may not be so much your email settings, as the fact that somewhere in Mail's ...

How to set and save zoom settings in Microsoft Outlook Your email has been sent Learn ways to increase your Outlook email text size, including using Microsoft 365’s new Remember My Preferences option.

With macOS Ventura, Apple decided to rename and redesign the macOS System Preferences. It resembles the one in iOS, but Apple didn’t completely make the two UIs mirror each other. The Mac and iPhone ...

Of all the "under the hood" components of Mac OS X, my personal favorite is preferences files. Why? For starters, they are important. They potentially affect every application you use, from the Finder ...