Skip to content

The Eclectic Light Company

Macs & painting – 🦉 No AI content
Main navigation
  • Downloads
  • Freeware
  • M-series Macs
  • Mac Problems
  • Mac articles
  • Macs
  • Art

Mail

Start planning your Mac’s Spring clean

Spring will soon be upon us, and it’s time to plan our Spring software housekeeping to clear out the junk that has accumulated over the winter. How to go about it.

February 6, 2025 Macs, Technology

System settings that aren’t in System Settings

Where would you set the default call handler for macOS? And where in System Settings do you set the default web browser?

July 29, 2023 Macs, Technology

Hidden controls for system settings in macOS

Some system-wide settings are hidden away in the preferences of bundled apps. Here’s a list of where to look for those and others which aren’t easy to find.

March 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to share large files without using your iCloud allowance

This free service doesn’t use up any of your iCloud space allowance, and can send attachments of up to 5 GB in size. Here’s how to use it on the Web, and in the Mail app.

July 12, 2021 Macs, Technology

When you can’t send mail: fixing SMTP problems

Failure to send outgoing mail to an SMTP server is an occasional problem which can be tricky to solve. Here are some clues, and a magic solution.

July 2, 2021 Macs, Technology

Spotlight on search: In-app search (Core Spotlight)

Apple’s Mail, Notes ad other apps now use Core Spotlight, which protects the privacy of their data, but stops search apps from doing their job. And worse.

February 5, 2021 Macs, Technology

Spotlight on search: Better and different, 3rd party apps

T T Read More

EasyFind, Find Any File and HoudahSpot compared, and tested against a wide range of search targets. The results are surprising.

February 4, 2021 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7?

Today’s update to bring macOS Catalina to version 10.15.7 came as something of a surprise, particularly as all […]

September 24, 2020 Macs, Technology

Should you upgrade to Big Sur early, or wait?

It’s got to be better than Catalina, so why not upgrade when it first comes out? Here are some suggestions to help you make your decision.

September 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

Putting the text back into mail

Why should anyone still want to work with email messages in text? Here’s why, and how you can benefit too.

August 7, 2020 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

Posts navigation

Previous1 2 3 … 5 Next
Blog at WordPress.com.
Footer navigation
  • Free Software Menu
  • About & Contact
  • Macs
  • Painting
  • Downloads
  • Mac problem-solving
  • Extended attributes (xattrs)
  • Painting topics
  • SilentKnight, Skint, SystHist, silnite, LockRattler & Scrub
  • DelightEd & Podofyllin
  • xattred, SpotTest, Spotcord, Metamer & xattr tools
  • 32-bitCheck & ArchiChect
  • XProCheck, T2M2, LogUI, Ulbow, blowhole and log utilities
  • Cirrus & Bailiff
  • Precize, Alifix, UTIutility, Sparsity, alisma, Taccy, Signet
  • Versatility & Revisionist
  • Text Utilities: Textovert, Nalaprop, Dystextia and others
  • PDF
  • Keychains & Permissions
  • Updates
  • Spundle, Cormorant, Stibium, DropSum, Dintch, Fintch and cintch
  • Long Reads
  • Mac Troubleshooting Summary
  • M-series Macs
  • Mints: a multifunction utility
  • VisualLookUpTest
  • Virtualisation on Apple silicon
  • System Updates
  • Saturday Mac Riddles
  • Last Week on My Mac
  • sysctl information
Secondary navigation
  • Search

Begin typing your search above and press return to search. Press Esc to cancel.

  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The Eclectic Light Company
    • Join 8,875 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Eclectic Light Company
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...