To get the latest features and maintain the security, stability, compatibility, and performance of your Mac, it's important to keep your software up to date. Apple recommends that you always use the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
Jan 27, 2013 Make a Transparent Image (PNG or GIF) Easily with Preview for Mac OS X Jan 27, 2013 - 27 Comments It's extremely easy to make an image transparent with the help of Preview app, the built-in image editing app that comes along with all Macs with Mac OS X. Witch lets you access all of your windows (in all Spaces using Mac OS X 10.6 and Witch 3.2 or newer) by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles. You can also see an optional window preview before switching windows. Moreover, you can use Witch to. Directly access minimized windows without using your mouse. Although Witch has long been a Mac Gems favorite, we've haven't officially reviewed it since 2006, when it was a young, version-1.0.2 whippersnapper.This handy utility provides an alternative. Creating games on your Mac: using a game development maker Scratch is a fun way to get started, but it's more for about teaching kids to code than building fun games. Open that app from your Applications folder to begin installing the operating system. MacOS Sierra 10.12 can upgrade El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion; OS X El Capitan 10.11 can upgrade Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard; OS X Yosemite 10.10 can upgrade Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard.
Learn how to upgrade to macOS Big Sur, the latest version of macOS.
Check compatibility
If a macOS installer can't be used on your Mac, the installer will let you know. For example, it might say that it's too old to be opened on this version of macOS, or that your Mac doesn't have enough free storage space for the installation.
To confirm compatibility before downloading, check the minimum requirements for macOS Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, or Yosemite. You can also find compatibility information on the product-ID page for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, iMac, Mac mini, or Mac Pro.
Make a backup
Before installing, it's a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.
Download macOS
It takes time to download and install macOS, so make sure that you're plugged into AC power and have a reliable internet connection. Earth mac os.
Safari uses these links to find the old installers in the App Store. After downloading from the App Store, the installer opens automatically.
Witch Maker Mac Os Catalina
- macOS Catalina 10.15 can upgrade Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks
- macOS Mojave 10.14 can upgrade High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 can upgrade Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion
Witch Maker Mac Os X
Safari downloads the following older installers as a disk image named InstallOS.dmg or InstallMacOSX.dmg. Open the disk image, then open the .pkg installer inside the disk image. It installs an app named Install [Version Name]. Open that app from your Applications folder to begin installing the operating system.
- macOS Sierra 10.12 can upgrade El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion
- OS X El Capitan 10.11 can upgrade Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard
- OS X Yosemite 10.10can upgrade Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard
Install macOS
Follow the onscreen instructions in the installer. It might be easiest to begin installation in the evening so that it can complete overnight, if needed.
Serious fishing mac os. If the installer asks for permission to install a helper tool, enter the administrator name and password that you use to log in to your Mac, then click Add Helper.
Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart, show a progress bar, or show a blank screen several times as it installs macOS and related firmware updates.
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You might also be able to use macOS Recovery to reinstall the macOS you're using now, upgrade to the latest compatible macOS, or install the macOS that came with your Mac.
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Our Verdict
Although Witch has long been a Mac Gems favorite, we've haven't officially reviewed it since 2006, when it was a young, version-1.0.2 whippersnapper. This handy utility provides an alternative to Mac OS X's built-in Command+Tab application switcher: Instead of restricting you to just switching between open programs, Witch displays a sorted list of all windows in all applications, letting you quickly switch to—and perform actions on—any of them.
Since that review, besides implementing countless fixes and improvements, Witch has added a slew of notable new features. On the minor-but-useful side, Witch now displays shortcut keys for switching directly to the most-recently used windows, with minimized windows having a different appearance. You can also perform actions—close, quit, hide, minimize, unminimize, reveal in Finder, and more—on windows and programs from within Witch, and you can create a list of programs and windows that never appear in Witch.
Among the biggest, and most recent, additions are Quick Look previews of windows—so you can tell exactly what a window contains without having to switch to it—and, if you're running Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6), support for OS X's Spaces multiple-workspace system. The latter feature lets you choose whether Witch shows just the windows in the current workspace or all windows. You can also enable 'Spaces badges' that, if you're displaying all windows, help you distinguish which windows reside in which workspace.
Witch also now includes more options for keyboard-control and appearance. Persona fantasy vol. 0 - just the beginning mac os. The number of available settings and tweaks can be a bit overwhelming—I don't even use half of them, and I still occasionally forget about some of the ones I do use—but Witch is easily one of the most useful utilities on my Macs.
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[Dan Frakes is a Macworld senior editor.]
