MAC usage tutorial

Termius usage tutorial：How to connect to the server through SSH [XShell alternative artifact] Termius is a very easy-to-use and beautiful SSH client，Ability to quickly remotely control servers，You can also customize your favorite themes。It not only supports Windows、Linux、macOS，Also supports Android and iOS，Allow programmers to troubleshoot online problems anytime and anywhere，Greatly facilitates work。 Software features •Free •Supports username, password and key mode •Common script snippets (can be sent to multiple hosts at the same time) •Full platform support •Cloud synchronization (just register an account) •Split-screen mode (no setting method has been found yet) Software environment •One Mac •Termius client •One remote server Software configuration •Terminal (theme)、color matching、Fonts, etc.) •Shortcuts (shortcut keys) •Known Hosts (host address management) •Keychain (login information management) •Profile (account information) Configuring keys Today we mainly learn how to configure login information (key mode)。Follow these steps： 1.Click the downward arrow in the upper right corner，Select Keychain。 2. Click ADD KEY (ADD IDENTITY...

I like to keep a clean and organized desktop，But sometimes it's really hard to keep。fortunately，MacOS Mojave introduces new stacking feature，Allows me to manage my desktop quickly and easily。 Use Stacking Enable Stacking： Just right click on the desktop，Then select "Use Stacking"。Stacking automatically groups all files on your desktop by type，and stacked neatly on the right side of the screen。 Unstack： If stacking starts to worry you about hiding needed files，Or maybe you want to go back to the chaotic and organized desktop view you're used to，Just right click on the desktop again，Then select "Unuse Stacking"。 Sorting options Custom sorting： Overlay organizes files by file type by default，But you can also go by the last modified date、Add date、Modification date、Sort by creation date, tag, etc.。Right click on the desktop，Select "View display options"，Then select the sort method。 View and manage stacks View stacks： Click on Stack，It expands to show thumbnails of each file group。You can click on any file to open it，Or click the stack icon to close the expanded stack。 Using MacOS’s stacking feature allows me to quickly scan and manage files on my desktop，Although it sometimes makes me lazier。But at least，It allows me to easily find files I hide out of sight。

Many friends who often use PS know that，PS brushes can be added by yourself。After you download some beautiful brush materials from the Internet,，How to import them into PS? The following is a detailed introduction to several methods of importing and installing PS brushes.。 Method one：Double-click to install Double-click to install： Download and save the brush file in “.abr” format。Then，Double-click the downloaded .abr brush file，can be automatically imported into Photoshop。 Method two：Drag and drop installation Drag and drop installation： Drag the downloaded ".abr" brush file directly into the open Photoshop window，Quickly install and import。 Method three：Import into the brush and open the brush panel： in Photoshop，Click "Window" on the top menu bar，Then select Brushes to open the Brushes panel。 Import brushes： Click the "≡" icon in the upper right corner of the brush panel，Select Import Brushes。 Select brush file： In the pop-up dialog box，Find and select the ".abr" brush file you downloaded earlier，Then click Open，can be successfully imported into Photoshop。 Through the above simple methods，You can easily import the downloaded brush materials into Photoshop for Mac，Have fun creating!

To view system operating information and memory usage on your Mac，You can open Activity Monitor in two ways:： Method one： 1. Open Activity Monitor via Launchpad • Click on the Launchpad icon at the bottom of the screen。 •Find the "Other" folder in Launchpad and click to open。 •Find “Activity Monitor” in the “Other” folder and click to open。 Method two： 1. Open Activity Monitor via Finder • Click the Finder icon at the bottom of the screen。 •In the toolbar on the left side of the Finder window，Click "Apps"。 •Find and double-click the "Utilities" folder on the right。 • Find “Activity Monitor” in the “Utilities” folder and double-click to open it。 Through the above two methods，You can easily open Activity Monitor，Check your Mac’s system running information and memory usage。

The startup screen may vary depending on your Mac model、Varies depending on factors such as operating system (macOS)。Some screens, such as the ban sign or question mark, mean you need to solve a problem first，Then the Mac can complete booting。For all Mac models，When you see the Finder menu bar、Desktop and Dock，This means that the startup is complete。today，The editor of MacW will take you to understand what the various interfaces displayed when Mac starts up represent.。 1. Forbidden symbol A circle crossed by a line or slash means that the selected startup disk contains a Mac operating system，But it's not macOS for your Mac。You should reinstall macOS on this disk。 2. Question mark A folder with a question mark means that the selected startup disk is not available，or does not include Mac OS。Learn how to fix problems with flashing question marks。 3. Blank Screen It is normal to have one or more blank screens during startup.。it may be black、grey、blue，It could also be a desktop picture。If no image appears on the screen after a while，Make sure your display is on、Connected and brightness turned up。 4. Apple Logo Your Mac displays the Apple logo after finding the local startup disk，This disk is the Mac's built-in startup disk or is directly connected to the Mac's startup disk。If your Mac cannot find your local startup disk，then it will try to use a network boot disk if one is available。As the boot process continues，You should see a progress bar or indicator showing the circle (which may or may not contain the Apple logo)。This screen may alternate with a blank screen multiple times。 If you're updating or reinstalling macOS，then this stage may take longer to complete。As the installation continues，The progress bar may move slowly and pause for a long time。Find out if your Mac seems to be stuck on this screen during the installation process or just after the installation is complete，what to do。 5. Rotating Earth When using a network boot disk，Your Mac displays a spinning globe instead of the Apple logo。When launching from macOS recovery function over the Internet，There will also be a rotating earth。As the boot process continues，You should see a progress bar，It may alternate with a blank screen multiple times。 6. Earth with warning symbol when your Mac tries to boot from macOS Recovery over the Internet and fails，You may see a globe with an exclamation mark。Your Mac may not be able to connect to the internet，Or it might be using a network configuration that's incompatible with macOS recovery features。Please try the following solutions： – Use Command-R on startup to try to use the built-in macOS recovery system，Rather than booting from macOS recovery over the Internet。 – Connect to the Internet using Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi，vice versa。 – Connect to the Internet from another network。 – Please try again later，Because the problem may be temporary。 7. Lock icon If your Mac uses a firmware password，then when you try to download a file from another disk or volume such as，external drive or macOS recovery) a lock icon appears when starting。Please enter your firmware password to continue。 8. PIN code to lock your system if your Mac is locked remotely via the Find My feature，then your Mac will ask for a PIN。Please enter a four-digit or six-digit password to continue。 9. Login window In the login window，Enter your user account password，to log into your Mac。If FileVault is open，then this action will also unlock your disk。You may see the default desktop picture in the background，After you select your account，This image may be changed to a desktop image of your choice。 By understanding these launch screens，You can better solve problems you encounter when your Mac starts up，Make sure your Mac starts up smoothly and works normally。

Mac and iPhone work efficiently together，Give you a seamless cross-device experience。If you own these two Apple devices，Here are some great ways to make them work with each other： 1. Copy and paste content •Use Continuity’s universal clipboard feature，Easily copy and paste content between Mac and iPhone。Make sure both devices are logged into the same iCloud account，Bluetooth on，and enable switching in General in System Preferences or in the Switching option in Settings。 2.Recover tasks •Utilize the Handoff feature，Start a task on one device，Then continue on another device。For example，Typing in Notes on iPhone，Then continue editing on Mac。Handoff works with multiple apps，Such as Mail、Safari and Pages。 3. Share files、Web pages and more • Use AirDrop to quickly share files between Mac and iPhone、photo、Web pages, etc.。Make sure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned on on both devices，And select AirDrop in the device's sharing menu.。 4. play music、Movies & TV Shows • Wirelessly stream content from your Mac to your iPhone via AirPlay，Or use software like Reflector to stream content from your iPhone to your Mac。Although Macs and iPhones cannot directly act as AirPlay receivers，But these tools can achieve similar functions。 5. Share your Internet connection •Set your Mac’s Internet connection as a Wi-Fi hotspot，Or enable personal hotspot on iPhone，Allow Mac to connect to iPhone's mobile data network。Tethering can be done via Wi-Fi、Bluetooth or USB cable。 6. Close Safari tab •After enabling iCloud sync，It's possible to close Safari tabs on iPhone on Mac。Make sure that in macOS System Preferences>“iCloud” and iOS “Settings”>Enable Safari sync in "iCloud"。 7. Unlock Mac using iPhone •Use third-party apps like Tether、FingerKey or Unlox (formerly MacID)，Use your iPhone's passcode or Touch ID fingerprint to unlock your Mac。Another option is to use your Apple Watch for automatic unlocking。 8. Use your Mac’s keyboard to type on your iPhone • If the app on your iPhone supports iCloud sync，Can type on Mac，It will also be displayed simultaneously on the iPhone。Or use an app like Typeeto，Use your Mac keyboard as a Bluetooth keyboard for your iPhone。 9. Make and receive calls from your Mac • To receive and make calls on your Mac, make sure your Mac and iPhone are connected to the same network，and use the same iCloud and FaceTime accounts。Enable related options in FaceTime settings on macOS and Phone settings on iOS。 10. Send and receive SMS from Mac • After enabling the "Text Forwarding" feature，Can send and receive SMS via Mac。Make sure the corresponding phone number and email address are enabled in iMessage's settings。 Through the above methods，You can maximize Mac and iPhone synergies，Achieve a more efficient and smooth operating experience。

in macOS，By default，You cannot directly view the size of a folder in Finder's list mode.。But you can follow these steps to set it up，Makes it possible to display the size of folders in a list： 1.Open Finder and go to the folder you want to view。 2.Select "Show" in the menu bar > "Show Options" (or just use the shortcut Command+J)。 3.In the pop-up options window，Check "Calculate all sizes"。 4.Close options window。 Now，You can see the actual size of the folder in Finder's list mode.。It should be noted that，This setting is for a single folder，If you want to show size in other folders，Need to repeat the above steps。

For novice users，Familiarity with various operating techniques of Finder can significantly improve work efficiency。The following is a summary of some commonly used Finder shortcut keys： copy：Command-C Paste：Command-V Select All：Command-A New Program Window：Command-N creates a new program tab window：Command-T switches input method：Ctrl-Space (hold down Ctrl to select the input method) Hide the current window：Command-H (different from minimize) closes the current window of the program：Command-W (without exiting the program) Exit the current program：Command-Q (completely exit the program) Quick access to directories： Open desktop directory：Command-Shift-D Open application directory：Command-Shift-A screenshot operation： Capture full screen：Command-Shift-3 capture area of ​​screen：Command-Shift-4，Then press the space bar to select window capture。 Hold down the Control key while taking a screenshot，Save screenshot to clipboard instead of generating desktop screenshot file。 Force shutdown and restart： Force shutdown：Press and hold the power button in the upper right corner of the keyboard for 5 seconds。 force restart：Command-Control-Power key The above shortcut keys and operation tips can help you use the Finder function in Mac more efficiently。

Many friends who use macOS will encounter a common problem after installing Paragon NTFS.：Disk can only read，Unable to write。They all reflected："There is nothing wrong with my disk，Paragon NTFS has been activated successfully，No problem。” Actually，This may be because the user accidentally checked "read-only mode" during installation。 reason： Users may have mistakenly selected "read-only mode" when installing Paragon NTFS.。 Solution： Just uncheck the "read-only mode" option，Then ejecting the disk and reinserting it solved the problem。 Paragon NTFS software installation package download

Mac actually supports native NTFS reading and writing functions，But this function is hidden，But it can be turned on manually。but，Many new users don’t know exactly how to operate。Here's how to turn on macOS's native NTFS read and write capabilities，Hope it helps everyone。 step one：Open the terminal 1. Click the magnifying glass button in the upper right corner of the desktop (Spotlight search)。 2.Enter "terminal" in the search box that pops up and press Enter.。 Step 2：View partition information 1. Enter the following command in the terminal to view the volume labels of all partitions： diskutil list step three：Edit the configuration file 1. Enter the following command to open the configuration file (administrator rights are required)： sudo nano /etc/fstab 2. The system will prompt you to enter the administrator password，After typing, press the Enter key (note：characters will not be displayed when entering the password)。 Step 4：Add NTFS partition configuration 1. Configure the NTFS partition label according to your needs，Enter the following configuration information： LABEL=YOUR_NTFS_VOLUME_NAME none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse Replace YOUR_NTFS_VOLUME_NAME with your NTFS partition volume label name。 2.After input is completed，Press Control+X to exit the editor。 3. Press Y to confirm saving changes，Then press Enter to complete the configuration。 After completing the above steps，Re-insert the NTFS formatted hard drive to enable read and write operations。Hope these steps can help you enable NTFS reading and writing functions on macOS。