If you’re a lawyer, writer, or student, or work in any other profession that needs to digest dates visually, a timeline tool can be indispensable. I’ve found Aeon Timeline on the Mac to be fantastic and was vaguely aware that an iOS version was in development. This morning I awoke to an email announcing that Aeon Timeline for iOS is now available.
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Some files and folders on your Mac are hidden by default. Your Library folder within your user folder, for example, is hidden, as is the actual iCloud Drive data folder. I discovered this when trying to find a way to create a redundant backup of my iCloud data.
There are a few ways to make your hidden files visible. I’ve found the quickest method is to use a keyboard shortcut. If you type and release Command-Shift-. (that’s a dot, or period, at the end), your hidden files will become visible in the Finder. Type it again and they’ll disappear. That’s all there is to it.
Mike Wuerthele writing for AppleInsider:
Not including any Touch Bar failures, the 2016 MacBook Pro keyboard is failing twice as often in the first year of use as the 2014 or 2015 MacBook Pro models, and the 2017 is better, but not by a lot.
I question anyone’s ability to gather this information, but AppleInsider gets pretty specific here with its numbers, and explains how it gathered the data. I have the 2017 model, and do hold my breath with the keyboard. Of course, my biggest gripe isn’t with the keyboard (maybe because mine hasn’t failed yet).
Lee Garrett, writing for MyProductiveMac:
You aren’t limited to one search term. Once you’ve clicked on your first search element, continue typing and another list of potential search criteria will appear below. Click again, rinse, repeat as often as necessary.
Search in Mail on macOS has always been a bit of a chore to me. If you want to up your game in Mail, there are several good tips in this post. In addition to the one above, the post covers the use of natural language, boolean operators, and saved searches.
Andrew Orr, writing for The Mac Observer:
There is a hidden directory inside of macOS that contains the app icons for built-in services like iCloud Drive. You probably wouldn’t know they are there because you’ll have to enter a specific file path in order to access them. Here’s how to put the iCloud Drive Icon on your dock for easy access to Apple’s cloud storage.
I’ve been moving more and more of my storage into iCloud Drive, so I wanted to make it more easily accessible. I found this post from last year when searching for a way to access iCloud Drive from my menu bar. Putting it in the dock will have to do for now, although the icon isn’t interactive and only acts as a shortcut to open the iCloud Drive folder in Finder.
If you’re in the Finder, the Command-Shift-I keyboard shortcut will open the iCloud Drive folder as well. I can see myself cooking up a Keyboard Maestro macro to create a system-wide shortcut.