Last week in Mac Basics we showed how to launch apps automatically at startup. On a related note, there’s a way to quickly access apps, files, and servers you’ve recently used. Under the Apple menu, ...

In Mac OS X, Apple provides access to recently accessed items through the Apple menu's "Recent Items" submenu. This list keeps track of recently accessed documents, servers, and applications that can ...

Image Credit: Bandai Namco and FromSoftware via Iron Pineapple on X/Twitter While you might assume the option to turn on the Recent Items tab is in the Inventory menu, it’s actually in the Display ...

Elden Ring’s big DLC-prep update added a handful of new features that are actually available for all players, not just those jumping into the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC expansion. You might’ve already ...

Continuing our recent how-to focus on customizing the macOS Dock, in this article we're going to share with you a method for adding a recent or favorite items stack to the right of the Dock divider.

Sometimes, when using the Recent Items feature of the Apple menu, you might like to find a specific file or app without opening it. Maybe you just want to find it, and then copy it or move it to a ...

When using your Mac, it’s common to open files you previously worked with. This obvious workflow trait is what led Apple, many years ago, to add an Open Recent submenu to application File menus, as ...

When we open a document, say a Word file, Excel, or TXT file, an image file (PNG, JPG, etc.), audio video, etc., Windows automatically keeps track of such opened files. This helps to easily access or ...

One of the built-in services Apple offers application developers in OS X is a method for listing recent documents that have been opened by that particular application. When implemented, you will see ...

The tip today is a simple one that most Mac experts might already know, but I met a newbie today who didn’t have any idea why there are so many items listed in Recent Items a sub-menu on the Apple ...