Mojave: Expert Guides and Resources

macOS Mojave comes with a plethora of useful utilities that make using your computer more pleasant or make you more productive when you use your computer or both. The first item, Calculator, is in your Applications folder (Go →  Applications; keyboard shortcut: Command+Shift+A). All other items mentioned in this article are in your Utilities folder (Go→ Utilities; keyboard shortcut: Command +Shift+U), which you’ll find inside your Applications folder.

If you’re familiar with the Stocks app from your iDevices, you’re in for a treat because the Stocks app has been overhauled to make it easier to view stock quotes, interactive charts, and top business news from Apple News.When you launch Stocks for the first time, it’s populated with a default set of quotes, indexes Apple thinks you might appreciate, as shown.

Voice Memos is a new addition from iOS to macOS Mojave; it's a simple one-trick-pony of an app that lets you record, play back, and share short audio recordings.Consider all the times you’d find it useful to have an audio recorder in your MacBook — perhaps when you’re attending a lecture or interviewing an important source (a big deal for writers).

The Home app, new to macOS Mojave, is all about controlling from your Mac smart HomeKit accessories such as smart door locks, lightbulbs, thermostats, garage-door openers, and other devices that lend themselves to being smartened and controlled remotely.The good news is that with Mojave’s new Home app you can turn lights on and off, lock and unlock doors, and do much more, right from your Mac, as long as the accessories are compatible with HomeKit, Apple’s framework for controlling smart devices around your house, and are connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Mac.

Boot Camp is macOS Mojave’s built-in technology that allows you to run Microsoft Windows 10 and (on some Mac models) Windows 7 or 8 on Mojave–capable Macs. If your Mac meets the following requirements, you can run Windows on your Mac (if you so desire): A Mojave–capable Mac (of course) A hard drive that isn’t already partitioned (Optional) A printer (for printing the instructions) It’s optional ‘cause you could just email them to yourself … .

The Apple News app in macOS Mojave gathers articles, images, and videos you might be interested in and displays them in a visually appealing fashion. Participating publishers include ESPN, The New York Times, Hearst, Time, Inc., CNN, Condé Nast, Bloomberg, and many more. What are your interests? You can customize what appears in your News app by scrolling down in the sidebar and clicking the Discover Channels & Topics button at its bottom.

This System Preferences pane in macOS Mojave is mostly designed for users with disabilities or who have difficulty handling the keyboard, mouse, or trackpad. Select the Show Accessibility Status in Menu Bar check box at the bottom of the window on the left to see the status of all Accessibility Preferences in your menu bar.

All Macs are Energy Star–compliant (and have been for years), allowing you to preset your machine to turn itself off at a specific time or after a specified idle period. To manage your Mac’s energy-saving features, open the Energy Saver System Preferences pane by choosing Apple→System Preferences and clicking the Energy Saver icon.

Continuity Camera may be macOS Mojave’s coolest and most useful new feature. It lets you use your iOS device as a camera or scanner for your Mac.Before you try it, here are the rules: Both devices (Mac and iDevice) must be logged into the same Apple ID. Both devices must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.