How to open an URL quickly on a Mac

Sometimes, you need to get to a web site quickly.  Fortunately, Mac has a way to do this via its Spotlight search feature. Here’s how: 1.  Activate Spotlight. 2. Type in an URL address (such as https://www.compuscoop.com). 3.  The default web browser will open and go to the above URL. 4.  That’s it.

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Mac and iOS Versions of Safari Crashing due to Search Suggestions Feature

On Wednesday, reports started coming in that the Mac and iOS versions of Safari were crashing due to a popular feature with search engines. When someone goes to one (such as Google.com) and types in a search term, the web site comes back with suggestions on what it thinks the user is searching for.  When […]

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How to: Go from one page to another with two fingers in Safari

We all know that clicking the left and right arrow buttons in Safari will show the previous page that we’ve been at. But did you know there’s another way?  In order for the below to work, you have to make sure that the two finger swipe motion is enabled in the System Preferences > Mouse section. 1. […]

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