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Want to learn more about your Mac? Explore these guides on key concepts to help you better understand Macs.

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Apple's macOS Catalina web page splash screen

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Learn About All the Cool New Features in macOS Catalina

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All You Ever Wanted To Know About macOS

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What's the Difference Between a Mac and a PC?

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Check Out Our New Mac and macOS Predictions
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What Is APFS and Does My Mac Support the New File System?
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Discover the Minimum Requirements for Running macOS Sierra
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What is RAID 10, And Should I Consider Using it with my Mac?
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What Are Aliases, Symbolic Links, and Hard Links on a Mac
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The Easy Way to Add Apps to Your Mac's Dock
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Memory Compression on the Mac Can Improve Performance
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Do You Know Which Sleep Mode Your Mac Is Using?
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Introduction to The Dock: Your Mac's Customizable App Launcher
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Does Your Mac Have What It Takes to Run OS X El Capitan?
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What Is iCloud Drive and What Does it Cost?
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Upgrade, Clean, Bootable Installers, OS X Lion Does it All
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How to Use a Windows Keyboard With Your Mac
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What Do You Need to Run OS X Mountain Lion on a Mac?
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Upgrade Your Mac to Meet Minimum Requirements for OS X Yosemite
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Introduction to Thunderbolt High-Speed I/O
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Do You Know the Difference Between a Container Volume and a Partition?
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Magic Mouse Battery Performance Can Be Improved With Rechargeables
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Does My Computer Support USB 3.0?
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Find Out if Your Mac Can Run OS X Mavericks
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What Is RAID 1 and How Can I Make Use of It on My Mac?
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Before Upgrading to Mac OS X Lion, Make Sure Your System Can Handle It
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RAID 5 May Be a Good Choice for Your Mac's Media Library
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Here's How to Find out Which SATA Version Your Mac Uses
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With the Lack of New Updates, Will Apple Just Drop Its PCs?
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How to Perform Disk Repairs With Disk Utility and First Aid
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What is the Definition of Data Bus, and What are Some Examples?
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Apple Firmware Update for Mac Mini (Late 2012) to Fix HDMI Issues

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