You can click on the Itsycal icon to see the full month. It installs an icon in the menu bar that displays the current date. There are more powerful calendar apps around, but I prefer Itsycal for its simplicity. So, cooler temperatures during the day when the sun is up, then warmer colors at sunset and even warmer at bedtime. Apple introduced Night Shift for MacOS but I'm sticking with Flux for now, because it offers an extra phase for shifting the color temperature and gradual transitions.įlux adjusts the color temperature of your Mac's display according to the time of day. Staring at a blue screen before bed, whether it be a phone, tablet or laptop, can shift your body's natural clock and make it difficult to get a good night's sleep. If dragging isn't your jam, click the button in the top-right to browse a list of your applications or search for the one you no longer want.ĭropbox is still a great way to upload files to the cloud and share them with others. You'll see the app and its associated files in the AppCleaner window, along with a Remove button. Just open up your Applications folder and drag the app you wish to remove. Launch AppCleaner and you'll see a small window, into which you can drag files for removal.
There are a number of Mac uninstallers but I like AppCleaner because it's free and works fast. With MacOS still lacking a proper uninstaller, you'll need to turn to a third-party app to completely uninstall anything unwanted. If you simply drag an app to the trash, it doesn't remove all of its associated files. You may not have many - or any - third-party apps installed on your new MacBook, but sooner or later you'll add something that you'll then want to uninstall.
Let's take them in alphabetical order: AppCleaner
Here are six free apps that I installed on my new new MacBook Pro and use regularly, from an uninstaller to a word processor, with four useful apps in between. Apple outfits you with a bounty of preinstalled software, but it doesn't cover everything.