Apple's Spotlight search feature allows you to easily search for just about anything on your Mac. Spotlight search differs from simply searching in your Finder because instead of just scanning your ...

Spotlight does this by creating an index of all the different items and files, including documents, pictures, videos, applications, and system settings on the system, which allows it to function like ...

Spotlight is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated features of iOS. I know so many people who don’t use it, yet I find it indispensable when it comes to searching for emails, notes, contacts, and ...

Spotlight is the most under-used feature of macOS, and it is waiting to transform how you do your work from finding files to checking the weather, and contacting people. You're already working in ...

Are you looking for a more customized way to search your Mac with Spotlight? Using special commands, similar to search engines like Google, you can easily add specific parameters to your search. Joe ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. You’ll find dozens of online articles pitting two great Mac ...

Spotlight is your MacOS search tool, and it's pretty useful. However, there are better tools for the job that offer more features and better workflows. Until Tahoe. Apple is planning to roll out the ...

In recent columns, I’ve talked about the new features coming in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, including Time Machine and Spaces. Both are major additions that will make computing more reliable and help ...

It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 15 years since Apple first announced Spotlight as a banner feature of Mac OS X Tiger. In fact, Spotlight has been around so long that I suspect that most Mac ...