default applications

Pondering switching to a MacbookAir for my only device on the road, mainly due to the very long battery life for basic tasks, being fanless, having a good screen. (Use cases: web browsing, watching TV/movies, some basic file management and text editing) I don't have a use for many Apple default...

Ever since I moved my user folder to a separate internal drive (using a PCIe m.2 adapter), whenever I set any app to be the default for certain file types or in settings, it resets them to the defaults every time I reboot. For example, after I boot up, Outlook is no longer the default email...

Awhile ago I changed the apple id on my phone, and deleted and redownloaded all the apps with the new one. Except with the default apps, (the default apps I deleted were files and shortcuts) they had the redownload cloud symbol instead of “get” in the app store. When I downloaded them, they...

Hello My goal is to control iPhone remotely. For that I use either Apple Watch or my headphone (Bose QC is). In a few cases I prefer to use not Apple but rather Google app for the same functionality. Example: I prefer to use Google map vs. Apple map. Hence when I invoke navigation it...

Macbook Pro mid-2015. El Capitan 10.11.4 Computer uses inappropriate apps to open files. Instead of textedit, it opens Terminal; instead of Preview it opens MPEG Streamclip. Dragged photos result in blank icons. When I change the default apps by the usual method (using the "get info" box), they...