Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Mac OS X Lion introduces Launchpad, an app launcher that borrows heavily from iOS. With the flick of a gesture, you can open Launchpad and have access to your applications. Once Launchpad is running, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Launchpad - a built-in feature of OS X for Mac - is a way to easily organize, manage and access ...

One of the most flashy and iOS-inspired features in Mac OS X Lion is Launchpad, Apple's new app launcher. Launchpad is a new way to view a grid of apps you own on your Mac, much like how an iPad's ...

So you’re using OS X Lion’s nifty new application brain-center, Launchpad, maybe in spite of your inclination to view it as a pretty wall of semi-redundant iOS-style buttons. Hey, it’s more satisfying ...

Here’s a quick overview of Mission Control and Launchpad in OS X Lion, Apple’s upcoming major update to OS X. Mission Control is like Expose, Spaces and Dashboard on steroids: Hit a hot corner and all ...

When Launchpad first rocketed (sorry) onto the scene in Mac OS X Lion, most people were firmly in the “hate it” or “love it” camp. There didn’t seem to be much in between, but maybe that’s just due to ...

Apple's new Launchpad feature in OS X Lion may be a bit cumbersome to organize if you have numerous applications, so here are some tips on resetting and managing it, if needed. Topher, an avid Mac ...

I have a MacBook Pro, and have for about a year now. For the most part, I'm pleased with it, except for this one little thing. Sometimes, for no especially apparent reason, it rearranges all of my ...

Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2013. Every day (except Sunday) from mid-July until late September, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a ...

Apple has already demonstrated a variety of changes on the way for Mac OS X Lion's Dock, Dashboard, Exposé, and Spaces, but there are a variety of interesting details about how these components will ...

Launchpad - a built-in feature of OS X for Mac - is a way to easily organize, manage and access your apps in a manner similar to that found on iOS. If you use Launchpad a lot, however, it can become ...