\n Screenshot by Matt Elliott\/CNET \n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSet app download tolerance level <\/h2>\n If you want to download apps from the web at large and not just from the Mac App Store, you’ll need to tell MacOS to loosen up on the reins a bit. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy, <\/strong>click the General<\/strong> tab and then click the lock in the lower-left corner and enter your password to make changes. Next, for Allow apps downloaded from<\/strong>, choose App Store and identified developers<\/strong>. <\/p>\nChoose how quickly your MacBook locks <\/h2>\n <\/span> \n Screenshot by Josh Goldman\/CNET \n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile on the Security & Privacy <\/strong>page, you can set the length of time your MacBook can sit idle before the screen locks. It’s more convenient to set a longer time but also less secure. The time period to set here doesn’t start ticking until the screen saver begins, so you also need to set the length of time before your screen saver kicks in. Go to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver <\/strong>and you can select the style of your screen saver and also the time by using the drop-down menu at the top of the window. <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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