MacMost Newsletter Issue #850 for May 17, 2025

The Dock is an important part of macOS that allows you to quickly launch apps and access files. You can customize the Dock to include what you want.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: Using Finder Comments To Help Find Files

You can use the Comments section of file Info to describe a file and then help find it later on.
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10 Reasons Your Mac May Be Acting Strange and How to Fix It

If you see numbers or boxes on your screen, don't hear any sound, can't use some keys or your Mac wakes up from sleep on its own, there may be a simple explanation and an easy fix.
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Club MacMost Early Access: How To Use the Ports On Your Mac Correctly

Your Mac may come with a mix of Thunderbolt and USB ports. What are the differences and when should you use each?
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Creating Dynamic Lists On a Mac

Here are 5 ways you can create lists on your Mac that allow you to reorder lines and indent items.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: 10 App Icon Dock Tips

Here are some power user tips for the app icons on the left side of the Dock. You can use context menus to jump to windows, hide all other apps, bring up App Expose and more.
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How To Work Around the Safari Download Location Bug

If you have Safari set to ask you where to save a file each time you download it, but it isn't asking, you are not alone. Here are two ways to work around this bug.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: Using Apple News Recipes and Cooking Mode

A new feature of the Apple News+ subscription is a large database of recipes and a cooking mode.
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The Tech Enthusiast Hour Podcast: Episode 245

Podcasting with AI and YouTube. Apple's AI privacy techniques. Quishing. Mythic Quest revised. Subscribe at iTunes...

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