MacMost Newsletter
The MacMost Newsletter: Issue 874
October 2, 2025
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-- Gary
With LaunchPad gone in macOS Tahoe and beyond, you still have many different easy ways to uninstall apps. You can use the App Store app, System Settings, drag-and-drop to the Trash/Bin or a developer-provided uninstall method.
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In macOS Tahoe Spotlight is more powerful than ever, with a whole mode dedicated to just search for files. Learn some powerful tips for using Spotlight file search mode.
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Shortcuts can be triggered by action and events on your Mac. You can set this up in the Automation section of the Shortcuts app. Take a look at how to do it with five examples.
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New in macOS Tahoe is the ability to change the app icons in the Dock and elsewhere to make them darker, transparent or tint them with a color of your choice. Have a look at all of the options.
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With Launchpad gone in macOS Tahoe, many users just want a way to launch apps from a categorized list. One way to do that is by organizing aliases in a folder and accessing them with a Shortcut.
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Learn how you can use advanced techniques to place objects exactly where you want them in apps like Pages, Keynote, Freeform, Preview and even third-party graphics and design apps.
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Two new features in iOS 26 let you use your AirPods to start and stop video recording and allow you to use the AirPods microphones for audio. This works with AirPods 4, or AirPods Pro 2 and 3.
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If you need to resize a photo or graphic on your iPhone, or export it into a different format or compression amount, you can now do so with the Preview app in iOS 26. In fact you can resize, crop, markup, compress and save out a file from Photos, an existing image file, or even from other apps or screenshots.
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New iPhones, keep using your old computers of you want, why do we suddenly need AI? Subscribe at iTunes...
I'm often asked about the software and gadgets I use to produce the MacMost videos and in my work as a developer. So I've compiled a list of the products I use and recommend. Check it out. -- Gary
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