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The MacMost Newsletter: Issue 879
November 6, 2025
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iOS 26.1 brings some small but useful new features to your iPhone. You can now tone down Liquid Glass a bit, swipe to change songs in Music, it is harder to accidentally dismiss an alarm and more.
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Here are the most useful keyboard shortcuts for navigating and working with your files on a Mac.
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macOS Tahoe is a modest update with a few minor changes and bug fixes. You do have a wider Spotlight Apps list and get a little control of the time limit for clipboard history.
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The Passwords app on your Mac, iPhone and iPad will save a history of your password changes for each account.
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The first major update to macOS Tahoe brings almost nothing new, but hopefully fixes some bugs that were bothering people. It does add a switch for Liquid Glass which does almost nothing at all and it also makes the Spotlight App mode a little wider.
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When you create a Pages document with images and export to a PDF file, you often get a much larger PDF than expected. Here is why this happens and how to do things the right way to make smaller PDFs.
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Screen savers have been moved into Wallpaper in System Settings. Choosing a screen saver that matches your wallpaper has advantages. You can also now have a custom clock appear. But setting up Notifications to show while your screen is locked, you can get more utility out of it.
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In this live deep dive, learn how to customize the Mac Finder sidebar with favorites, locations, tags and more. Also learn some tips and how to make your own Recents view.
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Mini computers. Hopes and fears about smart glasses. The false consensus effect in tech support. When updates break something. 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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