MacMost Newsletter Issue #883 for December 4, 2025

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Creating Goal Charts In Mac Numbers

You can create charts that track your progress to a goal using pie, donut or stacked column charts.
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Club MacMost Early Access: 20 Creative Tips For Using Mac Markup Tool Shapes

When using Markup Tools in Preview or other places on your Mac, you have a small set of eight shapes you can places as annotations. Here are some tips for getting the most out of these shapes.
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10 Red Flags To Help You Defend Yourself Against Scams

Whether the scam tries to get you over email, text, phone or in person, there are usually some red flags you can look for to help defend yourself and not fall victim.
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Using Spotlight To Access the Menu Bar

In macOS Tahoe you can use Spotlight to access the Menu Bar by searching for the menu item. This adds yet another way to use the Menu Bar with your keyboard.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: 29 Ways To Run Mac Shortcuts

There are now an incredible number of ways to run Shortcuts on your Mac. It really shows how important this is to Apple in macOS, iOS and iPadOS.
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20 iPhone Annoyances and How To Fix Them

There are many little things in iOS that bug some iPhone users that are easy to stop or change. Which one of these annoys you and find out how to switch it off.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: Behind the Scenes: MacMost Production Techniques

Learn a little bit about what I use to make the MacMost tutorial videos.
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15 Mac Calendar Alert Tips

To get the most from Calendar alerts on your Mac and other devices, take a look at some of these deep and hidden features like the ability to set multiple alerts, customize the time, send yourself an email, play a custom sound, and use reminders in the Calendar app.
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MacMost Recommendations

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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