MacMost Newsletter
The MacMost Newsletter: Issue 902
April 16, 2026
You can easily have your Mac read selected text out loud. You can select the voice and speed. You can add a keyboard shortcut and have it highlight text so you can follow along.
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There is no built-in RSS widget in macOS, but you can create one using the Reminders widget and a Shortcut with an automation.
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Quick Look is a powerful previewing tool built right into macOS. You can use it to view and sometimes work with files without opening them in an app.
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The slideshows you can make in the Photos app force many choices on you. But by using the free Keynote app you can build simple video slideshows and only enhance them with transitions and text that you like.
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You'll see the time 9:41 appear in Apple marketing and other places. Learn where that comes from and how people sometimes get the details wrong.
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If the right side of your Menu Bar is too cluttered, here are some techniques for cleaning it up by shrinking, removing, reorganizing or relocating the items there.
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