Video Tutorials, News and Insights for Apple Users

Check out Gary’s list of apps that he suggests most people install on a new Mac on the first day. The list includes some utilities and browser plug-ins. You can get the links and make your own suggestions at http://macmost.com/must-have-lion-apps Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi, this is Gary with MacMost Now. On today's epsisode, [...] (Read More, 33 Replies)

The Resume feature in Lion allows you to quit applications and then run them again with your windows intact. Any documents or windows you had open before will open again the next time you use the application. This can be disorienting at first, but it can also be useful. Find out how to quit applications [...] (Read More, 4 Replies)

Performing quick by complex searches in the Finder and in Mail is easier in Lion because of the new search tokens feature. You can build queries using text, dates and file types right in the search field. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi this is Gary with MacMost Now. On today's episode let's look at [...] (Read More, No Replies)

Learn how to use the new Arrange By feature of the Finder in Lion. In addition to sorting your files, you can also group them by kind, size and other attributes. But using Arrange By can conflict with how you want to sort files in list view. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi, this is [...] (Read More, 16 Replies)

Besides large new features in Lion, there are many small changes. Check out 10 interesting and useful new things in Lion. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi, this is Gary with MacMost Now. I've been taking a look at a lot of the major new features in Lion, but there's also a lot of small [...] (Read More, 5 Replies)

Lion Mail’s new interface is different from previous versions of Mail. Learn how to use the three-column view. See how you can use the Favorites bar to make the mailbox column unnecessary. Learn about the Archive function and how to use keyboard shortcuts to move messages into mailboxes. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi, this [...] (Read More, 50 Replies)

Learn the basics of Versions, a new feature in Lion that saves multiple copies of your documents as you work. Gone are the Save and Save As commands we have been used to for years. Learn how to use the new Save, Save a Version and Duplicate commands that give you a safety net while [...] (Read More, 14 Replies)

Lion includes Launchpad, a new way to find and run applications. You can view the icons of all your applications quickly by running Launchpad and flipping between pages of icons similar to the Home screens on the iPad and iPhone. You can organize your icons in app folders. Apps purchased in the Mac App Store [...] (Read More, 11 Replies)

The AirDrop feature of Lion allows you to send files between Macs. It works without a shared wifi connection, but requires two Macs that have very recent wifi hardware. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi, this is Gary with MacMost Now. On today's episode, let's look at AirDrop. So, Airdrop is a new way to [...] (Read More, 24 Replies)

Get to know the new Lion gestures. You can use a trackpad on a recent MacBook or a Magic Trackpad to navigate around in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. You can also do some gestures with a Magic Mouse. See where to enable and customize gestures. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi, this is Gary [...] (Read More, 16 Replies)

Check out Mission Control, a new feature for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Mission Control combines some features of Spaces and Expose and creates a new interface in Mac OS X for navigating between apps. You can give apps their own screen and flip between screens easily. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi, this is [...] (Read More, 27 Replies)