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If you don't like the look of Liquid Glass in macOS Tahoe, there are a few things you can do to tone it down. There are also many ways to customize the look of your Mac to make the glass look more bearable.

Learn how to use Siri and Apple Intelligence with apps like Pages, Numbers, Notes and more.

The Photos app has changed yet again, this time separating your Library view from other Collections. Learn how Photos organizes your pictures for you, and also lets you create albums for any need.

In iOS 26 if you tap an image or PDF file in the Files app, it will launch the Preview app and open the file. You can change this behavior by setting the default behavior for a file type in the Files app.

Spotlight in macOS Tahoe has been reworked to be more powerful than ever before. You can use it to launch apps, find files and perform calculations like before, but now you can be more direct when asking for what you want, perform special actions, access clipboard history, find menu items, and much more.

A new feature built in to Apple Music allows you to import playlists or all of your music from Spotify and other services into your Apple Music streaming service account. You can use this to grab Spotify playlists posted by curators when they don't provide an Apple Music playlist.

Learn some methods for how to use Notes and how to keep your notes organized.

The new Journal app allows you to easily record entries on a daily basis for a personal diary, work record, hobby journal and more. Learn how to use this new tool on your Mac.

Control Center in macOS Tahoe can be customized by rearranging the buttons, adding new ones, and removing things you don't need. You can even add more than one Control Center and use them for launching apps and Shortcuts.

You can feed information into an AI model in Mac Shortcuts and then perform tasks based on the results. This can be used to build your own complex and versatile productivity tools.

Text message scams are so common that most of us get one or more per week. Learn about the most common scams to stay on guard and prevent yourself and your friends and family from becoming a victim.

With macOS Tahoe you can easily launch Shortcuts using Spotlight. Better still, you can include text input that the Shortcut then uses. Watch as I explore this new functionality.

If you miss Launchpad in macOS Tahoe and liked to organize your apps into groups or launch apps using your mouse or trackpad, here is a way to build Launchpad-like functionality into your Mac Dock.

Here are some useful tips for getting the most from your iPhone in iOS 26.

In macOS Tahoe and beyond you can set a folder color in the Finder, and also apply a symbol or Emoji character to the folder. This will help folders stand out from others. It also works across devices and will appear on your iPad and iPhone.

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.

A live look at customizing folders with colors, symbols and emoji. Gary experiments live with colors and even shows a Terminal hack for using more than one character on a folder.

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.

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.

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.