Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

macOS Sequoia 15.1 introduces new Apple Intelligence features like summaries, writing tools, a new focus mode and Photo Clean Up. We also get iPhone Mirroring drag and drop and a few hidden features.

The first beta of macOS 15.2 is out and it adds quite a bit to the writing tools in macOS 15.1. You can now describe how you want text to be rewritten. You can also link your ChatGPT account and generate text.

If you just need to create simple graphics and don't have a third-party app installed or the skills needed to use complex software, you can always use Pages, Keynote, Freeform or Preview. All of those come with your Mac.

With Apple Intelligence in macOS 15.1 you can use proofreading and writing tools to improve your emails, messages, notes and other documents.

Get creative and build your own bookcase wallpaper for your iPhone using Keynote on your Mac. Then arrange your iPhone icons to fit nicely on shelves next to other objects using the new features of iOS 18.

This setting is for people with more than one display connected to their Mac, and it changes some fundamental things about how the two screens work.

The new Vocal Shortcuts Accessibility function on the Mac, iPhone and iPad allows you to create vocal commands that can trigger Shortcuts and other things just by speaking a few words.

You can set up an iPhone to be a much simpler locked-down device for people in your care that may not be able to handle the usual iOS interface.

There are many different ways to move files in the Finder, so if you think moving files is difficult or complex, check out these methods to find one that works better for you. This tutorial also includes a ton of Finder tips and tricks.

macOS Sequoia 15.1 will most likely be out by the end of October. I thought Club MacMost may like an early preview of this video that I will release then.

The new Distraction Control feature of Safari in Sequoia, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 allows you to remove items from a web page you are viewing.

There are four different file dates for each file: created, modified, last opened and added. What do these all mean and how should they be used?

You can use the new Background Replacements feature in more places than just FaceTime. You can record with it in QuickTime Player, iMovie and move. You can replace the background with any image, even just a green background to fake a green screen.

Learn more about how to delete files on your Mac and what happens in relation to iCloud Drive, freeing disk space, security and more.

If you use a trackpad with your Mac, whether it is the built-in one on your MacBook or the stand-alone Magic Trackpad, it can do a few more things than an Apple mouse.

Get creative and build your own bookcase wallpaper for your iPhone using Keynote on your Mac. Then arrange your iPhone icons to fit nicely on shelves next to other objects using the new features of iOS 18.

The new iPad Calculator app brings a native calculator to the iPad in iOS 18. But it does a lot more than just basic calculations. There is a scientific calculator mode, Math Notes, a history of past calculations and much more.

Apple added more ways to automatically organize and find your photos.

The new Math Notes feature in the macOS Sequoia and iOS 18 Notes app allows you to write out math equations and get automatic answers. Here's a deep dive into what you can do with it, like using parentheses, math functions, unit conversions, graphing and more.

In macOS Sequoia you can use Math Notes outside of the Notes app in places like Mail, Messages, Pages, TextEdit and even some third-party apps.