Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

9/12/24

macOS Sequoia packs in a lot of new features even before Apple Intelligence is added. You have a ton of window tiling commands, a new Passwords app, Math Notes, audio transcriptions, iPhone Mirroring and more.

9/11/24

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How To Use the Music App On Your Mac Without Subscribing To Apple Music
9/11/24
It may seem like you need to subscribe to Apple Music to use the Music app on your Mac. But you can simply ignore Apple Music in the sidebar and search results and use it with your own purchased or ripped songs. You can also disable it so it doesn't appear at all. And yes, you can still rip songs from a CD if you have an optical drive.
9/9/24

Apple announced its new iPhone lineup today, introducing a new physical Camera Control on all iPhone models, a new AirPods 4 with noise cancellation, and a redesigned Apple Watch 10.

How To Find Out What's New After a macOS Or App Update
9/9/24
After a macOS or app update it can be difficult to figure out what has changed. Here's how to see what's new in macOS update and also some techniques for finding out what's new in Apple and third-party apps.
9/7/24

The ability to create AI-generated characters that speak has come a long way in a short time. This could be a useful tool for those that want to make explainer videos but don't like being on camera.

Signing PDF Documents On Your Mac
9/6/24
You don't to print and scan a PDF document to sign it. You can use markup tools on your Mac to apply your own signature to a document. You can even do it quickly in Mail without needing to save the file. You can do it on the iPhone or iPad too.
9/5/24

Not every spreadsheet document has to be a big undertaking. You can use Numbers documents for simple calculations. Create and delete documents in the same way you may use Pages or TextEdit for quick notes or examples. Or keep a scratchpad spreadsheet around and reuse tables.

21 Safari Web Browsing Productivity Tips
9/4/24
Learn some advanced techniques for browsing the Web with Safari on your Mac. Use tabs more efficiently, add a Favorites bar, view two Web pages at the same time, autofill forms, log into multiple accounts at the same time, search engine tips and much more.
9/3/24

After a macOS or app update it can be difficult to figure out what has changed. Here's how to see what's new...

Redact Text and Images In PDFs Using Preview
9/2/24
You can permanently and securely remove text and images from PDF documents with the Preview app on your Mac. This can be used to hide information from the next person to view the PDF, or to simply reduce the size of the file.
8/31/24

A new feature coming later this year to the Photos app is the ability to remove objects from photos. AI is used to recreate what could have been behind.

7 Ways To Copy and Paste Things On an iPhone
8/30/24
You can copy and paste text and objects in a variety of ways on your iPhone in iOS 17 and 18. You can use this to move content from one app to another.
8/29/24

If you can't remember your Wi-Fi password but want to quickly give it to a visitor or use it on a new device you can easily find it on your Mac or iPhone in Settings.

How To Turn Almost Anything Into a PDF On a Mac
8/28/24
While many apps have the option to export as a PDF file, you can actually do it with any app at all as long as there is an option to Print. Even screenshots can be turned into PDFs. You can do this on the iPhone and iPad too.
8/27/24

Learn some advanced techniques for browsing the Web with Safari on your Mac.

Extreme Mac Productivity Ideas
8/26/24
Tired of videos with mild productivity tips that are just minor tweaks to how you already work? Here are some extreme productivity ideas for Mac users that can really shake things up.
8/24/24

Adjusting the volume on your Mac to a specific amount can be difficult with the volume control keys. Here are some techniques for setting the volume to a more specific level that can easily be recalled.

10 Creative Uses For Tables In Pages
8/23/24
You can use tables in Pages for a lot more than just data. You can create simple layouts, alphabetize lists, make calendars, game boards, graph paper, timelines and more.
8/22/24

If you like to organize your photos in the Photos app with albums, it can be useful to see which ones are not yet in an album. You can do this with a Smart Album.