Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

8/26/25

Apple publishes design documents, templates and other resources that anyone can examine. It is a good way to closely examine what is coming in the next version of macOS.

Creating Searchable Databases In Numbers
8/25/25

If you have a large Numbers table and regularly search and filter it, you may want to use a formula and a filter to enable quick and easy searches instead. You can search by text, match values exactly, or search by date range.

8/23/25

To save money while traveling to other countries you can purchase an eSIM through simple apps. This allows you to inexpensively connect to local phone networks.

How To Control Your Mac With Cheap Little Gamepads
8/22/25
You can buy a cheap Bluetooth gamepad, connect it to your Mac, and use apps like Keyboard Maestro to control things in the system and the apps you use every day.
8/21/25

If you have a large Numbers table and regularly search and filter it, you may want to use a formula and a filter to enable quick and easy searches instead.

Mastering Voice Control Dictation On Your Mac
8/20/25
Voice Control dictation on your Mac is very powerful. But with that power comes a huge set of commands you need to learn. Take your first steps by just learning 5 basic command sets and build from there.
8/19/25

You may occasionally see a reference on your Mac to purgeable space. This is simply available space that is being temporarily used and would be automatically made available if needed.

10 Pro Features Of the Mac Finder
8/18/25
Here are 10 tips and tricks to help you beyond Finder basics. Learn how to use Column and List views, the Go To Folder command, do boolean searches, Batch Rename and more.
8/16/25

I took lots of pictures with my Sony mirrorless camera, but also took some great shots with my iPhone that I wouldn't have gotten otherwise.

How To Clean Up Your Mac Calendar
8/15/25
If your Mac Calendar is cluttered, here are some techniques you can use to clean it up or at least make it easier to see the events that are important.
8/14/25

Here are 10 tips and tricks to help you beyond Finder basics. Learn how to use Column and List views, the Go To Folder command, do boolean searches, Batch Rename and more.

How To Change Photo Time and Location in Mac Photos
8/13/25
If the date and time of a photo in your Photos library is wrong, you can change it by adjusting the time zone or just changing the date or time itself. You can do this for multiple photos at the same time. You can also set or change the GPS location of a photo.
8/12/25

Years after a video about unusual things you could do with the Mac Calculator, lets take a look and see if these still work in the new Calculator app that comes with macOS Sequoia.

Are QR Codes Safe To Use?
8/11/25
When you see those square QR codes in restaurants, stores and around town, are they safe to use? They are just easy ways to get to web pages, so the risks are essentially the same as any link.
8/9/25

If you like to keep files on your Mac's Desktop, here are some tips you should know that will help you manage them.

5 Mac Tips For Students
8/8/25
Learn how to set up Focus modes, highlight PDFs, add your classes to your calendar and more.
8/7/25

If your Mac Calendar is cluttered, here are some techniques you can use to clean it up or at least make it easier to see the events that are important.

Why You Should Use the Inspector Window Instead of Get Info
8/6/25
The Info Window in the Mac Finder is a great tool, but the Inspector gives you basically the same thing but with some advantages.
8/5/25

A look back at 15 useful pages at Apple.com to see which ones are still there and how they have evolved from 10 years ago.

Get the Most From the Mac Dock With Dock Menus
8/4/25
The Dock is much more than a way to launch apps. But learning to use Dock Menus you can jump right to a specific window, reopen a recent document, use special commands and much more.