Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

Using similar techniques, you can lift a subject from one of your photos and replace the background with another photo. You can also blur the background of a photo using a variety of techniques.

In macOS Tahoe you can use Spotlight to access the Menu Bar by searching for the menu item. This adds yet another way to use the Menu Bar with your keyboard.

The new Preview App on the iPhone can be used to do much more than just view PDF files. You can highlight text, fill out forms, scan directly into Preview, password-protect documents and more.

A new setting in macOS Tahoe 26.1 allows the users of Finder Column View to force columns to automatically resize to perfectly sit the folder and filenames of those columns.

You can use the zip command in the Terminal to create a ZIP file, and then add to it or sync it with the original folder you used to create it to update the files inside.

The Recents list in the Mac Finder is neither just your most recent files, nor does it include exactly what you may be looking for. But by creating your own Saved Searches (Smart Folders) you can have something better. And with a handy hack, you can get it almost perfect.

I've been trying to learn more about why some screens and cameras are better than others, by reading up on HDR and Color Gamut.

Some advice on where to put your files on your Mac and how to organize them. Lots of tips for file storage, productivity and archiving.

You can easily create a ZIP file on your Mac right in the Finder. You can also open and expand ZIP files in the Finder. To create password-protected encrypted ZIP files, you'll need to use a simple command in the Terminal app.

To get the most from Calendar alerts on your Mac and other devices, take a look at some of these deep and hidden features like the ability to set multiple alerts, customize the time, send yourself an email, play a custom sound, and use reminders in the Calendar app.

Did you know you can copy text from signs using your camera? Drag and drop items between apps? Perfectly position the cursor in text with a hidden trackpad? Use your iPhone and AirPods as a listening device? Learn how to access these features and more.

Here are the most useful keyboard shortcuts for navigating and working with your files on a Mac.

Here are some ways you can use DuckDuckGo.com beyond simple web searching.

One use of Apple Intelligence is to have it examine your files and come up with better names for them. Here are two examples of Shortcuts that use AI to rename files, one that looks at image files, and another that looks at PDF files.

A surprise new feature in macOS Tahoe is a tiny little checkbox in the View Options for Column View in the Finder.

While a lot of attention has been focused on the new Liquid Glass design of macOS Tahoe, behind that are some powerful new features that you can use to get things done.

Learn different ways to start timers, how to label them, how to control them with the Clock app, Siri and Shortcuts. There are even some alternatives like Reminders, the system clock and using simple Terminal commands.

You can easily create a ZIP file on your Mac right in the Finder. You can also open and expand ZIP files in the Finder. To create password-protected encrypted ZIP files, you'll need to use a simple command in the Terminal app.

If it is time to get your child their first Mac, here is how to set it up so you can control which apps they can use and which websites they can visit.

Here are some tips, tricks and techniques for communicating better and more efficiently with the Messages app on your Mac using iMessage.