Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

2/13/25

Pixelmator Pro is a popular image editing tool for Macs, just acquired by Apple. It is a powerful, but easy-to-use, Photoshop alternative.

2/11/25

The Color Picker is part of macOS but can be used by different apps to allow you to select a color. There are lots of hidden bits of functionality.

25 Ways Your iPhone Can Help You While Traveling
2/10/25

Practical advice to help travelers use their iPhone efficiently and stay prepared during trips, including converting currencies with Spotlight search, saving offline maps, managing roaming settings, securing the device, organizing travel documents, optimizing battery life and more.

2/8/25

Here are some tips for using the Mail app on your Mac.

What To Know Before Buying a Mac With a Small Drive Plus an External
2/7/25

Thinking of getting a new Mac with minimal internal storage and supplementing it with an external drive? In this video, I explain why many people choose this setup to save on Apple’s expensive storage upgrades. You’ll learn about the cost differences between internal and external storage and get tips on how to manage the limitations of external drives, including performance and file organization issues. Whether you’re looking to maximize your budget or improve your storage options, this guide will help you make an informed decision when configuring your Mac’s storage setup.

2/6/25

Safe Mode can be used to troubleshoot or even fix some problems with your Mac.

Apple Invites Quick Start Guide
2/5/25

Apple’s new Invites service lets users create and manage event invitations via an iPhone app or iCloud.com. An iCloud Plus subscription is required to create events, but recipients can RSVP without an Apple account. Users can customize events with backgrounds, titles, dates, locations, and optional shared photo albums or playlists. Invitations are sent via public links or directly, with options to approve guests. Events can be managed across devices, including updates, guest management, and notifications. The service provides a private, ad-free alternative to platforms like Facebook, enhancing the value of iCloud Plus for event organization without requiring social media.

2/4/25

Tagging files and photos is useful for long-term organization. But you can also just use a tag as a way to gather some items together for a single task.

2/1/25

You can use a few different techniques to search the web when you already know which site contains the information you want.

1/30/25

Your iPhone can help you in many ways when you are traveling. This list of tips is almost entirely about the apps that come with your iPhone.

1/28/25

You no longer need to know how to program with AppleScript to use AppleScript. Let ChatGPT do the work for you. But it may not get it right the first time.

1/25/25

If you hold down the Option or Shift keys, you can change what happens when you launch an app.

1/23/25

Here are some iPhone tips to help you type faster, edit easier, and be more productive with the iPhone virtual keyboard.