Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

You can use almost any USB charger with your MacBook, iPhone or iPad. If the charger doesn't provide enough power your device may charge slowly. But a higher-powered device won't hurt. Quality does matter though, in how longer a charger will last before it may break.

You can easily create fun photo collages using the Freeform app on your Mac.

If you store important information in your Notes app, you'll want to make sure it is backed up. Since notes are stored as a database, not individual files, you'll need to use multiple methods to insure you can recover information in different situations.

You can use Undo in almost any app and other situations to take back changes and additions. But how far back does Undo go? And in what situations does it not work?

You can create new folders as you like on your Mac's storage drive. There are a variety of ways to create a new folder. Think about how you want to organize your files and create new folders to fit your needs.

The symbol was picked by Steve Jobs to replace the Apple keys for the original Mac. It has a history that goes back before computers though. You can type it if you know a little something about that history.

Don't overlook the Help menu in the Mac Menu Bar. It can not only take you to detailed documentation about the app you are using, but can also be used as a way to find Menu Bar items and control the current app with only the keyboard.

By default your iPhone saves photos as HEIC files. These are compressed images, like JPEG files, but will use less space on your iPhone, Mac and iCloud. You can easily convert these to JPEG files when you need to. Your iPhone also saves video files in HEVC format.

Smart Folders are a great way to help you organize your notes in the Notes app. You can use Smart Folders with tags to create your own system to find notes.

If you want to include the full path to the document in Pages when printing or making a PDF, you can add it to the header or footer, or use the watermark function. But first you'll need a way to get the path as text.

You can use links in a Numbers document to link between sheets, start email messages and phone calls, and also link to web pages. You can also use the HYPERLINK function to create dynamic links with values from other cells.

If you have a Mac that is too old to be used for work today, what can you do with it besides recycling it?

Here are some settings you may want to check out if you are concerned about security on your Mac. Not all of these are necessary, but you may want to consider them.

If you store important information in your Notes app, you'll want to make sure it is backed up. Since notes are stored as a database, not individual files, you'll need to use multiple methods to insure you can recover information in different situations.

Quick Look is a handy way to preview a file in the Finder before you use it. But you can also use Quick Look in Open and Import dialogs, Spotlight, inside apps and other places.

The best way to protect yourself against online scams is to learn about how they work so you'll recognize them.

You can use Shortcuts to move files based on choices, file names or locations. Check out these three ideas for Shortcuts apps that will help you stay organized.

The path bar at the bottom of Finder windows allows you to see the path to the current selection and also allows you to perform a number of actions on all of the folders in that path. The status bar shows the number of items selected, the number of items in the folder and the amount of space remaining on your drive.

The Safari Sidebar is a useful tool for quick access to tabs, bookmarks, your reading list and more. You can activate it in a variety of ways and there are hidden features as well.

Smart Folders are a great way to help you organize your notes in the Notes app. You can use Smart Folders with tags to create your own system to find notes.