Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

You can open a file in any app that supports it with a drag and drop or by using the Open With submenu. But you can also assign a keyboard shortcut for your most common needs.

LaunchPad is a useful tool on your Mac for launching and switching to apps. It can be the fastest way to launch any app, and also allows you to organize them as you like. Learn some tips and tricks for using LaunchPad.

If you want to change your default browser from Safari and your default email app from Mail, you need to go to unlikely places to find the right settings.

When replying to an email message you can quote all or a part of the previous message in your reply. Learn how to only quote portions instead, and many other tips to make your replies better.

When you duplicate a file on a Mac something special happens. Knowing how this works can explain why deleting files doesn't always free up space right away.

Freeform is a useful app that allows you to create visual documents that aren't notes or word processing files. Learn how to add text, shapes, connection lines and more to build anything you like.

You can now use 3D models in Keynote. By combining that with Magic Move you can also animate these 3D objects. This could take your presentations to the next level.

Sometimes more than one keyboard shortcut can be use in rapid succession to perform an action. Here are some examples of combining keyboard shortcuts to perform various tasks and increase your productivity.

LaunchPad is a useful tool on your Mac for launching and switching to apps. It can be the fastest way to launch any app, and also allows you to organize them as you like. Learn some tips and tricks for using LaunchPad.

While most Mac users will use tabs in their web browser, many forget that tabs work well in the Finder and other apps too.

If you know where to look you can find the videos that are used for macOS Sonoma screen savers. But the format won't work as a background in Zoom. However, you can convert it to a format that does work pretty easily.

If you don't have an iPhone 15 Pro with the action button, you can still easily trigger a variety of actions using on-screen buttons, tapping the back of the iPhone, pressing the side button or even the volume buttons.

Freeform is a useful app that allows you to create visual documents that aren't notes or word processing files. Learn how to add text, shapes, connection lines and more to build anything you like.

In macOS Sonoma you can use browser profiles to keep home and work separate while viewing web sites. You can log into different accounts in different profiles and have multiple profiles each open in its own window.

You can take the serial number from your Mac, iPhone, iPad, AirPods and more and plug that number into Apple's special web page to find out when you bought it.

iMovie is mostly for horizontal video. But often we end up with vertical video from our iPhones. You can deal with vertical video in many creative ways in iMovie.

Here are several ways to share a playlist as an Apple Music link, a list of songs in text, or something you can transport to other streaming services.

Just because you use a Mac, iPhone or iPad doesn't mean you need to use Apple's services. You can use other email services, browsers, cloud services, streaming music, photo libraries and more.

If you don't have an iPhone 15 Pro with the action button, you can still easily trigger a variety of actions using on-screen buttons, tapping the back of the iPhone, pressing the side button or even the volume buttons.

Looking to buy a new Mac soon? Figure out which Mac is the best one for your needs and budget. This practical guide will help you decide between a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini or Mac Studio.