Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

10/21/23

You can now buy iCloud Storage plans up to 12TB, or even 14TB if you know a trick. Which plan is right for you and how does this compare to other cloud services?

Reminders: List Sections and Column View
10/20/23
Starting with macOS Sonoma and iOS/iPadOS 17 you can now divide lists in Reminders into Sections. When using the new Column View, each section is in a separate column, making them similar to Kanban boards. You can easily move items from column to column and also combine this with subtasks and List Templates for more advanced uses.
10/19/23

Private browsing allows you to log into multiple accounts at sites and also provides some privacy protections while browsing the web. Sonoma has some new tricks.

What To Do When Your Mac's Drive Is Full
10/18/23
If your internal drive is almost full then it is time to clear out some applications and files. Here's how to do that in 7 steps without the help of any third-party apps.
10/17/23

There are a few new System Settings and app settings you should know about in macOS Sonoma.

Mac Quick Start Guide for New Users - Mac Tutorial for Beginners
10/16/23
If you are new to Mac then this is the guide for you. Here is a quick start to get you going with how to use the mouse or trackpad, keyboard, Menu Bar, Dock, windows, apps, the Finder and much more. Get up to speed quick with this comprehensive tutorial.
10/14/23

A new feature in Pixelmator Pro lets you import PDF files with layer support. So you can then go in and hide layers or even change things about each layer. You can use this to grab parts of PDF files or remove text and so on.

When Should You Close, Minimize, Hide or Quit?
10/13/23
When you want to get a document or window out of the way, should you close it, minimize it, or just hide or quit the app? Take a look at these four options and see which would work better for you.
10/12/23

Apple updated the iCloud.com website with new features to match some of the things found in macOS Ventura and Sonoma.

New Mac Video Conferencing Features
10/11/23
macOS Sonoma introduces a unified menu for video and microphone controls in the menu bar. This includes the ability to trigger reaction animations and combine your screen and camera input to create a presenter overlay. For the most part these work in FaceTime but also in other apps like Zoom.
10/10/23

Starting with macOS Sonoma and iOS/iPadOS 17 you can now divide lists in Reminders into Sections. When using the new Column View, each section is in a separate column, making them similar to Kanban boards. You can easily move items from column to column and also combine this with subtasks and List Templates for more advanced uses.

New In ClipTools: SmartClips Replace, Calc and Title Functions
10/9/23
The free clipboard manager and text utility from MacMost has a few new powerful tricks available in version 1.2 including the ability to replace text in the selection, perform calculations in Smart Clips and add titles to those Smart Clips too.
10/7/23

When my new iPhone 15 Pro Max refused to work with my car's wired CarPlay, I discovered that it is fairly easy and inexpensive to add a gadget that gives you wireless CarPlay.

10 Screenshot Markup Tips and Tricks
10/6/23
You can do a lot with the built-in screenshot tool on your Mac. Learn how to draw perfect shapes, highlight areas, use Emoji, save where you want and much more.
10/5/23

The Spotlight Menu adds some handy new features in Sonoma, including the ability to add contacts and calendar events, search for objects in videos, and switch Focus modes.

How To Create and Use Safari Web Apps On Your Mac
10/4/23
In macOS Sonoma you can create Web Apps where you can view your favorite or most used sites in their own app instead of a full browser. This not only makes going to these sites more convenient and app-like, but also enhances privacy.
10/3/23

If your internal drive is almost full then it is time to clear out some applications and files. Here's how to do that in 7 steps without the help of any third-party apps.

19 Tips For Using Desktop Widgets On Your Mac
10/2/23
The new Desktop Widgets feature of macOS Sonoma makes widgets more useful than ever before. Here are some ideas on how you can use this new powerful feature to get the most from your Mac.
9/30/23

If you find the blinking text cursor distracting, you can turn it off using some hidden settings on your Mac.

9/30/23

Got my iPhone 15 Pro Max and it is a good phone. However I have one major problem and a couple of annoyances. Hard to be really excited about it because of that.