Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

The Copy Subject feature of macOS Ventura (also known as the Remove Background feature) is useful in a variety of ways. But did you know it works in Quick Look? In fact, I use it this way every day to make my video thumbnails. So you can basically use Copy Subject without even opening an image file.

If you know the information or item you want is on a specific site, there are quicker ways to get to it besides a general web search. Most websites allow you to search inside them, and even search engines allow you to narrow things down.

Here are 10 tips for people who are new to using macOS.

When you download something in Safari, another browser, or Mail, it is saved to the Downloads folder by default. But you can change that to another location or have it prompt you each time.

Apple now gives us a little insight into the business of the App Store. Let's dive in and see what the data shows.

A presentation is usually linear, advancing from one slide ot the next. But you can create buttons that are links to other slides to jump around and view slides in a different order each time you present. Or, you can just jump to an option part of your presentation and then back to the main slides.

When you type quotation marks on your Mac you'll usually get curly quotes that curl correctly depending on what you are typing. Learn what curly quotes are, how they work, and how to use straight quotes instead if you like.

Had fun creating a somewhat realistic ViewMaster slideshow effect in Keynote for Mac.

By using a Shortcuts automation, you can make it seem like one or more of your regular iPhone or iPad apps are locked and require your passcode to access. This low-security technique could prevent others from gaining access to important apps.

When using smart folders or albums it is important to realize what they are. Items are not "in" a smart folder or album. They are simply the results of a search. The items remain where they were. You can't delete items from a smart folder or album because that wouldn't make sense.

Here's more on Pixelmator Pro Clipping masks. This time, I'll use them in iMovie.

Font Book is the app that comes with your Mac that lets you install new fonts and manage the ones you have. Most Mac users never need to use Font Book, but if you are a designer or content creator you may need to know how it works.

So many lights and switches won't work with Siri, but will work with Google. However, you can still use Siri to control there by setting up a Shortcut to get Siri talking to the Google Assistant app.

Clipping Masks are a useful technique to be able to use only part of an image masked into a specific shape without destroying the image in the layer. You can use it to easily create sculpted images in Pages, Keynote or iMovie.

Mac Accessibility options offer some alternatives to click-and-drag. One in particular, the three-finger drag, could be useful for those who don't like how window dragging with a Magic Trackpad feels.

If you aren't using the Photos app, check out these 10 reasons to give it a try. Often when someone avoids using an app like Photos it is because of misconceptions or not realizing that the app has evolved since they last tried it.

If you need to find an image in a folder full of photos or graphics, you have many different ways to do it in the Finder on a Mac.

Many of today's scams involve online payment systems like Venmo, Zelle and Apple Cash. These are all legitimate ways to send and receive money, but can be used by scammers because they are quick and completely online. Learn what scams are common so you know what to look out for.

While it is easy to highlight text in a PDF with the Highlighting tool, what if you wanted to highlight some text in a photo or screenshot? Just marking it up with a box or arrow could work, but you can also simulate a highlight marker effect with a well-made box or line.

When viewing files in the Finder you can group the items in a folder by kind, size, date and more. How this works depends on which Finder view you choose. You can also sort the files inside each group.