Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

11/29/23
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.
11/28/23
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.
11/27/23
While most Mac users will use tabs in their web browser, many forget that tabs work well in the Finder and other apps too.
11/25/23
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.
11/24/23
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.
11/23/23
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.
11/22/23
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.
11/21/23
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.
11/20/23
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.
11/18/23
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.
11/17/23
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.
11/16/23
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.
11/15/23
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.
11/14/23
You can refer from one table to another across slides in Keynote. This allows you to build presentations where one slide holds all the text presented on other slides.
11/13/23
The FN or Globe Key on your Mac keyboard is a modifier key that can do some special things. In addition to controlling how the F1-F19 keys work, it can also be used as a single keypress to trigger some actions, and with some letter keys to give you keyboard shortcuts to some powerful functions.
11/11/23
You can use ChatGPT along with Dall-E to create unique artwork based on a description. This can be used to make art for presentations, for example.
11/10/23
Apple has officially said they aren't planning on making a new 5K 27-inch iMac. But the current line-up of Macs has plenty of great options that will get you a 27-inch screen and a fast new Apple Silicon processor, often cheaper than what an iMac would have cost.
11/9/23
You can use drag-and-drop to create links to email messages for use in Reminders, Notes, Calendar and other documents.
11/8/23
There are some quick and simple settings you can use to change how your Mac's screen looks. Use them all to highly customize the look of your Mac. Or, just use one or two to make a subtle change.
11/7/23
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.