Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

A new feature in iOS 16 is the ability to easily select only the subject of a photo and drag it to another app or copy and paste it. You can use this to send just the subject of a photo without the background in a message or place it in a layer of an image editing app.

A new feature in iOS 16 for the iPhone allows you to see duplicates in your Photos library and delete or merge them. This same feature is coming to iPadOS 16 and also macOS Ventura.

Here's early access to a video I'll be posting next week showing some of the smaller new features of iOS 16 that haven't gotten much attention. I know a lot of people are excited about iOS 16 and I didn't want to keep my patrons waiting for this one. (Video file download below for those having any trouble viewing it here.)

If you want to disable a keyboard shortcut to avoid accidentally triggering that action, there are a variety of ways to do it.

A new feature of iOS 16 and watchOS 9 is that you can mirror the Apple Watch's screen to the iPhone. This is meant to be an accessibility feature, but watch how I can use that to maybe do Apple Watch tutorials in the future with some clever cropping and overlays. (Having trouble playing the video? You can also download it below.)

A big new feature in iOS 16 is the ability to customize your lock screen using photos, colors, emoji and other special styles. You can also add widgets to your lock screen and set Focus modes to change your lock screen automatically at different times.

iOS 16 for iPhone has a ton of new features. See some of the best new things you need to try out as soon as you update.

You can use Conditional Highlighting in Numbers to make values stand out. You can also use alternatives like formulas in other columns or custom formats. Also learn how to have cells highlight based on the value of a different cell.

Title Icons, also called Proxy Icons, allow you to drag and drop files directly from their document windows without needing to use the Finder. You can also use them in the Finder to drag the folder you are currently viewing without needing to go up a level.

Apple announced new products today: Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE 3, Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods Pro 2, iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Plus. I'll run down the new features and give you my thoughts.

With macOS's built-in Universal Clipboard feature you can copy and paste between two Macs, or between Macs, iPhones and iPads. You can use this for text, images, files and more.

Screens with 1440p resolution are popular, but they are not an ideal screen to use as a primary or secondary display with a Mac. The 2560x1440 resolution is either too small or too big, depending on how you have it set up. A 4K screen is a better option for most Mac users. But if you are stuck with a 1440 screen, there are a few things you can do to make it look better.

XProtect is your Mac's built-in quiet anti-malware tool. Recent changes to XProtect in macOS means that it occasionally scans for some malware throughout the day. You can actually see the entries in your system logs using a Terminal command if you are curious. Also, looks like there is a cosmetic mistake that now makes XProtect show up in a list in System Preferences. So if you see it there it isn't just you. There's nothing to do or worry about though. Here's the Terminal command I used: <blockquote><strong>log show --style syslog --predicate 'subsystem == "com.apple.XProtectFramework.PluginAPI" &amp;&amp; eventMessage contains "status_message"' --last 24h</strong></blockquote>Note I'm using macOS 12.5.1. Not sure if it works in 12.5.0 or 12.4.0.

Even if you don't have an extended keyboard you can still foward delete on a Mac using one of two hidden tricks. You can also delete by word, line, to the start or end of paragraphs and in a variety of different ways.

This is the video that I plan on posting on Wednesday, the same day as the Apple event where I expect they will announce the release date for iOS 16. Or maybe even release it that day. What do you think of the idea of me posting regular MacMost videos like this a week early here? Is it something you find interesting? Or is it no big deal since the video will be public to everyone eventually anyway?

Many Mac users have Adobe Reader on their Macs so they can read and fill out PDF files. But macOS already has a very capable PDF app named Preview. Most people will find it more than capable for all of their needs, and perhaps a little faster and convenient. If Adobe Reader is set as your default PDF app, I'll show you how to switch back to using Preview.

The context menu appears when you Control+click, right+click, or two-finger click something on a Mac. Most of the items in a context menu appear depending on what was clicked and which app you are using. But some parts of the context menu can be customized to fit your needs.

Often people ask me about duplicate photos or files when all they are seeing is two different ways of viewing the same single photo or file. For instance, albums in Photos show the same photos as the Library, and Recents and the Desktop in the Finder show files you can also see elsewhere. It is important to understand why these aren't duplicate items to avoid deleting the one and only copy of a photo or file.

If Pivot Tables in Numbers seem intimidating, watch this tutorial to see how easy they are to use. You can get a lot of information without ever needing to using functions or formulas.

Apple extended its self-service repair program to some Macs this week. This means you can get access to tools and parts to repair your own Macs. While you probably aren't interested in doing that (I'm not) it is fun to look at the PDF repair manuals you can download. They include lots of useful or just interesting information, diagrams and pictures. <a href="https://www.selfservicerepair.com/manuals" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.selfservicerepair.com/manuals</a>