Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

5/1/25

Learn how iCloud actually works when you use iCloud Drive and other iCloud services with your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Learn the Mac Finder In 5 Minutes
4/30/25
If you are looking for a quick way to get up to speed using the Mac Finder to work with your files and folder, this no-nonsense video gives you a fast overview of the basic Finder functions.
4/29/25

Any group of two or more people can easily collaborate in real time using iCloud with their Macs or other Apple devices.

Creating a Billing and Invoicing System In Numbers (2025)
4/28/25

When building Numbers spreadsheets it is important to remember that a row in a table is the equivalent to a record in a database. To build a billing system, you can put clients in one table and invoice items such as billable hours in another table. Then you can build a sheet with tables that use functions to populate an invoice. You can use the new FILTER function for this.

4/26/25

You can use a variety of techniques to make titles and headings more colorful and interesting in Pages and Keynote without resorting to a third-party app or generating graphics.

How To Use the Ports On Your Mac Correctly
4/25/25
Your Mac may come with a mix of Thunderbolt and USB ports. What are the differences and when should you use each? How about the HDMI port?
4/24/25

Over time your Contacts app gets messy with old contacts you no longer need, duplicates hastily created and information that with too few or many details. But cleaning up your contacts doesn't have to be overwhelming.

17 Ways To Do Calculations On Your Mac
4/23/25
There are many ways you can perform math calculations on your Mac. Some are quick and easy, some are for special situations, and others are can be combined with automations.
4/22/25

The new spilling array functions in Numbers 14.4 are very powerful. But they can also be used to simplify calculations once you get the hang of things.

10 Easy Ways To Customize Your Mac
4/21/25
Here are some ways to customize how your Mac looks without needing to spend a lot of time. You can change a variety of settings with just a switch or by making a few choices.
4/19/25

You can use the Comments section of file Info to describe a file and then help find it later on.

4/17/25

Your Mac may come with a mix of Thunderbolt and USB ports. What are the differences and when should you use each?

Master the Mac Dock In 5 Minutes
4/17/25
The Dock is an important part of macOS that allows you to quickly launch apps and access files. You can customize the Dock to include what you want.
10 Reasons Your Mac May Be Acting Strange and How to Fix It
4/16/25
If you see numbers or boxes on your screen, don't hear any sound, can't use some keys or your Mac wakes up from sleep on its own, there may be a simple explanation and an easy fix.
4/15/25

Here are some power user tips for the app icons on the left side of the Dock. You can use context menus to jump to windows, hide all other apps, bring up App Expose and more.

Creating Dynamic Lists On a Mac
4/14/25
Here are 5 ways you can create lists on your Mac that allow you to reorder lines and indent items.
4/12/25

A new feature of the Apple News+ subscription is a large database of recipes and a cooking mode.

How To Work Around the Safari Download Location Bug
4/11/25

If you have Safari set to ask you where to save a file each time you download it, but it isn't asking, you are not alone. Here are two ways to work around this bug.

4/10/25

If you see numbers or boxes on your screen, don't hear any sound, can't use some keys or your Mac wakes up from sleep on its own, there may be a simple explanation and an easy fix.

12 Tips For Controlling App Tabs On Your Mac
4/9/25
While many people use tabs with browsers, they can also be very useful in document apps like Pages and Numbers. Here's how to get the most from tabs.