Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

Use two-factor authentication to make your iCloud account and most other online accounts much more secure than using just a password.

Learn how to use Safari's Password Manager to general strong passwords, store them and use them later.

Learn how to use strong passwords to protect your online accounts and your Mac.

An introduction to the 2021 edition of the Mac security course.

Does the Apple Weather app really not display 69 degrees? Why not write an article about it and not ask any expert at all before publishing?

It is common to see Apple names misstated online. But being clear when asking for information or help is important. How many of these incorrect Apple product names have you used?

The symbols that you get when you hold Shift and type a number all have special uses in addition to their use in text. Many are math or logic functions, some are used in Internet communication or social media. New features in macOS Monterey will bring official uses for some of them on macOS for the first time.

When you first use the News app, it will show you a variety of news topics from a variety of sources. But you can customize the News app either by teaaching it what you like to read, or specifically choosing publications and sources you want to see.

You can use Command+click to move a window without it popping to the front. But you can also do much more with Command+click that will act on a window in different ways. It conflicts with Safari's Command+click functionality and it is hard to do some things because the window isn't the frontmost one, but there is potential there.

Smart Albums are a handy tool in Mac Photos that can be used to view photos in your library that match certain criteria. Unlike regular albums, you don't add photos to the album manually and they automatically update as you add new photos.

There are many small ways to customize the Mac Finder that may get rid of small annoyances for some users. Check out these settings and techniques.

Found another <a href="https://collections.artsmia.org/search/artist:%22Utagawa%20Hiroshige%22?size=1060" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">source of amazing desktop backgrounds</a>.  I know lots of other museums also have their collections online and downloadable. Any others to recommend?

If you want to maximize the time your hands are on your keyboard and minimize the time you use your mouse or trackpad, here are 10 techniques you need to master.

While there is no Weather app that comes with your Mac, there are several built-in ways to see weather. In addition, you can access weather in a few other places, like on the Web, in email and even using the Calendar.

I was about to compose a video thumbnail using video of me and some clipart. When I do these, I always think after-the-fact that I should have recorded that. This time I remembered beforehand. I'm using Pixelmator Pro to combine a frame of a video of me with some clipart to make it look like I'm holding a newspaper. Hope some of you find it interesting.

The Recents item in the Finder isn't that useful. But you can create your own Smart Folders to replace it that fit your needs and show you the files you really want to see. You can also use Spotlight or Siri to find recent files.

Keynote presentations don't have to be linear. You can use links to jump to any slide. With these links you can turn a Keynote presentation into a simple interactive quiz. This can be used in classroom or marketing situations.

Apple Motion is so cool. I got lost in it yesterday after discovering how to connect visual elements to audio tracks. You can build shapes that tap out the beat, equalizers and waveform things. The sky is the limit with what you can do. Thought I'd share some of my experiments.

You can use a special type of chart in Numbers to plot points on a graph. To make it look like graph paper you can adjust the chart in several ways.