Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

In the Music app on your Mac you can create playlists containing any songs from your library. You can arrange these songs inside the playlist, and also organize your playlists. You can also create Smart Playlists that select songs based on search criteria and automatically update as you add new music.

iOS 14.5 is really about the new ad tracking prevention that Apple has been building up to for a year. But in addition to that, there are some small new features worth noting.

This update to Big Sur brings new Emoji characters and new features in Reminders, Safari, News, Podcasts, Music and more. On M1 Macs you have new options for using iOS and iPadOS apps.

Drag and drop is one of the most basic skills you need to master to get the most from your Mac. You can use drag and drop to move files, rearrange items, move content from one app to another, and much more.

This became a much longer video than I thought, sorry about that. I wanted to go through the specifications for the new iMac and talk about them. If you are interested in my thoughts about the latest Mac, have a watch.

The Mac Calculator app seems simple at first, but it includes some pretty advanced features. It has a scientific and programmer mode, paper tape, a library of conversions and much more.

Multitasking on an iPad in iOS 14 is done using either Split View or Slide Over. The first allows you to split your screen between two apps. The second will palce a small vertical window over the main app. But activiating these features takes some complicated gestures.

Can your Mac run macOS Tahoe? How about Sequoia? Or Monterey? Here are the technical requirements for the most recent versions of macOS. Note that it does not matter how much memory or storage you have, or which CPU you have for the most recent versions of macOS. It only matters which model and year you have.

To check your Mac’s model and year, choose the Apple menu, About This Mac. Then look for the model and year.

macOS Tahoe

macOS 26 released September 15, 2025.
Features and versions
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook Pro (2020 M1 and later, and 2019 16-inch, and 2020 13-inch)
• MacBook Air (2020 M1 and later)
• Mac mini (2020 and later)
• iMac (2020 and later)
• Mac Studio (2022 and later)
• Mac Pro (2019 and later)

Download link coming soon.

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macOS Sequoia

macOS 15 released September 16, 2024.
Features and versions
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook Pro (2018 and later)
• MacBook Air (2020 and later)
• Mac mini (2018 and later)
• iMac (2019 and later)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Studio (2022 and later)
• Mac Pro (2019 and later)

You can download macOS Sequoia here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-sequoia/id6596773750

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macOS Sonoma

macOS 14 released September 26, 2023.
Features and versions
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook (2017)
• MacBook Pro (2018 and later)
• MacBook Air (2018 and later)
• Mac mini (2018 and later)
• iMac (2019 and later)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Studio (2022 and later)
• Mac Pro (2019 and later)

You can download macOS Sonoma here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-sonoma/id6450717509

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macOS Ventura

macOS 13 released October 24, 2022. Final version 13.6.9.
Features and versions
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook (2017)
• MacBook Pro (2017 and later)
• MacBook Air (2018 and later)
• Mac mini (2018 and later)
• iMac (2017 and later)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Studio (2022)
• Mac Pro (2019 and later)

You can download macOS Ventura here: https://apps.apple.com/app/macos-ventura/id1638787999

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macOS Monterey

macOS 12 released October 25, 2021. Final version 12.7.6.
Features and versions
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook (Early 2016 and later)
• MacBook Pro (Early 2015 and later)
• MacBook Air (Early 2015 and later)
• Mac mini (Late 2014 and later)
• iMac (Late 2015 and later)
• iMac Pro (2017 and later)
• Mac Studio 2022
• Mac Pro (2013 and later)

You can download macOS Monterey here: https://apps.apple.com/app/macos-monterey/id1576738294

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macOS Big Sur

macOS 11 released November 12, 2020. Final version 11.7.10.
Features and versions
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook (2015 or later)
• MacBook Air (2013 or later)
• MacBook Pro (Late 2013 or later)
• Mac mini (2014 or later)
• iMac (2014 or later)
• iMac Pro (2017 or later)
• Mac Pro (2013 or later)

You can download macOS Big Sur here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132

You can upgrade from: Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks.

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macOS Catalina

macOS 10.15 released October 7, 2019. Final version 10.15.7.
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
• Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
• iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Pro (Late 2013 or newer)

You can download macOS Catalina here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-catalina/id1466841314

You can upgrade from: High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion.

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macOS Mojave

macOS 10.14 released September 24, 2018. Final version 10.14.6.
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
• Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
• iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Pro (Late 2013; Mid 2010 and Mid 2012 models with recommended Metal-capable graphics cards)

You can download macOS Mojave here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-mojave/id1398502828

You can upgrade from: Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion.

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macOS High Sierra

macOS 10.13 released September 25, 2017. Final version 10.13.6.
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)
• Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer)
• iMac (Late 2009 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)

You can download macOS High Sierra here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741

You can upgrade from: Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion.

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macOS Sierra

macOS 10.12 released September 20, 2016. Final version 10.12.6.
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)
• Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer)
• iMac (Late 2009 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)

You can download macOS Sierra here: http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-39476-20191023-48f365f4-0015-4c41-9f44-39d3d2aca067/InstallOS.dmg

You can upgrade from: El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion.

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OS X El Capitan

OS X 10.11 released September 30, 2015. Final version 10.11.6.
Wikipedia entry

• MacBook (Early 2015)
• MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
• Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
• iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
• Xserve (Early 2009)

You can download OS X El Capitan here: http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41424-20191024-218af9ec-cf50-4516-9011-228c78eda3d2/InstallMacOSX.dmg

You can upgrade from: Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard.

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OS X Yosemite

OS X 10.10 released October 16, 2014. Final version 10.10.5.
Wikipedia entry

• When new, your Mac came with OS X v10.6.8 or later
• 2GB of memory
• 8GB of available storage
• Note: Many features like AirDrop and Handoff will require Macs from 2012 or newer

You can download OS X Yosemite here: http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41343-20191023-02465f92-3ab5-4c92-bfe2-b725447a070d/InstallMacOSX.dmg

You can upgrade from: Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard.

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OS X Mavericks, OS X Mountain Lion and OS X Lion

OS X 10.9, OS X 10.8 and OS X 10.7. Oct 22, 2013, Jul 25, 2012, Jul 20, 2011.

If you have OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) or older, you may be able to find Mavericks in the old version of the Mac App Store from within those operating systems. You can download Mountain Lion for free here. You can download Lion for free here. Also, a DVD of Mountain Lion is available for purchase here: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion.

Your Mac comes with many small apps in addition to the main ones you use every day. Take a look at 10 fun and useful apps to see if any of them can help you get the most from your Mac.

On Tuesday Apple announced a new iMac with a completely new thin design that uses their own M1 CPU. This 24-inch model brings back multiple color choices and can come with a wireless keyboard that includes Touch ID.

In today's special Spring Forward announcement, Apple debuted a new M1 iMac with a new design, a new iPad Pro with a Mini-LED screen, and the AirTag tracking device.

You can easily create password-protected encrypted documents using apps like Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Microsoft Word. Youc an also create a password-protected PDF file from just about any app. There are good reasons to sometimes need encrypted documents, but often it isn't necessary.

The Mac Photos app has some deep functionality and even regular users may not know some of these tips. Learn how to search by photo contents, convert Live Photos to long exposure pictures, export contact sheet PDFs, adjust and filter videos, create multiple libraries and much more.

If you use your Mac to create or work on documents and projects, you'll occasionally want to archive old files to free up space on your Mac's internal drive and iCloud. You can do with with a basic external drive. But you may also want to consider other types of external storage, backups and more.

Here's a look at the WordPress plugins and other things on the MacMost server. Let me know if you have any questions!

Automator can be used to script some third-party apps. As an example, here's how to write a script for Pixelmator Pro that adds a border and caption to a photo you select in the Photos app.

Apple has announced a special event for April 20 called “Spring Loaded.” Most who follow Apple news expect Apple to announce new iPads at this event, and possibly a new iMac.

Most Mac apps have buttons at the top of each window in a toolbar. If you don't like the arrangement of buttons in the toolbar, or what to remove or add functionality to the toolbar, you can do so by customizing it. Most native Mac apps, like Safari, Mail, the Finder and also Apple apps like Pages, Numbers and Keynote allow you to customize the toolbar. Some third-party apps also have customizable toolbars, while others use their own system.

You don't need to print out, sign, and then scan in documents. You can sign them right on your Mac. Using the Markup Tools in Mac Preview and other places, you can sign documents and fill in other text. Your signatures are saved for later use so it is even easier after the first time.

Here are some System Preference settings you may not know about or be using. Learn how to change the menu bar clock, customize your language by app, show a message on the lock screen, access hidden screen resolutions and more.