7/27/24
While the Finder has a very pointer-oriented interface, you can still do most things with keyboard shortcuts. Even if you primarily use your mouse or trackpad, some of these shortcuts will help you move around faster.
7/25/24
There are many settings and ways to customize the Dock to make it a better tool to suit your individual needs.
7/20/24
Markdown is a way of writing plain text documents that still accounts for some styling. You can't view Markdown very well in macOS, but a simple Shortcut will let you Quick Look Markdown files and even copy and paste from them with styles.
7/18/24
A new feature of Freeform will make it a nice presentation tool, though one very different from Keynote.
7/13/24
You can use a few extra keys with the App Switch to hide and quit apps, and even reveal a minimized window.
7/11/24
New sections on the Apple web site aim to help people choose their next Mac, and also easily find documentation for Apple products.
7/6/24
A handy Terminal application lets you convert from Word and a variety of other formats to text files and do a variety of other things with documents.
7/4/24
Turns out there is a way for Apple to prefer us to speak or write keyboard shortcuts: Control, Option, Shift, Command. I'll try to follow this from now on.
6/29/24
Here is a handy technique you can use to add files to the Dock for easy access even if the files are located in different folders.
6/27/24
The second beta of macOS Sequoia gives us a preview of how iPhone Mirroring will work. This will allow you to see and work with your iPhone as if it is a window on your Mac's screen.
6/22/24
You can use Keynote to remove the background behind you and record yourself onto a virtual green screen. Then you can use that video in iMovie.
6/20/24
With macOS Sequoia, iPadOS 18 and iOS 18 you'll be able to do math with variables and function inside of the Notes app. Check out this amazing new feature coming to the new operating systems this fall.
6/15/24
A hidden new feature in macOS Sequoia and iOS 18 is the ability to mark files to be kept downloaded even if you have iCloud Drive "Optimize" turned on.
6/11/24
Apple announced the main new features of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia at this year's worldwide developers conference. They also went into detail about exciting new AI features coming to these platforms. Take a look at what they announced. Most of this we will see by this fall when the new operating systems are released.
6/8/24
Version 3.6 of Pixelmator Pro adds a new masking interface that makes it much easier to add and edit masks to layers.
6/6/24
You can use the &UDM=14 trick to see Google search results with fewer ads and no special features like maps or AI. But it can be hard to apply, especially in Safari. An easier way is to just select Web-only results in the page menu, or start from a third-party site.
6/1/24
My 2021 Shortcut that allows you to capture text from any part of the screen isn't working in macOS 14.5 as there seems to be a bug in Shortcuts concerning screen capture. Here's a temporary work-around until Apple fixes the bug.
5/30/24
Apple changed the rules and now several game emulators are available in the App Store. So you can now play old Atari, Gameboy and other games on your iPhone. But why the massive day-to-day coverage at many sites?
5/25/24
OpenAI released a native Mac app that you can use with ChatGPT. It allows you to easily send images and ask questions using your voice.
5/23/24
It is easy to create presentations that combine multiple pieces of information on one slide and then use transitions to build it gradually.
