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There's not much new in Sonoma 14.4. But we do get the same Podcast transcript features that are in iOS 17.4, even if they don't seem to work as well. We also get new Emoji and a small new thing in Safari.

Take a look at some of the new features like follow-along Podcast transcripts and new Emoji. (17.4 also allows for new things for EU users, like alternative app stores and web browsers, though none exist yet).

Printing or making PDF documents from Freeform boards doesn't work very well. It is hard t tell what will fit on a page without any borders, and the margins are huge and there doesn't seem to be a way to make them much smaller. But there are ways to make it work.

Keyboard Maestro allows you to use the Command, Option and Control keys on the right side of your Mac keyboard as single-key shortcuts if you know how to set it up right. I'll also show you how to use Text Replacements without leaving an extra space or return after.

In a recent video I showed 3D animated layers for illustrating how the Desktop on the Mac works. Here's how I created those 3D animations.

Instead of using copy and paste, or a Duplicate command, you can often hold the Option key down and drag items in apps to duplicate them. This has the advantage of allowing you to duplicate and position the new item at the same time.

If you need to copy some text or even an image from a file, you don't necessarily need to open the file up in an app. Often Quick Look can be used to find and copy file contents.

You can set the screenshot format to something other than png using a simple Terminal command. Some screenshots will save you storage space, but scarfing quality.

I've been working on adding an exciting new feature to ClipTools, an editor window. You can use this to view your clips, saved clips and Smart Clips. You can also edit them and paste them directly from this window. You can use it to assign any Smart Clip its own global keyboard shortcut.

Been playing around with the Apple Vision Pro some more, but mostly getting work done. Which is strange since some people are convinced you can't use it for work. Take a look at some interesting things I found.

Here's a tour of some of the Apple Vision Pro basics and how it went after using it for more than a day.

I like using the Safari Favorites bar, even though I am not a fan of bookmarks in general. Learn how I use it and get some tips to make it useful for you.

If an app is using the microphone, camera or recording the screen then you'll see a colorful privacy icon in the menu bar.

Take a look at how I use the Finder on my Mac. I keep just one Finder window open and use tabs. I never close that window. I like List view the best and use a few of the other Finder tools to get my work done.

You can get rid of all of your static items in the Dock and then expand the Recents section to show more items. This could be a different way to use the Dock, or just a way to figure out which apps you really should have in the Dock.

With a cheap HDMI video converter and a simple app you can watch any HDMI source on your iPad. This lets you use it for video games or with set-top TV boxes.

In my videos I show you many ways to get things done on your Mac and other Appel products. But sometimes it surprises people when they hear how I actually use them myself.

With the release of the Apple Vision Pro just weeks away, let's take another look at what it will be like to use one using the simulator that Apple provides to developers.

You can find old Apple technical documents, user guides and data sheets at Archive.org. Many of the earliest service guides include "exploded" drawings of the Macs that could make nice office artwork.

I recently started using Adobe's Enhance website tool to clean up the audio in my tutorials. I think it sounds great, but it does require some extra steps.