10/19/23
Private browsing allows you to log into multiple accounts at sites and also provides some privacy protections while browsing the web. Sonoma has some new tricks.
10/14/23
A new feature in Pixelmator Pro lets you import PDF files with layer support. So you can then go in and hide layers or even change things about each layer. You can use this to grab parts of PDF files or remove text and so on.
10/12/23
Apple updated the iCloud.com website with new features to match some of the things found in macOS Ventura and Sonoma.
10/7/23
When my new iPhone 15 Pro Max refused to work with my car's wired CarPlay, I discovered that it is fairly easy and inexpensive to add a gadget that gives you wireless CarPlay.
10/5/23
The Spotlight Menu adds some handy new features in Sonoma, including the ability to add contacts and calendar events, search for objects in videos, and switch Focus modes.
9/30/23
If you find the blinking text cursor distracting, you can turn it off using some hidden settings on your Mac.
9/30/23
Got my iPhone 15 Pro Max and it is a good phone. However I have one major problem and a couple of annoyances. Hard to be really excited about it because of that.
9/28/23
In macOS Sonoma, Freeform has two improvements that make it easier to quickly create large diagrams or flowcharts. You can turn on a connection lines mode to quickly connect a lot of items with lines. You can also change a shape once it has been placed.
9/23/23
macOS Sonoma and iOS 17 allow you to add links from notes to notes in the Notes app. This lets you basically create little mini "wikis" in Notes. Better still, I found you can do things like share these notes with others and the links still work, mix in links to other things, and use these links to create links INTO Notes from the Desktop or other types of documents.
9/21/23
Here's my big list of all of the new features in macOS Sonoma. I go through the list with commentary and showing some of my favorites.
9/17/23
Sonoma changes a few things in both the simple Keyboard dictation and Accessibility Voice Control dictation. Gone is the floating button, there are better ways to correct words, and it is better at finding alternate words and there is now a tutorial.
9/12/23
Here's a summary of today's announcements including the new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro, Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2.
9/9/23
Been keeping track of the new things in iOS 17 for the iPhone and created this list. In the (long) video I go through it with my thoughts and showing some of the features. Attached is the list in RTF form in case you want to use it when you upgrade your iPhone. I expect iOS 17 to come out later this week or next.
9/7/23
Learn how to minimize windows and when it can be useful. See how minimizing works with Full Screen windows, Stage Manager and app switching.
9/2/23
If you need to search a site for text as you are writing, this Shortcut will cut out many steps. I use it all day long to get links to my own videos.
8/31/23
It is frustrating that there is no easy way to select a folder and get a list of folders and files with indentations to show which files are in which folders. But with TextEdit and a couple of Replace All commands, you can do it.
8/26/23
I use the Apple Keyboard with the numeric keypad. Why? Lots of good reasons!
8/22/23
A new Mac feature coming to Sonoma later this year could make typing a lot easier for some of us.
8/20/23
The Preview app doesn't really have layers like other image editing apps. But you can kinda simulate them with some creative use of copy and paste.
8/15/23
You can adjust the amount of space available for app icons in LaunchPad by using a pair of Terminal commands.
