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The only easy options for Do Not Disturb are on, off, 1 hour and "until this evening." But with a quick and simple Shortcut you can get it to turn on and then automatically off after a specific number of minutes. You can even set it up to let Siri ask you verbally for the number.

There are many ways to post a quick video online for a few friends to see. But a lot of people try to share the file using iCloud Drive which isn't a good experience at the other end. Instead, use Photos sharing, YouTube or a sharing site.

If you use the Cube animation just right in Keynote you can make it look like your photos are on an actual physical cube.

While tabs are heavily adopted in web browsers, a lot of people still don't realize how useful they can be elsewhere. For years I have used a single Finder window with multiple tabs instead of multiple Finder windows.

The easy way to make sure you are using an Emoji character right is to just search for that character on the web. You can make a Shortcut to do this for you with a selected emoji.

Seems like I can't post much on NextDoor or CraigsList without at least one scammer trying to pull one of these tricks. Fortunately I know all about them so they are just an annoyance to me. But I'm worried that so many people are becoming victims.

This one little feature of Keyboard Maestro makes so many things possible!

If you need to securely erase something from a PDF before sending it along to someone else. this is the tool for you.

If you have Windows friends that like to comment about you using a Mac, you have probably heard many of these. I break them down into what is true or not.

Did you know you can link not just to a web page, but also jump to a particular piece of text and even highlight that text? This can be very useful when you want to point something out to the link recipient. Here's how a use a Shortcut to make these easy to generate in Safari.

Apple Maps does a really good job of making public transportation usable, at least in my area. How is it in yours?

The cropping tools in the Photos app are great, as long as the image is already in the Photos app. But what if you want to crop a photo that is just a file? The Preview app can do it, but the steps are very different.

Seems like you should be able to schedule Shortcuts on your Mac to run at specific times or when an event occurs. But you can't. A third-party app to the rescue! Shortery: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shortery/id1594183810" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shortery/id1594183810</a> 

The rumors are getting stronger about an upcoming VR/AR headset from Apple. And it may be here soon. I'll break down the important parts of an article and tell you what I think about potential features. Here's a link to the actual article: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-23/apple-reality-pro-details-eye-hand-tracking-app-store-3d-ios-like-interface" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-23/apple-reality-pro-details-eye-hand-tracking-app-store-3d-ios-like-interface</a> 

You can't use Pages or TextEdit to select non-contiguous text on a Mac. But you can use a variety of other apps to do it. Plus, some reasons why you would want to do this in Pages are better served by using Character Styles instead. CotEditor: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/coteditor/id1024640650" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/coteditor/id1024640650</a>  LibreOffice: <a href="https://www.libreoffice.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.libreoffice.org</a> (free download from official site). ClipTools: <a href="https://macmost.com/cliptools" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://macmost.com/cliptools</a> 

Apple dropped some major new product updates this week. Here are my thoughts on the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros, the new M2 Mac mini and the return of the HomePod.

While doing a video on Hot Corners I began to wonder if you can use a Terminal command, and thus a Shortcut, to change what each Hot Corner does. Turns out you can. Here's the basic Terminal command: <strong>defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-XX-corner -int Y</strong> XX would be <strong>tr</strong>, <strong>tl</strong>, <strong>br</strong>, <strong>bl</strong> depending on each corner (top/bottom, right/left). Y would be one of these: 0=nothing, 2=Mission Control, 3=Show App Windows, 4=Show Desktop, 5=Start Screen Saver, 6=Disable Screen Saver, 10=Display Sleep, 11=Launchpad, 12=Notification Center, 13=Lock Screen. Then you need to use this to restart the Desktop and have it take affect: <strong>killall Dock</strong> You can also use this to set a modifier key for the Hot Corner: <strong>defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-XX-modifier -int Z</strong> Z would be: 0=nothing, 131072=Shift, 262144=Control, 524288=Option, 1048576=Command

I thought it would be neat to be able to put a message where you can see it all day. But not just A message, but a message that can easily be changed. I started using image editing and Terminal commands, but it turns out this can be done in a much better way with a Shortcut.

Your Mac comes with a variety of interesting screen savers. Most use your photos, but some show patterns or information.

I have released ClipTools to the general public. This is my free clipboard manager with all sorts of extra functionality. You can get it for free from the Mac App Store. Sorry for the long video, there's just so much to explain. Here's a link to the page that explains how to use it: <a href="https://macmost.com/cliptools" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://macmost.com/cliptools</a>  Here's a link to the Mac App Store page to download it: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cliptools/id1619348240" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cliptools/id1619348240</a>