This is neat on the iPhone, but I think it was built to be a killer app for Apple Glasses, whenever we get those. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
One of the many things you can use the Lift Subject feature in macOS Ventura for is to create easy custom folder icons. And fun too. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
A little-know feature of copying folders from one drive to the other is that you can pause the copy, then resume it later. It only works for Copy, not Move, and isn't something you can do on the same drive because both moves and copies and instant thanks to APFS disk format. Update: Since recoding this, I actually had to use it to resume a copy OVER A NETWORK that I started and had to stop. I was able to do so after I reconnected the one Mac to the other over the network. Very handy!
Now macOS comes with the same backgrounds sounds that you can get in iOS. Use them for noise cancellation or to help with concentration or sleep.
I mentioned a bracket spreadsheet that I used in my "Top 10 Keyboard Shortcuts" video. Here's that spreadsheet and how it works. Could be useful, or at least a good way to learn about some Numbers things. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
A new feature in iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and watchOS 9 allows you to control certain aspects of an iPhone or iPad from another iPhone or iPad, or the Apple Watch. Could be interesting if you have ever wanted to pause/play music or video from one device or another, or do various things with Siri. Nothing for Macs here yet. But maybe macOS will join in on the fun next year. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
Apple has a page where they recommend some settings for your Wi-Fi network. If nothing else, some of the information provided gives insight as to why some settings are good for security or privacy. Here's the link: <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202068" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202068</a> (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
Two demonstrations in one video! I'm using the Continuity Camera with the Desk View (iPhone as a Mac webcam) to demonstrate using the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Sub sequencer. You can see how you can use the Desk View feature to present a physical object or demonstration. And this little sequencer is such fun. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
An update on my ClipTools app. Here are some new features I'm adding for the next beta. I decided I wanted to pack it full of more tools before launching it. Let me know what you think.
Apple is modernizing the iCloud.com web site with a whole new look. Anyone can check out the public beta right now.
A minor update to Pages, Numbers and Keynote this week, unless you are really excited about collaboration in Messages. Other than that, there's a new template in Pages that will save you a few seconds, the Ventura "Copy Subject" feature gets a hook in the apps, and Numbers adds a few interesting functions. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
In addition to all of the other new features in the Photos app, we can now do some level of perspective adjustment. It is nice to not have to switch to another app for this. Plus, it is so easy to use that I think a lot more people will try it. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
This is a tiny new feature of macOS Ventura that I think will have a big impact for a lot of people, myself included. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
Apple had a non-event today where they announced a brand new 10th-generation iPad, updates to the iPad Pro line, a new Apple TV, and release dates for macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
I took a cheap "toy" drone with me to Iceland and almost didn't get to even fly it. But thanks to the drone I got a beautiful photo, taken with my iPhone. And a lot of laughs. (Video download below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player).
Apple continues to add new features to the Magnifier app. Now in iOS 16, if you have a sufficiently new iPhone, you can have it tell you how close people or doors are, or describe the objects around you. This is great as an accessibility feature, but also is very interesting technology that could be used in other ways. Plus, it is fun to play with right now. <em>FYI, requirements according to iOS page at Apple's site: Available on iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th and 5th generation), and iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd and 3rd generation).</em> (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
Iceland was so beautiful that it moved me to finally switch on the ProRes video recording option of my iPhone 13 Pro. ProRes videos are much (much) bigger, high quality 4K video recordings. They are what you are supposed to use when doing professional work. But are they really that much better quality than regular 4K video, compressed as HEVC? Turns out they are. Huge price to pay in terms of file size though. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
While in Iceland last week I had one clear night and got to see the northern lights. I used both my iPhone 13 Pro and my Canon T3i to photograph them. I even took some video with the iPhone to get the movement. I learned some things after reviewing the media and wish I had a second chance to get some more. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)
You have lots of options today if you would like to dictate text instead of typing on your Mac. Here I'm comparing the built-in macOS dictation, the dictation feature of Microsoft Word, and the dictation feature of Google Docs in a web browser. They all seem to produce similar results. None are perfect though, but they are getting there.
There are some settings in Google Mail that make it easier for Mac Mail, or any email client, to handle a large Gmail account. Instead of downloading and caching every email in the account you can set it to only cache the most recent messages. Then you can use the web interface for Gmail to search for older messages. (Download the video below if you are having trouble with the Patreon video player above.)
