MacMost: Patreon Video

Here's a simple(ish) script that will look at your selection in Numbers and clear out only cells with number values. It will leave formulas and text alone. Apparently Excel users have this, but there's no easy way to do it in Numbers. If you take this script and put it in a Shortcut, it can be just as easy to do in Numbers though. I'll attach the Shortcut to this post.

There are a variety of ways you can get directly to specific Mac settings without needing to launch the System Settings app and search for the particular section. You can use the Dock or Spotlight to get to places. You can also create Shortcuts that can then be in the Menu Bar or assigned to a keyboard shortcut. Link to page with Ventura System Settings URL Schemes: <a href="https://github.com/bvanpeski/SystemPreferences/blob/main/macos_preferencepanes-Ventura.md" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://github.com/bvanpeski/SystemPreferences/blob/main/macos_preferencepanes-Ventura.md</a>  Here's the scheme for going right to Text Replacements: <blockquote>x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.keyboard?TextReplacements</blockquote>And here's the one for Keyboard Shortcuts: <blockquote>x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.keyboard?Shortcuts</blockquote>

How do you get circle halves, quarters and even thirds in Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Freeform? It isn't hard once you know the tricks.

An addition in iPadOS 16 is that you can now customize toolbars like you can on the Mac.

After playing around with Freeform for a week, it is hard to say why it is so interesting and why it has been such a hit so far. But I think it has to do with combining simplicity and ease-of-use to foster creativity.

For those of you curious about the new Advanced Data Protection feature for iCloud in macOS 13.1 and iOS 16.2, here are my thoughts on it. TL;DR - For those waiting for better data protection for their iCloud stuff, it is here. For others, no immediate action is needed. But if you are curious you can read up on it and use it if you want. Not important for most users to worry about too much.

ChatGPT is this free AI chatbot that can give you answers to things and even write code. Turns out you can use it to write Regular Expressions. Then you can use those Regular Expressions in Numbers! <a href="https://chat.openai.com/chat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://chat.openai.com/chat</a>  (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)

Pixelmator Pro on the Mac just added some new features that let you work with video. What can you do with video in an image editing app? Turns out, lots of useful things. (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)

It is interesting that Pages has two formats: the old packages format and the current single-file format. There's almost no reason to use the old package format, but it could be somewhat useful in two situations. This is true for Numbers and Keynote as well. NOTE: You may notice something different about this video. I'm testing out some new video graphic elements. Let me know what you think! (Downloadable video below for those having trouble with the Patreon video player.)

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.)