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Apple announced a new subscription bundle of apps that make their big apps Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro more accessible, bring new features to free apps like Pages, Numbers and Keynote, and places the recent acquisition Pixelmator Pro alongside them all.

Starting in macOS Tahoe, we can now choose to record just one window instead of the entire screen or a selected area. But the recording produces a large black border and doesn't take into account if the window changes size or moves.

This simple checkbox will partially protect a file or a whole folder full of files from accidental deletion or changes. But locking is not a security measure, just a gentle safeguard.

If your Internet connection at home needs to be manually rebooted every once in a while, this cheap gadget may be able to automate the process for you. Check out the Keep Connect Router Rebooter.

In macOS Tahoe, the Contacts app always shows white text over a color background. Even copy and paste gives you white text. Some people find this hard to read. Let's investigate the causes and look for ways to get black text instead.

ChatGPT got a recent upgrade to its image engine and also Photoshop integration. Let's take a look at both.

There are many ways to switch between apps and windows on a Mac in a standard single-Desktop mode. Each has pros and cons.

I recently updated my MacMost recommendations page. These are the Mac-related things I use that I like.

With macOS 26.2 you turn the edges of your screen into a light to help illuminate your face while on a video call. This new feature works as an overlay on the screen so as to not interfere with screen sharing.

Many people stick with the Dock on the bottom of their Mac's display. But you can put it on the left or right as well. What are some things to consider when choosing a Dock position?

Using the Light Table and Outline modes in Keynote, you can create virtual index cards to organize thoughts, writings, speeches and other projects.

The Stocks app lets you make watchlists, but you have to add each stock by searching and selecting. Using Shortcuts you can paste a text list and build the watchlist quickly.

There are now an incredible number of ways to run Shortcuts on your Mac. It really shows how important this is to Apple in macOS, iOS and iPadOS.

Learn a little bit about what I use to make the MacMost tutorial videos.

You can use the zip command in the Terminal to create a ZIP file, and then add to it or sync it with the original folder you used to create it to update the files inside.

I've been trying to learn more about why some screens and cameras are better than others, by reading up on HDR and Color Gamut.

Here are some ways you can use DuckDuckGo.com beyond simple web searching.

A surprise new feature in macOS Tahoe is a tiny little checkbox in the View Options for Column View in the Finder.

A new feature in the latest operating systems is the ability to create a new memory in the Photos app by just describing what you want. But then you can also edit them afterwards.

Here is a very useful Shortcut that grabs the text from the selected file in the Finder and outputs it where you want.