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8/31/24

A new feature coming later this year to the Photos app is the ability to remove objects from photos. AI is used to recreate what could have been behind.

8/29/24

If you can't remember your Wi-Fi password but want to quickly give it to a visitor or use it on a new device you can easily find it on your Mac or iPhone in Settings.

8/24/24

Adjusting the volume on your Mac to a specific amount can be difficult with the volume control keys. Here are some techniques for setting the volume to a more specific level that can easily be recalled.

8/22/24

If you like to organize your photos in the Photos app with albums, it can be useful to see which ones are not yet in an album. You can do this with a Smart Album.

8/17/24

You can easily create circular text or text along any freeform curve in Pixelmator Pro on your Mac. You can export this as an image to use in Pages, Keynote, iMovie, etc.

8/15/24

One of the most useful tools on your Mac is its ability to speak text. You can use this to read text, or as a writing tool. You can use it almost anywhere.

8/13/24

Tired of videos with mild productivity tips that are just minor tweaks to how you already work? Here are some extreme productivity ideas for Mac users that can really shake things up.

8/10/24

You can use STOCKH to get the closing price for a stock, but it is tricky to get around weekends and holidays when trying to build a table and then a chart.

8/8/24

A new feature coming to iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia will be the ability to remove items from a web page manually. You can use this to get rid of things before reading or exporting the web page.

8/3/24

Apple just released a beta test of a web version of Apple Maps. This allows you to use Apple Maps on non-Apple devices, which could come in handy for businesses.

8/1/24

Apple released the first developer beta that includes some Apple Intelligence features. Take a look at the summary, proofreading and rewrite tools, Siri and suggested replies. More to come.

7/27/24

While the Finder has a very pointer-oriented interface, you can still do most things with keyboard shortcuts. Even if you primarily use your mouse or trackpad, some of these shortcuts will help you move around faster.

7/25/24

There are many settings and ways to customize the Dock to make it a better tool to suit your individual needs.

7/20/24

Markdown is a way of writing plain text documents that still accounts for some styling. You can't view Markdown very well in macOS, but a simple Shortcut will let you Quick Look Markdown files and even copy and paste from them with styles.

7/18/24

A new feature of Freeform will make it a nice presentation tool, though one very different from Keynote.

7/13/24

You can use a few extra keys with the App Switch to hide and quit apps, and even reveal a minimized window.

7/11/24

New sections on the Apple web site aim to help people choose their next Mac, and also easily find documentation for Apple products.

7/6/24

A handy Terminal application lets you convert from Word and a variety of other formats to text files and do a variety of other things with documents.

7/4/24

Turns out there is a way for Apple to prefer us to speak or write keyboard shortcuts: Control, Option, Shift, Command. I'll try to follow this from now on.

6/29/24

Here is a handy technique you can use to add files to the Dock for easy access even if the files are located in different folders.