1/27/26
Learn about some hidden and non-obvious features of the Mac Dock such as icons that show you information, how to quickly access settings, add spacers and more.
1/26/26
Explore the design and meanings behind some of the Mac app icons you look at every day.
1/23/26
Learn about the four Finder views and the different and surprising View Options available with each one, including the Desktop view.
1/22/26
Here are some tips for getting the most from the Weather app on your Mac. Learn how to put the weather in the Menu Bar, view cool wind animations, get severe weather notifications and build your own weather readout in Shortcuts.
1/21/26
You don't have to be a graphics expert to create desktop wallpaper from your photos or just using simple patterns.
1/20/26
A new feature introduced in macOS 26 and iOS 26 is the ability to post polls with iMessage. These are very simple to create and have many uses.
1/19/26
The toolbar at the top of Finder windows shows the current folder name and a collection of buttons. But there are a variety of hidden features and options that can come in handy.
1/16/26
Watch as I build a simple spreadsheet in Mac Numbers to track personal expenses and income. Then I'll use some pivot tables to break things down by month, category and more.
1/15/26
When you type quotation marks or an apostrophe on a Mac, it will automatically curl the punctuation in the right direction. This is called Smart Quotes. Learn how it works and how to get the mark you want.
1/14/26
Learn how to create Mac Finder aliases, some tips, and 10 ways to use them like as Desktop access to files deep in your file system, quick-filing drop zones, app collections in the Dock and more.
1/13/26
The new Preview App on the iPhone can be used to view and work with image files. You can mark up images, draw on them, add text, crop and convert to other file types.
1/12/26
Here are some keyboard shortcuts that you may not know that could help your productivity throughout the day.
1/9/26
While AI services like ChatGPT, Gemini and others can be a useful tool for getting tech help online, they often give wrong answers. But they still have some advantages over human help.
1/8/26
Often people using the Apple Calendar app try to use colors to tag or differentiate events. However, colors are really an indicator of which calendar database the event belongs to. Learn how to use colors properly in the Calendar app.
1/7/26
When you scan documents with your iPhone's default apps you often get a file much larger than those produced by third-party apps or using PC scanners. With a simple Shortcut you can significantly compress these kinds of PDFs without losing too much quality.
1/6/26
Want to view or sort by image dimensions, audio file durations or video codecs? You can do it in the Finder if you know the trick to turn on these hidden media information columns for List View.
1/5/26
When you open a file from inside an app you are prompted to select a file with a seemingly simple File Open dialog. Here are some tips to help you get to the file you want quickly and easily.
1/2/26
Let's explore using the Markup tools right inside the Photos app. You can add text, arrows, draw and more.
1/1/26
When you need to include multiple lines of text in a message, title or a cell in Numbers, it can see impossible because pressing the Return key completes the text. But using this simple trick you can include multiple lines in many places.
12/31/25
You can use the Freeform app that comes with your Mac as a presentation tool that has a unique zooming style distinctly different than Keynote. You can create all of your content on a single Freeform board and then define scenes to use as slides.






















