4/2/25
The new Ambient Music feature allows you to add buttons to Control Center or your Lock Screen to quickly start playing music from specific playlists.
3/31/25
If you like a clean email inbox, the Mac Mail "Remind Me" feature can help. It allows you to set a reminder in the Mail app for a message that will work to alert you and bring the message back into your inbox even after you archive it.
3/28/25
If you are using an input source setting that doesn't match your physical keyboard, it can be hard to figure out how to type some basic characters. Here's how to check to see exactly what character each key on your keyboard maps to.
3/26/25
You can use Pixelmator Pro to edit your photos directly from the Photos App. You can do simple repairs, or make selections to change only one part of the photo. You can even use layers and store those layers inside your Photos library.
3/24/25
If you want to focus on a single task to get as much work done as possible, you can use a variety of techniques on your Mac to help.
3/21/25
Pages allows you to easily create a variety of different types of lists in your document. Knowing a few techniques and shortcuts can help you create even more complex lists that look exactly like you want.
3/19/25
If you need to figure out which items in your Mac Photos Library are taking up the most space, you can't do it in the Photos app. But you can create a simple Shortcut to examine the photos and videos in your library and create an album showing you the largest items.
3/17/25
If you save a new file or download something and now can't find it, this is the video for you. You'll learn how to save and download files to locations to make them easier to find, and also how to find files you already saved but now can't locate.
3/14/25
Here are some tips to help you master the Notes app on your Mac. Learn how to add tags, link to other notes, resize images, highlight text and much more.
3/12/25
Learn some powerful techniques to help you master Keynote. You can easily add animation to your presentations, as well as live video, dynamic backgrounds, animated charts and more.
3/10/25
Learn some useful tips for using Numbers on your Mac. Discover ways to autocomplete, highlight, style, select and calculate.
3/5/25
Apple products are expensive, but you can often save a little buy buying refurbished items, using educational discounts, looking for sales at third-party sites, and using other money-saving techniques.
3/3/25
Minimizing windows in macOS is a common way to deal with Desktop clutter. But many long-time Mac users instead use techniques like app hiding, quitting apps, multiple Desktop Spaces and more instead.
2/28/25
You can use Pixelmator Pro to work with photo backgrounds to remove them, replace them with another photo, or blur the background without changing the subject in the foreground.
2/26/25
If you switch off Bluetooth you may find you have no way to turn it back on now that your mouse is disconnected. Here are several ways to switch it back on without a pointing device.
2/24/25
Pixelmator Pro is a popular image editing tool for Macs, just acquired by Apple. It is a powerful, but easy-to-use, Photoshop alternative.
2/21/25
Photo Booth is the Camera app for your Mac. You can use it to take pictures and record videos from your Mac's webcam. It also includes a variety of special effects and hidden features.
2/19/25
If you need to find all of the photos in your Mac Photos Library that have not yet been assigned to an album, you can't do it with a search, but you can do it with a Smart Album.
2/17/25
Safe Mode can be used to troubleshoot or even fix some problems with your Mac.