Gary Rosenzweig (MacMost)

10 Tips For Using the Finder Preview Pane The Finder Preview pane is an often-overlooked Finder tool that allows you to preview the files you have selected in the same window that you are using to browse and organize your files.

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The Finder Preview pane is an often-overlooked Finder tool that allows you to preview the files you have selected in the same window that you are using to browse and organize your files.
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How To Customize Your Mac Mail Dock Badge Number The red dot with a number in it over your Mail icon can be made a lot more useful to you if you take the time to look at this setting and configure it to represent unread email that you really care ab...

New MacMost video: How To Customize Your Mac Mail Dock Badge Number
The red dot with a number in it over your Mail icon can be made a lot more useful if you take the time to look at this setting and configure it to represent unread email that you really care about.
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The Easy Way To Type Accent Marks And Other Letter Variations On a Mac If you need to type a letter with an accent mark or another version of that letter on a Mac, you can do so easily by just holding down that letter on your keyboard.

Here's today's MacMost tutorial: The Easy Way To Type Accent Marks And Other Letter Variations On a Mac
If you need to type a letter with an accent mark or another version of that letter on a Mac, you can do so by just holding down that letter on your keyboard.
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🤔 Asking Google: "Should I use a VPN when staying at an Airbnb?"
⚛️ Answer: "Yes, you should use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) when staying at an Airbnb."
👉 Then trying to watch Google's YouTube TV...
"VPN / Proxy Detected. To continue, turn off your VPN/Proxy."
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Live: Apple Creator Studio Frequently Asked Questions Answers to many of the questions that I have been getting about Apple Creator Studio over the last week.

Here's today's MacMost tutorial: Live: Apple Creator Studio Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to many of the questions that I have been getting about Apple Creator Studio over the last week.
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Live: Apple Creator Studio Frequently Asked Questions YouTube video by macmostvideo

Going Live Soon!
When: Friday, Feb 6 at 10:30 am MST (9:30 am PST, 12:30 pm EST)
Topic: Apple Creator Studio Frequently Asked Questions
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How To Keep Using Pages, Numbers and Keynote If You Don't Want Apple Creator Studio If you only use Pages, Numbers and Keynote and don't want the Apple Creator Studio subscription, you should get the new apps, and just ignore the subscription features. Here's how to hide so...

New MacMost video: How To Keep Using Pages, Numbers and Keynote If You Don't Want Apple Creator Studio
If you don't want the Apple Creator Studio subscription, you should get the new apps, and just ignore the subscription features. Here's how to hide some of them.
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Is Apple Creator Studio Backwards Compatible? If you documents with the new Apple Creator Studio apps, can you still open them with the regular versions of those apps? What if you use subscription-only features?

Here's today's MacMost video: Is Apple Creator Studio Backwards Compatible?
If you documents with the new Apple Creator Studio apps, can you still open them with the regular versions of those apps? What if you use subscription-only features?
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10 Tips For Minimizing Windows On a Mac Here are some tips for using the Minimize feature on your Mac that lets you temporarily move windows into the Dock and bring them back easily.

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Here are some tips for using the Minimize feature on your Mac that lets you temporarily move windows into the Dock and bring them back easily.
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Is Apple Creator Studio Worth It? Should you be getting the new Apple Creator Studio subscription from Apple? It includes six apps previously for sale at a one-time price, plus extra features for four apps already on your Mac. See if ...

Check out my latest video: Is Apple Creator Studio Worth It?
Should you be getting the new Apple Creator Studio subscription from Apple? See if the math adds up for you to make it worthwhile.
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Live: Exploring Apple Creator Studio Join me as a look at the various new features you get with Apple Creator Studio, with an emphasis on Mac Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Pixelmator Pro.

Just posted a cleaned-up version of my live stream from today:
Exploring Apple Creator Studio
Join me as a look at the various new features you get with Apple Creator Studio, with an emphasis on Mac Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Pixelmator Pro.
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Live: Exploring Apple Creator Studio YouTube video by macmostvideo

Going LIVE soon on YouTube!
When: Thursday, Jan 29 at 6:00 pm MST (5:00 pm PST, 8:00 pm EST, 1:00 UTC Friday)
Topic: Exploring Apple Creator Studio
Link: youtube.com/live/HKMZyDr...
Join me as a look at the various new features you get with Apple Creator Studio.
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Why can’t I use an Apple Watch “Mindfulness” activity while a workout is paused?
I regularly take long walks and record them as “Outdoor Walk” workouts. I pause in a beautiful spot and relax.
Great time for a “Breathe” activity.
But I can’t unless I STOP the workout instead of pause?
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10 Useful Ways To Use iPhone Back Tap You can use Back Tap on your iPhone to trigger many different kinds of actions to help you quickly access functions on your iPhone when screen taps and gestures are too complex or difficult.

Here's today's MacMost tutorial: 10 Useful Ways To Use iPhone Back Tap
You can use Back Tap on your iPhone to trigger many different kinds of actions to help you quickly access functions on your iPhone when screen taps and gestures are too complex or difficult.
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So far, not too impressed with the Apple Creator Studio "Content Hub."
Very thin.
Photos of Denver: 5 results, none actually Denver.
Photos of wombats: 4 results, no wombats.
Europe map: not a single one of the results is a map of Europe.
Looks like a cheap clipart collection from 1995.
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How To Use Multiple Columns In Mac Pages Pages allows you to use two or more columns on a page by simply changing one property of the text. There are also ways to use different numbers of columns throughout your document, justify text, and l...

Check out my latest video: How To Use Multiple Columns In Mac Pages
Pages allows you to use two or more columns on a page by simply changing one property of the text.
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10 Secrets Of the Mac Dock 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.

Check out my latest video: 10 Secrets Of the Mac Dock
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.
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10 Mac App Icons And What They Represent Explore the design and meanings behind some of the Mac app icons you look at every day.

Check out my latest video: 10 Mac App Icons And What They Represent
Explore the design and meanings behind some of the Mac app icons you look at every day.
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🎨🤔 At an art exhibition I’m reminded yet again that working artists created many sketches before the final painting.
This is a lesson all of us can use for whatever project we are working on, big or small.
That spreadsheet may need a few experiments and early versions before you get what you want.

One very simple change could make Apple's AI summaries of emails for notifications so much better:
Stop "summarizing" emails that are already short!
If the message is "Thank you" then don't give me a notification like "Expressed gratitude."
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Live: Mac Finder Views and View Options Learn about the four Finder views and the different and surprising View Options available with each one, including the Desktop view.

Here is the trimmed, audio-enhanced, ad-free version of my live stream from today:
Mac Finder Views and View Options
Learn about the four Finder views and the different and surprising View Options available with each one, including the Desktop view.
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Live: Finder Views and View Options YouTube video by macmostvideo

Going live again soon!

When: Friday Jan 23 at 10:30 am MST (9:30 am PST, 12:30 pm EST, 15:30 UTC)

Topic: Mac Finder Views and View Options

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10 Mac Weather App Tips 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 w...

New MacMost video: 10 Mac Weather App Tips
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 readout in Shortcuts.
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⌨️ To type most accent marks and other character variations on a Mac:

👇 press and hold that key on your keyboard to see a menu of options.

🔢 Then you can type the number you see in the list that appears, or click on the variation you want.

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Creating Simple Custom Desktop Wallpapers You don't have to be a graphics expert to create desktop wallpaper from your photos or just using simple patterns.

Here's today's MacMost tutorial: Creating Simple Custom Desktop Wallpapers
You don't have to be a graphics expert to create desktop wallpaper from your photos or just using simple patterns.
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🌄 Did you know that in the Photos app on your Mac you can edit using an external app?
▶ Select the photo or view it, then choose Image, Edit With.
Last choice is remembered (with a keyboard shortcut) for next time.
It saves back to Photos, but you can still revert to the original at any time.

How And Why To Use iMessage Polls 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.

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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.
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10 Finder Toolbar Hidden Features and Tips 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.

Here's today's MacMost tutorial: 10 Finder Toolbar Hidden Features and Tips
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.
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🍎 Quick Mac Spotlight tip
▶ When you use Spotlight to find a file, but you want to go to the file, not open it, just arrow down to the file and use ⌘R.
▶ This opens the enclosing folder instead of opening the file.
▶ Works in a Finder window search too. Remember ⌘R for "Reveal."
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🧑‍💻 Mac Tip:
You can access all of the open windows on your Mac using the Dock.
Click and hold the app icon and you'll see all open windows.
✓ = Active one
♢ = Minimized ones
You'll also see recents further down the list as well as app-specific commands.
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