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. macmost.com/live-apple-c... #macOS

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 Link: youtube.com/live/NtsyR8g...

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. macmost.com/how-to-keep-... #macOS

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? macmost.com/is-apple-cre... #macOS

Just posted this: 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. macmost.com/10-tips-for-... #macOS

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. macmost.com/is-apple-cre... #macOS

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. macmost.com/live-explori... #macOS

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. #macOS

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? #apple

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. macmost.com/10-useful-wa... #macOS

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. #apple

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. macmost.com/how-to-use-m... #macOS

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. macmost.com/10-secrets-o... #macOS

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. macmost.com/10-mac-app-i... #macOS

🎨🤔 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." #apple

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. macmost.com/live-mac-fin... #macOS

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 Link: youtube.com/live/YGRhlMc... #macOS

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. macmost.com/10-mac-weath... #macOS

▶ á è ï ō û ç ◀ ⌨️ 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. #macOS

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. macmost.com/creating-sim... #macOS

🌄 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.

Just posted this: 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. macmost.com/how-and-why-... #macOS

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. macmost.com/10-finder-to... #macOS

🍎 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." #macOS

🧑‍💻 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. #macOS

The final version of my live stream today "Tracking Your Personal Finances With Numbers" with improved audio is available here without ads: macmost.com/live-trackin...

▶️ Going live in about an hour! Topic: Tracking Your Personal Finances With Numbers 📊 Link: youtube.com/live/MOE2RzM... Friday, Jan 16 at 10:30 am MST (9:30 am PST, 12:30 pm EST, 15:30 UTC)

Going live tomorrow morning: 📊 Topic: Tracking Your Personal Finances With Numbers When: Jan 16 at 10:30 am MST (9:30 am PST, 12:30 pm EST, 15:30 UTC) Link: youtube.com/live/MOE2RzM...

New MacMost video: Tips For Typing Quotation Marks and Apostrophes On a Mac When you type quotes or an apostrophe on a Mac, it will automatically curl them in the right direction. This is called Smart Quotes. Learn how it works and how to get the mark you want. macmost.com/tips-for-typ... #macOS

Mac Tip
 👉 📋 Need to copy and paste some text on your Mac, but don't want the font, size, style and color to come along? Most apps like Pages, Notes and Mail have a "Paste and Match Style" option in the Edit menu. #macOS

Gemini used a term I hadn't heard before in reference to something. I asked for a source for that term. One source it gave was an expert: ME. Literally me, as an expert on the subject. I told it I never used that term and it replied:

Just posted this: 10 Uses For Mac Finder Aliases 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. macmost.com/10-uses-for-... #macOS

Let's clear some things up: Apple Foundation Models still power Apple Intelligence and Siri, on and off device. Google gets none of your data, nor is a Gemini model running on your Apple tech. Wild how much incorrect info has come from this two paragraph press release.

Check out my latest video: 10 Tips For Working With Images In the Preview App On Your iPhone 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. macmost.com/10-tips-for-... #macOS

With Apple's announcement of the new Apple Creator Studio we have positive confirmation that Pixelmator Pro will remain Pixelmator Pro and won't be scrapped for parts or incorporated into something else. Yay! And it looks like some updates coming by looking at the screenshots.

The headlines make it seem like Siri will just be Gemini. ‼️ Not true. What the CNBC article says is very different: “…Google’s technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models…" "The models will continue to run on Apple devices and the company’s private cloud compute."

My video tutorial today: 10 Little-Known Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Here are some keyboard shortcuts that you may not know that could help your productivity throughout the day. youtu.be/1qUfqO1iiIo #macOS

I would love it if the AI chatbots would be vulnerable to logic problems to shut them down. Like the ones captains in Star Trek use in so many episodes, or math problems like "divide 1 by 0." The result should at least be a funny answer and then you are locked out for an hour or something like that.

Here's today's MacMost tutorial: Why AI Can't Replace Tech Help (Yet) 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. macmost.com/why-ai-cant-... #macOS

Here's today's MacMost tutorial: You May Be Using Colors In Apple Calendar App Wrong 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. macmost.com/you-may-be-u... #macOS

Check out my latest video: Using a Shortcut To Compress iPhone Scans When you scan documents with your iPhone's you often get a file larger than those produced by third-party apps or using PC scanners. With a simple Shortcut you can significantly compress these. macmost.com/using-a-shor... #macOS

🤔 Apple makes computers, but most people don’t use them for computations. 🤔 Apple makes a phone, but phone calls aren’t its primary function. 🤔 Apple makes a watch, but people don’t buy it to tell time. 🤔 Apple TV isn’t even a television. 🤔 If Apple had made a car, I wonder what it would have done?

Check out my latest video: How To Turn On the Finder’s Hidden Media Info Columns 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. macmost.com/how-to-turn-... #macOS

New MacMost video: 10 Mac File Open Dialog Tips 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. macmost.com/10-mac-file-... #macOS

🍎 Did you know you can set your Mac's default browser and mail app to NOT be Safari and Mail? ⚙️ Go to System Settings, Desktop & Dock, "Default web browser." ✉️ For Mail, launch Mail.app, and go to Mail, Settings, General. 🅖 To use Gmail on the web, it is complex, see: macmost.com/e-3067 #macOS

🍎 Mac Tip: You know how in the Finder you can select a file and File, Get Info (⌘I)? 👉 Well if you hold the Option key down, that changes to File, Show Inspector (⌥⌘I). ☝️ The Inspector looks the same, but it floats on top and continues to show info for whatever file(s) you select. So useful! #macOS

Check out my latest video: Live: Using Markup To Overlay Graphics On Your Photos Let's explore using the Markup tools right inside the Photos app. You can add text, arrows, draw and more. macmost.com/live-using-m... #macOS

Going live on YouTube soon: When: Jan 2 at 10:30 am MST (12:30 pm EST, 9:30 am PST, 17:30 UTC) Topic: Using Markup To Overlay Graphics On Your Photos Link: youtube.com/live/Bo0375w...

Check out my latest video: Typing Multiple Lines In Messages, Web Forms and Other Mac Apps Using this simple trick you can include multiple lines in many places. macmost.com/typing-multi... #macOS