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Catalina Quick Tip: How to Use the Find My App

In macOS Catalina, the Find My iPhone and Find My Friends apps are combined into one app that can be used to help you find a missing device and/or find out where your friends are. You can locate a missing device even if it’s not connected to Wi-Fi using crowd-sourced location. When you mark your device as missing and another...

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Catalina Quick Tip: How to Use Syncing

Before macOS Catalina, you synced your iPhone or iPad with your iTunes library via iTunes. However, the iTunes app is being broken up into three separate apps as in iOS Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple Podcasts. Now you do the syncing via...

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How to Create, Modify, and Use Smart Folders in macOS

With macOS, you can implement Smart Folders, which automatically gather files by type and subject matter. They’re updated as you change, add, and remove files on your Mac. Because they update continuously, these folders can save you a lot of...

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Making the Most of Markup Tools in iPadOS 13

Since iPadOS 13 arrived last month, I’ve been spending a lot of time being pleasantly surprised with some of the new or updated tools in the operating system. Perhaps one of the most useful updates is the improvement in the...

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How to Customize the Finder Toolbar in macOS

There are several ways to customize the Finder toolbar in macOS. But don’t confuse the Finder with the Desktop.  The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open...

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How to Reduce the File Size of a PDF on a Mac

UPDATE: For an even more detailed way to easily control the quality of your PDF file... Based upon his insightful comment below, Rocket Yard reader Erik van der Neut contributed the post, "Reduce PDF File Size and Control Quality for...

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