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How the Breakup​ of iTunes in macOS Catalina Affects You

Now that macOS Catalina is here, you’ll notice that the iTunes app (not the iTunes Store) is gone. It’s been broken up into Music, Podcasts, and TV apps, similar to the arrangement in iOS and iPadOS. The new Music app offers access to your entire music library, whether you downloaded the songs, purchased them or ripped them from a CD....

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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...

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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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