The Dictation feature of macOS allows you to talk where you would type. You can reply to an email, search the web, or write a report using just your voice. Here’s how: Navigate to any text field, activate Dictation, then...
March 24, 2001, was a banner day for Mac users. On that day, twenty years ago, Apple introduced the next generation of the Mac operating system – Mac OS X 10.0 "Cheetah." The introduction was no small matter, as it...
Have you ever needed to select more than one item in the macOS Finder? It’s easy! There are several different ways to select files and folders: click and drag, shift-click, and command-click. They each work differently – here's a description of each one.
You often have one chance to get a really good picture. That makes it upsetting when an opportunity is lost because tapping the Camera app shutter button blurred a photo. With this short tip, I'll offer two methods of using your voice to take a picture with the Camera app.
When you open an app like Safari or the Finder on your Mac, a window opens on the Desktop. Sometimes you end up with lots of open windows that you may wish to merge. Note: Don’t confuse the Finder with...
A useful but very overlooked tool in macOS is the Dictionary app, which allows you to look up word definitions and phrases from a variety of sources. How to look up a word in the macOS dictionary To look up...
It isn't installed on your phone by default, but with a simple download, you can have all 1,000+ pages of the iPhone User Guide in the palm of your hand – whether you're holding a Max or a mini. But it lives in a place most users don't naturally gravitate towards (at least not on their phones).
I'll be the first to admit it: my eyes aren't quite as sharp as they used to be. Sometimes I really struggle to read the small print on menus, boxes, and forms. Fortunately, there's a handy accessibility tool on iPhone...
The Photos app in macOS Big Sur has several new features that make a good app even better. Retouch a Photo The Retouch tool now uses advanced machine learning to remove blemishes, dust specks, and other objects from a photo. To...
