Selecting text and acting on it is one of the most fundamental activities on a computer. It’s the precusor that enables us to copy and paste, make words bold or italic, and delete whole sections without tediously holding the Delete key. Text selection has been around since the first Mac, but it waited patiently for [...]
Last week’s edition, Contact Improv, led me to realize that the same multi-touch gestures are possible in other apps that support organizing items in folders, lists, etc. However, the most mind-blowing discovery was in response to this question: “How do I attach a bunch of photos to an email I’ve already started composing?” Mail: [...]
iOS 16 has been out for a few weeks and I leapt quickly to start using it. I still encourage you to wait for version 16.1, which I expect this month, as I’ve experienced a handful of minor bugs plus battery degradation on my iPhone 12 mini. This update will also arrive in parallel [...]
Somehow in four years, I haven’t shared the value of Spotlight for searching your Mac and beyond. Spotlight is Apple’s name for the search tool on all of your Apple devices. Spotlight has been around since 2005, consistently represented as a magnifying glass that you’ll find on a Mac menu bar, some application toolbars, [...]
While catching up on old episodes of Mac Geek Gab, I was drawn to share some insight about deleting attachments to text messages. I was surprised to discover that I haven’t written about this important topic and a space-saving process with which I’ve helped many clients before. When you send or receive pictures and videos [...]
I am taking on the tedious task of cleaning up my saved passwords and making my account logins more secure. I have hundreds of old passwords that 1Password’s Watchtower has indicated are weak, reused, or associated with unsecured websites. Additionally, I have some passwords on websites that have been compromised (according the haveibeenpwned.com database) and a bunch more [...]
OhmConnect is a San Francisco-based startup that empowers California, New York, and Texas residents to conserve energy during periods of peak demand. These are times when energy costs more because more people want it. The service connects to smart meters to monitor energy usage and calculate savings during energy-saving events. Smart home devices, such as thermostats, [...]
I made it across the country on a bicycle, which weighed in at 111 pounds with all the personal and group gear I carried. There was an adventure every day, as you might surmise from reading my journal. From Coast… Mom joined me at the beginning of this adventure on my there-and-back ride from Williamsburg [...]
Want to keep track of me while I’m bicycling across the United States this summer? Details about the trip, including links to track my realtime location and ride statistics, read my stories and reflections, and explore the route and towns I’ll visit, are on my website and outlined below. Follow My Location On riding days, [...]
Welcome to Mac Mondays #175, the last edition before my summer 2022 sabbatical. Today, we bring to light a few Mac features that make the fairer platform special and support your productivity and flexibility. Transparencify Backgrounds Preview is the stock Mac application that opens PDFs and graphic images. One of its hidden gems [...]
