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You can choose from a list of equalizer presets in iOS to adjust how you hear music from your Music app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The best way to use it is to play some music and try different settings. The Late Night setting is a little different as…

“Apple figures out all sorts of ways to charge top dollar for their products and avoid paying taxes on their profits. The government should do something!” “You know our retirement account is up 1000% over the last 10 years because of all the Apple stock…

Version 11.0.3 of iTunes for Mac, available through Software Update, includes a new MiniPlayer with album artwork and a progress bar, an improved Songs list view and better grouping for multiple-disc albums. Last week Tim Cook mentioned the upcoming change…

The special All My Views view in the Finder gives you access to all of your user files in one list. You can arrange these to group them by application, size or date. You can also sort inside the groups and search to narrow down the list.

You can use a Google Calendar on Mac or your iOS device just as easily as you can use an iCloud calendar. There is no need to \’sync\’ between them as using one or the other is all that is needed. Google Calendars can be shared between your Mac, iOS,…

The OS X Finder offers simple options to compress video and audio files. You can use this to quickly re-compress these files before archiving them or sending them to others. These simple functions only work with some file types and offer limited options. Video…

Another slow week allows Apple’s self-promotional 50 billionth app sale contest to top the news. The lucky guy from Ohio who downloaded an app from the App Store at just the right moment won a $10,000 gift card. This milestone puts a spotlight on the…

“I’m very disappointed. In the past you have scored 95% or better on your tests. But this time you scored only 94%. I’m going to have to call your parents.” Stock market analysts would not make good grade school teachers.

There are a variety of ways to export a photo from iPhoto. Using the File, Export function you can decide which file format to use and set the quality and size. Learn how to use the various options and see a comparison between image quality settings. Video…

Rulers and guides can be found in page layout and graphics apps. You can use them to precisely align objects on a page. Learning to use rulers and guides can make it easier and quicker to create professional designs. You can use them in apps like Pages,…

You can set custom vibration patterns for your iPhone to use in addition to custom ringtones. You can use these vibrations to tell who is calling you, or what type of alert you have received. You can also set your phone to blink the LED flash so you can see an…

Adobe has been offering its suite of apps by subscription for a while now. But this week Adobe announced future versions will only be available through their Creative Cloud service by paying a monthly or annual fee, not as products purchased once per version…

Can you name some of the hardships the pioneers experienced on the Oregon Trail? We drove out west last summer on vacation. It was horrible. Sometimes no LTE, just 3G or Edge network!

Apple uses cat names to represent versions of OS X. It is important to know both the cat name and the version number of OS X that you are using. Sometimes you will hear or read the cat name, and sometimes the version number. So knowing which ones match which…

Learn how to use the keyboard to move between fields, menus and checkboxes in forms on web pages. Knowing these shortcuts can save you a lot of time if you need to fill out forms often. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi this is Gary with MacMost Now. On…

You can use a graphics program like Pixelmator to add some semi-transparent text to your photos before uploading them. Adjusting the color and opacity of the text will make sure the text doesn’t interfere with the photo’s content, unless you want it to.…

Each year Apple comes out with a new version of iOS, and this year looks to be no exception. What will be different this time is that Jonathan Ive, the designer behind the look of Apple’s hardware, is now in charge of the look of iOS as well. According to…

Glass of Beer. Google Glass. Both have the potential to make other people more interesting.

Learn about the Undo and Redo functions for Macs and iOS. The Undo function is available in almost every app and situation on the Mac, and many on iOS too. However, what the Undo function does depends on the type of app and the last action you took. Many apps…

Learn how to tell which apps are using the most space on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. You can use the Settings app to list all of your apps by the amount of storage space they are using. You can delete apps, clear their storage areas and sometimes manage…

The Recent Places list appears in save dialog boxes across all of your applications. You can use it to quickly save documents to the same folder, even if you are using a variety of apps for the same project. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi this is Gary…

Apple’s quarterly financial report was a pleasant surprise for investors as the numbers beat many forecasts. Apple reported $43.6 billion in revenue for the quarter. The iPad and iPhone continue to lead, while Mac sales dropped. But Mac sales may have merely…

“I heard it from a friend who heard it from their son who heard it in gym class.” “Yes, I see. Guess it is time to change our position on Apple stock.”

Google Drive spreadsheets is a good alternative to using desktop apps like Excel and Numbers. It is a fairly sophisticated number crunching program that has all of the major features seen in those others. All you need is to use your web browser and a free…

Scroll Bars in Lion and Mountain Lion will appear and disappear depending on your actions. You can set them to always be present, or to change based on your input device. With two fingers on your trackpad, you can scroll easily. You can also use the arrow keys…

Learn about some of the actions in Automator that control the Calendar and Mail app. Build a workflow that will search your events, summarize them as text, and convert that text to an audio file. Then Mail can send it as an email message. Video Transcript…

There was a series of minor software updates this week including Safari and Apple’s two photo management tools. Safari 6.0.4 adds a feature where you can enable Java only for certain specific web sites. This addresses a problem where users want to protect…

“He thought it would be safer if he had a rear view mirror when backing up his Mac.”

Learn how to properly eject an external hard drive or USB flash drive. You can also remount an ejected drive without needing to unplug the drive and plug it back in using Disk Utility. Video Transcript (Click to Expand) Hi this is Gary with MacMost Now. On…

Today’s Google Maps app provides the basic functionality of the old Google Maps app. But you have to add this free app yourself as it no longer comes pre-installed on iOS. You can use both Apple Maps and Google Maps on your device, and it is worth having it…