MacMost Newsletter Issue #693 for April 14, 2022

Daily MacMost YouTube Notifications

Want to receive an email message every time a regular MacMost video is posted to YouTube? YouTube no longer has an email notification feature, so a few people asked me to set up my own email notification specifically for YouTube posts. It just sends out an email message in the morning when the new MacMost video is posted. If you want to sign up for it, you can do so here: https://macmost.com/ytn.

Using The Core File Menu Commands On a Mac

Most apps you use to create documents on your Mac have the same core commands in the File menu. Learn how to use New, Open, Close, Save, Duplicate, Save As, Rename and Move To. Plus, lots and lots of useful tips and tricks!
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Missing Contacts, Notes, Events Or Emails On Apple Devices

A common problem is finding that you are suddeny missing contacts, notes, calendar events or email messages on your Mac, iPhone or iPad. It could just be that you are looking only at a specific account or subgroup of those items in that app. Here's how to switch back to viewing all entries.
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Making It Easier To Drag And Drop On a Mac

If you have difficulty dragging and dropping with a trackpad on your Mac, here are some suggestions. Note that you can drag with one finger or two, so try the both methods. You can also use double-tapping to start a drag, and Drag Lock. Three-finger drag is another option. There are also ways to move things without using drag-and-drop at all.
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Search Using Wildcards On a Mac

While it may not seem like you can use wildcards in a Spotlight search on a Mac, you can use a variety of options to get the same result with a normal search, and then regular wildcard searches when using Raw Query as your search type.
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How To Work With PDFs On An iPhone or iPad

You can create, view, mark up, merge and split PDF documents on an iPhone and iPad with no special apps needed. If you know where to look, you can do almost everything in the Files app, but the Books app may be the better way to view PDFs.
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The Tech Enthusiast Hour Podcast: Solving Internet Privacy

A look at how privacy issues are often oversimplified in the media. The future of the International Space Station. Subscribe at iTunes...

MacMost Recommendations

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