MacMost Newsletter Issue #836 for January 9, 2025

Another image creation feature of Apple Intelligence is Image Wand. This gives you the ability to quickly create AI images in Notes on the iPhone and iPad. You can even use a sketch as the basis for the image.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: 4 Ways Apple Intelligence Is Different Than Other AI Tools

Apple Intelligence is different than other AI tools in four main ways: being partially on-device, privacy-focused, accessible to non-experts and integrated into the OS and apps.
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How To Transcribe Audio On a Mac

A new feature in macOS Sequoia allow you to import audio files into Voice Memos or Notes and get a text transcription. You can do all file types and even videos if you convert them. You can even use Apple Intelligence to get a summary.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: Using Filters With Pivot Tables

You can keep large databases in a single table and still use a pivot table to extract summary data from only a portion of the data. For instance, you can examine a single year from a table that includes multiple years of data.
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How To Set Default Apps on the iPhone

A new feature in iOS 18.2 allows you to change your default apps for email, web, phone calls and more in a new section in the Settings app.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: Drawing Arrows In Pixelmator Pro

Pixelmator Pro does have pretty advanced arrow-drawing tools, but they can be hard to find if you have never used them before.
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The Tech Enthusiast Hour Podcast: Episode 238

Meta abandons fact-checking, Notebook LM interactive, CES, landlords use software to collude. Subscribe at iTunes...

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