The MacMost Newsletter: Issue #612
September 24, 2020
The new iOS 14 for iPhone is packed with new features. Take a look at some of these features, big and small, to see that you can use.
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Mac Finder Aliases, also known as Shortcuts, allow you to access a file or folder from a different location. There are a variety of useful and creative ways to use aliases.
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iOS 14 allows you to place custom widgets on your Home Screen mixed in with your apps. You can also use a trick to create custom app icons to create a Home Screen that looks unique.
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In Safari 14 the new Start Page replaces Top Sites. The Start Page has several sections, including your Favorites, Frequently Visited sites and more. You can customize the Start Page to act much like the old Top Sites page, while also including your Reading List and iCloud Tabs pages.
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If you need a clock or countdown timer in your iMovie video, you can create one in Keynote and export it to use in iMovie. You can manually create each second as a slide, or use this simple script to add all of the slides automatically. In iMovie you can adjust the size, color and even reverse the overlay to count down or up.
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I'm often asked about the software and gadgets I use to produce the MacMost videos and in my work as a developer. So I've compiled a list of the products I use and recommend. Check it out. -- Gary
MacMost is an ad-free user-supported website thanks to people like you! For as little as $1/month you can help and for $5/month you can become a member of Club MacMost where I share extra posts, tips, bits of video, and commentary. Club MacMost members also get 50% off all courses at the new MacMost Courses site. Here are the Club MacMost posts from this week: This Week In the MacMost Q&A Forum
- How To Calculate Only Positive Values In a Row With Infrequent Cells In a Row?
- How Do I Total Numbers In a Row Of Cells That Also Contains Letters?
- How Do I Print the Formulas In Spreadsheet Cells?
- Where Is the Battery Percentage iOS 14?
- Where Did Top Sites Go In Safari?
- How Do I Use an iMac As a Second Display?
- How Do I Read an AVI File On My Mac?
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