MacMost Newsletter Issue #769 for September 28, 2023

New Course and Coupon Code: The Guide to macOS Sonoma

Sonoma is finally here, and so is my new course! For a limited time I'm offering it with a 40% off coupon to newsletter subscribers!

Learn the ins and outs of using macOS Sonoma, the latest operating system for your Mac. This course includes 55 video tutorials and more than 7 hours of video instruction. It begins by showing you the basics of the desktop and then goes into detail about using the Finder, Safari, Mail, Calendar, Reminders, Notes and other basic apps. This course includes lots of tips, tricks and techniques.

For a limited time I'm making this course available at a 40% discount. Get it at MacMost Courses with this coupon: solano.

You can click on the same link to go to the site and read more about the course, view a table of contents, and even watch a few sample lesson videos. You can take as long as you like to start and complete the course. You can jump around to view the videos in any order and go back at any time.

-- Gary

New Odd and Interesting Features in macOS Sonoma

There are a ton of new small features in macOS Sonoma. Learn how to do more with Spotlight, arrange Reminders in columns, play crossword puzzles in News, adjust app text size, see wind patterns, and much more.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: macOS Sonoma Freeform Diagraming Improvements

In macOS Sonoma, Freeform has two improvements that make it easier to quickly create large diagrams or flowcharts. You can turn on a connection lines mode to quickly connect a lot of items with lines. You can also change a shape once it has been placed.
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Top 10 New Features In macOS Sonoma

Check out the best new features you can use once you update to macOS Sonoma. You can add widgets right to the Desktop, create apps from your favorite web sites, link between notes, find your pets in Photos, and much more.
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Club MacMost Early Access: How To Create and Use Safari Web Apps On Your Mac

In macOS Sonoma you can create Web Apps where you can view your favorite or most used sites in their own app instead of a full browser. This not only makes going to these sites more convenient and app-like, but also enhances privacy.
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Using Timers On Your iPhone With iOS 17

You can now have multiple timers with labels. You can start them in the Clock app or using Control Center. You can also control them on your Lock Screen.
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Club MacMost Exclusive: Adding Note-To-Note Links

macOS Sonoma and iOS 17 allow you to add links from notes to notes in the Notes app. This lets you basically create little mini "wikis" in Notes. Better still, I found you can do things like share these notes with others and the links still work, mix in links to other things, and use these links to create links INTO Notes from the Desktop or other types of documents.
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The Tech Enthusiast Hour Podcast: What I Hate About My New iPhone

Companies may stop messaging services in the UK because of backdoor policies. Gary gets a new iPhone and has some problems. Subscribe at iTunes...

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