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The MacMost Newsletter: Issue 771
October 12, 2023
macOS Sonoma introduces a unified menu for video and microphone controls in the menu bar. This includes the ability to trigger reaction animations and combine your screen and camera input to create a presenter overlay. For the most part these work in FaceTime but also in other apps like Zoom.
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Apple updated the iCloud Web Apps website with new features to match some of the things found in macOS Ventura and Sonoma.
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The free clipboard manager and text utility from MacMost has a few new powerful tricks available in version 1.2 including the ability to replace text in the selection, perform calculations in Smart Clips and add titles to those Smart Clips too.
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Starting with macOS Sonoma and iOS/iPadOS 17 you can now divide lists in Reminders into Sections. When using the new Column View, each section is in a separate column, making them similar to Kanban boards. You can easily move items from column to column and also combine this with subtasks and List Templates for more advanced uses.
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You can do a lot with the built-in screenshot tool on your Mac. Learn how to draw perfect shapes, highlight areas, use Emoji, save where you want and much more.
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When my new iPhone 15 Pro Max refused to work with my car's wired CarPlay, I discovered that it is fairly easy and inexpensive to add a gadget that gives you wireless CarPlay.
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Leo and Gary talk about the concept of hyper personalization and its impact on technology, as well as the challenges of adding options and settings in software design. They briefly mention the idea of using an air tag for tracking a vehicle. They also discuss the use of AI companion for generating meeting transcripts and the ability to have voice conversations with Chat GPT. Subscribe at iTunes...
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
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