Category: MacMost

  • Creating A Custom Chime On Your Mac With Crontab (MacMost #1941)

    Creating A Custom Chime On Your Mac With Crontab (MacMost #1941)

    https://macmost.com/e-1941 If you want to set a custom chime on your Mac you can do so by setting a crontab with the Terminal. You can set it to chime any any interval you wish. It can play a system sound, custom sound, or speak the time in a number of voices. You can even have…

  • 10 Tips To Get the Most From iCloud (MacMost #1940)

    10 Tips To Get the Most From iCloud (MacMost #1940)

    https://macmost.com/e-1940 Here are some useful tips for getting even more from your iCloud service. You can backup and sync photos from cameras using just your iPhone, create family Calendars and shared Notes, you can even add funds to your Apple account so you don’t have to pay a few dollars every month. FOLLOW MACMOST FOR…

  • Using Dropbox Smart Sync For Remote Storage (MacMost #1939)

    Using Dropbox Smart Sync For Remote Storage (MacMost #1939)

    https://macmost.com/e-1939 A new feature added to Dropbox is the ability to set files or folders to be Online-only. The ideal use for this would seem to be archiving your old files to Dropbox instead of vulnerable local hard drives. While it works for that, the process is rather clunkly, forcing you to set and reset…

  • How To Add Custom Text In iMovie (MacMost #1938)

    How To Add Custom Text In iMovie (MacMost #1938)

    https://macmost.com/e-1938 It can be difficult to get text to look good in iMovie since you can only choose from a limited number of title options. But you can use a graphics app or Keynote to create any text you want, and then overlay that text on your video. By copying a frame of your video,…

  • How To Change Between Keyboard Languages On A Mac (MacMost #1937)

    How To Change Between Keyboard Languages On A Mac (MacMost #1937)

    https://macmost.com/e-1937 There are many different keyboard layouts corresponding to different languages, and usually your keyboard and the system setting will match. But you can switch to use a different layout, such as a French keyboard layout even if you are using a U.S. keyboard. You can add multiple keyboard layouts and easily switch between them.…

  • What Will Happen To My Media When iTunes Is Gone? (MacMost #1936)

    What Will Happen To My Media When iTunes Is Gone? (MacMost #1936)

    https://macmost.com/e-1936 WHen macOS Catalina comes out this fall, iTunes will be replaces with Music, Podcasts and TV apps. This leaves many people wondering what will happen to their iTunes puchases, media and how they will sync their iOS devices. The transition should be seemless for all, with many just experiencing the equivalent to an app…

  • How To Copy and Paste On a Mac (MacMost #1935)

    How To Copy and Paste On a Mac (MacMost #1935)

    https://macmost.com/e-1935 How to copy and paste on a Mac is one of the most asked Mac questions online. If you are new to Mac you may not know the keyboard shortcuts or how many places you can use copy and paste. In addition to the basics, this video also has 5 expert tips, such as…

  • Frequently Asked Questions About Time Machine (MacMost #1934)

    Frequently Asked Questions About Time Machine (MacMost #1934)

    https://macmost.com/e-1934 Time Machine is the part of macOS that allows you to easily back up your Mac to an external or networked hard drive. Here are some of the most asked questions about Time Machine, such as what size hard drive do you need, can you exclude files from the backup, and how do you…

  • Creating A Letterhead Template In Mac Pages (MacMost #1933)

    Creating A Letterhead Template In Mac Pages (MacMost #1933)

    https://macmost.com/e-1933 You can easily create your own letterhead template in Pages to be used any time you need to type a letter. Elements in the template can be placeholders for text. Other elements can be placed on section masters to appear on every page. You can save the template as an independent file, or to…

  • Exploding Logo Effect In Apple Motion (MacMost #1932)

    Exploding Logo Effect In Apple Motion (MacMost #1932)

    https://macmost.com/e-1932 Apple’s Motion app lets you create all sorts of video special effects. In this tutorial, we’ll take a graphic logo and make it explode into 10,000 particles in 3D. The particles will fit the shape and color of the image. Then we’ll look at how to reverse it so that the particles come out…