Free Mac Video Tutorials from TheMacU.com

Charge to Full Now – MacBook Battery Management Feature

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In this lesson see how the “Charge to Full Now” battery management feature works in macOS. If you have a MacBook that remains connected to power most of the time macOS will prevent the battery from charging past 80% to maintain optimal battery health. In this lesson, we look at how to tell the MacBook to charge fully and how the feature can be deactivated in the Battery System Preference Pane. Learn more about all Mac System Preferences in our macOS Core Concepts Tutorial.

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How to use the Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos) & Lossless Audio options in Apple Music!

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In this lesson that’s been added to the full tutorial on Apple Music see how to use the new Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio features in Apple Music. Spatial Audio provides more sound separation than traditional stereo that can give songs a new and different feel. Lossless Audio provides the highest quality file for a song but the size of the lossless files can be very large. If you haven’t already joined you can try Apple Music for free here… https://apple.co/2TdW6Zv
Learn much more about the tutorial for Apple Music Service on iOS & Mac here… 
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Plan trips and vacations with Guides in Apple Maps for Mac!

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In this lesson from our upcoming tutorial on Maps for Mac see how to use the new Guides feature. Guides can be a great trip or vacation planning tool. Apple provides a ton of curated guides for many cities, national parks and landmarks. We can also add any location or dropped pin in Maps to our own custom guides!

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How to use Lines & Grids in Notes for iOS. Turn your iPad into a notebook!

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In this lesson from the full tutorial on the Notes App see how to overlay a set of ruled lines or a grid within a note. Then use markup to handwrite, sketch or draw over the page. This can be a great way to use your iPad with Apple Pencil like a true notebook with ruled lines or virtual graph paper! Learn more in the full tutorial here… 

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How to make and utilize checklists in the Notes app for Mac!

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In this lesson from our tutorial on the Apple Notes app for Mac & iOS see how to create checklists. We go over how to create spaces to separate list sections, indent checklist items and more.

 

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How to add Spacers to your Dock with Terminal on a Mac!

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In this quick lesson from TheMacU.com we go over a trick that can add a little organization to your dock. Using a couple quick commands in terminal will add a blank space to your dock that takes the place of an App icon.
Below are the commands…

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add ‘{“tile-type”=”spacer-tile”;}’

killall Dock

 

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CleanMyMac Apple Silicon Support and updated Malware Removal!

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In this quick lesson we look at an update to CleanMyMac X that provides support for the new Apple Silicon Macs with the M1, M1 Pro and M1 Mac chips! We also look at the improved Malware Removal tool and the ability to do a “deep scan”. Learn much more in the full tutorial here… 

 

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Luminar AI Overview Lesson!

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In this quick lesson see we can to quickly edit and enhance images using Luminar AI as a Photos for Mac extension. Luminar AI does a great job providing quick and easy improvements to just about any photo, especially portraits and landscapes!
Learn more and try Luminar AI here…

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How to use Apple Pay when shopping online with Safari for Mac!

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In this lesson from the full tutorial on Safari for Mac see how to use Apple Pay to quickly make purchases at online retailers. Apple Pay can really speed up the checkout process on websites that offer it as an option. In this example rather than filling out multiple fields of info (personal, shipping, payment) we utilize ApplePay to complete checkout with only 2 clicks! Learn much more in the full tutorial here… 
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Free Mac Calendar Lesson: How to add & edit event details!

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In this lesson from our full tutorial on the Mac Calendar App see how to edit details of an event such as a location, travel time, whether or not it repeats, notes, and more! View all the lessons as well as tutorials for the Mac Contacts and Reminders App here… 
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