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How to use the new Erase All Contents and Settings feature in macOS Monterey in order to reset, trade-in or sell a Mac!

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In this lesson that’s now part of the Tidbits lesson in the full “What’s New in macOS Monterey” tutorial see how to use the new Erase All Contents and Settings feature in macOS Monterey. This makes preparing a Mac to sell, trade-in or give away a lot easier. In just a few clicks all your data is erased and after restarting a clean install of macOS is ready for a new user!
The mac in this video was traded in for cash with Gazelle. To see what your devices are worth take a look here… https://themacu.com/gazelle

Learn more about all the new features in macOS Monterey in our What’s New Tutorial.

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How to use the Shortcuts App in macOS Monterey!

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In this lesson that’s been added to the full “What’s New in macOS Monterey” tutorial see how to use the Mac Shortcuts App to find or build automation’s that can save time! We look at the basics of the Shortcuts App as well as how to build a custom image overlay shortcut with actions from Pixelmator Pro! Learn more about all the new feature in macOS Monterey in our What’s New Tutorial.

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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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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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All new Tutorial on Safari for Mac!

We’ve updated the entire Safari for Mac Tutorial with 16 all-new lessons on how to use your Mac’s built-in web browser! Learn to use all the main features of Safari on the Mac, how to organize bookmarks in multiple locations, use tabs, enhance your privacy while browsing the web, using extensions, and more!!
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