The Old Mac Gang talks about their favorite pieces of advice from the Apple Tips app.
The Tips App features:
• Quick Tips: Bite-sized guidance for using built-in apps (like Messages, Safari, Photos), navigating the OS, or customizing settings.
• Themed Collections: Tips grouped into themes, like iPhone Essentials, What’s New in iOS/macOS, iCloud Basics, or Privacy and Security.
• A Search Function: You can search for specific topics (e.g., “Screenshot,” “Widgets,” or “Stage Manager”).
• Notifications: Occasionally, it’ll suggest checking out new tips after software updates.
• Visual Aids: Tips often include images, step-by-step instructions, or animations to make things easy to follow.
Question 1 - The Tips App
"What is a favorite tip that you have recently discovered using the Tips app?"
Chris: Apple Notes (2007, 2012, 2015, and 2025) - Tips with links for every level of user. (Tips > Notes User Guide > Welcome) (Tips iOS 8 2014, Mojave 10.14 2018)
Peter: Celebrate Earth Day & User Manuals
Bob:
Control Center for brightness and volume,
CMD-Shift-5 to pick from types of screenshots
Copy-Paste between devices (Knew this one but love it)
CMD T to add a tab
Marty: Cmd-Shift-3,Cmd-Sft-4 and Cmd-Sft-5 for screen capture on macOS
Question 2 - other places to find tips
"What is a favorite place, other than the Tips App, where you have discovered worthwhile tips? And perhaps one favorite tip you found there?"
Chris: iPhone Life https://www.iphonelife.com/ (website, tips, guides, workshops, memberships)
Peter: tipster Gary Rosenzweig’s MacMost (website/YouTube channel/more);
Gary:
At last night’s Tucson MUG, I learned how to active my sleeping iPhone; Because iPhone has Face ID, to activate with the swipe up-from-bottom, if your phone has FaceID, she needs to see your face.
https://tmug.com/
Recently, I found an Ocala Mac Users Group member Phil who is educating me as I learn Google Contacts & Gmail.
https://publish.obsidian.md/omug23/Home
Different kind of tip: ChatGPT & Perplexity are my new Go-to for How-to answers to all my questions. Try it … a whole new world of joy
Bob:
Podcasts such as MGG, Mac Break Weekly, Mac Power users, etc
Dan’s Tutorials https://danstutorials.com
At MUG meetings
Through our MUG maillists/forums
Marty: ScreenCastsOnline.com
Links
Use the Tips app on iPhone (from iPhone User Guide)
https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/iphone/iph3afc3b3fc/ios
A short preview of a full ScreenCastsOnline video tutorial, providing an overview of the Tips app’s features. (YouTube)
https://youtu.be/HnIJ_hHTqjc?si=MBFLk2iX9qAahNvr
Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore the often-overlooked Tips app on Apple devices, highlighting its usefulness. (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NPmfcwV9mY
MacMost (Tipster Gary Rosenzweig)
https://macmost.com/
Mac Geek Gab Podcast
https://www.macgeekgab.com/
ScreenCastsOnline
https://www.screencastsonline.com/
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