11 episodes
Hands-On Mac (Video) TWiT Tech Podcasts: Video
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Hands-On Mac explores and explains the Mac — and beyond! From clever Terminal commands to little-known iOS settings, Mikah Sargent shares all the best tips and tricks for your Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. You'll get all the details on Apple's apps and the best apps in the App Store, you'll learn about awesome accessories for your Apple devices, and you'll explore updates to Apple's operating systems — including iOS, macOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. Hands-On Mac is your one-stop shop for Apple know-how. You can join Club TWiT for $7 a month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $2.99 a month.
New episodes every Thursday.
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How To Schedule Your Time Machine Backups
After receiving a number of emails about scheduling Time Machine backups, Mikah Sargent has created an episode of Hands on Mac about TimeMachineEditor. TimeMachineEditor is an app whose sole purpose is to serve as a Time Machine backup scheduler. Mikah walks you through the process of setting up and scheduling Time Machine backups using the app.
TimeMachineEditor - https://tclementdev.com/timemachineeditor/
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Apple Pencil Pro
Apple's latest Apple Pencil, the Apple Pencil Pro, includes several new features:
Barrel roll: Rotating the barrel of the Appe Pencil changes the orientation of art tools.
Squeeze: A gesture that opens a tool palette in Apple's built-in apps.
Haptic feedback: Tiny taps and buzzes provide feedback when you squeeze and tap the Appe Pencil Pro.
Find My: You can use the Find My app to find your missing Apple Pencil Pro. Mikah Sargent walks you through the new features of the Apple Pencil Pro as well as the settings for Apple Pencil on iPadOS.
Apple Pencil - https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Use Time Machine To Back Up Your Mac
Time Machine is a built-in back up tool for macOS that keeps multiple, browsable versions of your Mac as you make changes over time. Mikah Sargent walks you through the process of setting up, managing, and accessing your macOS Time Machine backups.
Back up your Mac with Time Machine - https://support.apple.com/en-us/104984
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Understanding Focus Modes on macOS
Focus Modes give you the ability to silence notifications, filter apps, mute certain contacts, and more. Mikah Sargent walks you through the process of setting up a Focus and learning how to adjust Focus Modes.
Set up a Focus on Mac - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-a-focus-to-stay-on-task-mchl613dc43f/14.0/mac/14.0
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Network Sharing Settings in macOS
Your Mac is capable of more than just screen sharing. Mikah Sargent walks you through the various network sharing options you have available to you in macOS Sonoma, including file, media, and Bluetooth sharing settings.
Host: Mikah Sargent
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Voice Memos for Recording Audio
Today's episode looks at a built-in app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It's Apple's Voice Memos! Mikah Sargent demonstrates how to get started with new vocal recordings on an iPhone, as well as relevant editing tools, sharing options, and important choices to make in Settings.
Make a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone - https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/make-a-recording-iph4d2a39a3b/ios
Host: Mikah Sargent
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