Quick Mac tip. The Globe key opens the Emoji and Symbols picker, the Character Palette, for inserting emoji and special characters. By default it pops up every time you hit it.

Don't want it? System Settings, Keyboard, "Press Globe key to," set to Do Nothing.

Honest question, if you have a Mac, do you use the character palette or turn it off like me?

Adding this to chapter 2 of my book. Chapter one free: https://open.substack.com/pub/taylorarndt/p/i-wrote-a-book-about-the-macbook?r=39ff34

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Learn how to set up parental controls on Windows PC and Mac to block harmful content, manage screen time, and keep your child safe online easily today now!.

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We have all been there. You are working on something important and the spinning beach ball appears. Before you force a restart try these steps to fix a frozen Mac safely. Sometimes just closing the lid for thirty seconds or using the blind save shortcut is enough to get things moving again. Read more here: https://gwizit.com/go/ArCE2QQ

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Even the pros get burned sometimes… 😳🔥

Tried updating a MacBook Air M2 from macOS Sequoia to macOS Tahoe for one of my best clients (#MommasBBQ)

…and it completely bricked the machine. 😡💻

Let this be your reminder 👇
ALWAYS back up before ANY update. Even when you think it’s safe.

Tech isn’t perfect… and yeah, sometimes even the “Pro Apple Guy” takes an L 🤦‍♂️

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Stop checking your menu bar every two minutes. 🚫🕒

Meeting Ringer is now on macOS! Whether you’re on a MacBook or Mac Studio, get a native-style ring for every Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet call. It’s the nudge you need to stay in your creative flow until the very last second.

Seamless, simple, and essential. 🔔🍎

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Spent way too long today trying to take a scrolling screenshot on Mac.

Turns out macOS still doesn't have this built in. Windows, iOS, Android all have it. Mac? Nope.

Quickest free fix: Firefox has it built in. Right-click → Take Screenshot → Save full page. Done.

For non-browser content (Slack, docs, etc.), Shottr is free and works great.

Wrote up all 8 methods I found: https://screensnap.pro/blog/scrolling-screenshot-mac

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