Gary’s service to Mac users is priceless. The Apple company should extend him some gratitude.

As a Mac Sys Admin, I agree on everything. Except on one crucial point. The OS update. Before upgrading to a major version make sure that your softwares, drivers, peripherals will still be compatible with this new OS, especially if you're a professional. In some cases an incompatibility can cost a fortune. But I wish more of my customers would follow your advice.

Whenever there is an alert that you uploaded a new video I try to get to it as soon as possible and watch it. I find you right on point, articulate and succinct. Thank you....keep it up.

There are some soft life lessons hidden within these mac-tips. Thank you for your gentle passion Gary.

Gary you are the best in the business! you are so underrated what's making you the best is the simplicity, and your videos are straight to the point keep going!!

Thank you for these videos! It is a great content for people like me who used windows for their entire life and now switching to Mac.

Thank you so much for your videos! Newbie to Mac from a PC. Your videos are priceless, knowledge gained immeasurable.

Really great tips Gary! Already doing most of these but will have to try out the Reading List thing.

Solid. Useful. Direct and to the point. Great quality video and audio.

These points are awesome!!! Thanks for taking the time to educate others:)

I've had a malware problem for over a year now on a 2010 iMac that I have in addition to this 2020 iMac. And what I didn't want to do after viewing a host of iMac adware removal procedures that required a download was to download anything for disposal. With the help of this channel I was able to locate and move to trash the adware that seemed to be able to appear and disappear whenever I looked for it before. You revealed to me different navigational means to find and locate the "TotalAdviseSearch" in the Launch Agent & Launch Daemon folders. I've searched for them before without success. And the video that helped me find the adware had nothing to do with adware or malware removal go figure. So I owe this channel a great appreciation for the help that serves all of us Mac Users. What a relief to get rid of that adware without downloading a fix what a nuisance it was. Thank you very much!

XL spreadsheets no longer worked when I upgraded to Catalina, so I decided to learn Numbers instead of buying the latest MS office. So I stumbled onto your tutorials on utube, Excellent.....I have spent many night watching and trying out not only Numbers tutorials but Mac tips in general from your videos. I’ve discovered Numbers an excellent tool now I understand how to operate it. You are providing brilliant tuition, cheers, DD from North East England, United Kingdom

I discovered your channel not long ago and I’m already hooked. Amazing quality and very helpful!

phenomenal videos, I subscribed! I do recommend leaving the time starts of each tip within the description!!! Cheers

Honestly can't thank you enough. I am learning a absolute ton from you. Incredible teaching - whenever I go and look how to do X on numbers from another person I can't even follow it. Really, thank you, gold education here for free. As soon as I've paid off a bit of debt I will subscribe to your patreon Gary. Would really like to learn basic coding - like the video where you show how to run a java script to input data into numbers sheet. Any cheers, just felt like showing some due appreciation for all the hard work

I watched this and dexided to use I cloud properly, as well as letting the Mac sleep...you are right! I am staying with Mojave though, as I have issues with Catalina. Thanks for a great channel I will try and tell people...

love the channel man! good stuff!

One of your best advice videos yet, Gary. Thank you.

I have just found your channel and so far am enjoying your tips. Thank you for sharing!

Great video! I am definitely one of those who hesitates on upgrading my OS... and now I can't, since I have a mid 2011 iMac 27, and it will only let me go up so far.

You’re the best Gary!! Thank you.👍👍

Your one of the best !! Tips or REMINDERS !! Excellent ! Thank you !! Had apple "everything" over the years. Forgot a couple of things.

Greetings from the jungle! (Tarapoto, Perú) so glad I found you cause I’ve had Macs for a decade but never learned everything...its a process. Thanks!

Just got a Mac 3 weeks ago, migrated from PC. I have learnt sooooo much from your videos. Thank you ! I realize this is older and you may not remember doing it, but you used the term 'question everything', as soon as you said it I heard that little tune from the X Files in my head lol. Fox Mulder used to say it all the time. Keep up the great work and THANK YOU

I’m also a 30+ year Mac user and all of the points weren’t spot on! I’m proud to say I practice each point you made. Thanks for being so succinct!

Great stuff as usual. That said, if you *rely* on a particular app or two then definitely do NOT immediately upgrade any software until you are confident everything works and is compatible. Not all developers are able to achieve compatibility as soon as Apple ships the next update. Spoken as someone who counts on Adobe Audition working perfectly at all times. :)

I just moved from PC to Mac recently. You have taught me quite alot. Thank you so much for invaluable lesson.

You are a very good instructor. We learned a lot.

Gary you are just the best tutor, thank you SO much for all the help.

Excellent tips, thank you, I will pass them on.

Thanks Gary. Amazing advice!!!

The ISP-email thing is a very big tip. I know a lot of people who used their ISP-provided email service for years, moved, and were shocked that they couldn't keep their email address. Most ISPs allow mail to be forwarded from the old address but some for only a month and then it's completely gone. You might alert all your business and personal associates about your new email address but you can be sure that some just won't update your contact information. I've been using AOL email since 1994. Their server-side spam filtering is great and in 25 years I've never experienced a major downtime event or connection problem.

Gary, your posts have helped me broaden my knowledge with Mac. I love my Mac and have been amazed at all the things you have taught me I can do with it. Please keep these posts coming. I really enjoy them and appreciate you so much. You are a such a big help!! When I have a question, I go to your posts and figure out the answer. I have always been a fan of apple products over any others. Thank you so much !!! Apple should show you some gratitude !!!

Always interesting and logical recommendations. I enjoy listening to these clearly presented practices. After migrating from Vista 11 years ago I haven’t looked back. I run a MBP for most computing and an iMac with beefed up RAM for video editing. Catalina on both at this time. Everything is either Mac or open source, no Microsoft programs. Many users just can’t break away from MS products. The iCloud is value for money and really continent. The only weakness I feel is Apple’s dreadful spell check on most devices, probably due to a licensing issue, and Dropbox which just doesn’t ‘work’ for me.

What would Mac owners do without Gary the Mac Guru....man, you're a star with your impeccable tutorials, delivered clearly and concisely. Mac owners across the world sleep happily because of your guidance!

This channel is top notch for help with your Mac. Love him!

Thank you so much this has helped a lot

Great video, as always. You are so right about ink jet printers drying up and being generally awful. If one doesn't print a lot, that is an even better reason to go laser. Like you, I rarely print, but when I do, my black and white HP laser works like a charm. I've had it forever, probably 8-9 years. I paid less than $200 for it, and they're cheaper now. I can't remember the last time I replaced the toner. I did recently inherit a color laser, but rarely use it.

I’m learning a lot! Ill be setting up my M1 Mac Mini soon!

Just got a Mac studio and iPad Pro … slightly lost! Thank you for this video, it’s a start for moi.

Good stuff. Clear and concise. Thx

First one hits the spot ... my laser printer, Laserwriter 4/600 to be precise, purchased for £600 in 1996 - still works just fine.

As always very clear and useful advice. Thanks Gary

Thank you very much for your interesting Videos. I learn very much !!!

Thank you for both the video and the Turkish language in the translation. Love from Istanbul.

Great tips Gary! Never knew about the shutting down option. I will put to sleep from now on! Thanks 😊

Truly, thank you for all your tips and tricks. Sage advice in this vid.

wow!! that was very helpful tips! super!!! thank you so much!

One of the most helpful guys ever. Thank you, Gary.

Great advice.Thank you.

Thanks forsharing your clear and detailed expert experience in these videos. just got my first MacBook Air. been using iPhone since 2013 so this operating system is familiar. although I'm unskilled at using a computer. I'm really trying to get a handle using the file and folder system. also a top priority is learning to create documents. mainly like event flyers. I never even took typing in school (early 80s) so some of this is painfully slow. gonna keep watching your videos. THANKS AGAIN

5:42 - Some other good reasons for keeping the OS up-to-date: - The changes over time are small, but if you don’t update for a long time, the changes might seem abrupt - If you leave it too long you risk having no upgrade path to get to the latest version of the OS. I see far too many people make that second mistake… and then moving from their old computer to the new one is a real pain in the neck. Fortunately Apple is very, very good when it comes to maintaining an upgrade path, but eventually even they have to draw the line.

Thank God your here to help me and others because you make sense we spend a fortune on those beast

I keep two backup drives plugged in all the time. Backups have saved my Kirsten many times over the years. I just lost my 2014 Mac mini due to a disk error. The new Mac comes this week. I know I’ll be back up and running within an hour with all of my files in tact.

Excellent advice. I too have been using Macs since 1986, and I would endorse everything you say. If there is something your Mac doesn't do, check all available apps. Someone else will probably have noticed it too, and written an app for it. Of course, if it is really good, Apple will probably include it in a future OS upgrade!!

Hello, Gary's Many Thanks, excellent and informative.

Gary is the king of Mac. Genius!! My GO TO for anything Mac! Thank you, Gary!

Great pep talk, thanks.

When you have a problem, find out if its supposed to work this way at all. One of the greatest advise that man has ever given Gary! I learnt this the hard way. There are just one too many things that Apple does differently, which just makes clear sense, but typically we are not aware or are so used to complicate simple stuff, it appears broken to us. Rule of thumb, Apple technology does not fail, if something is not working, it is the user - you doin it wrong.

Thank you for your videos. You are Great.

One more time! Job very well done Gary. You are superb! I appreciate it. Although I have an other silly question 4U, Wenn I am working and If I just flip down the screen of my MacBook Pro, will it continue doing it backstage works and continue the backups with the time machine? Again thanks a lot for your always fast responding. Have a nice weekend and stay healthy

i wanna say i love you for giving us tips for our macs and then i look at your subs numbers.. its 143k literally i love you. hehe

Wish I had found your page before subscribing to the some software folks that promised to clean up my Mac but made it worst.

Gary, thank you for this video. It tells me you have seen it all as far as Apple users are concerned. I am guilty of delaying installing upgrades, so I will now embrace them after watching this.

Gary, I really liked your tip on using Reading List. I have a lot of Bookmarks and sometimes I have a million tabs open on Safari, lol. Thanks again.

I keep thinking about what you're saying about inkjet printers. They were always futzy in the old days but I always figured that's because the technology was new. But they have remained futzy. I've got an old color inkjet that my wife bought a ton of ink for that doesn't work more often than it does. I have a monochrome laser printer in another part of the house that I never even think about. Sometimes I have wireless connectivity problems, but it ALWAYS prints perfectly. I've been considering a color laser, you may have just helped me decide.

I resuscitated my old Time Capsule, the flat version, with a 1tb disk in it to use for Time Machine 😁. Put it in bridge mode. So it’s just a node on my network now for backups.

Great Advice and Points !!!!

Superb video. Thank you.

Thank you… really helped me

I disagreed on the iCloud but i 100% agreed on the sleeping mode. Very well said!

I use a laser printer for normal day-to-day document pricing, but I have a nice Canon Pixma Pro ink-jet for printing photographs. It's been a great printer for that purpose for several years now.

Hi Gary, I have just discovered your channel and am hooked! This video is great, I keep all my documents and photos on the iCloud drive, so why is it still necessary to back up my MacBook to a hard drive?

Many thanks, Gary

Good help thank you

You helped me by providing examples about what happens when they don't sleep.

Great info Gary, Howerve I cannot upgrade to the newest operating system. I keep getting a ‘“lost connection message”. I have two Imacs and they both do this. My internet isn’t the greatest but I am not losing connections. Ive tried a lot of things but finally just gave up. I’m running Mojave and I like it so I guess I’ll stick with it.

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Thanks!👍🏼

ohhh....okay never knew about that shutting down.... Starting form gonna make my "Macky" sleep!!! Thanks Sir!!

Great video Thanks

Great tips. And Go Heels!

As far as for upgrading your OS, yeah not always. My late 2013 iMac is listed as supported by Catalina and that's the last OS it supports, but after having on my iMac for a week, it was a complete disaster and completely messed up all my media libraries Turns out I was not the only one having this issue and seems maybe Apple was being optimistic in saying a late 2013 iMac could handle Catalina. Maybe it can but only within certain parameters as far as music/video/book libraries are concerned. Luckily I had a perfect snapshot of my previous setup and was able to revert back to Mojave and have had no issues since. So I'll wait until I upgrade my iMac to a newer one.

Always great advice. Not sure which tip I liked the best. Fortunately I’m one who isn’t afraid of change because every time I listen to your tips I tweak my methods (for the better.) I would disagree with you about your admiration of laser over inkjet. I won’t elaborate here because that discussion is lengthy and has to be taken in context. Short story; I agree with using as few hard copies as possible and that for text based documents lasers are easier.

Excellent advice as usual

Well I'm pleased I've been doing theses for years cheers

Great advice.

I know this is a old post. But he 100% on track with using your ISP email. Years ago I bought my first house. Was using my ISP email. Super excited setup the new install in the new house for internet. Got it installed it was a different company. Canceled my comcast.... BOOOOM! The dumb light went on. Every account I had was on the wrong email. Only use outside email providers that can follow you. I lost several of my accounts and had to start new. This is just good advice. Don't be me! :)

Proud to say I scored perfect until the end. I’m definitely guilty of giving up on getting something working. Good example, my hot corners stopped working and finally disabled them. Later I found out my keyboard was going bad. Another one was my watch stopped waking my Mac, then later I realized I turned off Bluetooth. I wanted to praise my Canon PIXMA 722 printer. I bought it in 2014 and it still works today. It only replaced it when most of my devices became Apple and was forced to connect it WiFi rather than wired.

Excellent vidéo.

Gary the fix problem (8) is me! I found an issue (for me) with the Dat& & Time cell format and I reported it to Apple as feedback. I found a work around, but it would be nice to have them consider a change.

I have a brother laser printer. Black and white. Had it over 2 years and only replaced toner twice

Excellent advice. I need to figure out how to force my husband and son to watch this.

Great Job

great tips

GOOD VIDEO,,,thanks

You speak of spending some money in this case iCloud. There's another one; don't be afraid to make a phone call with Apple Support, even when warranties have expired. There is a usual fee for calls for old Macs; it sounds expensive, it boils down to $25 for a call; I have called support numerous times but I had to pay the fee only twice. All the other times (maybe more than 10, until recently I used a media 2009 MacBook) I was advised to do this or that, but the fee was mostly waved. These people really take time to help, screen sharing is fantastic, and there were occasions where I found quirks that had not been noticed yet. A very nice experience that will also build up confidence: which is basically what you guys are trying to do. I have watched a few to your videos and I will visit Macmost on Patreon. Till soon!

I just found this channel and found so much good info. I’m having problems with my camera as it won’t turn on...any suggestions? I have zoom meeting and have to be blacked out

Great info I am well familiar with a full back up on iPhone and IPad for years. But have not manually performed this on my pro running Big Sur. Is the location to do this like our mobile OS device locations ?

Hi Gary, thanks so much for all your wonderful informative videos. Really great stuff. I am having a problem with adding an email account to my Mail. I had it in there at one point, but it slowed down and didn't update regularly so I was missing some emails unless I went directly to my Spectrum Mail account. I keep getting (in red) unable to verify account or password. Any fix suggestions for this problem? Thanks.