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Holding a Grudge and Loosening Restrictions – TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-26

Holding a Grudge and Loosening Restrictions - TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-26

Ken_Ray · 3:02 AM EST, Jan 26th, 2023 · Add Comment

Secret sources tell the Financial Times that Apple is trying to lessen its ties with Google over feelings of betrayal tied to Android. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken discuss why it’s a good article anyway. Plus – Rumor has Apple loosening its COVID policies. Yay?

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Apple's Search Engine Situation – TMO Daily Observations 2020-10-29

Kelly Guimont · 1:52 PM EDT, Oct 29th, 2020 · 1 Comment

Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Apple’s possible search aspirations and what that means for your data.

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iOS 12: Find Songs by Lyrics in Apple Music
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iOS 12: Find Songs by Lyrics in Apple Music

Jeff Gamet · 2:54 PM EDT, Oct 18th, 2018 · Add Comment

You can search for songs in Apple Music based on their lyrics in the Music app on your iPhone or iPad.

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iOS 12: If You Can't Search in Settings, Try This

Andrew Orr · 3:04 PM EDT, Oct 1st, 2018 · 7 Comments

Some people reported being unable to search in Settings after upgrading to iOS 12. But a Redditor found a quick fix for it.

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How to Use “Insert Pattern” in TextEdit to Clean Up Text
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How to Use "Insert Pattern" in TextEdit to Clean Up Text

Jeff Butts · 9:15 AM EST, Dec 13th, 2017 · 8 Comments

The Mac’s built-in TextEdit program has a little-known feature that’ll let you find tabs, paragraph breaks, and the like and replace them in text—or find patterns of them, even. It’s a very powerful way to clean up extraneous characters, so come read this Quick Tip!

macOS: Enhance Your Mac File Search With File Comments
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macOS: Enhance Your Mac File Search With File Comments

Andrew Orr · 1:41 PM EST, Nov 9th, 2017 · Add Comment

Note that this is used better with Spotlight. Siri doesn’t seem to be able to make use of file comments.

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How to Control Siri Searches and Suggestions on your iPhone and iPad

Jeff Gamet · 6:27 PM EDT, Sep 27th, 2017 · Add Comment

Siri isn’t the boss of searching on your iPhone and iPad, or at least it shouldn’t be. Follow along to learn how to manage which apps show up in your searches, and see the catch that comes along with controlling Siri searches and suggestions, too.

macOS: Make Your Spotlight Searches Better with the Kind Operator
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macOS: Make Your Spotlight Searches Better with the Kind Operator

Jeff Butts · 5:29 PM EDT, Apr 26th, 2017 · 2 Comments

When you are looking for something specific on your Mac with Spotlight, you might get overwhelmed with the search results. Jeff Butts has become a Spotlight search pro thanks to a simple operator. Read along as he shows you how it works and some of what you can do with it.

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