macOS Ventura - 15 TIPS & TRICKS!

macOS Ventura is officially out and this new macOS update is packed full of new and interesting features some of which can be really beneficial if you live in Apple's ecosystem, like the new ability to use your iPhone as a webcam for your Mac, a new desk view mode that makes presenting as easy as can be, a completely new way to manage your desktop with stage manager, a new background sounds feature, new apps, improved dictation, enhanced Siri, and more! So in this video, I go over my favorite tips & tricks to help you get started with macOS Ventura.

0:00 Intro
0:26 Use iPhone as Webcam
2:10: Camera Effects
3:30 Desk View
4:52 Stage Manager
7:00 System Preferences is now System Settings
7:23 Background Sounds
9:23 Improved Dictation
10:23 New Weather App
11:17 New Clock App
12:37 Enhanced Siri
13:48 Schedule E-mail
14:48 Undo Send E-mail
15:38 Unsend Message
16:32 Edit Message
17:28 Filter Messages

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[ygiagam]

Thanks, Gert Greg! Installing now on my MacBook!

[elden]

I love that you don't have 16, 824 email notifications on your MacBook. Thanks for this videos!

[youknowme...]

Good job, Greg! - I was looking for compatibility between Zoom and Ventura.

[young-geezer]

Nicely explained, you didn't lose me like most do. Really interested to see if Stage Manager is going to replace a need for multiple desktops, or if it just diminishes my screen real estate adversely. I'm a BIG fan of the weather app, loved seeing it in iOS 16, will be a super app on the desktop. Super interested in the iPhone as webcam primarily for walking around the house while actively still being broadcast on the desktop. One thing I didn't see w/ Messages is the ability to delete a group of people - I hate going one after the other, clicking Delete each and every time - huge bummer.

[jonathanjones]

Many thanks! Just downloaded MacOS Ventura. Sensational! Really fab tips & tricks!

[martijnkiszelnik]

thanks for the tips. I can't to get the Iphone camera working with Google Meet (both desktop and web version). Any tips?

[MichaelDrips]

Thanks for an informative video WITHOUT the “brought to you by this product you’re never going to buy”. I have an iPhone 14 Pro and an M2 MBP, and I can’t seem to get the camera to do the bit with the desktop but having watched your video, I’ll give it another shot.

[SuperSuchties]

installed it, looked like before 😂 habe to watch videos now to see the features

[MrBoungie]

My favorite Tip is the first one - using iPhone as a WebCam. My next favorite is the more accessible dictation feature.

[JacquelineWatkiss]

Excellent, thank you - really useful 🙂

[timetravelvictim]

I like the Stage Manager idea but I hate the fact that the icons take up screen real estate. I like to work in full windows most the time with design and music production apps. On the other hand, I usually use multiple desktops (with the 3 finger up swipe) to group my apps together then quickly 3 finger swipe left or right to switch between them. Do you, or anyone reading this, see any benefits of Stage Manager vs. using multiple desktops? maybe once I use SM I will get a better idea and feel for it.

[Gloggenberg]

Love continuity with iPhone. Use it with Teams and its great. Especially when docking the MacBook. Not sold on stage manager as I find magnet much better.

[asdf]

I noticed that with the phone as your webcam with the Belkin adapter that whenever you would type, the top-heaviness causes the video to shake vertically quite a lot.

[JosySimplePlans]

Thanks for sharing please how to use the desk view to record your YouTube videos

[jefft]

The continuous camera is a cool innovation, until one activate the firewall in the network settings. Then it's bye bye the cool tool...

[thanasis]

I just bought a new laptop and for me it says "system preferences" do i need to update to the new MacOs? And how? :P It's my first time as a mac user and I'M GETTING CRAZZZZY

[TheGaryOgden]

Installed after work today. Seem to download and install really quickly. No issues so far. And BTW, I had to rename my iPhone 14 Pro because the name carried over from my previous phone.

[georgesara]

Thank you for the wonderful over view. The privacy and security area is different and I cannot figure out how to bypass the password requirement when the mac wakens. Thank you.

[waynemansfield]

Searching photos by description or text in the photo eg find all my photos of cars

[korkutaydinli]

thx for reminding greg great video for mac users