In Part 2 of our discussion, Joe Kissell, author of Take Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics (2nd Edition), dives into Tahoe’s practical upgrades. Joe talks about the fully customizable Control Center and menu bar, quick access to Reduce Transparency, and deeper iPhone integration including the Phone app on Mac with call screening, hold assist, and live translation. He critiques Spotlight’s overhaul while noting new “actions” and clipboard history and loos at. new system apps Apps, Games, Journal and Magnifier.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

[0:00] Intro and focus on functional changes

[0:51] Control Center overhaul and menu bar customization

[2:32] Reduce Transparency as a one-click toggle

[4:06] iPhone continuity: Phone app on Mac

[5:53] Call screening, hold assist, live translation

[9:49] Spotlight redesign and real-world search issues

[14:19] New Spotlight categories: apps, files, actions, clipboard

[15:57] Quick “actions” and custom quick keys

[18:22] Clipboard history capabilities and limits

[24:46] Launchpad replaced by Apps; Games and Journal arrive

[27:25] Magnifier with iPhone camera on a big screen

[28:32] Translation across FaceTime, Messages, Phone

[31:06] Wrap-up and community links

Links:

Take Control of Tahoe by Joe Kissell - Take Control Books

Mac Basics by Joe Kissell - Take Control Books

Guest:

Joe Kissell is the publisher of Take Control ebooks, as well as the author of over 60 books on a wide variety of tech topics. Keep up with him if you can on his personal site, JoeKissell.com, on Bluesky, and Mastodonts:

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