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Hands-On Apple 202: Spotlight Supercharged in macOS Tahoe

October 2
12 mins

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Episode Description

Spotlight is getting a serious upgrade in macOS Tahoe, surfacing your files, windows, and even cloud content with smarter, faster results. Allow Mikah to walk you through the surprising shortcuts and hidden tricks that will change how you find everything on your Mac.

  • Quick access to Spotlight via keyboard or menu bar
  • Recentering Spotlight Search bar with control-click shortcut
  • Enhanced search rankings based on personal use and relevance
  • Refined filtering by app, file type, provider, or folder
  • Spotlight displays results from open windows and browser tabs
  • Cloud storage integration expands search to Dropbox, Google Drive
  • Website search shortcuts for popular sites like Amazon and YouTube
  • Direct questions and smart queries supported with Siri and ChatGPT
  • Spotlight suggests actions and deeper settings directly from search
  • Performance quirks and indexing delays still present in Spotlight

Host: Mikah Sargent

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