# March 2024 Source: https://www.macworks360.com/2024/03/ # Month: March 2024 ## [For the Best Mac Webcam, Use Your iPhone](https://www.macworks360.com/for-the-best-mac-webcam-use-your-iphone/) [![A computer screen shows a video call with a smiling woman gesturing with her hands. The monitor sits on a tidy desk with books, a cup of pens, and, for the best Mac webcam, use your iPhone mounted neatly on top.](https://www.macworks360.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/for-the-best-mac-webcam-use-your-iphone-1024x640.jpg)](https://www.macworks360.com/for-the-best-mac-webcam-use-your-iphone/) The near-ubiquity of videoconferencing is a lasting effect of the pandemic. The ease of gathering a group virtually usually more than makes up for the downsides. Despite that, many people […] ## [Changing Passwords Periodically Doesn’t Increase Security](https://www.macworks360.com/changing-passwords-periodically-doesnt-increase-security/) [![A calendar page with “Time to change password” in red marker over the first Monday, which is circled. Nearby are a red marker, keyboard, and rolling eyes emoji—highlighting that changing passwords periodically doesn’t increase security.](https://www.macworks360.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/changing-passwords-periodically-doesnt-increase-security-1024x640.jpg)](https://www.macworks360.com/changing-passwords-periodically-doesnt-increase-security/) Does your organization or some financial website require you to create a new password periodically? This practice was recommended long ago, but some organizations haven’t kept up with current recommendations […] ## [Use 1Password to Enter Your Mac Login Password](https://www.macworks360.com/use-1password-to-enter-your-mac-login-password/) [![A person uses a laptop, with a security authentication pop-up asking for a password to modify privacy settings. Tech and cybersecurity icons are visible in the foreground, suggesting they might Use 1Password to Enter Your Mac Login Password.](https://www.macworks360.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/use-1password-to-enter-your-mac-login-password-1024x640.jpg)](https://www.macworks360.com/use-1password-to-enter-your-mac-login-password/) We think of 1Password as being helpful for entering passwords on websites and in iPhone and iPad apps. But its Universal Autofill feature has a hidden capability that lets 1Password […] ## [The Importance of Staying Updated](https://www.macworks360.com/the-importance-of-staying-updated/) [![A hand places two wooden blocks with the letters U and P above four blocks that spell DATE! on a wooden surface, forming the word UPDATE!—highlighting the importance of staying updated against a plain background.](https://www.macworks360.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/the-importance-of-staying-updated-1024x640.jpg)](https://www.macworks360.com/the-importance-of-staying-updated/) Does it feel like your Apple devices are always asking you to install operating system updates? You’re not wrong—from September 2022 to January 2024, we saw the following releases in […] ## [Send Photos in Messages Faster with This Hidden Shortcut](https://www.macworks360.com/send-photos-in-messages-faster-with-this-hidden-shortcut/) [![A person uses a smartphone, selecting a flower photo to send in a chat message. With the “Send Photos in Messages Faster with This Hidden Shortcut” feature, the image gallery and chat bubble appear above the device for quick sharing.](https://www.macworks360.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/send-photos-in-messages-faster-with-this-hidden-shortcut-1024x640.jpg)](https://www.macworks360.com/send-photos-in-messages-faster-with-this-hidden-shortcut/) On the iPhone and iPad, to send a photo to a Messages chat, tap the ⊕ button and then tap Photos in the list that appears to reveal the photo […] ## [Use the Command Key to Rearrange and Remove Menu Bar Icons](https://www.macworks360.com/use-the-command-key-to-rearrange-and-remove-menu-bar-icons/) [![Various electrical tools, including a screwdriver, wire stripper, digital multimeter, pliers, test leads, cable cutter, and coiled wire, are neatly arranged on a gray textured surface—like using the Command Key to rearrange and remove menu bar icons.](https://www.macworks360.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/use-the-command-key-to-rearrange-and-remove-menu-bar-icons-1024x640.jpg)](https://www.macworks360.com/use-the-command-key-to-rearrange-and-remove-menu-bar-icons/) Is your Mac’s menu bar overwhelmed with icons? They’re helpful little critters, but finding one can be difficult when you have too many and they’re in no particular order. The […] ## [Did You Know Text Entry Boxes in Web Browsers Are Easy to Expand?](https://www.macworks360.com/did-you-know-text-entry-boxes-in-web-browsers-are-easy-to-expand/) [![Three cardboard boxes of different sizes are lined up, set against a background filled with random overlapping white letters outlined in black—did you know text entry boxes in web browsers are easy to expand?.](https://www.macworks360.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/did-you-know-text-entry-boxes-in-web-browsers-are-easy-to-expand-1024x640.jpg)](https://www.macworks360.com/did-you-know-text-entry-boxes-in-web-browsers-are-easy-to-expand/) Have you ever noticed the shading in the corner of text area fields in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and most other Mac Web browsers? These “handles” let you resize the field—always […] ## [Apple Announces New MacBook Air Lineup with M3 Chip](https://www.macworks360.com/apple-announces-new-macbook-air-lineup-with-m3-chip/) [![A person sits indoors working on a laptop, which displays a colorful design or architectural plan—perhaps inspired by the latest Apple Announces New MacBook Air Lineup with M3 Chip. Large industrial windows and neatly stacked cushions and fabric are in the background.](https://www.macworks360.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/apple-announces-new-macbook-air-lineup-with-m3-chip-1024x640.jpg)](https://www.macworks360.com/apple-announces-new-macbook-air-lineup-with-m3-chip/) In November 2023, Apple unveiled the M3 chip in new versions of the 24-inch iMac and MacBook Pro, causing speculation about when other Mac models would be updated to match. […]