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Following on from Allison's show last week on managing Apple Photo libraries with the help of PowerPhotos, Don's thoughts turned to optimising and organising the actual contents. In this week's show, he grasps the nettle on sorting out his personal Photos library, as years of neglect have resulted in out-of-date and unorganised albums, both personal and shared. You also learn how Apple Intelligence can help in this organisation, giving you solid organization tools, both automated and manual. The version of Photos seen in this video requires macOS Tahoe 26.

The iPhone (and iPad) screens are a delight to behold. Super high resolution with bold bright colours. I get bored pretty easily with the same wallpapers so I came up with a solution to quickly capture new wallpapers from social media, and change them on my devices with a simple tap of the lock screen.

This tutorial takes you through all of the steps to do the same,

We often overlook the depth of the software we already have on our Macs. One example is Apple's Photos, which has amazing tools that are kept folded away so they don't intimidate those who don't want or need these advanced options. To help you understand what you can do using these tools, Allison dives deep into every one of the editing controls, using a variety of shots from her personal library.

You learn about all 12 adjustments and all of their options, including things like the difference between Definition and Sharpen. Allison explains why you might see Filters while other times you'll see Styles in Photos, the differences between Curves and Levels (and which of the two she prefers) and much more.

This tutorial was recorded on a Mac running macOS Sequoia 15.2.

The Photos app on iPad can easily be overlooked. Many people think of their phone for easily viewing their camera roll, and turn to the Mac when editing the sharing their images. Photos on iPad offers a nice middle ground on the larger display this mobile device offers. In this episode, Darcy takes you on a full tour of the app and showcases its many features, including For You, Photos' full editing capabilities and organization features, and much more.

Alongside their recently-released new operating system, Apple has updated core applications, including Photos, where many of us manage our images across devices. In this screencast Todd walks through these updates on the Mac, which include iCloud Shared Photo Library (which got its own deep-dive coverage in a separate video), a built-in duplicates finder, and more. These additions and tweaks should go a long way to making your Photos experience a lot better.

One of Apple's welcome new enhancements to the Photos app is the ability to share selected photos automatically with people you choose, using the newly introduced iCloud Shared Photo Library. This goes beyond Shared Albums in the way it's designed with important differences and advantages. Darcy shows you how to set it up, then goes over the useful features of the iCloud Shared Photo Library, including setting up the Camera app for automatic sharing.