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Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday January 15 Meeting Notes & Links

January 15, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

Back to Basics

  • iOS
    • Use gestures to navigate your iPhone X and later
    • How To Use Tap To Wake On iPhone X
    • How to Use Spotlight Search on Your iPhone or iPad
    • How to use Notification Center on iPhone and iPad
    • Use and customize Control Center on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
    • About the buttons and switches on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
    • Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
    • If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t turn on or is frozen
    • How to take a screenshot on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
    • How to quickly and discreetly disable Face ID on the iPhone X
    • How to Turn Off Keyboard Clicks on Your iPhone or iPad
    • How to Disable or Enable Period Shortcut in iPhone/iPad
    • How to Turn Off Predictive Keyboard in iOS 11
    • How to use text shortcuts on iPhone and iPadHow to use text shortcuts on iPhone and iPad
    • 3D Touch: The Ultimate Guide
    • Access Safari tab’s history by performing tap and hold on back button
    • How to view a Safari website without content blockers on your iPhone or iPad
    • How to Rearrange Your Lock Screen Widgets in iOS 10
    • Access the calculator in Spotlight
    • How to Add the Secret Weather Widget to Your iPhone’s Lock Screen in iOS 12
    • iOS 11’s new ‘Smart Invert Colors’ is the closest thing to Dark Mode yet
    • Why you should use True Tone
    • Use Multitasking on your iPadUse Multitasking on your iPad
    • How to move multiple iPhone Home screen apps icons on iOS 11 using drag and drop
    • Reeder – RSS reader
    • Set up and use iCloud Tabs
  • macOS
    • Reeder – RSS reader
    • ReadKit – RSS reader
    • HistoryHound – Find pages in your Bookmarks or History just by typing words you remember from them!

Misc

  • Cloudflare 1.1.1.1: Faster Internet – Faster, more private Internet
  • ExpressVPN – Fast & reliable VPN proxy
  • Mullvad – VPN
  • Path Finder – Finder replacement
  • OpenDNS – The easiest way to make your internet faster, safer, and more reliable.

News

  • Apple officially releases Smart Battery cases for iPhone XS/Max/XR with Qi charging support
Category: Meeting Notes & Links

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday October 16 Meeting Notes & Links

October 16, 2018 by Pete Bockenhauer

News

  • macOS Mojave
  • Adobe Photoshop CC coming to the iPad
  • Apple will drop Back to My Mac in macOS Mojave. Here are some workarounds if you rely on it
  • Using HEIF or HEVC media on Apple devices
  • iCloud Photo Sharing: The ultimate guide
  • Photo Book printing replacements
    • Shutterfly
    • Blurb
    • Costco
    • Walgreens

iOS Photography

  • Moment lenses
  • iPhone XS A12 Bionic Neural Engine – 5 trillion operations per second
  • Digital signal processor (DSP)
  • Halide Camera – iOS camera app
  • DxOMark Apple iPhone XS Max reviewApple iPhone XS Max review
  • Anker Selfie Stick
  • Glif – tripod mount for iPhone
  • Joby tripods
  • Lume Cube lights
  • Darkroom – Photo Editor for iPhone
  • Luminar – Photo Editing software
  • Snapseed
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
  • Comparison: HEIF vs JPEG
  • olloclip
  • Harbor Freight Ultra Bright LED Portable Worklight/Flashlight
  • Color temperature correction gels
Category: Meeting Notes & Links

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday September 18 Meeting Notes & Links

September 18, 2018 by Pete Bockenhauer

News

  • Apple Watch Series 4
  • iPhone XS
  • iPhone XR
  • iOS 12
  • Daring Fireball: The iPhones XS
  • Former White House Photographer Pete Souza releases the first pictures taken using Apple’s new iPhone XS
  • MacSparky Field Guides

Share your home screen

  • Apollo for Reddit
  • WyzeCam
  • Halide Camera
  • Drafts
  • ProCam
  • Runmeter Running & Cycling GPS
  • GV Connect – Call & SMS for Google Voice

Share your everyday bag

  • GORUCK bags
  • Tenba Reload Battery 2 Battery Pouch
  • Studio Neat Glif – holds your smartphone securely in portrait or landscape with a quick release lever
  • Travelon anti-theft bags
  • Moment Lenses
  • Anker PowerCore Slim 5000 Portable Charger
  • SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive
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Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday August 21 Meeting Notes & Links

August 21, 2018 by Pete Bockenhauer

News

  • Apple’s rumored 2018 iPhone lineup

Productivity Roundtable

  • Todoist – task manager
  • Todoist Education Pricing
  • Things – task manager
  • Drafts – Drafts lets you turn text into action – it’s a quick notebook, handy editor, and writing automation tool, all in one.
  • Copied – A Full Featured Clipboard Manager for iOS and macOS
  • Paste – automatically stores everything you copy across all your devices and keeps your clipboard history organized.
  • macOS Automation
  • Automators – automation podcast
  • GoodTask – task manager

Misc

  • Your heart rate. What it means, and where on Apple Watch you’ll find it.
  • Runmeter Running & Cycling GPS – Run, Ride, and Walk Tracker
  • Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much Faster. What if That’s Actually True?
Category: Meeting Notes & Links

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday July 17 Meeting Notes & Links

July 17, 2018 by Pete Bockenhauer

News

  • How to reinstall macOS
  • New MacBook Pro models
  • Here’s how you can download all the 5K wallpaper loaded on the demo iPad Pro models

How to save and share in iOS

  • How to use action and share extensions on iPhone and iPad
  • How to Turn Any Webpage Into a PDF on iOS
  • How to use the Magnifier on iPhone and iPad
  • How to edit with third-party apps and extensions in Photos
  • Best photo extension apps for iPhone
  • ViewExif – view photo metadata
  • TouchRetouch – photo retouching
  • MetaGear – photo metadata editor
  • Drafts – lets you turn text into action – it’s a quick notebook, handy editor, and writing automation tool, all in one.

Misc

  • Patriot 64GB Spark Series Micro-sized USB 3.0 Flash Drive
  • LifeProof Backpacks
  • Netatmo – smart home devices
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