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Meeting Notes & Links

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday May 21 Meeting Notes & Links

May 22, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

Taking Mail, Contacts, and Calendar to the Next Level

  • Mailplane – Gmail for Mac
  • Canary Mail – email app for Mac & iOS with PGP Encryption
  • ‎Microsoft Outlook – email and calendar app for iOS and Mac
  • Spark – email app for iOS and Mac
  • Edison Mail – email app
  • FastMail – secure, reliable email hosting
  • Make your Google account more secure
  • SpamSieve – Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail, Outlook, Airmail, MailMate, and more
  • Fantastical – calendar app for iOS and Mac
  • BusyCal – calendar app for iOS and Mac
  • Informant – calendar and planner app for iOS and Mac
  • Calendars 5 – calendar and reminder app for iOS
  • Cardhop – contacts app
  • BusyContacts – contact manager app for Mac

Misc

  • Use AssistiveTouch on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch – Apple Support
  • Using Dual SIM with an eSIM – Apple Support
  • Setapp – the best apps for Mac in one suite
  • TripMode – your mobile data savior
  • Vivaldi – the browser that puts you in control
  • Opera Browser – Faster, Safer, Smarter Web Browser
  • Tap Forms – Organizer Database App for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
  • MyStuff2 – Organize your collections, music, movies, books, video games, electronics, wine lists, appliances, office supplies, or anything else in your possession with this easy to use but powerful application
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

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

April 17, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

News

  • Using Dual SIM with an eSIM – Apple Support
  • What is 5G? | About Verizon
  • Malicious profiles – one of the most serious threats to iPhones

Backup

  • Backblaze Hard Drive Stats
  • DriveDx – the most advanced drive health diagnostics and monitoring utility
  • Back up your Mac with Time Machine – Apple Support
  • SuperDuper! – full disk cloning software
  • Mac Backup Software | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software – full disk cloning software
  • ChronoSync – Mac File Sync and Backup
  • Backblaze – Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services
  • Crashplan – Online Data Backup | Offsite, Onsite & Cloud Backups
  • External Hard Drive Enclosures for 3.5-Inch Drives from OWC
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday March 19 Meeting Notes & Links

March 20, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

News

  • Apple to host annual Worldwide Developers Conference June 3-7 in San Jose
  • All-new iPad Air and iPad mini deliver dramatic power and capability
  • iMac gets a 2x performance boost

Take Control of Notifications

    • Use notifications on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
    • How Do Not Disturb and Notifications will change in iOS 12
    • How to set up and use Notification Center on your Mac
    • How to customize notifications on iPhone and iPad
    Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

    Mini’app’les Meeting, Tuesday February 19 Meeting Notes & Links

    February 20, 2019 by Pete Bockenhauer

    Apple Watch

    • Apple Watch
    • Dark Sky for iOS and Android – Weather app
    • Bear – Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac
    • How to unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch
    • Apple Watch Series 4 – Health & ECG
    • About Apple Watch water resistance
    • How to take a photo on your iPhone with your Apple Watch
    • Halide – Photography app
    • PCalc – Calculator
    • Authy | Two-factor Authentication (2FA) App & Guides
    • Apps – Shazam
    • Password Manager for Families, Businesses, Teams | 1Password
    • Abvio | Runmeter for iOS and Android
    • Apple Music
    • How to use Apple Pay on the Apple Watch
    • How to use the Walkie-Talkie app for Apple Watch in watchOS 5
    • Use Siri on your Apple Watch

    Shortcuts

    • Shortcuts User Guide
    • Use Siri Shortcuts
    • Meethue.com | Welcome to the official Philips Hue website
    • ShortcutsGallery.com – Download and share Siri Shortcuts
    • ‎Magic Launcher Pro on the App Store

    Misc

    • DetectX – sqwarq | security for your mac
    • Backblaze – The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services
    • Microsoft NTFS for Mac | Paragon Software – Mount and read Windows-formatted hard drives
    • PDF Editor – PDFpen – Edit PDF Files | Smile Software
    • PDF Editor and Reader for Mac | Free Trial | PDF Expert
    • How to change the default application for a file type
    • Using Dual SIM with an eSIM
    Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

    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
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