Meeting Notes & Links

• Cimbura.com – thanks to our generous host!

News

• WWDC 2017
• iPad Pro 2 rumor roundup
• iPhone 8 rumor roundup: What you need to know right now!
• Imagining the next 9 iOS devices
• Overcast 3: Design walkthrough
• Workflow 1.7
• Twitterrific for Mac: Project Phoenix
• New Mac malware pinned on same Russian group blamed for election hacks
• Here’s how to access the iPhone’s hidden mode that turns the camera into a magnifying glass
• The Clever Pen on a Mission to Finally Kill the Tape Measure
• Tell Congress to Protect Our Online Privacy Rights

Backup Round Robin Critique

• Apple Time Machine
• macOS Server Time Machine
• SuperDuper!: full disk cloning
• Carbon Copy Cloner: full disk cloning & backup
• CrashPlan: online backup
• Protect yourself against encryption-based ransomware
• Testing out snapshots in Apple’s next-generation APFS file system

Misc

• AirPods vs. BeatsX: The showdown you’ve been waiting for
• ATM ‘Shimmers’ Target Chip-Based Cards

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News

• MacBook Pro Thunderbolt 3 adapter guide: How to connect an iPhone, display, hard drive, and more
• All Mac Startup Sounds 1984 – 2003
• How to Re-Enable The Startup Chime Removed on the 2016 MacBook Pros
• Deal – $50 iTunes Gift Card
• Deal – $100 iTunes Gift Card
• Are Desktops Still Relevant? Best 2016 MacBook Pro versus Quad-Core 2013 Mac Pro
• ‘Designed by Apple in California’ is a new photo book chronicling iMac to Pencil
• You Can Hit ESC on Touch Bar Without Hitting The Button Itself
• Touché – Touch Bar for everyone.
• Touch Bar Demo App
• USB Type C Cables and Accessories Reviews

New MacBook Pros

• MacBook Pro
• Early benchmarks of MacBook Pro confirm Apple’s claims of fastest-ever SSD
• Video: SSD In Late 2016 ‘Entry-Level’ MacBook Pro Removable
• Thunderbolt 3 Ports on Right Side of 13-Inch MacBook Pro Have Reduced PCI Express Bandwidth
• Cable Matters USB-C to HDMI / VGA / Ethernet / USB Multiport 4K UHD Adapter
• 9 best USB-C accessories, cables and adapters

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• Apple ‘hello again’ event: Livestream at Cimbura.com

News

• Apple leaks new MacBook Pro with touch strip

macOS Sierra

• macOS Sierra review: An update as big as the mountains
• macOS Continuity
• iCloud Family Sharing
• macOS Picture in Picture
• macOS Sierra: Store your desktop and documents in iCloud Drive
• Hands-on with the new Photos features in macOS Sierra and iOS 10
• How to use tabs in apps on macOS
• How to enable Auto Unlock on your Mac and Apple Watch
• macOS Sierra: How to Use Apple Pay on the Web
• 8 hidden features of macOS Sierra
• macOS Sierra Notes Sharing

watchOS 3

• watchOS 3 review: A big roll in the right direction
• Share your Activity with your Apple Watch
• How Apple Made The Watch Work For Wheelchair Users
• How to use SOS on the Apple Watch: The ultimate guide

iOS 10

• iOS 10 review: Cleaner, clearer, and smarter
• How to Control Which Messages Photos Save to Camera Roll
• How to use the Home app in iOS 10
• iMessage in iOS 10: Everything you need to know!
• How to use voicemail transcripts in iOS 10 on iPhone
• How to use iOS 10’s new Bedtime feature

Weather Apps

• Dark Sky – Hyperlocal Weather, Radar, and Storm Alerts
• AccuWeather – Weather for Life
• Storm – Radar, Storm Tracking, Hurricanes, Accurate Lightning & Precipitation Alerts
• WeatherBug – Free Local Weather Forecast, Radar Map & Severe Storm Alerts
• Weather Underground – Forecasts, Interactive Radar, and Weather Alerts
• Weather Line – Temperature Trend, Accurate Forecast, and Monthly Averages powered by Forecast.io
• EarthDesk – EarthDesk converts your desktop into a beautiful, real-time image of the Earth from space, continuously
  updating in the background while you work.

Photos

• Adobe Lightroom
• DxO
• iCloud Photo Library
• Google Photos
• Dropbox Camera Uploads
• ProCamera
• Snapseed
• Snapseed 2.0 – Real World First Look
• Adobe Photoshop Fix – Retouch, refine, and enhance photos
• Adobe Photoshop Mix – Cut out, combine, blend images
• Camera Plus – For The Best Macro Photos & Remote Photography
• Sidekick360 – Smartphone Adapter for Tripods
• Prisma – Art Photo Editor with Free Picture Effects & Cool Image Filters for Instagram Pics and Selfies
• PhotoCard by Bill Atkinson
• BitCam

News

• The ultimate Apple I/O death chart
• A roundup of original iPhone reviews that got everything completely wrong
• Flashback: Here’s what reviewers said about the original iPhone
• What You Need to Know About Mac Malware ‘Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor’
• MacKeeper threatens 14-year-old YouTube video maker with harassment suit
• Malwarebytes – remove adware and malware
• How to skip the airport’s US Customs line with your iPhone
• Search Smarter: 30+ Google Search Tricks You Might Not Already Know
• iPhone SE Estimated to Grab 16% of U.S. iPhone Market in Launch Quarter
• Apple begins rolling out iTunes Match with audio fingerprint to Apple Music subscribers

Our Favorite Apps

• Joel
  • Presence: Free smart home motion detector webcam for security, care, and energy.
  • Swift Playgrounds: Makes learning Swift interactive and fun.
  • Parallels Access: The fastest, simplest, most reliable remote access to your computer from anywhere.
• Jeff
  • Workflow: Powerful automation made simple.
  • Copied: A Full Featured Clipboard Manager for iOS and OS X.
• Peter
  • Aware: A simple menubar app for OSX that tracks how long you’ve been actively using your computer.
  • BreakTime: A simple Mac utility that’s designed to help you remember to take breaks away from your computer.
  • Road Trip: The fastest and easiest way to keep track of your car’s fuel economy, maintenance schedule, and expenses.
  • Key Ring: Say goodbye to loyalty card clutter.
  • iShows TV Shows & Movies: Keep track of all your watched movies and TV shows.