Meeting Notes & Links

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

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

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

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

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