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Mini’app’les Topic Meeting – February 20 – Notes & Links

February 20, 2024 by Pete Bockenhauer
The macOS Applications folder

Which Mac apps have you used in the past 2 weeks?

  • 4K Video Downloader | Free Video Downloader for PС, macOS and Linux | 4K Download
  • ABetterFinderRename
  • Accordance
  • Acronis Cyber Protect Connect – Remote Desktop Access Solution
  • Adobe InDesign – Layout design and desktop publishing software
  • Adobe Photoshop – Leading AI photo & design software
  • Adobe Photoshop Express – Photo edit, collage, color looks editing
  • Aerial – A free and open-source Mac Screen Saver
  • Affinity Publisher – award-winning page layout software
  • Airtable
  • AlDente – AppHouseKitchen
  • Alfred – Productivity App for macOS
  • Arq: Cloud backup software for Mac and Windows
  • Autodesk Fusion | 3D CAD, CAM, CAE, & PCB Cloud-Based Software | Autodesk
  • Backblaze – The Best Unlimited Cloud Storage Services
  • Bartender 5 – Take control of your Menu bar
  • BBEdit 15
  • BetterTouchTool – folivora.ai – Great Tools for your Mac!
  • BetterZip 5 – MacItBetter
  • Bible Software from Laridian
  • Blender – Free and Open 3D Creation Software
  • FileMaker – Build custom apps with the Claris platform
  • BusyCal – The Best Calendar App for macOS
  • BusyContacts – The Best Contact Manager App for Mac
  • Cakebrew
  • calibre – E-book management
  • Camtasia – Fast and Easy Video Editing Software | TechSmith
  • Canva: Visual Suite for Everyone
  • Carbon Copy Clone – Mac Backup Software | Bombich Software
  • CARROT Weather for iOS and Android
  • ChronoSync | The Ultimate Mac Backup and File Sync App
  • CleanShot X for Mac
  • ColorSnapper — The Color Picker App for Mac
  • Create Booklet • The Standard • Print any document as a booklet
  • CrystalFetch: macOS UI for creating Windows installer ISO from UUPDump
  • DaisyDisk
  • Descript | All-in-one video & podcast editing, easy as a doc.
  • DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS
  • DriveDx – the most advanced drive health diagnostics and monitoring utility
  • EarthDesk
  • EtreCheck
  • Fantastical | The calendar and tasks app you won’t be able to live without.
  • Feedbin
  • Feedly: Track the topics and trends that matter to you
  • Final Cut Pro for Mac – Apple
  • Flashforge 3D Printer
  • FreeCAD: Your own 3D parametric modeler
  • Go64
  • GoldenDict
  • GoodTask: To Do List, Task Manager & Planner app based on Apple’s Reminders and Calendars
  • HoudahSpot – Powerful File Search Tool for Mac
  • Instapaper
  • iStat Menus
  • iTerm2 – macOS Terminal Replacement
  • Keyboard Maestro 11.0.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
  • KeyCue
  • KnockKnock
  • Konsensus: Movies & TV Shows on the App Store
  • LaunchControl: The launchd GUI
  • LibreOffice – Free Office Suite – Based on OpenOffice – Compatible with Microsoft
  • Little Snitch
  • Local – Local WordPress development made simple
  • Logos Bible Study Platform
  • Mactracker
  • MacUpdater – keep all your apps up-to-date effortlessly
  • MakerBot: The Only 3D Printing Ecosystem Dedicated to Education
  • menubar-ticker: A macOS menu bar item that displays the current song in iTunes or Spotify
  • Meteorologist – a weather program for macOS
  • Microsoft Excel – Spreadsheet Software
  • Microsoft OneDrive: Personal Cloud Storage
  • Microsoft Outlook Personal Email and Calendar | Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Word – Document Editing
  • MindNode – Mind Map & Brainstorm Ideas
  • Mona for Mastodon on the App Store
  • Moom · Many Tricks
  • NordVPN – The best online VPN service for speed
  • Notesnook | Open source & zero knowledge private note taking app
  • OmniFocus Task Management Software Built For Pros – The Omni Group
  • One Switch – Fireball Studio
  • Pareto Security: Security checklist app for your Mac
  • Password Manager for Families, Enterprise & Business | 1Password
  • Paste – Clipboard Manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
  • Pathfinder
  • PCSX2
  • PDF Expert – PDF Editor and Reader for Mac
  • Photomator
  • Photos Workbench – Organize your Photos
  • PixelSnap 2 for Mac
  • Plex – Stream Movies & TV Shows
  • PopChar special characters at your fingertips
  • PowerPhotos – Merge Mac Photos libraries, find duplicate photos, and more
  • Printopia – Print from your iPad or iPhone – Decisive Tactics, Inc.
  • Reeder 5
  • Remove-It
  • Resilio Sync – File Sync Software – Sync Home
  • Retroactive: Run Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes on modern macOS
  • Semulov: Access mounted and unmounted volumes from the menubar
  • Shapr3D | CAD: Design to Manufacturing | Windows, Mac, iPad
  • SoftRAID – Software RAID management for Mac and Windows
  • SpamSieve: Accurate Spam Filter for Mac
  • Spark Mail — Smart. Focused. Email.
  • Splashtop: Secure Remote Access & Remote Support Software
  • Stay
  • SwitchHosts: Switch hosts quickly!
  • Tap Forms Organizer Database for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
  • The Olive Tree Bible App by Olive Tree Bible Software
  • The Unarchiver | Top Free Unarchiving Software for macOS
  • TinkerTool: Description
  • Todoist | A To-Do List to Organize Your Work & Life
  • ToothFairy on the Mac App Store
  • Transmit 5
  • UTM | Virtual machines for Mac
  • Visual Studio Code – Code Editing. Redefined
  • VLC media player, the best Open Source player – VideoLAN
  • VueScan Scanner Software for macOS, Windows, and Linux
  • Zoom – One platform to connect
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting, Tuesday February 20 at 6:00 p.m.

February 12, 2024 by Pete Bockenhauer
The macOS Applications folder

Which Mac apps have you used in the past 2 weeks?

*** Please note: This meeting will be both in-person and online. ***

Do you have a guess at how many apps you’ve used in the past 2 weeks? 10? 20? More? Maybe less?? Maybe you pretty much live in the web browser these days.

A few members will be sharing how many apps they have used in the past 2 weeks, what those apps are, and why they use them.

Wanna find out for yourself? Here is a quick way:

  1. Open a Finder window
  2. Click the View menu and select “as List”
  3. Click the View menu again and select “Show View Options” and put a check mark on “Date Last Opened”
  4. Click the “Date Last Opened” column heading to sort by that.
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the list to see all the apps that you’ve recently opened.

We will also be discussing the new Stolen Device Protection for iPhone feature Apple recently released in iOS 17.3.

DATE

Tuesday, February 20

TIME

6:00 – 8:00 PM

IN-PERSON

Southdale Library (2nd Floor Conference Room)
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
Google Maps / Apple Maps

ONLINE

Zoom conference room
Please email [email protected] to request the meeting link or RSVP on Meetup and it will become visible.

Category: Meeting Announcements, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Social and Q&A Meeting, Tuesday February 6 at 7:00 p.m.

January 29, 2024 by Pete Bockenhauer
Illustration of person sitting at a computer on a video conference waving to the other meeting participants

Social and Q&A Meeting

Come join us for a virtual social and Q&A meeting! There is no set topic and you can come and go as you want. You can also bring any questions or problems you have that you’ve been wrestling with.

DATE

Tuesday, February 6

TIME

7:00 – 8:00 PM

ONLINE

Zoom conference room
Please email [email protected] to request the meeting link or RSVP on Meetup and it will become visible.

Request Access Link
Category: Meeting Announcements

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting – January 16 – Notes & Links

January 17, 2024 by Pete Bockenhauer
Norton Utilities application window in classic Mac OS showing Norton Disk Doctor, Unerase, Volume Recover, Speed Disk, and Norton Backup.

Utilities & Useful Apps Round Table

  • A Better Finder Rename
  • A Better Finder Attributes
  • Big Mean Folder Machine
  • CleanShot X
  • Screenpresso: The Ultimate Screen Capture Tool for Windows
  • FreeFileSync: Open Source File Synchronization & Backup Software
  • Menu Bar Ticker: A macOS menu bar item that displays the current song in iTunes or Spotify
  • SnapMotion
  • Downie – YouTube Video Downloader for macOS
  • Permute – Media Converter for macOS
  • App Tamer
  • Default Folder X
  • Go64
  • HistoryHound
  • One Switch
  • Paste – Clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
  • AltTab – Windows alt-tab on macOS
  • Doug’s AppleScripts
  • TinkerTool
  • TinkerTool System
  • LaunchControl: The launchd GUI
  • Remove-It
Category: Meeting Notes & Links, Topic Meetings

Mini’app’les Topic Meeting, Tuesday January 16 at 6:00 p.m.

January 6, 2024 by Pete Bockenhauer
Norton Utilities application window in classic Mac OS showing Norton Disk Doctor, Unerase, Volume Recover, Speed Disk, and Norton Backup.

Utilities & Useful Apps Round Table

*** Please note: This meeting will be both in-person and online. ***

Mac menu bar apps, utilities, iOS widgets and simple single-purpose apps can all be very helpful for different purposes. Let’s discuss what we are using.

DATE

Tuesday, January 16

TIME

6:00 – 8:00 PM

IN-PERSON

Southdale Library (2nd Floor Conference Room)
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
Google Maps / Apple Maps

ONLINE

Zoom conference room
Please email [email protected] to request the meeting link or RSVP on Meetup and it will become visible.

Category: Meeting Announcements, Topic Meetings
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