NLAT14: WWDC and Apple Stuff

  1. Thoughts on WWDC

    1. Live Text

    2. Look up what is in a picture

    3. Shortcuts on the Mac!

    4. Multitasking on iPad

    5. iPad Widgets

    6. Universal Control

    2. AirTags

    1. Ordered two

      2. How they work

    3. Apple TV 4K

    1. Remote

    4. Stereo Pair of Homepod Minis

    5. App of the Week: Fantastical. Mac and iOS. Free with in-app purchase. Premium $4.99/month $39.99/year

    1. Natural Language entry

      2. Integrates with Apple Calendar and Reminders

      3. On Mac it lives in the Menu Bar

      4. Premium features give you weather and “interesting calendars”

NLAT13: GarageBand for iPad

  1. iOS and Mac. Concentrate on the iPad in this episode

  2. GarageBand

    1. Instruments

      1. Keyboards

      2. Drums

        1. Drummer

      3. Strings

      4. Guitar

      5. Bass

      6. World

      7. Audio Recorder

      8. Amps

      2. Time line

      1. DAW Digital Audio Workstation

        2. Instruments on the left, each get their own line of editing

        3. Loops

        4. Metronome

        5. FX

  3. App of the Week - AudioBus $9.99. In-App Purchase: Midi Learn $2.99

    1. 3rd Party version of Apple’s Inter-App Audio

    2. Bring other music creation apps into a single output like GarageBand

    3. Mistake in the recording: I said it supported Ableton Live and it doesn’t

    4. It does support over a thousand apps

NLAT12: Smaller Mac Menubar Utilities

  1. If you would like videos of any of the apps I talk about other than the App of the Week, let me know in the comments or email, nathanlott@icloud.com

  2. Loving the new unlock iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a mask in iOS 14.5

  3. Ordered a new 4K Apple TV and a couple of AirTags

  4. Paste Free with in-app purchase $14.99 a year or $1.99 a month

    1. clipboard manager for iOS and Mac

    2. save clips to Useful links

    3. Save clipboards for days, weeks, months, years, or unlimited

  5. iStat Menus $11.99 to buy or $9.99 to upgrade from earlier version for single license

    1. Stats about computers usage

    2. CPU Processes, Memory Use, Disk Space, Sensor temperatures, Network speeds

  6. Cardhop $4.99 for iOS. $19.99 for Mac. Flexibits

    1. Natural language input for contacts

    2. Email, get directions, go to someone’s website, text, Skype, Facetime, Print, Tweet and more

    3. Integrates with Contacts and lets you edit them and create them in the app

    4. Shows upcoming birthdays

  7. Flow Free with in-app purchase $0.99 a month; $7.99 a year; or $19.99 lifetime

    1. Pomodoro timer

  8. Bumpr $2.99

    1. Let’s you choose which browser or mail client to open

  9. PopClip $12.99

    1. Pop up menu near mouse cursor letting you do different actions

    2. A ton of extensions available at their website

  10. App of the Week: Bartender 4 $!5.00

    1. Hides menubar apps so the don’t get obscured by regular menu items

    2. Brand new interface

    3. Hotkeys to activate or mouse over

NLAT11: Books

  1. If you would like videos of any of the apps I talk about other than the App of the Week, let me know in the comments or email, nathanlott@icloud.com

  2. Books AKA Apple Books formerly iBooks

    1. Good PDF reader also

    2. Multimedia - iBooks Author

  3. Audible - requires subscription to Audible service

  4. Kindle

    1. don’t use much since I have a Kindle Paperwhite

    2. iPhone, iPad, Mac

    3. Highlights

    4. Amazon and Goodreads integration

  5. Libby

    1. ebooks, magazines, and audio books

    2. Check out from the library if they support OverDrive

    3. Two week checkout

    4. Reading Lists and Guides from librarians

    5. Supports Libby, EPUB, Kindle, or PDF books.

    6. Filters

    7. My YouTube Video

  6. Comixology

    1. Buy comics through Comixology’s website

    2. Best part is the zooming in on frames

    3. Graphic Novels

    4. Comixology Unlimited subscription

  7. GoodReads

    1. Website and app

    2. Social network for reading books

    3. Shows read, currently reading, and want to read

    4. Challenges

    5. Reviews

  8. App of the Week: Raindrop.io

    1. Website; Browser Extension for Chrome, Safari, Firefox; iOS App

    2. Bookmarks, import previous bookmarks

    3. Tag, Organize in to Folders

    4. Add bookmarks from share sheet in Safari

    5. YouTube Video

NLAT10: Music Listening

  1. If you would like videos of any of the apps I talk about other than the App of the Week let me know in the comments or nathanlott@icloud.com

  2. Music/Apple Music

  3. Albums - Free $0.99 a month, $9.99 a year or $24.99 a lifetime for the premium version

  4. Soor $6.99

    1. Music Replacement

    2. integrates with Musixmatch for lyrics

    3. Smart playlists

  5. Longplay $3.99

    1. For when you want to put an album on in the background and don’t care what song is playing

  6. Vinyls $1.99

    1. A little record player on your phone

  7. MusicSmart $1.99

    1. Liner notes for your music

  8. App of the Week: Music Harbor Free, $5.99 to unlock everything

    1. See new and upcoming releases, music videos, and concerts

    2. YouTube Video

NLAT09: Health

  1. Feedback

  2. Notes on Apple One

  3. Health App

  4. Eufylife Scale

    1. Eufylife App

  5. SleepWatch Free with in-app purchases (I use the free version)

  6. Calory Free with in-app purchase (I have one year subscription at $16.99 a year)

    1. iOS and M1 Mac

    2. Calories and food tracker

  7. ++ Apps by Cross Forward Consulting

    1. Pedometer++ $1.99 to remove ads

    2. Sleep++ $1.99 to remove ads

    3. Workouts++ $0.99

    4. MyTrends++ $1.99

  8. App of the Week: Hidgets $2.99

    1. Add health widgets in iOS 14

    2. YouTube Video

NLAT08: Music Tools

  1. One of many music related episodes

  2. ForScore $19.99 Mac, iPad, iPhone

    1. Sheet Music PDF Reader

    2. Organization

    3. Links

    4. Adding Sheet Music

    5. Annotation

  3. Scanner Pro Free with in-app purchases iPad, iPhone

    1. Primarily how I get sheet music and song books into ForScore

    2. Send scans where you want, Dropbox, iCloud, and more

    3. The Glif and a tripod

    4. Lining up what you are scanning

  4. Capo Free with in-app purchases Mac

    1. Pro $39.99 a year (Full access to Capo’s features but only on the platform you purchase it on)

    2. Platinum $49.99 a year (Full access to all of the features, and on any platform)

    3. Capo Touch (iOS) Pro $19.99 a year

    4. With free version you can still slow down music and change the key, you just can’t save edits.

    5. Will not work with DRM songs so no Apple Music or Spotify

  5. InsTuner $3.99 iPad, iPhone, and M1 Mac

    1. Automatic tuning

    2. Pitch generation

  6. App of the Week: KeyPad Free with in-app Purchase of $2.99 for multi-device

    1. Use your Mac keyboard or mouse to keyboard or mouse on the iPad

    2. YouTube Video

NLAT07: Note Taking

  1. All apps mentioned are Mac and iOS

  2. Apple Notes - free, comes with iPhone, iPad, and Mac

    1. Folders

    2. Pinned Notes

    3. Scribble

    4. Markup

  3. Drafts - free. Drafts Pro - $2.99/month or $29.99/year - covers Mac and iOS

    1. Available on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch for dictation

    2. Drafts Pro Features

  4. Notability - $3.99 (currently on sale) Mac and iOS (one purchase for Mac, iPad, iPhone)

    1. Handwritten or Typed Notes

    2. Different paper types and colors

    3. Recording feature

  5. GoodNotes - $7.99 Mac and iOS (one purchase for Mac, iPad, iPhone)

    1. Notebooks of handwritten notes

    2. Zoom in on your handwriting

    3. Different paper styles including lined, graph, and even musical staff paper

    4. Special OCR lets you search what you hand wrote.

  6. OmniOutliner - Essentials (what I have) - $19.99 one time purchase

    1. Many other buying options

      1. Subscriptions: $4.99/month or $49.99/year

      2. Traditional: Pro $99.99 one time purchase

  7. App of the Week: MacUpdater Free to $35.00 - Pricing Options

    1. I have the Standard Edition good for 4 scans a day

    2. YouTube Video

NLAT06: Reminders and Habit Tracking

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  1. Reminders app - Built in for iOS and Mac

  2. Due $6.99 for iOS and $14.99 on Mac

    1. Continual reminders until you hit done

    2. Only thing that’s worked for me to build a habit

    3. YouTube Video

  3. Things 3 $9.99 for iOS and $49.99 on Mac

    1. Project Manager

  4. Streaks $4.99 for iOS and $4.99 on Mac

    1. Good for things you have to get done everyday

    2. Can use it to break bad habits also

  5. When Did I . . .? $2.99 for iOS

    1. How long has it been since you did something?

    2. YouTube Video

  6. App of the Week: Sofa: Downtime Organizer Free

    1. Just had an update which added apps and audiobooks

    2. YouTube Video