NLAT24: ScreentoLayers
ScreentoLayers. Free. Screenshot tool that saves as a Photoshop PSD file and turns every part of your screen in to a separate layer. Day 10 of NaPodPoMo.
ScreentoLayers. Free. Screenshot tool that saves as a Photoshop PSD file and turns every part of your screen in to a separate layer. Day 10 of NaPodPoMo.
Open Broadcaster Software. open source. I use it as a virtual camera for Zoom. Mac/Windows/Linux. Day 9 of NaPodPoMo.
Mela ($4.99 iOS and $9.99 Mac) is a recipe manager made by same developer as my favorite RSS app, Reeder, Silvio Rizzi. Has a RSS component and a lot more. Day 8 of NaPodPoMo.
John Voorhees’ review in MacStories
Textsniper ($6.99) will let you copy any text from any image and paste it into a text editor or even Google Translate to translate it. Works Catalina and forward. Day 7 of NaPodPoMo.
SheetMusic Direct is like the Netflix of Sheet Music. Subscribed for a year for $100. Day 6 of NaPodPoMo.
Tiny Crossword+ .Part of Apple Arcade. Easy crosswords, but get slightly harder as you advance through levels. Day 5 of NaPodPoMo.
Apollo. A Reddit client for iPhone, iPad, and M1 Macs. Day 4 of NaPodPoMo.
Parcel is an app to track Amazon deliveries. Free. $4.99 Premium Subscription. Day 3 of NaPodPoMo
My favorite features in iOS and iPadOS 15. Day 2 of NaPodPoMo
First day of National Podcast Post Month (NAPODPOMO)
I talk about my new iPhone 13 Pro in Sierra Blue
Thoughts on WWDC
Live Text
Look up what is in a picture
Shortcuts on the Mac!
Multitasking on iPad
iPad Widgets
Universal Control
2. AirTags
Ordered two
2. How they work
3. Apple TV 4K
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
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”
Taking a break until June 13
iOS and Mac. Concentrate on the iPad in this episode
GarageBand
Instruments
Keyboards
Drums
Drummer
Strings
Guitar
Bass
World
Audio Recorder
Amps
2. Time line
DAW Digital Audio Workstation
2. Instruments on the left, each get their own line of editing
3. Loops
4. Metronome
5. FX
App of the Week - AudioBus $9.99. In-App Purchase: Midi Learn $2.99
3rd Party version of Apple’s Inter-App Audio
Bring other music creation apps into a single output like GarageBand
Mistake in the recording: I said it supported Ableton Live and it doesn’t
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
Loving the new unlock iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a mask in iOS 14.5
Ordered a new 4K Apple TV and a couple of AirTags
Paste Free with in-app purchase $14.99 a year or $1.99 a month
clipboard manager for iOS and Mac
save clips to Useful links
Save clipboards for days, weeks, months, years, or unlimited
iStat Menus $11.99 to buy or $9.99 to upgrade from earlier version for single license
Stats about computers usage
CPU Processes, Memory Use, Disk Space, Sensor temperatures, Network speeds
Cardhop $4.99 for iOS. $19.99 for Mac. Flexibits
Natural language input for contacts
Email, get directions, go to someone’s website, text, Skype, Facetime, Print, Tweet and more
Integrates with Contacts and lets you edit them and create them in the app
Shows upcoming birthdays
Flow Free with in-app purchase $0.99 a month; $7.99 a year; or $19.99 lifetime
Pomodoro timer
Bumpr $2.99
Let’s you choose which browser or mail client to open
PopClip $12.99
Pop up menu near mouse cursor letting you do different actions
A ton of extensions available at their website
App of the Week: Bartender 4 $!5.00
Hides menubar apps so the don’t get obscured by regular menu items
Brand new interface
Hotkeys to activate or mouse over
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
Books AKA Apple Books formerly iBooks
Good PDF reader also
Multimedia - iBooks Author
Audible - requires subscription to Audible service
don’t use much since I have a Kindle Paperwhite
iPhone, iPad, Mac
Highlights
Amazon and Goodreads integration
ebooks, magazines, and audio books
Check out from the library if they support OverDrive
Two week checkout
Reading Lists and Guides from librarians
Supports Libby, EPUB, Kindle, or PDF books.
Filters
Buy comics through Comixology’s website
Best part is the zooming in on frames
Graphic Novels
Comixology Unlimited subscription
Website and app
Social network for reading books
Shows read, currently reading, and want to read
Challenges
Reviews
App of the Week: Raindrop.io
Website; Browser Extension for Chrome, Safari, Firefox; iOS App
Bookmarks, import previous bookmarks
Tag, Organize in to Folders
Add bookmarks from share sheet in Safari
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
Music/Apple Music
Albums - Free $0.99 a month, $9.99 a year or $24.99 a lifetime for the premium version
Soor $6.99
Music Replacement
integrates with Musixmatch for lyrics
Smart playlists
Longplay $3.99
For when you want to put an album on in the background and don’t care what song is playing
Vinyls $1.99
A little record player on your phone
MusicSmart $1.99
Liner notes for your music
App of the Week: Music Harbor Free, $5.99 to unlock everything
See new and upcoming releases, music videos, and concerts
Feedback
Notes on Apple One
Health App
SleepWatch Free with in-app purchases (I use the free version)
Calory Free with in-app purchase (I have one year subscription at $16.99 a year)
iOS and M1 Mac
Calories and food tracker
++ Apps by Cross Forward Consulting
Pedometer++ $1.99 to remove ads
Sleep++ $1.99 to remove ads
Workouts++ $0.99
MyTrends++ $1.99
App of the Week: Hidgets $2.99
Add health widgets in iOS 14
One of many music related episodes
ForScore $19.99 Mac, iPad, iPhone
Sheet Music PDF Reader
Organization
Links
Adding Sheet Music
Annotation
Scanner Pro Free with in-app purchases iPad, iPhone
Primarily how I get sheet music and song books into ForScore
Send scans where you want, Dropbox, iCloud, and more
The Glif and a tripod
Lining up what you are scanning
Capo Free with in-app purchases Mac
Pro $39.99 a year (Full access to Capo’s features but only on the platform you purchase it on)
Platinum $49.99 a year (Full access to all of the features, and on any platform)
Capo Touch (iOS) Pro $19.99 a year
With free version you can still slow down music and change the key, you just can’t save edits.
Will not work with DRM songs so no Apple Music or Spotify
InsTuner $3.99 iPad, iPhone, and M1 Mac
Automatic tuning
Pitch generation
App of the Week: KeyPad Free with in-app Purchase of $2.99 for multi-device
Use your Mac keyboard or mouse to keyboard or mouse on the iPad
All apps mentioned are Mac and iOS
Apple Notes - free, comes with iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Folders
Pinned Notes
Scribble
Markup
Drafts - free. Drafts Pro - $2.99/month or $29.99/year - covers Mac and iOS
Available on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch for dictation
Notability - $3.99 (currently on sale) Mac and iOS (one purchase for Mac, iPad, iPhone)
Handwritten or Typed Notes
Different paper types and colors
Recording feature
GoodNotes - $7.99 Mac and iOS (one purchase for Mac, iPad, iPhone)
Notebooks of handwritten notes
Zoom in on your handwriting
Different paper styles including lined, graph, and even musical staff paper
Special OCR lets you search what you hand wrote.
OmniOutliner - Essentials (what I have) - $19.99 one time purchase
Subscriptions: $4.99/month or $49.99/year
Traditional: Pro $99.99 one time purchase
App of the Week: MacUpdater Free to $35.00 - Pricing Options
I have the Standard Edition good for 4 scans a day
Reminders app - Built in for iOS and Mac
Due $6.99 for iOS and $14.99 on Mac
Continual reminders until you hit done
Only thing that’s worked for me to build a habit
Things 3 $9.99 for iOS and $49.99 on Mac
Project Manager
Streaks $4.99 for iOS and $4.99 on Mac
Good for things you have to get done everyday
Can use it to break bad habits also
When Did I . . .? $2.99 for iOS
How long has it been since you did something?
App of the Week: Sofa: Downtime Organizer Free
Just had an update which added apps and audiobooks