Meddify: Pill Reminder, developed by Oleksandr Bandyliuk is a brand new app to help people remember to take their pills. The developer said that the main feature of the app are Actionable Notifications and talked about privacy: “The key feature of the app is Actionable Notifications. Actionable Notifications allow marking the dose as taken or missed in one tap without launching the app. I care about Privacy. It means you don’t need to create an account to use the app. The app does not use servers to store your data. And I don’t have access to your data. All your data is stored only on your current device.”
Incipio Group Offers Deals on iPhone Cases for Amazon Prime Day 2021
Incipio Group is offering deals for Amazon Prime Day for June 21 and June 22. They include cases for iPhones, cases for AirPods, and more.
Incipio Releases Sustainable GRIP Case, Pride Cases for iPhone 12
In addition to offering deals for Amazon Prime Day 2021, Incipio has also released new cases for the iPhone 12 lineup.
Oprah and ‘1971’ Score Wins For Apple TV+ at Critics Choice Real TV Awards
The Oprah Conversation and 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything both scored wins at the third Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards.
John on WWDC – TMO Daily Observations 2021-06-21
John Martellaro joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss his assessment of WWDC, and some of the notable features coming to Apple hardware.
An AI Created a Video Game Called ‘Candy Shop Slaughter’
A company called Fractl used artificial intelligence tools to create a game called Candy Shop Slaughter, commissioned by OnlineRoulette.com.
U.S. Users Can Get Paramount+ Free For a Month Via Apple TV
Users in the U.S. can get a month of Paramount+ for free via the Apple TV app in an offer that ends on June 30.
Photo Editor ‘Darkroom’ Adds Automated Workflows With Shortcuts
Darkroom announced on Monday that it added new shortcut actions to help automate your photo editing workflows.
You will be able to add a filter, set the filter intensity, inset on a frame, and now also crop to a preset and add your watermark to every photo or video processed. From there, you can save it out to a Files folder, upload to Instagram, you name it.
I should check out Darkroom again for this reason. And beg VSCO to add their own shortcut actions.
German Antitrust Watchdog Launches Investigation into Apple
Germany’s antitrust watchdog launched an investigation into Apple and will look into whether is behaving anticompetitively.
Encrypted Email Service ‘Tutanota’ Desktop Apps Exit Beta
Tutanota is an end-to-end encrypted email service and its desktop clients exit beta after two-and-a-half years.
This iOS Shortcut Acts as a Random Username Generator
This username generator chooses a random adjective and a random noun, followed by a random number between 1 and 9,999. It then combines those into one phrase that you can use as a username. Examples the shortcut has given me include KindOven8211, TinyChild4041, ClumsyInformation5522, and BigInvestment2055.
Getting Better Range With AirTags
Here are a few Quick Tips from John F. Braun on how to get the most range out of your AirTags! Check out the full episode of Mac Geek Gab 872 for more!
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It's Amazon Prime Day 2021 - June 21 and 22 [Updated]
Amazon Prime Day 2021 is underway, starting midnight PDT Monday, June 21, and continuing through June 22, with two million deals available.
Hot Corners and Hot Flashes — Mac Geek Gab 877
It’s summer and it’s hot! That means it’s time to learn some tips about hot corners (on your Mac), hot flashes (on your iPhone), and more. Listen as John and Dave take you through answers to all of your questions, plus adding in some of your Quick Tips and Cool Stuff Found. Press play to listen and learn five new things along with your two favorite geeks!
Have You Subscribed To The Mac Geek Gab Podcast Yet?
In this clip, John and I explain a little more about Mac Geek Gab, why we got started, and why your support means so much to us! Want to keep learning with us? Make sure you Subscribe!
Last Chance for the All-Star Mac Bundle Featuring Parallels Pro
The All-Star Mac Bundle is drawing to a close. This is a collection of five Mac apps for contact Management, cyber security and VPN, PDF navigation, productivity, and it features Parallels Pro. The whole bundle is $49.99, but coupon code ALLSTARMAC at checkout brings it down to $25!
What's New With AirPods!
Check everything new coming to AirPods covered in Mac Geek Gab 875 from Apple’s WWDC21 Event!
Future Drones Could Hunt You By Your Screams
Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer FKIE institute are building first responder drones that could track people by their screams.
While it’s easy to imagine human-seeking drones in a sci-fi horror movie, Varela says the gadget would be ideal for post-disaster scenarios, such as earthquakes, hurricanes and wildfires. They could hover over an area that rescue crews have difficulty getting to and pinpoint where people may be trapped.
Incipio Releases SureView Folio Case for iPad 10.2-Inch
On Friday Incipio released its newest case called SureView and it’s designed for the iPad 10.2-inch (7th, 8th gen).
Apple's WWDC21 Privacy Announcements in 10 Minutes
Listen along as we discuss all of Apple’s Privacy Announcements from WWDC21 in this mini segment from Mac Geek Gab 875. Mail Privacy, Which Browsers work with iCloud+, and more
China iPhone 12 Shipments 12 Percent Down on iPhone X
Current iPhone shipments in China are 12 percent down on the iPhone X series, according to a research note from Goldman Sachs seen by AppleInsider. It casts some doubt on the idea that we are in the midst of a so-called ‘super-cycle’.
Analyst Rod Hall analyzes the latest China smartphone shipment data for the month of May, which was recently released by the state-run China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). Total handset units during the period clocked in at 23 million units, down 32% year-over-year. Hall points out that this appears to be the lowest shipment numbers for China since at least May 2014. Hall also says that re-opening “seems to have pulled demand forward quite a bit out of April and May,” but that the impact appears to have been short-lived. He suggests that China’s re-opening story could be a blueprint for how other countries fare when they re-open.
Apple Music in India Getting Spatial Audio and Lossless
Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and lossless quality tracks have rolled out for Apple Music users around the world. Shortly, those in India will be getting these features too, iMore reported.
When Apple launched Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio for Apple Music last week, users of the music streaming service in India were disappointed to find that they were not included in the first batch of countries to receive the new features. Now, Apple has confirmed that, thankfully, that wait won’t be for too long. The company has confirmed on the Apple Music website in the country that both Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio are “coming soon” to users in India. While this usually means that a launch is imminent, Apple has not put an exact date on when Apple Music subscribers can expect the features to drop.
22 New Actions Coming to Shortcuts in iOS 15
Matthew Cassinelli shared a post on his website sharing 22 new actions coming to shortcuts for iOS | iPadOS 15, and 21 Mac-only actions. The full post requires a subscription but he shared an image with details.
With the release of iOS 15 and the associated betas across Apple’s platforms, the Shortcuts app has received 2 automation types and 22 new actions that work across iPhone, iPad, and macOS as well as 21 Mac-only actions.
I think I’m most looking forward to Get Folder Contents, Rename File, Overlay Text, Extract Text From Image, and probably Get File From Folder.
How to Stop Yourself From Activating Mac Hot Corners
Have you ever accidentally activated Mac hot corners? It’s probably something many of us have done, but there’s a trick you can use.