I have switched from Evernote to Notion, but there are a few things I’ll miss about Evernote. However, it wasn’t enough to prevent me from switching to this outstanding new platform for organizing your thoughts, data, projects, and more. In this video, I share what I’m most excited about with Notion and why I switched, even though there are a couple of features I’ll miss from Evernote.
If you are interested in checking out Notion, they have a free account option so you can kick the tires: http://bit.ly/zYes19g
The stencils in Omnigraffle are a great way to create objects quickly when you use the same shape repeatedly. Here’s a quick overview on how to use them:
Are you an idea person who sometimes has a hard time turning those brilliant ideas into action? Use this foolproof method in Trello to quickly move an idea onto a Kanban board to get things moving!
Are you trying to figure out how to back up your Mac with the easiest solution? In this video, I recommend a simple method for establishing a solid backup plan for your Mac.
For cloud backup, I recommend Backblaze, though iDrive is a close second.
Here are 7 basic ways you can help prolong your battery power on your iPhone (outside of just carrying around an extra battery). Below is a list of all seven covered, and in the video I show you how to adjust each one. I would love to hear your own suggestions in the comments below!
① ⚡️Use Low Power Mode – Low Power Mode isn’t new, but it is helpful when you need your battery to last longer than usual.
② 🔦Lower your flashlight brightness – You can actually choose the brightness level of the iPhone flashlight on the fly.
③ 🎆 Disable some visual effects – All of the visual effects cost some measure of processing power, which equals battery usage. You can turn some of them off.
④ 🔆 Use auto-brightness – Tell your iPhone to automatically adjust brightness based on the lighting levels in the environment you are in.
⑤ 📩 Adjust your push and fetch settings – You can change how often your iPhone checks for new email or other cloud data.
⑥ ✋🏼Tweak the background app activities – Tell specific apps NOT to check for new data in the background. It can be a real battery drain!
⑦ 🔒Shorten the Auto-Lock timing – Tell your iPhone to automatically lock after a shorter duration.
You can check your pulse using any ol’ Apple Watch, but the Apple Watch Series 4 now has the ability to check your heart rhythm with a new ECG feature! I checked my own heart with my new Apple Watch and here’s what it told me. This brief hands-on video explains how it works and reviews the basic features.
The video below is an overview of 5 helpful apps for MacOS users that I highly recommend. Here is a list of all five covered:
① Hazel – Magic automation machinery for your Mac. THINGS JUST HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU TOUCHING THEM. You need this app: http://bit.ly/hazelismagic
② aText – Use shortcuts for repetitive typing. Can be used for short text like an email address or for an entire form letter. http://bit.ly/aTextShortcuts
③ PasteBot – Clipboard manager so you can add multiple items to the clipboard and then paste at will. http://bit.ly/PasteBot
④ Acorn – A Photoshop alternative for those who don’t want to spend a bunch of money. http://bit.ly/Acorn6forMacOS
It’s time for a facelift around here, so I have changed the name of my YouTube channel and this blog to…
Everyday Apple
My goal is to create content for the average, ‘everyday’ user of Apple products because I get questions all the time about things that advanced users might take for granted. I want to turn these bits of knowledge into bite-sized chunks so that you can find what help you need.
The url is EverydayApple1984.wordpress.com, which references the famous Apple commercial from the Super Bowl that year. Just for fun, here’s that ad (I love it because it shows the Super Bowl score right before the ad starts 😊):
For those of us who maintain different twitter accounts for different purposes, there is a way to use all of your Twitter accounts on your iPad or iPhone.
Here’s a quick video showing how to make it happen in iOS 7 (works in iOS 6 as well):
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