Sunday, February 17, 2013


Brent discussed various new applications and reviewed some old ones. 
Group discussion on external keyboards, ZAGG keyboards which are attached to a case, vs standalone wireless Bluetooth ones.  Also made announcement that Apple is getting ready to debut a new iPad in March/April 2013.

Went over some of the apps that you can get for free for TV channels and programs you may have missed, like History Channel, or PBS stations.
Demonstrated Panorama ($.99) app again and how to use Instaquote to add descriptions or comments to your photos.  Many questions came up on iCloud syncing of photos and how they can be filtered, backed up by other means, etc.  Photo management and manipulation will probably be a Group Breakout Session next week.

Brent did a brief overview of Flipboard - Print-style page layouts. Streaming audio and video support. Content partnerships with major publishers. Strong social networking features. Fast page-swiping. Looks sharp in both portrait and landscape modes. Aggregates news, images, video, social networking updates, and shared links.
Skype was reviewed and the MagicJack app was also introduced for just calling US and Canada (no video) as an alternative for low cost or no cost phone calls.  It was also mentioned that Canadians can get US apps, however, they need to go to the Apple Store (closest is Chandler) to set up a US Apple ID.  By doing this, this allows Canadians to access apps like Pandora and other free apps that are available in the US but not in Canada/

Being the sizes of the classes are getting smaller, we are going to start a new format so that more people can get involved and share their experiences. 

Next week, starting at 1pm, there will be a discussion of Evernote and how to use the Evernote Webclipper and also how to send emails to be saved to Evernote, for example online order receipts.  Those interested in pursuing Evernote should go the link section of this blog and click on Evernote.  The links to download Evernote are there and also a short introduction video to Evernote.
After a brief discussion, we will break up in small groups to work on evaluating and searching out the better apps for a specific application.  Photos. Utilities and other most-wanted topics.  Groups will be formed on interest of specific topics.  Brent and Sandy will assist with the groups with questions on research techniques and other questions.

Hopefully, this format will create a more relaxed and informal group for answering and researching the many topics that there seems to be interest in.

 

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