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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