At our 29th March meeting, we looked at the note taking app Tot and Robert shared some tips. Members also discussed recent Apple news and other topics.
Tot
Robert had been trying Tot, a simple note taking and text management app designed for temporary notes.
Tot is available free on the Mac app store and can also sync to the paid iPhone/iPad version via iCloud.
Tips
- The setting for the default web browser on Mac can be found the System Settings/Desktop & Dock.
- In Finder you can change the folder background in icon view using View/Show view options. In list view there’s a setting in the view options to “Calculate all sizes” which will show the size of folders as well as files.
- Also in Finder, selecting a file and holding the Alt key while copying (Command-C) will copy the full file path to the clipboard.
Apple News
We discussed recent Apple news including:
- WWDC is being held from 10th to the 14th of June.
- Apple acquires DarwinAI.
- Throwboy has a giant Finder icon pillow, they also have a normal sized one at a much more affordable price. Ben pointed out the other Mac and Apple-related pillows Throwboy sells and showed us his pillow of the classic Finder icon.
- An unpatchable security vulnerability has been discovered in Apple Silicon chips. We discussed this and found this 9-5 Mac article which discusses the risks.
- Apple offering developers more insight into app performance.
- Apple adds a useful new product documentation section to their web site.
Member Topics
- DavidB mentioned the Voyger 1 space craft and we found this interesting NASA page that gives the realtime status on the mission that launched in 1977.
- DavidB recommended the Freeview app for terrestrial TV listings and mentioned the Blackmagic Camera app.
- DavidB also recommended Manhunt and The New Look on Apple TV+.
- DaveK mentioned response times within apps and we found this article from the Nielsen Norman Group.
- We talked about the new Finewoven covering that Apple is using on various products such as phone cases and watch straps. DaveK found this iFixit Article going into detail about the material.