The MacMost Newsletter: Issue #458
October 12, 2017
A new feature in iOS 11 is the ability to zoom in on malls and airports and see inside with accurate maps of interior locations. This can be handy for navigating indoors in these crowded and often confusing places. However, indoor maps are only available for a handful of locations at the moment, with more coming soon. Watch Video...
With iOS 11 you can export documents from many different apps as PDFs using the Share function. Other apps have special save or export functions for PDF creation. But any app that can print can also create a PDF using a hidden feature in the AirPrint function. Watch Video...
In the past it has been tricky to select an entire clip or a range inside a clip in iMovie. With the latest version of iMovie, just clicking on a clip gives you the entire clip, and holding down the R key allows you to select a precise range from within the clip. This works in the timeline as well. The i and o keys can be used to adjust a range start and end. Watch Video...
A new feature in iOS 11 is the ability for Siri to translate your speech into Mandarin, French, German, Italian or Spanish. You can simply ask Siri to translate a word or phrase. Siri will speak the translation aloud, which could help you communicate while traveling. You can also see the text in both languages on the screen. Watch Video...
If you are new to Mac you may not have had the chance to use the Mac App Store very much. The App Store is a great way to get all of your software since it is more secure, a trusted payment system, and easy to find apps you need. You can look at top charts, read reviews and search for apps. Any apps you purchase can be installed on all of your Macs. Watch Video...
In the Mac Reminders app, you can click on a list in the left sidebar to view the items in that list. If you want to see all of the items in more than one list at the same time, you can use the Command key and select more than one list in the sidebar. Use the Shift key to select a range of lists. All of the items from all of the lists selected will appear on the right, organized by list.
Lake: Artists Coloring BooksAdult coloring book app with nice tools and features.
- Rumor: Apple Working With LG Display on Future Foldable iPhone
- News: Apple Releases iOS 11.0.3 Update With Haptic Feedback and Unresponsive Display Fixes
- Rumor: Sketchy Rumor Points Towards October 26 Launch for Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV
- News: Apple Seeds Second macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 Beta to Developers
- News: Apple Seeds Second Beta of iOS 11.1 to Developers With New Emoji
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