Getting fit isn't about making massive sweeping changes. It is about making small incremental changes that add up to a significantly healthier lifestyle. The good news is that Apple has baked a lot of physical fitness goodies right into the new Apple Watch.
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to:
Start tracking a workout
Track heart rate
Access and read activity
Start Tracking a Workout
Press on the digital crown, then tap on the workout application icon. Scroll through the list of available workouts and choose the most appropriate one.
Starting a workout on the Apple Watch
Flick through the available goals for that exercise and use the dial to set goals based on distance, time, or calories burned. Or choose the Open tab to have no goal. Once the goal(s) have been set, tap Start.
At the end of the workout, force tap on the watch face. Choose Pause to pause the workout for a quick break, or choose End to finalize the workout. You will be presented with the results of the workout and a detailed analysis. Flick to the bottom of the analysis and tap Save to save the workout to the Activity application.
Setting a workout goal on the Apple Watch
According to the American Heart Association, keeping heart rates inside target zones is the key to a healthy effective workout. So checking heart rates throughout the workout is vital.
Press the digital crown to return to the watch face screen. Then swipe up to access the Glances section. Flick left or right until you see a heart icon. Leave the Apple Watch set to this screen and it will start checking and displaying the heart rate automatically.
Setting a workout goal on the Apple Watch
Access and Read Activity
Both the Apple Watch and iPhone have an Activity application that will self install during setup of the Apple Watch. All of the walking, standing, and workouts performed while wearing the watch will be tracked and stored in the Activity app.
Apple Watch
To access the Activity app on the Apple Watch, press the digital crown then tap on the Activity icon. Alternately, customize one of many of the main watch faces to show a small version of the Activity App. Tap on that icon to access the app.
Tracking activity on the Apple Watch
The red, outermost bar tracks the number of steps taken in relation to the daily goal.
The middle, green bar tracks the amount of exercise completed in relation to the goal.
The last, innermost, blue band tracks the amount of time spent standing.
Viewing a detailed break down of activity on the Apple Watch
Swipe left or right to see a more detailed view of each band. Note that once on a specific band's detail, there is also an option to flick up to scroll down and see a more detailed bar-chart style breakdown of that activity from hour-to-hour throughout the day.
iPhone
The iPhone allows for a beautiful monthly view to access any previous day's activity log. To access it, launch the Activity application on the iPhone. The default screen shows today's progress.
Tap the month in the upper left and navigate to any previous day or see a week- by-week overview of goals met and missed.
Viewing a month's activity on the iPhone
Choose any day scroll down to see a breakdown of each goal and the progress that was made towards the goal for that particular day. Note that flicking left will show a more detailed break down.
The move breakdown will even show the estimated calories burned while resting, active, and a grand total for the day.
Conclusion
The Apple Watch—and its partner iPhone app—provide a beautiful interface to help you set and attain simple goals each day. This new interface makes it easy to see successes, setbacks, and areas for improvement.
Find a few fun new exercises, start tracking them, and let me know how it goes in the comments below.
The Apple Watch has been out for a few days now. This tutorial lists number of tips and tricks, some of which you may not have discovered yet, in order that you can get the most from the Apple Watch.
Entering the Password
Open the Apple Watch app, on iPhone, instead of entering the Passcode on the Apple Watch
It's a little fiddly to tap the numbers on the screen of the watch, to enter your password, since the screen is quite small.
An easier way to enter the numbers would be to use the Apple Watch app on the iPhone to enter the password. All you need to do is open the Apple Watch App on the iPhone and the watch will unlock.
Go Home
The Digital Crown is the equivalent of a Home button
The Digital crown is the equivalent of the home button. If you are on the watch face Press the digital crown to view all the apps on the watch.
If you are somewhere else, two presses on the digital digital crown will take you to all the apps.
Reorder Apps
Reordering apps is similar to how it’s done on iPhone
If you used to doing this on iPhone or iPad the principle will be immediately recognisable.
Go to the home screen that shows you all of the apps. Press any app icon until they all start dancing around like they do on an iPhone. Press and drag the app in order to move it elsewhere and, thus, reorder the apps on the screen of the watch.
When you have arranged the apps into the desired order, press the digital crown to stop the apps dancing around and set the apps on the home screen.
Remove an App
Removing an app is similar to how it is done on iPhone
To remove an app from the home screen of the Apple watch, press and hold any app icon until all of the app icons start to dance around.
Some of the app icons will have a small cross in a grey circle. These apps can be hidden from the home screen by pressing the cross. You will notice that some app icons do not have this cross and these apps cannot be hidden.
Alternatively, open the Apple Watch app on the iPhone, go to My Watch > An Appand then toggle Show App on Apple Watch.
Use the Apple Watch app on the iPhone if you wish to display apps that you have previously hidden.
Glances
Glances are managed in the Apple Watch app on iPhone
From the watch face, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to view Glances. To navigate between Glances swipe left and right.
The number of Glances available will be signified by the small grey dots at the bottom of the watch screen.
Managing Glances
Glances are configured from the Apple Watch app on iPhone
Glances can be configured in the Apple Watch app on the iPhone.
Open the Apple Watch app on the iPhone, go to My Watch > [An App] and then toggle Show in Glances.
Set Clocks for Different Time Zones
Manage clocks for different times zones from the Clock app on iPhone
On the face of it, it seems a little confusing as to how one goes about selecting different clocks for different time zones on the Apple Watch. There is nothing intuitive on the watch itself and nothing in the Apple Watch app that suggests how this is done.
The answer is surprisingly simple when you know how. Open the Clock app on the iPhone and select World Clock.
Press the + button to add new cities. Press the Edit button to reorder cities. Note, the city at the top of the list is the one that will appear in Glances on the Apple Watch.
All of the cities, that you have defined, will be displayed in the World Clock app on the watch. To change the order they are displayed, edit the order on the iPhoneClock app.
Notifications
Unread Notifications are signified by the red dot at the top of the screen
From the watch face, swipe down from the top of the screen to view the latestNotifications.
You will know if you have any new, unread notifications as there will be a dot at the top of the screen to let you know.
Let the Talking do the Walking
Dictation can speed up the process
Siri, Apple's voice-activated personal assistant, has come on leaps and bounds over the last couple of years since it was first introduced on iPhone.
Whilst not 100% perfect, Siri is able to carry out certain tasks if you tell it to which will save you tapping on the screen.
To activate Siri just say, "Hey Siri". When you see Siri activate on the screen, speak your command. You can use Siri to do all sorts of things, for example:
Check the weather
Check the weather forecast
Schedule an appointment
Find contact details (hands off to iPhone)
Navigate a route
Find a point on a map
Quickly Get the Weather Forecast for Anywhere
Get the weather forecast for any location, quickly and easily
Getting the weather forecast for anywhere in the world is as easy as lifting your wrist and asking Siri. No configuration, no swiping, no faffing around with iPhone. Just ask.
Silence Incoming Calls
Apple Watch tells you when someone is calling your iPhone. But it's not always convenient to take the call.
To silence the Apple Watch place your hand over the top, and in contact with the screen, for three seconds to mute the watch.
Respond to Incoming Calls You Can't Answer
Use the digital crown to scroll down for more options on an incoming call
On the screen of the Apple watch you will see the name of the caller and red andgreenbuttons to answer or decline call.
For more options, use the digital crown to scroll down and choose whether you wish to answer the call on the iPhone or whether you wish to send a message to the caller.
If you wish to send a message to the caller, tap the appropriate button and then choose from the list of predefined messages. Select one and your caller will be sent an iMessage or text instead of their call being answered.
Play and Pause Music
Use Siri to search for, and play, music from your iTunes library
You can select the Music app, from the home screen, but you can also have Siri do the heavy lifting for you. Just tell Siri what you'd like to listen to, in this caseSledgehammer by Peter Gabriel.
Use Siri to pause music, too, by raising your wrist and saying, "Hey Siri, pause the music.”
Adjust Volume Easily
Use the digital crown to quickly, and precisely, adjust volume
Whilst listening to music, whether it is being played through the iPhone, the Apple Watch or AirPlay speakers, the volume can be quickly and easily adjusted by rotating the digital crown.
AirPlay to External Speakers
Select the source, shuffle, repeat and AirPlay to speakers
Use Force Touch—press and hold—the music controls screen to select AirPlay so that you can send the music to externals speakers rather than playing it through the watch.
You can also select the source of the music, such as iPhone, iPad, Mac and even shuffle the music.
Master Messages
Force Touch often reveals context-sensitive options
Force Touch (press and hold) on a name to compose a new message.
Swipe right to view the message conversation.
Swipe left to view options to view that person's contact details or delete the message conversation.
Calendar
View the Calendar in list or day views
Force Touch (press and hold) top switch between list and day views. Use the digital crown to scroll.
Press and hold the digital crown to activate Siri to dictate details of new appointments to be scheduled in the Calendar.
Ping to Locate iPhone
Ping the iPhone to locate it if you misplaced it nearby
There are occasions when, perhaps, you have misplaced your iPhone rather than lost it. You know it is at home somewhere, but you don't know that it is stuck down the back of the sofa.
Find my iPhone only tells you what you already know; that your iPhone is where you are, …somewhere.
With Apple Watch you can ping the iPhone pressing the button on the Apple watch which will cause the iPhone to make a loud sound. This will help you locate the iPhone if you have misplaced it. Incredibly useful if it has ended up behind a cushion, somewhere.
Save Power With Power Reserve
Save battery power by switching to Power Reserve mode
If the Apple watch is running low on battery power, you can switch to Power Reserve mode which will allow to to watch to function as watch but turn off all of the functionality.
To access Power Reserve mode swipe up and navigate through the Glances to find the remaining battery power.
Alternatively, press and hold the button on the side of the Apple Watch to bring up the power reserve menu item.
Turn On or Off
Airplane mode, Do Not Disturb, Mute, Power reserve and Power Off
There are a number of options readily available to control the level of interactivity with the Apple Watch.
From Glances, there’s a quick option to set Airplane mode, Do Not Disturb mode and Mute all sounds. Further, use the Apple Watch app on iPhone to mirror Airplane mode between Apple Watch and iPhone. Set one and both behave the same.
A press and hold of the button on the side of Apple Watch brings up the menu item to Power Off the device.
Powering the Apple Watch on and off can also be achieved by pressing and holding the digital crown and the button simultaneously.
Secure the Charger
Stick the inductive charger to something metallic so you don’t lose it
Don’t lose the charger when you are not charging the Apple Watch. Ensure that it is unplugged from the power source and stick it on something metallic, such as a lamp base, a cold radiator or a metal ornament.
The inductive charger is magnetic and will stay where you place it. Handy, as it’s less likely to get lost under paperwork.
The ability to quickly jump to a photo in the Finder file system of Mac OS has changed in the new Photos app. For now, the traditional “Reveal In Finder” option in Photos app for OS X is missing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t show the original file in the Finder or access the photos from the Mac file system.
There are actually a few ways to access the original image file in the Finder from Photos app, and one method works almost exactly to the “Show In Finder” option that used to exist in iPhoto and Aperture. Read on to learn three different ways to reveal an original image file in the Mac Finder from Photos app for OS X.
Option 1: Use the Photos “Show Referenced File in Finder” Option to Reveal the Original File in Mac OS X
The Photos “Show Referenced File In Finder” function is basically exactly the same as the “Reveal in Finder” option that existed in prior photo management apps in OS X. But there’s a catch: you must be manually managing your photo library, andnot importing copies into Photos app library. In fact, if you’re not self-managing the library, the “Show Referenced File in Finder” option won’t even exist, it will be grayed out or just outright invisible. If you don’t import image copies into Photos app however, this feature works great and is quite simple:
From Photos app, right-click (two-finger click on trackpads) on any image you want to access in Finder
Choose “Show Referenced File in Finder” from the option list to immediately jump to that image files finder location
You can also access the same option from the File menu of Photos app:
Select an image in Photos app for OS X and pull down the “File” menu
Choose “Show Referenced File in Finder” to open the original files location within the Mac file system
Whichever way you access this feature, you will end up in the Finder with the original image selected.
Option 2: Access the Original Image File with a Drag & Drop from Photos App to a Mac Folder
If you choose to maintain the default Photos function of importing and copying pictures into a distinct Photos library, the “Show Referenced File in Finder” won’t be available to you. This means you’ll need to use a workaround to access the original image, perhaps the most simple is a basic drag and drop:
Just select the image you want to access in the Finder of OS X, and drag it from the Photos app into a folder on the Mac desktop. A copy of the file – not the original – will reveal itself in the location you dropped the picture.
Option 3: Use Finder to Dig Around in Photos.photoslibrary
Not recommended but another possibility is to root around in the Photos.photoslibrary package found in ~/Pictures/ and manually attempt to locate the master image file(s). This works, but the .photoslibrary packages are clearly not intended to be user facing, and the directories are not organized in a manner that makes them easy to browse. While this is possible, we do not recommend this unless the above methods don’t work and you absolutely must access the original image file.
Perhaps a future update to OS X Photos app will include a “Show In Finder” option natively for all photo libraries, that would certainly be a welcome feature for many Mac users. In the meantime, if you have migrated a library into Photos app from iPhoto or Aperture, you won’t have the right-click option unless you specifically chose to stop import copying files into Photos before you moved the library over. The only real workaround to that would be to make a new Photos app library and having it use references rather than copying into the app itself.
Do you know of another way to access the original picture file of an image found in Photos app? Is there a better or faster way to get quick Finder access to referenced photos? Let us know in the comments!
The Mac includes a variety of powerful wireless network tools that offer many features which are helpful for administration and IT purposes, including the ability to sniff packets. Here we will demonstrate how to perform a packet trace in OS X easily by using the built-in Wi-Fi Diagnostics app. Using Wi-Fi Diagnostics Sniffer function is simple, and it requires no additional downloads nor does it require the usage of the command line.
Though capturing packets is really quite easy, this is mostly an advanced feature aimed at IT staff, network admins, systems administrators, and other more technically knowledgable user groups. Nonetheless, it’s easy to follow along, so a casual Mac user will be able to sniff packets and browse the capture file, though novice users may not be able to interpret the pcap / wcap file results.
How to Sniff Packets with Wireless Diagnostics in OS X
This process will automatically disconnectfrom any active wireless network and transmission on the Mac, instead dedicating the Macs wi-fi card to sniff wireless network traffic and to capture detected data into a packet transfer file.
Option+Click on the Wi-Fi menu item in the OS X menu bar
Choose “Open Wireless Diagnostics” from the list to open the wi-fi utility
Ignore the splash screen and pull down the “Window” menu, choose “Sniffer” from the list of options in the Wireless Diagnostics menu
Select the Wi-Fi Channel and channel Width to sniff and capture packets for, using the wi-fi network stumbler tool can be helpful to identify which channels and widths to sniff network traffic for, then click “Start”
When satisfied with the length of the packet capture, or when sufficient network traffic has been sniffed, click on “Stop” to end the packet trace and to save the captured packet file to the Desktop of OS X
The captured packet file will appear on the desktop with a .wcap extension and include the time of the packet capture, the name should look something like “2017.04.20_17-27-12-PDT.wcap”.
Opening the WCAP / PCAP Capture File in Mac OS X
This file can be viewed from the command line, or with an app like WireShark. Browsing the packet capture file through the command line will look like the following:
If you want to, you can change the file extension from wcap to pcap and you’ll be able to open the output file in other apps too, including Cocoa Packet Analyzer (App Store link) as well. The screen shot below shows what this looks like in the CPA app:
What you do with the capture file and its contents is up to you. We’re not going to cover interpreting the results or what you can do with the information found in the capture file in this specific walkthrough.
Why capture a packet trace, and what good does sniffing packets do?
There are many reasons and purposes for capturing packet traces, but perhaps the most common is for network troubleshooting purposes, either to identify a connectivity issue, or to better understand a particular networking issue. This is particularly true if you have a repetitive issue where network performance suffers, as it can help to identify the cause and narrow down the course of action to take to address by IT staff or a network administrator. There are more questionable purposes for packet sniffing as well, and because it captures the raw data that flows across a network, the type of information which could be gathered on unsecured wireless networks is potentially revealing. The latter reason is one of many which demonstrate why it’s so important to only join a secure wi-fi network. Most services use encryption to transfer data nowadays though, and most wireless networks are encrypted with WPA security, both of which alleviate much of the concern which may have once been warranted. This means packet sniffing and capturing network data is mostly reserved for legitimate purposes and network optimization, and it’s a fairly common task within large networked environments.
It’s now been almost a week since iOS 8 was released, and while some of the features are very welcome, I have not been blown away. Most iOS users will not allow this to put them off and will still continue to use the mobile OS and the devices they are installed on. While some of you will think it is too early to start thinking about next year’s update, this does not stop any of us thinking of a few iOS 9 ideas, and there is already a concept video of this.
Ok, we say it is a concept video of iOS 9, but from what we can make out, it is what one YouTube user had hoped to see on iOS 8 and an iPhone with an edge-to-edge display. Speaking of that particular handset, it is not going to happen with the iPhone 6S, and so we may have to wait until the iPhone 7 in 2016.
In the first video going over a few iOS 9 features, one that has come up again is to cancel a text message. It seems strange that we are now on such a high version of iOS, yet there is now text message retrieval service to get rid of a text you sent by accident. Some of his other ideas start to get a little bit out there, but it is funny listening to what he has to say.
That second video is what we already spoke about earlier, in which it looks at the ideas that should have come with iOS 8, but could expect to see with iOS 9. We have no doubt that more videos on this topic will crop up on YouTube in the coming months.
iOS 9 rumors are not going to happen for a while yet, but TechRadar has come up with a few suggestions of their own, and we have to say, some of them are highly likely. They cover various features, such as Apple Maps improvements, making Siri a bit more human, the ability to hide apps you cannot install, along with making some third-party apps default ones.
These are just a few ideas, although we would love to know what your ideas for iOS 9 would be.
Never get lost again. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to get the
most from Apple Maps to virtually tour a new city, send directions to
your contacts, or research long travel routes.
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Few things generate fear quicker than being lost. Thankfully getting
lost happens less and less these days thanks to the prevalence of
portable GPS devices. They are almost everywhere. They’re in our cars,
in our smartphones, and soon they will be in our wrist watches.
Apple
has also been quietly sneaking a powerful navigation system into their
line of Mac computers, as well. Sure, this functionality was briefly
mentioned during some previous keynotes, but few ever take the time to
really learn the power of Apple Maps.
In this tutorial I will show you how to:
Use three-dimensional satellite views to virtually tour a major city
Access turn-by-turn directions from one place to another
Send those directions from a Mac to an iPhone
Or include the directions in an email
Using Satellite Views for Virtual Touring
Imagine,
for example sake, that you are about to take a vacation to Paris,
France. You aren't sure if you want to pay for data roaming on your
mobile phone, and you don't want to stand out as an obvious tourist. You
would prefer to familiarize yourself with the areas you plan on
visiting, so you don't have to rely on your mobile device as much when
you get there.
Launch Maps. In the search box at the top, type in Eiffel Tower Paris France. Click Satellite on the switch on the top right corner. Now click on the 3D button on the lower right.
Use the + and - buttons to zoom in and zoom out. Then use the mouse to click and drag around the area. You may also grab and drag on the compass that surrounds the 3Dbutton to change your view orientation. Using 3D Maps to tour Paris FranceNavigate around the screen while zooming in and out to familiarize yourself with the area.
In a previous tutorial, I showed you how to take some screenshots. Print a few of those out and bring them with you in case you end up lost without access to GPS or data on your phone.
Also note that while exploring, you can click on any of the icons
for more information about the place they point to. Purple bed icons
are hotels, green trees are parks, and brown fork/spoon icons are
restaurants. Clicking on most restaurant icons will instantly show you the Yelp star rating. Clicking on the info icon will load the exact address, phone number, and pictures other people have uploaded while there.
Getting Turn-by-Turn Directions
Now imagine that you are staying in a nearby hotel and would like turn-by-turn directions from there to the Eiffel Tower.
Click the Directions
button on the top left of the screen. Enter your starting address in
the top field and your destination in the bottom one. If you are
currently at your starting address, click the arrow key to have the starting point filled in with your current location. Turn by turn directions using Apple MapsNote that you may use the walk/drive toggle switch
to determine the best route based on whether you are walking or
driving. In this case walking would allow you to travel a shorter
distance and arrive sooner. Plus you won't have to worry about parking.
If you don't have access to portable GPS or data, you can get a beautiful PDF of these directions to print out by clicking on File, then Export to PDF.
Sending Directions to an iPhone
As
an alternative to printing out a hardcopy of the directions (circa
MapQuest 1992), you can also send the digital map to your iPhone.
Click on the share button
just to the right of the main search box. If your iPhone is on the same
network as you Mac, you will see it appear as an option to send the map
to. Click on it. A new notification will appear on your iPhone. Click
on the notification to be taken to the exact same map on your iPhone. Receiving maps from the Mac on the iPhoneNOTE:
The lookup and transfer of directions from your Mac to the iPhone does
require a data connection. But once the map has fully launched on the
iPhone, you do not require any additional data to load the map. You
could pull up the map on your hotel's wifi, load it on your iPhone, then
go into Airplane Mode and still be okay. Without your
GPS on, you won't get turn-by-turn directions, but you will at least
have a digital copy of all the steps needed to get from one place to the
other. Using Maps on the iPhone in Airplane Mode
Including Directions in an Email
Now
suppose you want to set a meeting at the Eiffel Tower, but you know
everyone that is staying with you is on different schedules and not
familiar with the area. You can send them all an email that includes the
directions as an attachment. Sending Directions Using Apple Maps via EmailFrom the directions screen, click the share button. Now choose Mail. The Mail application will launch with a pre-formatted email that includes a link. When the recipients click on the link, the Maps
Application will launch on their Macs and show them the exact
directions. Once loaded, they can transfer the map to their iPhone,
export it PDF, or perform any of the other tasks I have demonstrated in
this tutorial.
Conclusion
Apple Maps is an
underused, but powerful, tool that is baked right into the Mac
operating system. Next time you need directions, want a virtual tour, or
want to make sure everyone gets to the offsite meeting on time, give Apple Maps a shot. You’ll be glad you did.
If for some odd reason you were wondering if your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus
is snow proof, that question seems to be have been answered in what can
be best described as another crazy experiment posted on YouTube. More
on that, right after the jump! TechRax is at it again with his iPhone 6 Plus as he tries to
literally gives his phone a severely cold treatment. What did he do? He
simply buried the phone with the network enabled and the battery at 68%
under a pile of snow in the ground somewhere in what could be his
backyard for all we know, but the point is that there’s an iPhone 6 Plus
buried in the snow!
For a moment I thought TechRax might be experimenting with a
time frame of a few hours or so, but nope, the guy left the phone out
there over night for well over 18 hours, starting Christmas Eve. The
morning of Christmas when the phone was dug up the ice was literally
glued to the device, but the amazing bit was the functioning device
itself and the display.
TechRax says that he tried looking for signs of life from
his iPhone 6 Plus at night using Find My iPhone and the device was
responding as it normally would. Apple has never rated the iPhone 6 / 6
Plus as devices that are water resistant or waterproof, and sure if you
want to argue that the ice is a solid hence no issue was encountered,
you can afford to not give this device some much deserved credit. Just
keep in mind it survived in sub-zero conditions with chunks of snow
glued to it over 18 hours later, and is something that can actually
happen if you lose your phone, with data enabled.
This however does not mean it has any upper hand or is by any means
better at water or extreme temperature resistance, it just means Apple
made a product that is just a tad bit more than meets the eye. There
have been instances where quite a few users have claimed that the iPhone
6 / 6 Plus perform very well when it comes to keeping the moisture out
as well.
VLC for iOS is returning to the App Store very soon according to the
lead developer for the iPhone, iPad and OS X version of the video
player. More details to follow, after the jump.
VLC is by far one of the most versatile video players out there on
every major platform, including OS X and iOS. Having been on the iOS App Store
for some time now and running videos on a plethora of devices, the app
was pulled from the store this September, following the release of iOS
8.
That said, Felix Paul Kuehne, the lead developer of VLC on iOS and OS
X, in response to a consumer’s complaint about the continual absence of
the app has tweeted that the app should be reaching us "hopefully quite soon". In another response to a question on a VLC forum post, Kuehne explained that "It will be again, but probably early next year due to the iTunes Connect holiday shutdown." Where ‘it’ would be the VLC player for iOS.
When the popular video player went missing back in September, VLC did
not offer any explanation for the sudden disappearance, making a very
vague statement that the company was working with Apple on a solution
towards bringing the app back onto the App Store. It still remains
unclear if there were compatibility constraints with iOS 8.0 or was it
some legal issue.
VLC however did announce the launch of a semi-public TestFlight beta
trial of the updated version of the VLC player for iOS in early
December, and just recently the developers have released the TestFlight
beta 2 version of the the app with further improvements to the original
update.
VLC player for iOS has never been that feature rich video player with
an array of customizations, and even the aesthetics and the interface
of the app leave a lot to be desired. What it does manage effectively
however, is the playback of almost every other video format you throw at
it.
If formats are not your concern, there are a bunch of other free
media players out there which will easily substitute VLC on your iPhone
or iPad. (Source: Videolan)
Be sure to check out our iPhone Apps Gallery and iPad Apps Gallery to explore more apps for your iPhone and iPad.
We love apps, and so do you, so if you got yourself a shiny new iPad
or iPhone this Christmas then you probably want to get your hands on
some bargain apps to go along with it. With this time of year being so
expensive for everyone, we really can’t blame you.
We already told you about a handful of apps that have recently gone
free, but another three apps have caught our attention and we just
couldn’t wait to tell you about them. After all, it’s just good manners
to share bargains, right?
Manual Photo Camera ($0.99 – FREE / iPhone)
If you’re a fan of taking photos on the iPhone then you probably find
yourself wishing that you had more control over what the hardware was
actually doing. Manual focus and exposure are the main features that
people want from a Camera app, and they’re just two of the headline
features offered by Manual Photo Camera. Download it now.
Download it on iTunes here.
Air Tycoon 2 ($1.99 – FREE / iPhone)
With Christmas and New Year all but wrapped up there’s still time for
a game or two. Air Tycoon 2 has received some stellar reviews on the
App Store, and now that it’s free you would probably need certifying if
you didn’t download it, It may not have been updated in over two years,
but hey, it’s free!
Download it on iTunes here.
Sago Mini Monsters ($2.99 – FREE / iPhone and iPad)
One for the kids out there, watch as they create their own colorful
monsters and then take photos to share with you, their doting parents.
It might not be likely to win too many Apple Design Awards, but it’s
free and is certainly the kind of thing kids love. It’s also well
reviewed, so the developer has obviously done something right somewhere.
Download it on iTunes here.
We’ll keep our eyes peeled for more bargains, so make sure you keep
checking back. You wouldn’t want to miss out on a bargain app or game
now, would you?
Note: These apps are available for free for a limited time only.
Download them as soon as possible since such deals don’t ordinarily last
for more than 24 hours after posting.
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The ability to quickly jump to a photo in the Finder file system of Mac OS has changed in the new Photos app. For now, the traditional “Reveal In Finder” option in Photos app for OS X is missing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t show the original file in the Finder or access the photos from the Mac file system.
The Mac includes a variety of powerful wireless network tools that offer many features which are helpful for administration and IT purposes, including the ability to sniff packets. Here we will demonstrate how to perform a packet trace in OS X easily by using the built-in Wi-Fi Diagnostics app. Using Wi-Fi Diagnostics Sniffer function is simple, and it requires no additional downloads nor does it require the usage of the command line.
One for the kids out there, watch as they create their own colorful
monsters and then take photos to share with you, their doting parents.
It might not be likely to win too many Apple Design Awards, but it’s
free and is certainly the kind of thing kids love. It’s also well
reviewed, so the developer has obviously done something right somewhere.
