Project Management in Apple Notes

I have been experimenting with using the built-in Notes app on iOS and macOS lately. I’ve found some unique capabilities that make it a pretty interesting project management app, in particular the ability on macOS to add links to files from the Finder, as well as drag in links to email messages and setup names as mailto hyperlinks.

Play & Control iPhone Audio on Mac

So you want to send the audio from your iPhone to your Mac, and be able to control the playback functions on the iPhone from the Mac? Airfoil and iKeyboardRemote will do the trick. Read on for how to do this, and why you would even bother. 

Apps of the Week • April 14-20, 2013

Just a quick roundup of some new iPhone apps I’m liking:

Triage – quickly process your email Inbox

Yahoo Weather – slick and to the point, with the right info presented cleanly

CamFind – impressive app that searches anything, based on photos.

Rockmelt – Flipboard news app competitor, allows for hiding articles and scrolling stories instead of flipping virtual pages

 

nvIt: Chrome & Safari extensions for nvALT

Since the recent update to Drafts with the expanded URL Scheme functionality, I’ve been monkeying around with nvALT plaintext journaling and note taking. There’s a cool browser extension for snagging text and webpages in plain text format and adding them as new notes to your nvALT folder.

It’s on the main nvALT page, but it’s easy to miss.

nvIt — Chrome and Safari extensions for nvALT – elastic threads

I plan on posting about this plaintext approach in detail, but just sharing the bookmarklet for now.

Moves: Stylish Pedometer App

Moves is a clever and stylish pedometer app that I’m really enjoying lately.

Poster for WordPress

Poster for WordPress is a slick blogging app. It has just enough unique features to make it worth paying for over using the free official version.

Text Convert

Text Convert fills a niche that I wish Text Expander Touch could fill, since so many of my iOS writing apps incorporate it. The niche? Reformatting text on the clipboard.

1Keyboard: Type on your iPhone or iPad with yourMac

1Keyboard is a virtual bluetooth keyboard application for Mac OS X that allows you to wirelessly connect to Bluetooth enabled devices such as your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. It does not require a wireless Bluetooth keyboard. Works great. It went from free to being a paid app since I tried it out. There’s a free demo that lasts for 2 days so you can give it a whirl.

Quickly Launch Drafts from Notification Center Via Launch Center Pro

I’m always looking for more ways to use Drafts on my iPhone, as well as more ways to access it. I discovered a way to have access via the Notification Center list using Launch Center Pro. I doubt I’m the first to write about this, but thought I’d share anyways.

Maplets: GPS-Enabled Custom Maps App for iPhone

Maplets is like having a live-updating “You Are Here” marker on your actual trail map. Hands-down my favorite map app for the iPhone when it comes to hiking, biking and exploring.