This is a complete list of all the current tutorials on ScreenCastsOnline
Date: 13th October 2020
Duration: 09:12
Show ref: SCOM0986
Notability from Ginger Labs has been around for over ten years. It turned the iPad into a full-featured note-taking app and has remained a favourite with countless users since.
In her very first ScreenCastsOnline tip video, Allison Sheridan walks you through some recent improvements to Notability that enhance handwriting. You learn about drawing shapes, creating various types of lines, and take a peek at the handwriting recognition feature.
Date: 9th October 2020
Duration: 34:28
Show ref: SCOM0985
Apple's watchOS has had some significant updates since our last overview video back in 2018. So we decided it was time to look at how Apple Watch and its operating system have evolved.
In this screencast, Lee starts by looking at what the two latest series watches (5 and 6) can offer you, as well as some of the core new features of watchOS 6 and 7. This includes a variety of new health and fitness options. While some of these new additions and apps rely on later series watches' hardware, there are lots of features that work on previous editions, including new Watch Faces and the redesigned Reminders app.
Date: 6th October 2020
Duration: 10:08
Show ref: SCOM0984
Following on from our recent first look at iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, in this tip show, Don covers a few minor tweaks and additions to some built-in apps.
Date: 2nd October 2020
Duration: 33:51
Show ref: SCOM0983
In this show, Rosemary shows you what you can do with Toolbox Pro and Charty, two companion apps for Shortcuts on iOS.
Toolbox Pro simplifies some commands and allows you to do things that otherwise would not be possible in Shortcuts. Charty allows you to create a variety of beautiful charts and plot your data using Shortcuts.
Date: 29th September 2020
Duration: 16:02
Show ref: SCOM0982
With the iPad becoming more prevalent as a direct laptop replacement, file management needs to be quick and easy. Anybuffer is a shelf utility that allows you to access frequently used files as well as store them quickly and easily.
With Lee as your guide, you learn several ways for getting files into Anybuffer, as well as how to organise them using the Shelves feature within the application, so you can quickly find and use your content.
Date: 25th September 2020
Duration: 08:47
Show ref: SCOM0981
When used properly, Twitter can be a valuable source of both information and entertainment.
In this tip video, Don takes you through two aspects of Twitter that both help you control the firehose of information, as well as being able to store and reference threads of information for future reference. The first is finding and subscribing to existing Twitter lists, the second is using an App called "Thread It" to save and share Twitter threads in PDF format.
Date: 22nd September 2020
Duration: 35:20
Show ref: SCOM0980
With the release of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 comes lots of new features for both iPhone and iPad.
This week, Don takes a first look at some of the major and some not-so-major changes to iOS 14 and iPad OS 14. We will take a deeper dive into other features in future tip and full shows.
Date: 18th September 2020
Duration: 39:11
Show ref: SCOM0979
We've received several requests for more workflow-style shows that combine multiple apps to accomplish a goal. This week, Todd shows you his workflow for capturing, editing, and publishing photos on the go using his iPad and iPhone, along with his favourite apps.
Date: 15th September 2020
Duration: 10:02
Show ref: SCOM0978
In this week's tip, Rosemary takes you on a tour of FE File Explorer Pro for iOS.
Connecting to multiple servers and services is what File Explorer Pro is all about. This flexible utility remembers your connections, and also allows you to create files within its interface. You can it as an additional location within the Files app, and access your various connections from there as well.
Date: 11th September 2020
Duration: 42:19
Show ref: SCOM0977
In this week's show, Allison takes you on a detailed exploration of a popular messaging app, Telegram.
Telegram is a cross-platform and secure messaging service that works with Apple devices as well as Android, Linux, and Windows. It supports end-to-end encryption with private chats and allows you to set timeouts on messages so they disappear on both ends. It's got a superb search engine, and fun features like stickers and the ability to conduct polls inside group messages.
Date: 8th September 2020
Duration: 09:31
Show ref: SCOM0976
We've covered HoudahSpot from Houdah Software in the past on ScreenCastsOnline. It's my go-to app if I want to do some serious searching on my Mac. But if you want to do a simple search and Spotlight just doesn't cut it, I'd recommend Tembo for macOS.
Tembo, also developed by Houdah Software, is a quick and efficient way of searching for files on your Mac. In this tip video, Don takes a look at its core functionality and shows you how to customise some of the settings.
Date: 4th September 2020
Duration: 43:22
Show ref: SCOM0975
In the second of this two-part series, Lee concludes his tour of Airmail 4. Expanding on the topics covered in the first screencast, you learn how to configure templates and set up rules to automate and streamline email management.
Lee also runs through the wealth of configuration options available, then switches to iPhone to show you the interface and how to compose an email on Airmail for iOS.
Date: 1st September 2020
Duration: 07:04
Show ref: SCOM0974
Setapp is a wonderful service that gives you access to hundreds of top-quality macOS apps for a monthly or annual subscription. The service has been enhanced to now allow some iOS companion apps to be enabled using the service.
This week Don explains the principles behind the changes and demonstrates how to install and enable one of the apps featured in Setapp for iOS, MindNode.
You can subscribe to Setapp using the ScreenCastsOnline affiliate link.
Date: 28th August 2020
Duration: 34:17
Show ref: SCOM0973
There are plenty of email clients out there for using existing email services in different ways. Invariably, these include plugins or kludges to enhance the original email service to work in a slightly different way.
HEY isn't an email client. It's a brand new email service that has been designed from the ground up to overhaul what email is and how it's used. Most people would agree that if you've had an email account for a while, things can get out of control, and it's so easy to end up in a complete mess. HEY provides the tools required to take control of your email and even make it a delight to use.
In this week's tutorial, Don takes you through the steps of setting up a free trial account with HEY, setting up mail forwarding from Apple Mail, and then screening your email to tame the deluge.
You'll never believe how much fun can be had with email!
Date: 25th August 2020
Duration: 06:24
Show ref: SCOM0972
DuetCam is a video recording app that makes it possible to record video with the front and back camera at the same time. You can show an overlay yourself in a corner of the screen while you narrate something, or show what's going on around you.
In this week's tip, Rose gives you a tour of DuetCam, complete with a short clip of her garden.
Date: 21st August 2020
Duration: 33:57
Show ref: SCOM0971
We last covered Agenda back in 2018 when it won an Apple Design Award. Since then it has continued to grow and improve and is now at version 10. Agenda is a date-focused note taking application with a unique approach. It takes your notes and connects them to both your calendar and reminders apps.
In this screencast Todd walks you through the various improvements and updates, including the ones that are part of the premium version of Agenda.
Date: 18th August 2020
Duration: 11:40
Show ref: SCOM0970
There are lots of keyboard shortcuts and tools built into the operating system that can help you improve the speed of your text creation in macOS. Lee spent some time rediscovering some and learning others, all with the goal of making his typing more efficient.
In this week's tip, you learn many of the ones he uses each day.
Date: 14th August 2020
Duration: 41:34
Show ref: SCOM0969
In the first of a two-part series, Lee walks you through the basic functionality of his email application of choice: Airmail 4.
Airmail is more than just an email client. It can integrate with a lot of different applications, making it a real productivity tool. In this video dedicated to the Mac version of Airmail 4, you learn how to add mailbox accounts, send, receive, and process emails, and configure actions. Lee also shows you how to make the most out of VIPs, as well as integrating your email workflow with calendar and task management applications.
Date: 11th August 2020
Duration: 09:33
Show ref: SCOM0968
In this week's tip video Don covers one of the surprisingly effective features of the Finder: file renaming.
Although there are plenty of dedicated third-party Mac applications that do this, we thought it was worth revisiting what can be accomplished using the built-in features of macOS.
Date: 7th August 2020
Duration: 36:36
Show ref: SCOM0967
In this tutorial, Rosemary introduces you to Taskheat, a flowchart-friendly project management system that uses flowcharts. This approach allows you to quickly create a series of tasks and connect them together as you see fit, much like organizing your ideas using a mind map program.
Rose also shows you what Taskheat looks like on both iPhone and iPad, discusses its similarities and differences, and goes over the import and export options this useful app offers.
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