Darkroom is a terrific photo editor for the iPhone and iPad that leverages iCloud Photos with a robust set of editing tools and filters. With the release of version 4.6 today, Darkroom adds video to the mix. What’s impressive about the update is that it manages to apply the same set of tools and filters available for photos to video in real-time, which results in a fast, efficient editing workflow.
AppStories, Episode 159 – The Evolution of Clipboard and Shelf Apps→
This week on AppStories, we look back at the origins of clipboard apps on iOS, how they’ve evolved, and the apps we’re currently using on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac to save snippets of information for use elsewhere.
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Apple Maps’ Look Around Feature Expands to Chicago→
Apple has updated the Look Around feature of the Maps app to include Chicago, and as always, Justin O’Beirne has all the details.
According to O’Beirne, Chicago, which is the tenth US city to be added to Look Around, is the biggest expansion of the feature by land area to date. Not only is the city included, but so are many of the surrounding suburbs. The feature still covers only about 0.3% of the land area of the US, but by covering eight of the country’s ten largest US cities, Look Around accounts for nearly 14% of the US population.
For more details on the update, including fantastic animated GIFs that visualize the expansion of Look Around to Chicago and previous cities, be sure to read O’Beirne’s full story.
Apple to Host Interactive Accessibility Event Online as Possible Warm-Up for WWDC
As noted by Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter and reported by 9to5Mac, Apple has invited developers to attend an online event to learn about the accessibility features of its devices. According to an email message sent to developers, the event will include opportunities to ask questions during and after the presentation and schedule individual consultations.
https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/1252397243421716481
Last month, Apple announced that WWDC will be online-only this June for the first time. As Troughton-Smith suggested in his tweet, it’s not hard to imagine that Apple is using this week’s accessibility event to test systems that it will use to move WWDC online.
Apple periodically holds events for developers outside the annual WWDC cycle, but this event is a little different, especially the interactive component. I’m curious to see how the accessibility event goes and the mechanics Apple uses to implement developer participation.
The Evolution of Clipboard and Shelf Apps
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AppStories Episode 159 - The Evolution of Clipboard and Shelf Apps
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This week, Federico and John look back at the origins of clipboard apps on iOS, how they’ve evolved, and the apps they’re currently using on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac to save snippets of information for use elsewhere.
Signing PDFs on an iPad or Mac Using Markup
Everyone needs to sign a document now and then. For some legal documents, that can mean a service like DocuSign or SignEasy, but more often, a simple signature on a PDF will suffice. Digitally signing documents was once a feature that was only found in a few PDF reader apps, but now it’s built right...
Q&A
Question: Do any of you use DEVONthink 3 for Mac for researching a subject or storing serious work, articles, copies of invoices, or financial paperwork that you need to keep a copy of for whatever reason? If not, where do you store such items and how do you find your data quickly? (Stuart)
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App Debuts
NapBot NapBot has been updated to make its Watch app more independent from its iOS app than ever before. Now, the Watch app includes a settings screen to turn notifications on and off as well as set your sleep goal. There’s also a new calendar screen that provides users with sleep data for multiple...
Pastebot
Next week on AppStories, Federico and I talk about clipboard managers and shelf apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. As part of the preparation for that episode, I revisited Pastebot by Tapbots. The app used to be available on iOS, but now it’s solely a Mac app, which is a platform where the...