July 2021

by Jeff McKamey

Apple’s coolest keyboard trick became even better in iOS 12

Using the space bar to turn on mouse mode on IOS

https://mashable.com/article/ios-12-precise-text-selection-keyboard

WWDC announcements

https://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2021/?cid=CDM-USA-DM-P0021170-477828

Shazam surpasses 1 billion Shazams per month!

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/17/shazam-hits-new-milestone/

Calendar Spam

The only good thing to do with calendar spam is to delete it apparently:

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/21/icloud-users-calendar-spam/

Calligraphy App

Not many people know that Jobs took a calligraphy class in the little time he was in college, which led apple to desktop publishing:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calligraphy-penmanship/id1114008183?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Control Alexa with an Apple Watch:

https://voiceinacan.com/

IOS 15 is in beta

https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-15-preview/

https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today/episodes/553?autostart=false

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/06/ios-15-brings-powerful-new-features-to-stay-connected-focus-explore-and-more/

Windows 11 announced

https://www.cnet.com/news/microsofts-windows-11-announcement-all-the-free-upgrades-coming-this-fall/

My favorite calendar app stops working with IOS 14.6

https://appadvice.com/review/quickadvice-agenda-calendar-4

If you have an Airtag, this might be useful:

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/get-notified-leave-airtag-apple-device-behind/

New iMac Teardown from Ifixit

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/24/ifixit-tears-down-24-inch-m1-imac/

Apple makes OSX Lion free finally

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/30/os-x-lion-mountain-lion-free-to-download/