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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1702248" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Join me tonight for the weekly <a href="https://plus.google.com/" target="_blank">Mac-Forums video chat</a>. Check out the usual forum roundup, Mac and IOS tips and Apple news. You don't need anything special to view the chat but I think you need the <a href="https://www.google.com/tools/dlpage/hangoutplugin" target="_blank">Google Talk</a> plugin to join in.</p><p></p><p><strong>Show Notes </strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Welcome to our newest member, <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/member.php?u=369959" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">gdejaynes</span></a></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #e4af09"><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/apple-rumors-and-reports/332204-apple-create-backdoor.html" target="_blank">Apple ordered to create a back door into an</a></span> iPhone. This thread is a good summary of things so far. Opinion has been all over the place so to speak. It is worth keeping up with this issue. No matter which side of the debate you support, everyone has a stake in this issue. I’ll have more thoughts on this next week after thinking about it a bit more. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #e4af09"><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/other-hardware-and-peripherals/332285-imac-wireless-canon-printer.html" target="_blank">Wireless Printer Reconnection tips</a> </span>This thread is about Canon printers specifically but the tips should apply to other makes/models as well. Before you reset the printing systemm try the tip involving shutting off the router and all devices then rebooting the router. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">This week Kirk the iTunes guy McElhearn takes a look at <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/3034591/streaming-services/ask-the-itunes-guy-your-questions-about-playlists.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">problems associated with iTunes playlists</span></a>. With playlists organized into folders Changing / editing a playlist can cause it to get out of the order it has been set. Edit a playlist whose name starts with A isn’t at the top of the list but has been moved to the bottom. Changing a playlist view, for example, also changes the view order. Playlists not in folders do not seem to be affected. Until this is fixed the easiest solution is to quit and relaunch iTunes. This puts things back in order till the next time a playlist is edited. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">That same column as a tip for having a song repeat more than once in a playlist. Simply drag the track you want repeated from the main library listing to the playlist multiple times. This doesn’t result in multiple copies of the track. Basically you are moving pointers around rather than copying the track. I must admit this never occurred to me. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Johnny Evans at Apple Holic lists <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/3029117/apple-ios/9-iphone-tips-you-probably-never-knew.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">nine IOS tips many </span></a>users may not be aware of - especially of one is not a power user. A few of my favorites include: </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">1. Here’s shortcut to requesting the desktop version of a site. tap and hold down the reload button in the URL bar and then tap the Request Desktop Sit command that pops up on-screen.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">2. To access Safari’s list list of recently closed tabs tap the two squares at the bottom right of the Safari window to open tab carousel view, and then tap and hold the + symbol at the bottom of that and you’ll enter the Recently Closed tabs screen.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong>Shared Reminders</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Do you use shared lists on iOS devices friends, family and colleagues create shared lists to help them be more productive? If not try it. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">1. Open Reminders and tap to create a new list. Add items to the list and name it in the usual way. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">2. Now in the generic Reminders view listing all your notes select the new list, tap Edit and then select Sharing. You should add the email of the contacts needing access to the list.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">3. Adding others using the Add Person command. Now everyone in the group can share and add new items (or completed items) to this list.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Johnny Evans at Apple Holic also has a wealth of good <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/3032741/apple-ios/7-useful-mail-productivity-tips-for-ios-9.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">mail tips. for IOS 9 users.</span></a> Well worth a quick read.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1702248, member: 131855"] Join me tonight for the weekly [URL='https://plus.google.com/']Mac-Forums video chat[/URL]. Check out the usual forum roundup, Mac and IOS tips and Apple news. You don't need anything special to view the chat but I think you need the [URL='https://www.google.com/tools/dlpage/hangoutplugin']Google Talk[/URL] plugin to join in. [B]Show Notes [/B] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Welcome to our newest member, [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/member.php?u=369959'][COLOR=#e4af09]gdejaynes[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica][COLOR=#e4af09][URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/apple-rumors-and-reports/332204-apple-create-backdoor.html']Apple ordered to create a back door into an[/URL][/COLOR] iPhone. This thread is a good summary of things so far. Opinion has been all over the place so to speak. It is worth keeping up with this issue. No matter which side of the debate you support, everyone has a stake in this issue. I’ll have more thoughts on this next week after thinking about it a bit more. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica][COLOR=#e4af09][URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/other-hardware-and-peripherals/332285-imac-wireless-canon-printer.html']Wireless Printer Reconnection tips[/URL] [/COLOR]This thread is about Canon printers specifically but the tips should apply to other makes/models as well. Before you reset the printing systemm try the tip involving shutting off the router and all devices then rebooting the router. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]This week Kirk the iTunes guy McElhearn takes a look at [URL='http://www.macworld.com/article/3034591/streaming-services/ask-the-itunes-guy-your-questions-about-playlists.html'][COLOR=#e4af09]problems associated with iTunes playlists[/COLOR][/URL]. With playlists organized into folders Changing / editing a playlist can cause it to get out of the order it has been set. Edit a playlist whose name starts with A isn’t at the top of the list but has been moved to the bottom. Changing a playlist view, for example, also changes the view order. Playlists not in folders do not seem to be affected. Until this is fixed the easiest solution is to quit and relaunch iTunes. This puts things back in order till the next time a playlist is edited. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]That same column as a tip for having a song repeat more than once in a playlist. Simply drag the track you want repeated from the main library listing to the playlist multiple times. This doesn’t result in multiple copies of the track. Basically you are moving pointers around rather than copying the track. I must admit this never occurred to me. Johnny Evans at Apple Holic lists [URL='http://www.computerworld.com/article/3029117/apple-ios/9-iphone-tips-you-probably-never-knew.html'][COLOR=#e4af09]nine IOS tips many [/COLOR][/URL]users may not be aware of - especially of one is not a power user. A few of my favorites include: [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]1. Here’s shortcut to requesting the desktop version of a site. tap and hold down the reload button in the URL bar and then tap the Request Desktop Sit command that pops up on-screen. 2. To access Safari’s list list of recently closed tabs tap the two squares at the bottom right of the Safari window to open tab carousel view, and then tap and hold the + symbol at the bottom of that and you’ll enter the Recently Closed tabs screen. [B]Shared Reminders[/B] Do you use shared lists on iOS devices friends, family and colleagues create shared lists to help them be more productive? If not try it. 1. Open Reminders and tap to create a new list. Add items to the list and name it in the usual way. 2. Now in the generic Reminders view listing all your notes select the new list, tap Edit and then select Sharing. You should add the email of the contacts needing access to the list. 3. Adding others using the Add Person command. Now everyone in the group can share and add new items (or completed items) to this list. Johnny Evans at Apple Holic also has a wealth of good [URL='http://www.computerworld.com/article/3032741/apple-ios/7-useful-mail-productivity-tips-for-ios-9.html'][COLOR=#e4af09]mail tips. for IOS 9 users.[/COLOR][/URL] Well worth a quick read.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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