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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1752673" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Join me tonight at 7:00 p.m. Central time for the weekly <a href="https://youtu.be/EzWIuJdqrek" target="_blank">Mac-Forums Video chat</a>. We'll have a forum roundup (including dealing with WMF files), a bit of Mac / Apple related news and a few MacOS and IOS tips. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">In our underused features of OS X segment we'll look at smart searches smart folders, and smart mailboxes. Look for some bonus content later in the week. I'll show you a couple of Automator workflows that use built in OS x features / programs. One launches Safari at a set date and plays a stream. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"><strong>Show Notes</strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'">Apple released an iTunes 12.6 update discussed in <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/340109-itunes-update.html" target="_blank">this forum thread</a>. Shortly afterward, a second update was released with the same version number. It’s possible that the second release was designed to address <a href="http://www.kirkville.com/things-broken-in-itunes-12-6/" target="_blank">these quirks</a> among others.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'">Forum member Din Josha was having some issues dealing with .WMF files (Windows metafile). These files must be converted before they can be used in MacOS. Kudos to the member for posting back and letting us know a few<a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/340069-wmf-osx.html" target="_blank"> software titles that handle this conversion nicely</a>. I’ve been using GraphicConverter, one of the programs mentioned, off and on since probably the initial release of OS X. Its top notch for converting all kinds of files but its also got some decent editing capabilities as well.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/340102-deleting-pictures-photos.html" target="_blank">Deleting all instances of a picture from the Photos program.</a></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"><a href="http://www.barrons.com/articles/an-iphone-an-ipad-and-a-mac-walk-into-a-bar-1490380029" target="_blank">Does Apple have a combination laptop / iPhone on the horizon</a>. An Apple patent filing hints at a hybrid device combining an iPhone brain snd s laptop body with the iPhone being removable. If they build this thing I want to try it. It’s an interesting idea with lots of potential problems to overcome but it should be interesting to try for a while.</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'">Here’s a simple overview of the <a href="http://www.imore.com/apple-file-system-apfs-and-what-you-need-know" target="_blank">new file system introduced in IOS 10.3</a>. Most of the changes won’t be noticed by most users. The change is of interest because the same file system is expected to appear in a future version of MacOS perhaps as early as the end of this year. This is the file system that has apparently been in development for some time and would replace the aging HFS+. HFS+ has been around for almost 20 years no and is starting to show its age. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'">Macworkd UK has a wealth of iPhone tips <a href="http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/iphone/how-improve-iphone-ipad-battery-life-3513323/" target="_blank">here</a>. I didn’t walk through all of them on the show. I do have a disagreement /clarification about one of their tips. The tip suggests that it is better to leave apps open in the background rather than close them when not in use. My own thought is that if the app is not something you use several times a day go ahead and close it. If you use the app a lot during the day leave it open in the background. I’d also close apps that “phone home” frequently for data updates. If you are in areas during the day where your phone has to search for a good signal this “phone home"</span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"><a href="http://www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/smart-mailboxes-in-mac-mail/" target="_blank">Using Smart Mailboxes</a> As part of our continuing look at underused MacOS features we look at smart search features including smart folders and smart mailboxes.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1752673, member: 131855"] Join me tonight at 7:00 p.m. Central time for the weekly [URL="https://youtu.be/EzWIuJdqrek"]Mac-Forums Video chat[/URL]. We'll have a forum roundup (including dealing with WMF files), a bit of Mac / Apple related news and a few MacOS and IOS tips. [COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]In our underused features of OS X segment we'll look at smart searches smart folders, and smart mailboxes. Look for some bonus content later in the week. I'll show you a couple of Automator workflows that use built in OS x features / programs. One launches Safari at a set date and plays a stream. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][B]Show Notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue]Apple released an iTunes 12.6 update discussed in [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/340109-itunes-update.html"]this forum thread[/URL]. Shortly afterward, a second update was released with the same version number. It’s possible that the second release was designed to address [URL="http://www.kirkville.com/things-broken-in-itunes-12-6/"]these quirks[/URL] among others.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue]Forum member Din Josha was having some issues dealing with .WMF files (Windows metafile). These files must be converted before they can be used in MacOS. Kudos to the member for posting back and letting us know a few[URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/340069-wmf-osx.html"] software titles that handle this conversion nicely[/URL]. I’ve been using GraphicConverter, one of the programs mentioned, off and on since probably the initial release of OS X. Its top notch for converting all kinds of files but its also got some decent editing capabilities as well.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/340102-deleting-pictures-photos.html"]Deleting all instances of a picture from the Photos program.[/URL][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][URL="http://www.barrons.com/articles/an-iphone-an-ipad-and-a-mac-walk-into-a-bar-1490380029"]Does Apple have a combination laptop / iPhone on the horizon[/URL]. An Apple patent filing hints at a hybrid device combining an iPhone brain snd s laptop body with the iPhone being removable. If they build this thing I want to try it. It’s an interesting idea with lots of potential problems to overcome but it should be interesting to try for a while.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue]Here’s a simple overview of the [URL="http://www.imore.com/apple-file-system-apfs-and-what-you-need-know"]new file system introduced in IOS 10.3[/URL]. Most of the changes won’t be noticed by most users. The change is of interest because the same file system is expected to appear in a future version of MacOS perhaps as early as the end of this year. This is the file system that has apparently been in development for some time and would replace the aging HFS+. HFS+ has been around for almost 20 years no and is starting to show its age. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue]Macworkd UK has a wealth of iPhone tips [URL="http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/iphone/how-improve-iphone-ipad-battery-life-3513323/"]here[/URL]. I didn’t walk through all of them on the show. I do have a disagreement /clarification about one of their tips. The tip suggests that it is better to leave apps open in the background rather than close them when not in use. My own thought is that if the app is not something you use several times a day go ahead and close it. If you use the app a lot during the day leave it open in the background. I’d also close apps that “phone home” frequently for data updates. If you are in areas during the day where your phone has to search for a good signal this “phone home"[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][URL="http://www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/smart-mailboxes-in-mac-mail/"]Using Smart Mailboxes[/URL] As part of our continuing look at underused MacOS features we look at smart search features including smart folders and smart mailboxes.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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