iOS 679: Plant Apps & Care - Planta, PictureThis, Seek by iNaturalist, Flower Care

11/14/23 • 69 min

If you've got house plants or like to do a little gardening, now's the time to up your gardening game. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of the best apps to help you with plant identification and care.

Planta: Keep Your Apps Alive
PictureThis - Plant Identifier
Seek by iNaturalist
Flower Care
Bluetooth Plant Monitor
Get Gardening Collection - App Store
News
Apple's Swift Student Challenge to open in 2024 with new category
New iPhone photography exhibition debuts in Paris on November 10
Using the iPad Pro as a Portable Monitor for My Nintendo Switch with Orion, a Capture Card, and a Battery Pack
iOS 17.2's Journal app just got good with beta 2, here's why I hope I'll never need to use it
Shortcuts Corner
Peter needs help troubleshooting an automation between a Wemo plug and an LG TV.
Feedback & Questions
Lori wants to connect multiple AirPods to an Apple TV for audio listening.
App Caps
Rosemary's App Cap: Mous Products
Mikah's App Cap: Connections - NYT Games

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Planta: Keep Your Apps Alive
PictureThis - Plant Identifier
Seek by iNaturalist
Flower Care
Bluetooth Plant Monitor
Get Gardening Collection - App Store
News
Apple's Swift Student Challenge to open in 2024 with new category
New iPhone photography exhibition debuts in Paris on November 10
Using the iPad Pro as a Portable Monitor for My Nintendo Switch with Orion, a Capture Card, and a Battery Pack
iOS 17.2's Journal app just got good with beta 2, here's why I hope I'll never need to use it
Shortcuts Corner
Peter needs help troubleshooting an automation between a Wemo plug and an LG TV.
Feedback & Questions
Lori wants to connect multiple AirPods to an Apple TV for audio listening.
App Caps
Rosemary's App Cap: Mous Products
Mikah's App Cap: Connections - NYT Games

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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iOS 678: Smart Home without HomeKit - Grocery Lists, NFC Tags, Wi-Fi QR Codes, HomePod Audio

You don't need smart home gadgets to make your home a little smarter. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some clever ways to add automation to your home without the need for smart home accessories.

Make a grocery list in Reminders on iPhone
Organize cables into mesh bags
NFC Tags
WiFi QR Code Generator
Basic HomeKit Automation if you have a HomePod: Reset the volume daily
One Smart Home Gadget recommendation: Smart plug for your Christmas tree/holiday lights/entryway lamp!
The best Apple HomeKit tips and tricks
News
Apple supercharges Logic Pro with powerful tools for music creation on Mac and iPad
Final Cut Pro takes video editing on Mac and iPad to the next level with powerful new features
Apple TV+ announces new animated Peanuts feature film project
D.C. Unveils Its Newest Solution To Car Theft: Apple AirTags
Shortcuts Corner
Myles is looking for a way to scan documents for work and home with different output destinations for both.
Walt wants to know if it's possible to create a Shortcut that sends a notification based on certain weather requirements.
Feedback & Questions
David and Mark reveal that they, too, have experienced Bluetooth dropouts in iOS 17.
The signal on Vernon's iPhone 15 Pro Max keeps dropping out and shifting to SOS mode.
App Caps
Rosemary's App Cap: CardBoard: Board Game Scoring
Mikah's App Cap: Premium Prints by Google Photos

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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iOS 680: App Store Awards 2023 - AllTrails, Duolingo, Flighty, Concepts, DaVinci Resolve, Prêt-à-Makeup

Apple's App Store Editorial Team has announced the finalists for the 2023 App Store Awards. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share their thoughts on the finalists for the iPhone and iPad apps of the year.

AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run
Duolingo - Language Lessons
Flighty - Your Flights Tracker
Concepts
DaVinci Resolve for iPad
Prêt-à-Makeup
News
Nothing Announces iMessage Compatibility via New App
No, Nothing hasn't brought iMessage to Android and you definitely shouldn't give it your Apple ID
Apple Adopting RCS in 2024
Shortcuts Corner
Rosemary demonstrates how to disable rotation lock while opening specific apps.
Feedback & Questions
Nick suggests using Microsoft OneNote on Mac, Windows, and iOS as a note-taking application.
App Caps
Rosemary's App Cap: 8BitDo
Mikah's App Cap: MOFT Accessories