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In addition to providing turn-by-turn navigation, Maps for iOS is great for saving locations you’ve visited or would like to visit. This makes it easy to quickly save where you parked your car, points of interest when you’re visiting a new town, or the address of a friend you visit frequently. It’s incredibly easy to do, but can be confusing if you don’t know what to look for. Here’s how to use Favorites in Maps.
Apple announced a revolutionary new music service called Apple Music Monday morning at their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). At a glance, Apple Music provides unlimited access to the entire iTunes music library, 24/7 human-picked radio, and Connect: a way for artists to share content directly with fans. Apple Music will be available for just $9.99 a month, or $14.99 for families of up to 6, starting June 30th in over 100 countries. Here are a few highlights of what makes Apple Music so incredible:
Google just announced their all new Google Photos platform at their annual I/O conference. Google Photo bears many similarities to Apple’s iCloud Photo Library. We’ll take a look at the differences between the two cloud photo storage solutions to see which one is right for you.
There are a multitude of options out there when it comes to listening to music digitally. While you can still go out and purchase physical CDs and vinyl records, iTunes has - in the last decade - revolutionized the way we buy, listen and store music. More recently, Spotify has changed the way we consume music, via “Streaming”.
Mother’s Day is a great opportunity to get Mom the incredible gift she deserves. Flowers are great, but if you want to kick it up a notch this year, we have some great gift ideas for any budget. From cases to accessories, audio equipment and more - CityMac has you covered this Mother's Day.
Weather is a uniting force of nature. We are all subject to it and we all love to talk about it. I mean seriously, what would small talk be without the weather? Phones have been able to receive weather updates for awhile now, but there are tons of different apps available in the App Store which present the weather in slightly different ways. My personal favorite weather app is Dark Skies. With its incredible accuracy, appealing design and advanced notification options - Dark Skies is the perfect app for those who like to keep a finger on the weather's pulse.
If you've updated to OS X 10.10.3, you may have noticed a new app called Photos on your Mac. Apple has introduced this app as a replacement for iPhoto and Aperture. It very closely resembles the Photos app for iOS. With Photos for OS X, you have one unified photo library across all of your devices. Since Photos for OS X was designed to be very similiar to the iOS version of Photos, you do not have to learn two or more completely seperate applications to manage your photo library. We will walk you through all of the features within Photos for OS X in this video.
For those who are not already aware, Spotlight is the overarching search bar for your Mac. Spotlight is capable of accomplishing tons of different tasks on your Mac - from launching applications to looking up documents to performing basic calculations. If you want more info on Spotlight, read our post about it. With Flashlight, a free utility developed by Nate Parrott, Spotlight has never been more powerful. Flashlight acts like a plugin for Spotlight, allowing you execute over 160 different tasks simply by typing commands into Spotlight. If you consider yourself to be a Mac power user, Flashlight is a must-have utility.
Have you ever had a craving for some grub from your favorite local restaurant, but didn't want to dine-in or even drive by and pick it up?If so, you'll probably enjoy the ease-of-use and convenience of a restaurant delivery app. While there are many services available, I've found that the Caviar app is by far the easiest to use, has the cleanest design and offers a diverse selection of restaurants to chose from.
Mextures is the self proclaimed “best app for applying film grain, textures, light leaks, and beautiful gradients to your images in seconds.” The app’s title “Mextures” is a combination of the words “Mix” and “Textures.” Where Mextures really shines is in its ability to combine layers with non-destructive editing. That means each change you make to a photo can be undone, or tweaked, as you add more effects.
