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The How-We-Listened Edition Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Apple Announces The 10 Winners Of Its Shot On iPhone Contest, by Benjamin Mayo, 9to5Mac

Apple has today announced the winning photographers, and their photos, of its Shot on iPhone contest that it ran at the end of January. The winning images will be featured on Apple billboards, in Apple retail, and as part of online Shot on iPhone features.

Why Did Music Visualizers Disappear?, by Steve Rousseau, Digg

There is currently a single working web-based visualizer that will work in conjunction with Spotify. You can still use the one that's survived in iTunes if you're an Apple Music subscriber, sure. Heck, you can even install a plugin that will recreate the MilkDrop visualizer found in Winamp. And you can even hack together a solution through Winamp on Windows, or pay $30 for a standalone visualizer program and just pipe Spotify through that.

The music visualizer never went away in the way old software or websites have disappeared from the web, at least not yet. What changed is how we listened to music on our computers now.

California Moves To Ban All School Dissection, by Kat Smith, LiveKindly

Once thought necessary for teaching students anatomy, technology has given rise to cruelty-free dissection.

“With the development of technological alternatives, virtual and computer-based science teaching practicum offer more humane teaching methods that help to better prepare students for higher education and careers in science,” Kalra continued.

One such option is Froggipedia, a virtual dissection app that was named Apple’s iPad App of the Year in 2018. The app allows students to learn about frog anatomy by dissecting a realistic 3D frog.

Behind The Workflow: Designer Neil Vilppu Combines iPad Artistry With Mac Familiarity, by Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac

Skateboarding graphics, linocut prints, and the Apple Pencil inspire designer Neil Vilppu. His distinctive illustration style is the product of merging traditional and contemporary ideas. It’s this willingness to experiment that has led Neil to success in a workflow that combines the creative freedom of the iPad Pro with the powerful familiarity of the Mac.

iMac Brief Cameo In M. Night Shyamalan Sequel ‘Glass’ And Other Examples Of Macs On The Big Screen, by Joe Leo, Low End Mac

There’s a star among stars in the 2019 film Glass by renowned screenwriter and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan which has its origins from Cupertino, California, and it briefly shares screen time with some high profile Hollywood actors — and the cameo is made by none other than? The iMac G3!

Apple Music Integration Possibly Coming To Google Home Devices, by Juli Clover, MacRumors

We were able to track down the Apple Music listing within the Google Home app for iOS devices, but at the current time, it can't be linked to a Google Home device.

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Day One 3.0 For Mac Introduces Cleaner Design And Simplified UI, by Josh Ginter, The Sweet Setup

The latest version of Day One for iOS included new audio snippets, a beautiful new dark mode, and more. Today, Day One for the Mac catches up to its iOS counterpart.

From a fresh design, to a new toolbar, improvement range management, and new pop out entries, Day One 3.0 for macOS continues to improve on what we love so much about Day One.

[BBEdit 12.6])https://tidbits.com/watchlist/bbedit-12-6/), by Agen Schmitz, TidBITS

Bare Bones Software has released BBEdit 12.6, which introduces a major architectural change to the long-standing text editor. Now a “sandboxed” application, BBEdit is compatible with security policies and practices built into macOS and required by Apple for participation in the Mac App Store. Be sure to read the release notes for details on the implications of sandboxing.

Big Grocery Update Adds Recipe And Meal Planning Support Along With Other Refinements, by John Voorhees, MacStories

With version 2.0, Grocery has added a new level of power to the app by creating a flexible system that allows you to do everything from storing a template grocery list that you can reuse over and over to recipe management and meal planning. The new features add some complexity to Grocery, but if you invest a little time in understanding how the app works and take advantage of its Shortcuts integration, the update opens up interesting uses far beyond what was possible before.

Mophie's iPhone Battery Case Is A Great Alternative To Apple’s, by Ed Hardy, Cult of Mac

This battery case can get power from any Qi-enabled wireless charger, or through its built-in USB-C port.

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iOS 12 Adoption Rate Hits 80% On All iOS Devices, by Buster Hein, Cult of Mac

Apple published its latest adoption percentages for iOS 12 today revealing that 80% of all iOS devices in the world are now running iOS 12, far outpacing iOS 11’s adoption last year.

Apple Will Soon Let Developers Entice Past Subscribers With Discounted iOS, macOS, And tvOS Subscriptions, by Joe Rossignol, MacRumors

In an article posted to App Store Connect, Apple has detailed how iOS, macOS, and tvOS app developers will soon be able to offer discounted subscriptions to past subscribers in an attempt to win those customers back.

TestFlight For iOS Update Adds Dynamic Text Support, 38 Additional Languages, by Peter Cao, 9to5Mac

TestFlight now supports an additional 38 languages, essentially expanding the availability of TestFlight for many more users. In addition, the system-level Dynamic Type feature is now supported within TestFlight, making text size more consistent across applications.

Bottom of the Page

I was just enjoying my iTunes Visualiser the other day, and I was remembering the old bondi blue iMac that I used to own. (Just because the first time I was using iTunes was on that machine.)

Other software I remember running on that iMac:

a) CodeWarrior (and all the unfinished projects I've was messing around)

b) Games from Ambrosia Software (and all the hours I've wasted)

c) Internet Explorer (and all the color options one can have for the browser, to better match your mood or the color of your iMac)

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How did I get anything done with a screen that measures only 1024 x 768?

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Thanks for reading.