Launch Center Pro 2.0: Action Based Productivity for iOS 7

11/10/13 10:35 Filed in: Technology

Productivity on iOS devices is something many apps attempt to improve. An iOS device is different from a Mac where multitasking is as easy as opening multiple windows and working with keyboard shortcuts. In iOS where you need to drill into items inside apps, there are multiple taps to get something done. That is where Launch Center Pro comes in.

Launch Center Pro is a productivity app that looks to limit the number of actions you need to take to get something done. Need to send a text out to a group of people but don’t want to put in the addresses to go through the steps? No problem! Tap once into Launch Center Pro and click on the action to send a text. You are taken right to an empty text field with all of the names of your group already addressed in the “to” line. Want to upload a photo to Dropbox, copy the link and send it in an email? No problem. with one tap all of those functions happen.

Launch Center Pro 2.0 really is an incredible app for iOS7 to improve your productivity. I have many people ask me to compare this app to Drafts which allows you to take action on snippets of text in a similar way. To me the difference is this, I use Drafts when I have text that needs to be acted on and Launch Center Pro for all other actions that take multiple taps to complete.

In this screencast I cover how to use Launch Center Pro 2.0 and walk you through many of its features. As always if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them here or on my Youtube Channel.

Tags: IOS7

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iPhone 5s Fingerprint ID: A Step by Step Walkthrough

04/10/13 10:26 Filed in: Technology

With the release of the new iPhone 5s Apple introduced their finger print scanner allowing you to access your phone more quickly and with added security. One of the things Apple noted was that a high percentage of people were not using a passcode to protect their phones. The hassle of having to put the code in every time you needed to get into your phone was greater than the fear that important information might be lost so people just didn’t do it. People have a lot of things on their phones that are personal and important to protect so Apple decided to unveil fingerprint ID as a way to increase the security on their iPhones. I was fortunate enough to get a phone on launch day and have been playing with the new service and I have to say it is pretty incredible. I can’t imagine using my phone without fingerprint ID ever again. The ease of use of using it has been dead simple and reliable. So reliable that I actually set a long password on my phone instead of the 4 digit default.

In this screencast I walk through the process of setting Fingerprint ID up and how it works. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them here or on my Youtube Channel.

Tags: IOS7

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iOS 7: Strategies for Improved Battery Life

26/09/13 19:59 Filed in: Technology

Once you have upgraded to iOS 7 you will see a lot of new icandy and features that make the new iOS experience pretty neat. The problem with all of those new functions is they can and do take up battery life and I experienced some battery drain when I first upgraded. Under my normal use the battery was wearing down quickly. So I went on a hunt to figure out what services and functions I could turn off to get my battery life back pretty close to where it was before.
In this screencast tutorial I cover some of the things I discovered that helped improve the battery life of my new iPhone 5s. I go over each and every setting that seems to effect battery life so you can fine tune your own battery experience. It is always a trade off between features and the function of your battery so you don't have to use everything I cover here but as you fine tune your own settings you should hopefully get your battery to where you want it to be.
As always if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them here or on my Youtube Channel.

Tags: Mac OSX, Tutorials, Apple, IOS7, Screencast

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Upgrading to iOS 7: A Step by Step Walk Through

18/09/13 19:58 Filed in: Technology

Upgrading to any new operating system can be intimidating especially if you are concerned not to mess things up. So with the new upgrade to iOS 7 I decided to do a step by step walk through for those who are thinking of upgrading but don't want to jump in without seeing what the process is like. So I decided to film my experience so others could see what I did in upgrading my iPhone.
It has been great to see the response to this video with a lot of different people picking it up including Allison Sheridan from the Nosilla Podcast which I listen to. I have had a few questions along the way with people wondering if it will mess up their jail break (yes it will) and wondering if they really need to back up (yes you should). If you have any questions feel free to leave them below or on my Youtube Channel.

Tags: Mac OSX, Tutorials, Apple, IOS7, Screencast

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