At our meeting on the 19th of August, Robert talked about his experience replacing the screen on an iMac. Members shared lots of advice and helpful tips.
iMac Screen Replacement
Robert talked about the process of replacing a cracked screen on a 27 inch iMac. He followed the screen removal and refitting instructions from iFixit.
McClockface
DaveK demonstrated the iOS app McClockface that provides a customisable full screen clock and many different clock widgets for the home screen. The clock widget designs range from stylish to bold and many are based on retro technology, media and memes. Some of the widgets have additional customisation options.
DavidB
DavidB showed us how to set focuses such as Do Not Disturb during certain time periods using the Automation option in in Focus settings on iOS.
He pointed out FarPlay, communications software with very low latency (delay) specifically designed to allow musicians to play together across the Internet.
David also recommended Letter to You, Surface and Five Days at Memorial (including the making-of videos) on Apple TV+.
Member topics
- DaveK mentioned the fascinating story of Typhoid Mary.
- He asked about using Adobe products for short periods. We found that this does not seem to be possible as, even though you can pay monthly, the minimum term is a year, details are on Adobe’s site.
- DaveK also recommended When the Levees Broke directed by Spike Lee.
- Denesh pointed out this Tweet from Nathan Baugh about Apple’s increasing ad revenue and privacy measures.
- Elliott told us about his success using Apple Maps for public transport directions while in Amsterdam.
- Denesh said he’d had good experiences with 9292, an app dedicated to public transport in the Netherlands.
- Elliott also recommended the Lens feature of the Google iOS App for identifying objects using the camera.