iOS Today

Discover essential utility apps that solve everyday problems with your Apple devices! Hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard walk you through a collection of must-have apps that address common pain points throughout your day. From document scanning to printing solutions, they demonstrate how the right apps can make your digital life significantly easier. Simple Scan by Agile Tortoise - A powerful document scanning app that lets you choose your destination (email, messages, files) and quality settings, making it easy to digitize paper documents and manuals. Yoink - A clever "shelf" app that serves as a temporary holding place for files...

Looking for tech accessories that will enhance your Apple experience? Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard showcase their favorite gadgets and devices that pair perfectly with your Apple products. From keyboards and remote controls to innovative cases and water bottles, this episode highlights practical and useful accessories you might want to add to your own tech collection. Logitech MX Keys Mini - Rosemary shows off this compact keyboard that connects to three devices and features USB-C charging with nicely dimpled keys for better typing. Otterbox Statement Series Cactus Leather Case - Mikah discovered this premium case made from sustainable cactus leather...

Find out how technology can revolutionize your cooking experience as Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore smart cooking thermometers, recipe management apps, and clever kitchen timers in this food-focused episode of iOS Today. Smart Meat Thermometers - Rosemary shares her experience with the TempSpike by ThermoPro, featuring dual probes, WiFi connectivity, and a convenient display that shows cooking temperatures without needing to check your phone. Meter Plus Thermometer - A Bluetooth-enabled alternative to TempSpike that helps monitor meat temperatures, though Rosemary notes its Bluetooth range isn't as reliable. Crouton Recipe App - A comprehensive recipe management app with meal planning...

Struggling with allergies, symptoms, or invisible illnesses? Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore a range of iOS apps and features designed to help you track your health, monitor symptoms, and manage illness right from your iPhone and Apple Watch. Built-in Health app features - Apple has added an extensive list of symptoms you can track directly in the Health app, from abdominal cramps to sore throat, allowing users to log severity and duration. Peak app - A widget-focused app that displays your health metrics on your home screen, with options to track heart rate, blood oxygen, time in daylight, and...

Space is calling, and your iPhone is your intergalactic guide! Join Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard as they explore stellar apps and features that bring the cosmos right to your screen. Night Sky App Augmented reality app that helps identify stars, constellations, and celestial objects Shows real-time sky mapping with translucent constellation overlays Can track satellites and display multiple viewing modes NASA App Free app with comprehensive space exploration content Features include space news, mission updates, live events, images, videos, and podcasts Offers AR models of rovers and spacecraft Solar Smash Planet destruction simulator Allows users to destroy planets using...

Drive into the world of Apple CarPlay as hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard provide a comprehensive visual tour of this automotive technology, explaining how it works, what it can do, and how to customize it for your driving needs. What is CarPlay? - CarPlay is an extension of your iPhone that projects to your car's display, not software installed by car manufacturers. Connection Types - Available in both wired (USB) and wireless versions, with wireless CarPlay using a combination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. CarPlay Interface - The interface includes a dashboard with maps, media controls, and customizable app icons...

Head into the world of data management with hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard as they explore essential apps to help you organize and action your data more effectively. From storing manuals to creating databases and automating with shortcuts, this episode provides practical solutions for both personal and professional data needs. DEVONThink - A powerful app for storing and searching documents like manuals, with annotation features and the ability to create links to specific sections of documents Tap Forms - The spiritual successor to Bento, allowing users to create custom forms and databases with various field types and options for...

Head into the world of educational technology with Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard as they explore cutting-edge iOS apps that make learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics engaging and interactive. From virtual anatomy lessons to coding playgrounds, these apps transform your device into a powerful learning tool. Skeleton 3D Anatomy: A free app for exploring human anatomy in 3D, allowing users to tap and learn about different bones, their Latin names, and skeletal structures. Perfect for students, medical enthusiasts, or anyone curious about the human body. Swift Playground: Apple's coding education app that helps users learn Swift programming. Recent updates...

Pass the time productively! Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore apps that can help listeners start and maintain new hobbies. From geocaching to coloring apps, learning piano to birding, they showcase versatile options for various interests. Geocaching - Rosemary showcases this app that helps users find hidden caches around the world, offering a purpose-driven outdoor activity with puzzles and challenges. Brilliant - Mikah demonstrates this learning app that teaches coding and computer science through interactive puzzles, also offering courses on math, data analysis, and more. Coloring Book Painting Games - A free, ad-supported coloring app recommended by Rosemary as an...

In this episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard show viewers the powerful photo and video editing capabilities available on iOS and iPadOS devices. They explore both built-in editing features and third-party applications that can enhance one's photo editing experience. Built-in Video Editing Tools: Mikah demonstrates how iOS lets you quickly mirror, rotate, crop, and trim videos without needing third-party software, saving significant time compared to desktop video editors. Built-in Photo Editing Tools: Rosemary walks through editing photos with the Photos app, showing how to adjust Live Photos (turning them into loops, bounces, or long exposures), adjust...