Dorchester — Jan 8th 2013
First, Mick on email: (A brief paraphrase, notes are available from him.)
Email comes in two flavours, POP or IMAP. The difference is relevant to users of more than one mac.
IMAP - consider email as residing with ISP and not on your computer,
When you run email it looks at ISP mail server
The incoming mail in server's inbox, the outgoing mail in server outbox.
Deleting mail from any device will delete it from server, and hence all devices. However, Mail on a Mac computer can keep a copy for offline viewing, but mobile devices cannot.
POP - consider incoming email as residing with your ISP until you collect it
When collected, it remains on your computer / mobile device until your email client (e.g. Mail) deletes it, or allocated space becomes full. Sent mail only goes to sent box of device which sent it, and hence is not visible on the other mobile devices, or computers.
POP v IMAP - how to keep POP in sync (for sent mail).
- incoming mail - set mobile devices to never delete mail
- outgoing mail - if you send from mobile device set mobile devices to bcc originator. Such mail therefore goes into inbox on the main Mac. You can set up a rule to move mail sent by you to the sent box.
However it is much easier to set up an IMAP account. Ask your ISP.
How to get IMAP account:
Google (free), (also allow to send any mail via their servers)
iCloud (also free) only syncs .mac mail but won't allow sending anything other than Apple address.
And now for the Apps, first Michael:
Speedy www.Apimac.com/mac/speedy - go quickly to application and document used recently,
also apps, websites, workflows, clipboard. It avoids the need to reopen recent items, and Michael uses it constantly, and recommends a visit to the website.
XtraFinder www.trankynam.com/xtrafinder - enables more than one finder to be open at once in a single window - each has a tab at top of window. It has a wide range of additional functions too, and again, a visit to the website is recommended.
Free memory pro - reclaims memory (RAM) from quitted applications - caveat: may not work well with Microsoft applications. Euan pointed out an alternative: - open Terminal, type purge, close, and it's done!
Next John:
Two apps, which complement each other; both have good support, provided that you bother to register them. Both have informative videos on their websites.
Evernote - Evernote Web Site - syncs across devices. Download it from the App Store, sign in on your created account.
Notes can be created from a number of sources: including by typing, use graphic, or speech. sync with other devices (there are OSX and iOS versions of the App). Basic allowance 60Mb is free, but adequate. Can pay for a larger allowance. Can display notes in different ways, and put them into notebooks. Map function can be used to label locations from which notes recorded.
Skitch This app works well with Evernote by allowing the addition of photos by dragging and the annotation of graphics
Q&A
1. Dropbox: When out of WiFi range with an iPad, for example, you can see documents which you have previously designated as 'favourites' by clicking on the star of the relevant document window. This makes it indispensable for taking papers into a meeting where the internet is not available.
2. Cleaning mice (the old-fashioned mechanical sort) and iPad screens - a cloth and spray kit can be purchased for £1 at your local Wilkinsons. Similarly an iPad and an iPod stylus can together be bought at Poundsaver for - I forget how much.
JSR
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