Nike Training Club Premium Free

 

This morning, after my morning run, in my Nike Run Club app was a message. Nike is trying to help us all stay healthy and active by providing its premium training for free until further notice. Right now, it is only available in the US.

The description of the app is as follows:

Nike Training Club helps you reach your fitness goals. Get fit anytime, anywhere with free workouts across strength, endurance, yoga & mobility.

Every exercise and drill features our world-class Nike Master Trainers. From bodyweight workouts to full-equipment exercises, discover personalized workout recommendations, just for you.

FIND WORKOUTS FOR ALL LEVELS

The Nike Training Club workout library includes:

• Body-part focused workouts targeting your abs, arms, shoulders, glutes, and legs

• Strength, endurance, yoga, and mobility workouts

• Workout times ranging from 15-45 Minutes

• Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Levels

• Low, Moderate and High Intensity

• Bodyweight only, Light and Full Equipment

• Time-based and Rep-based options

You may want to take advantage of this offer. The message is reproduced below. Make sure you download the NTC App, not the Nike Run Club app.

At Nike, our world is sport, but sport is not our whole world.

We’re evolving as the world evolves and we want to help you stay healthy and active with your fellow teammates because now, more than ever, it’s one of the most important things for all of us.

We’re all playing as one team, so starting today and until further notice, we’re giving free access to NTC Premium to all Nike Members.

Update your NTC App to the most recent version to enjoy on-demand class-style workouts, programs, and expert tips.

GET NTC PREMIUM

FAQs
I am currently subscribed to NTC Premium on my Apple device, can I get a refund?
Monthly Subscribers: We recommend you cancel your subscription to enjoy the same NTC Premium content you already love for free.
Annual Subscribers: You’ll need to request a refund directly from Apple.

I am currently subscribed to NTC Premium on my Android device, can I get a refund?
Monthly Subscribers: We recommend you cancel your subscription to enjoy the same NTC Premium content you already love for free.
Annual Subscribers: Please contact us.

When will NTC Premium be available in other countries?
Currently, NTC Premium is only available in the US. We are looking to expand into more countries.

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Working from Home – Take Control Of Free Book

Take Control Books, a great resource for e-books to help you learn various apps and how to work with devices, has made a book Working from Home Temporarily available for free.

The book helps explain how to set up a home office and balance work and home life for those not used to it.

All Take Control Books are delivered in 3 ebook formats, PDF, EPUB and Mobipocket (Kindle).

So, whether you are trying to learn more about the Mac Command Line with Terminal, How to Use Apple TV or 1Password, there is probably an ebook for you.

Apple Releases New iPad Pros

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Apple has introduced its newest iPad Pros which will be available starting March 25, 2020. The “Magic Keyboard” is coming in May. The sizes are 11″ and 12.9″ with WiFi and Cellular combinations. The newest A12Z Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture and neural engine drives the devices.

The video for the device is below:

There are various new upgrades and features including the 7MP camera and the ability to record 4k video. There is also a LiDar Scanner used to determine distance by measuring how long it takes light to reflect back off of objects up to 5 meters away to allow for some interesting augmented reality capabilities. The tech specs are here.

Sidecar (Extended Desktop and More) Details

Earlier this year, Apple announced the Sidecar feature available with the installation of MacOS Catalina and iPadOS 13. Essentially, this allows your compatible Mac and iPad to work together using the iPad as an external touch monitor and more.

The “features” include: Extending or mirroring the desktop via wired or wireless connection, Multi-Touch gestures on the iPad, Touch Bar support even if your Mac does not have it, use of Apple Pencil for Mac apps that support drawing tablets and more.

Apple has published a Sidecar White Paper PDF available for viewing and download. You can also read more about set up and the system and hardware requirements here.

You can modify Sidecar functionality from the Mac System Preferences > Sidecar. These allow you to choose where to show the sidebar and Touch Bar on your iPad screen, and allows certain supported features when you double-tap on the side of your Apple Pencil (2nd generation).

A requirement that is sometimes overlooked is that both compatible devices to be signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID. Also, if using the feature wirelessly, both devices need to have Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Handoff turned on, be within 10 meters of each other and neither the iPad is sharing its cellular connection nor the Mac is sharing its Internet connection.

13.2 Runaway…HomePod

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Yesterday, Apple released the latest iOS and iPadOS version 13.2. A short time later, it was noticed that if you had a HomePod there could be a problem and NOT to follow the steps related to resetting your HomePod. Users were warned that if you had already reset or removed your HomePod from the Home app to contact Apple Support.

If you remove your HomePod or reset it, you could render the device unusable.

Long story short, don’t reset or remove your HomePod if you have version 13.2 until a fix is released.

iPadOS 13.2 Update Available

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The latest version of iPadOS and iOS are now available from Apple. To update your device, follow these directions. Don’t forget to make a backup first either with iCloud or via a computer. The update includes the latest security updates as well.

To learn more about iOS 13, click here.

According to Apple, the latest update for iPadOS is as follows:

iPadOS, the powerful operating system with a new name to recognize the distinctive experience of iPad. iPadOS builds on the same foundation as iOS, adding powerful new capabilities and intuitive features specific to the large display and versatility of iPad. This update features new ways to work with multiple apps, presents more information at a glance on a redesigned Home screen, makes using Apple Pencil feel even more responsive along with a new way to instantly mark up anything, provides a dramatic new Dark Mode, allows a simple way to sign in to websites that protects your privacy, and gives new tools to edit and view your photos. iPadOS is faster and more responsive with optimizations across the system.

Home Screen

• Today Widgets on the Home screen for at-a-glance information
• A new layout to put even more apps on each page

Multitasking

• Slide Over with support for multiple apps to access your favorite apps from anywhere in iPadOS and quickly switch between them
• Multiple windows from a single app in Split View to work with two documents, notes, or emails, side-by-side
• Enhanced Spaces to open the same app across multiple spaces
• App Exposé to quickly see all of the open windows for an app

Apple Pencil

• Lower latency with Apple Pencil, making it feel more responsive than ever
• Redesigned tool palette, with a fresh new look, new tools, and the ability to drag to any side of the screen
• A new gesture to mark up anything with a swipe from the bottom right or left corner of the screen with Apple Pencil
• A new full page option to mark up entire web pages, Mail messages, iWork documents, and Maps

Text Editing

• Scrollbar scrubbing to directly drag the scrollbar for quickly navigating long documents, web pages, and email conversations
• Faster and more precise cursor navigation—just pick it up and move it to where you want
• Text selection improvements for easier selection by just tapping and swiping on the text
• New gestures for cut, copy, paste—pinch in once with three fingers to copy, twice to cut, and pinch out with three fingers to paste
• Undo across iPadOS by just double tapping with three fingers

QuickType

• New floating keyboard leaving more room for your content—drag it anywhere you like
• QuickPath on the floating keyboard lets you slide to type for easy one-handed typing

Fonts

• Custom fonts are available from the App Store for use in your favorite apps
• Font management in Settings

Files

• External drives supported in Files to access and manage files on a USB drive, SD card, or hard drive
• SMB support to connect to a server at work or a home PC
• Local storage for creating folders on the local drive and adding your favorite files
• Column to drill down into nested folders
• Preview pane with high resolution file previews, rich metadata, and Quick Actions
• Zip and Unzip support for creating and expanding Zip files
• New keyboard shortcuts to manage your files even faster with an external keyboard

Safari

• Desktop-class browsing in Safari with websites automatically optimized for the large Multi-Touch display iPad display
• Web platforms like Squarespace, WordPress, and Google Docs now supported
• Download manager to access downloads quickly and check the status of a file you’re downloading
• Over 30 new keyboard shortcuts to navigate the web even faster with an external keyboard
• Updated start page with favorites, frequently visited, most recently visited websites, and Siri suggestions
• View options in the Smart Search field for quick access to text size controls, Reader view, and per‑site settings
• Per‑site settings to choose Reader view, and enable content blockers, camera, microphone, and location access for individual websites
• Option to resize when uploading photos

Dark Mode

• A beautiful new dark color scheme that delivers a great viewing experience especially in low-light environments
• Can be scheduled to turn on automatically at sunset, at a certain time, or turned on from Control Center
• Four new system wallpapers that automatically switch appearances with Light and Dark Mode

Photos

• An all-new Photos tab with a curated view of your library making it easy to find, relive, and share your photos and videos
• Powerful new photo editing tools that make it easier to edit, adjust, and review photos at a glance
• Video editing with over 30 new tools, including Rotate, Crop, and Enhance

Sign in with Apple

• A private way to sign in to participating apps and websites with the Apple ID you already have
• Simple account setup with only your name and email address
• Hide My Email to share a unique email address that is automatically forwarded to you
• Built-in two-factor authentication to protect your account
• No tracking or profiling by Apple as you use your favorite apps

App Store with Arcade

• Unlimited access to groundbreaking new games with one subscription, no ads or additional purchases
• An all-new Arcade tab in the App Store to browse the latest games, personalized recommendations, and exclusive editorial content
• Available to play across iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV
• Option to download large apps over your cellular connection
• Ability to view available app updates or delete apps from the Account page
• Support for Arabic and Hebrew

Maps

• An all-new map rolling out in the US featuring broader road coverage, improved address precision, better support for pedestrians, and more detailed land cover
• Look Around to explore cities in a high-resolution, interactive 3D experience
• Collections for the lists of places you love and can easily share with friends and family
• Favorites for quick and easy navigation to the places you visit daily

Reminders

• All-new design with more powerful and intelligent ways to create and organize reminders
• Quick toolbar to add dates, locations, flags, attachments and more to reminders
• New smart lists—Today, Scheduled, Flagged and All—to easily keep track of upcoming reminders
• Subtasks and grouped lists to organize your reminders

Siri

• More natural Siri voice, particularly while speaking longer phrases
• Personalized Siri Suggestions in Apple Podcasts, Safari, and Maps
• Over 100,000 live radio stations from around the world available with Siri

Shortcuts

• Shortcuts app now built-in
• Suggested automations in the Gallery personalized to your daily routine
• Personal and home automations for automatically running shortcuts based on triggers
• Home app support for shortcuts as advanced actions in the Automation tab

Memoji and Messages

• New Memoji customization options including new hairstyles, headwear, makeup, and piercings
• Memoji sticker packs in Messages, Mail, and third‑party apps and available on iPad mini 5, iPad (5th generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation), and all iPad Pro models
• Your name and photo, or even Memoji, now optionally shared with your friends
• Search enhancements to easily find messages with intelligent suggestions and categorization of results

Augmented Reality

• People Occlusion for apps to place virtual objects naturally in front or behind people using iPad Pro (2018), iPad Air (2018), iPad mini 5
• Motion Capture for apps to understand the body position and movement of a person so you can animate a character or interact with virtual objects using iPad Pro (2018), iPad Air (2018), iPad mini 5
• Multiple face tracking for AR content on up to 3 faces at a time so you can have fun with your friends using iPad Pro (2018)
• AR Quick Look to view and interact with multiple AR objects at the same time

Mail

• Block sender to move all email messages from a blocked sender directly to the trash
• Mute thread to stop notifications from an overly active email thread
• Format bar with easy access to rich text formatting tools and attachments of all kinds
• Font support for all system fonts, as well as new fonts you download from the App Store

Notes

• Gallery view with your notes as visual thumbnails helping you find the note you need
• Shared folders to collaborate with others giving them access to entire folders of notes
• More powerful search for visual recognition of images inside your notes and text in items you’ve scanned
• New checklist options to easily reorder checklist items, indent them, or move checked items to the bottom of the list automatically

Apple Music

• Time-synced lyrics make listening more fun with perfectly timed lyrics
• Over 100,000 live radio stations from around the world

Screen Time

• 30-day usage data to compare Screen Time numbers over the previous weeks
• Combined limits to include multiple app categories, specific apps, or websites in one limit
• “One more minute” option to quickly save your work or log out of a game when a Screen Time limit is met

Privacy and Security

• Allow Once location permission with the option to share your locations with apps only once
• Background tracking alerts now notify you when an app is using your location in the background
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enhancements help prevent apps from accessing your location without your consent
• Location sharing controls give you the option to easily omit location data when sharing photos

System Experience

• Wi‑Fi networks and Bluetooth accessories selection in Control Center
• A redesigned, unobtrusive volume control in the top middle
• Full-page screenshots for web pages, Mail messages, iWork documents, and Maps
• Redesigned share sheet with intelligent suggestions to share content with just a few taps
• Audio Sharing for two sets of AirPods, Powerbeats Pro, Beats Solo3, BeatsX and Powerbeats3 to share a single stream of audio
• Dolby Atmos playback for a thrilling surround sound experience from content with Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, or Dolby Digital Plus soundtracks on iPad Pro (2018)

Language support

• Support for 38 new keyboard languages
• Predictive input in Cantonese, Dutch, Hindi (Devanagari), Hindi (Latin), Najdi Arabic, Swedish, and Vietnamese keyboards
• Separate emoji and globe keys make it easier to quickly switch between languages and select emoji
• Automatic language detection for dictation
• Bilingual dictionary support in Thai and English and Vietnamese and English

China

• A dedicated QR code mode in Camera, accessible from the Control Center, for improved QR code performance, a flashlight option, and enhanced privacy
• Junction View in Maps for drivers in China to more easily navigate complex roadways
• Adjustable handwriting area on the Chinese keyboard
• Cantonese predictions on the Cangjie, Sucheng, Stroke, and Handwriting keyboards

India

• All‑new Indian English male and female Siri voices
• Support for all 22 official Indian languages with the addition of 15 new keyboard languages
• Bilingual keyboard for Hindi (Latin) and English keyboard, including typing predictions
• Typing predictions on the Hindi (Devanagari) keyboard
• New Indian language system fonts for Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, and Odia for greater clarity and ease when reading in apps
• 30 new document fonts for Assamese, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu
• Contacts with hundreds of new relationship labels to help more accurately label your contacts

Voice Control

• A new way to control your iOS devices, entirely with your voice
• Comprehensive navigation with just your voice to open apps, search the web, tap, swipe, pinch, zoom, press the Home button and more
• Accurate dictation using the Siri speech recognition engine
• Rich text editing to make corrections using just your voice, or select from word and emoji suggestions
• Custom words, such as legal or medical terms, to ensure Voice Control recognizes words you commonly use
• Seamless transitions from text dictation to voice commands
• Attention Awareness to keep Voice Control off when you turn your head away from True Depth camera on supported iPhone models
• On‑device processing so your personal data is kept private

Performance

• Up to 2x faster app launch*
• Up to 30 percent faster Face ID unlocking on iPad Pro 11-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)**
• 60 percent smaller app updates on average*
• Up to 50 percent smaller apps from the App Store*

Other features and improvements

• Low Data Mode to reduce your data usage over your cellular network or specific Wi-Fi networks you select
• PlayStation 4 and Xbox Wireless Controller support
• Find My iPhone and Find My Friends combined into a single app with the ability to locate a missing device even if it can’t connect to a Wi-Fi or cellular network
• Apple Books reading goals help make reading a daily habit
• Apple News+ options to remove downloaded issues, follow a title, or browse the back catalog from the More button in the My Magazines section
• Stocks app with business stories from Apple News+
• Calendar supports adding attachments to events
• Home app redesigned controls for HomeKit accessories with a combined view for ones with multiple services
• Pinch-to-zoom for more precision when editing recordings in Voice Memos

*Testing conducted by Apple in May 2019 using iPhone XS supporting normal peak performance and iPad Pro (11‑inch) with iOS 12.3 and prerelease iPadOS and iOS 13, using third‑party apps repackaged in a preproduction App Store server environment; smaller app update download size based on averages from a collection of the most frequently updated apps. Performance varies based on specific configuration, content, battery health, usage, software versions, and other factors.

**Testing conducted by Apple in May 2019 using iPhone X and iPhone XS Max supporting normal peak performance, and iPad Pro (11‑inch) with iOS 12.3 and prerelease iPadOS and iOS 13, using the side or top button to wake the device. Performance varies based on specific configuration, content, battery health, usage, and other factors.

Some features may not be available for all regions, or on all Apple devices, for more information visit:

https://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability and https://www.apple.com/ipados

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

AirPods Pro Announced

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Apple has announced Active Noice Cancellation wireless AirPods. They are available starting October 30, 2019. The new in-ear wireless headphones “internally tapered tips conform to your ear shape, keeping AirPods Pro secure.”

There are two microphones to help with noise cancellation. The outward facing microphone detects external sound and then cancel it before you hear it. There is also an inward facing microphone that listens inside your ear for unwanted sound to eliminate. The noise cancellation is continuously adjusted at 200 tines per second. The H1 chip enables real time noise cancellation.

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There is an Adaptive EQ to automatically tune music to the shape of your ear.

The Wireless charging case is compatible with Qi-certified chargers.

Flow by Moleskine

Flow by Moleskine is not just another app for those wanting to get ideas down on paper, it’s a productivity tool that allows you to fine tune what you want to capture on “paper” when inspiration strikes. This universal iOS app recently won an Apple 2019 design award.

The app features different drawing tools that can be fined tuned to your liking and saved. You can change nibs and ink flows. There are a wide variety of combinations and colors available and easily selectable. You can choose between different paper styles and colors.

Although there are some limits placed on tools and paper, there are more than enough combinations available. You can also export and share your work. The ability to undo in a variety of ways also makes this app useful.

The app is free to try for a few days. After that, there is a monthly or annual subscription price. Right now, following WWDC 2019, there is a 60% discount on the subscription. ($1.99 per month / $11.99 per year) It is not clear how long that may last.

You can also sync between iOS devices when you use the same Flow account.

So, this alternative to Paper is certainly worth trying.

 

 

 WWDC 2019 – Write Code – Blow Minds

Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference will take place in San Jose, CA June 3-7, 2019. The keynote address is Monday June 3 at 10 am pacific time. Typically, Apple uses this event to introduce its latest operating system that is in the works and to highlight recent activity. The event is also expected to be streamed live.

You can add the event to your calendar.

 

 

 

Ulysses v16 – Ghost Publishing and iPad Split View

Ulysses is a great app for writers and others trying to get thoughts down and for publishing blogs. Using iCloud, you can work on your Mac and pick up where you left off on your iOS device and vice versa.

V 16 has new features and fixes. The new features include the ability to publish articles to the Ghost platform and a full featured iPad split view. So, in landscape orientation, you can keep two editors open at the same time or see an export preview while editing.

The ability to sync between iOS devices and your Mac requires a subscription.