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A Science-Backed Method for Better Writing: How to Find Your Ideal Time of Day
Every individual has a unique timeline for work, energy, and creativity. Some work best at the crack of dawn, while others prefer to write into all hours of the night.
But if you want to do your best writing, you have to find your best time to do it.
Why?
Because science says so.
To learn why this is true, and how you can figure out an ideal writing time for yourself, keep reading. After reading this article, you should come away with a powerful method for finding the best time of day to write so you can leverage that time and energy to unleash your most creative, insightful, and powerful content.
The Surprising Truth About Ultradian Rhythms
Have you ever heard of ultradian rhythms?
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Ultradian rhythms are any biological cycles that recur or repeat throughout a 24-hour circadian day. By definition, ultradian rhythms are longer than an hour, but shorter than a day.
The body has all kinds of biological rhythms. The primary biological rhythms are clumped under ultradian, circadian, and infradian. The body’s ultradian rhythms regulate energy, mood, and cognitive function. A whole medley of hormones, metabolic processes, and cardiovascular functions carry out our ultradian rhythms, but the basic takeaway is this: Our bodies operate according to rhythmic biological dictates.
You might be wondering what in the world does this have to do with writing?
Everything. Here’s why …
Most people do their best writing when they have the most mental energy. More energy means more action. When your body is naturally energized, you will experience your mind firing on all cylinders. You process information quickly, you are more creative, and you possess an ability to synthesize your thoughts into writing.
You can determine your peak energy phase by being attuned to your ultradian rhythms. As I mentioned, ultradian rhythms typically operate in 90-minute cycles. Thus, your productivity will peak and trough according to 90-minute intervals.
This is what Fast Company calls the Waveform of Life. It’s also why they suggest taking a break every 90 minutes.
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At first, scientists thought that sleep was the only ultradian rhythm.
“In the 1950s, the researchers William Dement and Nathaniel Kleitman discovered that we sleep in cycles of roughly 90 minutes, moving from light to deep sleep and back out again. They named this pattern the Basic-Rest Activity Cycle or BRAC,” explains productivity expert Tony Shwartz in an article for The New York Times.
Then, when they studied it again, they found out that ultradian rhythm is exhibited in waking hours, too.
“Working in 90-minute intervals turns out to be a prescription for maximizing productivity,” explains Shwartz in the same article.
The reason for this, as we see, is due to the body’s natural ultradian rhythms. Instead of forcing yourself to write at a non-optimal time, you are working with the body to maximize your most energetic mental time of the day.
This insight will change the way you work. Check out this breakdown:
- For 90 minutes, you are in a state of alertness, creativity, mental stamina, and emotional resilience.
- Then, for a period of 20 minutes, your body needs to cycle down, reenergize, and warm up again.
- The cycle repeats itself, though your energy will likely wane in every subsequent 90-minute cycle.
It is unwise to push yourself to write when your ultradian rhythm is at a trough point. Why? Because it’s simply not productive time. It’s similar to pushing against a rebar-reinforced concrete wall. Your muscles will not be able to topple the wall, because they aren’t strong enough.
In much the same way your energy, mind, and creative powers are not in a position to overcome the natural slump in your mental energy levels.
Remember this: You will be most effective if you work in 90-minute cycles, in keeping with the body’s natural rhythms and timeline.
How to Use Ultradian Rhythms to Determine When You Should Write
So, you should write when your energy is at its peak, and you shouldn’t push yourself past the average 90-minute ultradian cycle. But when? What time of day?
That’s where it gets a bit tricky.
Everyone’s rhythm operates on a different timeline. Just like my hair, my complexion, my facial features, my eye color, and my head shape are unique from anyone else’s, so too are my peak and rest periods.
Thankfully, we have decades of scientific research and general patterns that can help us narrow down the options of when we should write.
As I said, ultradian rhythms operate in about 90-minute cycles, but they don’t each provide the same degree of energy. One ultradian peak might provide us with energy to hike a mountain or to hit the dance floor. Another ultradian peak, however, might give us the cognitive ability to have a long conversation or sit at our desks working on a project.
All energy is not equal. That’s why you must identify the specific point in your day when you have mental energy from your ultradian rhythm. Here’s how your ultradian cycles work on average:
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According to the chart above, we have the greatest amount of energy early in the morning, soon after we awake. You’ll notice that these cycles refer to mental energy– in the chart, it is described as wakefulness. While you may have physical energy at those times as well, it’s the mental energy that I’m focusing on.
Again, this is not uniform throughout the population. Some people wake up at 4:30 a.m. and their productivity and creativity peak at 6:00 a.m. Some people wake up later, and their productivity peaks at a different time.
Lack of sleep and caffeine can also affect the rhythms, but not necessarily in negative ways. Caffeine, for example, might boost the peak of a rhythm or cause it to spark sooner. And lack of sleep can inhibit normal judgment barriers, making us more creative.
When it comes to writing, most people write better first thing in the morning — I know that this is true for me. I carve out substantial time each morning to produce content. The content that I write is better, fresher, more creative, and more insightful than the stuff I try to write at night or in the afternoon.
How to Narrow Down Your Best Time for Writing
Now, let’s get super practical.
You need to figure out the perfect time for creating the best content. To help, check out these two tips from TeamGantt’s article, “Best Time of the Day to Work”:
- Identify what time of the day you possess the greatest amount of energy. Ask yourself this question at five intervals throughout the day: 6 a.m. (or when you wake), 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m., and 9 p.m.
- Discover what time of day you have the least amount of distractions. Interruptions can destroy creative flow, so make sure you establish a time and place that is totally distraction-free.
Ideally, the two times you have identified should match. If they don’t, then you can either find a time when you’re at your next-best level of energy, or, better yet, change your schedule to eliminate the distractions during your peak energy period.
Now, during this time, schedule a 90-minute appointment to write. This is your magic hour-and-a-half. You’re going to create content that is creative, powerful, smart, intelligent, and unbeatable.
What if you picked the wrong time? Try again.
I would encourage you to pick a time and stick with it for a few weeks.
Why?
Because a second biological phenomenon kicks in — neuroplasticity. The more we repeat an action or behavior, the better we become at it. By writing at the same time each day, you train your brain that it’s time to kick into action. Eventually, your brain will get the idea — to turn on, fire up, and get busy helping you to create great content.
Be Aware That Results May Vary
Don’t let anyone else tell you what time of day you should write. Only you can figure this out.
Keep in mind that there is some truth to the morning person/evening person dichotomy. Some people are truly more creative in the morning, while other people have their burst of creative power at night.
Instead of falling into some preconceived mold, seek to know yourself — your rhythms, your energy, and your times of productivity. Whatever time you choose to write, make it a daily habit.
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Your mind will fall into a regular pattern, allowing its ultradian rhythm and neural circuitry to enhance your energy and insight during this time.
Ready to Find Your Ideal Writing Time?
Productivity experts tell us to manage our energy, not our time. This is slightly misleading, as we should manage our energy and our time, because our energy works with time.
If you want to improve your writing productivity, I recommend using the highest peak period in your ultradian rhythm for writing while also maximizing the energy that you have. When you identify the periods of peak power in your biological timeline, then you will unlock the secret to better writing.
What is your best time of day for writing? Share your experiences in the comments section below.
Apple expanding Elk Grove campus in Sacramento, city says “several thousand” new jobs expected
The Sacramento Business Journal is reporting that Apple has started work on a major new expansion at the company’s Elk Grove campus, which currently employs around 2,500 staff.
Construction work quietly underway at Apple’s campus in Elk Grove is for a major expansion that could mean several thousand new jobs, city officials say […]
Apple, which has pulled a series of building permits recently, is investing at least $13 million in the Elk Grove campus.
As evidence for the jobs claim, the city’s economic development director Darren Doan says that Apple is adding 1,450 new parking spaces as well as working with the city’s transportation department on new bus services for employees …
While the campus was once used for manufacturing, it is currently a warehousing and logistics center, reportedly including iPhone repairs, and also houses a call center.
Much of the work is on employee facilities, including medical and dental clinics, which the journal notes are often used to help recruit and retain tech staff.
The city notes that the site has sufficient electrical capacity to support a major data center, though there is no indication that Apple has any current plans for this. Apple declined to comment on the reasons for the expansion.
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6 Content Ideas to Keep Ecommerce Shoppers in the Holiday Spirit
You’ve been prepping your ecommerce site for a banner holiday season for months now. You’ve adding sparkly graphics, and changed up clever copy, but you may be forgetting one major thing: your content. See, many of the consumers who find your website this holiday season may not be regular customers. They’re probably shopping for someone else. How will they know they’ve found the perfect products if you don’t have content in place to help them?
FAQs
What could any new customer possibly need to know about your products? The answers you give here aren’t directed toward your usual buyer, so keep that in mind. You need to give answers to someone who may have zero experience with your products or brand.
Stepping outside the comfort zone of your buyer personas is hard, especially after you’ve worked so hard to find that space to begin with. But if you’re not diligent in answering the questions a “newbie” might have, you might just miss the sale.
Gift Guides
Once those buyers know what they need, show them how the products can be used. Gift guides are a great way to introduce new ideas to uninitiated buyers. For instance, maybe a mom is looking for something edgy and fun for her daughter, but isn’t sure which of your products fits. A gift guide spells out exactly who loves your products, shows the best options for everyone on the gift list, and quells buyer’s fears.
Tutorials
Now, suppose your products require some assembly. How would someone who’s not acquainted with your brand go about putting your products together before presenting the gift? Even those who are aware of your brand and want the items you sell very badly may need some help figuring out best uses. Tutorials are the perfect way to keep previous buyers coming back for more information.
You not only have a chance to answer questions and create some serious customer delight, but you can also hint toward the purchase of other products, especially if they can meet your buyers’ pain in any way. Accessories, items that enhance other products, or just additional purchases because you sell cool stuff—these are all great things to introduce in your tutorials.
Product Reviews
No new customer is just going to take your word for it. If you provide only the testimonials you want others to see, then buyers will go somewhere else to get the info they need. That means moving away from your ecommerce site, maybe never to return again.
If, however, you cut out the third-party review sites and includie reviews right there on your own site, you keep buyers around. They appreciate your honesty, and in some cases will reward you handsomely for being so transparent.
Videos
Some buyers prefer to learn by watching instead of reading. That’s just all there is to it. With videos, you have a chance to convey the very same emotions while also introducing a vivid world where your products live. Take the time to produce some quality videos that reach out to the buyers you might not normally see. Use these videos to share all the above content and more.
Remember that your introductory information doesn’t have to be in depth. Sometimes a little humor can capture attention and get those consumers hooked. A video is the perfect way to give a brief introduction that leaves everyone wanting more.
Social Engagement
Don’t forget to listen within your social channels for things said about your brand or products. When you post social ads, graphics, or links, stick around to see who responds. You may get lots of questions or comments that need immediate answers. How you handle your social engagement is just as important—if not more—than the long-form content you’ve been planning. Remember, 140 characters of content is still content, and you can use every last one of those characters to educate and delight your buyers.
A content calendar is a great way to get your holiday content organized and scheduled for release. We do have some templates, or you can come up with something that works just for you. However you plan, just be sure that you do keep your content at the forefront of your mind.
Snapchat down for many, company says aware of problem and working on a fix
Snapchat Support has tweeted that it is aware that many users are “experiencing loading issues,” and says that it is working on a fix.
Hi! Some Snapchatters are currently experiencing loading issues. Our team is aware of the problem and working on a fix now!
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Snapchat Support (@snapchatsupport) December 08, 2015
Users are variously reporting that they cannot login, load content or upload to the service.
Snapchat updated its iPhone app back in October, adding 3D Touch support and a new set of video filters.
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10 To-Do List Tools to Simplify Your Task Management
You know the phrase, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”? That’s how I feel about to-do lists.
After all, how you track your tasks depends entirely on the person. Are you looking for a simple interface, or are you hoping to color-code and categorize hundreds of tasks at once? Is this to-do list for yourself, you and your family, or you and your entire team? How much do aesthetics matter?
There are hundreds of to-do list tools out there, but some of them are just plain better than others. To help you separate the really solid ones from the rest, we’ve curated a list of 10 of the best to-do list tools below, including short descriptions to help you determine which may be right for you.
1) Wunderlist
Price: Free for Basic, $4.99/mo. or $49/yr. for Pro
Wunderlist is such a powerful productivity tool that Microsoft bought it earlier this year, Apple named it App of the Year in 2013, and The Verge named it best to-do list app in 2014. And unless you want features like unlimited task delegation and file uploads, the free version offers just about everything you’ll likely need.
In a nutshell, this tool lets you create to-do lists you can then share with friends, family, or coworkers — who will have editing capabilities of their own. And the UX doesn’t get messy, even when both people are working on a list at the same time. For example, I use Wunderlist to share a grocery list with my roommate. Sometimes, we’ll go to the grocery store together and tackle the list simultaneously — and it’s actually fun to check things off and watch her check things off at the same time.
Finally, it’s sleekly designed and very user-friendly. Adding and checking off list items is simple and intuitive, as is adding and checking off sub-tasks, adding a due date, adding any reminders you may want, and so on.
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Earlier this year, the service integrated with Slack to show its tasks and notifications in the work-collaboration tool while its users chatted in real time. To enable integration with Slack, here’s what you need to do:
- Sign in to Slack. Click on your company name in the top left corner, then choose “Configure Integrations” from the dropdown menu.
- Under “All Integrations,” find “Wunderlist” and click “Add.”
- Select or create a Slack channel, and then click on “Add Wunderlist Integration.”
- Once you’ve authenticated Wunderlist, all you have to do is choose a list from your Wunderlist and click on “Save Integration.” Boom, done.
2) Todoist
Price: Free for Basic, $29/yr. for Premium
Although Todoist has been around for a while, it’s become especially powerful in just the last few years. This tool includes a ton of great features that let you organize tasks by date, color-code them, and so on.
The free version has fewer features than Wunderlist’s free version, but it’s very well-designed and user-friendly. You can create sub-tasks and dependencies, projects, and sub-projects. You can attach due dates to these tasks, prioritize them using a color-coding system, categorize them, and more. The premium account costs $29 per year and includes push notifications, email reminders, labels, and filters.
Todoist is available for (and looks great on) every major platform: the web, iOS and Android apps, desktop apps for Windows and OSX, add-ons for Firefox and Chrome, plug-ins for email apps like Gmail, Thunderbird, and Outlook, and more. Not to mention, it integrates with services like Google Drive, Sunrise Calendar, and IFTTT.
3) Trello
Price: Free for Basic, $8.33/user/mo. for Business Class, or $20.83/user/yr. for Enterprise
Trello is the online project management tool that our blogging team uses here at HubSpot. It lets you drag, drop, color-code, and manipulate to-do list items in a way that many of the other tools on this list don’t.
You can arrange larger projects into “boards,” under which you can add all sorts of lists to break down that bigger project into sub-projects. Under each list, you can add what they call “Cards,” which are items in a list. You can add a due date, a checklist, notes, attachments, and color-coded labels to each card. You can also drag and drop cards between lists and boards.
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My favorite thing about Trello is that it lets you visualize your to-do list in a way that’s easy to follow — including a calendar view. In the calendar view, you can see what your upcoming tasks look like a week or a month at a time. You can also drag and drop cards between calendar days to change their due dates.
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The free version lets you create unlimited boards, lists, cards, members, checklists, attachments, and so on, and allows integration with Box, Google Drive, and Dropbox. The paid versions allow for more storage, more customization, stricter privacy options, and other added features.
4) ToodleDo
Price: Free
Here’s a task management tool some of the most organized people in my life swear by. ToodleDo is a very user-friendly tool for organizing simple to-do lists on your iOS and Android devices and on the web. It’s heavily focused on tasks, and that’s what the tool does best. Under each task, you can sub-tasks, additional notes, priority ratings, due dates, and reminders. You can also organize your tasks into different folders.
While it used to lack some of the aesthetic that other apps (especially Wunderlist) do well, it recently went through a redesign that did wonders for its design. Here’s a before and after shot, with the updated version on the right:
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Although it’s mostly for task management, there are also sections of the tool where you can take notes, create outlines, and even track your habits, like in the screenshot below. You can also share your lists, collaborate with others, and assign tasks to anyone you’d like.
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5) Any.DO
Price: Free for Basic, $26.99/yr. for Premium
Any.Do is one of the more beautifully designed apps on this list. It offers all of the features you’d want in a to-do list app, including drag-and-drop and swipe-to-complete, but there are a few things that make it stand out.
For example, its key differentiator is “the moment”: a push notification you get each morning telling you to plan your day. There are also a few other cool and delightful features in there, like voice entry and the ability to shake your device to clear finished tasks.
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It’s designed for the iPhone but can be used on iPad, as well as on the web and desktop with full syncing. Lifehacker named the app its favorite to-do app for iPhone, although the folks there admit it isn’t as intuitive or as robust in terms of features as other apps like Wunderlist and Todoist. It also has a Chrome extension with a four-star rating and over 2,000 reviews. Here’s a video that’ll walk you through its user interface and capabilities:
Any.DO Moment from Any.DO on Vimeo.
6) Things
Price: $9.99
“If it were a car, it would be a VW Golf — sleek, efficient, and a joy to use,” reads one review of Things on DailyMacReview.com. That sums up the user experience pretty well: It’s intuitive, well designed, and very simple.
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For some, though, its simplicity might be a big turnoff. Another review reads, “If you are an avid GTDer [Get-Things-Done] who wants the most powerful tool with a plethora customization options, I recommend you steer clear of Things.”
If all you want in the app is a beautiful design and the ability to organize simple tasks and lists — and you have ten bucks to spare — then Things could be a good bet. If you like the idea of checking things off on your Apple Watch, it also offers full Apple Watch Support. Otherwise, though, you might be better off going with something more complex.
7) TickTick
Price: Free for Basic, $1.99/mo. or $19.99/yr. for Pro
TickTick is a relatively new player, but it has a lot of potential. Like many of the other tools on this list, you can add new tasks, sub-tasks, set deadlines and custom reminders, and share with other users. You can also set recurring to-do list items for every day, a specific number of days, a week, a month, and so on.
The Pro version has a great calendar view where you can see what your to-do list looks like on a daily or weekly basis and get ahead of the game. You can drag tasks to change the order, and drop tasks into the calendar on the bottom left to set a due date. It also has revision history and an “experimental labs” feature.
This tool is still in its early stages, but so far, it’s a beautiful interface with a solid — and growing — feature list. Keep an eye out for updates and check out their plans here.
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8) Google Keep
Price: Free
Google Keep has existed under the radar for a long time, but it’s actually a great tool if you’re looking for a place to quickly make and save lists and notes and access them across multiple devices. At its core, it’s a simple notepad that connects to Google Drive, where you can keep checklists, photos, voice notes, and other text notes that sync across multiple devices as well as the cloud.
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It doesn’t have nearly as many features as other to-do list apps, and its design isn’t as regimented — but if you’re an avid Google Drive user and like to create and edit lists on-the-go, then this could be a great option for you. You can learn more in this video:
9) OmniFocus
Price: $39.99 for Standard, $79.99 for Pro
Don’t let the price tag deter you: If you’re an iOS user with a lot of different projects and tasks to track, and you’re looking for an app that organizes all these items in a super comprehensive way, then you’ll want to check this out.
On the tool’s home screen, you’ll find a forecast summary of your upcoming to-do’s, as well as color-coded badges that show you what needs attention at-a-glance. Whenever you think of a new to-do list item or task, you can quickly enter them into your “Inbox,” during or after which you can apply this item to a specific folder, list, or context.
While most people would prefer something a little simpler, this is a great option for power users that are cool with a bit of a learning curve.
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10) HabitRPG
Price: Free
This one is for the video game lovers among us — or anyone interested in quite literally gamifying their life. HabitRPG a habit-building app available on Google Play that turns your to-do list items and projects into a medieval-themed, role-playing game. You can level up your character when you succeed, earn money to buy weapons and armor, and defeat enemies — just by crossing things off your list.
If you miss deadlines or fail to cross things off, then you’ll take hits to your health and your character will lose progress. You can categorize your achievements into folders like “Career & Finances,” “Fitness & Health,” “Friends & Family,” and so on.
If you’re looking for a tool that’ll simply help you build good habits and encourage you to cross things off your to-do list, then this is a good option for you. Plus, you can compete with your friends to help hold yourself accountable. Get a better idea of how it works in this video:
What are you favorite to-do list tools? Share them with us in the comments.
Google+ Changes: What Marketers Need to Know
Have you heard about the changes to Google+? Want to know how the redesign affects you? To help marketers understand what to expect, we recently explored the new Google+ and asked notable experts to weigh in with their thoughts on the new design. In this article you’ll discover what‘s changed with Google+. Why Marketers Should Care About Google+ […]
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Apple releases $99 iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case, Apple’s first official battery pack iPhone case
Out of the blue, Apple has today launched their first battery case, the Apple iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case for $99. The case comes in Charcoal Gray or White and is compatible with iPhone 6s or iPhone 6. The case is like the Apple Silicone Case, with the addition of a back bump for a battery. Third-party iPhone battery cases have existed for a long time, this is the first version of the product from Apple itself.
The integrated battery will increase iPhone talk time up t0 25 hours and Internet use up to 18 hours on LTE (an increase of 8 hours). The battery of the Smart Case is displayed in the iOS UI, thanks to the integration between software and hardware.
The battery case includes a passthrough so you can still plug in other Lightning accessories whilst the case is in use. The product is available to pickup in Apple Stores today with delivery as early as Thursday.
Here’s how Apple describes the iPhone case on its website.
The Smart Battery Case is engineered specifically for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6 to give you even longer battery life and protection. The soft microfiber lining on the inside helps protect your iPhone, while the soft elastomer hinge design makes it easy to put the case on and take it off again. On the outside, the silky, soft-touch finish of the silicone exterior feels great in your hand.
Unlike some of Apple’s Magic accessories, the Smart Battery Case is very competitively priced: $99. For comparison, the most well known brand in this space, the Mophie Juice Pack Air, sells their iPhone 6s battery case for $99.95.
The Juice Pack Air has a 2750 mAH capacity, the capacity of the Apple Smart Battery Case is not disclosed. Based on the battery life estimates, it seems like they will be comparable, perhaps slightly less than the Mophie. We’ve asked Apple for the technical specs and we’ll update if we hear back.
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How to Build a Better Target Audience for Your Facebook Ads
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Apple Maps now used 3x as often as Google Maps on iOS, serving 5B requests per week
It’s no secret that when Apple Maps launched back in 2012 it had more than its fair share of issues. The issues included things like incorrect turn-by-turn directions, mislabeled landmarks, and much more. Three years later, however, Apple has been working to remedy the issues its had and according to a new report out of The Boston Globe, the improvements aren’t going unnoticed by users.
According to the report, Apple Maps is now used three times as often as its “next leading competitor” on iPhone and iPad, with more than 5 billion map-related requests ever week. The mysterious “next leading competitor” is obviously Google Maps, which for a significant amount of time following the launch of Apple Maps was the go-to service for iPhone and iPad users.
In the entire market, Google Maps still holds a lead. Google’s offering reportedly had twice as many users in October of this year as Apple Maps. This is due in large part to the fact that Google Maps is supported on both iOS and Android, while Apple Maps is obviously limited purely to the former of the two.
One the biggest reason for the growth in use of Apple Maps is the integration of the service into third-party apps. Going into Yelp for instance allows you to instantly find directions via Apple Maps, while the Starbucks app shows all surrounding stores and allows navigation via Apple Maps.
Of course, Google provided the mapping data for iPhones until 2012. It was then that Apple decided to ditch the company in favor of its own, custom-built solution. It was a risky move that hurt the company’s reputation at the beginning, but it has since done a lot to regain customer trust. “We are fast learners and we are fast at fixing things,” said Apple marketing VP Greg Joswiak. “We learned the maps business incredibly fast.”
The growing trust of Apple Maps among iPhone users is important for the Cupertino company. It likely means that customers will turn to Apple’s first-party apps in other instances, as well, instead of going in search of third-party solutions, as was the case when Apple Maps launched in 2012.
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Opinion: My two favorite new Apple things from 2015 that will last for years
Spoiler: I like these, but they’re not my picks
2015 proved to be a gigantic year for Apple in terms of shipping totally new products and seeing services go live for the first time. Apple Watch is a brand new category for the iPhone maker, the new Apple TV delivers on long-awaited update to the streaming box, and iPad Pro is every bit the giant tablet that was rumored for so long. My two absolute favorite new things from Apple this year, however, aren’t new hardware products but instead two services that have been criticized but have made a meaningful difference in my everyday life…
The first is the new Photos app and iCloud Photo Library. I stuck with iPhoto for far too long, but the photo management app and the old iLife suite was easily one of the most compelling parts of owning a Mac for me during iPhoto’s prime. I developed a workflow for capturing photos, sorting them all out, and keeping them around between the iPhone and iPhoto, and I didn’t want to let go of that workflow even when Apple announced in 2014 that iPhoto was dead and Photos for Mac would eventually replace it. I’d take a month’s worth of photos and videos on my iPhone, dump them into iPhoto and create an event called MONTH YEAR, then sync the library back to my iPhone. This meant having the highest capacity iPhone available and not syncing videos back, but it generally worked for me right up to Photos and iCloud Photo Library’s launch toward the start of this year.
Enter Photos for Mac and iCloud Photo Library. The migration process was basically Apple saying “push this button and trust us” which didn’t work out well for everyone, and my roughly 10,000 photo and 500 video library took over a week to upload to iCloud on my mediocre broadband connection, but eventually everything got sorted out in the right place and I haven’t looked back since. I no longer worry about manually organizing my library by month and year as Photos has far superior time-based organization than iPhoto did, and iCloud Photo Library lets me have access to all those videos too that were previously only accessible from my Mac.
Photos and iCloud Photo Library also lets me edit photos from any device and see those changes everywhere else, delete photos from anywhere and have my library update, and access my 13,000 photos and 1,000 videos and counting from 16GB iPads. Albums also sync across devices without having to sync with iTunes on the Mac, which has been huge for me. Over the weekend, I sat down to make a couple 2016 calendars in Photos for Mac using family photos for grandparents as Christmas gifts. I’d been tapping the heart to favorite the best photos taken throughout the year so I had a nice bucket of about 150 photos to choose from with the Favorites album which made the process much easier than in past years.
There’s still a lot I’d like to see from Photos and iCloud Photo Library, like real support on the new Apple TV, syncing Faces and Google Photos-like search, and access to Projects like calendar, card, and book creation from iPhones and iPads and across different Macs, but year one of Photos and iCloud has been a grand slam for me personally. I’ve seen horror stories of how iCloud Photo Library has been a nightmare for some people, but I’ve been fortunate not to have any major hiccups past the initial, lengthy upload process.
In fact, iCloud Photo Library and Photos for Mac saved my summer vacation photos back in July. My iPhone was off Wi-Fi for several days and not backing up to iCloud when the software had to be erased for one reason or another. Although my iPhone hadn’t been backing up everything, iCloud Photo Library was sucking up my Disney World family photos and downloading them back on my Mac hundreds of miles away. Exactly what I wanted.
And for my number two pick for favorite new Apple thing of 2015: Apple Music, but not on its own. Beats Music was totally fine and worked really well for me. Apple Music is in more places like iTunes and CarPlay and works with Siri, but it’s Apple Music paired with Family Sharing that makes it something special to me.
$10/month for a single membership, or $15/month for up to six memberships means for $5 more each month I can share access to Apple’s catalog of music with people in my family that only buy a few albums on iTunes, never buy digital music but have years of physical media, or just settle for what plays on the radio.
Apple’s clever here, too, because where I could see myself starting and stopping a Music subscription on my own, I’d be in trouble (or at least disappointed) if my family lost access to their newly made music libraries and playlists.
Family Sharing on its own lets you share paid apps and iTunes media purchases, but it’s still sort of technical to access these without being shown. Apple Music through Family Sharing is generally very easy to use, however, aside from a few road bumps during setup you may experience.
There are other new Apple things that I really appreciate this year. Apple’s Podcasts app got a lot better in iOS 9, just as my previous favorite podcasts app Instacast was discontinued. I’m still happy with my Apple Watch for the most part, and I’m increasingly impressed with what I can comfortably do with the iPad Pro (like write this piece on Wordpres through Safari while watching Tweetbot streaming in a column), but Photos + iCloud Photo Library and Apple Music with Family Sharing are two new Apple things from 2015 that I would not want to trade or replace.
How about you? What’s your favorite new Apple thing and why? Let us know in the comments, and vote in our poll for new products and peripherals too.
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CarPlay now available in the 2016 Volvo XC90 crossover via software update
Volvo intially signed on to support CarPlay as soon as Apple launched its in-car infotainment system in 2014. Since then, however, the automaker has been eerily quite on its CarPlay plans, not announcing when it would start shipping models that supported the software. Today though, Volo has announced that CarPlay is now available in its 2016 XC90.
CarPlay is available to both current and future XC90 crossover owners. Starting today, when you plug your iPhone into the car’s USB Port, part of the Senus touchscreen will transform into CarPlay. Since the XC90 features a large 9.0-inch display, CarPlay only occupies the bottom half of the display. The top half remains the same as to allow users to access required vehicle functions.
If you currently own a XC90, you’ll have make a trip to the dealer to get the software in your car updated. Volvo says that the update via a dealer should take no more than an hour. If you’re purchasing a new XC90, Volvo says the CarPlay addition will be available for a “small cost,” but wouldn’t elaborate any further.
Below is a video by Volvo showing off how CarPlay is integrated into the Sensus touchscreen. CarPlay, of course, allows users to interact with their car via Siri and touch in a familiar iPhone-like interface. Watch the video below:
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Facebook removes Slingshot, Rooms, and Riff apps from App Store, closes Creative Labs
Shortly after Dropbox announced it had shut down its popular Mailbox and Carousel apps, Facebook has made a similar move by removing a handful of its apps from the iOS App Store and shutting down the division that created them.
Facebook’s Creative Labs project was intended to promote the creation of apps like Snapchat competitor Slingshot, and has launched several apps with some success. However, the social site has apparently decided that the time has come to shutter that initiative and the apps it has produced.
The affected apps include Slingshot, the aforementioned Snapchat competitor; Riff, a collaborative video creation app; and Rooms, a group-messaging service launched last year.
Facebook says most of the features from those apps have been integrated into other offerings such as the main Facebook app and Messenger.
The social networking site has previously shut down apps that weren’t performing as well as it had hoped, such as Facebook Camera, the photo sharing app that didn’t offer much over the stock camera app. The company had also previously experimented with a Snapchat competitor called Poke which allowed users to send temporary photos, videos, and text messages to friends.
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Dropbox announces shutdown of Mailbox and Carousel apps
In a new blog post today, Dropbox has announced the shuttering of the Mailbox app it acquired in 2013, along with the Carousel photos app that launched last year. The beta build of Mailbox for Mac has not seen an update in quite some time, while the iOS version had been left to stagnate, leading many to believe this was the case already, but today’s announcement finally confirms it.
Dropbox says that the reason for the shutdowns was that company had “increased our team’s focus on collaboration and simplifying the way people work together.”
The Mailbox team released a separate blog post in which the developers conceded that “there’s only so much an email app can do to fundamentally fix email,” and noted that many of the new advancements in email management Mailbox had made were now available in other apps.
On a FAQ page, the Mailbox crew confirmed that the shutdown will take place on February 26 next year. Prior to that shutdown, users will be given an option to export their auto-swipe patterns to help recreate them elsewhere. Snoozed emails will be available in the “later” list.
On the 26th, all drafts, auto-swipe settings, and snoozes will be deleted. Messages falling into those categories should remain on users’ Gmail and iCloud accounts without any problem.
All user data will be deleted from Dropbox’s servers within the next 30 days. Users who earned 1 GB of free Dropbox space by signing up for Mailbox will not lose that extra storage. Mailbox has also confirmed it has no plans to open-source the app.
The teams previously working on these projects have been shuffled around inside Dropbox. Those who had been working on Carousel will see their work integrated directly into the main Dropbox app, while the Mailbox team will work on collaborative features in Dropbox Paper.
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9to5Toys Lunch Break: $100 iTunes credit for $80, Apple Watch w/ free $100 Gift Card, Afterlight (iOS) free, more
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
$100 iTunes Physical Gift Card for $80 w/ free shipping (20% off)
Apple Watch comes w/ a free $100 gift card right now (effective savings up to 29%)
Apple’s latest freebie is Afterlight image editing app for iPhone and iPad ($1 value)
Justin’s Holiday Gift Guide: speakers, Lightning mics, storage, pocket synths & more to up your home recording set-up
Giveaway: SanDisk USB flash drives for iPhone, iPad, and Android mobile devices
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
This Leviton wall outlet has a pair of powerful USB ports, get it for $17 Prime shipped (Orig. $30)
- Amazon launches New Kindle Fire HD 8 ‘Reader’s Edition’
- Games/Apps: Super Mario Maker $50, 3DS XL w/ Super Smash $180, more
- Aukey Accessories with Prime shipping: Car FM Transmitter $7, more
- Ugly Christmas Sweaters and More at least 60% off — deals from $10 Prime shipped
- Media: James Bond Steelbook Blu-rays $10 (Reg. $15), Anime deals, more
- Daily Deals: Fire HD 6 8GB (Refurb) $59, Dash Camera $160
- PlayStation Now drops to $100/yr (55% off)
- Get 20% off Pad & Quill’s high-quality iPhone cases, deals from $20 shipped
MORE DEALS STILL ALIVE:
Grab Nomad’s gorgeous aluminum Apple Watch Stand at its best price ever: $41 shipped (Reg. $60)
App Store Free App of the Week: Monument Valley goes free (Reg. $4)
TextExpander 5 for Mac, award-winning productivity app now $22 (Orig. $45)
- iPhone 6 (refurb) and one year of unlimited talk/text: $550 shipped
- Bluetooth Headphones: Jabra MOVE On-ears $60 (Reg. $90), more
- Amazon is giving away a year of unlimited cloud storage
- Home Recording: Mackie LE CR3 speakers $80 (Reg. $100), more
- A year of BJ’s for $18? You aren’t dreaming, just being a perv
- Fashion 50% off sales: The North Face, PUMA, Patagonia, more
- Free PS Plus Games for December: Far Cry 3, Gaunlet Slayer Edition, more
- Free Xbox Live Gold Games for December: Thief, Sacred 3, more
- Free MP3 Christmas albums from Mariah Carey, Blake Shelton, Josh Groban
- Anker USB Power Deals: 4-port 36W Wall Charger $14 (Reg. $20), more
- Kindle First Books for December: Out of Sorts, A Death in Sweden, more
- OtterBox Commuter Series iPhone 6/6s Case for $19 shipped (Reg. $28+)
- Kindle tablets 25% off for Amazon cardholders: Paperwhite $90, more
- Monoprice MHD Sport 2.0 Action Camera w/ Live View Remote $150 (Reg. $180)
- AirPort Extreme 802.11ac Wireless Router (refurbished): $100 shipped (Orig. $199)
- Herman Miller takes rare 15% off world’s best office chairs + desks
NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:
Razor details its new Hovertrax Smart Scooter ahead of release
Anova Culinary updates its sous vide Precision Cooker w/ Wi-Fi for cooking away from home
- Mounts for the new Apple TV (4th gen) keep your HDTV setup looking super clean
- Host a Christmas party that doesn’t suck with these rowdy adult board games
- Sugr Cube enters the fray of Wi-Fi speakers with touch-based controls & a myriad of sources
- MiTagg slims down its NuDock Mini for iPhone & Apple Watch plus adds USB-C
- Review: Star Wars Battlefront limited edition PS4 is out of this galaxy [Video]
- Mohu launches a “high-end” speaker with built-in Android display, save 10%
- Leica introduces a new low-cost M series camera, but don’t expect bargain pricing
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Google launches Reminders to bring to-dos into Calendar mobile apps
Today Google Calendar for both Android and iOS gains a handy new Reminders feature that works alongside the app’s to-dos feature.
With the Reminders feature, users will be able to keep track of to-do lists across Google platforms including Inbox, Google Keep, Google Now, and Calendar.
Here’s how the new reminders work:
You might already create calendar entries to remind you to call the doctor or pick up groceries on the way home. But while those entries come and go, Reminders stick with you over time so you can track them until they are actually done. If a Reminder isn’t completed, it will appear at the top of your Calendar the next day. And the next. When you do finally call the doctor or pick up those necessities, just swipe the Reminder away … and you’re onto the next to-do.
And since the reminders work across Google apps, you can create them from Inbox, Google Keep, Calendar, and even using Google Now voice commands: “Ok Google, remind me to buy birthday candles.”
The new Reminders feature for Calendar on Android and iOS is rolling out this week. Google says it will come to the web apps in the near future. The updated Google Calendar app for iOS also adds 3D Touch to create events or reminders.
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9to5Mac Holiday Gift Guide: Zac’s picks to unlock hidden iPhone features
The iPhone is an amazing device. It fits in a pocket, yet it’s an incredibly powerful computer that connects us to the world, entertains us wherever we go, and captures quality photos and videos.
However, some of the iPhone’s tricks are hidden until you connect it to specific accessories. Did you know, for example, that you can save energy on your Christmas lights using your iPhone? Or improve the quality of your sleep with an iPhone-connected sensor? Or turn your car into a giant Siri-controlled entertainment and communications system? These accessories range in price from affordable to expensive, making them perfect gifts for iPhone users who want to unlock new capabilities. Read on to discover these hidden features, as well as the accessories you should grab or put on your wish list to unlock them…
Siri and HomeKit
You may be familiar with Siri, the smart assistant built in to the iPhone, but did you know Siri can dim your lights, control your temperature, and turn off appliances? Using Apple-approved smart home accessories with a feature called HomeKit, you can enable Siri to do all this and more around your house.
One of HomeKit’s coolest early capabilities is wireless light control. Philips Hue White & Color Ambience Starter Kit ($192) includes three color-shifting 800 lumen LED bulbs, plus a HomeKit bridge that lets you tell Siri to “dim the lights to 50%,” “turn off the porch light,” or “set lamps to movie mode.” Once you have the Kit, you can add rooms with Hue White & Color Bulbs ($60), or less expensive Hue White Bulbs ($20) without color-changing features. For a bedroom, grab a Hue Dimmer Switch ($25) so you can still flip the lights on and off when you don’t want to bother Siri. And download the free OnSwitch app, which includes a simple iOS virtual light switch widget and Apple Watch app.
Want to tell Siri to turn on and off certain appliances? Connect an iHome Control SmartPlug iSP5 ($40) to add Siri, app control, and automation to any two- or three-prong plugged accessory around the house. This year the lights on my Christmas tree connect to one of these, adding a physical on/off switch to the ordinary Christmas lights. My tree also automatically turns on at 6 am, turns off at 11 pm, and can turn on or off anytime if I ask Siri. SmartPlug is also offered in discounted 2-packs ($75), 3-packs ($110), and 4-packs ($150) for placing more plugs in more places.
Ready to turn up the heat with Siri? The ecobee3 Smarter Wi-Fi Thermostat + Sensor ($249) lets you check, change, and control the temperature in your house using Siri. Optionally, you can buy a starter kit with two additional sensors ($325) for more accurate presence and temperature detection. If you just want to be able to ask Siri what the temperature is inside, Elgato Eve Room ($80) is a wireless indoor sensor that lets you do just that plus check humidity and air quality. Elgato Eve Weather ($50) is an outdoor sensor that lets Siri check your hyperlocal outdoor temperature and humidity level.
HomeKit works with Siri across different brands and manufacturers so you can actually create scenes that trigger multiple events. For example, you could tell Siri to “set movie night” to lower the lights, turn down the temperature, and power off the Christmas tree all in one command. See my colleague Benjamin’s HomeKit Gift Guide for more ideas in this area.
Health and HealthKit
Everyone’s iPhone with iOS 8 or later has a built-in app called Health that can show you steps walked and flights of stairs climbed, but there are a few accessories that you can buy to unlock other useful data points in the Health app. Apple’s app and third-party apps can optionally share this information with each other to build a better overall picture of your fitness and health through something called HealthKit.
This may already be on your shopping list: any Apple Watch (from $349) features heart rate tracking and better step tracking, but not sleep tracking. For measuring how well you’re resting, how long you’re in bed and actually asleep, and viewing the data on your iPhone through the Health app, I recommend Beddit Sleep Tracker and Wellness Coach ($99, reg. $150). The sensor lays comfortably beneath your sheet and connects to the iPhone over Bluetooth to measure how well you’re sleeping and offer tips to sleep better.
Health can also track your weight, and adding a smart scale can make the process as easy as remembering to weigh yourself. Easy@Home Bluetooth Body Fat Digital Scale ($64, reg. $100) wirelessly connects to the iPhone to catch your weight when you weigh and adds the number to the Health app so you can view your changes over time. Kinsa Smart Ear Thermometer (pictured, $60) is a 1-second accurate temperature reader that provides medical guidance using age, symptoms, and temperature; Kinsa Smart Thermometer ($20) is a more affordable and traditional option. Both connect to iPhones and use HealthKit to share the temperature with the Health app and optionally other health-related apps. iHealth BP7 Wireless Blood Pressure Wrist Monitor ($57, reg. $80) enables critical blood pressure readings that you can easily reference by hour, day, week, month, and year through Apple’s Health app.
Apps and CarPlay
While it’s never a good idea to fidget with a smartphone when operating a vehicle, iPhones have a special mode called CarPlay that optimizes the user interface for driving. Notifications that aren’t phone calls and text messages are silenced, and Siri voice controls access the iPhone’s UI, so you don’t need to use your eyes. Apps including Music, Maps, and Podcasts also can be displayed on a car’s larger in-dash screen for easy control with fewer distractions.
One way to unlock CarPlay is a new car with one of those giant bows on top. But there’s also a more affordable option: Pioneer AppRadio 4 ($428, reg. $600) is an aftermarket, 6″ touchscreen display that can be installed in most cars to replace existing entertainment systems, adding CarPlay for a fairly reasonable price. Alpine ILX-007 ($589, reg. $600) lacks Bluetooth and CD playback but still features AM/FM radio and features a larger, 7″ touchscreen display with CarPlay. If you want to gift the top of the line aftermarket solution, Pioneer 8100 NEX ($1083, reg. $1400) features a gorgeous 7″ touchscreen capacitive display with Bluetooth, CD/DVD playback, HD radio, GPS, and more. For the full CarPlay story, see my original review and iOS 9 revisit plus a running list of apps that work with it.
Everything Else
Still need gift buying ideas? See our other 9to5Mac Holiday Gift Guides including everything iPhone, iPad, Mac, photography, entertainment, audio, hot tech, stocking stuffers, and HomeKit, plus stay tuned for more editor picks this week and watch 9to5Toys for all the latest deals and more.
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5 Ways For PMOs To Give Back
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The holidays are a great time to take a step back and reflect on the year. With #GivingTuesday just a few days ago and an inspiration to give back to our communities, we thought it would fun to cover ways the PMO can give back to […]
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The Beatles ‘1+’ collection w/ 50 restored videos now available exclusively on iTunes
Today Apple’s iTunes Store is getting some exclusive content from The Beatles with the “1+” collection consisting of 50 restored videos.
The videos are a mix of promotional and music videos that the group released over the years together with some new audio and video commentary from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. You’ll also find a 124-page illustrated book with information accompanying the videos.
The press release notes that the videos have been completely remastered with new stereo and 5.1 Dolby Digital surround audio mixes, while the video itself was taken from 35mm negatives scanned in 4K and digitally restored.
An 18-person team of film and video technicians and restoration artists was assembled by Apple Corps to undertake painstaking frame-by-frame cleaning, color-grading, digital enhancement and new edits that took months of dedicated, ’round-the-clock work to accomplish. The new audio mixes were produced from the original analogue tapes by the GRAMMY® winning team of Giles Martin with Sam Okell at Abbey Road Studios. Jeff Lynne, the original producer of “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” remixed the audio for those two videos with engineer Steve Jay.
The 1+ video collection follows the “1” collection originally released on iTunes in 2011 featuring 27 of the group’s most popular singles.
Apple for a long time struggled to get The Beatles content onto its iTunes Store and later services like iTunes Radio after years of attempting to reach an agreement with the group’s record label Apple Corp. The two eventually reached a deal to get The Beatles catalogue for sale on the iTunes Store and streaming on iTunes Radio, but the content is not yet available on Apple’s recently launched Apple Music subscription streaming service. Last year Apple launched a dedicated channel for The Beatles on its Apple TV platform celebrating the 50th anniversary of the group’s first US television appearance.
Here’s the full list of what’s included in the new “1+” collection available on the iTunes Store now.
The Beatles 1+
1. Love Me Do
2. From Me To You
3. She Loves You
4. I Want To Hold Your Hand
5. Can’t Buy Me Love
6. A Hard Day’s Night
7. I Feel Fine
8. Eight Days a Week
9. Ticket To Ride
10. Help!
11. Yesterday
12. Day Tripper
13. We Can Work It Out
14. Paperback Writer
15. Yellow Submarine
16. Eleanor Rigby
17. Penny Lane
18. All You Need Is Love
19. Hello, Goodbye
20. Lady Madonna
21. Hey Jude
22. Get Back
23. The Ballad of John and Yoko
24. Something
25. Come Together
26. Let It Be
27. The Long and Winding Road
28. Twist & Shout
29. Baby It’s You
30. Words Of Love
31. Please Please Me
32. I Feel Fine
33. Day Tripper *
34. Day Tripper *
35. We Can Work It Out *
36. Paperback Writer *
37. Rain *
38. Rain *
39. Strawberry Fields Forever
40. Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows
41. A Day In The Life
42. Hello, Goodbye *
43. Hello, Goodbye *
44. Hey Bulldog
45. Hey Jude *
46. Revolution
47. Get Back *
48. Don’t Let Me Down
49. Free As A Bird
50. Real Love
VIDEO EXTRAS
Paul McCartney audio commentary
Penny Lane
Hello, Goodbye
Hey Jude
Strawberry Fields Forever
Ringo Starr filmed introductions
Penny Lane
Hello, Goodbye
Hey Jude
Get Back
Strawberry Fields Forever
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