Chapter 7
Putting Common Apps to Work
IN THIS CHAPTER
Setting reminders
Making notes
Using Notification Center
Navigating with Maps
Staying current with News
As I’ve said many times before in my books, “If it works in one place, it’s likely to show up in another.” In this case, five popular time-saving (and headache-preventing) apps have crossed over from the world of iOS devices — the iPhone and iPad— and have securely landed on your Monterey Desktop. These apps are Reminders, Notes, Notification Center, Maps, and News, all taken from the iOS world.
That’s not the only good news, though: These five Mac applications work seamlessly with an iCloud account. So if you also use an iOS device (with the same Apple ID), much of the data you store — such as the notes you take and the reminders you make — is automatically synchronized among all your Apple computers and devices.
Because all five of these applications have a similar goal — keeping you in touch with the information, daily tasks, ...
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