In this episode, Nicole and Michael discuss mail theft and lockable mailboxes, water leaks and mold in their basement, an update on their tree trimming project, and everything that is amazing and wonderful in iOS 16.
Show Notes:
- Mail thefts
- Locking mailbox
- Report to USPIS at USPIS.gov/report
- Consider signing up for Informed Delivery
- Mold
- Smell of ammonia
- Efflorescence
- Moisture alarms
- Dehumidifier
- Storing belongings in plastic bins using metal shelves to keep things off the ground
- Use Odoban not to kill the mold that is there, but to prevent mold from growing more or once the mold is gone to prevent it from growing back
- Odoban FAQ
- Having your trees trimmed – too early in the season will damage the tree
- iOS16
- All the new features listed here
- Sound recognition iPhone (Alexa does the same thing)
- Recognized our Ring doorbell and let me know
- Unfortunately also alerted me every time a door closed
- Can set up custom sounds – must have the sound play five times in a row
- Custom lock screen
- I have the shuffle photo option – picking your own photos
- Depth effect on the photos
- Does not work on all photos
- Does not work with some widgets engaged
- On any photo you can add filter to the photos like on Instagram plus change the font for the clock
- There is a weather lock screen option – I wish the weather option could be merged with a photo option
- Astronomy Lock screen
- Adding in widgets
- Markup photos in the photo app – draw the circle or line and then hold your finger down and the shape will correct itself
- Merge duplicate contacts – go to contacts and at the top under your name there will be a card saying “ duplicates found” asking you if you want to merge them. You can also view the duplicates individually to make the decision on your own
- Merge duplicate photos – in photos app go to albums, scroll down to bottom under utilities. If you have duplicate photos they will be listed here and you will have the option of deleting or merging each pair of photos.
- Weather app is new and improved
- Lifting subjects from photos and pasting it other places
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- Essentially creating your own emojis
- This could be used to create your own backgrounds to make your own lock screens
- Make your own stickers for texts
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- Text Messages
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- Edit message for up to 15 minutes after sent
- Delete for up to 2 minutes after sent
- Mark as unread to remind you to respond
- Recover recently deleted messages
- Filter senders into Known and unknown senders
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- Connect Nintendo Switch controllers to iPhone
- Pairs via bluetooth
- Allows playing Switch games on the iPhone
- View and Share Wifi Passwords Easily
- Visiting family on a holiday
- Sharing wifi passwords with friends
- Haptic feedback on keyboard
- Manage tabs in Safari
- Pin favorite tabs at the top of the screen
- Group tabs together
- Arrange tabs by title or website