iOS 15 and Safari Extensions

Robby Burns

October 4, 2021

Original Post

iOS 15 came out recently. I am working on an episode of Music Ed Tech Talk that will cover this in more detail, along with the thoughts on the forthcoming version of macOS.

iOS 15 comes with a lot of new features that are worth checking out, one of which is Safari extensions.

Safari extensions allow for a variety of customizations typically popular on desktop browsing experiences, and particularly, Chrome.

Here are some of my favorite iOS 15 browser extensions so far:

1Password - this extension allows 1Password to fill in your passwords for you, using a similar user interface to the desktop version of the app
Achoo HTML - displays the HTML of the web page you are currently on
Amplosion - redirects AMP links to their normal counterparts
Grammarly - identifies silly grammatical errors in fields on websites
Noir - adds dark mode to websites that don't otherwise have it
Apollo - opens Reddit URLs in the (superior) app Apollo instead of Safari

Of course, there are a lot of good content blocking extensions too like StopTheMadness, 1Blocker, and Super Agent for Safari.

For other kinds of hacks, utilities, and tweaks, check out Reload All Tabs, Vidimote, xSearch, and PiPifier.

Robby Burns

September 10, 2021

Link Post

forScore | Piano with Friends

Robby Burns

September 10, 2021

Link Post

Cool new app from the makers of forScore. The app is designed to work with the forthcoming SharePlay feature coming to iOS 15, which allows users to run an app in sync together while on a FaceTime call. It is designed for streaming Apple Music songs and Apple TV+ shows between two different users in sync, even if they are across the world.

Apple has announced that SharePlay will not whip with iOS 15.0 this fall and that it will come in a later update. Piano with Friends will be ready.

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Over the past few months we’ve been working on a brand new app based on forScore’s on-screen piano keyboard, called Piano with Friends. This standalone version includes the same great features like a high quality sound bank, fine tuning, note labels, and MIDI support, but it also includes some new features that really make it deserving of its own app.

Robby Burns

June 17, 2021

Podcast Episode

New Software Coming from Apple (And What You Can Do With It)

Robby Burns

June 17, 2021

Podcast Episode

Its been a busy few weeks as I have been wrapping up the end of a tough school year. While I am late to getting this week’s podcast episode out, I have been working on this site and have a bunch of content to share in the coming week.

I managed to sneak in enough time during the last week of school to watch Apple’s WWDC Keynote and to talk about it on Music Ed Tech Talk with Craig McClellan (cohost of my other podcast, The Class Nerd).

It was an opportunity to take a nice break from the challenging end-of-year procedures, and to think about how Apple’s fall software updates will impact how I get work done in the classroom. Listen below.

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Robby and Craig break down the announcements from Apple's Word Wide Developer Conference and discuss how teachers might use the upcoming features to their latest software updates.