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TidBITS#1303/11-Jan-2016

Circus Ponies has ceased development on its long-standing NoteBook app, and we need your assistance to help other TidBITS readers find a replacement among the many alternatives. Rate your favorite personal information managers on our Web site this week, and we’ll report on the results next week. Adam Engst has confirmed that Apple’s latest Mac and iOS versions of Mail fail to support named anchors in HTML email, and he reviews Chimani’s iOS apps, which help you plan national park visits and provide information while you’re vacationing. Glenn Fleishman joins us to explain how you can use the tvOS app Channels to bring live TV to your Apple TV with the help of a SiliconDust HDHomeRun tuner. Finally, we’ve compiled a list of 32 conferences in the upcoming year for those whose livelihoods revolve around Apple’s platforms — there’s bound to be one near you! Notable software releases this week include Default Folder X 5.0 and ScreenFlow 5.0.4.

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Channels App Adds Live TV to the Apple TV’s Capabilities

The tvOS Channels app works with popular over-the-air broadcast tuners to let you view live television on your fourth-generation Apple TV. Couple that with streaming apps and a mix of other software for recording live TV and you can build a complete solution for watching all types of television programming within the Apple TV

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31 Conferences for Mac and iOS Professionals in 2016

If you make your living in the Apple world as a consultant, developer, designer, or tech, there are a wide variety of conferences you can attend to hone your skills, learn new topics, network with your fellow wizards, and generally open your mind to new ways of thinking. Here’s our list for 2016. Be sure to let us know if you run across any others.

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ExtraBITS for 11 January 2016

This week in ExtraBITS, Jason Snell of Six Colors has issued a report card for Apple’s 2015 efforts, based on survey results from Apple experts, including a number of TidBITS contributors. Circus Ponies has closed the stable on its NoteBook information management app, Marco Arment tries to explain why Apple still sells old MacBook Pros, and the Nielsen Norman Group weighs in on 3D Touch.