1. Smart Lists Setup and Configuration
The session focused on creating and configuring smart lists in the Reminders app, demonstrating how filters automatically sort reminders.
- Details
- Siena(She/Her): Created a smart list called “Things to do when I get home” with location-based filters
- Siena(She/Her): Demonstrated setting up arriving home location filter with 100-meter radius
- Siena(She/Her): Explained that smart lists automatically include reminders matching specified filters
- Siena(She/Her): Showed how to customize list appearance with colors (indigo, purple) and icons (house icon)
- Ali: Asked clarifying questions about the filter options and how they work
- Conclusion
- Smart lists use filters to automatically organize reminders without manual sorting
- Location filters can trigger reminders when arriving at or leaving specific locations
- Multiple filter types can be combined including tags, date, time, location, flag, priority, and list
2. Creating Location-Based Reminders
Discussion covered setting up reminders that trigger based on geographic location using the arriving home feature.
- Details
- Siena(She/Her): Created reminder “Start setting up the Mac for the song bank” with arriving home location
- Siena(She/Her): Demonstrated setting reminder radius options (100 meters, 300 meters, 500 meters, etc.)
- Siena(She/Her): Showed how location-based reminders automatically populate smart lists
- Siena(She/Her): Attempted to create “Put clothes in the wash” reminder but encountered autocorrect issue changing “wash” to “Washington”
- Ashlyn: Identified that the period after “wash” caused the autocorrect to interpret it as Washington abbreviation
- Conclusion
- Location-based reminders trigger when within specified radius of saved location
- Reminders with location filters automatically appear in corresponding smart lists
- Autocorrect can misinterpret abbreviations when periods are used
3. List Organization and Reordering
Extensive discussion on moving and organizing lists within the Reminders app, highlighting differences between platforms.
- Details
- Siena(She/Her): Demonstrated dragging lists to reorder them on iPhone
- Siena(She/Her): Showed that iPhone only offers “move above” option, not “move below”
- Siena(She/Her): Encountered VoiceOver crashes requiring app restart during reordering
- Ali: Suggested using edit mode and reorder buttons as alternative method
- Ali: Recommended flicking down on reorder button to access move up/move down actions
- Siena(She/Her): Successfully reordered lists after closing and reopening the app
- Conclusion
- List reordering on iPhone can be finicky and may require app restart
- Edit mode provides reorder buttons with drag functionality
- Mac version offers more straightforward list reordering compared to iPhone
4. Creating List Groups
Demonstration of grouping multiple lists together for better organization.
- Details
- Siena(She/Her): Created “Birthdays and Anniversaries” group containing Family Birthdays, Friends Birthdays, and Anniversaries lists
- Siena(She/Her): Showed that dropping one list onto another creates a group
- Siena(She/Her): Demonstrated that groups can be expanded or collapsed
- Siena(She/Her): Reordered lists within the group to desired sequence
- Conclusion
- List groups help organize related lists together
- Groups are created by dropping one list onto another
- Lists within groups can be reordered independently
5. Alarm Notifications on Locked vs Unlocked Devices
Discussion about handling alarm notifications in different device states.
- Details
- Ali: Asked how to turn off alarms when device is unlocked
- Siena(She/Her): Explained that on unlocked device, stop button appears as banner at top right of screen
- Siena(She/Her): Noted that on lock screen, users can flick right to find snooze or stop buttons
- Ali: Asked if locking device would allow alarm to snooze automatically
- Siena(She/Her): Confirmed alarm would return after snooze period if device is locked
- Siena(She/Her): Mentioned exploring full-screen alarm option in Clock or Notification settings
- Conclusion
- Unlocked device shows alarm banner at top right requiring touch navigation
- Lock screen provides easier access to alarm controls through flicking
- Full-screen alarm option may be available in settings for easier access
6. Shared Lists Feature
Comprehensive demonstration of sharing reminder lists between users for collaboration.
- Details
- Siena(She/Her): Created “Textravaganza 2.0 test list” with purple computer icon
- Siena(She/Her): Shared list via Messages to Textravaganza Friends group
- Ali: Attempted to accept shared list on Mac but encountered issues with collaborate button not responding
- Ali: Tried multiple methods including clicking collaborate button, reminders link, and unlabeled images
- Ashlyn: Observed that Mac appeared to hang while phone handled the request
- Ali: Successfully accepted shared list on iPhone by tapping “Open” button
- Siena(She/Her): Confirmed shared list appeared in Ali’s reminders with proper permissions
- Conclusion
- Shared lists enable collaboration between multiple users
- iPhone provides more reliable interface for accepting shared lists than Mac
- Mac collaborate button may not respond consistently, requiring iPhone as workaround
- Shared lists appear in all participants’ Reminders apps with edit access
7. VoiceOver Navigation on Mac Messages App
Detailed walkthrough of using VoiceOver to navigate Messages and accept shared content on Mac.
- Details
- Ali: Demonstrated using Control-Option-Shift-Home to navigate to toolbar
- Ali: Explained interacting with collections using Control-Option-Shift-Down
- Ali: Showed navigating to messages collection and finding specific message
- Ali: Attempted multiple methods to activate collaborate button without success
- Ali: Tried actions menu, spacebar, enter key, and various VoiceOver commands
- Ali: Noted that grouped navigation on iPhone differs from interact functionality on Mac
- Conclusion
- Mac VoiceOver requires interact commands to navigate nested elements
- Messages app collaborate button does not respond reliably to VoiceOver activation
- iPhone VoiceOver provides more streamlined experience for accepting shared content
8. Technical Setup and Screen Sharing
Discussion of technical aspects of presenting and sharing screens during the workshop.
- Details
- Siena(She/Her): Shared iPhone screen via cable connection to demonstrate features
- Siena(She/Her): Encountered audio sharing issue when switching from Mac to iPhone share
- Ashlyn: Confirmed audio was coming through speaker instead of Zoom
- Siena(She/Her): Resolved by re-enabling “Share Sound” option
- Ali: Shared Mac screen to demonstrate VoiceOver navigation
- Ali: Requested pausing recording during screen share setup
- Conclusion
- Cable connection provides reliable iPhone screen sharing
- Audio sharing requires explicit enabling when switching between devices
- Screen sharing setup may require brief recording pauses
9. Reaper Software Updates
Brief discussion about updating Reaper audio software on Mac.
- Details
- Siena(She/Her): Checked for Reaper updates and found version 7.68 available
- Ali: Confirmed downloading macOS Universal version for Intel and ARM64
- Siena(She/Her): Explained process of downloading, copying to Applications folder, and replacing old version
- Ali: Encountered security prompt confirming no malicious software detected
- Both: Successfully updated and verified Reaper version
- Conclusion
- Reaper updates should be installed by closing app first, then replacing in Applications folder
- macOS Universal version supports both Intel and ARM processors
- Security prompts confirm software safety before opening
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