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On your Mac, turn on System
Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing. In VLC
for Mobile (free), tap Network, and tap your
Mac under File Servers. Set Port to 22 and
enter your login. Tap Save, then Connect.
Navigate to a video in almost any format,
and it’ll stream to your touchscreen.Explore your senses
San Francisco’s Exploratorium is an
interactive science museum — with free
apps. In Sound Uncovered, see with your
ears, test audible frequencies, and
experience acoustic phenomena. In Color
Uncovered, boggle at optical illusions and
learn how your screen works.Make an
animated GIF
In Shortcuts (iOS 12 or later), tap Gallery,
and search for ‘Convert gif’. Pick, say,
Convert Video, then Get Shortcut. In
Library, tap the shortcut. Pick a video and
drag the timeline to trim it. Tap Save, then
Share and Save Image. It appears in Photos.Capture inspiration
Adobe Capture grabs creative
inspiration from the real world. In Colors,
point your camera at a scene, or import a
photo, and place points to produce either a
colour palette or a gradient, switched by
tapping the icon at the top. Tap the tick to
save your swatches with RGB.VISIT HISTORY
The BBC’s Civilisations AR app
(free) renders 30 historical artifacts.
In the Natural History Museum’s
Fossil Explorer (free), you can see
what ancient animals once inhabited
the planet. British Museum Guide,
like the other apps from Museum
Guides Ltd, shows a selection of
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