![]() Besides offering a standalone Workflow app, Apple may possibly look at integrating the technology into iOS with Siri being the key interface for many users, particularly for disabled people. The forthcoming AirDrop functionality in iOS 7 will deliver a straightforward way for some iPhones and iPads to quickly share photos, contacts and more. DeskConnect is registered as a service to do dialing, just like Skype. After installation DeskConnect for your Mac will reside in the menubar. I have DeskConnect setup on my Macbook and love using it with Cobook to look up contacts, find their phone number, and select 'Dial with DeskConnect'. After that, sending files between your devices is as simple as dragging and dropping or pushing the Share button. Once you download the iOS app and the Mac app, you’ll sign up for an. It isn’t clear at this point how the app will be integrated with Apple’s offerings. Then create a DeskConnect account from either version of the app and log in to all of your devices using the same account. DeskConnect is a web service that can instantly move data between devices, like your iPhone to your Mac, or vice versa. Audio Interchange File Format with Compression (AIFF-C) sound from Apple/SGI Mime: audio/aiff. On the Mac, you can simply drag a file from the Finder to the DeckConnect icon in the menubar that opens a menu from which you can choose the iOS device to which you want to send the item. The app was selected for the Apple design award "because of its outstanding use of iOS accessibility features, in particular an outstanding implementation for VoiceOver with clearly labeled items, thoughtful hints, and drag/drop announcements, making the app usable and quickly accessible to those who are blind or low-vision,” Apple told TechCrunch. Apple has acquired the Workflow automation app, which allows iOS users to trigger a sequence of tasks across apps with a single tap. (Note that DeskConnect’s file-dragging feature was initially broken when Apple released OS X 10.9.2. The company, which typically comments on its acquisitions with the standard line that “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans," on Wednesday went on to comment about the benefits of the app. Some of the examples of tasks for which Workflow can be used are making animated GIFs, adding a home screen icon to call a loved one and tweeting a song the user has been listening to, according to a description of the app.Īpple is keeping the app alive on its App Store and it has been made free, according to TechCrunch, which first reported the acquisition. Originally born out of a hackathon, DeskConnect was a Mac and iOS utility to speed up the process of transferring bits of text and files between devices.
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