Many Apple fans love the Notes app in macOS and iOS. It's easy to use, it's surprisingly powerful, and since it is cross-platform, a note saved to iCloud on one device shows up on all devices logged into the same Apple ID. There may come a time when you want to archive a note that you've created, and a great way to do that is to export the note as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file. That file takes on all of the characteristics and formatting of the original note, and it can be viewed on any computer platform. Here's how to archive your notes in Notes on both macOS and iOS.
macOS
1) Launch Notes on your Mac
2) Select the Note that you wish to archive as a PDF file
3) Select File > Export as PDF from the menu bar
4) In the Save As dialog that appears, you can type in a name for the PDF file or retain the existing Note title (see screenshot below)
(When exporting a Note as a PDF file, you can change the file name to something other than the Note title.)
5) The file is saved as a PDF, and all original formatting is retained. Images that were pasted into the note expand to fill a full "page" of the PDF document, meaning that they're usually more readable than the original note (see PDF screenshot below):
(All formatting is retained in the PDF, but images pasted into a note will expand to fill a PDF page.)
Using Export to PDF produces a similar result to using Print and selecting to Print as PDF, but is faster.
iOS
Since iOS 11, it's possible to export notes on your iPhone or iPad to PDF files easily. That's great for folks who may own an iOS device, but aren't Mac users.
1) Launch the Notes app
2) Select the note you wish to turn export as a PDF file
3) Tap the Share button in the upper right corner of the iPhone or iPad screen (see image below)
(Tap the Share button to see the Create PDF button.)
4) In the share sheet that appears, scroll the bottom "line" of button to get to the Create PDF button (outlined in red in the image below), then tap it.
(Tap the Create PDF button.)
Unlike macOS, iOS does not immediately ask you for a file name. Instead, the PDF file is created and displayed on your iOS device screen. To save the file, tap "Done" above the upper right corner of the PDF, and the options to "Save File To…" or "Delete PDF" appear (see screenshot below):
(Tapping "Done" on the PDF displays this dialog.)
5) To save the PDF file, tap the "Save File To…" button, and the following dialog appears (see screenshot below):
(iOS allows you to save a PDF to compatible apps on the device or to cloud services.)
Tapping on iCloud Drive allows you to select the exact folder into which the PDF is saved. Other compatible apps and cloud services also appear on this screen.
Now that you know how to archive old notes as PDF files, perhaps it's time to clean up some of those notes that no longer have much value but you just didn't want to delete.
Although the headline-grabbing aspects of IT security usually involve cyber-wars, digital espionage and ferocious malware attacks, there is always less glamorous work taking place behind the scenes to keep company data and users safe.
And much of this involves network monitoring. The IT administrators and software developers who ensure systems stay updated, behavior across IT infrastructure is carefully examined, and outages are kept to a minimum may not grab the cyber-security limelight like those specialising in antivirus and similar areas, but their work is fundamental to the running of organizations both big and small.
Thankfully, there are a host of services that make their job a whole lot easier and more efficient, and we've run through the very best of them so you can find the perfect network monitoring tools for your organization.
Who said network security software couldn't get a little spicy? The first platform on our red-hot run-down is Spiceworks, which promises to keep you fully up to date on "the network happenings you care about most."
Among Spiceworks' features are an IP lookup tool to trace and identify unknown IP addresses in the network, a subnet calculator for creating new subnets and converting CIDR (classless inter-domain routing) notation to an IP range, a traceroute tool for troubleshooting connection issues, and an interactive outage heatmap.
Looking at potential drawbacks, it's been commented that older plugins may no longer work with newer versions of the software, while the handy connectivity dashboard feature is not currently available for new Spiceworks users at the time of writing.
However, for an easy-to-use, completely free application that makes money through ads rather than your organization's subscription, it's hard to get too hung up the negative aspects here.
WebTitan supplies businesses of all sizes with a suite of security and monitoring platforms that give a wide range of powers to IT administrators.
Doing the job of 'Big Brother' is WebTitan Cloud, a filtering solution for organizations to monitor, control and protect their online users from web content. The platform's policy engine enables admins to block access to certain web pages among certain users, while adjusting the policy for other departments in the organization.
It also includes a reporting section which covers behavior-based analysis, trend reports, security reports, and more. These reports can even be scheduled, sending the insights directly to the team members who need them.
Away from the cloud-based platform, WebTitan packages also offer DNS-based web filters that block malware, phishing attempts and ransomware. The software's creators, TitanHQ, claims its filters identify 60,000 malware variants every day and says the platform is well suited to educational institutions and wifi providers, as well as businesses.
To get a quote for a WebTitan package for your organization, follow the link below.
Pulseway helps system administrators and IT departments stay right across their organization's network by offering a real-time overview of all the machines under operation. It works for Windows, Linux and Mac devices and can be used on mobile devices for full administrative control form the palm of your hand.
On top of its main dashboard for remote desktop control, patch management, white labelling and advanced automation, Pulseway offers: a business management integration that includes functions for ticketing, project management, accounting, CRM, time-tracking, invoicing, billing and help desk support; an antivirus integration powered by Webroot and Kaspersky for end-to-end protection; and a storage integration for business continuity and disaster recovery in the event of lost data and outages. Other third-party tie-ins include Slack, Pagerduty, Zendesk and IT Glue.
Personal use of Pulseway (across two devices) is free, while subscriptions for larger teams vary depending on the number of machines and whether the platform is used as on premise or as an SaaS (software as a service). Full pricing details can be found via the link below.
Atera combines remote monitoring and management (RMM) with professional services automation (PSA) in a business management platform that's made and operated in the cloud. The creators claim its cloud DNA and scalable SaaS packages make it extra fast for onboarding and rolling out in new organizations.
The Atera platform offers IT administrators a range of features to stay on top of their network. These include remote access of computers, desktops, servers, apps and files, real time alerts on events like user log-ins, software updates, VMware and IP monitoring, IT automation and patch management, and analytics tools to dig into data and records. For those looking to expand the remit of the platform, integrations include CRM and service desk tools.
Simplicity and ease-of use is the name of the game here, but for those well acquainted with platforms of this nature who really want to push their monitoring software to its limit, the range of features with Atera may feel somewhat limited. But with flexible pricing options available, IT administrators may be able to find the package that suits the needs of their organization.
Netwrix Auditor is all about giving maximum visibility of IT infrastructure changes, data access and system configurations to the IT administrators of your organization. Another key component is Netwrix's security analytics technology, which monitors your IT environment and enables you to detect threats or anomalous user behaviour.
Among the platform's features is the option to automate auditing and reporting tasks to save time manually poring over logs of data, plus the ability to maintain a complete audit trail that can be archived for more than ten years. By maintaining such evidence, Netwrix Auditor enables users to prove their business adheres to and is compliant with PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, and FERPA standards, among others.
Potentially relieving concerns about integration, Netwrix supports auditing on a wide selection of IT systems, including Active Directory, Office 365, Windows file servers, Oracle DB and VMware. Unlike some of the other services we've seen, Netwrix doesn't support mobile use so it may not be the platform for you if you're reliant on quick check-ups on the move via phone or tablet.
You can get a quote on a Netwrix subscription via the link below.
Auvik is made exclusively for managed service providers (MSP). Based in the cloud, it enables remote monitoring and management, provides insight into client networks, and automates time-consuming tasks like device configuration and backing up data.
Like any good dog, Datadog is good at retrieving things. In this case, information about your systems, clusters and infrastructure – no matter how disparate it is – and bringing it all into one site to help you analyze and secure the data of your organization.
Panopta is all about meticulous scrutiny of your network to identify outages as quick as possible. Via 24 monitoring locations across North and South America, Europa and Asia, Panopta ensures all outages are detected no matter the duration, so your team can act fast.
Working in a similar vein, Paessler monitors your IT infrastructure to identify problems "before users even notice," it claims. A whole range of network components are covered by its monitoring systems, including LANs, WANs, servers, websites and applications.
Another strong player in this field is OpsGenie. This operations management service is based in the cloud and its alert notifications extend to mobile as well as desktop, so you can receive network updates via email, SMS and voice calls no matter where you are.
Some of the exercises in the popular workout are too difficult for athletes of a certain age or body type. Here's how to make it work for you.
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It's been four years since researchers from the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute in Orlando first published a series of 12 exercises that became a fitness craze known as the 7-Minute Workout.
After the workout was first reported in The New York Times, dozens of 7-Minute Workout apps and videos were created to help us learn the exercises. Everyone was doing it. Everybody, it seemed, except me.
Even though the 7-Minute Workout sounds easy, the well-kept secret about the routine is that it can be really, really hard for some of us to complete. Recently, while attending a fitness seminar that included the workout, I saw several people struggling with many of the exercises. Triceps dip? Push-ups? Wall sit? For those of us with aging knees and elbows, overweight bodies or just the extra jiggle that comes with age, even the most basic jumping jack can be a challenge.
Chris Jordan, the co-author of the original 7-Minute Workout published in the American College of Sports Medicine's Health and Fitness Journal, is here to help. The 7-Minute Workout, he says, is not limited to the 12 original exercises. So if you can't do one of them — say a standard push-up — you can always find an easier substitute that challenges the same group of muscles — like a kneeling or wall push-up.
"The workout published in The American College of Sports Medicine was a sample workout," says Dr. Jordan, who is the director of exercise physiology at the Human Performance Institute.
Indeed, on the J&J Official 7-Minute Workout app, Dr. Jordan and colleagues have created 22 variations on the workout, ranging from the "First Timer" (designed with Dr. Jordan's 82-year-old mother in mind) all the way to the advanced "Superhero Workout" (just right for Dr. Jordan's older brother, a triathlete.)
To modify the 7-Minute Workout to fit your own body's strengths and limits, it helps to understand the thinking behind the workout. The goal is to exercise four parts of the body — cardio, lower body, upper body and core — in that order, as hard as you can, for just 30 seconds, followed by five seconds of rest. The workout is designed to give you the maximum health benefit in the shortest possible time. In a seven minute workout, each of the four muscle groups gets to work out three times. The key is to stick to the sequence — cardio, lower body, upper body and core — so that each muscle group has nearly two minutes to rest before being challenged again.
"The sequence is deliberate — I can give my 100 percent best effort on that exercise with fresh muscles," says Dr. Jordan. "Knowing the following exercise is a reprieve and not the same muscle group is incredibly simple but incredibly important."
To build your own modified 7-Minute Workout for a beginner, choose an exercise from each muscle group below that you can do successfully using proper form, without pain.If you need to,you also can adjust the rest interval. Instead of five seconds between exercises, try 10 seconds and make it an eight minute workout, or rest 15 seconds and make it a nine minute workout.
Once you've picked your cardio, lower body, upper body and core exercises, repeat the sequence of exercise and rest three times. If you want variety, you can choose different exercises for round two and three — just make sure you stick with the correct order.
Here's one example. March in place for your cardio work, then do a lunge for your lower body, followed by a wall push-up for the arms and a kneeling plank for your core. Repeat two more times.If you get bored with one of the exercises, feel free to substitute another movement for the same muscle group — add standing box or jumping jacks insteadof marching in place. Or do a chair push-up instead of a kneeling push-up.
And even if you pick the easiest exercise for you, the key is to push yourself hard for 30 seconds, so that you get the full benefit. It should be challenging, but not painful.
"Seven minutes is only good if it's a hard seven minutes," says Dr. Jordan. "Stay within your discomfort zone. Don't go into the pain zone."
Sample Exercises
Cardio: jumping jacks, high knees (on your toes), jump rope, march in place, stand and box
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Lower Body: chair-assist split squat, chair-assist squat (holding on to the back of a chair as you move up and down from a near-sitting position), lunge, side lunge, wall sit
"You look your most attractive when you have a strong jawline," says Peter Hurley, a portrait photographer in New York City who has taken head shots for some 30,000 people, including the likes of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Ariana Grande. To accentuate and define your jaw, elongate your body and neck by imagining you're being pulled up by a string attached to the top of your head. Once you've giraffed yourself to the best of your ability, jut your forehead and chin toward the camera.
More symmetrical faces might look good straight on, but you'll probably want to turn your head slightly to highlight a particular side. Hurley finds that most people have a more attractive "good side," which tends to correspond with where they part their hair. To find yours, shoot a series of three selfies: First look straight at the camera, nose at 12 o'clock; turn to the right, nose at 1 o'clock; then to the left, at 11 o'clock. "Everyone has a sweet spot," Hurley says.
Don't say "cheese" or open your lips unless you're genuinely laughing. "A majority of the population can't smile with their teeth and look real," Hurley says. Opt for closed lips with just the hint of a smile. A compelling portrait contains a slight narrative tension that makes the viewer want to know more. Avoid opening your eyes wide, which will make you look blank and thoughtless. Instead, raise your lower eyelid up toward your pupil, an action Hurley calls "squinch" ("squint" plus "pinch"). Men especially might consider narrowing the space between the brows, which intensifies the gaze. Sometimes Hurley tells a client to look sneaky, "a little devious even." Be cautious, though; go overboard with these techniques and you can easily end up in comically come-hither terrain. If that's not what you're going for, look directly at the camera and imagine a real person on the other side — your mom, your child, a customer. Practicing in the mirror ahead of time helps, too.
New clients often arrive at Hurley's studio listing the things they want to obscure with a pose: moles, a snaggletooth, a scar, a large nose, a double chin. Don't position yourself around your perceived flaws. Find a posture that makes you feel confident, even radiant. "We're in these bodies for life," Hurley says. "We have to figure out what we like about ourselves."
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Many Apple fans love the Notes app in macOS and iOS. It's easy to use, it's surprisingly powerful, and since it is cross-platform, a note saved to iCloud on one device shows up on all devices logged into the same Apple ID. There may come a time when you want to archive a note that you've created, and a great way to do that is to export the note as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file. That file takes on all of the characteristics and formatting of the original note, and it can be viewed on any computer platform. Here's how to archive your notes in Notes on both macOS and iOS.
