IT WILL TAKE
30 minutes
YOU WILL LEARN
How to create an inventory of your most important possessions
YOU’LL NEED
macOS 11 or later, Blue Plum Home Inventory 4 (£20.40)
While it’s easy to try to imagine you have no possessions, in reality most of us have far too many.
And that can make it tricky to keep track of them all – especially when you need a list of them for insurance purposes, a packing list when moving home, when writing a will, or for those increasingly frequent occasions when Next Door Norman pops around to borrow the lawnmower. Again.
The solution is to create a home inventory: a detailed catalogue of all the things you own.
While you could use a spreadsheet to do that it’s a bit unwieldy, so here we’re going to show you how to use Home Inventory 4 from Blue Plum Software (theblueplum.com). It’s a snip at £20.40 and there’s a 14-day trial so you can check it out before you pay up.
The app will work on any Mac running macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later and can even be used in conjunction with its free partner app for iPhone and iPad: Home Inventory Easy Entry. Best of all, the whole thing can be synced with iCloud too. Rob Mead-Green
HOW TO Build your home inventory
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
One more thing The Calculator app
With iPadOS 18, the iPad is finally getting its own Calculator app. But why the wait? Graham Barlow thinks something doesn't add up
ESET Home Security Ultimate
Security and anti-malware in an all-in-one package
AnkerWork S600 Speakerphone
Al-powered voice isolation for video conferencing
Philips VoiceTracer Audio Recorder Pen
Capture discreet recordings and convert speech-to-text
Mixx StreamBuds Solo 2 Wireless Earbuds
Budget-conscious wireless earbuds
Customise and use Control Centre on Apple Watch
Access your favourite features faster with Control Centre
Power up the Notes app
Make the most of Notes ahead of the macOS Sequoia updates
Logitech Signature AI Edition M750
Integrate ChatGPT into your workflow
THE APPLE PRODUCTS TIME FORGOT THAT
Discover the weird, the wonderful and the 'what were they thinking?\"
Shortcuts Cookbook
With the Shortcuts app, doing things on your devices becomes easier and faster – so discover where to find them, make changes and create your own shortcuts from scratch