#### BrightDigit Newsletter April 2019 ## Marketing Hacks with Alexa, March Apple Event, and Backend Swift Hello ,

I hope you had a great March. Apple had its event on March 25th concerning its News and Video service and [they also released some new iPads](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/all-new-ipad-air-and-ipad-mini-deliver-dramatic-power-and-capability/). I am traveling to two conferences from the End of March to the beginning of April: [Microconf in Las Vegas](https://www.microconf.com) and [Peers in New Orleans](http://peersconf.com). I am hoping to learn from others, meet some great folks, and get some new great ideas for BrightDigit. 
Meanwhile, we have [our next Lansing Marketing Hackers event on April 10th...](http://meetup.com/Lansing-Marketing-Hackers/events/258910914/) **We are available for new projects. **
Do you need help with a custom solution for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch? Send me a reply and let me know how I can help. ## What is Vapor? We did our [podcast episode](https://share.transistor.fm/s/ffcb9fc1?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=brightdigit-april-2019) on backend tools, a couple of months ago and I decided to put together a review and installation guide on one particular server-side options for apps: **Vapor. **Vapor is a web framework for writing server-side Swift applications.
If you are interested in learning more, take a look at [the most recent article at learningswift where I review Vapor](https://learningswift.brightdigit.com/vapor-swift-backend-review) as a possible backend platform. ## Business Tools We released our [podcast episode](https://share.transistor.fm/s/a19efbf9) on business tools:

In this episode, Leo goes over some of the apps for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone which are used to create, organize or manage for businesses.

These include apps for - creating video and audio work - managing your social media on the go - dealing with accounting and financials - scheduling meetings and managing communication Take a look at the [list of apps we recommend](https://www.empowerapps.show/10) and[ subscribe to our podcast today.](https://share.transistor.fm/s/a19efbf9) What are some major challenges with running your business? How are you using your Apple devices? Are they helping or slowing you down?
**I’d love to hear from you. Send me a reply today.**