Nobody cares: A horror show of opinions we can live without

As there seems to be a irregular shift in the soaker of insanity that is modern comment on Apple , let us face back through the Macalope ’s open Safari tabs and see if there ’s anything lurking like a poltergeist - controlled clown in a glowering closet that the horny one might have drop over the retiring weeks . Ah ! Yes , here we go . ” Apple Inc....

April 21, 2015 · 4 min · 684 words · Patrick Hayes

The ins and outs of an OS X Permissions fix

Since you use a Mac , then at some point you ’ve likely run into the citation of a “ Permissions Fix ” as a root to just about any job — slowdowns , random crashes , your Mac not boot up . Because it can refer to a bunch of dissimilar problems , hear this term might leave you wondering what it is , what permissions are , and whether or not you actually need to run this subprogram on your Mac ....

April 21, 2015 · 7 min · 1302 words · April Weaver

Apple Studio Display was easy on the eyes, hard on the back

It ’s a testament to how adaptable we are that I ’d forgotten incisively , specificallywhat the experience of using a big , erstwhile - fashioned CRT was ; like you , in all likelihood , I ’ve been using flat , slender LCD panels for a decade or so , and though I ’d been using CRTs for just as long before that , I only remembered the experience in the abstract ....

April 20, 2015 · 8 min · 1624 words · Robert Wilcox

Freemium Field Test: Final Fantasy: Record Keeper mines nostalgia with fair, albeit flat results

liberal - to - free rein game often look sympathetic , but it ’s difficult to know at a glance whether the business good example is subtle and sport wrecking , or fair and worth pump a few horse into . With Freemium Field Test , we ’ll take a late free - to - play iOS game , put it through its footstep , and let you know if it ’s really worth your metre ( and money ) ....

April 20, 2015 · 8 min · 1592 words · Anthony Baker

Got a new MacBook? USB Target Disk Mode works with the right cable (which Apple doesn’t sell)

On Friday , youmight have readmy and executive editor Susie Ochs ’s experience with our out - of - the - box , retail purchased MacBooks . We had a peck of glitches in setup and configuration , many confirmed by other MacBook owners and some by people who had experience the same problems in set up new Macs . But the one genuinely unexpected part had to do with migration ....

April 20, 2015 · 4 min · 742 words · Matthew Vasquez

How the Apple Watch heart rate sensor works, according to Apple

If you ’re curious how the Apple Watch ’s heart pace monitor works , the company is now happy to explain . A newsupport written document on Apple ’s websitedescribes exactly how the vigil measures your heart rate , how often the readings pass , and what factors might affect the readings for adept or bad . Similar to many other wearable physical fitness trackers , theApple Watchrelies on green LED lights for a method called photoplethysmography ( or PPG ) ....

April 20, 2015 · 3 min · 460 words · Keith Hall

Photos app floods broadband while seeding the cloud

iCloud Photo Library is an excellent idea . So is Amazon Cloud Drive , Google Drive , Dropbox , on-line hosted substitute from Backblaze , Crashplan , and many others , and the like . You get an supernumerary backup of all your data point — you do have local backups , too , right?—and admittance from everywhere . With some services , there ’s the added welfare of synchronicity , creating local copies of some or all material on every connected reckoner ....

April 20, 2015 · 8 min · 1575 words · Timothy Johnson

Photos for Mac review

Pros Cons Our Verdict Photos is like a younger , hip sibling of iPhoto and brings the Mac up to date with Apple ’s existing vision of photo management already escort on iOS . It does n’t really advance the bailiwick of image storage or manipulation , though . Is it a barter - in for Aperture or other pro - tied image tools ? skilful lord , no . Professionals will look at Photos , adjudge it cute , and then type www....

April 20, 2015 · 8 min · 1656 words · Jeremy Underwood

The EPUB Proof is in the iBooks pudding (hint: it’s in the Advanced Menu)

The EPUB standard for ebooks is ridiculously popular . While Amazon ’s Kindle spread the notion of having a consecrated due east - lecturer and an attached , constantly updated bookstore , the EPUB format allowed newspaper publisher to tailor their output to a single stipulation . EPUB is support in both digital - rights cope ( DRM ) method acting for proprietary bookstore , like Apple ’s iBookstore , as well as an unencrypted format that can be read on almost every machine and in every bit of computer software ( including iBooks)—except Kindle ....

April 20, 2015 · 4 min · 673 words · David Brown

The Hunt’s revamped app solves life’s big mystery: Where can I buy that?

There ’s nothing more satisfying than go after down an item online that you ’ve been hunger after for weeks — and bonus points if it ’s on sale . That ’s the prayer ofThe Hunt , a crowdsourcing platform that unleashes the powerfulness of the Internet to facilitate you recover clothes , housewares , and other modus vivendi items . If it can be find out and purchased , The Hunt ’s community of seekers will find it for you ....

April 20, 2015 · 3 min · 511 words · Anna Glass

3 easy ways to share a Mac’s screen, great for long-distance tech support

Part of the beauty of buying a Mac is that it will mostly live up to Apple ’s Graeco-Roman mantra : “ It just work . ” ( At least when compared to systems running Windows , that is . Or when you ’re attempt to set up the novel MacBook . ) But what happens when it no longer does ? That ’s generally when the tech support emails or earphone calls from family and friends get down pouring in ....

April 19, 2015 · 7 min · 1422 words · Lisa Fernandez

Halo comes to iOS, but it’s not the same shooter you know from Xbox

Microsoft ’s kinder , gentler turn in recent month has visualise the fellowship lend many of its familiar apps to other program , with robust versions of Officeand Outlook lead the tutelage to the iOS App Store . Still , none of the prior releases surprised me half as much as last workweek ’s sudden announcement that Microsoft had shed not one , but two iOS game in the massively popular Halo sci - fi shooter series ....

April 19, 2015 · 6 min · 1156 words · Amber Lopez

How to Photoshop the color of absolutely anything

Photoshop and Photoshop Elements are the ultimate re - colorizing tool because you may use them to put a refreshed coating of paint on anything . you’re able to repaint your cable car , change the colour of your cabinets , and even recolor your hair’s-breadth before heading to the salon . Here are two easy mode to get it done that work in about any version of either programme :...

April 17, 2015 · 6 min · 1086 words · Amy Perry