Inlast workweek ’s Think Retro — and with my excuse to him for bringing it up yet again — I told the story of Kenny gouging a track in the eyelid of his brand new 12 - inch PowerBook G4 within 24-hour interval of buying it , and I depend you too have your own tales of woe about that first time your perfect , beautiful bit of Apple hardware got its first scratch ....
Despite the fact that it is , at least so far , a U.S - only affair , I consider it ’s fair to say that Apple Pay has become a rousing winner . With dozens of partner bank , G of merchant , and millions of credit card enter in the program , the ethnic music from Cupertino seem to have pull off a exploit that has , so far , eluded every last one of their competitors : Creating a digital wallet that is as gentle to practice and wide have as the traditional defrayal methods it replaces — and much more inviolable at that ....
When you look at an Apple Watch , the last thing that comes to judgement is the iPod . On the open , there ’s is n’t a whole lot of correlation between Apple ’s first wearable machine and its Graeco-Roman MP3 player , save perhaps a clever navigation peter and a music app . But while the two might not share much in the path of physical law of similarity , they actually have more in common than the ability to play your best-loved strain ....
liberal - to - play games often look likable , but it ’s hard to make love at a glance whether the business organisation model is insidious and fun ruining , or reasonable and worth pumping a few bucks into . With Freemium Field Test , we ’ll take a recent devoid - to - romp iOS game , put it through its paces , and let you hump if it ’s really deserving your clip ( and money ) ....
To go onward , you must back up . This is an previous rubric and unfit prank about the grandness of continue regularly updated copy on handwriting of your personal and work papers and , ideally , your entire drive . Backing up is often an important point in migrating to a new machine as well . This hebdomad , I comprehend my urge method acting . Jim Kay pen :...
This week ’s roundup of new iPad ’s cases includes colorful themes from Portenzo , a reliable standby from Body Glove , and a convenient keyboard option from Kensington . If protection against utmost conditions is your elementary business organisation , theToughsuit(iPad Air ; $ 60 ) packs military - grade rubber construction that absorbs and dissipates impingement from drops and shock . The fount , which comes in black or white , includes a build up - in sieve defender to help keep your exhibit damage- and scribble - free , and has a ruggedized exterior to lessen the opportunity of accidentally dropping your iPad ....
Get your torches and pitchfork , because Apple administrator have express their opinions on things ! turn out , there are some books they wish and other book that they ( are you sitting down?)don’tlike . NOT COOL , APPLE EXECUTIVES . BothSlateandSalonrushed to the fore to reprobate Apple ’s draconian religious fiat something something holy Holy Scripture allot to Jobs blah bombast Eucharist is another spiritual word yadda yadda Last Supper wocka wocka proscription against eating porc and shellfish etc ....
Batch resize photos We ’ll start with a straightforward activeness , one which will take image from the Finder and resize them when you neglect them onto the practical app icon on the background . Launch Automator , either from the Applications carte , by typing its name in Spotlight , or by using the search bar in Launchpad . When the guide chooser is displayed , choose program then penetrate Choose ....
While Lightroom islight yearseasier to use than most editors , it works in a unequalled way and , as such , has several pieces and parts . This begs ( legitimate ) questions such as , “ Where are my picture show ? ” , not to mention “ Where are my presets ? ” , and everyone ’s favorite , “ Which files do I back up ? ” In this pillar , you ’ll learn all that and more ....
When you take an iPhone ( or other Apple equipment ) back to the store then employees see if it has been meddle with . meddling comes in many forms , but it is typically a consequence of opening the phone or having it serve by as non - qualified technician . One common scenario is if you have the iPhone screen supercede by an independent party . However , many people claim that Apple refuse to fix their iPhone even if they have never opened the iPhone or take it to repair anywhere other than Apple ....
This week we tackle some of your memory questions , including consolidate , de - duplication , and management . Too many drives Reader Jon spell that he has a batch of partly full outside USB drives formatted for use with Windows that he almost always ride on a Mac , and expects there is a lot of duplication among the different drives he ’s using . I need some steering on the good approach to consolidate all of the data point down to one drive , best disc file system recommendations , parse through the datum for extra and deleting it , and then assay somehow , magically , unionise , filter or quickly search all of the content ....
This week ’s roundup includes two new apps that let you disperse live TV straight from your telephone . Plus , we have a new “ Star Wars ” biz . And we lie with you love those . Need a picayune incentive to get off your butt ? The freeAtari Fitapp for iPhone tender more than 100 practice , so you ’ll have a utilitarian scout to aim in figure — and if you actually do the example , you’re able to earn “ coin ” that unlock definitive games like Pong , Super Breakout , and Centipede ....
Most of us who turn on our Macs every day have several tasks we perform repeatedly and which are both fourth dimension consuming and tedious . Is n’t the whole point of using a computer that it ’s supposed to do the wearisome stuff for you ? Of course it is . And with a little preparation , you could make your Mac do precisely that as easily as dragging and dropping elements onto a windowpane , using Automator ....
