It ’s been another busy calendar week here atMacworld , and not just because of a steadily escalating prank war between editors Philip Michaels and Dan Miller . We ’ve covered interesting iOS and Mac apps ; Lion tricks and government issue ; accessories ; Windows 8 ; and plenty more . In sheath you missed any of the dear stuff this past week , here ’s a roundup of our biggest and best stories ( in easily - digestible list format ! ) to bring you up to Thunderbolt fastness .
How to make Lion ’s iCal less annoyingIn both article andpodcast phase , senior contributor Kirk McElhearn complains that iCal in Lion feels dated . Well , that ’s not quite his complaint , but “ dated ” fit well with iCal , so it was worth a shot . In world , his complaints are focused on its port and usability — and he provides tips on how to make things better . And so , Lion iCal users , you have a escort with fate ! Or Kirk ’s clause . Either / or .
Thunderbolt strike at 2011 Intel Developer ForumSenior editor in chief Roman Loyola cover on a long - look good deal of Thunderbolt - compatible accessories . Meanwhile , Roman has yet to report on his upcoming concept record album , also titledLong - Awaited Slew .
As we do every week , we covered legion iOS apps . Among them :
Early Bird for iOS — a fun game where the birds ’ focal point is on punctuality , and not vitriol
Posterous — we now touch on to the epoch before this iOS app was available as pre - Posterous
Pear Note — a pear , on an Apple equipment … the mind reels
NFL Rivals — hit while the football field is hot
Saver — we spared no disbursal in reviewing this app that tracks your , well , you know
MacBook Air microcode update fixes Thunderbolt issuesAnd Apple was n’t contented to roost on its firmware - update bay wreath , either ; it quickly releasedfirmware update for Mac minis and MacBook Pros , too . We screw these update so much , we ’re thinking of start a fresh descent of wearable called Firmwear .
line of work ’s resignation wo n’t stop the great unwashed from buy Apple productsSurprisingly , this discipline was n’t published by The Research Group That Asks Questions With Rather Obvious Answers , but rather ChangeWave Research . Apparently , people buy great products regardless of who sits in the chief executive officer ’s government agency . Well , unlesstwopeople seat in that bureau .
revaluation : Rugged iPhone 4 casesFace it : If you ’re obtain your iPhone 4 in hand when Apple last unveils the iPhone 5 , you ’re nonresistant to hurl your suddenly execrable erstwhile telephone to the land in frustration and disgust . To protect your long - beloved 4 from your 5 - lust , consider cladding it in one of these iPhone blow absorbers .
Cloud - ground picture library backupBefore digital photos , back up your movie meant making sure you grabbed your photo album if your cellar started flooding . Thus , where clouds used to menace your household portraits , they now can protect them instead .
Quick Reads in iBookstoreApple launch a fresh discussion section of the iBookstore , on the face of it inspired byKindle Singles . Quick Reads offers shorter , cheaper items to read in iBooks — the stark sizing for study in between tour in Words With Friends .
