A Russian hacker helped users get in - app purchases for free . A solar - powered Bluetooth keyboard can switch between devices . And Mountain Lion ’s quick to howl , so we offered advice on getting your Mac ready . In case you leave out those or other heavy stories from the preceding week , here ’s your chance to catch up with the Weekly Wrap .
Apple headlines
We spoke to the cyber-terrorist behind an iOS effort that permit user get in - app purchases for free . The hacker toldMacworldhe expect Apple might hire him ; perhaps , since English is n’t his first speech , he mistakenly conflated “ hire ” with “ set on fire . ”
Apple ’s forthcoming senior frailty president of hardware engineering , Bob Mansfield , announced Friday that Applereturned its Cartesian product to the EPEAT registry . We repeat , Apple is a repetition EPEAT player . If you do n’t know EPEAT from EPCOT , allow us to break it down for you .
Macs running Snow Leopard and to begin with may be susceptible toyet another Java exploit . Speaking of big kat and run , if you seea flock social lion on the loose in California , run . It is probable not an OS X 10.8 trailer .
And a mountain Leo the Lion on the loose reminds us that soon Apple will let loose a more naturalise Mountain Lion upon us all . Get your Mac quick now .
Reviews, reviews, reviews
We reviewed theLogitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 , which connects via Bluetooth to three devices at the same time , so that you may swap between controlling your Mac or iOS machine in an instant — all with a keyboard whose bombardment will never run humbled . Folks , we exist in the hereafter .
There’sthe CitySlicker MacBook Case , which arrive with an optional suspension strap , as should most things in life .
As part of GemFest 2012 , we search at oodles of great Mac apps this hebdomad : NetUse Monitorcharts your net ‘ Net utilisation , whether it ’s gross or not . CleanMyMachelps barren up space on yours , not mine , despite the name . Tokenoffers menubar access to your iWork documents , but still refuses to author them for you . Instabackupdownloads all your Instagram photos . AndCommandQprevents you from quitting an app with the keyboard unless you really mean to .
On the iOS side , we survey Barefoot World Atlas , which knocked our socks off . Centipede Origins did n’t bug us . And we also looked at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum anda whole lot of iOS scanning apps .
Advice and how-tos
First off , if you need any help with iTunes , justAsk the iTunes Guy . Traveling?Maximize electric battery life across all your gadget ; that ’s the one time we receive battery bang .
You cancreate read - only PDFs in OS Xwith minimum drive . And if you want to use an older iPad to scan only , we can help you with that , too .
And if you just do n’t want to interpret anymore , we can sympathize . In that cause , just take a listen to the latest variation of the Macworld Podcast , wherein we go up near with iOS 6 .
