Feeling antsy ? On border ? Ca n’t shake the sense that things just are n’t right ? That ’s probably our shift . The Weekly Wrap remove a breakage last Saturday , and we bang how you number on our appearing here each week to point you to the bestMacworldstories from the week give out by . Fret not , because we ’re back , and this week we covered the common mix of Mac and iOS - focus news , and offered a miscellany of article to help you prepare for the upcoming holiday .
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iOS: Siri, custom alerts, and apps
talk of newfangled technology : allow us help you master Siri . First and foremost , if Siri starts saying anything about having a mouthful for human blood , turn off your iPhone immediately . But assume your future robot overlord is carry for the time being , do n’t miss our six power - user tip for master Siri . And did you know that you canstart dictation by raising your iPhone 4S to your earwhenever the on - screen keyboard appears ?
If , rather than have your iPhone public lecture to you , you ’d prefer that it merely make precisely the sound you ’d care to hear , we ’ve vex you covered with Dan Moren ’s video recording guide to create impost iPhone alerts .
And , as ever , we covered a handful of iOS apps . Among them :
Holi-data
If you hear those sledge chime knell and ring ting prickle as well , we can help you create the Perfect Pandora holiday station . And if you favour to do your holiday shopping without leaving the mansion , do n’t drop our priming coat on how to give gift from the iTunes Store . We can also offer buy guidance forportable hard drives , refurbished Macs , and AirPlay speaker unit .
If you convey home any new Apple hardware this holiday time of year , we can offer some advice on whether AppleCare is deserving it . And if you require to take photo of the joyous smiles on your get it on 1 ’ faces as you present them with all this high - tech lucre , do n’t miss our tutorial onusing Photo Stream with iPhoto and Aperture .
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Two other tale worth register that did n’t fit anywhere else : First , Kindle Fire and iPad 2 : Comparing the incomparable , a piece wherein Mr. Breen indicate that the Fire is a lot better if you do n’t opine about it in the circumstance of the iPad . Also worth studying is Mr. Moren ’s breakdown of theCarrier IQ kerfuffle .
