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8 RUMOUR & NEWS
The core Apple news you need to know about
12 APPLE FACTS
Amazing stats from the world of Apple
Become an Apple Genius with our very best tips for OS X,
14 NEWS FEATURE & OPINION
Going deeper into the hot topics of the month
iWork, iTunes, Spotlight, Finder, Safari, Mail and more…
15 SPLIT VIEW
The team’s views on the latest Apple tech
Discover
APPLE HOME
17 APPLE HOME
HomeKit Make your house smarter with
our top home automation advice
Build the smart home of the future today
18 SMART MOWING
Trim your lawn with this garden gear
22 APP AGRONOMY
Look after your plants with iOS
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24 HOME GADGETS
Secure your home with a smart alarm
94 GENIUS TIPS
71 GENIUS TIPS
Howard Oakley solves your Mac and iOS issues
72 NETWORKS
Networking not working? Fix it with our tips
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74 MAC SOFTWARE
Easy your app-fuelled anxieties with our fixes
91 APPLE CHOICE
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Apple Watch 2
OPINION An updated Apple Watch? It’s about time!
Adam Banks mulls
over Apple’s indirect While Apple was busy launching a new iPhone, iPad Pro and, yes, new
influence on his career Apple Watch bands at its March event, there was no mention of any
1
changes to the Watch itself. Hope was offered, however, by Barry Lam,
15 chairman of Watch manufacturer Quanta. He told an investors meeting to
SPLIT VIEW expect limited stock of Apple Watch 2 in late Q2 and throughout Q3 2016,
The team’s views on giving a possible launch date of June 2016 – right around the time of
the latest Apple tech WWDC. If that falls through, September 2016 is the next most likely date.
So what are we likely to see in Apple Watch 2?
Many analysts expect it to be more of an ‘S’ update
of the type we normally see with iPhones, meaning
better internals and a few tweaks here and there, 1
rather than the rounded face or ‘platinum edition’ WATERPROOFING
that some people have been floating. Of course, that The current Watch has an IPX7
all depends on whether Apple still sees the Watch as water-resistance rating, so it can
an iPhone companion or as a separate device in its stand being submerged for a
own right, deserving more extensive development. short duration up to one metre –
It’s now over a year since the original Apple though Apple cautions against it.
Contact us Watch began shipping, so we’d expect to hear news Waterproofing is heavily
of an update sooner rather than later. What might requested, and would enhance
that new version entail? Here’s what’s on the minds the Watch’s sport credentials.
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Alan says… ZIPPIER PROCESSOR
Keep up to date by I’m more excited CPU designer ARM has just
following us on Twitter released its new Cortex-A32
@macformat to see where Apple processor, which promises 25%
faster performance compared
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at facebook.com/ It achieves that while using
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WE ASKED… Which size
iPad is right for you?
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2 1
OS X 10.12 FUJI
The new version of OS X,
supposedly codenamed Fuji,
is mooted to ship with Siri,
and could be released in
September or October 2016.
2
SLIMMING DOWN
Rumours have long
circulated that the iPhone 7
will be super-slim, and the
latest suggests it will do this
through redesigned antenna
3 4 modules and radio chips.
FACETIME CAMERA BEEFIER BATTERY
Apple added support for
FaceTime audio calls in
watchOS 2, and rumour has it
The Watch’s ‘all-day’ battery
life is perfectly capable for most
users, but a charge that lasts a
3
DUAL CAMERAS
Apple Watch 2 will pack a built-in few days would be a welcome The iPhone 7 may come
FaceTime camera. It may take a addition. Apple is reportedly with dual cameras – but only
while to get used to making video working with Samsung and LG to on the Plus – meaning higher
calls from your wrist, but Apple create thinner OLED screens to quality shots and a lens that’s
has never been afraid of change. accommodate this larger battery. flush with the iPhone’s body.
2011
ince bringing Force Touch and
S 3D Touch to the iPhone, iPad Pro,
Magic Trackpad and most of its
The only new feature in Magic Mouse 2 was an integrated
battery, and its capabilities in OS X were unchanged.
THE YEAR APPLE MacBook line-up, there’s one conspicuous
BECAME RICHER place where Apple’s deep press technology and Magic Trackpad 2, a haptic motor
THAN THE USA is missing: the Magic Mouse. would be used to send this feedback to you.
Apple is one of the That might be set to change. A patent It’s not clear when – if ever – Apple
most profitable firms in filed by Apple in early April 2016 depicts would implement such technology.
history, and in 2011 its a Force Touch-enabled Magic Mouse that However, the Magic Mouse 2 (released in
reserves exceeded even would be able to “[exert] pressure on the October 2015) was only slightly different to
those of the USA. That force sensor” within the mouse, and then its predecessor, switching to an integrated
year Apple’s balance feed that back to the user. Different battery that charges over a Lightning cable,
was $76.4bn, compared amounts of force could be used for different so it isn’t outside the realm of possibility
to $73.7bn for the US. functions, and would generate differing that Apple is working on something more
levels of feedback. As with the iPhone 6s significant for Magic Mouse 3.
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Magazines, utility An endless runner Ignore this album’s
bills, TV packages, with a colourful title: Blau’s not new
internet bundles – twist, the aim of this on the music scene,
we’ve all got subscriptions furiously fast-paced game is and that shows in his expert
to manage, but doing that’s to switch your character’s delivery of Nashville hits from
easier said than done. Billy colour to match the platforms the ’60s and ’70s, wrapped [GA ME]
attempts to ease the pain with he runs, jumps and flies in Tucker Martine’s velvety TIC TAC TOE
a beautifully simple interface across. It’s a bit like Sonic production. Start with the 4 TWO
and notifications to let you the Hedgehog crossed with exquisite cover of Link Wray’s 79p
know every time a bill is due. a Dulux paint factory. undervalued Fallin’ Rain. Noughts and crosses
Why you need it: Makes the Why you need it: It’s pure, Why you need it: To soak up on a digital chalkboard
complicated super-simple. colour-coded adrenaline. Blau’s sensitive vocal style. is like reliving childhood,
What’s it best for: Getting on What’s it best for: Speedy, What’s it best for: Songs that minus the dusty hands
top of your regular outgoings. challenging gameplay. sound relevant but well worn. and screeching chalk.
IN NUMBERS
Apple’s new headquarters in Cupertino won’t open
The total cost of Apple Campus 2,
up from under $3 billion in 2011.
75%
require more than 13,000 feet of
pipeline to transport it from Cupertino.
The water project will cost Apple
5 6 kilometres
$4.8m – pocket money to Tim Cook.
7
2.8 million square feet The total size of Apple Campus 2 and its
surrounding parkland. That’s about 64.3 acres.
ADAM BANKS…
GOING DEEPER THAN
A FORCE CLICK WITH
MUSINGS ON THE
WORLD OF APPLE
Forty years after its founding,
Apple is a byword for the best Almost anything the pros could do,
I could do on my ST… after I’d designed my
tech you can get. Celebrating own typefaces (Timeworks only came with
two), and bitmapped them by hand at all the
the quality of its products is sizes I needed, and provided that I didn’t
mind recreating each issue of my fortnightly
almost missing the point zine from scratch after the software crashed
with an ‘Out of memory’ error two-thirds of
Every job I’ve had since the age of 18 has revolved around the way through, every single time.
a machine that chimed when you started it up, and yet if I had It was soul-destroying, but it worked, and
to pick one moment that marked the transition from BC (before it got me a job in publishing, where they gave
computers) to AD (Apple-driven), it didn’t involve anything me a Macintosh IIcx running QuarkXPress,
with a half-eaten fruit on the front. and I never looked back. For this 300th issue
In the early days, you see, Macs were far too expensive of MacFormat, though, they asked me to look
for the likes of me. Later, I’d meet people whose careers had back. When I do, I realise it wasn’t Apple’s
turned on the day in 1984 when their Macintosh arrived; but products that changed my life.
they’d been 10 or 20 years older than me, with money in the The pizza-box LC 475, the first Mac I ever
bank. The nearest I could get, as a school leaver in the late ’80s, owned; the big plastic G4 tower that I bought
was an Atari 520ST. when I went freelance; the iMac G5, the
This beige box with a keyboard on top didn’t look much aluminium 20-inch and then the 27; the
different to the Commodore 64 I was upgrading from, but iPhone 3GS (still the best in your hand), and
when I plugged it into my portable TV and switched it on, the original iPad with its muscular curved
something new appeared. A little arrow, just sitting there in back and science-fiction slimness – these
the middle of nowhere. will always stay with me, of course, but they
When I nudged the mouse and the arrow moved – not one weren’t essential.
character space up, down, left or right, but in a smooth line just Just as I got by with my ST, some people
as far and as fast as my hand – I knew this was a new world. manage with Windows. Other smartphones
The same person, Jack are available. Microsoft makes tablets. None
When I look back, Tramiel, ran the companies
behind the Commodore 64
of these, however, would have existed without
Infinite Loop. Apple didn’t just design better
I realise it wasn’t and the Atari ST. More of an
Alan Sugar than a Steve Jobs,
computers: it invented better ways of thinking
about computers. And after 40 years, money
Apple’s products Tramiel was a competitor, not
an innovator: having jumped
can’t buy the most beautiful things it’s made.
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SMART GARDENS
Go all green-fingered
without necessarily
getting your hands dirty
LIVE
EDITED BY CLIFF JOSEPH SMARTER
22–23
TUTORIAL The smart home is
How to keep track of here – live the Apple
and cultivate plants
using your iPhone
They say that the grass is dream today!
24–25
always greener on the other
HOME GADGETS
Essential kit to elevate
side of the fence, but high-tech
your abode from ‘home’
to ‘smart home’
garden gear will make your
neighbours go green with envy
ost of the products that we look at in Apple Home
M are designed to make you more comfortable when
you’re relaxing inside your home. However, Britain is a
nation of gardeners and allotment owners, and many of
us enjoy spending time outside getting our hands dirty in the garden.
Of course, at this time of year there are all those gardening chores
that we’ve put off over the cold winter months that you really need
to catch up with. Fortunately, there are plenty of high-tech options
Bosch quotes the battery life
available for your garden too, from labour-saving robotic lawnmowers of each of its three Indego
and sprinkler systems, to sensors that can monitor your plants and lawnmowers at 50 minutes.
send you a message when they need
Contact us a bit of TLC. So it’s time to
get your gardening gloves
on and see how some
Email your queries high-tech horticulture
and your questions to can make your
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What sort of It’s taken a while this year but companies that now sell robotic lawnmowers
mower do I need?
Just like iPhones
T it seems that spring is finally in
the air, and many of us will now
that promise to do all the hard work for you.
None of them is cheap, unfortunately, but
and iPads, robotic be looking out the window and they’ll earn their keep if they save you time
lawnmowers are thinking that it really is time to get to grips year after year – and perhaps prevent you
limited primarily by with the gardening again. from putting your back out as well. Bosch is
their battery life, The garden is an oasis of peace and quiet perhaps the most well-known name in this
which determines how for many people, a place where you can area, thanks to the popularity of its washing
much grass-chomping simply relax, or an absorbing hobby for machines and other household appliances,
they can manage on a people who enjoy cultivating their favourite and its Indego robotic mowers are a good
full charge. You can plants and vegetables. However, it can also choice for most smaller lawns and gardens.
generally get an idea be hard work, whether mowing and watering Prices start at around £900 for a basic
of battery life by the lawn, eliminating weeds, or keeping an Indego, which uses sensors to map your lawn
checking the mower’s eye on plants that need just the right and detect obstacles – such as a pond – that
model number. conditions to flourish. Fortunately, there’s a it needs to work around. If you want to go
Bosch’s Indego 1000 wide variety of smart products now available the whole hog and use an app to control your
Connect mower is that can help out with many of these tasks mower, you’ll need to pay about £1,300 for
designed to handle and ensure that your garden looks its best the Indego 1000 Connect, which provides
gardens up to 1000m2 all year round. remote control options, as well as the ability
in size, while the to set up a mowing schedule so that your
tank-like Robomow The lawn ranger mower can do its own thing completely
RS635 can cope with One of the most tedious and time-consuming automatically. Should you really want to be
larger gardens up to chores for any gardener is mowing the lawn. lord of the lawn, there’s the awe-inspiring
3500m2 in size. It’s not surprising that there are quite a few Robomow range. These can be pretty
Explained
Garden jargon
Agro-hacking takes
existing tech gadgets Robot lawnmowers have
sensors to avoid obstacles,
and finds ways to and, for safety, the blades
use them in the will stop if anything raises
garden. Want to them off the ground.
know how to ‘see’
photosynthesis with
a digital camera?
Just check it out on
farmhack.org.
Genius Tip!
The Koubachi app is
free to download, so you
can use its database to
identify thousands of
plants, and find out
about the soil conditions
they need, even if you
don’t own one of the
Koubachi plant sensors.
1 Tap to plant
It’s easy to organise and cultivate plants
with a device like Koubachi’s plant sensor.
2 The name of the rose
If you know which plants you’ll be growing,
you can use the app’s search tool to quickly
Its app starts with a garden plan with a strictly look them up. There are photos of thousands
rectangular layout on the screen, but the main of plants, with info such as the Latin name and
thing is to identify your plants. Tap to add one. the moisture and fertiliser levels each needs.
FINAL TOUCHES
FOR A RELAXING
GARDEN SPACE
When all the hard work’s done, it’s time to
kick back, relax and enjoy your smart garden
he whole point of doing portable options such as the Hue Go
T all that work in the
garden is so that you
lamp (£80), which has a rechargeable
battery, so you can use it outdoors
can kick back, grab occasionally. Philips supports Apple’s
a drink and relax in your personal HomeKit, so you can impress your
little paradise. There are some nice neighbours by using voice commands
gadgets that can help out here too. to control your lights, though this
A set of Bluetooth speakers will requires the latest Hue Bridge (£50).
always come in handy.
There are also smart lighting
systems designed specifically for
the garden. Osram’s app-controlled
Lightify range works well, and
includes special mini-spotlights (£70,
plus a £30 adaptor for your router)
that have a spiked base so you can
stick them in the ground around
the edge of a flower bed or a pond.
Philips’ Hue range isn’t quite so Philips’ Hue Go includes a mains adaptor, but it
garden-friendly, but it does include also has an integrated battery for portable use.
Jargon Buster
NPK refers to the
nitrogen, phosphorous
and potassium found
in garden fertilisers.
Different fertilisers
contain different levels
of each substance,
3 Leaf it to me
The Koubachi app can also help if you
come across a plant you don’t recognise. It will
4 Early warning
Once you’ve identified all your plants, the
sensor will know what conditions it needs to
indicated by numbers
such as 10-20-10 on the
label. Plant sensors can
ask a series of questions about leaf shape, the look out for. You can then set up the app to monitor fertiliser levels
stalk, and other details, and then suggest the notify you over Wi-Fi of any major changes to and warn you if a plant
type of plant it thinks you have. water, light, temperature and fertiliser levels. needs a bit of a top-up.
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16 Use all available screen space in the right part of the Dock: drag it
Consider hiding the Dock and the there from Finder. Hold ≈ and click stack to pick between showing apps,
menu bar so that windows can use a stack to set how it’s presented (as a docs and servers; enter the command
more space. Do this in the General and fan, grid or list of icons) and how its again if you want more than one.
Dock preference panes, respectively. contents are sorted. 23 Get your bearings The spaces
17 Adjust the Dock’s size 20 Icon size in grid-based stacks and full-screen apps in the top bar of
You can tweak the Dock’s height by When you open a stack that you’ve set Mission Control rearrange based on
dragging the dividing line near its to Grid view, use ç++ and ç+- to which you’ve used most recently.
right end, and magnify what’s under adjust the size of icons in it. If you find this disorienting, turn off
the pointer by ≈-clicking the divider 21 Open a recent item’s container the corresponding option at the top of
and choosing Turn Magnification On. OS X keeps track of recently used System Preferences > Mission Control.
18 Minimise into app icons apps, documents and servers for you Items in the top bar then stay in the
As you add many icons to the Dock, in Ö > Recent Items. Hold ç and the positions you drag them to.
24 Quicker access to the menu bar
On large displays in particular, moving
the pointer to the menu bar can be
wearing. In addition, if you’ve set the
menu bar to hide itself when you don’t
need it, the delay before it slides into
view can be annoying as well. Check
out PopClip (£4.99, Mac App Store),
which enables you to hold a key and
then click to access a replica of the
menu bar’s contents as a contextual
menu at the pointer’s position.
25 Keyboard menu access You can
keep your hands on the keyboard to
use the menu bar. Press ≈+& (and
ƒ on some keyboards), then use the
26 Stacks can show folder or file icons, which Image2Icon (img2icnsapp.com) can customise. arrows and ® to browse and choose.
40 See a space
Swiping horizontally with two
fingers on a Magic Mouse, or
three on a trackpad, moves
through your spaces one at a
time. To save time, hold å and
then click a space’s thumbnail in
the top bar to jump to it without
also exiting Mission Control.
69 Favourite tags
You can drag items onto tags in the sidebar
to assign them. Alternatively, choose Tags
in the contextual menu or click the Edit
Tags button in the toolbar, then type one’s
name; matches appear as you type, so you
may not have to type the whole thing.
Select a match using the arrow keys and ®.
65 Cumulative total 66 Smart Folders
Pressing ç+I opens one summary Smart Folders (File > New Smart 70 Search on a tag
for each item that’s selected. Press Folder) find all files and folders that Type a tag name in a Finder window’s search
≈+ç+I for a cumulative total. match your criteria. When specifying bar and the suggested results will include
Press å+ç+I to open a similar rules, hold å and click an ellipsis (…) matches. Select one and the window will show
window that summarises everything button to the right to add a nested items that carry that tag. More complex
that’s selected, but the total here group of rules to match against more criteria based on tags can be constructed by
updates as your selection changes. flexibly (‘Any’) or to exclude results choosing Other as the attribute for a Smart
To see size totals in List view, press (‘None’). To amend a saved Smart Folder criterion, then selecting Tags in the list
ç+J and turn on ‘Calculate all sizes’; Folder, open it, click the cog in the of all available ones.
this info can take a while to appear, toolbar and pick Show Search Criteria.
especially on a traditional hard drive. Click Save to preserve your changes. 71 Turn a tag into a stack
Tags are a helpful way to keep track of all
the files associated with a project. Often
you’ll just click a tag in Finder’s sidebar to
see all the files that have it attached, but
there’s another way that doesn’t depend on
you having a Finder window to hand. Drag a
tag from Finder’s sidebar to the right-hand
side of the dividing line in the Dock to turn
it into a stack, then ≈-click the stack to set
its presentation and sort options.
the option at the top-right corner to changed the view options (top right) Music. This is especially helpful for
Songs, then choose View > Column since starting playback of your own determining what’s stored on a portable
Browser > Show Column Browser. music, you’ll remain in that view. With Mac before going offline for some time.
Among the view options at the top right online radio, the New view becomes A reminder that you’re not viewing your
are artwork-related settings that make selected, but shows the album’s tracklist whole library appears across the top of
this layout look at least a little prettier. instead of its usual content. the view, with a shortcut to switch back.
use Safari’s tabs. Pressing the tab bar. To get started, Now Safari’s Smart Search
ç+t gives you a new one. open a site in any window, Field (address bar) works
You can drag tabs around then choose Window > Pin rather like Spotlight in
to rearrange them or move Tab. The site’s icon will slide responding to certain search
them between windows. to the left end of the tab bar terms with more than just
To merge a web page from and subsequently appear in website suggestions. Type
a window that has only one every Safari window. There’s ‘weather’ and you’ll get a
tab with another window, no escape! OK, there is: drag local forecast. Enter a major
103 Subscribe
Choose View > Show
you’ll need to make the tab pinned tabs away from that sports team to get its latest
Shared Links Sidebar and
bar visible (choose View > end of the tab bar to unpin result. Suggestions also
then click Subscriptions.
Show Tab Bar). Window > them. You can rearrange include things you can buy
Here, you can add and
Merge All Windows gathers pinned tabs simply by on Apple’s online stores, and
track feeds from your
all tabs in a single window. dragging them left or right. Wikipedia article synopses.
Favorites, so you don’t miss
important posts. If you get
the bug, consider a full-on
84 Search sites 85 Full address 86 Notifications RSS client such as Reeder
If Quick Website Search is Presumably in an attempt to It’s not just apps that can (reederapp.com) and a
enabled in Safari’s Search be minimal and tidy, Safari bug you throughout the day. service like feedly.com.
preferences, you can bypass no longer by default displays Now websites can also ask
a website’s homepage to a web page’s full address in permission to fling alerts
search its contents. All you the Smart Search Field. Click your way. It’s all too easy to
have to do is search on the around apple.com, say, and accidentally allow this when
site once. After that point, the field’s contents will stay a site first asks permission,
start typing the site’s unchanged throughout your so it’s worth periodically
address in the Smart Search visit. If that’s unnerving or checking out Safari’s
Field, tap Tab when it’s the annoying, tick ‘Show full Notifications preferences.
first suggestion, then type website address’ in Safari’s There, you can allow or deny
your search term. Press ® Advanced preferences. The an individual site’s ability to
and you’ll automatically be field then shows addresses trigger notifications. If you
sent to the site’s results in full. (Even with this setting never want any site to ask
page for your search terms – off, the full address is shown you, there’s a switch here
quite a time-saver! when you click in the field.) that prevents them doing so.
conversation and then click Details (or Spotlight. Opening it gives you a small network. You can do this in the Sharing
≈-click a contact in the sidebar and dialog box that needs the name or pane of System Preferences. Within that
choose Details). Click the overlapping Apple ID to connect to. Enter one and pane, you can give the Mac a unique
rectangles icon next to the contact’s click Connect. The recipient will receive name (handy if, for example, you have
name and invite them to share your a notification and be asked whether two Macs of the same type), and turn
screen or ask to see theirs. If control of they accept or decline the connection. on the likes of Screen Sharing and File
the screen isn’t granted, the viewer can If they agree, their desktop will appear Sharing. The defaults should be fine,
still click to highlight areas of it. in a window on your Mac. but you can limit access by accounts.
System Preferences
Make it easy to pick out a setting from the many your Mac offers
123 Mission Control 124 The menu bar 125 Open and Save
Some Mission Control animation can be You might wonder at what point the When opening and saving documents,
removed by entering defaults write menu bar animates, given it seemingly the Open and Save dialogs typically
com.apple.dock expose-animation- stays rooted in place. When you put an animate in as a sheet, which can seem
duration -float 0. This seems to app in full-screen mode and then move sluggish and also, again, cause issues
disable animation for Mission Control the pointer to the top of the screen, for people with vestibular disorders.
and viewing the Desktop (ç+£), but the menu bar animates in a manner Kill the animation with defaults write
not for App Exposé if any windows are similar to an auto-hiding Dock. If that -g NSWindowResizeTime 0.001.
minimised. Also, if you have many open annoys you, disable the animation with Note here that a setting of 0 will not
windows, you may get a split-second defaults write -g NSToolbarFullScr work. (0.2 is the default.) Furthermore,
delay on first opening Mission Control eenAnimationDuration -float 0; any changes you make will only take
after running this command. killall SystemUIServer. effect after an app is restarted.
Add to your MacBook’s built-in storage Boost a desktop Mac by making a If you can’t make a Fusion Drive for a
with a flush-fit SD card designed for Fusion Drive, which combines fast flash desktop Mac, install a larger and faster
your model, such as the Nifty MiniDrive storage with the large capacity of your hard drive instead to give OS X more
(minidrive.bynifty.com). Older models hard drive in a single volume. This is breathing room. To do it yourself you’ll
with optical drives can have that one possible in OS X 10.8.2 onwards, and is need to be brave enough to dive deep
replaced by a 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD done using the command-line version inside your Mac’s internals, and have a
in a special caddy; as this gives you an of Disk Utility and Apple’s Core Storage suitable dust-free environment in which
extra volume for files, create a symbolic tech. The SSD is best fitted internally or to work. You’ll find detailed instructions
link for Documents, say, so it’s easier to to a Thunderbolt or USB 3 port. (See for many Mac models on ifixit.com,
access directly from your startup disk. MF296 for a full project on doing this.) complete with photos to guide you.
132 Use your cores 133 Add memory 134 Even more RAM
In Activity Monitor, choose Window > In many Macs, it’s possible to increase Even if you bought your Mac with the
CPU History to keep an eye on the load the amount of memory (RAM). Check maximum amount of memory provided
placed on your processor’s cores. Older yours in Ö > About This Mac > Support > by Apple, it may be capable of taking
versions of some apps may hog a single Hardware Support and look for memory more. Check the Mactracker app’s
core, leaving the other cores only lightly upgrade instructions, or use Mactracker current recommendations, which take
loaded. If that’s the case, consider (free, Mac App Store). Recent versions into account more recent availability of
upgrading to the latest release (check of OS X need 2GB, but benefit from 4GB larger memory modules. Don’t use RAM
for a trial), which may make better use and come alive with 8GB or more. If you models other than those recommended,
of multiple cores. Sadly not all tasks can have less than 4GB, look seriously at as different ones are unlikely to work
be split across cores in this way, though. this – you may be able to do it yourself. properly and could damage your Mac.
Second-hand selling
Essential steps for protecting your purchases and files when selling an old Mac
144 Fix permissions 145 Disk first aid 146 Check manifests
When updating or upgrading versions of Sometimes updates can result in (or App installers (PKG files) that leverage
OS X prior to El Capitan, use Disk Utility worsen existing) disk problems. Running OS X’s built-in Installer app can be
to repair permissions on your startup Disk Utility’s First Aid feature is a good manually uninstalled by working out
disk after performing system software first-line treatment for such issues. It’s what was added and where. To see the
installations. This often fixes otherwise most effective when run from a volume full list of everything in a package, open
puzzling problems. It’s neither so easy other than your usual startup disk; use it and choose File > Show Files to display
nor so useful to do this in El Capitan OS X Recovery if it’s available. Beware a textual listing. This doesn’t include
due to System Integrity Protection (SIP), that some errors, such as cross-linked additional files created by the app post-
which prevents things tampering with files, are likely to lead to some data loss, install, such as preferences or additional
most system files, except for Apple hence the importance of ensuring you folders it may create in Library folders,
installers or in Recovery mode. have good backups before updating. but it helps you know what to remove.
147 App receipt list 148 Silent updates 149 Keep a fallback
All software updates and installations, Yosemite and El Capitan now undergo Before updating any app you depend
except those you perform by manually silent updates to security files, which on, ensure you either have a good Time
moving files, are recorded in the file may have odd effects. An update to the Machine backup of it, or make an extra
InstallHistory.plist in /Library/Receipts, XProtect security blacklist, say, might copy of the previous version. Should an
in chronological order from top to disable an old version of Flash or Java. update turn out to be dysfunctional,
bottom. If you’re unsure what has been Updates which affect SIP can disable or vital features are broken or missing,
installed or when, select that file in hardware such as network ports when you can then revert to your fallback
Finder and press the Spacebar to open your Mac is next started up. If you think copy and work normally again, waiting
it using Quick Look, then scroll to the a silent update has altered your Mac, for a further update to fix the problems.
end. Never edit the original: to browse check /Library/Receipts/InstallHistory. Make sure automatic updates aren’t
it in a text or XML editor, use a copy. plist to see what has occurred. enabled, so that you keep control.
Security settings
Understand more about locking down your Mac and keeping everything safe
218 Highlights
It’s easy for your eye to skip
a row or a column, so hold
å while the pointer is over a
cell to highlight the cell’s row
and column in blue. (If you
do this often, consider using
Numbers’ Alternating Row
216 Live counts Color formatting option,
Pages has a live word count, which makes it easier to read
which you can activate from across wide spreadsheets.)
the View menu or button.
Click it to see other stats
about your doc or selected
text, and choose which stat’s
always visible. You can also
drag the counter anywhere
on the page, or snap it to the
document’s horizontal centre.
245 FileVault
A Mac that could be lost or
stolen, and which contains
sensitive data, particularly
that covered by the Data
Protection Act, should be
encrypted using FileVault.
Turn this on in the Security
& Privacy pane, and keep
copies of the keys separate
for recovery purposes.
266 New calendars 272 To set up a repeating event, double-click (or 277 Drag/drop reminders
By default, OS X includes two calendars: force click) the event to view its details, then click Double-click one of your Reminders lists to
Work and Home. If you want to create a the date. Click the Repeat pop-up menu, then pick a open it in another window. You can drag a
new one – say, to separately keep track of frequency. To set the event to repeat on a schedule reminder from one list to another this way
events for a social group you run – choose not listed, such as on specific days, choose Custom. (or by dragging to a list name on the left)
File > New Calendar and enter a name. For by clicking in the space after its text but
a list of all calendars you’ve created, click before the ‘i’ to the right (note the change
the Calendars button (top left). Use the of cursor). This is useful if Siri on your iOS
checkboxes next to each of the calendars device defaults to a particular list that
to decide which appear in the main view. happens to be the wrong one for an item.
284 With multiple cams 290 If you watch videos in iTunes with subtitles but 295 Open an app
If you have more than one camera, such as dislike their style, go to Accessibility preferences, There’s no guarantee entering an app’s
an iPhone and a DSLR, and you use Image select Captions on the left, then choose a preset or name in Spotlight will list it above other
Capture to import from them to a folder on click + to pick a font, colour, size and background, results. Launchpad is more reliable: recent
your Mac, connect and select a camera on
and to stop videos overriding your choices. Mac keyboards have a dedicated key in the
the left, then open the Import To pop-up top row to open it. On others, set up a key
menu and choose ‘Make subfolders per combo in the Keyboards pane > Shortcuts
camera’. Importing then creates a folder > Launchpad & Dock. In Launchpad, type
based on the camera/storage card name in an app’s name, select a match using the
whatever folder you choose in that pop-up. arrow keys, and press ® to open that app.
54–55
BROWSE THE
WEB IN PRIVATE
Keep online activity
under wraps to avoid NEW
spoiling family surprises EDITED BY ALAN STONEBRIDGE IDEAS
56–57 Your new-look guide to
MAKE YOUR getting more from
OWN EBOOKS your Apple kit
Use Apple’s free tool
to make great-looking
books with interactivity
58–60 DISCOVER
WHAT’S NEW
MAKE YOUR OWN IN iOS 9.3
CLOUD STORAGE p62
The cloud is really just
an online server, so you
can make up your own
62–63
NEW FEATURES
IN iOS 9.3
Discover Night Shift
and other new features
for iPhone and iPad Understand iOS gestures
64–65 A tap is a brief contact of Swipe means move one or Pinch means move two
MASTER (usually) one finger on your more fingers across an item fingers together or apart,
AFFINITY PHOTO device’s screen. or the screen, then let go. usually to zoom in or out.
Make your landscape
photos look stunning To drag is to move a finger A flick is like swiping, but it’s Touch and hold means lightly
with a graduated filter across the screen to scroll quicker, and is often used to rest your finger on an item
or pan around content. scroll content more quickly. and wait for a reaction.
66–69
ADD AIRPRINT TO
YOUR PRINTER Master Mac keyboard shortcuts
Add wireless printing
for your Mac, iPhone When you see a shortcut like ≈ means the Control key, insertion point. Press ƒ+ ∫
and iPad at low cost ç+å+C, hold all but the labelled ctrl, and shown as ^ to delete to the right.
last key, then press that one. in shortcuts in the menu bar.
† is the Tab key, which shifts
ç is the Command key, ß is the Shift key, which is the focus between some
which is also labelled cmd. typically just labelled shift. controls in windows and web
forms. Turn on Full Keyboard
å means the Option key, ∫ means the Delete key, Access in System Preferences
labelled alt or opt. which deletes to the left of the to jump between all controls.
1 3
Shortcuts Private
In View > browsing
Customize 1 2 Any activity in
3
Toolbar, you can a Safari window
add buttons for whose address
your browsing bar is dark grey
history and isn’t recorded
favourite sites. on your Mac.
This includes
2 any files you
Show all tabs download, which
This displays all are omitted from
the open tabs the browser’s
from the current Downloads list.
Safari window as
thumbnails, and
tabs left open on
your iOS devices.
Genius Tip!
The ultimate way to
cover your tracks is to
use your Mac’s guest
account. Everything you
do in it is deleted when
you log out of it.
1 Choose a template
The Template Chooser makes layout
decisions extremely easy. If you want an
2 The Blank template
Alternatively just pick the ‘Blank’
template to get the kind of empty page
3 Add a cover design
Begin with your book’s cover, called
Book Title on the left. This will be shown
easy life, just pick a template that you like starting point you get in professional in your iBooks library and on the iBooks
the look of – for horizontal or portrait desktop publishing tools. Choose this if Store, so make it look good small as well
layout – and add your content to it. You you want to create layouts from scratch, as large. Add an image, then enter and
can adjust almost anything about it. though we’ll work with a template. format a title (View > Show Format Bar).
2 4
Configure 4 Detailed
ownCloud overview
Click ownCloud’s The main view
menu bar icon to lets you browse
access server and your sync folder
client settings, in greater detail,
and to review and switch
recent changes. user accounts.
We covered the process of sharing folders both ‘Enable file sharing’ and ‘Share disks over
over the internet using an AirPort Extreme WAN’ to allow access over the internet, then
router back in MF293, but here are the basic choose ‘With accounts’ from the ‘Secure
steps you need to follow: first, open System Shared Disks’ pop-up menu. Click Update and
Preferences and click iCloud, scroll down the choose to restart the router. Once done, you
list of services, put a check mark next to ‘Back should have access to the disks over the
to My Mac’ and wait. If your firewall throws up internet through Back to My Mac.
a warning, make sure you give Back to My Mac Jargon Buster
the access it needs. Once done, you’ll be able A full-blown cloud solution NAS stands for
to access that Mac’s drive whenever you’re If you want a fully functional alternative to the Network Attached
signed in to your iCloud account on another likes of Dropbox and iCloud Drive, you’ll need Storage, and refers to
Mac with internet access. Just enable the to explore an alternative method: ownCloud hard drives that are
feature on all your Macs and you’ll be able to Server (owncloud.com). This open-source connected directly to
access any of them securely when required. software solution offers the same features as your network using
Back to My Mac also works with any USB cloud storage, but your data is stored inside an Ethernet cable.
hard drive connected to your AirPort Extreme your own network on a file server, so there
router, as well as the internal drive of a Time are no subscriptions to pay and you retain
Capsule. The drive needs to be formatted with complete control over who gets to access it.
Apple’s OS X Extended file system. This will You’ll have to pay upfront for your file
wipe the drive, so back up its contents first. server, which can either be a NAS drive that
Next, connect it to your Mac, open Disk Utility supports ownCloud, or a PC running Linux.
and format the drive using the recommended If you go down the NAS drive route, Zyxel and
OS X Extended (Journaled) option, and then Synology drives support ownCloud – just make
connect it to your AirPort Extreme router. sure you purchase a model with enough Genius Tip!
Open AirPort Utility (from /Applications/ processing power to run it efficiently. Zyxel’s In ownCloud’s web
Utilities), click your router’s icon in it, and click NAS520 (£110, plus the cost of hard drives) interface, select admin >
Edit in the pop-over. In the Base Station tab, is a reasonable entry-level model, but if you Admin, then ‘Server-
link Back to My Mac to your Apple ID (you can want maximum performance, try Synology’s side encryption’ to add
link it to multiple IDs if you want). Next, switch LinkStation DS216+ (£240, plus the cost of extra protection to the
to the Disks tab and put a check mark next to drives – see review in MF299) instead. files on your server.
If your budget doesn’t stretch that far, should have few problems. To avoid issues
then consider pairing a USB hard drive with with access permissions on the Pi, make sure
the inexpensive Raspberry Pi 3 – a starter you format the USB drive in ext3 format.
kit costs about £50 from thepihut.com,
including a case, cables, a power adapter Sync your files
and a MicroSD card preloaded with NOOBS. Once ownCloud is installed, the step-by-step
Jargon Buster The Pi 3 has a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, guide below walks you through the key steps
If you plan to use your which should provide decent performance. in setting up the server, as well as downloading
ownCloud server over You then need to install ownCloud on your the client on your Mac, which makes it easy
the internet, set up file server. NAS users need to install it from to set up and manage the syncing of folders.
a free static address at their drive’s package manager. Version 7.0.4 It’s pretty straightforward, but refer back to
noip.com/free to ensure is provided with Zyxel drives, but LinkStation the annotation on the previous page, which
you can reach it. owners first need to add the SynoCommunity reveals some useful tips and tricks. You can
repository – see synocommunity.com for info. also install the free ownCloud app on your
Installation on Pi is less straightforward, but if iPhone, iPad or Android device to get access
you follow the guide at bit.ly/owncloudpi you to your files on those too. Nick Peers
4 Log in as a user
Click admin > Logout. Now log in as
the user you just created to set up your
5 Set up client
Launch the app and enter the
address for your ownCloud server. Click
6 Browser configuration
Explore the options given for your
personal user profile through the web
personal storage space through your Next, trust the certificate that’s shown, interface – you can tweak your profile
web browser. Start by clicking the link to log in with your user details, and then (using the username menu), access files
download and install the client software choose what to sync, and which folder through the browser, and even recover
on your Mac. on your Mac to sync it to. deleted files too.
1 Developing agent
One way to set a graduated filter is to
use a series of adjustment layers, then
2 Get the foreground right 3 Create an overlay
Before you go further, get the pic’s
foreground ready, including saturation
Press g to select the Gradient tool.
Drag downwards from the top-centre of
put a layer mask over the top, which or exposure tweaks. Once you leave the your image and you’ll see a red overlay
allows later alteration. We’ll use a method Develop persona, any changes you make that fades at the bottom. For our image,
that can’t be changed after saving, but is will affect the entire image, so get the we’ve dragged until the overlay’s bottom
faster. Switch to the Develop persona. foreground looking how you want. rests on the foreground’s top edge.
4 Fix exposure
In the panel on the right, select the
Basic tab and click on the main Exposure
5 Saturate weak colours 6 Go easy on adjustments
The main problem with this image
is saturation – the sky isn’t blue enough
If your changes start to look a bit
dramatic, it’s often worth dialling them
slider at the top of that tab. As soon as to do the scene justice. Further down the back. Edits that look great on a glossy
you start dragging it left to reduce the Basic tab, drag the Saturation slider right screen can look silly in print – you’re
exposure in your image, you’ll see the top to embolden the colours in your image. aiming to perfect your image, not make
part of your image start to change. A tug on Vibrance can work wonders too. it unrecognisable from the original.
1 Set up a password
In Settings > Notes, tap Password and
enter one to use with this app only. You
2 Protect a note
Open a note, then tap the Share icon
and choose Lock Note. You can’t protect
3 Reset the password
When you unlock a note, all of them
become accessible until you tap the lock
can set a reminder (Apple can’t help with notes that have audio, video, a PDF or an icon, force the app to close, or lock your
a forgotten password), and allow access iWork document attached, and locking is device. Changing the password updates
using Touch ID – be careful that anyone available for notes stored on your device notes protected by the old one. Resetting
registered to use it can unlock notes. or in iCloud, but not other account types. it leaves them alone, in case you recall it.
Make an
AirPlay receiver
Don’t miss out
on our advice in
MF298, see p78
for details
wired keyboards have two built-in USB ports, the network icon in the top-right corner to
allowing you to connect the mouse through connect to your local Wi-Fi network. Jargon Buster
that. Or, consider this budget wireless Next, it’s time to get your hands dirty using CUPS stands for
keyboard and mouse set (£12.99 from bit.ly/ Raspbian’s Terminal. Click the shortcut to it Common Unix Printing
xentainput), which share a single USB receiver. (the black monitor) in the menu bar. First, if System, and is an
your printer is connected using USB, enter open-source technology
Basic installation lsusb. (Skip this if you’re planning to connect developed by Apple to
Start by inserting the NOOBS card into your to a network printer.) This lists all the USB- allow a computer to act
Pi Zero, then connect the Broadcom adaptor connected devices on your Pi, among which as a print server.
to the Pi using the USB converter cable. you should see your printer’s manufacturer,
Connect the keyboard to one USB port on the confirming it’s connected.
adaptor, plug the mouse into the keyboard, Enter sudo apt-get update && sudo
and your USB printer on the other port. apt-get upgrade to ensure installed packages
Switch on the printer and monitor, then plug are up to date, then the following command to
in the power – there’s no switch so, if all is well, install the Samba sharing components and the
the Pi should start up immediately. CUPS printing system: sudo apt-get install
You’ll see a screen with just one entry: samba && sudo apt-get install cups.
Raspbian. Select that, then click the Install Follow any prompts and, after both packages
button followed by Yes, and wait for the files
to be copied. This is a lengthy process, so be
patient – while you wait, verify the language
and keyboard settings are correct at the
bottom of the screen. Once complete, click Genius Tip!
OK to restart the Pi Zero in Raspbian. Visit bit.ly/pivnc for
You’ll see a series of scrolling messages, details on setting up
and after about a minute the screen will go VNC software on your
blank – again, be patient, and the Raspbian Pi, which enables you to
desktop should eventually appear (future remotely access the Pi’s
startups are much quicker). Test both the Once the AirPrint server is set up, your printer is also desktop from your Mac
keyboard and mouse are working, then click accessible from your Mac and other computers too. to administer it.
2 4
Accessories USB hub
You’ll need a 2 This Broadcom
MicroSD card, hub includes two
plus adaptors 4 USB ports and
to connect a built-in Wi-Fi
your monitor, 2 adapter. It does
a keyboard not require a
and a printer. power supply.
have been installed, enter this command, take effect. To verify your settings, enter
Jargon Buster which lets you set up and manage your printer: ifconfig in Terminal. If there’s no reference to
NOOBS is software sudo usermod -a -G lpadmin pi. power management, it has been disabled.
that comes preloaded Printer setup is the trickiest part of the The final step of the process is simply to
on SD cards for Pi (or it process, depending on whether it’s supported install a single app to enable AirPrint support,
can be downloaded) to and what drivers are available for it, but at again from the command line: sudo apt-get
simplify the installation least CUPS is configured through your web install avahi-discover. Once done, that is
of Raspbian and other browser, providing you with a more user- literally it. On your iPad or iPhone you should
operating systems. friendly interface. The walkthrough opposite find your printer is now visible as an AirPrint
will help you with this part of the process. destination and, crucially, that it works.
Once you’ve successfully printed a test
page, there’s just one last tweak: switch to Make it headless
CUPS’ Administration tab, turn on ‘Share There’s no need to keep the keyboard or
printers connected to this system’ (and ‘Allow monitor connected now, but it’s handy to
printing from the internet’ if required), then perform a few tweaks should you need to
click ‘Change Settings’. Your printer will now access the Pi Zero later on. First, support for
be set up, shared and ready for the final stage. command-line access via your Mac’s Terminal
app is already set up – just enter the following
Set up AirPrint command to log on: ssh pi@raspberrypi.
The Pi’s Wi-Fi adaptor has power management local and enter yes when prompted, followed
switched on, which can cause problems, so by your password, which is raspberry, and
Genius Tip! let’s disable it (its power consumption is you’ll find yourself at the Pi’s command line.
Once Raspbian is minimal anyway). In Terminal, enter sudo If you want remote access to the Pi’s graphical
configured, go to Menu > nano /etc/network/interfaces. Find the desktop, you’ll need to install VNC software on
Preferences > Raspberry first line that begins ‘wpa-conf’, and on a new it – see the Genius tip on page 67 for details.
Pi Configuration and line directly beneath it, above the ‘allow- You can now shut down your Pi Zero,
choose ‘To CLI’ next hotplug wlan1’ line, type wireless-power off. disconnect the keyboard and monitor, then
to Boot to quicken the Press ≈+x, then y when prompted to power it back up. Congratulations, your printer
time it takes the print save your changes. Close the Terminal window, is now AirPrint-enabled and easily accessible
server to start up. then reboot your Pi Zero for the change to from other computers too.
Best Buys!
Give your Pi Zero extra
protection and reduce
the number of cables
you need to connect
with these optional
extras. You can get
the case and shim from
shop.pimoroni.com,
1 Access CUPS
In the menu bar, choose Menu > Internet >
Epiphany Web Browser. Type 127.0.0.1:631 into
2 Select your printer
Enter your user credentials (unless you’ve
customised them, the username is pi and the
and the Wi-Fi adaptor
from modmypi.com.
the browser’s address bar and then press ® password is raspberry), then click OK. Your
to access the CUPS management interface. printer should be listed under Local Printers
Switch to its Administration tab and then click and/or Discovered Network Printers. Select
the Add Printer button. your desired connection and click Continue.
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Get rid of persistent
adware you didn’t want
in the first place EXPERT
EDITED BY HOWARD OAKLEY ADVICE
72–73
NETWORKING Our resident genius
Trace a route back to solves your Mac and
the internet with this
plain connection advice
How can I break iOS problems
Networking
Trace a route back to the internet with
plain advice that’ll help you stay connected
Networking
quick-fire
questions
Are powerline
adaptors as good
as Ethernet?
> With good quality
modern mains cabling
they can achieve the Macs and other
same gigabit transfer devices that seldom
move are best
speeds as dedicated assigned static IP
Ethernet connections. addresses, rather
They can be more than using DHCP.
susceptible to electrical
interference though,
which Ethernet cabling
is designed to minimise.
If you can afford to run
Category 5e or better
Lost network connection
cabling, Ethernet should My iMac is connected via Ethernet refer to Devolo’s documentation to interpret
deliver more consistent
network performance.
Q cable to a Devolo 1200+ Wi-Fi hub,
and the Devolo at the other end
what their current status indicates. If that
doesn’t fix the problem, move your iMac to
connects via another Ethernet cable to my connect direct to the Home Hub using an
BT Home Hub 5 to reach the internet. Ethernet cable, to prove that you can hook up
Although this worked fine, the iMac has now to the router correctly.
lost its internet connection, and its Network Unless your iMac is mobile – that is, you
pane shows a self-assigned IP address. How take it to other locations and use it on another
can I restore the internet connection? network – assign it a static IP address on the
How can I tell if a by J O H N S T U B B S same subnet as the router. The normal default
network device address for Home Hubs is 192.168.1.254, so
provides DHCP? Check that all physical connections give your iMac an address of 192.168.1.1, with a
> Check the device’s
user guide, then
A are sound, and that none of the
cables have been disturbed during
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Using Network
Utility on your iMac, select the Ping tool, and
connect to its admin cleaning. Inspect the Devolo adaptors and prove that it can see the router by pinging its
interface. If you already ensure their LEDs are white. If they aren’t, IP address of 192.168.1.254.
have another device To ensure the router doesn’t try to allocate
providing DHCP you It’s best to assign a your iMac's new static address to another
should be able to device, connect to its admin page and set it to
disable that service static IP address to each use DHCP to allocate addresses in the range
altogether, or limit the 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.250. Check no other
range of IP addresses device that remains at device on your network is issuing IP addresses
that your primary DHCP using DHCP, which would conflict with the
server can allocate. home on your network router: if there is, turn off its DHCP server.
Can I improve my
internet speed by
using Wi-Fi too?
> Ethernet and most
modern Wi-Fi networks
are much faster than
the majority of internet
connections. Hooking
up your Mac to the
same router using both
Ethernet and Wi-Fi
won’t make a positive
difference to the net
This log shows what happened when Apple inadvertently With the extension disabled, the Ethernet port's MAC transfer speed, and
blacklisted the kernel extension needed for Ethernet. address was unreadable, causing many other problems. could even reduce
it slightly.
Mac Software
Ease your app-fuelled anxieties and get your
productivity back on track with this advice
Software Getting Amazon Prime Video to work
quick-fire
questions I have taken out a free
the sender's mail address? a basic rule to move messages to different Why do some new
by P A U L S T A N T O N custom mailboxes in Mail according to the messages not
sender's address, then to manually save from appear in Mail?
The most practical way to do this each of those mailboxes as needed. > Try rebuilding your
A directly in Mail is by setting a rule,
which requires AppleScript, but is
inbox (or the mailbox
where new messages
non-trivial. If you want to try your hand at it, should appear): select it,
there’s a helpful example at bit.ly/1VV4wNu then choose Mailbox >
that performs the same task for attachments Rebuild. If you have
to get you started. an old version of Mail,
You may find it easier to use a set of some people have had
simpler rules, each of which calls a separate problems, particularly
AppleScript to actually perform the task with Smart Mailboxes;
of saving. For example, if you get a lot of updating to the latest
messages from me@me.com, you could make Use rules in Mail to deal with new messages, but beware release of Yosemite or
a rule in Mail's preferences which handles all that your desired action may require coding AppleScript. El Capitan should help.
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INSTALL AN SSD
Learn how to remove
A new hard disk and a fresh battery
the stock hard drive and
connect a replacement.
will revitalise this 2008 MacBook Air
hristian has given me a first-gen
C MacBook Air to refurbish this month.
At eight years old, it’s very old for
a laptop, but it can just about run OS X Lion,
so it could still be useful. What it really needs
is a speed boost, but its processor, graphics
chip and memory are all soldered onto the
motherboard, so I can do nothing about them.
I can change the hard disk though. The current
one has a pitiful 80GB capacity – I have more
storage in the cloud! Fitting a 128GB SSD will
give me more room for apps and documents,
and improve loading times. I can improve the
battery life, too. The original one is well past
its nominal lifespan of
500 charge cycles, and Fewer parts of a
is down to about half of MacBook Air are
its original 4.5-hour ugpradeable than
older MacBooks,
Contact us duration. Swapping it for but you can still
an aftermarket battery is revitalise one.
an easy way to freshen
Email your queries up this laptop.
and your questions to
lovemac@macformat.com
Hardware
quick-fire
questions
Can I use Time
Machine to backup
A breath of
fresh Air
the drive instead?
> You can, but it’s more
work. You can’t start up
from a Time Machine
volume, so you’ll need
to restore a working
operating system first. Boost your first-gen MacBook Air’s
Since the new disk won’t
have a Lion Recovery performance with two easy upgrades
Partition on it, you’d
need to pay Apple for a 1 2
Lion thumb drive, build Ports Screen
your own from the Lion To preserve its sleek lines, The 13.3-inch display has
installer from the Mac the first-gen MacBook Air has a resolution of 1280x800
App Store, or use the a single USB port, headphone pixels, so you can watch
Recovery Disk Assistant jack and Mini DisplayPort. 720p movies on it. 2
(apple.co/1Sc8HSA).
Cloning the original disk 3 4
before swapping drives Networking Weight
is much simpler. This MacBook doesn’t At 1.36kg, the 2008
have built-in Ethernet or MacBook Air is nigh on
FireWire ports, only the same weight as the
Wi-Fi and USB. current 13-inch model.
5 6
CPU Soldered memory
The 1.6GHz Intel Core Duo The biggest limitation of
SuperDuper is an easy way to processor is about this MacBook Air is that its
copy the contents of an old three-and-a-half times memory is soldered in place,
disk to a replacement one. less powerful than the so it can’t be upgraded past
Early 2015 MacBook Air. the standard 2GB.
Can I connect the
MacBook Air to an
HDMI monitor?
> Yes, you can. You’ll
need a Mini DisplayPort
to HDMI adaptor, which
will cost you less than
£10 from Amazon. 6 5
Your external monitor
probably has a much
higher native resolution
(likely 1920x1080) than
the 2008 MacBook Air’s
built-in display, but most
monitors will upscale
4
a mirrored desktop
without too much
loss of sharpness.
1 3
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The ribbon cable from the old drive is
held in place by a small black bar latch.
2 Drive caddy
SSDs aren’t vulnerable to vibration,
unlike traditional spinning hard disks, so
3 Screw clearance
There’s a thin black wire that runs
along the top edge of the drive caddy.
This is covered by black tape. Peel the you don’t need to worry about reusing One of the clips that holds this in place is
tape away, and push the bar away from the foam padding glued to the old drive. glued directly over the caddy fixing screw
the drive and toward the cable to unlock You will need the rubber shock absorber in the top-right corner. You don’t need to
it. Next, remove the ribbon cable, insert surround so the SSD fits in the drive bother replacing this clip, but make sure
it into the replacement SSD, and pull the frame. Make sure it’s the right way round that the black wire is clear of the screw
bar latch back towards the drive. to line up with the screw mounting points. holes for the laptop’s backplate.
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Lights
Automate your lights
Blinds so they’re on when
you come home.
Don’t waste time in the
morning: have HomeKit
open the blinds for you.
Thermostat
Keep your home at a
comfortable temperature,
right from your iPhone.
M
ost homes are pretty Thanks to home automation, you making your home truly smart.
dumb when you can go from home to ‘smart home’ Although HomeKit first
think about it: you without the need for an expensive appeared in iOS 8, it has taken
have to physically team of professionals – Apple’s smart device makers a little while
lock and unlock the HomeKit does away with all of that. to catch up. The great thing about
doors, manually switch lights on HomeKit not only enables you to it is that it’s so simple to set up and
and off, use timers to fire up and control the heating and lighting from use, and you can use it in more
shut down your central heating… your iOS device, but also enables than one location – your home and
it all seems rather archaic now. these devices to work together, your office, say. Let’s get started…
T
he thing that really set to carry out the opposite actions
separates an ordinary when you arrive home too, if that’s
home from a smart home what you want.
is the ability to create
custom actions. In old Smarter living
school computer-speak you might call HomeKit, like most smart home
these macros – triggers for a series of systems, offers different levels of
commands or tasks that are carried granularity. You can create a ‘home’,
out together or in sequence. comprising every room and all of the
Imagine that you’re driving home smart home systems contained within
and want to be assured of a warm them; ‘rooms’, which can be tailored
welcome. You could simply say, “Hey to control devices in different rooms
Siri, I’m coming home” to have it relay in your home – you could have one
that command to HomeKit-compatible called ‘kitchen’ or ‘living room’,
devices in your house, switching on for example; and you can also have
the lights and the heating so that ‘zones’, which can comprise whole
everything is ready for when you walk areas of your home – ‘upstairs’ and
up to your front door. ‘downstairs’, for example.
HomeKit also includes support Another smart home feature is Smart lights are some of the most useful and least
for geofencing – a wireless boundary something called a ‘scene’. These are expensive products to feature HomeKit integration.
around your home that can be set the custom actions we referred to
so it automatically locks the doors, above. Scenes are incredibly powerful down the heating, switching off the
closes the windows, switches down and can be both time and location- lights and locking all your doors when
the heating and turns off the lights based. Instead of you having to you’re about to turn in for the night,
whenever you depart – and it can be wander around the house turning you could simply create a ‘bedtime’
scene using the smart home app on
your iPad or iPhone, then tap it or say
“Hey Siri, bedtime” to perform all of
these things for you. Clever, eh?
HomeKit devices usually rely on
Bluetooth Low Energy (also known as
Bluetooth Smart) and/or Wi-Fi to relay
the actions that you want to carry out,
which is fine when you’re at home.
But what if you’re away?
Genius Tip!
Elgato’s Eve app gives
you the ability to create
‘rules’, which enable
certain actions to take
place when particular
conditions are met.
A rule contains three
components: Triggers,
Conditions and Scenes.
5 Create a zone
If you have multiple HomeKit devices, you
can assign zones to them. Here we’re adding
6 Create a scene
HomeKit can also create scenes – macros
that cause certain HomeKit actions to take
HomeKit devices,
because they enable
your smart home kit to
our smart plug to a zone called ‘Downstairs’. place. Here we’ve made a ‘Good Morning’ take certain actions
So, when we say, “Hey Siri, turn off the lights scene, which automatically switches on the without you having to
downstairs”, it will do exactly that. lights when we say, “Hey, Siri, good morning”. do them manually.
Siri commands
Need your smart home to do something? Just ask Siri
G
oing hand in hand with The complete list of HomeKit
HomeKit, of course, commands is at apple.co/1MAVC5V,
is Siri, iOS’s virtual but here are a few examples:
personal assistant.
This means that instead “Turn on the lights”
of opening an app and tapping to “Turn off the lights”
get your smart home gear to do “Set the temperature to 22 degrees”
something, you can ask Siri instead. “Turn on the printer in the office”
Before you start using Siri to “Turn on the living room lights” or
control your home, you need to give “Turn off the living room lights
every HomeKit-compatible device “Set the home to 22 degrees”
in your home a unique name that “Set the thermostat downstairs
Siri will recognise. You can’t just to 18 degrees”
say, “Hey Siri, switch the table lamp “Goodnight”
on” if you have more than one table
lamp. The good news is that you can As more HomeKit-enabled devices
also use Siri to action any Scenes become available, the more
you’ve set up, so saying “Hey Siri, capable Siri will come. At WWDC
I’m home” will automatically trigger 2015, Apple announced it was
lights, heating and anything else adding support for blinds, alarms,
that you have included as part sensors, doors and windows, as
of your ‘Home’ scene. Creating a well as programmable switches to
‘Goodnight’ scene will also enable HomeKit, which can be accessed
Siri to switch off lights and turn securely using the HomeKit Access
down your heating, simply by you Protocol (HAP), which runs on top
saying “Hey Siri, goodnight”. of Bluetooth.
Alternative tech
The ability to take control of include ZigBee (zigbee.org), an
smart devices in your home may open standards, cross-platform
seem like a recent development, wireless technology that’s been
but the technology has been around since 2002. There’s also
around for many years – and Z-Wave (z-wave.com), a proprietary
Apple is far from alone in wanting home automation technology
to command this space. One-time that’s already been integrated into
Apple Store darling Nest (nest. hundreds of devices, and is iOS-
com) was snatched up by Google and Apple Watch-compatible. For
in 2014, with the company creating iOS users, HomeKit naturally offers
its own set of ‘Works with Nest’ the easiest way to get started, but
APIs that gadget makers can rivals such as Savant (savant.com)
harness for their own devices, and have deeper integration with older Nest is one of the most popular routes
it’s iOS-compatible. Rivals also home automation systems. into creating your first smart home.
This thermostat enables you to take control of your This kit of three smart
home’s heating from your iOS device, from home bulbs and a HomeKit-
or the other side of the world. You can set custom compatible bridge is
on/off times plus temperatures everything you need
for different times of day, and to enjoy atmospheric
Auto Adapt cleverly adjusts lighting at home. You
your heating based on outside can create custom on/off schedules and change the
temperature. Netatmo reckons bulb colours to suit your mood, from presets or by
it can also shave up to 37% off picking your own. You can sync the bulbs with music
your energy bill. and movies, and control up to 50 from one bridge.
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APPLE KIT
Our look at the new
iPad Pro & iPhone SE
102–104
MAC SOFTWARE
Apps to enhance your
Finder, and more!
105
iOS SOFTWARE
New photo editor, and
a cool tool for writers
ALTERNATIVE CHOICES
SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS
32, 128, or 256GB 16 or 64GB
2732x2048-pixel display 2048x1536-pixel display
at 264 ppi at 264 ppi
A9X and M9 chips A8X and M8 chips
8MP iSight camera 8MP iSight camera
1080p video recording 1080p video recording
at 30fps at 30fps
Apple’s much-loved Pencil, but how does it preferred option, it’s the most compelling
perform over the many other iPad models that upgrade in the iPad range so far.
are still available to buy today? The final additions that bolster the Pro
It’s powered by the same A9X and M9 nature of this iPad are a 12MP camera, the
processors from the larger iPad Pro, although same as the iPhone 6s and, for the first time
the Geekbench 3 app confirms that this one’s on an iPad, a flash. It’s easy to snigger at iPad
A9X is fractionally underclocked at 2.13GHz, photography or video shooting, but with this
compared to 2.24GHz in the 12.9-inch Pro. model in your hand you won’t feel like an
Any app we used to find any recognisable amateur – you’ve got some great photo and
performance difference concluded nothing – video kit here. 4K recording is made all the
this model is every bit as powerful as it’s more compelling with iMovie’s 4K editing
bigger sibling, and having half the RAM (2GB update, but perhaps more useful is the 60fps
here) makes no apparent difference either. setting for 1080p video recordings, in contrast
Our Geekbench tests (taking an average with the 30fps limit on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. VERDICT
of three results) recorded the 9.7-inch iPad at The camera protrudes from the body, just It’s the perfect
5,292 points compared to the 12.9-inch’s 5,508 like on the iPhone 6 and 6s, but this didn’t package for a tablet,
on the multicore test. Comparing that to the detract from our enjoyment, and the annoying delivering amazing
iPad Air 2, it’s in the region of 20% better. wobble you would expect with the iPad laid performance, with
Both Pros significantly outperform the rest flat on a table is avoided. We also love the new key features from the
of the iPad range, and the slight differences design for cellular models, which dispenses flagship iPhone 6s.
between their benchmark scores shouldn’t be with the black or white plastic block in favour
a factor in choosing which is right for you – of an aluminium area instead. Of course, this +++++
they are both Pro by name for a very good being an iPad Pro, it’s also equipped with Stunning performer
reason. We don’t doubt that this iPad was Apple’s Smart Connector, which allows you Apple Pencil support
released because of the swell of buyers who to attach its external Smart Keyboard for a 12MP/4K shooting
still want this screen size. If 9.7-inches is your more laptop-like experience. Smartest chassis yet
iPhone SE
Mini but mighty, the latest iPhone
is simply a wonder to use
Reviewed by ALEX BLAKE
he iPad has iPad, while the iPad sits in a (something that’d quickly
T become a de facto
tool for children's
base unit, slightly tilted back.
The area immediately in
frustrate a child if it were too
fussy). In the Numbers game,
entertainment and early front of the child becomes for example, it takes just a
years education, but if you the 'playing field', and fraction of a second to add up
fear your little ones are through word, number and the total of the tiles that a
getting too much screen creative games a child can child has arranged, and they
VERDICT time, this is a worthwhile use their hands away from don't need to be at all straight
A combination of addition to their fun. the touchscreen to engage or neatly arranged, Osmo
the physical and Osmo regains what your with the educational games. just 'sees' it (as long as they
virtual world that child may have been lacking You soon realise that it's aren’t out of camera range).
really works well. through overuse of the because of the speedy camera Osmo is simple, fast, and
touchscreen – real-world recognition that this device generally has good quality
+++++ interaction. Here, a small really does work well – it's games. But, many App Store
Kids will love it mirror is placed over the also rather forgiving in terms learning apps go deeper for
Longevity is an issue front-facing camera of the of accuracy of placement less cost. CHRISTIAN HALL
he 360fly is like
T no other action
camera. The
exterior is formed of
geometric patterns that
form a spherical shape,
to capture video in all resistant up to 50m – though the frame is softer and lacks
directions. There’s no a little rubber plug needs to detail, although tone and
housing for the lens, so it’s be inserted into the mic hole. colour are good.
VERDICT remarkably open to the Although the camera All operations for the
Share stunning elements, but we found it is ‘360’, this refers to the camera are handled by the
and immersive stood up to a variety of horizontal rotation – you Bluetooth-enabled 360fly
360° video easily and weather conditions. actually get a 240° field of app. It’s easy to use, but
without adding extras. Elsewhere on the body, view vertically. As the lens we would have liked some
you’ll find a small on/off points up, the sharpest part flexibility over white
+++++ push button on the side, and of the what’s captured is balance, sensitivity and
Well-designed app an even smaller microphone directly above the camera; frame rate settings.
Lacks adjustments hole. The camera is water- footage around the edges of ALI JENNINGS
Philips 276E6ADSS
A reasonably priced display
that’s great for design work
Reviewed by KEITH MARTIN
A room-filling and surprisingly powerful A solid speaker with good input and output
speaker with Spotify Connect and a seamless options, but perhaps lacking the design finesse
set-up process. A superb performer. and transparent set-up options of some rivals.
COLOUR LASER
Good quality laser
printers aren’t just
for big business
users any more
Reviewed by CLIFF JOSEPH
PRINTERS
ON TEST…
Brother HL-3150CDW
Canon LBP7110Cw
Dell H625cdw
Epson Aculaser C2900N
Samsung Xpress C1810W
Xerox Phaser 6500
raditionally, the printer market review can churn out pages at speeds no How we tested
T has been divided into two quite
distinct categories. Inkjet printers
comparably-priced inkjet printer can hope
to match. A low-cost laser printer does have
To assess text quality
we used a text-only
were the low-cost option for home users, to make some compromises, though. You’re document in Microsoft
while businesses had to fork out hundreds – unlikely to find a multifunction laser printer Word, which included a
or even thousands – of pounds for high-speed, that also includes a scanner, copier or fax for number of fonts, sizes
high-quality, network-connected laser less than £200, whereas those features are and styles. For colour
printers. But, in recent years, those categories now standard even on inkjet printers costing printing we used a PDF
have become a bit fuzzy around the edges. less than £100. The traditional Achilles’ heel marketing brochure that
The latest inkjets are starting to rival laser combines text with
printers for speed and quality, while laser If you want to impress your some small product
printers have come down in price to the point photos, graphs and
where they are now well within the budget of
colleagues and clients, then charts. Laser printers
many home workers and small businesses. a laser printer is hard to beat aren’t designed for
With that in mind, we’ve gathered together photographic work,
a number of affordable colour laser printers of the laser printer hasn’t gone away either, but presentations and
aimed at those kinds of buyer. and they can’t match the high-quality glossy product brochures
The traditional strengths of the laser photo prints that you can get from even really might occasionally
printer remain the same, though. If you want low-cost inkjet printers. Even so, with more require photo output, so
to impress your colleagues and clients, then people now working from home, there’s a real we also included one A4
the high-quality text output of a laser printer demand for affordable colour laser printers photo print in our tests.
is hard to beat, and even the low-cost laser that provide professional quality for your
printers that we’ve gathered together for this business documents and marketing materials.
Higher:
HP couldn’t find a
low-cost laser for this
review, but its Color
LaserJet M553n zips
along at 38ppm for a
price of around £280.
Things to consider…
Everything you need to know before getting started
How
do they
compare?
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Reviewed by CRAIG GRANNELL
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Give reused text a good scrub
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Airfoil 5
An ingenious wireless audio tool
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Day of the
Tentacle
A true classic of 1993 gets a facelift
£10.99 FROM Double Fine Productions, doublefine.com
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What possible harm could one
insane, mutant tentacle do?
ew games remain
F playable decades
after their original Hoagie dash to Green’s aid, This version’s voice acting
release, but this LucasArts dumbly unleashing his evil is free of the crackles of 1993
point-and-click adventure brother at the same time. audio compression, and its
holds up extremely well. As Purple sets to work on redrawn graphics retain the
DOTT is a time-travelling world domination, Edison original’s essence. Frames of
VERDICT romp through a world where sends Hoagie and Laverne animation remain few, though
A preposterous plot, Purple Tentacle, a creation of into the past and future using arguably that reinforces some
nice visuals and great mad scientist Dr. Fred Edison, time machines made from quirky characterisations. The
voice acting add up to has drunk toxic sludge that’s portable toilets. You control oddball concept means really
a chucklesome caper. only caused a further thirst – the student protagonists, having to think out of the box
for power. Edison’s set to kill flushing items scavenged to solve some puzzles, though
++
++++ Purple and his brother Green, from three time periods to trying out things is just part
Restrained remaster until Bernard Bernoulli and each other to manipulate the of the frivolous fun. Get this
Some jokes lost in time his roommates Laverne and timeline and save the future. game! ALAN STONEBRIDGE
ProCam 3
A huge collection of editing tools
£3.99 FROM Samer Azzam, procamapp.com
MADE FOR iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Apple Watch
Ulysses Mobile
You’ll love this app for writers
£18.99 FROM The Soulmen, ulyssesapp.com
MADE FOR iPhone, iPod touch, iPad
lysses is one of
U our favourite Mac
writing apps. It’s a Ulysses is optimised for iOS devices
and makes full use of larger displays.
fast and flexible text editor
with Markdown support,
which enables you to sync with iCloud as you work confuses it – you need to mark
format documents or add on them. You can export your the insertion point as a code
links and other code with a sheets in text, PDF, ePub, block before adding your code
few keystrokes. The arrival HTML or DOCX format. – and the lack of WordPress
of an iPad app made it even Let’s be honest: the iPhone output is a strange omission,
VERDICT more useful, and now there’s isn’t the best device to write but it’s easy to send HTML to
Not just for novelists. an iPhone version too. on. However, Ulysses makes the Clipboard and then paste
This is a superb app Ulysses’ file management it as pleasant as possible with it into a blog or CMS.
for any kind of writing feels more like Mail than formatting and code options Ulysses’ publicity focusses
and any kind of writer. Finder: you create folders and just one tap away from the on novels and journalism, but
subfolders, and then your keyboard, plus there’s easy it’s great for scripts, blogs,
++
++++ documents are ‘sheets’. These access to tagging, image note-taking and organising
Extremely fast can be dragged from folder to attachments, notes and ideas too. It really is a superb
Lots of shortcuts folder, and they automatically writing goals. Pure HTML app. GARY MARSHALL
UPDATED
OCT 2015
EXPECTED
LATE 2016
The baby of Apple’s laptop family, Following hot on the heels of the If you need power – and we mean
the MacBook was recently updated MacBook, the MacBook Pro recently serious power – this is the computer
with slightly improved specs and a new gained a Force Touch trackpad. At the for you. Even the entry-level model
Rose Gold colour. Weighing in at just same time, the MacBook Pro range saw comes with 12GB of RAM, a quad-core
0.92kg, it’s Apple’s most lightweight small boosts to its Intel and graphics 3.7GHz processor, 256GB of speedy
laptop but still packs in a 226ppi pixel processors. The top-of-the-line model PCIe flash storage and dual AMD
density in its 12-inch Retina display. is currently the only one to offer a FIrePro D300 graphics cards. However,
The MacBook is powered by an Intel discrete graphics processor, in the form with a price point to match, it last being
Core M processor (at 1.1GHz, 1.2GHz or of the AMD Radeon R9 M370X – the updated in 2013, and Thunderbolt 3
1.3GHz), which doesn’t require a fan to other models have an integrated Intel just around the corner, consider
keep cool, so the MacBook runs silently. Iris or Iris Pro graphics processor. holding out for the next version.
It also features a Force Touch trackpad, All except the entry-level MacBook
which can trigger different responses Pro are equipped with a Retina display,
as you apply more pressure. All models in either 13-inch or 15-inch sizes. They UPDATED
OCT 2014
of the MacBook come with 8GB of also have two Thunderbolt 2 and two EXPECTED
1866MHz memory, with no option to USB 3.0 ports, an SDXC card reader, LATE 2016
add more, and Intel HD Graphics 515 – and their flash storage ranges from
that’s 25% faster than the previous 128GB to 1TB, depending on the model
iteration – and there are 256GB or you pick as a starting point. Battery life
512GB flash storage options. There are is also improved, with the 13-inch model
four colour options: Silver, Space Grey,
Gold, and the new Rose Gold.
lasting 10 hours and the 15-inch model
going strong for nine hours. Mac mini From
£399
ENTRY LEVEL
UPGRADER
12-inch 1.2GHz RAM 8GB of 1866MHz £1,299 15-inch RAM 16GB of 1600MHz £1,599
dual-core LPDDR3 2.2GHz DDR3L 1TB storage (a Fusion Drive option is
Intel Core m5 GRAPHICS Intel HD quad-core GRAPHICS Intel Iris Pro available), 8GB of RAM, a better
Graphics 515 Intel Core i7 Graphics
SSD 512GB SSD 256GB graphics processor and either a 2.6GHz
or 2.8GHz Intel Core i5 for £569 and
HIGH END
HIGH END
12-inch 1.3GHz RAM 8GB of 1866MHz £1,249 15-inch RAM 16GB of 1600MHz £1,999
dual-core LPDDR3 or 2.5GHz DDR3L
£799, respectively. Those models can
Intel Core m7 GRAPHICS Intel HD £1,419 quad-core GRAPHICS AMD Radeon be upgraded to Core i7 processors,
Graphics 515 Intel Core i7 R9 M370X though there are no quad-core options
SSD 256GB or 512GB SSD 512GB
available – you’ll need an iMac for that.
UPDATED
SEPT 2015
EXPECTED
Q3 2016
UPDATED
MAR 2016 UPDATED
EXPECTED MAR 2016
SEPT 2016 EXPECTED
Q3 2016
Apple brought 3D Touch to the iPhone Aside from the beautifully gargantuan The iPad Pro now comes in 9.7-inch
with the 6s and 6s Plus, providing extra 12.9-inch iPad Pro (see right), there was and 12.9-inch sizes, packed with either
interactions depending on the level of a small but very welcome change to 32GB, 128GB or 256GB of storage.
pressure you apply to the screen. For Apple’s tablet line-up last September All models except the 32GB, 12.9-inch
example, a light press on an email lets with the addition of the iPad mini 4, one are available with the option of
you ‘peek’ at its contents, so you can which is essentially an iPad Air 2 in mobile network connectivity. The Pro’s
decide whether to delete it or, with a a smaller chassis. The Air 2 hasn’t A9X chip is the most powerful in any
firmer press, ‘pop’ it open to reply to it. changed since late 2014, though. iOS device, and it has an impressive
While the new iPhone SE lacks 3D On the software side, iOS 9 has four-speaker sound system, too. Adding
Touch, it matches many features of the brought multitasking features, which the pressure-sensitive Apple Pencil
iPhone 6s, from a 12MP rear camera are a boon for productivity. You can makes it an accomplished drawing tool.
and 4K video recording to an A9 chip slide a second app over the right side
and M9 motion coprocessor. All that of the one you’re working in (great for
comes in a compact 4-inch case, so it quickly checking email), then dismiss it UPDATED
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has plenty of power and is perfect for to get back to work. Picture in Picture EXPECTED
anyone put off by the larger iPhones. enables you to watch video in a corner MID 2016?
All models have front-facing of the screen – but it may be a bit too
cameras for video calls. There’s also small on the mini. Those two features
Live Photos, which capture the work on the Air 2, mini 2 and Pro and
moments before and after you take a newer models. There’s also Split View,
photo to make a short video, plus all
feature high-quality Retina displays.
on the Air 2, mini 4 and Pro, which lets
you work on two apps side by side. Watch From
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