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Apple loves developers
Apple loves you.
Apple? That is the question that some
pundits ended up with in the wake of
the company’s WWDC event in June.
It seems that many on the periphery
of the Apple space enjoy proclaiming the
death of Apple, always referring to Steve
Jobs’ ghost hanging over those who
walk the halls of Cupertino. ‘Steve Jobs
wouldn't have allowed this’, ‘this wouldn’t
have launched if Jobs was alive’, we often
hear those naysayers claim. The WWDC
keynote that Apple produced may have
put some of these to bed.
This is now Tim Cook’s Apple. It has
been for a while now, but his influences
are starting to be very apparent. Steve
Jobs was, from what | have read, certain
about what the public needed and
wanted, even if they didn’t know it yet.
Accordingly, Apple under Jobs produced
some of the best products in history.
Cook, on the other hand, is looking
wider; he is seeking input and, as shown
in June, acting on it. He even mentioned
it, telling the gathered developers that
he read their emails. The developers
responded with gratitude.
s this the beginning of Tim Cook's
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Cook is looking to give back. He wants
to offer the features that developers
have craved for so long. iOS and OS X
would be merely a fraction of what they
are today without these developers, who
make the apps that we all use day to day.
From third-party keyboards and the
addition of TestFlight on the App Store
to the new programming language Swift,
Apple is putting a priority on those who
make Apple an appealing product.
And Apple is looking to the public.
The addition of Control Center in iOS 7
was for the user; Continuity in iOS 8 and
OS X Yosemite is about answering the
pains that many Apple devices users face
multiple times a day; Family Sharing is
a saviour for families with large amounts
of media; and iCloud Drive brings a
file system to iOS. Not to mention the
possibilities of HealthKit and HomeKit.
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| have owned Apple computers since about 1982
(Apple llc) and at present own both a MacBook
Pro and an iMac that is less than a year old (as
well as two iPhones, two iPods and three iPads).
Since | have retired, | have written many books on
family history all using Pages Layout.
All was going well until | upgraded to the new
version of Pages. | was halfway through my last
book. All hell broke loose when | opened the file
with the ‘new and improved version’. Much to my
disgust and disappointment, the Layout capabilities
within Pages had undergone maior revision —
Layout was gutted of some of its major creativity
functions. Gone are the linked text boxes; gone
too the possibility of rearranging the individual
page thumbnails. The ability to copy and paste
one thumbnail of a formatted page and create two
formatted pages can be added to the list.
Previously | could divide a large text box
into two with one part at the end of one page,
then the second on the top of the next page. In
having these linked, | could easily adjust size —
the text would spill or shrink from one text box
to the other. That too disappeared! No longer
could | use one page loaded with images, that
| moved (using the thumbnail), copying and
pasting/inserting the relevant images in the text.
(Repositioning an image down the through pages
would sometimes cause the Pages app to freeze.
Later in the book, Pages refused to allow me to
type text in the lower part of pages. | had reached
the limits of Pages).
For one book | used the word processor
version of Pages, so | could use hyperlinks/
bookmarks in a PDF version to share with
students. Now gone too are the active hyperlinks
(bookmarks) in PDFs in the Table of Contents that
took the reader to the relevant chapter page!
Worse was to come. | opened one of my ‘old’
books (files) with the new Pages and all links
between pages (and text boxes) were destroyed,
causing me untold hours of removing boxes and
copying and pasting. And there
were problems/changes with
missing fonts as well.
Sure you can still use Layout;
however, “a page layout document
is essentially a blank canvas to which you add
text boxes and other elements and arrange them
however you want,” says Pages Help. Now text
boxes are reduced to just ‘arrangement’. There
is little creative anymore about Layout. Its name
should be changed to ‘Textboxes’.
| am lost for words to understand and explain
why informed, caring developers would jettison
the simple, easy to use, grouped functions,
allocated to a range of ‘Inspectors’ and replace
them with the clunky current ‘Format’ and
‘Document’ approach. Gone are some of the
border options; there is an indecisive approach
to using colours where you can use the ‘old’
and the ‘new’; and using the appealing (but, in
reality, sporadic) Arrange > Move with Text turns
out to be a nightmare; more hours spent on
repositioning images. Another retrograde step.
| could go on.
Of course | could always revert to the ‘old’
version of Pages... OK, until | encountered: “You
need a newer version of Pages to open this
document.” The problems created with the new
version of Pages are profound and most annoying.
And please, let’s not mention the new iTunes.
After all these years devoted to and defending
Apple, | find | have increasing unease about
the shoddy offerings currently being offered by
Apple. As a teacher of the iPad to seniors (over
250 students), | have encountered other, similar
problems with new versions of iOS — e.g. who
took the digital photo frame? Is Apple losing its
grip, and its reputation for quality? To me, Apple
is showing that it cares little about my computing
needs and those of other users, when Apple
creates retrograde change. It’s never progress.
Colin McGuire
NEEDS CONVINCING
| In reference to the Macworld Australia
online article, ‘Tethered syncing returns
with iTunes 11.2 and OS X 10.9.3"
(www.macworld.com.au/?p=125084),
so Apple has started to listen
| guess that's a step in the right
direction, but this is syncing for
calendars and contacts... What about
photos, music etc? Are they all still
synced via iCloud?
I'm unconvinced. | don't want to
sync any data via iCloud. | think I'll stay
with Mountain Lion.
Graeme
BACK IT UP TWICE
Thanks for the reviews of the Microsoft
Office for iPad apps. I've been using
| them since release and the reviews
were helpful.
You are absolutely correct
that Dropbox isn't supported. I've
circumvented that by placing the
OneDrive folder in my Dropbox folder.
Works a treat. Yes, I'm doubling up, but
| looked at another way I'm getting an
extra backup, and | get the best of both
worlds — easy access within Office, but
also easy access without.
Chris Pearce
DANGEROUS JAIL BREAK
In regards to the online article,
‘Australian iOS devices hacked,
ransoms demanded’, | don’t think
setting a password makes everything
go off beautifully. Some hackers can
easily gain access to Wi-Fi connected
iPhones when they're jailbroken, if they
try the default root password, | think 80
percent of jailbroken iPhone owners
know nothing about the root password
configuration after their jailbreak!
Some developers even install spy
apps like iKeyMonitor to steal the
unlock passcode when the device is
jailbroken. We are not living in a safe
world protected by passwords.
But it is, at least, safer than no
password. In normal cases a password
is a protective and useful shield, even if
it is weak to some extent.
Sharonto
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APPLE UNVEILS iOS 8, OS X i
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pple took to the Moscone West
stage in San Francisco for the
Worldwide Developers Conference
in June to unveil OS X Yosemite, iOS 8 and
a range of new developer tools including
HealthKit and Homekit.
Tim Cook kicked off WWDC, the 25th
anniversary, with a thank you for the
developers that have contributed to iOS
and OS X ecosystems since its conception
in 1990, where 1300 developers gathered.
“We're here today and all week to celebrate
the developer community and all of the
amazing apps that they've created... From
all of Apple, thank you very much,” he
began.
“The developer community is incredibly
vibrant. We now have nine million
registered developers. That's up almost 50
percent over last year.”
Cook continued with the series of
numbers on Apple’s Mac operating system
and even compared the statistics with
Windows 8.
According to Apple's CEO, OS X
Mavericks, released in October, has been
installed on over 40 million Macs — the
most of a single release ever in Apple's
history and makes up over 50 percent of
the OS X user base.
Windows 8 in comparison, which shipped
ayear before Mavericks, is at 14 percent.
OS X YOSEMITE
After his little stab at Windows, Cook
handed the stage over to senior vice
president of Software Engineering at Apple,
Craig Federighi, who announced OS X
10.10 or OS X Yosemite.
OS X Yosemite will be available in spring
(though available in beta to developers
now) and brings a new design, beautiful
new Notification Center and widgets,
updated Spotlight, new iCloud Drive, Mail
with great new features, a faster and more
elegant than ever Safari and Continuity.
“Yosemite is a fantastic new release,
with a new interface, big enhancements to
our most popular apps, and something all
new we call ‘Continuity’," Federighi said.
Yosemite is a dramatic new look, with
new typography, refined toolbars and a
translucent design that adorns the Dock
and Finder windows.
Find out more on Page 12.
iOS 8
Tim Cook returned to the stage to
announce iOS 8. As usual, Cook had a
few numbers to share with the audience
and took the opportunity to compare iOS
with Android.
“We've now sold well over 800 million
iOS devices. Each category has set its
own sales records,” Cook said.
He also highlighted the 130 million new
iOS customers that had signed up in the
previous 12 months
“Many of these customers were
switchers from Android. They bought an
Android phone... by mistake... and then
had sought a better experience... and
a better life. And decided to check out
iPhone and iOS.”
As with the unveiling of OS X Yosemite,
Cook handed the stage over to Craig
Federighi
But what did Apple reveal? The next-
generation mobile operating system will
offer a range of new features for iPhone,
iPad and iPod users. There will be new
photo features, big changes in Messages,
predictive typing, the first major update
to the iOS keyboard, iCloud and iTunes
improvements, support for health apps and
home automation, an improved version of
Spotlight, and much, much more.
And then there are Apple’s Continuity
features, which will mate the Mac and iOS
devices in a whole bunch of interesting
ways. Find out more on Page 15.
DEVELOPERS
Apple has unveiled a number of new
tools for iOS developers from the App
Store to an updated SDK.
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App Store. To the App Store Apple has
added a top trending search to aid those
looking for new and exciting apps, a
continuous scrolling list of apps in the
search pane and a new Editors’ Choice
logo so users can find the best apps
Apple has also allowed developers to
bundle apps, making it easier for users to
buy a series of apps in the one purchase.
Developers can make short preview videos
of their apps to explain their apps to
potential purchasers and the new TestFlight
feature means developers can invite users
to beta test their apps.
SDK. Apple updated the developer SDK,
bringing 4000 new developer APIs. A new
opportunity for developers is Extensibility,
which will allow apps to interact with each
other. Apps will remain in the sandbox, but
will offer a sharing sheet from which other
apps will be able to request interaction
Third party apps can also create widgets
for the Notification Center and developers
can create system-wide keyboards. If a
user has a specific keyboard they would
like to use, they can install it on iOS 8 and it
will run across the device.
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to developers as well. The fingerprint
scanner's data will remain protected, but
the API opens the door to developers to
use Touch ID in their apps.
HealthKit. The rumours of Apple's new
heath-focused app were spot on. As part
of the new suite of tools for developers
dubbed HealthKit, Apple announced
‘Health’, a new application that it believes
will offer a comprehensive look at the health
of a.user. With Health, you can monitor all
of the metrics you're most interested in. You
can use third-party apps too.
‘According to Apple, when a patient
takes a blood pressure reading, the app
can check whether that reading is within
that person's parameters and threshold,
notify a doctor of any concerns, and the
doctor can contact that patient.
HomeKit. Home automation is coming to
iOS with the addition of the Homekit API
Apple has collaborated with a number of
companies in the home automation space
and arrived at a common network protocol
with secure pairing that will enable users
to control their lights, locks, webcams,
garage doors, thermostats and more.
Homekit will allow users to talk to Siri
When a user says "Get ready for bed!" it
will do everything it needs to: lock doors,
dim lights, turn the thermostat down, close
the garage shutter door etc.
Graphics. Apple is also looking into high-
end 3D gaming graphics with its new Metal
API and casual gaming with SpriteKit.
Swift. Xcode is the toolset used to develop
apps for iOS and OS X and central to
Xcode is the language used to code,
Objective-C. Apple has decided to update
Xcode with a new, faster language it has
called Swift. For those who want to get
a grip on the new language, Apple has
released a guide in iBooks. |
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OS X Yosemite
OS X YOSEMITE FAQ
BIG CHANGES COMING TO
YOUR MAC THIS SPRING
This year’s update to OS X has been
Officially previewed, and we know its
California place name: Yosemite. But while
developers have access to an early version
of the new OS now, regular users will have
to wait until spring to use it (unless they
sign up for, and get into, the public beta
program). Here are answers to some of the
most common questions.
THE INTERFACE
What's this | hear about a revamped user
interface?
You've heard correctly. Taking a
cue from iOS 7, Yosemite now features
transparency not only on the menu bar,
but applied to windows and other small
interface features, as well.
You'll also find that Apple has dispensed
with the 3D design elements of old in lieu
of flatter, more colourful surfaces. Toolbars
have also been simplified. For example, in
Safari, the Favorites bar no longer appears
by default; instead, you find Favorites when
you click in a window's smart-search field
Yosemite also uses a new System font,
Helvetica Neue.
The Dock looks strangely new-but-
familiar. What's up with that?
Back in OS X 10.4, the Dock was two-
dimensional: a translucent background
that separated app icons from the desktop.
Starting in OS X 10.5, however, Apple
changed the Dock's bottom position to
render in 3D (unless you performed a
Terminal tweak). With Yosemite's new flat
UI, the Dock is back to being 2D again
We like it a lot from what we've seen
so far, and it otherwise behaves just like
the Dock we're used to. You will be able to
resize and reposition it, hide it and so on
I’ve heard Apple changed the ‘stoplight’
buttons at the upper left of windows. Are
they vertical again?
No, still horizontal, but in many windows
they're now integrated into the toolbar,
rather than above it, thus saving some
screen real estate. They also have the
same flatter appearance as the rest of the
operating system. If you're a long-time
Mac user, the experience will be a bit odd
at first, but it should be a nice change —
especially given the widescreen aspect
ratio of all of Apple's current displays.
In addition, Apple has tweaked the
behaviour of the green button. Previously,
it's always been a zoom toggle — though
exactly how it zoomed varied widely. In
Yosemite, the green button is now a full-
screen toggle: individual windows zoom
to the width of the screen when pressed,
while the main window of an app enters
full-screen mode. Many of us will miss the
green button’s zoom control, but given
Apple's current emphasis on full-screen
mode, this change makes a lot of sense
and reduces clutter in the toolbar.
SYSTEM SERVICES
What's changed in Spotlight?
Apple has enabled Spotlight to tap into
more information sources and expanded
what you'll see in results lists. In addition
to the files, apps, contacts, Messages and
other data Spotlight could already find,
those sources now include Wikipedia,
Bing, Maps, news, movie listings and the
iTunes, Mac App and iBooks Stores.
The Spotlight key command remains
Command-Spacebar; if you conduct
anormal Finder search by pressing
Commanc-F, online sources won't be
searched, just as they weren't in previous
versions of the Mac OS.
Spotlight is also now more interactive,
Not only will you be able to read a
document within a Spotlight preview, but
you'll be able to do things like send an
email message, make a phone call or get
directions right from the search interface.
What's changed in Notification Center?
Third-party widgets are the big news in
Notification Center. They allow developers
to create little code snippets that display
things like the current weather, sports
scores, bidding in online auctions and
more. In addition, Notification Center takes
a page from iOS and brings over the Today
view, which provides a summary of your
day's events, reminders and birthdays,
along with calendar events for tomorrow.
iCLOUD AND CONNECTIVITY
How is OS X more closely connected to
iOS devices? Why would | want that?
There are a couple ways in which
your Mac and iOS devices will soon
work together under Yosemite and iOS 8.
These new capabilities centre on iCloud
Drive and a cluster of features Apple is
calling Continuity. The first offers you a
big Dropbox-like storage locker for all
your app documents and projects; the
second provides an integrated framework
for you to access a variety of services
seamlessly as you move between Macs.
and your iOS devices. As implemented in
OS X Yosemite, those services fall into five
distinct categories: Phone, SMS, Handoff,
Instant Hotspot and AirDrop.
What does the Phone part of
Continuity do?
Think of your Mac as a big speakerphone
and dialler for your phone. If your phone is
within Bluetooth range of your Mac, you'll
see caller ID information on your Mac's
screen whenever your phone receives a
call. You'll be able to accept or decline the
call right from your computer and, if you
answer, to talk and listen through your Mac.
You'll also be able to initiate calls from your
Mac by clicking on a phone number in
Contacts, on a webpage, or in an email or
text message.
What about SMS support?
This is pretty cool. If you have an
iPhone and upgrade to iOS 8, you'll be
able to push SMS messages - those
‘green bubble’ messages from buddies
who don't use an iPhone to text — to your
Mac or other iOS devices, so that you can
write and reply to them on any device you
choose. You'll even be able to initiate SMS
messages on the Mac.
And Handoff? What's that?
Most of us own more than one Apple
device these days. While iCloud already
helps us keep some information in sync
between those devices, the process of
switching back and forth between them
is still often rough. Handoff aims to help
smooth that out. If you start writing an
email on your iPhone, you'll be able to
pick up your composition on your Mac.
from wherever you left off. In the middle of
reading an interesting article on your iPad
when you need to head out the door? You'll
be able to open up your iPhone and keep
reading, right from the same scroll position.
Third-party developers can also take
advantage of Handoff. Apple is providing
a framework for developers who want to
have their apps talk to each other on iOS.
and the Mac. Obviously we'll have to wait
to see what kind of clever uses for Handoff
those developers come up with.
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OK, and Instant Hotspot?
Currently, if your mobile carrier supports
your iPhone's hotspot feature, you can
configure your iPhone to create an ad
hoc wireless connection to your Mac,
letting it use your phone's data plan for
internet access. Under Yosemite, however,
whenever your iPhone is within Bluetooth
range of your Mac, the phone automatically
appears (along with its signal strength and
battery level) in OS X's systemwide Wi-Fi
menu. If you choose your phone from this
menu, it automatically sets up a secure
Wi-Fi hotspot and your Mac connects to
it — no other action required. And your Mac
automatically disconnects when it’s not
actively accessing the network to preserve
the phone's battery life.
What about AirDrop? Don’t | already
have that on my Mac?
You do, but now it's even better. AirDrop
now works between iOS devices and
Macs, meaning you'll be able to exchange
files on an ad hoc basis between the two,
without the need for an internet connection
or even being on the same local network.
Need to get a photo to your Mac from your
iPhone? Fire up AirDrop. Want to send that
PDF from your Mac to your iPad? Same
thing. And you'll also be able to limit your
sharing so that only your iCloud contacts
can see your share requests.
So tell me about iCloud Drive. Is it really
like a Dropbox folder?
Sort of. Starting with OS X Yosemite
and iOS 8, you'll have access to an iCloud
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other Macs and iOS devices (presumably
running either Yosemite or iOS 8). If you
drag and drop files into it, they will then
appear on your other devices
APPS
What's new in Safari?
Following in the footsteps of the
Finder redesign, Safari windows have
been simplified. By default you will see
just a couple of navigation controls, a
button for showing or hiding the sidebar,
the smart-search field, and Share and
Tab View buttons. Also by default, when
you click in the smart-search field, your
favourites — represented as icons — will
appear; just click on one of these icons
and the associated site opens. The smart-
search field doesn't show an entire URL by
default, just the address of the server (say,
macworld.com.au) you're connected to.
And the title of the page isn’t shown at all,
unless you have multiple tabs open.
Browser tabs have changed as well.
Although you'll still be able to see multiple
tabs in a tab bar, when you click the new
Tab View button in the top right corer of
the toolbar, you'll see thumbnail previews
of all your tabs in the main window. If you
have multiple pages from a single site,
they'll be stacked within this view. Below
these thumbnails are iCloud Tabs — the
ones that are open on other devices
associated with your Apple ID. Click a
preview or one of these iCloud Tab links
and the page will open in Safari
Yosemite's Safari additionally offers
an advanced Private Browsing mode (in
which your browsing actions aren't tracked
or saved). With today's Safari, when you
‘switch on Private Browsing it applies to all
open Safari windows. With the next version
of Safari, you'll be able to create a window
and devote it - and all the tabs within it - to
private browsing. As with Safari on iOS
devices, the colour of the browser window
will change to help you identify private
windows. You'll be able to maintain separate
windows that aren't configured to be private.
What’s new in Mail?
The two major new features are Markup.
and Mail Drop. If you've had occasion to
annotate images in Preview, you'll get the
gist of the way Markup works. When you
add an image to an email message, you'll
be able to invoke annotation tools to mark
it up. These tools are remarkably similar to
those you find in Preview: you'll be able to
add shapes, arrows and text and to fill out
and sign PDF documents either by drawing
in your signature or using one you've
captured with a webcam
Mail Drop is a method for sending
really huge attachments (which can't make
it through some email gateways). The
service ties into your iCloud account and
is confined to the Mail app. It works this
way: if an attachment is too large, it'll be
uploaded to your iCloud account and a link
to the file will be sent to the recipient. If the
recipient is also using Mail under Yosemite,
they'll see that attachment just as they
would any other. Otherwise, they'll receive
a link to the attachment instead. When
they click that link, the attachment will
download. Although attachments sent via
Mail Drop can be very large, they still can’t
exceed 5GB per message.
What's new in Messages?
There are a couple of new exciting
features coming to Messages in OS X.
First is the app's new tap-to-talk feature,
which will let you send quick voice memos
to friends and family members. Like
messages in apps such as Snapchat,
those snippets will be temporary and
disappear within a few minutes of being
read unless you choose to save them.
You'll also be able to send a quick video or
multiple images.
Group texting is also getting a huge
overhaul. You'll be able to name group
conversations (for easier reference), add
and subtract users to the conversation on
the fly, and leave the conversation (or hit
the Do Not Disturb button) if you're getting
flooded with texts. Messages also makes
browsing images and video in a thread
much simpler; tapping the Details button
will let you see any attachments you've
saved in that conversation over time.
iOS 8 FAQ
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
Given iOS 7’s major visual overhaul last
year, it wouldn't have been surprising if
Apple had decided to take a step back
and focus on small under-the-hood
improvements in iOS 8. But that didn't
happen: iOS 8 looks like it'll be every bit the
game-changer that its predecessor was.
But this time, the focus is on system
features and app improvements more than
visual tweaks. In particular, the impending
update will see a seismic foundational shift
in the way apps communicate with each
other, opening the door to a richer, more
colourful experience for all Apple's
mobile users.
Make no mistake: there's a lot of new
stuff in iOS 8. Here's what we know about
it so far.
THE BASICS
When is iOS 8 coming out?
Apple says this spring
What devices will it run on?
Essentially everything from the iPhone
4s onward: The iPhone 4 won't run iOS 8,
but the iPad 2 - and its technological twin,
the iPad mini without a Retina display — will
iOS 8 will also run on the fifth-generation
iPod touch.
SYSTEM SERVICES
What's this Continuity?
Refer to OS X Yosemite FAQ. Page 13.
Wait, wait - iCloud Drive? Does iOS 8
finally get a file system?
Another feature that will span multiple
devices, iCloud Drive is a central storage
locker for your documents and projects
from various apps on both iOS and OS X.
But to answer your question, yes, it
does mean that iOS 8 will have access to
files and not just from within the apps that
created them. The Document Picker — as
Apple has dubbed the new interface —
looks a lot like a traditional Open dialogue
box on the Mac, right down to the search
field and (from what we've seen) the ability
to toggle between icon and list views.
While files will be grouped by the
application that created them in by default,
Apple says you'll also be able to create
your own folders and organise your
documents any way that you see fit. In OS.
X and Windows (yep, we said Windows),
you'll be able to simply drag files into the
iCloud folder to sync them between your
devices a la Dropbox.
What's this QuickType thing?
Auto-correct has been part of the
iPhone since the beginning, in part
because our big fat fingers kept mistyping
messages from the phone's on-screen
keyboard. But now auto-correct is getting
a much-needed retooling. QuickType is
iOS 8's auto-correct successor, adding a
word-selector atop your iOS keyboard for
quicker conversations.
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When you type in iOS 8, QuickType will
attempt to predict the words you want to use
next, offering suggestions that aren't defined
just by the letters you're typing, but also by
the conversational context. The service will
not only recognise the difference between
chatting in Messages and writing in Mail, it
will provide different suggestions depending
on who you're communicating with as well.
QuickType will learn your habits the more
you type, but will keep that data confidential
and stored locally on your device, so you
won't have to worry about your keystrokes
being accidentally (or maliciously) revealed
to the world.
| heard that interactive notifications
made the move to iOS. True?
Yup! OS X Mavericks brought the notion
of Quick Reply and interactive buttons to
notifications on the desktop; now iOS 8 is |
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You'll be able to pull down banner
alerts to quickly reply to texts or email, and
accept calendar notifications or snooze
reminders — without having to open the
requisite app. This should even work with
third-party apps if they've enabled the
feature.
What's that row of people | saw in the
demo of the new multitasking screen?
When you double-press the Home
button (or use a gesture on the iPad) to
open the multitasking interface, a new
row of icons will appear atop your recently-
used apps: avatars of people you've
recently communicated with.
Ifyou scroll to the right, you'll get your
Favorites list. From there, if you tap one
of those photos, you'll get quick access
to buttons to call, message or FaceTime
that person.
What's this about a new and improved
Spotlight?
Though OS X Yosemite is getting the
biggest improvements in its search tools,
iOS 8 is getting its fair share, too. Now,
when you search in Spotlight, you'll be
able to access inline Wikipedia information,
news, Maps data for nearby places, results
from Apple's iTunes, iBooks and App
Stores, suggested websites for your query,
and movie showtimes — all in addition
to the contacts, email, messages, apps
and music that already appear in search
results. The same engine will be built into
the new Safari's toolbar, too, so you can
choose to do searches there instead.
Are there any improvements to Siri?
Apple's virtual assistant got only a short
nod in the keynote, but there are a few
cool new improvements coming in iOS 8.
For one thing, Siri promises to become
even more responsive. When your phone's
plugged in, you'll be able to get Siri’s
attention without even pressing the Home
button: Just yell, “Hey, Siri,” followed by
your command, and the phone will come
to attention. If you're thinking this will eat
up battery life, don’t worry: the device
needs to be plugged in.
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though, you'll still be able to access some
of Siri’s other tricks. It will now recognise
words as you say them, rather than waiting
until you've completed your sentence;
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to have Siri listen to and identify music
(and buy that song from iTunes if you're so
inclined); and, if you're a foreign language
speaker, Siri will soon be available in 22
additional languages.
Js AirPlay any better?
Those who use the Apple TV as a
presentation device (or a good way to
share slideshows at your friend's house)
will be excited about iOS 8's peer-to-peer
AirPlay discovery/playback service, which
will let you AirPlay video and mirror your
device's display to an Apple TV without
connecting to a Wi-Fi network. It's a
neat way to share projects, photos,
or video without fussing with network
passwords.
What's Family Sharing? Is it
multi-user?
Family Sharing — due to debut with OS
X Yosemite — should bring a measure of
sanity to households full of Apple devices.
The idea is simple: you have multiple
people in your home and just as many
Macs, iPhones, iPads and iPod touches.
Each member of the family will be able
to join the Family Sharing group (up to
six people are allowed), which will be
associated with a single credit card.
That done, any member of this group
will be able to download almost any media
bought by any other member of the group,
without sharing Apple IDs or passwords.
(Apple has indicated that not all media will
be eligible for sharing.)
Family Sharing will also allow families to
share family photo albums, calendars
and even the locations of themselves
and their devices.
Alas, Family Sharing won't provide
user accounts or profiles, a feature many
Parents have been hoping for since the
first iPad. Apple still seems content with
assuming that ‘multiple users’ means ‘one
iOS device per person’. But even though
Family Sharing won't help us better share
a single device between multiple family
members, at least we won't have to buy
multiple copies of an app or tune - or all
share a single ‘Purchasing Apple Stuff’
account.
BUILT-IN APPS
heard there were some new Photos
features?
Yup! The Photos app is getting an
overhaul that combines iPhoto for iOS's
editing tools with a fully-functioning cloud-
storage locker for your images.
For starters, any photo you take
and store in the Photos app will be
automatically uploaded to iCloud, where
your images and video are stored at full
resolution and in their original formats
(JPG, PNG, Raw, you name it). All of those
images will be viewable on any iOS device
or on the web; starting in early 2015, you'll
be able to upload and view photos from
your Mac, too. And the storage is going to
be dirt-cheap. You get 5GB for free as part
of your iCloud account but you can buy
extra storage space up to 1TB.
Having all those images at hand may
make you nervous about ever finding
anything again, but luckily, Apple is adding
a smart search feature and a Favourites
button. The search field will initially prompt
you with a collection of nearby photos,
images taken at the same time last
year (for nostalgia factor), and all-time
favourites; but you can also search by date
or time, location or album name.
There will also be new editing features
for images. Download an image to your
device, and you'll be able to use a bevy
of iPhoto-inspired features to crop,
straighten, remove red eye, adjust lighting
and contrast, and more. All of those edits
sync across your devices, so that the fixed
image appears in your library immediately.
They'll also be non-destructive: if you
decide you preferred your image unfiltered,
you'll be able to revert it.
What about the Camera app?
Apple didn’t talk about it much on
stage, but the Camera app is getting its
own fair share of improvements. Focus
and exposure are now two separate
controls; third-party developers will have
full access to those settings. In addition,
two new time-based features make their
debut in Camera: a self-timer and time-
lapse videos. The latter lets you record
a video and then automatically creates a
time-lapse from the data you've recorded,
while self-timer gives you more flexibility
when trying to take selfies with your back
camera,
What's new in Safari and Mail?
Glad you asked. Mail is getting some
more gestures, for starters. You'll be able
to swipe left or right on a message in your
inbox to mark it read or unread, flag it for
follow-up, or swipe it all the way off the
screen to delete it. While you could already
mark contacts as VIPs (a feature added
in iOS 6), Mail in iOS 8 will let you slap a
VIP label on individual message threads.
(Shouldn't that be VIT?) That way, you'll
always stay on top of new replies to that
thread, no matter who they come from
Exchange users will be able to set their
out-of-office auto-replies from within the
Mail app in iOS 8, too.
Mail in iOS 8 will get some new contextual
power. While composing a message, you'll
be able to swipe it down to minimise it,
giving you access to other messages in your
inbox in case you need to copy and paste
something into your new email. And if you
type something into an email that should go
‘on your calendar, like a dinner reservation,
Mail will toss up a notification that you can
tap to add to your calendar.
Safari on iPad will get a cool new tab view
that shows you all the tabs you have open.
and groups tabs fron the same website into
stacks. When you're browsing, a sidebar
will be able to pop out on the left for your
Reading List, bookmarks and Shared Links
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(which work like RSS subscriptions), to
further align Safari on iPad and the Mac.
What's going on with the Messages
app?
Refer to OS X Yosemite FAQ. Page 13.
APPS FROM OTHER VENDORS
What are widgets?
Widgets are miniature versions of apps
that will run within Notification Center's
Today view. When you install an app that
contains a widget, Notification Center will
let you add it to the Today pane. These
are very simple interfaces through which
apps can provide at-a-glance information
— the latest sports scores, say - within the
Notification Center window. Apps will also
be able to also provide links within the
widget to launch the full app.
What do you mean that apps can project
themselves into other apps?
You know how when you use the Photos
app to email a picture, a Mail window slides
in? You're still in the Photos app, yet some
small portion of Mail has appeared inside
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of it. App projection is sort of like that. In
iOS 8, apps will have the ability to launch
small, short-lived services that extend
functionality - for example, sharing content
to aweb service, transforming data, photo
editing, changing webpages in Safari and
hooking up with internet storage providers.
| keep hearing about Apple’s interest
in health and fitness apps. Does iOS 8
have anything like that?
Rumours have swirled about Apple
entering the crowded yet underwhelming
wearables market. But the iOS 8 health
announcements aren't intended to tie
directly to one device. Rather, iOS 8 will
connect many different health-related
devices and apps.
iOS 8 will feature its own new app,
Health, which is powered by a system called
HealthKit. Healthkit is a set of tools for health
and fitness apps to report your personal
health information into a shared database.
Connected medical devices will be able to
pour data into the Healthkit database, as will
apps. The Health app will be where users
can get a comprehensive picture of their
health, with a customisable dashboard that
shows you the metrics you care about.
If Apple releases its own health-related
device in the future, presumably it'll take
full advantage of HealthKit, but there’s no
need to wait. Users can integrate data from
whatever wearables and apps they're using
now, and Apple doesn't have to pick a one-
size-fits-all winner in a fragmented market.
What about home automation?
Like Heathkit, Apple's HomeKit isn’t
a gadget. It isn’t even an app — not yet,
anyway. Homekit is a set of APIs for
third-party connected home companies
to integrate devices like smart door locks,
thermostats, lights and appliances more
deeply into iOS 8. That, in turn, could
let you coordinate multiple devices from i
different companies and trigger actions
with Siri. For example, telling Siri you're off
to bed could prompt a series of automated
actions that would check your doors, while
cutting the lights and turning down the heat.
Apple is working with partners to develop a
secure communication protocol that will let
your iPhone talk to a wide range of devices
without forcing you to use unitasker apps to
control each gadget individually,
Android's got the ability to install third-
party keyboards. Does iOS 8 finally add
support for this?
Funny you should ask! In addition to
upgrading the existing Apple keyboard
with QuickType, Apple has opened up the
keyboard for third-party alternatives. This
allows companies who want to support
different languages and alternative input
methods with their keyboards to move
to iOS.
What if | don’t want a bunch of apps
getting in my way or causing security
problems?
As with most things on iOS, you'll be
able to turn this stuff off in the Settings
app. Apple says these new app options
will be sandboxed and are designed to
be very secure, but ultimately the control
will be in your hands. If you want to tell an
app to go away, you'll be able to do so in
the Settings.
Can other apps use Touch ID?
Yes! In iOS 7, the touch sensor on the
iPhone 5s could only be used to unlock
the phone and approve purchases. But
in iOS 8, apps can be updated to unlock
themselves when the Touch ID sensor
verifies a person's identity. The apps
themselves won't get any access to your
fingerprint data; that remains held in the
‘secure enclave’ area of the iPhone's
processor. But they'll get a thumbs-up
message — so to speak! — when the
fingerprint has been verified,
What's new for enterprise users?
Apple actually spent a decent amount
of time in the WWDC keynote going
over enterprise improvements — hardly
surprising given the iPhone's increased
presence in the workplace. For starters, all
apps with sensitive data will be protected
with a passcode until after the device is
unlocked following a reboot. In addition,
there will be several perks for Mail users,
including signing and encryption for
individual messages, external domain
email messages distinguished by colour
and Exchange automatic reply messages.
On the Calendar side, you'll be able to
view your colleagues’ free/busy information
when scheduling meetings, mark events
as private, create better custom repeating
events and email meeting attendees.
If your enterprise devices are centrally
managed, iOS 8 will give your IT
people more advanced remote device
management. It'll also make it easier for
them to manage user data, filter the apps
that can open documents from iCloud
Drive, and send books, ePubs and PDFs to
devices automatically.
THE DEVELOPERS
TAKE THE STAGE
AT WWDC
WHO WAS WWDC 2014 REALLY
FOR? DAVE WISKUS EXPLAINS
On the face of it, the WWDC keynote was a
developer's dream: Extensions, TestFlight,
third-party keyboards, a framework for
building cloud-based apps, a compelling
successor to Objective-C, and more. But
what did this avalanche of empowerment
mean to developers, and how will it impact
the future of Mac and iOS apps?
DEVELOPERS IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
The really interesting thing happened
after the OS-upgrade show. Tim Cook
paused in the middle of the Worldwide
Developer Conference keynote to explain
the term ‘SDK.”
We may never know how many people
watched the keynote video or how many of
them were app developers, but it’s a safe
bet that Apple knows. As interesting as any
piece of technology announced in June,
Apple is subtly but intently acknowledging
asimple truth: this stuff is pop culture now.
We were shown the future of Mac OS X,
the future of iOS and the future of apps.
Brace yourselves, developers: the real
consumer product being showcased at
WWDC 2014 was us.
Viewers were treated to a series of new
API and framework announcements — the
largest number of APls mentioned at a
keynote, and each of them more impressive
than the last. CloudKit, HealthBook,
TestFlight, Swift, Extensions, widgets: It's
enough to make a developer weep. But
these weren't just presented as engineer
candy. These were frameworks as features.
Apple knows that the tools developers
use to make apps directly impact the
quality of the apps. This year, the tools
were showcased as if to impress not only
app makers, but also the people watching
at home. It's perhaps too comfortable to
think of developer tools the same way we
think of a mechanic’s tools: functionally
impressive, but esoteric.
The reality is that our industry has
matured in an unexpected way, and
the people who use our products are
passionate about them. Apps are a hit.
And TestFlight, for example, is a way of
bringing more non-devs in on the software-
making process; it's a behind-the-scenes
look. One starts to think of software less as
the product of a machine and more as a
creative endeavour.
A NEW OPPORTUNITY
This is no accident, and Apple is only too
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apps and games. And that will make the
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This year, Apple has provided
developers with a series of things we get to
do, rather than things we need to do.
Unlike last year's iOS 7 visual refresh,
which brought with it the need to rethink
an existing set of problems, Yosemite and
iOS 8 offer a gateway to digitally authentic
sophistication.
For example: from the earliest days
of iOS, one of the biggest differences
between desktop and mobile was the
obfuscation of the filesystem. Originally this
was to keep things conceptually simple
and move past the dated metaphors
of software past. In iOS 8, files make a
return. Not to confuse or complicate, but
to empower. Apple stripped down the
experience to bare metal and is building
back up fast.
Those of us who make software tend
to see our industry through the lens of
what came before us: a scrappy group of
nerds banded together to start software
companies and change the world. It's
easy to continue to cast ourselves as
the underdogs, but the truth is that we
won. Technology is cool now. People are
buying computing devices and software
at arate unmatched in history. All kinds
of people like this stuff, and now Apple is
empowering and encouraging us to make
software for all kinds of people.
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reflects our love for
scenic photos
Travelling down the Murray River a little
from our June iSnap winner, this month's
favourite iSnap photo comes from Rachel
Crane and shows the vast expanse of
Australia's longest river.
Reflecting the clouds above, the
mountains in the distance and trees rising
from the water in the foreground, Rachel's
photo was taken while driving along the
Murray River Road, to the east of Lake Hume.
“I'm not from the area and was taking
a drive and having a look around,” Rachel
explains. “The water was completely
caim and, with all the tree trunks and hills
around, there were fantastic reflections on
the water.”
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The speed and portability of the iPhone
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caught in a moment they may not
experience again, according to Rachel
“The major advantage of iPhone
photography is the swift ability to snap
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jumped out of the car, snapped two photos
and a huge flock of birds landed on the
water just after, breaking the reflection. If
I'd tried to get my DSLR out and take the
photo | would have missed my chance!”
For those who have the opportunity
to revisit a location, Rachel says they
should analyse how the lighting changes
throughout the day to pick the best options
for shooting
“When | find a great photo location,
| like to go back at different times of the
day and see how the light changes the
location. It can make a great series of
photos.”
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MacBook Pro versus MacBook
Air. How | made the choice
How do you select a new Mac laptop to replace
two ageing machines? One writer's dilemma.
ecently | struggled with a
R distinctly first-world problem:
| had too many computers.
There was my main iMac, which |
loved. There was my ‘power laptop,
amid-2010 15in MacBook Pro (with
a 1680 x 1050 pixel display and a
recently installed 750GB SSD), which
loved. And there was my ‘light’
laptop, a mid-2012 11in MacBook Air,
which | loved (and which replaced
an older 11in Air). So what was the
problem?
| didn’t travel often enough to
justify owning two laptops. Generally |
took the Pro when | needed the extra
screen space and the more powerful
(or so | thought) CPU; otherwise, |
took the Air. But then | also had to
remember which one held the files |
required for each trip. It was a horrid
setup and it needed fixing.
My proposed solution: sell the old
laptops and replace them with one
that combines a large pixel count,
light weight and a powerful CPU, yet
is small enough to fit in most bags.
And | needed to keep the total cost
under $2500.
THE CONTENDERS
| considered my options. Given
that I'd tried an 11in Air and found
its screen size wanting for some
tasks, | ruled out that model. The
15in Retina MacBook Pro had a few
deal-breakers. First, at 2kg, it's almost
500g lighter than the 2010 version but
about 1kg heavier than the 11in Air.
Second, you can make a package
only so small if it has to contain a
15in display. Third, | could afford only
the entry-level Pro, and | wasn't sure
whether its 256GB drive would suffice.
That left the 13in MacBook Air
and the 13in Retina MacBook Pro. |
wavered between them quite a bit;
one day | spent enough time at the
Apple Store that | probably spoke to
every single employee. The Air was
light (at 1.35kg), whereas the Pro
boasted faster graphics and a beefier
CPU. Back and forth | went.
With the Air, | worried that |
wouldn't find the 1440 x 900 pixel
display roomy enough. | didn’t have
that concern with the 13in Retina
Pro. Why? | intended to use OS X's
‘scaled’ displays option, which lets
the display act as though it has either
1440 x 900 pixels or 1680 x 1050
pixels of resolution. The latter setting
would give me the same pixel count
as my old 15in MacBook Pro, in a
tidy 13in package. So | spent a lot of
time looking at the 13in Pro's screen
in 1680 x 1050 (as well as in Retina
mode); it seemed fine to my eyes.
Another factor: a 13in Air
configured with upgraded RAM
and storage space (and with the
faster CPU) cost $400 less than an
equivalent 13in Retina Pro. For that
extra $400, I'd get better graphics
(Intel Iris versus Intel HD Graphics),
and a notably faster CPU (a 2.8GHz
Core i7 versus a 1.7GHz Core i7)
THE DECISION
So that was that: | purchased the
$2449 13in Retina MacBook Pro,
equipped with the 2.8GHz Core i7,
8GB of RAM, and 512GB of PCle-
based Flash storage. (The Apple Store
even had that configuration in stock,
which surprised me.)
I'm now carrying an extra 500g
(and a few centimetres of size) over
my old Air, but saving 1kg (and many
centimetres of size) over my old
MacBook Pro. The 13in Retina Pro's
compact dimensions should make it
reasonably easy to use on an airline.
At the simulated 1680 x 1050 pixel
resolution, the pixels are denser than
on my 15in machine, but even with
my ageing eyes | can use it quite well.
On certain websites | have to use
3-+ (plus) to increase the size, but |
like how much more space | have in
comparison with Retina mode. When
my eyes tire, | can use the in-between
1440 x 900 setting. When | want to
read or browse a lot, | can set the
machine back to Retina.
PERFORMANCE TESTING
When you elect to use a ‘more space’
screen mode, the system warns you
that using scaled resolution may affect
performance. That makes sense,
as the Mac must work to create a
resolution that doesn’t exist natively
on the display. But how much of a
performance hit would | take for that?
To answer that question and others, |
ran some informal benchmarks on my
laptops old and new, as well as on my
mid-2011 iMac for comparison
First, | created a new user on each
Mac. Then | rebooted, logged in to the
new account, ran each benchmark
two times, and averaged the results.
| ran the resolution-dependent tests
(GpuTest, Unigine Valley and parts
cof Xbench) on the new Retina Pro at
Retina and at 1680 x 1050; | also ran
GpuTest and Valley in an 1152 x 720
pixel window, which was the largest |
could fit on the 11in Air.
Some interesting tidbits:
PCle flash ‘hard drives’ are
incredibly fast. The 13in Retina
MacBook Pro finished well ahead
of my other Mac laptops, which
use SSDs.
Core i7 performance is improving.
The Haswell Core i7 processor in
the new laptop was 30 to 60 percent
The 18in Retina
MacBook Pro’s
compact dimensions
should make it easy
to use on an airline
faster than the Arrandale Core i7 in the
2010 MacBook Pro; it was also 15 to
30 percent faster than the lvy Bridge
Core i7 CPU in the 2012 MacBook Air.
My old ‘power’ laptop wasn’t so
powerful in these tests. | expected the
newcomer to trounce the old Pro, but
| was surprised when the Air crushed
it repeatedly, despite the old Pro's
2.66GHz CPU and discrete video card
(versus the Air's 2.0GHz CPU and
on-board video hardware)
Laptop graphics have come a
long way. At Retina resolution, the
new MacBook Pro's frame rate on
most tests was roughly twice that of
the other laptops - even when the
machines were working in windows of
identical size.
Still, while the new laptop's results
were impressive compared with those
of its predecessors, it was nothing
next to my nearly three-year-old
iMac, which led the pack in all of my
graphics tests.
GUEST COLUMN
Scaled mode really does affect
performance. Unigine Valley and
GpuTest showed a dramatic drop in
graphics performance at 1680 x 1050.
Not only were there more pixels to
move around during the tests, but
those pixels were simulated, forcing
the Mac to work harder.
Even so, the new laptop was.
graphically faster than either of my
previous portables. (The 11in Air beat
the 13in Retina MacBook Pro by one
frame per second in the GpuTest,
but that's a wash.) And the drop-off
wasn't evident when | was doing normal
stuff such as working with the Finder
and apps; | saw only a minimal drop-off
in Xbench's Quartz and UI scores in the
1680 x 1050 pixel mode. As long as I'm
not using the new machine for doing
OpenGL work or playing games, the
impact on daily use is minor.
WRAPPING IT UP
I've had my 13in Retina MacBook
Pro for a couple of months, and it's
an ideal replacement for my two old
laptops. Even though it’s slightly
bigger and heavier than my old Air,
I've gained a much faster Mac with not
only a physically larger display but also
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productivity - there’s little point in
burning through your home time if
you've got little to show for it at the end
of the day. This means you need to work
at home effectively and efficiently. Not
everyone can commander an entire room
as a home office, but even establishing a
workstation in a quiet corner of the house
can make a big difference to productivity.
Putting a price on a home office
is tough, but we've made some rough
calculations on what you need to get
started. They're recommended retail
prices, so you should do better if you shop
around. You may be able to claim much of
this on your tax, along with a slice of your
utility bills, but it’s best to consult your
accountant for financial advice.
WORKSTATION
Let’s assume you already own a desktop
Mac or a MacBook of some description.
Perhaps there's also an iPad on the coffee
table, which is useful for both work and
play, but it’s unlikely to make do as a full-
blown workstation for regularly working
at home. For all its strengths, i0$ can be
a frustrating work environment compared
to a desktop operating system. That aside,
working for hours on an iPad isn’t great
for your neck or back. You don’t want
home productivity to come at the
expense of your health.
The next step up from working on your
MacBook at the kitchen bench or dining
table is to invest in an external keyboard,
mouse and monitor. The extra screen real
estate certainly comes in handy but, more
importantly, sitting at a proper workstation
encourages the correct posture. Also look
for a decent office chair.
When seated at your workspace,
you want your monitor at eye level and
your arms straight by your sides. Your
elbows should be level with the keyboard,
or slightly above, so you can keep your
wrists straight while typing. If room
allows, and your budget stretches, it’s
worth investing in an ergonomically sound
office chair - allow about $100 - along
with a proper desk or workstation. Good
lighting is also important. Aim for diffused
lighting rather than a bright light directly
overhead and avoid unshielded light
sources or glare in your field of vision,
including on the monitor.
For Apple fans, Apple's 27in
Thunderbolt display ($1199) seems the
logical choice for a monitor, but it's worth
considering the alternatives. As the name
suggests, the Thunderbolt display only
features a Thunderbolt video input. It's
actually designed to be a full Mac docking
station with a built-in FaceTime HD
webcam, three USB 2.0 ports, Firewire 800
port, Gigabit Ethernet and a Thunderbolt
port for daisy-chaining additional
Thunderbolt devices. There’s even a
MagSafe connector to power a MacBook.
You can connect an older Mac via a
Mini DisplayPort to Apple's Thunderbolt
display, but you won't be able to access all
of the monitor's built-in features. Apple’s
Thunderbolt display may also frustrate you
if you want your workstation to double
as a home entertainment space. Rival
monitors offer several alternative video
connectors such as HDMI, DisplayPort,
DVI and D-Sub.
If you're avoiding Apple's Thunderbolt
monitor you may consider Belkin’s
Thunderbolt Express Dock ($349) for
hooking up all your desktop peripherals
to your Mac’s Thunderbolt port with a
single cable.
If you're looking beyond Apple's
monitor you'll find various adapters for
connecting your Mac's Thunderbolt or
Mini DisplayPort video connector to HDMI,
DisplayPort, DVI or D-Sub monitor inputs.
If you want to hook your iGadgets up
to a monitor, you'll also find Lightning
adapters and older 30-pin adapters for
VGA and HDMI monitors.
There are plenty of dirt-cheap monitors
on the shelves, but you get what you
pay for when it comes to screen quality.
If you'll spend plenty of time staring at
your monitor, it’s worth investing in a
decent one. If you're chasing size and
picture quality to rival Apple’s Thunderbolt
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display, look to the likes of Samsung's
27in $27B970D ($1299) and Dell's 27in
U2713HM ($829).
If these 27in giants are out of your
price range, you'll also find some great
23/24in monitors like Dell's P2314H
($309), but even if you're on a budget
you should be reluctant to drop down
lower than 21 inches.
Alongside your monitor, the standard
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
($59) is an obvious choice for your USB
desktop keyboard because it features all
the Mac function keys. If you're looking to
cut down on cable clutter, you may look to
the Apple Wireless Keyboard ($89), which
is Bluetooth enabled so it can work with
a MacBook or an iGadget. Accompanying
your keyboard you'll want to add an Apple
Magic Mouse ($89), Magic Trackpad ($89)
or standard USB Apple Mouse ($59).
COST: $600-ish. For this you'll pick up a
reasonable office chair, 24in monitor and
video cable along with an Apple keyboard
and mouse or trackpad. Spending more
on a desk or workstation depends on your
budget and available space.
SOFTWARE AND SERVICES
Apple’s iWork office suite of desktop
and mobile apps is free these days, as is
Google's online suite of Office apps. If
you want something that better mimics
Microsoft's offerings then you might look
to the free OpenOffice, which is compatible
with Microsoft formats.
Of course Microsoft Office itself has
undergone a dramatic change with the
new Office 365 subscription model, which
starts from $9 per month. In return,
you get all of Microsoft's Office desktop
applications, as well as tight integration
with Microsoft's online storage and
cloud editing tools. If you're looking for
the easiest way to shuffle files between
Mac and Windows without the need to
convert between formats, then Microsoft is
probably your best bet.
You'll also want access to a cloud
storage service for backing up your
files and syncing them between all your
devices. Apple's iCloud is rather limited
once you stray beyond iWork files, but
there are plenty of free alternatives such
as Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft's
OneDrive.
If you run your own business, then
you'll probably be looking for accounting
software. Cloud-based services such as
Saasu and Xero start from $9 and $25 per
month respectively, challenging traditional
players like MYOB and Reckon, which offer
both online and desktop options.
There are a few other gems worth
adding to your arsenal. The free
FormulatePro lets you write on PDF files
so you don't need to print, sign and scan
digital documents.
LogMeln is a great remote desktop tool
if you need to access your home computer
from a mobile device. It’s no longer free,
but there are alternatives like TeamViewer.
If you need to run Windows on your
Mac, you can try Parallels, VMWare Fusion
or perhaps the free Virtualbox.
COST: $0-ish. It totally depends on what
you do for a living, but you should be able
to get most of what you need for free.
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Subscription model. Microsoft's new Office for
iPad apps are free to download, but require a
monthly subscription to utilise fully.
DESKTOP PERIPHERALS
Apple has banished optical drives from
the latest range of Macs, but if you're still
attached to them you may benefit from
adding an Apple USB Superdrive ($99) to
your workstation.
If you're after one with the lot, consider
the NewerTech miniStack MAX external
hard drive that also features a Blu-ray/
DVD/CD burner, SDXC memory card reader
and USB-powered hub. Unfortunately, if
your Mac doesn’t include a built-in optical
drive then Apple’s DVD Player application
probably won't recognise a movie DVD
inserted into the miniStack MAX or other
third-party external optical drive.
Some monitors feature built-in
speakers, but if you're buying standalone
speakers, then you're spoiled for choice
depending on your budget and whether
you have an ear for quality. If you're after
basic sound on a budget, then it's hard
to go past Logitech's Z150 ($35) stereo
speakers. If you're looking for a little
more bass, then step up to Logitech's LS21
($49.95), which includes a separate small
subwoofer.
From here the sky's the limit. The more
time you'll spend at your workstation the
easier it is to justify spending more on
speakers ~ especially if you're a music
lover and listening helps you stay focused
on work. If you're after top shelf sound,
then consider the likes of Harman Kardon
SoundSticks III ($249.99), M-Audio BX5
D2 ($349) and Audioengine 5+($399).
Of course, if your workspace is tucked
away in the corner of a shared living area
then you may be better off investing that
money in decent headphones. Headphones
come in three main designs: intra-aural,
supra-aural and circumaural.
Intra-aural headphones are tiny earbuds,
which tend to lack bass, although you
can look to ‘canalphone’ earbuds like the
Sennheiser CX 300-II Precisions ($99.95),
which wedge into your ear canal to block
outside noises and offer better bass levels.
At the other end of the scale,
circumaural headphones feature large pads
that completely cover your ears. Along
with richer sound, they generally do a
better job of blocking out the noise of the
outside world. Don't spend extra on active
noise-cancelling headphones if you'll only
use them at home. Noise-cancelling is
most effective with constant drones, such
as aircraft noise, rather than the random
shouts of children in the next room.
Circumaural headphones are divided
into open-back and closed-back designs.
Closed-backed headphones like the
AKG K430 ($149) and Sennheiser HD
438 ($119.95) are sealed, keeping in the
sound while blocking the outside world.
The trade-off is that they can feel a little
claustrophobic and sweaty. Open-back
headphones like the Audio Technica
ATH-AD400 ($179) let sound escape from
the back of each headphone via a grille.
They also let in more sound from the
world around you.
Between intra-aural earbuds and
circumaural headphones sit supra-aural
headphones like the Sennheiser PX 100-II
($99.95) and Grado SR6Oi ($130), which
sit on top of your ears, rather than inside
or around. They tend to be a compromise
between circumaural and intra-aural in
terms of sound quality and comfort, plus
they let in more background noise.
Underneath your desk you'll want a
powerboard, preferably with a built-in
Compact. The NewerTech miniStack MAX features
a Blu-ray/DVD/CD burner, SDXC memory card
reader and USB-powered hub.
surge protector to safeguard your
equipment during power spikes. Also look
for individual switches for each power
socket, so you can completely cut the
power to equipment not in use. If you
leave the switch on, most devices tend
to suck a little juice even when they're
powered down, which adds to your
electricity bill. Options include the APC
SurgeArrest Home/Office ($89), Belkin
Gold Series 8-Way ($99.95) and Jackson
6-Way Switched Surge Board ($59).
COST: $120-ish. This should get you a
powerboard with a surge protector and
entry-level speakers or headphones, but
don't be afraid to spend more on sound.
BROADBAND AND VOICE
You're probably paying for broadband
internet access anyway, but there are a few
things to consider if you'll be regularly
working from your home office.
If you're working at home full-time,
you probably can’t afford for your home
internet connection to go down. You
can generate a Wi-Fi hotspot from your
smartphone in an emergency or you might
invest in a standalone Wi-Fi hotspot.
These start from $20 per month with a few
gigabytes of data.
When it comes to phone calls, it's
perhaps easier to just use your mobile
phone rather than hooking up a second
copper phone line for your office. But if
you want a dedicated work number, you
should consider VoIP (Voice over Internet
Protocol) ~ it's much more economical
than a standard phone line, especially if
you're making long distance calls.
FEATURE
VoIP services provided by your internet
service provider (ISP) tend to be a little
more expensive, but are also more reliable
than third-party services, because your ISP
can give your call priority over other data
traffic and they support higher-quality
audio codes such as G.711.
You can buy standalone VoIP adapters
such as the Cisco SPA112 ($89), which
connect to your broadband modem via
an Ethernet cable. Alternatively, you may
consider upgrading to a broadband modem
with built-in VoIP adapters, so you can
plug your phone straight into the modem.
Once you've got two voice services you
need to decide how you're going to access
them around your home. You may just
add a basic handset to your desk like the
Telstra T800, but you could also consider
several dual-line DECT cordless handsets
such as the Uniden XDECT RO55 + 2
($329.95), which includes three cordless
handsets so you can make and receive
calls from either phone number anywhere
in the house.
COST: $150-ish plus $10 per month.
That gets you a VoIP adaptor and basic
handset, plus monthly rental for a VoIP
service, which will hopefully include a
few free calls.
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at home is to use your iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot;
however, it may become expensive. Head to
Settings > Personal Hotspot, set a password and
turn it on. Then connect your Mac or tablet via the
Wi-Fi menu on the receiving device.
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HOME NETWORK
Your broadband modem may feature a
built-in Wi-Fi hotspot, but otherwise
you could connect up an Apple Airport
Extreme ($249) that can generate
simultaneous 2.4 and 5GHz networks.
You'll find 5GHz n and ac networks are
faster than 2.4GHz g networks, plus they're
less susceptible to interference.
If there are Wi-Fi blackspots in your
home, download WiFi Explorer ($3.79)
from the Mac App Store to test the Wi-Fi
strength in each room. Apple’s Airport
Express ($119) can act as a Wi-Fi extender
to boost the signal around your home,
plus you can hook up speakers to take
advantage of AirPlay music streaming.
While Wi-
cables are faster and more reliable, so you
is convenient, Ethernet
may want to invest in something like the
D-Link DGS-1005D 5-Port Gigabit Desktop
Switch ($59) to share one Ethernet cable
with all the devices in your office (one in
your lounge room AV cabinet may also
be handy).
If Wi-Fi isn’t up to the task and it's
not practical to run Ethernet cables, then
you can run a link through your electrical
wiring using Powerline AV adaptors such
as Netgear’s XAVB5001 Powerline AV+
500 Adapter Kit ($219).
COST: $119-ish. It just depends on how
unlucky you are with your home network
environment. You may not need to spend
anything, but we've factored in an Airport
Express to be safe.
NETWORK ATTACHED
STORAGE DRIVE
Rather than connecting to a single computer
via USB, a network attached storage (NAS)
drive connects to your home network via an
Ethernet cable, so it's accessible from all the
devices around your home.
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storing backups of your important files
and perhaps your multimedia library for
streaming to the office and around your
home. Look for a NAS that supports both
Samba and AFP networking in order to
get faster transfer speeds from your Mac.
Many NAS drives can also support Time
Machine backups from your NAS.
Apple’s Time Capsule ($349) may seem
like the obvious choice, but it's rather
limited compared to what you'll find
elsewhere. Other network drives make
room for multiple drives for redundancy
if one fails, plus they support remote
access via protocols such as FTP and
WebDAV. Most third-party NAS drives can
also act as an iTunes and DLNA server for
streaming multimedia around your home
and office.
Many NAS drives will connect to cloud
storage services, making it easy to upload
files for the extra protection of off-site
storage should fire or flood strike your
office and claim both your computers
and your NAS.
If you're on a budget, the LaCie
Cloudbox ($119, ITB) offers good value
for money, but also check out the more
flexible Western Digital My Cloud ($219,
2TB). If you're looking for the protection
of data redundancy, then consider a dual-
drive NAS such as the Netgear ReadyNAS
RN102 ($379, ITB) or Seagate Business
Storage 2-Bay NAS ($399, 4TB). If fast
data transfer speeds are crucial, then
consider a NAS with a powerful Intel
processor, like the Synology DS214play
($439 plus drives).
COST: $200-ish. This will get you an
entry-level NAS, but you may spend more
depending on where your priorities lie and
how devastating it would be to lose all
your important documents.
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The paperless office is a dream that few of
us have managed to achieve, so chances
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are you'll need access to a printer and
scanner.
If you're mostly printing text, then it's
more economical to buy a laser printer
than to rely on an inkjet printer, because
inkjet printers are more expensive to run
in terms of ink costs. Even when it comes
to laser printers, as a general rule, the
cheaper the printer, the more expensive
it is to run.
The most practical solution for most
home offices is to invest in a modest
monochrome laser multifunction device
that can act as a printer, scanner, copier
and fax machine - such as the Fuji Xerox
DocuPrint M255 z ($499) or HP LaserJet
Pro M1536dnf ($599). If you don’t need
the fax features, or you're prepared to use
an online fax service, then you could look
to a cheaper model, which includes only a
printer, scanner and copier.
If you need to regularly print in
colour, then you may step up to a colour
multifunction device. Some have dropped
in price of late like the Fuji Xerox
DocuPrint CM215 fw ($405). This new
model is actually cheaper than the Fuji
Xerox's entry-level monochrome laser
MEDs, but when you read the fine print
you discover it prints more slowly and
features a smaller paper tray. Keep in
mind that colour inkjets do a better job
of producing photo prints than colour
laser printers,
These limitations may not bother
you, but they're the kinds of things
you may sacrifice when you opt for a
cheaper printer. Also compare the cost of
replacement toner.
If you only need to do the occasional
spot of colour printing, then a separate
colour inkjet printer might be useful, but
remember that dirt-cheap models will
sting you in the long run, Also consider
whether it’s more economical to outsource
your colour printing to somewhere like
Officeworks.
Cost: $500-ish. If you skimp on your
printer you'll only end up replacing it
later, so it's probably best to bite the bullet
and invest in at least a monochrome laser
multifunction device.
ICLUSION
That comes to a rough total of $1600 to
get yourself up and running in a home
office, cheaper if you shop around on
price. Of course, everyone's circumstances
are different, so you'll need to determine
your own priorities and you'll want to
spend more in some areas and less in
others. If you skimp and are forced to
upgrade later, then it may have made
more sense to spend the extra money
upfront. &
ira / Aura Pro
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120GB-480GB from $95.00.
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Up to 20TB from $47¢
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DECKSET
PRODUCTIVITY
Unsigned Integer
$24.99
Like Adobe Voice (App Guide, Page 53), Unsigned Integer's Deckset aims to remove this
obstacle while making it easy to create clean, attractive presentations. But unlike Adobe's
iPad creation, this Mac app goes about the task in a very different — and delightful — way.
Though it offers eight beautiful themes for your presentations, the majority of your visual
work with Deckset is done outside the app, in your favourite plain-text editor. That's
because Deckset uses basic Markdown syntax to style your text to your theme. One
omission we hope to see addressed in future versions is transitions. Deckset is the kind of
program that begs you to save time with it rather than spending hours styling font colours and sizes.
HIDER 2
UTILITIES
MacPaw
$24.99
MacPaw's Hider 2 shields certain
files from prying eyes. Hider 2
creates a password-protected
vault on your Mac, which can be
added to via a simple as drag and
drop. After the files are entered,
Hider 2 immediately encrypts and
hides those items from public
view. Hider 2 doesn’t securely delete the original files, however; they are
placed in the trash, so be wary if they are extremely important files.
SPLIT MOVIE FOR MAC
VIDEO
Movavi
$19.95
Movavi's Split Movie is a
utility to make seemingly
simple video edits easier.
The app’s interface is mostly
straightforward. Just launch
Split Movie and drag a video
file into the window and you are
tunning. Once you get the hang
of the app, you can cut movies pretty quickly, but it could be presented in
cleaner and more intuitive way. Available via www.movavi.com.
MAIL PILOT
PRODUCTIVITY
Mindsense
$24.99
' eye-pleasing, fun and
useful email clients that
cost less; several are
also more versatile and
feature-packed. But none
offers Mail Pilot's singular
dedication to clearing out your cluttered inbox. If your email needs a
productivity power boost, and you're on board with Mail Pilot’s approach
to handling your messages, you'll find a lot to like about this program.
EARTH 3D - AMAZING ATLAS
EDUCATION
3Planesoft
$3.79
$Planesoft's Earth 3D -
Amazing Atlas is a great
educational tool designed
to help anyone who's
interested in geography
learn more about our planet.
The app provides a thorough
overview of the world, with
beautifully designed landmarks and lots of detailed information about
everything from the tallest skyscrapers to the largest peninsulas.
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FREE $12.99
Jalada’s Just Translate allows
you to translate between 50
different languages, from.
Afrikaans to Yiddish. The
app allows you to translate
text while working in other |
applications and supports |
Developer Ron Elemans's
Movie Explorer scans your
hard drives for video files
and attempts to match
them with information from
the Internet Movie Database
(imdb.com). The free app
maps all your movies and transliterations for languages
TV shows, collecting them ina single location using a beautiful graphical that do not use the Latin alphabet. Users can also save, print and export
| interface, and providing all kinds of metadata about them. translations to PDF. The app requires an internet connection.
FINEREADER OCR PRO WORK CLOCK
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ABBYY Sockii
$129.99 $18.99
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app designed for power
and simplicity of use. The
app supports an unlimited
ABBYY’s FineReader OCR
Pro helps you turn the text
you see in images, photos
and even scanned PDF
documents into proper textual
data that you can export,
categorise and search. The
app supports many different data formats — both for input and output
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Marketcircle
$299.95 PER USER (DISCOUNTS FOR MULTIPLES)
Daylite 5 is a centralised, comprehensive business and contact management
application designed to help you and all your employees keep tabs on your current
business, prep for new business, and make sure you don't miss a trick when it comes
to everything from client birthdays to project management. Initial import issues and
weak documentation aside, Daylite is a great tool for organising and managing every
aspect of your business projects and relationships. The program can capture mail messages, link multiple
contacts and businesses together, and gather all the information necessary to make the most of every business
opportunity, and keep your present and future clients satisfied. Available via www.puremac.com.au.
PRODUCTS
Native Union Switch
Searching for a portable Bluetooth speaker? Maybe
the Native Union Switch is the audio device for
you. The Switch is a three-way Bluetooth speaker,
conference call unit and smartphone charger. The
speaker has an 1800mAh battery, boasting up to
14 hours of music and calls and a USB port for
charging external devices. The Bluetooth can cover
10 metres.
From $199.95
Native Union
www.nativeunion.com/au
Cygnett ChargeUp Sport
The Cygnett ChargeUp is a portable battery bank for your
smart devices. The power pack carries 4400mAh of charge
in a rubber exterior. The ChargeUp Sport lets you know
the level of charge remaining via a LED indicator and is
available in black or grey with colour trims.
$39.95 / Cygnett / au.cygnett.com
Just Mobile
AluCable Flat
Uniden iGo Cam 750
The AluCable Flat from Just Mobile is a 1.2m For those worried about getting caught out in road
USB to Lightning cable for syncing and charging
iPhone, iPad and iPod devices. The Apple-certified
cable features connectors encased in aluminium
and is available in three colour combinations. The
connectors match the iPhone 5s colour range
(silver, space grey and gold), while the cables are
black, blue and white.
US$19.95
Just Mobile
www.just-mobile.com
accidents or disputes, the Uniden iGo Cam 750 will
be of interest. The HD-recording dash cam features
a built-in G-sensor and a Collision Detection Mode,
which automatically begins recording when a
situation on the road changes. The cam also features
lane assistant technology, night vision, geotagging,
a 2.7in display and speed camera warnings.
$179.95
Uniden
www.uniden.c
Arcam rDock-uni
The rDock-uni from UK audio company Arcam is
a docking station for Lightning-equipped iPhones,
iPods and iPads. The dock is a plug-and-play
solution for home cinema or Hi-Fi systems, offering
audiophile quality sound. The rear of the dock
features a USB port, SPDIF connectivity for high-end
external DACs and analogue stereo out ports. The
dock charges connected devices and comes with an
IR remote for controlling music.
$399
Arcam
www.arcam.co.uk
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Dual-Band Wireless-
AC Router
The first router to be launched in Australia and
New Zealand by Linksys in 2014, the WRT1900AC
features four external antennas and the 802.11ac
Wi-Fi standard. The router is packed with a 1.2GHz
processor, 128MB Flash memory, eSata, USB 2.0
and USB 3.0 ports. According to Linksys, the router
can reach speeds of 1300Mbps on the 5Ghz band
and 600Mbps on the 2.4Ghz band.
$299.95
Linksys
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The first 32in monitor from BenQ, the BL3200PT is
equipped with a 1440p 2560 x 1440 VA display, a
3000:1 contrast ratio and a grey-to-grey response
time of ms. The monitor has VGA, Dual Link DVI,
HDMI and DisplayPort connectivity, and two USB
2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports. An SD reader, 3.5mm.
headphone jack and 5W speakers round out the
feature list.
$799
BenQ
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It doesn’t take much to get started on an iPhone or iPad. They're pretty much
pick-it-up-and-use-it devices. But mastering them takes a bit more effort. Some
useful settings aren’t immediately obvious, specific workflows can take a while to
remember and certain apps do things in less-than-linear ways.
That’s why we've compiled, in the pages that follow, a list of things that we think all
savvy iOS users should know how to do. If you’ve been using an iPhone or iPad for
any length of time, you probably already know a lot of this stuff. But as we’ve said
before in similar stories, we bet you don’t know all of it.
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FEATURE
SETUP
THREE WAYS TO CUSTOMISE
THE INTERFACE
1. Make the text larger and bolder.
The Helvetica Neue font can be difficult to
read at times. If you have trouble reading
text on your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings
> General > Accessibility > Larger Text
to increase the default font size on your
device. To make that font size even larger,
enable Larger Accessibility Sizes in apps
that support the feature. And to make
Helvetica Neue show up just a bit bolder,
visit Settings > General > Accessibility and
enable the Bold Text slider. (You'll have to
restart your iPhone after doing this.)
2. Bring back the buttons. iOS 7 has
ditched most of the traditional buttons that
past versions of the mobile OS offered.
But if you're after that old familiar arrow
shape, you can enable it via Settings >
General > Accessibility > Button Shapes.
3. Control the contrast. Some of us like
white text on light backgrounds, but others
find that it gives them headaches and hurts
their eyes. If you're in that latter group,
you'll find several options that make for
easier viewing under Settings > General >
Accessibility > Increase Contrast.
To increase text and background
contrast for features such as Control
Center and Notification Center, activate
the Reduce Transparency option. To darken
the highlight colours found in an app’s
menu and tab bar (the pink colour of
the Music app, for instance), toggle the
Darken Colors switch. And to darken the
white backgrounds found in apps such
as Settings, use the Reduce White Point
screen to bring the piercingly pure white
colouration down to a more ocularly
friendly light grey.
MANAGE YOUR RINGERS
To choose tones for calls, texts and the
like, go to Settings > Sounds. You can also
set the ringer volume here, in the ‘Ringers
and Alerts’ section.
You can use the two buttons on the left
side of your phone (or the toggle switch on
the right side of your iPad) to change the
volume; but the precise functions of those
buttons may vary.
If ‘Change with Buttons’ is active in
Settings > Sounds, pressing the volume
buttons will alter the ringer volume, as
Jong as you're not listening to music or
podcasts, playing games or watching
videos. Otherwise, the volume buttons will
adjust your media playback volume.
The mute button on an iOS device turns
off the ringer, notification sounds and sound
effects. IF you have an iPad, the button
above the volume buttons can mute the
device or lock its rotation. To activate one or
the other of these functions, go to Settings >
General. To mute an iPad quickly, press and
hold the bottom volume button.
Or bring up Control Center on any iOS
device, and tap the Do Not Disturb button
(it has a crescent moon icon).
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inactive, the volume buttons on your phone won't
change ringer volume.
CATEGORISE YOUR
BACKGROUNDS
You can individualise the look of your
iOS device's screen by adding images to
its lock and home screens. To do so, go to
Settings > Wallpapers & Brightness and,
in the Wallpaper area, tap Choose a New
Wallpaper. Then select a dynamic pattern
(one that moves), a still image created by
Apple, or (from the Photos area) an image
of your own.
‘A preview of the selected image will
appear on your device's screen. Move it
around by dragging it, and scale it with
pinch and stretch gestures. When you
have it where you want it, select suitable
options from among Set Lock Screen, Set
Home Screen, Set Both and Perspective
Zoom (On or Off).
You can turn Perspective Zoom off if
you dislike its quasi-3D appearance. To
restore it, return to Settings > Wallpaper
& Brightness and tap the image of the
lock screen (the one that lacks icons) in
the Wallpaper area. In the resulting screen,
turn Perspective Zoom to On. Then return
to the Wallpapers & Brightness screen, tap
the image of the home screen and turn
Perspective Zoom to On there as well.
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No lock screen. Don't want notifications to appear
in your mobile device's lock screen? You can turn
them off here.
MANAGE NOTIFICATIONS
Pop-up notifications can be a boon or
bane, depending on how you feel about
them. Most of the controls for them are
located in Settings > Notification Center.
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