Yesterday, Apple updated its Platform Security User Guide to cover new hardware and software features on its platforms. The guide is broken down into hardware security, system security, encryption and data protection, app security, services security…
Lees meerThis week on AppStories, we consider the hardware and software features that the Mac should steal from the iPad. Sponsored by: HelloFresh – Click this link and use code appstories10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping!
Lees meerFor nearly a year, I had a Logitech Circle View camera perched above the front door of my house, which allowed me to keep an eye out for visitors and deliveries. The wide-angle lens was able to capture my front stoop as well as my yard, providing an…
Lees meerSource: Emojipedia.org Earlier today, Apple released the second developer beta of iOS and iPadOS 14.5, which includes new emoji. The latest additions, which include 217 emoji when you account for skin tone and other variations, have been cataloged b…
Lees meerApple TV+ is launching its first podcast that will serve as a companion to the show ‘For All Mankind,’ the Apple Original series that imagines a world where the Soviet Union was first to land on the Moon. Trailers for the podcast, which is hosted by…
Lees meerIt’s always a good sign when the hardest part of writing a game review is putting the game down. That has absolutely been the case with Kitty Letter, the new word game from Matthew Inman, the artist behind The Oatmeal webcomic. The core mechanic is …
Lees meerUpNote is an elegant and powerful note-taking app that works across multiple platforms. Designed to make it easy to take notes and stay focused, UpNote combines a beautiful interface with a fluid workflow for a refined note-taking experience. The ap…
Lees meer0:0023:46 Sponsored by: BetterTouchTool – Customize your Input Devices This week on MacStories Unwind: MacStories Power-User HomeKit App Home+ 5 Adds Automation Folders, Backups, and a Fresh Design Hands-On with the Apple Store’s Insta360 ONE X2 Cam…
Lees meerWith the release of Home+ 5 by Matthias Hochgatterer, there are more reasons for HomeKit power-users to try the app than ever before. One of the app’s strengths has always been creating automations based on device attributes that aren’t available in…
Lees meerThis week on AppStories, we discuss the iPhone and iPad accessories we use the most and explain a couple of recent failed accessory experiments. Sponsored by: Microsoft Lists: A Microsoft 365 app that helps you track information and organize work. i…
Lees meerSource: Insta360. Starting today, Insta360 is offering an exclusive bundle of the Insta360 ONE X2 camera and an assortment of accessories through Apple’s online store for $479.99. I’ve been intrigued by Insta360’s action cameras since coming across …
Lees meerApple has rolled out another new feature to iOS 14.5 beta testers in the US: accident, hazard, and speed check reporting in Maps. The new feature, which appeared today, is available once you begin navigating to a destination using Maps on your iPhon…
Lees meerAustin Carr and Mark Gurman, writing for Bloomberg, today published a lengthy investigation of Tim Cook’s tenure at Apple. From his earlier years building out Apple’s supply chain under Steve Jobs, to more recent times navigating the Trump presidenc…
Lees meerAs MacRumors’ Tim Hardwick reported earlier today, the iOS and iPadOS 14.5 betas permit users to change the default music streaming service used for playback by Siri. The new feature, which originally surfaced on Reddit, appears the first time you a…
Lees meerBetterTouchTool is an indispensable Mac app that has stood the test of time. The app was one of the first covered by MacStories back in November 2009. In those early days, BetterTouchTool was a simple app for adding customizable gestures to MacBook …
Lees meer0:0029:49 Sponsored by: SaneBox – Organize Your Inbox, and Never Waste Time on Email Again This week on MacStories Unwind: MacStories The M1 Mac mini and MacBook Air: A Giant Leap Forward for All Mac Users GoodTask 6.4 Brings Kanban-Style Board View…
Lees meerIt’s been just over two months since the first M1 Macs were delivered to customers. I purchased an M1 MacBook Air to replace my aging 2016 MacBook Pro, and not long after, Apple sent me an M1 Mac mini to try. In the ten weeks or so since then, I’ve …
Lees meerThis week on AppStories, we cover everything about our writing workflows except the text editor, including research apps, our scratchpad setups, PDF annotation, mind mapping, dictionaries, and shortcuts, along with a segment on text-based podcast ed…
Lees meerStart page items can be reordered. Apple has released the first beta for macOS 11.3 Big Sur, which includes new Safari features, changes that parallel yesterday’s updates to iOS and iPadOS, and more. Some of the most interesting features of the late…
Lees meerGoodTask’s new board view. In our Workflows Revisited: Task Management episode of AppStories from December, I explained my decision to keep using GoodTask – the powerful third-party Reminders client – as my primary task manager. We’ve mentioned Good…
Lees meerBetas of iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS are out today with some interesting features. Last week on World Privacy Day, Apple announced that App Tracking Transparency is coming in the spring, so it’s no surprise that iOS and iPadOS 14.5 include the fe…
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