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MacUserA Mac for all seasons: Why the Mac has so much staying powerLet’s hear it for the Mac.This is test from Tereza to try update mobile version of this story.There’s been plenty of ink shed on the meaning and impact of iPhone and iPad sales in Apple’s most recent quarters. In and of itself, that’s no surprise: The iPhone is the company’s biggest product and makes up more than two-thirds of its revenue. The iPad, on the other hand, has been struggling, unlike most of Apple’s other devices.But through it all, the Mac has quietly kept on doing steady business, and I think the sturdy workhorse of Apple’s lineup deserves some accolades. Not only has the Mac entered its fourth decade—impressive for any piece of technology—but it’s seen tremendous success and even growth in an era where all anybody can talk about…4 min

MacUserWhy the FBI’s request to Apple will affect civil rights for a generationOn February 23, the United States District Court of California issued an order (go.macworld.com/fbi appleorder) requiring Apple to assist the FBI in accessing a locked iPhone—and not just any iPhone, but the iPhone 5c used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. The order is very clear: Build new firmware to enable the FBI to perform an unlimited, high-speed brute force attack, and place that firmware on the device.Apple is not only fighting the request (go.macworld.com/oppose courtorder), but posted a public letter (go.macworld.com/tcletter) signed by Tim Cook and linked on Apple’s front page.Make no mistake: This is unprecedented, and the situation was deliberately engineered by the FBI and Department of Justice to force a showdown that could define limits to our civil rights for generations to come. This is an…7 min

MacUserApple TV vs. Amazon’s Fire TV: The gaming match-upWhen it comes to gadgets, Apple and Amazon tend to have very different audiences. Consider tablets, for example: Amazon’s entry-level Fire tablet is priced at a stunning $50, while Apple’s cheapest active iPad (2013’s iPad Mini 2) sells for $269. There’s a noticeable gap in quality between the two in many regards, but Amazon’s focus on cheap, usable tech contrasts sharply against Apple’s higher-end polish and performance.The difference is less obvious when it comes to set-top boxes, however. Last fall’s overhauled Apple TV was a big leap for the device, adding apps and games along with the touchpad remote, but Amazon had already mined that territory with the first Fire TV. Right after the Apple TV was released, Amazon refreshed the Fire TV with added processing power, 4K resolution support,…11 min

MacUser1PASSWORD 6 FOR MAC: ENTERPRISE FEATURES AND LOTS OF SMALL IMPROVEMENTSMAC GEMS ARE APPS THAT OFFER STANDOUT UTILITY OR UNIQUE FEATURES AT A GREAT PRICE.UNLESS YOU’VE BEEN living under the proverbial rock, there’s a good chance that you have, by now, become aware of how tragically easy it can be for your online credentials to be stolen. From picking weak combinations of characters that can be easily guessed—it’s somewhat sad that, in 2016, password is still the most common passphrase—to reusing the same password across multiple websites, it doesn’t take much to make a mistake that could very well turn out to be fatal.1PASSWORD 6 FOR MACPRICE WHEN RATED$50 single-user licenseCOMPANYAgileBitsWhile there is no bulletproof solution to this problem, the easiest way to alleviate it is to engage the services of a password manager—an app designed to provide an encrypted…6 min

MacUserDISK DRILL PRO 2: LAST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR MAC DATA RECOVERYALTHOUGH FASTER, MORE DURABLE solid-state disk (SSD) storage eliminated spinning platters and therefore reduces the chance of losing precious files due to mechanical failure, there are plenty of other ways drive-related catastrophe can rear its ugly head. Frequent backups are one highly recommended method of protection, but that alone isn’t enough to prevent complete data loss.As the old saying goes, the best offense is a good defense. In the case of your Mac, that strategy involves keeping good data recovery software on hand for when a file or—God forbid—an entire disk partition eventually winds up disappearing without a trace. (And remember, it’s not a question of “if,” but “when.”Unless an afflicted drive craps out entirely—in which case your only hope will be paying for costly recovery services like DriveSavers—all you…4 min

MacUserGRIDS FOR INSTAGRAM: VIEW (BUT DON’T SHARE) SOCIAL PHOTO FEEDS ON MACCONSIDERING INSTAGRAM’S BAKED-IN LIMITATIONS, it’s a miracle the photo-centric social network has become as wildly popular as it has. After all, third-party apps aren’t permitted to upload images to the service at all, and nearly six years after the debut of the iPad, there’s still no tablet-optimized iOS update to be found.Instagram is also oddly walled off from desktop computers. Sure, you can use a web browser to search or view images, but it feels like something the company grudgingly maintains. Even after Facebook acquired the service in 2012, Instagram remains stubbornly mobile-first, despite the efforts of developers like ThinkTime, who keep trying to expand its reach.GRIDS FOR INSTAGRAM 3.1.1PRICE WHEN RATED$5COMPANYThinkTime CreationsINSTAGRAM FAUX MACGrids for Instagram (go.macworld.com/grids) puts more emphasis on photos than user interface, and the result feels…4 min

Issue April 2016 - Macworld (2024)

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