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My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. SHOULD YOU BUY THE NEW APPLE TV 4K? The $179 Apple TV 4K is, well, just expensive, and it’s hard to recommend to those who aren’t wholly invested in the Apple ecosystem. For much less, you can buy perfectly functional 4K streaming boxes, and for not much more, you can buy a full-blown gaming console (assuming you can find one). The Apple TV is one of the most expensive media AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. AIRPORT BASE STATION FIRMWARE UPDATE 7.8.1 Apple has released a firmware update for older AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule base stations with 802.11n Wi-Fi (not the current 802.11ac models that recently received their own firmware update; see “AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1,” 20 June 2019).Focused on improving base station security, the update resolves vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE The Apple support document, “ How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple accounts ,” lays out the process and the necessary paperwork. The key is a court order that specifies: The name and Apple ID of the deceased person. The name of the next of kin who is requesting access to the decedent’s account. 4 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE ENABLING ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY Also, sharing photos with family and friends becomes a bit easier. If you decide to use iCloud Photo Library, here are four things to think about before you flip that switch and turn it on. Cull Photos First. Or Not — Many of the features of Apple’s Photos app — automatic albums like Selfies and Screenshots, facial recognition NEGOTIATING WITH VERIZON FIOS My FiOS contract expires in a few days. Once it expires I’ll be paying a higher rate. I’ve looked at the renewal offerings and they are also at a higher rate, offering me extras that I do not care about. I’ve done a support text chat with a customer rep and she agreed that they are not offering me any way to lower my bill. I am seriously considering dropping TV and possibly land line SOLVING A WASHED-OUT DISPLAY PROBLEM On another hunch, I checked the keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility and indeed, there are two Contrast shortcuts, and for reasons I can’t explain, they were enabled — which wasn’t true by default on other Macs. It’s possible that some previous version of Mac OS X had them enabled bydefault
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My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. SHOULD YOU BUY THE NEW APPLE TV 4K? The $179 Apple TV 4K is, well, just expensive, and it’s hard to recommend to those who aren’t wholly invested in the Apple ecosystem. For much less, you can buy perfectly functional 4K streaming boxes, and for not much more, you can buy a full-blown gaming console (assuming you can find one). The Apple TV is one of the most expensive media AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. AIRPORT BASE STATION FIRMWARE UPDATE 7.8.1 Apple has released a firmware update for older AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule base stations with 802.11n Wi-Fi (not the current 802.11ac models that recently received their own firmware update; see “AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1,” 20 June 2019).Focused on improving base station security, the update resolves vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE The Apple support document, “ How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple accounts ,” lays out the process and the necessary paperwork. The key is a court order that specifies: The name and Apple ID of the deceased person. The name of the next of kin who is requesting access to the decedent’s account. 4 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE ENABLING ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY Also, sharing photos with family and friends becomes a bit easier. If you decide to use iCloud Photo Library, here are four things to think about before you flip that switch and turn it on. Cull Photos First. Or Not — Many of the features of Apple’s Photos app — automatic albums like Selfies and Screenshots, facial recognition NEGOTIATING WITH VERIZON FIOS My FiOS contract expires in a few days. Once it expires I’ll be paying a higher rate. I’ve looked at the renewal offerings and they are also at a higher rate, offering me extras that I do not care about. I’ve done a support text chat with a customer rep and she agreed that they are not offering me any way to lower my bill. I am seriously considering dropping TV and possibly land line SOLVING A WASHED-OUT DISPLAY PROBLEM On another hunch, I checked the keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility and indeed, there are two Contrast shortcuts, and for reasons I can’t explain, they were enabled — which wasn’t true by default on other Macs. It’s possible that some previous version of Mac OS X had them enabled bydefault
2021 APPLE DESIGN AWARD WINNERS 7 hours ago · Apple has once again crowned the latest winners of the Apple Design Awards—check out Apple’s page for short descriptions of each and why they won. This year, Apple split the award winners into six categories: Inclusivity: HoloVista and Voice Dream Reader Delight and Fun: Little Orpheus and Pok Pok Playroom Interaction: Bird Alone and CARROT Weather (CARROT Weather is a favorite, see TIKTOK AMENDS PRIVACY POLICY TO ALLOW COLLECTION OF 17 hours ago · Writing for TechCrunch, Sarah Perez covers how social video firm TikTok has extended its privacy policy in the US to collect “biometric identifiers and biometric information” from user-generated content. The revamped privacy policy states:. We may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws, such as faceprints and voiceprints, from your UserContent.
TEN COOL NEW FEATURES INTRODUCED AT WWDC 2021 The coolest feature, and the best demo, is the “text from camera” which is not just insanely cool, but will also be really useful. I pointed my phone at a page of text and sent all the text as a message to my wife, no images involved, and it’s instantaneous. IPADOS 15 IMPROVES MULTITASKING, ADDS IPHONE FEATURES With iPad OS 15, unveiled Monday at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple has enhanced multitasking to be more discoverable and easier to use. iPadOS also gains features found in iOS since last year, including the App Library and Home Screen widgets. STEVEN AQUINO EXAMINES ACCESSIBILITY IN UPCOMING APPLE 17 hours ago · In an article for Forbes, Steve Aquino explains how some of the marquee features in Apple’s upcoming operating system releases—iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12 Monterey, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15—provide de facto accessibility features that everyone will appreciate.In particular, Aquino calls out Live Text, Conversation Boost, digital keys, biometric login in tvOS, and spatial audio inApple Music.
THE REAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLE’S 2021 OPERATING 9 hours ago · Apple’s upcoming operating systems have an impressively long list of supported models, but devils dance in the details. Older devices won’t be able to take advantage of all the new features, reasonably enough, but you should be aware of what youmight be missing.
WATCHOS 8 FEATURES A GRAB BAG OF IMPROVEMENTS Apple’s watchOS 8, unveiled during the virtual Worldwide Developers Conference, features a grab bag of improvements in health, communication, photos, home automation, and more.Though perhaps overshadowed by other WWDC announcements, these collectively do much to move the Apple Watch forward. Sleep. Apple rolled out sleep-tracking features in watchOS 7 last year (see “watchOS 7TIDBITS TALK
My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. CRAIG FEDERIGHI DISCUSSES APPLE’S NEW PRIVACY FEATURES Craig Federighi gave an interview to Fast Company to discuss Apple’s new privacy features and offer his opinions on the privacy landscape. FIVE TIPS FOR EASIER REARRANGING OF IOS APPS Drag the app to the desired location. To put the app on a different Home screen, drag to the left or right edge of the screen and pause briefly to switch screens. To create a new folder, drag one app on top of another and pause briefly. Rename the folder as desired. To put anapp in a
SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
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My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. SHOULD YOU BUY THE NEW APPLE TV 4K? The $179 Apple TV 4K is, well, just expensive, and it’s hard to recommend to those who aren’t wholly invested in the Apple ecosystem. For much less, you can buy perfectly functional 4K streaming boxes, and for not much more, you can buy a full-blown gaming console (assuming you can find one). The Apple TV is one of the most expensive media AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. AIRPORT BASE STATION FIRMWARE UPDATE 7.8.1 Apple has released a firmware update for older AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule base stations with 802.11n Wi-Fi (not the current 802.11ac models that recently received their own firmware update; see “AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1,” 20 June 2019).Focused on improving base station security, the update resolves vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE The Apple support document, “ How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple accounts ,” lays out the process and the necessary paperwork. The key is a court order that specifies: The name and Apple ID of the deceased person. The name of the next of kin who is requesting access to the decedent’s account. 4 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE ENABLING ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY Also, sharing photos with family and friends becomes a bit easier. If you decide to use iCloud Photo Library, here are four things to think about before you flip that switch and turn it on. Cull Photos First. Or Not — Many of the features of Apple’s Photos app — automatic albums like Selfies and Screenshots, facial recognition NEGOTIATING WITH VERIZON FIOS My FiOS contract expires in a few days. Once it expires I’ll be paying a higher rate. I’ve looked at the renewal offerings and they are also at a higher rate, offering me extras that I do not care about. I’ve done a support text chat with a customer rep and she agreed that they are not offering me any way to lower my bill. I am seriously considering dropping TV and possibly land line SOLVING A WASHED-OUT DISPLAY PROBLEM On another hunch, I checked the keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility and indeed, there are two Contrast shortcuts, and for reasons I can’t explain, they were enabled — which wasn’t true by default on other Macs. It’s possible that some previous version of Mac OS X had them enabled bydefault
SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
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My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. SHOULD YOU BUY THE NEW APPLE TV 4K? The $179 Apple TV 4K is, well, just expensive, and it’s hard to recommend to those who aren’t wholly invested in the Apple ecosystem. For much less, you can buy perfectly functional 4K streaming boxes, and for not much more, you can buy a full-blown gaming console (assuming you can find one). The Apple TV is one of the most expensive media AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. AIRPORT BASE STATION FIRMWARE UPDATE 7.8.1 Apple has released a firmware update for older AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule base stations with 802.11n Wi-Fi (not the current 802.11ac models that recently received their own firmware update; see “AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1,” 20 June 2019).Focused on improving base station security, the update resolves vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE The Apple support document, “ How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple accounts ,” lays out the process and the necessary paperwork. The key is a court order that specifies: The name and Apple ID of the deceased person. The name of the next of kin who is requesting access to the decedent’s account. 4 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE ENABLING ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY Also, sharing photos with family and friends becomes a bit easier. If you decide to use iCloud Photo Library, here are four things to think about before you flip that switch and turn it on. Cull Photos First. Or Not — Many of the features of Apple’s Photos app — automatic albums like Selfies and Screenshots, facial recognition NEGOTIATING WITH VERIZON FIOS My FiOS contract expires in a few days. Once it expires I’ll be paying a higher rate. I’ve looked at the renewal offerings and they are also at a higher rate, offering me extras that I do not care about. I’ve done a support text chat with a customer rep and she agreed that they are not offering me any way to lower my bill. I am seriously considering dropping TV and possibly land line SOLVING A WASHED-OUT DISPLAY PROBLEM On another hunch, I checked the keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility and indeed, there are two Contrast shortcuts, and for reasons I can’t explain, they were enabled — which wasn’t true by default on other Macs. It’s possible that some previous version of Mac OS X had them enabled bydefault
2021 APPLE DESIGN AWARD WINNERS 2 hours ago · Apple has once again crowned the latest winners of the Apple Design Awards—check out Apple’s page for short descriptions of each and why they won. This year, Apple split the award winners into six categories: Inclusivity: HoloVista and Voice Dream Reader Delight and Fun: Little Orpheus and Pok Pok Playroom Interaction: Bird Alone and CARROT Weather (CARROT Weather is a favorite, see TEN COOL NEW FEATURES INTRODUCED AT WWDC 2021 The coolest feature, and the best demo, is the “text from camera” which is not just insanely cool, but will also be really useful. I pointed my phone at a page of text and sent all the text as a message to my wife, no images involved, and it’s instantaneous. IPADOS 15 IMPROVES MULTITASKING, ADDS IPHONE FEATURES With iPad OS 15, unveiled Monday at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple has enhanced multitasking to be more discoverable and easier to use. iPadOS also gains features found in iOS since last year, including the App Library and Home Screen widgets. STEVEN AQUINO EXAMINES ACCESSIBILITY IN UPCOMING APPLE 11 hours ago · In an article for Forbes, Steve Aquino explains how some of the marquee features in Apple’s upcoming operating system releases—iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12 Monterey, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15—provide de facto accessibility features that everyone will appreciate.In particular, Aquino calls out Live Text, Conversation Boost, digital keys, biometric login in tvOS, and spatial audio inApple Music.
TIKTOK AMENDS PRIVACY POLICY TO ALLOW COLLECTION OF 11 hours ago · Writing for TechCrunch, Sarah Perez covers how social video firm TikTok has extended its privacy policy in the US to collect “biometric identifiers and biometric information” from user-generated content. The revamped privacy policy states:. We may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws, such as faceprints and voiceprints, from your UserContent.
THE REAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLE’S 2021 OPERATING 4 hours ago · Apple’s upcoming operating systems have an impressively long list of supported models, but devils dance in the details. Older devices won’t be able to take advantage of all the new features, reasonably enough, but you should be aware of what youmight be missing.
WATCHOS 8 FEATURES A GRAB BAG OF IMPROVEMENTS Apple’s watchOS 8, unveiled during the virtual Worldwide Developers Conference, features a grab bag of improvements in health, communication, photos, home automation, and more.Though perhaps overshadowed by other WWDC announcements, these collectively do much to move the Apple Watch forward. Sleep. Apple rolled out sleep-tracking features in watchOS 7 last year (see “watchOS 7 FIVE TIPS FOR EASIER REARRANGING OF IOS APPS Drag the app to the desired location. To put the app on a different Home screen, drag to the left or right edge of the screen and pause briefly to switch screens. To create a new folder, drag one app on top of another and pause briefly. Rename the folder as desired. To put anapp in a
CRAIG FEDERIGHI DISCUSSES APPLE’S NEW PRIVACY FEATURES Craig Federighi gave an interview to Fast Company to discuss Apple’s new privacy features and offer his opinions on the privacy landscape.TIDBITS TALK
My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. TIDBITS - THOUGHTFUL, DETAILED COVERAGE OF EVERYTHINGBENEFITSJOIN TIDBITSTIDBITS MEMBERSAPPLE INCAPPLE TVAPPLE WATCH Adam Engst Josh Centers 7 June 2021 3 comments Ten Cool New Features Introduced at WWDC 2021. This year’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote was chock full of innovative new features for apps and devices in the Apple ecosystem, far too many to cover at once. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. APPLE WATCH SERIES 3 UPDATE WORKAROUNDS Over in SlackBITS, Rob Costain had problems installing watchOS 7.4 on his Apple Watch Series 3 that weren’t resolved by any of these ideas. What I suggested, and he later confirmed from Apple Support Communities, is that the final solution is to erase the watch entirely, but instead of restoring the watch from backup when re-pairing, he had to set it up from scratch. SHOULD YOU BUY THE NEW APPLE TV 4K? The second-and-third-generation Apple TVs were great units, but it’s time to move on. Many apps no longer work correctly or at all (see “Third-Generation Apple TVs Suffering from Apple TV Software Update 7.6,” 28 September 2020). If you’ve been using one for all this time, you’ve more thanTIDBITS TALK
Comments on TidBITS articles, and general discussions about Apple AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. ADD AIRPLAY TO YOUR CLASSIC STEREO WITH AN OLD APPLE TV Honestly, I think I put my wifi on his phone once to get some updates. They are good friends, so I don’t have issue. But we thought it funny at first that country was blasting out my garage, and he was a block away (using cellular) and couldn’t understand why he couldn’t hear it on his phone app. LOL. Lesson learned. HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE Of those two guarantees in life, death and taxes, death has dominated the headlines this year. While taxes in some parts of the world were delayed, 500,000 people have died from COVID-19 around the world so far, over 125,000 of whom were in the United States, and over 22,000 of whom perished in New York City, a mere 4-hour drive from where Ilive.
4 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE ENABLING ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY If you’ve been thinking about turning on iCloud Photo Library so you can access all your photos from any Apple device, Mike Matthews has a few suggestions for things to consider beforehand. WHICH IOS SAFARI "EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES" TO So after installing iOS 12 I realized there’s a setting to enable “Experimental Features” in Safari settings (under Advanced). This could absolutely have been there before iOS 12, but I certainly never noticed it. I was a bit surprised to find something like this outside of a dev or beta environment, but since it’s there What features are recommended? Is there a good summary of what TIDBITS - THOUGHTFUL, DETAILED COVERAGE OF EVERYTHINGBENEFITSJOIN TIDBITSTIDBITS MEMBERSAPPLE INCAPPLE TVAPPLE WATCH Adam Engst Josh Centers 7 June 2021 3 comments Ten Cool New Features Introduced at WWDC 2021. This year’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote was chock full of innovative new features for apps and devices in the Apple ecosystem, far too many to cover at once. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. APPLE WATCH SERIES 3 UPDATE WORKAROUNDS Over in SlackBITS, Rob Costain had problems installing watchOS 7.4 on his Apple Watch Series 3 that weren’t resolved by any of these ideas. What I suggested, and he later confirmed from Apple Support Communities, is that the final solution is to erase the watch entirely, but instead of restoring the watch from backup when re-pairing, he had to set it up from scratch. SHOULD YOU BUY THE NEW APPLE TV 4K? The second-and-third-generation Apple TVs were great units, but it’s time to move on. Many apps no longer work correctly or at all (see “Third-Generation Apple TVs Suffering from Apple TV Software Update 7.6,” 28 September 2020). If you’ve been using one for all this time, you’ve more thanTIDBITS TALK
Comments on TidBITS articles, and general discussions about Apple AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. ADD AIRPLAY TO YOUR CLASSIC STEREO WITH AN OLD APPLE TV Honestly, I think I put my wifi on his phone once to get some updates. They are good friends, so I don’t have issue. But we thought it funny at first that country was blasting out my garage, and he was a block away (using cellular) and couldn’t understand why he couldn’t hear it on his phone app. LOL. Lesson learned. HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE Of those two guarantees in life, death and taxes, death has dominated the headlines this year. While taxes in some parts of the world were delayed, 500,000 people have died from COVID-19 around the world so far, over 125,000 of whom were in the United States, and over 22,000 of whom perished in New York City, a mere 4-hour drive from where Ilive.
4 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE ENABLING ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY If you’ve been thinking about turning on iCloud Photo Library so you can access all your photos from any Apple device, Mike Matthews has a few suggestions for things to consider beforehand. WHICH IOS SAFARI "EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES" TO So after installing iOS 12 I realized there’s a setting to enable “Experimental Features” in Safari settings (under Advanced). This could absolutely have been there before iOS 12, but I certainly never noticed it. I was a bit surprised to find something like this outside of a dev or beta environment, but since it’s there What features are recommended? Is there a good summary of what TIDBITS - THOUGHTFUL, DETAILED COVERAGE OF EVERYTHING Adam Engst Josh Centers 7 June 2021 3 comments Ten Cool New Features Introduced at WWDC 2021. This year’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote was chock full of innovative new features for apps and devices in the Apple ecosystem, far too many to cover at once. TEN COOL NEW FEATURES INTRODUCED AT WWDC 2021 Although we mocked Apple somewhat in “Ten “It’s About Time!”Features from WWDC 2021” (7 June 2021) for the many features that feel as though they’re either catching up with the competition or have been obviously missing for years, numerous other features announced at the WWDC 2021 keynote feel more innovative.Here are ourten favorites
TEN “IT’S ABOUT TIME!” FEATURES FROM WWDC 2021 Apart from watchOS 8 and iPad-specific (see “iPadOS 15 Improves Multitasking, Adds iPhone Features,” 7 June 2021) aspects of iPadOS 15, nearly everything Apple discussed during the WWDC keynote was spread across all multiple operating systems.Worries that Apple would deprecate macOS in favor of iOS have proven unfounded, but the company is clearly spreading features across IPADOS 15 IMPROVES MULTITASKING, ADDS IPHONE FEATURES With iPad OS 15, unveiled Monday at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple has enhanced multitasking to be more discoverable and easier to use. iPadOS also gains features found in iOS since last year, including the App Library and Home Screen widgets. WATCHOS 8 FEATURES A GRAB BAG OF IMPROVEMENTS Apple’s watchOS 8, unveiled during the virtual Worldwide Developers Conference, features a grab bag of improvements in health, communication, photos, home automation, and more.Though perhaps overshadowed by other WWDC announcements, these collectively do much to move the Apple Watch forward. Sleep. Apple rolled out sleep-tracking features in watchOS 7 last year (see “watchOS 7 SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
CRAIG FEDERIGHI DISCUSSES APPLE’S NEW PRIVACY FEATURES Craig Federighi gave an interview to Fast Company to discuss Apple’s new privacy features and offer his opinions on the privacy landscape. MAILPLANE STOPS SELLING LICENSES Faced with the inability to find an official solution to Google blocking embedded browsers from its login page, the developers of the Gmail-specific email client Mailplane have stopped selling licenses and are offering refunds to those who purchased in the last 60 days. SEVEN THIRD-PARTY ACCESSORIES SHOW MAGSAFE’S POTENTIAL Apple designed MagSafe to improve wireless iPhone charging by adding magnets for snap-in-place positioning. The company’s own MagSafe accessories are a mixed bag, but third-party makers have come to the rescue. Julio Ojeda-Zapata tested a handful of #1566: TOP NEW FEATURES FROM WWDC, IPADOS 15, WATCHOS 8 The 2021 WWDC keynote has come and gone. Apple announced far more than we could fit in one issue, so we rounded up 20 of the most interesting features in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12 Monterey, and watchOS 8: ten that are long overdue and ten that were unexpected. Meanwhile, Julio Ojeda-Zapata offers detailed SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
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Apple has re-released Safari 14.1 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave with fixes for two additional WebKit vulnerabilities, on top of the three vulnerabilities fixed in the initial 26 April 2021 release. (That release broke WebAuthn, causing Apple to pull the download quickly.)Safari 14.1 also enables you to customize the Start Page section order, supports an additional WebExtensions API SHOULD YOU BUY THE NEW APPLE TV 4K? The second-and-third-generation Apple TVs were great units, but it’s time to move on. Many apps no longer work correctly or at all (see “Third-Generation Apple TVs Suffering from Apple TV Software Update 7.6,” 28 September 2020). If you’ve been using one for all this time, you’ve more thanTIDBITS TALK
Comments on TidBITS articles, and general discussions about Apple AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. IS IT SAFE TO UPGRADE TO MACOS 11 BIG SUR? ADD AIRPLAY TO YOUR CLASSIC STEREO WITH AN OLD APPLE TV Honestly, I think I put my wifi on his phone once to get some updates. They are good friends, so I don’t have issue. But we thought it funny at first that country was blasting out my garage, and he was a block away (using cellular) and couldn’t understand why he couldn’t hear it on his phone app. LOL. Lesson learned. HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE Of those two guarantees in life, death and taxes, death has dominated the headlines this year. While taxes in some parts of the world were delayed, 500,000 people have died from COVID-19 around the world so far, over 125,000 of whom were in the United States, and over 22,000 of whom perished in New York City, a mere 4-hour drive from where Ilive.
4 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE ENABLING ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY If you’ve been thinking about turning on iCloud Photo Library so you can access all your photos from any Apple device, Mike Matthews has a few suggestions for things to consider beforehand. WHICH IOS SAFARI "EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES" TO So after installing iOS 12 I realized there’s a setting to enable “Experimental Features” in Safari settings (under Advanced). This could absolutely have been there before iOS 12, but I certainly never noticed it. I was a bit surprised to find something like this outside of a dev or beta environment, but since it’s there What features are recommended? Is there a good summary of what SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
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Apple has re-released Safari 14.1 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave with fixes for two additional WebKit vulnerabilities, on top of the three vulnerabilities fixed in the initial 26 April 2021 release. (That release broke WebAuthn, causing Apple to pull the download quickly.)Safari 14.1 also enables you to customize the Start Page section order, supports an additional WebExtensions API SHOULD YOU BUY THE NEW APPLE TV 4K? The second-and-third-generation Apple TVs were great units, but it’s time to move on. Many apps no longer work correctly or at all (see “Third-Generation Apple TVs Suffering from Apple TV Software Update 7.6,” 28 September 2020). If you’ve been using one for all this time, you’ve more thanTIDBITS TALK
Comments on TidBITS articles, and general discussions about Apple AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. IS IT SAFE TO UPGRADE TO MACOS 11 BIG SUR? ADD AIRPLAY TO YOUR CLASSIC STEREO WITH AN OLD APPLE TV Honestly, I think I put my wifi on his phone once to get some updates. They are good friends, so I don’t have issue. But we thought it funny at first that country was blasting out my garage, and he was a block away (using cellular) and couldn’t understand why he couldn’t hear it on his phone app. LOL. Lesson learned. HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE Of those two guarantees in life, death and taxes, death has dominated the headlines this year. While taxes in some parts of the world were delayed, 500,000 people have died from COVID-19 around the world so far, over 125,000 of whom were in the United States, and over 22,000 of whom perished in New York City, a mere 4-hour drive from where Ilive.
4 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE ENABLING ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY If you’ve been thinking about turning on iCloud Photo Library so you can access all your photos from any Apple device, Mike Matthews has a few suggestions for things to consider beforehand. WHICH IOS SAFARI "EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES" TO So after installing iOS 12 I realized there’s a setting to enable “Experimental Features” in Safari settings (under Advanced). This could absolutely have been there before iOS 12, but I certainly never noticed it. I was a bit surprised to find something like this outside of a dev or beta environment, but since it’s there What features are recommended? Is there a good summary of what TEN COOL NEW FEATURES INTRODUCED AT WWDC 2021 Although we mocked Apple somewhat in “Ten “It’s About Time!”Features from WWDC 2021” (7 June 2021) for the many features that feel as though they’re either catching up with the competition or have been obviously missing for years, numerous other features announced at the WWDC 2021 keynote feel more innovative.Here are ourten favorites
TEN “IT’S ABOUT TIME!” FEATURES FROM WWDC 2021 Apart from watchOS 8 and iPad-specific (see “iPadOS 15 Improves Multitasking, Adds iPhone Features,” 7 June 2021) aspects of iPadOS 15, nearly everything Apple discussed during the WWDC keynote was spread across all multiple operating systems.Worries that Apple would deprecate macOS in favor of iOS have proven unfounded, but the company is clearly spreading features across IPADOS 15 IMPROVES MULTITASKING, ADDS IPHONE FEATURES With iPad OS 15, unveiled Monday at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple has enhanced multitasking to be more discoverable and easier to use. iPadOS also gains features found in iOS since last year, including the App Library and Home Screen widgets. SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
SEVEN THIRD-PARTY ACCESSORIES SHOW MAGSAFE’S POTENTIAL Apple designed MagSafe to improve wireless iPhone charging by adding magnets for snap-in-place positioning. The company’s own MagSafe accessories are a mixed bag, but third-party makers have come to the rescue. Julio Ojeda-Zapata tested a handful of MAILPLANE STOPS SELLING LICENSES 1 day ago · Faced with the inability to find an official solution to Google blocking embedded browsers from its login page, the developers of the Gmail-specific email client Mailplane have stopped selling licenses and are offering refunds to those who purchased in the last60 days.
SAFARI 14.1
Apple has re-released Safari 14.1 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave with fixes for two additional WebKit vulnerabilities, on top of the three vulnerabilities fixed in the initial 26 April 2021 release. (That release broke WebAuthn, causing Apple to pull the download quickly.)Safari 14.1 also enables you to customize the Start Page section order, supports an additional WebExtensions API CRAIG FEDERIGHI DISCUSSES APPLE’S NEW PRIVACY FEATURES 1 day ago · Craig Federighi gave an interview to Fast Company to discuss Apple’s new privacy features and offer his opinions on theprivacy landscape.
#1566: TOP NEW FEATURES FROM WWDC, IPADOS 15, WATCHOS 8 The 2021 WWDC keynote has come and gone. Apple announced far more than we could fit in one issue, so we rounded up 20 of the most interesting features in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12 Monterey, and watchOS 8: ten that are long overdue and ten that were unexpected. Meanwhile, Julio Ojeda-Zapata offers detailed TIDBITS - PAGE 960 OF 960 - THOUGHTFUL, DETAILED COVERAGE Adam Engst 16 April 1990 No comments HyperCard, meet dBASE. At Macworld Expo, Symmetry Software demonstrated Dashboard DB, a HyperCard toolkit that will allow developers to create front-ends to large, pre-existing database in dBASE format SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
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My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. APPLE RELEASES IOS 14.5.1, IPADOS 14.5.1, MACOS 11.3.1 Apple also released iOS 12.5.3, macOS 11.3.1, and watchOS 7.4.1. They, along with iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1, fix nasty WebKit vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution and that Apple says may have been actively exploited in the wild. We’ll likely see security updates for 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave aswell.
AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. ADD AIRPLAY TO YOUR CLASSIC STEREO WITH AN OLD APPLE TV Step by Step Instructions. Without further ado, here are the steps to AirPlay-enable your classic stereo system with an old Apple TV. First, let’s run through setting up the Apple TV, after which we’ll connect it to your stereo with the TOSLINK digital-to-analog converter. Plug the Apple TV in near your TV and connect the two usingthe HDMI
HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE The Apple support document, “ How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple accounts ,” lays out the process and the necessary paperwork. The key is a court order that specifies: The name and Apple ID of the deceased person. The name of the next of kin who is requesting access to the decedent’s account. SOLVING A WASHED-OUT DISPLAY PROBLEM On another hunch, I checked the keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility and indeed, there are two Contrast shortcuts, and for reasons I can’t explain, they were enabled — which wasn’t true by default on other Macs. It’s possible that some previous version of Mac OS X had them enabled bydefault
NEGOTIATING WITH VERIZON FIOS My FiOS contract expires in a few days. Once it expires I’ll be paying a higher rate. I’ve looked at the renewal offerings and they are also at a higher rate, offering me extras that I do not care about. I’ve done a support text chat with a customer rep and she agreed that they are not offering me any way to lower my bill. I am seriously considering dropping TV and possibly land line WHICH IOS SAFARI "EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES" TO Which iOS Safari "experimental features" to enable. So after installing iOS 12 I realized there’s a setting to enable “Experimental Features” in Safari settings (under Advanced). This could absolutely have been there before iOS 12, but I certainly never noticed it. I was a bit surprised to find something like this outsideof a dev or beta
SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
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My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. APPLE RELEASES IOS 14.5.1, IPADOS 14.5.1, MACOS 11.3.1 Apple also released iOS 12.5.3, macOS 11.3.1, and watchOS 7.4.1. They, along with iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1, fix nasty WebKit vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution and that Apple says may have been actively exploited in the wild. We’ll likely see security updates for 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave aswell.
AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. ADD AIRPLAY TO YOUR CLASSIC STEREO WITH AN OLD APPLE TV Step by Step Instructions. Without further ado, here are the steps to AirPlay-enable your classic stereo system with an old Apple TV. First, let’s run through setting up the Apple TV, after which we’ll connect it to your stereo with the TOSLINK digital-to-analog converter. Plug the Apple TV in near your TV and connect the two usingthe HDMI
HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE The Apple support document, “ How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple accounts ,” lays out the process and the necessary paperwork. The key is a court order that specifies: The name and Apple ID of the deceased person. The name of the next of kin who is requesting access to the decedent’s account. SOLVING A WASHED-OUT DISPLAY PROBLEM On another hunch, I checked the keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility and indeed, there are two Contrast shortcuts, and for reasons I can’t explain, they were enabled — which wasn’t true by default on other Macs. It’s possible that some previous version of Mac OS X had them enabled bydefault
NEGOTIATING WITH VERIZON FIOS My FiOS contract expires in a few days. Once it expires I’ll be paying a higher rate. I’ve looked at the renewal offerings and they are also at a higher rate, offering me extras that I do not care about. I’ve done a support text chat with a customer rep and she agreed that they are not offering me any way to lower my bill. I am seriously considering dropping TV and possibly land line TEN COOL NEW FEATURES INTRODUCED AT WWDC 2021 1 day ago · Although we mocked Apple somewhat in “Ten “It’s About Time!”Features from WWDC 2021” (7 June 2021) for the many features that feel as though they’re either catching up with the competition or have been obviously missing for years, numerous other features announced at the WWDC 2021 keynote feel more innovative.Here are our ten favorites TEN “IT’S ABOUT TIME!” FEATURES FROM WWDC 2021 Apart from watchOS 8 and iPad-specific (see “iPadOS 15 Improves Multitasking, Adds iPhone Features,” 7 June 2021) aspects of iPadOS 15, nearly everything Apple discussed during the WWDC keynote was spread across all multiple operating systems.Worries that Apple would deprecate macOS in favor of iOS have proven unfounded, but the company is clearly spreading features across WATCHOS 8 FEATURES A GRAB BAG OF IMPROVEMENTS 1 day ago · Apple’s watchOS 8, unveiled during the virtual Worldwide Developers Conference, features a grab bag of improvements in health, communication, photos, home automation, and more.Though perhaps overshadowed by other WWDC announcements, these collectively do much to move the Apple Watch forward. Sleep. Apple rolled out sleep-tracking features in watchOS 7 last year (see “watchOS 7 CRAIG FEDERIGHI DISCUSSES APPLE’S NEW PRIVACY FEATURES 22 hours ago · Craig Federighi gave an interview to Fast Company to discuss Apple’s new privacy features and offer his opinions on theprivacy landscape.
IPADOS 15 IMPROVES MULTITASKING, ADDS IPHONE FEATURES 1 day ago · With iPad OS 15, unveiled Monday at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple has enhanced multitasking to be more discoverable and easier to use. iPadOS also gains features found in iOS since last year, including the App Library and Home Screenwidgets.
MAILPLANE STOPS SELLING LICENSES 23 hours ago · Faced with the inability to find an official solution to Google blocking embedded browsers from its login page, the developers of the Gmail-specific email client Mailplane have stopped selling licenses and are offering refunds to those who purchased inthe last 60 days.
WHEN YOU’RE TOLD AN AIRTAG IS MOVING WITH YOU Apple’s new AirTag trackers have provoked considerable interest about their potential for misuse. That’s why your iPhone or iPad can alert you if you’re being tracked by one, with or without your knowledge. We detail exactly when and why. SEVEN THIRD-PARTY ACCESSORIES SHOW MAGSAFE’S POTENTIAL Apple designed MagSafe to improve wireless iPhone charging by adding magnets for snap-in-place positioning. The company’s own MagSafe accessories are a mixed bag, but third-party makers have come to the rescue. Julio Ojeda-Zapata tested a handful of AMAZON DEVICES WILL SOON SHARE (SOME) OF YOUR HOME Ars Technica reports that on 8 June 2021, Amazon will flip the switch on Amazon Sidewalk, an experimental mesh network that uses Amazon devices to share small amounts of bandwidth with each other.Unfortunately, although you have a choice as to whether your Amazon devices will participate in Sidewalk, compatible Amazon devices are opted in automatically. JOHN GRUBER ANALYZES APPLE’S SECURE INTENT A recent update to Apple’s Platform Security Guide describes the company’s Secure Intent technology, which lets you securely confirm an action without entering a password or passcode.It works through some sort of hardware trigger—Touch ID, Face ID, or an Apple Watch’s side button—connected to a Secure Enclave. SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
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My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. APPLE RELEASES IOS 14.5.1, IPADOS 14.5.1, MACOS 11.3.1 Apple also released iOS 12.5.3, macOS 11.3.1, and watchOS 7.4.1. They, along with iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1, fix nasty WebKit vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution and that Apple says may have been actively exploited in the wild. We’ll likely see security updates for 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave aswell.
AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. ADD AIRPLAY TO YOUR CLASSIC STEREO WITH AN OLD APPLE TV Step by Step Instructions. Without further ado, here are the steps to AirPlay-enable your classic stereo system with an old Apple TV. First, let’s run through setting up the Apple TV, after which we’ll connect it to your stereo with the TOSLINK digital-to-analog converter. Plug the Apple TV in near your TV and connect the two usingthe HDMI
HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE The Apple support document, “ How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple accounts ,” lays out the process and the necessary paperwork. The key is a court order that specifies: The name and Apple ID of the deceased person. The name of the next of kin who is requesting access to the decedent’s account. SOLVING A WASHED-OUT DISPLAY PROBLEM On another hunch, I checked the keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility and indeed, there are two Contrast shortcuts, and for reasons I can’t explain, they were enabled — which wasn’t true by default on other Macs. It’s possible that some previous version of Mac OS X had them enabled bydefault
NEGOTIATING WITH VERIZON FIOS My FiOS contract expires in a few days. Once it expires I’ll be paying a higher rate. I’ve looked at the renewal offerings and they are also at a higher rate, offering me extras that I do not care about. I’ve done a support text chat with a customer rep and she agreed that they are not offering me any way to lower my bill. I am seriously considering dropping TV and possibly land line WHICH IOS SAFARI "EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES" TO Which iOS Safari "experimental features" to enable. So after installing iOS 12 I realized there’s a setting to enable “Experimental Features” in Safari settings (under Advanced). This could absolutely have been there before iOS 12, but I certainly never noticed it. I was a bit surprised to find something like this outsideof a dev or beta
SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVE Apple has released Security Update 2021-003 for macOS 10.15 Catalina and Security Update 2021-004 for 10.14 Mojave, patching 36 securityvulnerabilities in
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My new 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch is the best one yet. TidBITS Talk. 2. 160. May 22, 2021. Using the new iPad Pro for Zoom meetings while in landscape mode. TidBITS Talk. 1. 46. APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple’s announcement of support for lossless audio in Apple Music was welcome but sparked confusion over what devices it would work with (see “Apple Takes Apple Music Sound Quality to the Next Level,” 17 May 2021).Apple has now published a support article offering more details:. If you have already downloaded a song, you’ll need to delete it and redownload it to get the lossless version. APPLE RELEASES IOS 14.5.1, IPADOS 14.5.1, MACOS 11.3.1 Apple also released iOS 12.5.3, macOS 11.3.1, and watchOS 7.4.1. They, along with iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1, fix nasty WebKit vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution and that Apple says may have been actively exploited in the wild. We’ll likely see security updates for 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave aswell.
AN EXTERNAL SSD GAVE MY IMAC A NEW LEASE ON LIFE My work life centers around my Macs. With a few delightful exceptions that involve printing history and letterpress, I spend most of my day looking at a screen, tapping away on a keyboard, and manipulating a mouse.When I purchased a quad-core 21.5-inch iMac with Retina display in 2017 and added a secondary 4K display, I felt that I had spent the right amount of money relative to my needs. ADD AIRPLAY TO YOUR CLASSIC STEREO WITH AN OLD APPLE TV Step by Step Instructions. Without further ado, here are the steps to AirPlay-enable your classic stereo system with an old Apple TV. First, let’s run through setting up the Apple TV, after which we’ll connect it to your stereo with the TOSLINK digital-to-analog converter. Plug the Apple TV in near your TV and connect the two usingthe HDMI
HOW TO REQUEST ACCESS TO A DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER'S APPLE The Apple support document, “ How to request access to a deceased family member’s Apple accounts ,” lays out the process and the necessary paperwork. The key is a court order that specifies: The name and Apple ID of the deceased person. The name of the next of kin who is requesting access to the decedent’s account. SOLVING A WASHED-OUT DISPLAY PROBLEM On another hunch, I checked the keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility and indeed, there are two Contrast shortcuts, and for reasons I can’t explain, they were enabled — which wasn’t true by default on other Macs. It’s possible that some previous version of Mac OS X had them enabled bydefault
TEN COOL NEW FEATURES INTRODUCED AT WWDC 2021 1 day ago · Although we mocked Apple somewhat in “Ten “It’s About Time!”Features from WWDC 2021” (7 June 2021) for the many features that feel as though they’re either catching up with the competition or have been obviously missing for years, numerous other features announced at the WWDC 2021 keynote feel more innovative.Here are our ten favorites TEN “IT’S ABOUT TIME!” FEATURES FROM WWDC 2021 1 day ago · Apart from watchOS 8 and iPad-specific (see “iPadOS 15 Improves Multitasking, Adds iPhone Features,” 7 June 2021) aspects of iPadOS 15, nearly everything Apple discussed during the WWDC keynote was spread across all multiple operating systems.Worries that Apple would deprecate macOS in favor of iOS have proven unfounded, but the company is clearly spreading features across as many of WATCHOS 8 FEATURES A GRAB BAG OF IMPROVEMENTS 1 day ago · Apple’s watchOS 8, unveiled during the virtual Worldwide Developers Conference, features a grab bag of improvements in health, communication, photos, home automation, and more.Though perhaps overshadowed by other WWDC announcements, these collectively do much to move the Apple Watch forward. Sleep. Apple rolled out sleep-tracking features in watchOS 7 last year (see “watchOS 7 CRAIG FEDERIGHI DISCUSSES APPLE’S NEW PRIVACY FEATURES 12 hours ago · Craig Federighi gave an interview to Fast Company to discuss Apple’s new privacy features and offer his opinions on theprivacy landscape.
IPADOS 15 IMPROVES MULTITASKING, ADDS IPHONE FEATURES 1 day ago · With iPad OS 15, unveiled Monday at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple has enhanced multitasking to be more discoverable and easier to use. iPadOS also gains features found in iOS since last year, including the App Library and Home Screenwidgets.
MAILPLANE STOPS SELLING LICENSES 13 hours ago · Faced with the inability to find an official solution to Google blocking embedded browsers from its login page, the developers of the Gmail-specific email client Mailplane have stopped selling licenses and are offering refunds to those who purchased inthe last 60 days.
WHEN YOU’RE TOLD AN AIRTAG IS MOVING WITH YOU Apple’s new AirTag trackers have provoked considerable interest about their potential for misuse. That’s why your iPhone or iPad can alert you if you’re being tracked by one, with or without your knowledge. We detail exactly when and why. SEVEN THIRD-PARTY ACCESSORIES SHOW MAGSAFE’S POTENTIAL Apple designed MagSafe to improve wireless iPhone charging by adding magnets for snap-in-place positioning. The company’s own MagSafe accessories are a mixed bag, but third-party makers have come to the rescue. Julio Ojeda-Zapata tested a handful of AMAZON DEVICES WILL SOON SHARE (SOME) OF YOUR HOME Ars Technica reports that on 8 June 2021, Amazon will flip the switch on Amazon Sidewalk, an experimental mesh network that uses Amazon devices to share small amounts of bandwidth with each other.Unfortunately, although you have a choice as to whether your Amazon devices will participate in Sidewalk, compatible Amazon devices are opted in automatically. JOHN GRUBER ANALYZES APPLE’S SECURE INTENT A recent update to Apple’s Platform Security Guide describes the company’s Secure Intent technology, which lets you securely confirm an action without entering a password or passcode.It works through some sort of hardware trigger—Touch ID, Face ID, or an Apple Watch’s side button—connected to a Secure Enclave.Skip to content
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Julio Ojeda-Zapata 4 June 2021 No comments SEVEN THIRD-PARTY ACCESSORIES SHOW MAGSAFE’S POTENTIAL Apple designed MagSafe to improve wireless iPhone charging by adding magnets for snap-in-place positioning. The company’s own MagSafe accessories are a mixed bag, but third-party makers have come to the rescue. Julio Ojeda-Zapata tested a handful of MagSafe products that improve the experience. Josh Centers 4 June 2021 1comment
JOHN GRUBER ANALYZES APPLE’S SECURE INTENT Apple has published a description of its Secure Intent technology that explains how you can securely log in and confirm purchases without entering a password. John Gruber of Daring Fireball analyzes Apple’s statements to speculate about the future of Apple security. Glenn Fleishman 4 June2021 1 comment
WHEN YOU’RE TOLD AN AIRTAG IS MOVING WITH YOU Apple’s new AirTag trackers have provoked considerable interest about their potential for misuse. That’s why your iPhone or iPad can alert you if you’re being tracked by one, with or without your knowledge. We detail exactly when and why. TIDBITS WATCHLIST – MAC APP UPDATESSOUNDSOURCE 5.3.3
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AMAZON DEVICES WILL SOON SHARE (SOME) OF YOUR HOME BANDWIDTH Amazon will soon turn on Amazon Sidewalk, which will enable many Amazon devices to share your bandwidth with other Internet of Things devices. Here’s how to turn it off if you want to opt-out. Josh Centers 31 May 2021No comments
FISHING FOR A LOST IPHONE WITH MAGSAFE When a Berlin man dropped his iPhone 12 Pro in a canal, he attached a magnet to a fishing pole and was able to rescue his iPhone. Josh Centers 31 May 2021 2comments
THINGS LEARNED FROM THE EPIC GAMES V. APPLE LAWSUIT We don’t know how the legal fight between Epic Games and Apple over App Store policies will end, but it has made public reams of formerly classified internal documents from both companies. The Verge highlighted some of the most interesting bits.Josh
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HOW TO KEEP FACEBOOK FROM SNOOPING ON YOUR PHOTOS’ LOCATIONS Though Apple’s App Tracking Transparency has thwarted some of Facebook’s tracking efforts, the social media company can (and will, of course) still extract personal information through photos you upload. Here’s how to prevent such antisocial behavior. Glenn Fleishman 27 May2021 65 comments
AN M1 MAC CAN’T BOOT FROM AN EXTERNAL DRIVE IF ITS INTERNAL DRIVEIS DEAD
A little-noticed fact about M1-based Macs has started to get some attention. If the Mac’s internal drive is dead or fully erased, you can’t boot from an otherwise valid external drive. Why would Apple make that choice? Security, security, security. Adam Engst 27 May 2021 7comments
CARDHOP 2.0 BUNDLED WITH FANTASTICAL IN FLEXIBITS PREMIUM Flexibits, developer of the Fantastical calendaring app and Cardhop contacts app, has released Cardhop 2.0, with core features available for free and new and advanced features as part of the Flexibits Premium subscription that includes Fantastical. What keyboard shortcut moves a file or folder in the Finder directlyto the Trash?
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SHOULD YOU BUY THE NEW APPLE TV 4K? The Apple TV has received its first hardware update in years, but is it worth an upgrade? Do you even need an Apple TV anymore? Josh Centers 24 May 202139 comments
SECOND-GENERATION SIRI REMOTE REVIEW After years of making Apple TV users suffer, Apple has redesigned the Siri Remote. Is the second-generation redesign a big enough improvement to justify its $59 price tag? Josh Centers 24 May 202110 comments
IOS 14.6, IPADOS 14.6, MACOS 11.4 BIG SUR, WATCHOS 7.5, AND TVOS 14.6 Apple has released operating system updates to add support for paid podcast subscriptions and Apple Card Family, along with enhanced privacy and anti-stalking protections for AirTags. TIDBITS WATCHLIST – MAC APP UPDATES SECURITY UPDATE 2021-003 CATALINA AND 2021-004 MOJAVETWITTERRIFIC 5.4.6
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APPLE CLARIFIES LOSSLESS AUDIO SUPPORT DETAILS Apple has published a support article offering clarity on how lossless audio will work with your devices. Adam Engst 23 May 2021 8comments
THE TWO FACES OF FIND MY Our lengthy article outlining numerous scenarios for ways that the AirTags could be used and misused revealed that some people didn’t understand the difference between Find My iPhone and participating in the global Find My network. They are distinct, and you can use onewithout the other.
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APPLE ANNOUNCES UPCOMING ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES Already the leader in accessibility for its various devices, Apple has announced many more that will be available in the coming months.Older Oldest
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