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Well, the Ventura update has finally forced me to upgrade my Mac. It seems a late-2015 iMac is no longer sufficient to stage the latest version of macOS. But then again it was running Monterey (and Big Sur before it) from an external drive because bo

JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF LEAKS AND RUMOURS CIRCULATING IN THE PAST MONTH, THE FORTHCOMING RELEASE OF THE iPHONE 14 COULD BE APPLE’S MOST EXCITING LAUNCH IN YEARS. HERE WE EXAMINE SOME OF THOSE RUMOURS TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW LIN

TURN TO PAGE 36 TO DISCOVER HOW TO GET YOUR MAC VENTURA READY! Apple reserved a hearty portion of its Worldwide Developer Conference keynote back in June to showcase its weighty new Mac update, macOS 13: Ventura, named after the city on the Central

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Rumours are rife that Apple will be releasing a top-tier spin-off model for the forthcoming Apple Watch 8. Leaked by Mark Gurman, a favourite among tech fans for his reliable track record on Apple product leaks, this model will be built for outdoor

iMovie Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed 15 Rather than filming one long boring scene, many professional movie makers break the action up into a series of shorter clips that feature different camera moves, angles and shot sizes. By using p

Photos Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed 10 Your iPhone has all the hardware and software you need to shoot, process and share a perfect portrait (such as using different lenses and Camera app shooting modes). In this spread we’ll give you

Garage Band Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed 12-30 Many people don’t know that GarageBand also supports movie soundtracking. While features are fairly limited, it can be a very useful way to simply edit short clips quite quickly. The nice

Final Cut Pro Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed 15 Your own back garden can be a rich source of subject matter for a wildlife documentary. Thanks to the iPhone Camera app’s Slo-mo mode you can capture short clips of bees flying past the le

Logic Pro Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed 20 It hasn’t escaped Apple’s notice that in recent years, Dolby Atmos immersive sound technology has spilled over from cinemas and post-production suites into homes and headphones, becoming one o

Mail Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed 10 Forwarding emails in your Mail inbox to someone else is straightforward and you have probably done it many times. However, there are two problems. One is that the recipient can tell it is a forward

We all have great photos in our Photos library on the Mac. Even if you are not a great photographer, you can shoot a dozen photos of a scene on your iPhone and at least one is bound to come out great, even if only accidentally. Why not show off your

Apple includes zip archive handling in macOS, however, it doesn’t go far enough for some people. Zip handling has been simplified to an extreme level on the Mac. You can create zip archives and extract files from them, but there are almost no feature

Although the ability to store your Mac’s desktop and documents in iCloud has been around for some time, it is now better than ever. Apple has improved the way it works and added features since opening up online storage to all apps for any use. Where

When you want to contact a lot of people, email is quick and easy. However, there are still occasions where printed material is used, such as, invitations to weddings and parties. Pages has recently gained the ability to use mail merge. Create one do

Apple has continued to build on the core operating system that is watchOS with version 9.0. As with the previous updates, it remains similar in terms of the majority of interactions, but with tweaks and changes that should improve the experience and

Not too long ago, we needed to print a PDF document here at iCreate. Thing is, it made us break into a cold sweat because the text was white and the background was entirely black – if Future Publishing’s accountants spotted it, they’d surely tut with

So you’re driving and someone sends you a message. It’s tempting to have a quick look and, when you’re stationary – perhaps at the lights or in traffic – send a short note back to say you’ll contact them later. Doing so, however, can get you into a h

Technology is everywhere now and we appear to be consuming more as each year passes. This is a good thing, but do we sometimes duplicate functionality when we don’t need to? Think about your iPhone and the excellent quality video camera it has onboar

So you’re about to visit a sofa shop but you can’t find your tape measure to check the size of your room. Should you abandon the trip for another day? With an iPhone to hand, you don’t need to. Just launch the Measure app and you can quickly get an i

Gaming is a major activity for many iPhone owners and Apple is serious about supporting it. There is Apple Arcade of course, but there is also a special gaming mode you can enable for when you want a little time to yourself to have some fun. When you

So you’ve spent an hour swiping through Instagram and you’re wondering why. Is it time to get rid of your account? It can be a distraction and you may have privacy concerns or dislike the company behind it. Whatever the reason, you have a choice: dea

Stop reaching for your Mac every time you need to do some work with PDF documents. All iPad models have the PDF handling features you need and it is much more fun sitting back with a hand-held device than sitting at a desk with a computer. The iPad h

WatchTube Developer Hugo Mason Difficulty Time needed 05 An Apple Watch screen may be tiny but, as a new app is proving, it’s certainly large enough to view a video. Whether or not you will want to do so on a regular basis is another matter but, wi

iCab Mobile (Web Browser) Developer Alexander Clauss Difficulty Time needed 05 We know what you are thinking. Why would anyone want to browse the web on an Apple Watch? Well, that is a perfectly logical question, but there is a reason why having iC

Google Arts & Culture Developer Google LLC Difficulty Time needed 10 There are two aspects to this fun experiment by Google Arts & Culture. On the one hand, you’re effectively playing a game of Pictionary in which a machine learning robot seeks to

TV Launcher Developer Adam Foot Difficulty Time needed 05 To find out what’s on television each week in the UK, you can pick up an excellent listings magazine such as TV & Satellite Week, What’s On TVor TV Times. With the TV Launcher app for Apple

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