Macworld UK的October 2017目录

While the iPhone always headlines Apple’s annual September event, the opening acts are worth tuning in for in their own right – and this year was no exception. From three new iPhones (the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X) to an LTE Apple Watch to new animated emoji (‘Animoji’), this keynote certainly was one for the books. Read on to see everything Apple announced at the stunning Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino. Remembering Steve Jobs The keynote was the first ever event held in Apple Park’s new Steve Jobs Theater, so it seemed right that the event kicked off with a heartfelt tribute to Steve Jobs – one of his famous speeches played over the sound system shortly after the theatre dimmed the lights. “I love hearing…

Apple offers a wide range of fantastic laptops, but finding the best one can be tricky. Don’t worry, though. Over the following pages, we’ll go over Apple’s current MacBook line-up, point out their differences and similarities, and provide you with the information you need to pick the right MacBook for you. The affordable choice: MacBook Air Longtime Mac users may remember when the Air made its debut nine years ago as Apple’s entry into the ultra-portable laptop market. But times have changed, and starting in 2015, the MacBook was repositioned as Apple’s affordable laptop. How many models can I choose from? Apple offers two standard configuration MacBook Air models. The difference between the two comes down to the amount of file storage you get. The £949 model (available from fave.co/2t2PZtf)…

WHEN FONTS WON’T DISPLAY PROPERLY IN SAFARI AND MAIL Q System software is up to date. I use Suitcase Fusion (fave.co/2gZZ14V) and it’s also up to date. I tried booting up without Suitcase but that made no difference. Copying the camouflaged text and pasting into TextEdit reveals the original letters, so the underlying information isn’t lost– just hidden. A Other people who have experienced the same problem, sometimes in Mail and sometimes in Safari, have solved it by resolving font corruption or duplication. You can use Font Book for both, a font utility found in macOS’s Applications folder and part of Apple’s system software. Open Font Book. First, try validation: 1. Click All Fonts in the sidebar at left. 2. Click in the fonts list to its right. 3. Choose…

Every Mac comes with Apple’s iWork apps: Pages (word processor), Numbers (spreadsheet), and Keynote (presentations). And these apps can import Office documents. In this tutorial we explain how to open Word documents in Pages and export Pages documents for use in Word. Import Word documents into Pages This procedure works with .docx and .doc file formats. You can also import .rtf and .txt files. 1. Launch Pages (it’s in the Applications folder of your Mac). 2. In the window that automatically opens when you launch the app, navigate to the location of your Word file. For example, if it’s in Documents, click on the Documents folder in the left sidebar. (You can also click on the File menu and select Open, then navigate to your document.) 3. Once you’ve located…

It’s always been about the ecosystem for Apple. The company started out making its own hardware and software, and – with brief exceptions like the late, not-terribly-lamented clone program in the ’90s – it’s only aimed to bring more and more of what it does under its direct control. As the company moves into its fifth decade, its eyes are firmly planted on the future of that ecosystem. If the ’70s and ’80s were about the PC, the ‘90s about the rise of the Internet, and the 2000s and 2010s about consumer technology and the mobile revolution, then the 2020s are poised to be less about the devices we use and more about the seamless ecosystem that pervades every part of our lives. Apple will, of course, still be bringing…

i Tunes 12.7 is available for download with a major change in the app. Apple has redesign iTunes so that it focuses on sales of music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and podcasts. It no longer has an App Store for buying apps for your iPhone or iPad. This means that in order to buy an iOS app, you must do it on the iOS device itself. You no longer can buy an iOS app within iTunes, and then load the app to your device when you perform a sync. Apple announced in August that iTunes U content can now be found in the iTunes’ podcasts section. If you purchased ringtones through iTunes, Apple says that you can download them through your iPhone using the App Store app, or through Settings…

The OLED display Apple is using in its new iPhone X brings several benefits over current LCD technology, but supplies are likely to be limited at first. Will be benefits of the new screen make it worth the wait? Here’s a quick rundown on OLED (organic light emitting diode) technology and how it differs from today’s LCD (liquid crystal display) screens. OLED vs LCD. What’s the difference? LCD screens like those used in previous iPhones and the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are built on a backlight – a panel as large as the screen itself that produces a constant white light anytime the screen is on. A series of polarizers and filters are layered in front of the backlight to control the light and produce the image you…

The Apple TV, Apple’s flagship streaming media box, just got a major upgrade – which shouldn’t be a surprise, considering Apple’s interest in original programming and being a cord-cutting leader. The new Apple TV 4K adds support for 4K video (naturally) as well as HDR, or High Dynamic Range, making for a significant upgrade to a product Apple once called a “hobby”. The 4K resolution offers four times the pixels of the current 1080p HD model, while HDR provides a greater range of richer colours with supported titles and TV sets. The new Apple TV 4K is available now and costs £179 with 32GB of RAM and £199 for 64GB. Customers who have purchased HD movies will receive upgrades in their iTunes libraries to corresponding 4K versions at no additional…

RATING: £359 inc VAT from fave.co/2dot8Bl Artists of every stripe – fine art, comic art, photo art – rely on Corel Painter to create original works, as its natural media methodology uses tech to mimic paint on canvas. As with many mature products, it’s hard to fathom improvements in historical software that’s already so deep and complete. But each year Corel tries, and with Painter 2018, it has managed to add significant enhancements and new features to the roster – Thick Paint, enhanced Cloning, and 2.5D texture brushes. Improved drip and liquid brush technologies let you paint on an empty layer and then blend with underlying brushstrokes. From its better photo art and composite capabilities, new clone-source options, updated interface, and distinctive texture synthesis, Painter 2018 expands and intensifies artistic…

Apple’s smartwatch just got a whole lot smarter. Apple Watch Series 3 has arrived, and while it didn’t get the dramatic redesign we were hoping for, its improvements on the inside more than make up for the sameness of the enclosure. (And if you need people to know you have the latest model, there are some cool new colours too, like ceramic grey and a different shade of gold to match the iPhone 8.) But what makes Apple Series 3 such a monumental upgrade isn’t fashion, it’s flexibility. More than ever, Apple Watch is built to fit into your lifestyle, no matter how you spend your free time. Here are the six things we’re most excited about in Apple Watch Series 3: 1. LTE The biggest change to Apple Watch…

Launched last year, Apple’s AirPods have been a success for the firm. Priced £159 they are available at fave.co/2x0opeW. Here’s what Apple CEO Tim Cook said about the AirPods during the company’s third quarter 2017 financial results call with analysts in August: “We’re also seeing incredible enthusiasm for AirPods, with 98 percent customer satisfaction based on Creative Strategies’ survey. We have increased production capacity for AirPods and are working very hard to get them to customers as quickly as we can, but we are still not able to meet the strong level of demand.” Over the following pages we reveal how to set up AirPods, use them to control your music, and more. Pair your AirPods to an iPhone and Apple Watch Pairing your AirPods to an iPhone or iPad…

Autumn is here, but the fun doesn’t have to stop: your Mac can keep you entertained as the nights draw in. Enhanced racing simulation F1 2017 arrived day-and-date with the well-reviewed PC version, while sci-fi story games Tacoma and Subsurface Circular are both worth a look, and Batman: The Enemy Within and Pyre are likewise compelling. 1. F1 (2017) Price: £44.99 from Steam (tinyurl.com/y889L78z) The Mac versions of Codemasters’ F1 racing series have typically followed their PC counterparts, but with F1 2017, both platforms got the new release at the very same time. And that’s good news this time around, since reviews point to F1 2017 being perhaps the best entry to date in the popular simulation franchise. F1 2017 lets you sit behind the wheel of a Formula One…

If you use Excel on a Mac, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can save the spreadsheets you create and open them in Numbers, Apple’s spreadsheet app. It’s a handy feature to use in case you can’t access Microsoft’s apps. Import Excel spreadsheets into Numbers This procedure works with .xlsx and .xls file formats. You can also import .csv and tab-delimited files. 1. Launch Numbers (it’s in the Applications folder of your Mac). 2. In the window that automatically opens when you launch the app, navigate to the location of your Excel file. For example, if it’s in Documents, click on the Documents folder in the left sidebar. (You can also click on the File menu and select Open, then navigate to your spreadsheet.) 3. Once you’ve located your…