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Since it was released on 25 September, macOS High Sierra has had three updates to fix various issues that users encountered. If you are still experiencing any problems then your first port of call should be to ensure you are running the latest version (10.13.3). Here’s how you can check… Update your Mac 1 Click Apple menu Click on the Apple menu to the far-left of the menu bar and select ‘About This Mac’. The Overview tab will tell you what version of macOS High Sierra is running. 2 Software Update Click on ‘Software Update’ and your Mac App Store app will open to check for updates. You can also go straight to the App Store and click on the ‘Updates’ tab. 3 Download and update If a macOS update…

Understanding the performance of your Wi-Fi network is not easy because it is by and large invisible. With an app like NetSpot, however, you can quickly survey your current and local networks and get a glimpse of the Wi-Fi quality and even fix some problems with the data provided. Some technical knowledge will greatly help the process. 1 Install the app Go to netspotapp.com and download and install the app. The install process is surprisingly simple considering the potential this app offers for data gathering. 2 The first scan The app now scans all of the available networks in your locality. You will see a grid displaying various data points including signal and noise levels for comparison. 3 Real-time monitoring Select a network and click ‘Discover’ to view your network…

A There may be external factors that affect the way your Mac and connected services work so please do not discount the possibility that your Mac is running perfectly fine. Always check externally first to make sure that the problem is not something that you have no direct control over. If the problem is internet-related then there are ways to check before you start panicking and pointing the finger at your Mac itself. Check everything 1 Your internet speed Use an online service to check your internet speed. It may not be your Wi-Fi that is causing slow speeds, but a problem with your service provider. 2 Is iCloud up? You should always check the Apple services status at https://www.apple.com/uk/support/systemstatus/ before undertaking any intrusive troubleshooting. 3 Check your router Slow…

A There will be times when specific files cannot be removed from Trash because they are being used by another process or app. It can be difficult to work out exactly what is causing the issue, but there is a way to override this and empty the trash anyway. Make sure the files are not too important to the system before deleting them though – a good idea is to always move them to a separate folder before deleting outright. Remove it all 1 The powerful Terminal When the trash will not empty, go to Applications>Utilities and open the Terminal app. This app, when learned, is vital to keeping your Mac running well. 2 Empty the trash Now type ‘rm -rf ~/.Trash/*’ and hit the enter key. You will see…

a place when all other solutions fail and can offer a short-term fix. Here we demonstrate how easy it is to use third-party memory-cleaning apps to clean up your hard drive and enhance the performance of your Mac. A There may come a time where you simply cannot make your Mac perform at an acceptable level for long periods due to its age. While we do not always recommend memory cleaning apps, they certainly have Quick memory fixes 1 Choose an app Go to the Mac App Store and download a memory cleaning app such as Memory Clean 2. Install it as normal and launch it to see what features are available. 2 Clean your memory Find the option to clean the memory and let the app perform its main…

Quality control Once you’ve ticked the best shots in a burst, click ‘Keep Only Selection’. The remaining photos are no longer in the Bursts album. Access your favourited shots in All Photos. View bursts After double-clicking on a thumbnail in the Burst album you can view the contents of the burst in Photo’s large display. All the photos in a burst appear as consecutive thumbnails here. Make your choice of shots By viewing images on your Mac’s larger screen you can tell if a shot is in focus more clearly than you can on an iPhone. If you like particular shots then tick this circle. Swipe through Click here to flick through the contents of a burst in the main window. Alternatively you can swipe left or right on your…

Loop Pointer This loop pointer appears on hovering the mouse cursor over the top-right corner edge of a region. Clicking, holding and dragging this will extend out or retract back the audio as a looping section instead. Resize Pointer The resize pointer shows when you hover the mouse cursor over the lower left or right edge of a region. Click and drag in or out to shorten or lengthen according to the desired duration. Cycle Area This yellow strip is toggled on in the tracks ruler via its control bar button (C). It’s so-called for cycling Loop Browser This shows the contents of GarageBand’s loop library and is opened via View> Show Apple Loops or with the O key. Custom loops can be dragged into here from the tracks space.…

Create an event Create a new event in the calendar when you want to send an email. Set the alert event to open a file and then select the one you created in the Automator app. Write an email The New Mail Message module displays this email form. Type in the recipient’s email address or click the Contacts icon on the right. Fill in the subject line and the message box. Add messaging Select Mail in the library to see all the modules for working with emails or type ‘message’ into the search box to see messaging functions. Drag ‘New Mail Message’ to the right. Send mail New Mail Message adds an email to the Mail app, but does not send it. Drag ‘Send Outgoing Messages’ and add it to…

Delete Immediately If you really don’t want files and don’t want the option to restore them from the Trash, go to the File menu and hold the Option (Alt) key. You’ll see ‘Move to Trash’ becomes ‘Delete Immediately’. Drag and delete If you run out of space on a thumb drive, which is easy because of their low storage capacity, drag the drive to Curb. Only the thumb drive’s Trash is emptied, not the Mac’s. Delete files What you delete on an external drive stays on the drive unless you remember to choose ‘Delete Immediately’. You may forget and deleted files use up valuable storage space on thumb drives. Curb settings There are not many settings, but there are a couple that are useful and one is to ask if…

You actually have two choices of Visualizer in iTunes 12 and you can switch between them by going to View>Visualizer and then choosing ‘Classic Visualizer from the menu. So what’s different? Well the ‘Classic’ version has a great deal more variety in the patterns displayed, many of which are slightly retro-looking. The patterns also change in style more frequently as the music blares so are a lot more engaging if you’re using it as a cool party backdrop. 1 Going ‘Classic’ You can toggle between the standard and Classic iTunes Visualizer by going to View>Visualizer. The ‘classic’ version has more varied, retro-looking patterns. 2 Display options Like the standard Visualizer, the ‘classic’ has a set of options you can access with the ‘?’ key. These options are slightly more limited…

GIF suggestions Gboard analyses the text you type into an email and then makes suggestions for animated GIFs. For example, we typed ‘What’s up?’ and the GIF below was suggested. Watch out for these suggestions. GIF categories Categories of GIFs are displayed in a horizontal bar. Swipe left and right to see them all and tap a category to see the GIFs. Swipe left/right across the thumbnails to see them. Insert a GIF An animated GIF cannot be automatically inserted into an email by Gboard. It must be copied and then you must paste it. Long-press to show the bar with editing tools and select ‘Paste’. Search for GIFs If you cannot find a suitable GIF to use from the thumbnails below, try searching. Type a word or short phrase…

Track management You can tap the name of your track to rename it, label it using the tag icon and even rate it by tapping on the stars for future reference. Tap the trashcan to bin the project. Auto-record Enabling this option will set the app to start recording whenever it detects a tune, which saves you having to fumble around pressing Record and setting your iPhone down. Instant editing Tap on the waveform to reveal more options, such as those to crop the track and share it. You can easily export it to other apps such as GarageBand. Add the band If you tap on the bass guitar icon and/or the drumkit icon then the app will detect the key and tempo of the track and then add musical…

Reduce Loud Sounds Connect HomePod and you don’t need to worry about this option as it ensures sound doesn’t split your ears; it also plays Apple TV audio at around 80 per cent max volume. Surround Sound HomePod will already seek to fill your room with virtual surround sound so this option can be left alone. Choose the subtitle language Should you want to have subtitles playing as well as the audio, then you can select the language they appear in with this option. Navigation Clicks Don’t like the clicking sound you hear when you are flicking through the menu items on the Apple TV? Turn them off by clicking here. Knowledge base Disconnecting the Apple TV If you don’t want your HomePod to play audio from your Apple TV,…

I know that my daughter is on her iPhone when she should be working! How can I check which apps she is using? Shelly Lewis 1 Open Settings If you want to check which apps are taking up most of your daughter’s time, go to Settings> Battery and then wait a few moments for the ‘Battery Usage’ section to become populated. 2 View the apps By default, Battery Usage will show the proportion of battery used by your apps. To find out exactly how much time has been spent on certain apps, tap on the clock icon. 3 See the times You can now see how many hours each app has been spent in active use as well as how long it has been running in the background. The apps…

Key features Full colour 1080p HD, H.264 • Passive infrared (PIR) motion detection Learn more blinkforhome.co.uk Available from amazon.co.uk This set, consisting of two Blink XT battery-powered cameras and a Sync Module is all you need to set up a basic home security system. Oh, and your iPhone, of course. To get set up and started, all you have to do is plug in the Sync Module, download and install the free Blink Home Monitor app and use that to connect your iPhone to the Sync Module box and then that to your cameras. The whole process takes about five minutes, after which you will be fully connected and good to go. Quality control Through the app you can add further Blink XT cameras to your network and…

Requirements macOS 10.6 or later • 64-bit processor • 675MB Learn more amanita-design.net Available from Mac App Store It’s hard to find a true original in the games market these days but that is one categorisation that is easy to apply to Chuchel. Describing exactly what type of game it is, on the other hand, is headscratchingly hard as it sails around a selection of styles with anarchic abandon, though each one is perfectly realised. Brought to us by the makers of Machinarium, Chuchel is an adventure game of sorts that flits between point-and-click puzzles and arcade-style action. As the eponymous hero, the game plays out as one big superiority contest as you have to beat your rival, Kekel, to the precious cherry. The way it transpires is a…

A Bluetooth can be a fickle technology and from time to time you may experience connection problems. With so many wireless technologies floating around near your Mac it is understandable that problems may occur, but there is an easy fix that will cure almost all connectivity problems every single time and it only takes a few seconds of your time to complete, as we will now demonstrate. Fix Bluetooth connections 1 Find the offender Go to System Preferences and click the ‘Bluetooth’ icon to see every previously connected device listed. Find the one that is failing to connect and click the ‘x’. 2 Forget the device Click ‘Forget Device’ and it will be removed from the list which should resolve whatever the software problem was that was causing the failed…

A If you find that disconnecting and reconnecting a Bluetooth device or multiple devices does not work, there are other options that will let you change settings at a deeper level. If it is a problem with the Bluetooth chip itself, for example, then these potential fixes could resolve all of your Bluetooth problems for good. All you have to do to get started is hold down the Shift key and click on the Bluetooth menu. Reset the module 1 The deeper menu Hold down Shift and Option and click the Bluetooth icon for a new settings menu. Be careful when using Bluetooth-connected keyboards and mice during this process. 2 Time to reset Click ‘Reset the Bluetooth module’ and then accept the warning message that appears. You will need to…

A It may be that after you check your battery health you realise that it is a bit long in the tooth, but is not quite at the level where you need to pay to have it replaced. There are ways in which you can maximise your daily battery performance and greatly increase the usability of your Mac in the process. So if you need to squeeze a little extra juice out of your battery, consider these quick and easy power-saving methods. Maintain the charge 1 The Energy Saver Go to System Preferences and open ‘Energy Saver’. Set the ‘Turn display off…’ setting to as low as possible and enable the other options in the ‘Battery’ panel. 2 The right balance When on Power you can leave the Energy Saver…

third-party apps they may be incompatible which could stop the system in its tracks. Here we show you how to access your startup items and go about removing them so that they don’t hamper performance. A The first area to look at when your Mac is struggling to start up as it should is the login items. If you upgraded to High Sierra, it is likely that your previous login items remained and in the case of some Remove login items 1 Where are they? Open System Preferences and then click ‘Users & Groups’. Make sure your user name is highlighted on the left and that you have the right privileges to proceed. 2 Open the lock Click the lock at the bottom and then enter your password to make…

A With third-party apps, and even those provided by Apple, it is good practice to ensure that you are using the latest versions so that they do not become slow or suffer from glitches that the developer has already fixed. Keeping your apps updated safely requires common sense and a couple of sensible rules. Here we show you how to keep your apps up-to-date automatically and more… Update your apps 1 Automated updates Go to System Preferences>App Store and tick the ‘Automatically check for updates’ box. Now tick all other boxes within this section to receive instant app updates. 2 Avoid the betas Avoid beta macOS versions unless you have a very specific need to install them. They are much more likely to have small issues that could affect performance.…

It may seem, when you read a feature which details a variety of macOS problems, that you are likely to suffer from many of them; but the opposite is true. macOS is incredibly reliable and for the vast majority of users there will be very few occasions when actual issues occur that stop them using their Macs. Indeed, it is likely that for the first few years of ownership of your Mac everything will work exactly as it should. If, however, you do experience the occasional glitch these tips may come in handy and help you get up and running in no time at all. In our opinion there is no more reliable operating system than macOS and millions of users will agree with us.…

Black and white A parallel black and white layer hides the selective spot colour layer below. We can then use a mask to reveal the red buses while hiding other unwanted red objects. Mask control The black and white layer hides all the red on the layer below. By dragging the mask’s control handles we reshape and reposition it until the red buses are visible but other red objects are hidden. Curve control By pushing the Hue/ Saturation Curve’s control points downwards we can selectively desaturate unwanted colours in a clip. Here we’ve desaturated all the colours apart from the reds. Sampled colours After sampling a colour with the Hue/Saturation Curve effect’s eyedropper tool you’ll see a collection of control points that indicate the sampled colour. These three points indicate…

Hidden junk Folders created by apps no longer on your Mac, iPhone or iPad appear and they are irritating if you like to keep your storage clean. There does not appear to be a way to delete them. Find unused apps iCloud in System Preferences provides some clean-up functions and on the left are items created by apps on the Mac, iPhone or iPad. You may see some that you no longer have installed. Clean the junk Files and data are kept just in case you want to reinstall an app on your Mac, iPhone or iPad. If you will never use this again, click ‘Delete Documents and Data’ to recover the storage. Show hidden files There are many hidden files on the disk and iCloud that Finder never shows.…

Send Email.app is used to send the email message and Calendar is simply used to set the date and time of the event. You must create Send Email.app yourself. Don’t worry, this is very easy and can be done in two minutes using the Automator app in macOS. Automator enables apps to be built by dragging and dropping prebuilt modules that perform functions. It is a bit like Lego and you slot modules together to build an app. Here’s how to do it… 1 Pick a project Start Automator from Applications and select the option to create a new document. For the type, select the Application icon. This enables you to create your own app. 2 Build your app Search for New Mail Message and drag it to the right.…

Curb is a free utility for the Mac that enables you to delete the Trash on a removeable drive without deleting the other files in the Trash, which you may want to keep, just in case. Curb is an old utility, but it works fine and is perfect for thumb drives. Because it is outside of the Mac Store you may need to Ctrl+click it and select ‘Open’ and ‘Open’ again. This is only needed the first time it is run. Here’s where to find Curb and how to install it… 1 Get Curb Go to mrrsoftware.com/curb and click ‘Download’ to save Curb to disk. Double-click the zip file to extract the contents and then drag Curb.app to the Applications folder. 2 Configure Curb Open Curb. A window is displayed…

Options menu The hidden menu of Visualizer options can be displayed at any time while in Visualizer mode simply by pressing the ‘?’ key. The menu of options will be displayed in the top-left corner of the screen. Track info Useful when listening to playlists or unfamiliar music, you can tap the I key to display the artist/ album info in the lower-left corner of the screen. This will fade out after a few seconds. Exiting full-screen mode Visualizer is best displayed in full-screen mode for the most impact. Right-click on the Visualizer window for various display options. While in full-screen mode you can right-click to get back out of it. Frame rate If you want to get nerdy about the info that is displayed then you can tap the…

Three of the most popular apps in education are from Apple’s own iWorks suite consisting of Pages, Numbers and Keynote, and to coincide with the launch of the new iPad, Apple released updated versions that support Apple Pencil. In these updates, students can now add drawings or notes right inside their projects, giving them a completely different look and feel, and even create complete digital books. The end result is much more unique-looking documents with plenty of personality shining through as kids now have more tools at their disposal to showcase what they are learning. In addition to supporting drawing with Apple Pencil, the Pages app also supports a beta feature called ‘Smart Annotation’. This lets students and teachers annotate straight into the Pages document. And these markups aren’t just…

Configure backups If you are short of space on iCloud, remove apps from the backup if they are unimportant. This one is not and neither is Chrome below it. The apps contain no essential data. Dates and sizes If you are about to install an iOS update, you may want to check when the iPhone or iPad was last backed up. The date and time is here and the size of the backup is shown. See more apps This is clearly not the complete list of apps on the device and there are many more. Tap ‘Show All Apps’ to see the full list and choose whether they are backed up or not. Delete the backups If you are short of iCloud storage space or are disposing of the device,…

Storage usage Go to Settings>General> iPhone Storage to see how the device’s storage is being used. The largest user of this iPhone’s storage is apps, but it may be different on your iPhone or iPad. Offload apps Some apps are used daily but others might only be used occasionally. Tap a large app you don’t need and then tap ‘Offload App’. App data Some apps store data on the iPhone and Google Maps stores maps locally so they can be accessed offline. Photo editors and music services may also store data. Open the apps and clear data. Old messages iMessages, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and other messaging apps may contain photos and videos attached to messages. Open them and delete the media files in messages to save space. Knowledge base iOS…

Edit your query If Google Assistant gets something wrong, hold down on your request and tap ‘Edit Query’ or hit ‘Delete Request’. Input options Although it’s not as accessible as Siri, you can ask Google Assistant a question by tapping this microphone icon or select the keyboard to type it in. Multitasking Google Assistant takes advantage of multitasking so you perform other tasks at the same time. Just swipe up from the bottom of the screen and drag Google Assistant from the Dock. Explore the possibilities Tap this icon to see what you can do with Google Assistant. Select the three-dot menu and Settings to alter your preferences or set up voice matching. Knowledge base Set up your services Tap the blue icon, select the three-dot menu and choose Settings.…

Continuous mode Swipe left on the Watch face and you can activate the continuous mode which works well during a workout. If you start a workout using the Workout app, you don’t need to select Start on the Cardiogram Watch app. Current heart rate You can instantly see what your current heart rate is in the standard beats-per-minute. By default, the Apple Watch collects heart rate data every five minutes but you can view in real time. View the graph Here you can see data between 50 and 100bpm and where you’re at during a time period. Orange bars show a rate of between 60 and 100bpm (red is above 100, blue below 60). Independent working You don’t need to have your iPhone nearby when you’re exercising to record your…

Release date 9 January 2001 • Processor: 400 or 500MHz PowerPC G4 • Memory: 128 (2x64MB) or 256 (2x128MB) of PC100 SDRAM • Graphics: ATI Rage 128 with 8MB of SDRAM • Hard drive: 10 or 20GB Ultra ATA/66 • Connectivity: Optional AirPort 802.11b, 10/100 BASE-T Fast Ethernet, 56k V.90 modem • Ports: 2x USB 1.1, 1x Firewire 400, PC Card I/II • Max macOS: Mac OS X 10.4.11 ‘Tiger’ Original price (base model) £1,899/$2,599 Price now £75/$85 Nicknamed the ‘TiBook’, the first generation of PowerBook G4 was unveiled at the MacWorld Expo in 2001 and was so-called because the new machine was housed in a titanium-clad case – quite a departure from the black plastic G3 models that preceded it. What’s also notable about the PowerBook G4 was that…

Apple’s big news this month was of course its new iPad aimed at Microsoft and Google’s classroom market share, and we’ve packed this issue with everything you need to know about the fresh tablet. Under the radar then was the release of iOS 11.3 into the wild after months in development beta phase. This isn’t one of those incremental updates that just offers a couple of security patches, but a full-blown release that makes your iPhone and iPad even more powerful and even more useful. Don’t believe us? Here’s five killer reasons why you need to download iOS 11.3 right now… 1 New AR experiences iOS 11 became the world’s biggest AR platform when it was released to hundreds of millions of iOS users last year. Ever since, developers have…

Although often meticulously trialled, bug-tested and deemed good to go, sometimes a mass roll-out of a new Mac operating system can stir up previously unnoticed gremlins that hamper certain areas in one way or another. Apple usually addresses early teething problems with more updates to enhance and bolster the macOS still further (the latest being 10.13.3), but these won’t always fix everything. Though it is a secure and stable environment in which to create great things and manage the more mundane aspects of life with ease, you may still encounter odd issues with macOS High Sierra. As with all technology, there will be times when problems occur and you need a little help to get things working as they should… which is where we come in. We hope to be…

A The System Management Controller controls power usage and sits on the logic board of your Mac. If you are experiencing battery problems we would suggest resetting it as a last resort if everything else you have tried has failed. You need to shut down your MacBook and then plug it into power. While pressing the power button, hold down Shift-Control-Option (left-hand side of the keyboard) and then release all of the keys. Press the power button one more time to restart your Mac and it may just help to resolve the battery issue. There will be no visual indicators at all that this has happened, but the process is quick to undertake and is well worth trying.…

A There are few things more concerning than not being able to start your Mac properly. You may see a blue screen which is legendary in the fear it invokes or you may see error messages, but either way you will want to do what you can to bring back a smooth startup process in the future. The first thing to try is starting up in Safe Mode which will strip down the processes used to the bare minimum and which is more likely to put you in a position where you can begin to fix the problems. With your Mac powered down, turn on your Mac as normal and then press and hold the Shift key. Release Shift when the Apple logo appears and wait for macOS to boot…

A The most important part of your macOS setup will be your personal data because this is unique and cannot be ‘fixed’ using technical methods. If all else fails, you can use the migration assistant to move your information to another Mac or even retrieve it from your failing Mac to a new model. It works extremely well. Open it up In Applications>Utilities you will find Migration Assistant. Click the icon to open it and to begin moving your data to a new computer. The app will log you out and close all apps before it starts the process. Other options You can also transfer data from a Windows PC or to another Mac on the same network. No matter what your physical computing situation, Migration Assistant has an option…

A If you use any computer on any platform you will experience apps freezing on occasion. This is unavoidable because third-party developers can only do so much to make their software as perfect as possible, but there is a simple process that will let you force quit an app and get your Mac running again at full speed. This simple key combination is worth remembering as you may have to use it a lot! Restart frozen apps 1 A quick combination If an app freezes, press Option-Command-Escape and a small panel will appear. Select the app that is stuck and then click ‘Force Quit’ at the bottom. 2 A double check A warning message will appear that you need to confirm to quit the app. As a general rule, only…

A lack of space on any Mac hard drive can cause the computer to run slowly and will obviously limit the amount of data you can store in the future. There are, however, many ways in which you can free up space without losing any of the information you need to access on a daily basis. 1 Use the cloud Use a cloud service such as iCloud or Dropbox to free up space by storing files you do not use often online. There will likely be a subscription charge attached. 2 Sync and save In Dropbox go to preferences and click ‘Sync’. Click ‘Choose folders to sync’ to limit how much space is used on your Mac. Synced folders still take up Mac space. 3 Check your space Click the…

A There are simple and advanced ways to secure your Mac, but as a first step you should utilise the tools built into macOS. The operating system is extremely secure by default, but a few extra steps will give you peace of mind and help to ensure that your valuable data does not get stolen in the future. Heed these simple tips and you can help ensure that the contents of your Mac remain private. Protect your data 1 Be careful with apps Go to System Preferences>Security & Privacy and click the lock to make changes. Make sure that only App Store apps are downloadable within the ‘General’ tab. 2 Use the Firewall Depending on where you use your Mac, the Firewall could be worth enabling. This is particularly true…

Colour balance The Color balance icon gives you access to a suite of tools that can counteract cold or warm colour casts produced by your camera’s incorrect white balance settings. Match Color This handy colour correcting tool enables you to replace cold or warm colour casts in one shot with the correctly balanced colours from another clip. White Balance The White balance tool’s eyedropper analyses whether a clip is too cold (blue) or too warm (orange). It then warms up or cools down the sampled area’s colour cast. Skin Tone The Skin Tone Balance tool’s eyedropper lets you Knowledge base Colour Temperature Different light sources have a different colour temperature, which is measured in Degrees Kelvin (K). For example, daylight has a colour temperature of around 5200K. Tungsten light has…

Tempo display The detected tempo at the current playhead location shows here. The Double/ Half Tempo buttons can be used to quickly double or halve the detected tempo of the entire file. At your command If you hold down the Command key while dragging a beat marker with the Move Marker handle, it should snap automatically to the nearest significant analysis point or transient. Waveform overview This upper part of the display always shows the entire audio file. The visible area of the file shown in the main display is highlighted with a white rectangle. Metronome/ playback Used to play/loop the audio file and enable/disable the metronome, to monitor the timing of your edits. The slider works as a volume balance control between the two. Knowledge base Project vs region…

Create new folders If you need a new folder to store files, tap this icon. It creates a new folder in the current location, which could be the root or a subfolder. You are asked to name it. File functions toolbar Press and hold and then let go to display the toolbar. It is different for files and folders and this one is for folders. Tap ‘Favourite’ to add it to the Locations screen. Tagged files/folders This coloured dot indicates that this item has been assigned one or more tags. Tap ‘Sorted by’ at the top of the screen and select ‘Tags’ to sort files/ folders by their tags. Show recent items One of the best ways to find files and folders you recently used is to tap ‘Recents’. In…

Connected to Wi-Fi For a HomePod user to access your messages, reminders and notes, your iOS device has to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your HomePod. The iOS device also needs to be sharing your location via Find My Friends. Turning off Personal Requests Don’t worry if you have Personal Requests turned on. Turn them off by opening the Home app, tapping the location button (top-left) and selecting your name, before toggling Personal Requests. Setting up When you set up your HomePod using your iPhone, you’ll be asked if you want to Enable Personal Requests. If you share your home, you may want to tap ‘Not Now’. Accessing Messages If you enable personal requests, anyone would be able to hear your messages by saying, “Hey Siri, read…

Go to your collection Tap the iShows logo in the bottom-left to return to your collection. You’ll see a ‘Discover’ suggestion, but closing that will take you to your home area. Use this to filter your search Overwhelmed by the volume of shows? Just tap the three dots in the top bar to filter the shows by genre to home in on your interests. Quick additions Quickly add shows to your tracker by tapping the little plus symbol below each image. Tap on the image to open up the show and either add to your tracker, seen shows or to rate it. Searching for a show Know exactly which show you’re looking for? Just tap the bottom-right magnifying glass and look it up. Knowledge base iShows Movies and Games If…

Settings screen To reach this screen, press Menu on the Siri Remote and select Settings. Scroll down the screen until you see Actions. Importing games To start importing games, click Import/Export. When you do this, the screen will display an IP address. Go to that address in Safari on your Mac. Gamepad You can, if you wish, use a Made for iPhone (MFi) game controller (select it under iCade Controller). But you can also play your games using the Siri Remote. Using a Mac Via Safari on the Mac (on the page accessed via the IP address), select the Roms folder and click Upload Files. Once uploaded, they’ll be available on Apple TV. Knowledge base Is it legal? Emulating retro consoles is a legal grey area depending on what you…

Key features Four EQ modes • Hi-Res Audio Certified • Bluetooth 4.1 Learn more edifier.com Available from amazon.co.uk These active bookshelf speakers from Edifier were an unexpected joy. Compact, yet punchy, they would look and feel equally at home in your lounge as they do straddling your iMac and come with RCA, AUX, USB, optical, coaxial and Bluetooth connection options for you to connect wirelessly or through a desired port (the USB, optical and coaxial inputs have a sample rate of up to 192KHz). Titanium tweets Each speaker contains a 19mm dome treble tweeter unit made from highly-polished titanium laminate, providing a bright, clean performance, and the addition of 3.75-inch metal diaphragm mid-range bass units add a satisfying rumble to your sonic landscape. The bass units are housed…

Requirements macOS 10.9 or later • 64-bit processor • 190GB Learn more ikmultimedia.com Available from ikmultimedia.com Quite possibly the world’s most complete studio collection of software instruments and FX, Total Studio 2 Max brings together 94 products in a single suite and provides music composers, producers, performers and sound engineers with all of the tools needed to take music making and processing to a whole new level. Included in the package are over 16,000 sounds, 39 high-end mixing and mastering processors and over 350 of the most sought-after guitar and bass models – considerably more than any other collection on the market. The collection pools together resources from IK Multimedia’s expansive collection of music-making apps – including SampleTank, Syntronik, MODO Bass, T-RackS and Amplitube – giving the user…