Indholdsfortegnelse for December 2016 i MacLife

My 2009 iMac is running under OS X 10.6.8 and works perfectly. I use it mainly for database, Excel, and Word and don’t want to upgrade since several programs such as FileMaker and Quicken are not compatible with the latest version of OS X, and I really don’t want to spend the money again to upgrade the software when the current versions are fine. I don’t want or need iCloud, or the host of other new features which come with the later versions of OS X. My iPhone SE will not sync with my iMac. Since I print a monthly calendar for my desk from my iMac, I am forced to do double entry, once on the iMac in iCal, and once on the iPhone in its Calendar app, which…

PASTEBOT Free From Tapbots, the team behind the excellent Tweetbot Twitter client, comes this app for managing your clipboard content. You can easily search things you’ve copied, and apply clever filters to alter the content while pasting it (such as making text lowercase). Eventually, your clipboard will sync between Macs. VERSION TESTED: 2 BETA 8 AIRHEART $14.99 This twin-stick shooting game tasks you with flying around in an airplane you can customize, trying to catch “skyfish” while defeating pirates, and flying ever further up until you reach the stratosphere. Its colorful, looks great, seems technically solid, and has lots of replay value from tinkering with your craft. VERSION TESTED: 0.1…

1 STAR TREK BEYOND Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho $19.99 The latest Star Trek film was directed by Justin Lin, who turned The Fast and the Furious into a hit series. You might think that would continue J.J. Abrams’ run of keeping these films as glossy adventures, but actually he goes a little more back to the roots of Star Trek as a franchise, exploring personal relationships between its ensemble crew… with some slick CG action scenes too, still. Well, it’s Hollywood, after all. It feels much more like an episode of the TV show than a lot of other blockbusters, and we found that refreshing and fun, even if some elements stumble. 2 A GAME OF THRONES ENHANCED EDITION George R.R. Martin $8.99 While fans of Martin’s wildly…

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN a better time to explore the world of digital video. Technology that would’ve cost tens of thousands of dollars a decade ago is now available for a few hundred, and in some cases offers levels of quality that have never before been available to amateurs. From portability and resolution to crystal-clear sound, we’ve come on leaps and bounds from the home video that many of us grew up with. Whether you’re making a holiday video or a commercial project, the tools you need are more accessible than ever. However, that’s not to say that just having the gear will make you the next Martin Scorsese. As well as knowing what gear is suitable for your needs, you also need a grasp of techniques such as lighting,…

WITH YOUR SHOOT PLANNED AND your gear set up, you can get to work. Before your first take, it’s crucial to do a dry run to check everything is working. Shoot 10 to 20 seconds of test footage and sound and then play it back to confirm video and audio are being captured as you intended. Also check for things like focus and eyeline. Is your subject in focus, and do they appear to be looking at the right target in the footage? If you’re filming yourself, this stage will involve switching between being behind and in front of the camera until the setup is correct. It’s good to shoot “clean” footage, unless you’re an expert focus puller. Clever effects can be added later in software much more easily…

Free Developer DayDial, dialsapp.com Platform Universal Requirements iOS 9 or later The demise of the popular Sunrise calendar app sent many iPhone owners in search of a suitable replacement. While there are plenty of great options – Fantastical 2, BusyCal, and Calendars 5 are three of our favorites – those in search of something exciting and fresh can shake up their schedule with a new kid on the block. Dials Calendar offers a completely different experience, one that substitutes the traditional day/week/month view you know and love with a clock-based design. The dark user interface definitely takes some getting used to, with events appearing as color pins placed around a clock-like dial at scheduled times; tapping a pin displays additional details for that event. By default, the home dial provides…

Free Developer Highly, highly.co Platform Universal Requirements iOS 8 or later Highly lets you save snippets of articles you’re reading and share them with friends on social media. Presumably, these are snippets you find notable in some way, like a 22-year-old entrepreneur talking about going for your goals, or something. However, it’s a total mess to use. You have to open the app from Safari to use it, which makes it feel less efficient and quick than just screen-grabbing the quote and sharing that. On top of that, it’s quite hard to share things in a convenient way – it takes too long to load, and your actual shared link takes your friends to Highly, rather than immediately to the original article. Also, highlighting on an iPhone is not a…

Free Developer Purple Cover, anylistapp.com Platform watchOS, Universal Requirements iOS 8.3 or later When it’s time to hit the grocery store, we leave the house without a paper shopping list. That’s because AnyList takes care of this messy business on the iPhone, so we can breeze through the aisles. One thing that’s been missing from the equation is Apple Watch support, to avoid the need to pull the device out of a pocket each and every time. Thankfully, with the arrival of AnyList 5.5, our prayers have been answered – now it’s easy to open a list and start tapping off items as they’re purchased, all while the iPhone stays in your pocket or handbag. The initial implementation is fairly rudimentary: you can turn the Digital Crown to scroll…

$9.99 Developer New Technologies, newtech-ltd.com Requirements OS X 10.10 or later Budget Planning Gold is billed as an ad-free “balance tracker,” but we found little helpful or convenient with this financial management application. This is about as barebones as it gets; with such limited utility, it’s astonishing the developer has the audacity to charge $9.99. Budget Planning tracks multiple cash, debit, or credit card accounts (but oddly, no checking or savings) in over 30 currencies. A few basic income and expense accounts are included, but you can add others as needed and assign them one of more than 100 different icons for easier identification. Once you start adding income and expenses, History, Budget, and Statistics views provide a visual reference of spending. Unfortunately, the threadbare simplicity is hijacked at every…

1 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display From $1,799 apple.com Apple launched the first Retina 5K iMac back in 2014. Despite the starting price, this is probably the best value for money in the entire Mac range, balancing its cost with powerful internals and that stunning screen. It’s the perfect machine for video editing, graphic design, and photo editing. 2 Dell P2715Q $510 dell.com If you have a Late 2013 Mac Pro, Late 2014 Mac mini, 12-inch MacBook or another recent Mac, you can connect a standalone 4K display to it, to have a high-res second screen. Dell has a few 4K and 5K models, but the sweet spot for us is this 27-inch model with a 3840x2160 resolution. It’s detailed, with great color reproduction. 3 GoPro Hero5 Black $399…

REQUIRES > An S/MIME capable email app, or an iOS device with iOS 5 or later LEVEL > Medium IT WILL TAKE > 25 minutes IN OUR PREVIOUS issue (#121), we showed you how to digitally sign and encrypt messages in Mail by creating your own self-signed certificate in Keychain Assistant. But what if you manage your email in a different app, or want to encrypt emails on your iPhone or iPad too? The good news is that you can use your certificate in other apps and on other devices by exporting it to a passwordprotected file. This file is then either imported into an email app on your Mac or transferred to your iOS device for use in its version of Mail. First, if you haven’t already, follow last…

First of all, if you haven’t seen Mr. Robot, put down Mac|Life for a second and hit iTunes. You can grab season 1 for $24.99. It’s one of the best shows on TV, intelligently exploring issues of cybercrime, class tension, and mental health. Apps and games based on TV and movie properties tend to be cheap cash-ins - ask anyone that fell for downloading The Hunger Games’ tie-ins. But Mr. Robot is the glorious exception, delivering something that is both very old and very new -a text adventure. The geek cred of this game is established instantly. Named Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltratiOn.ipa, it mimics the file extension used to upload games to the App Store. You’re treated to a looping movie where you find a phone on the sidewalk and pick it…

 > Manage your menu bar Prior to Sierra, you could hold c and then drag Apple’s status icons in the menu bar to rearrange them – and now you can with third-party ones, too. Removing Apple icons has changed a little, though – after command-dragging one downwards off the menu bar, wait for a cross to display next to the pointer before letting go. (Third-party icons are still removed by way of their app’s preferences.) > Manage tabs In the Dock’s preferences, set “Prefer tabs when opening documents” to Always. Windows of compatible apps will then open in tabs. Pick Manually to always use separate windows. > Enter Picture-in-Picture Like the iPad, the Mac can now play web videos from Safari in a floating window that stays on top of…

WITH ANY CREATIVE PROJECT, PLANNING is essential. That goes double for video shoots, when you’re likely to be constrained by time, money, and location. Turn up without enough batteries and your whole day could be ruined. You’ll want to have a good idea of exactly what you’re going to need to capture before you arrive to avoid getting caught out. Write a shot list if it helps, at least as a guide. A fundamental thing to consider is how many cameras you’re going to need. If you’re sure it’s just one, that’s great. For any kind of interview footage it’s common practice to shoot two angles of the subject and then cut between them in the edit to keep things interesting. If the interviewer is to be in the occasional…

CREATING A SNAPPY EDIT CAN BE KEY TO SUCCESS EDITING IS WHERE YOUR VIDEO project really takes shape. Whatever the nature of your film, there are some basic rules to follow. Pacing is vital to any video and creating a snappy edit can be the key to success. Viewers will quickly tire of a video in which there are boring segments where nothing really happens. Scenes that linger too long also feel odd, so be ruthless, cutting anything that slows down the narrative while also allowing shots just enough time to create the impact the story needs. Basically, keep it interesting and be sure it makes sense. You might understand what’s going on, but will your viewers? Besides the importance of creating a coherent timeline where things happen at the…

Free Developer AOL, aol.com Platform Universal Requirements iOS 9 or later The email app market is a saturated one, and it’s often hard to find one that suits your exact needs. Alto attempts to be the email app for people who are busy with events, flights, and other exciting things, and it does it quite well – but maybe not well enough to bother replacing the default app with it. Its main appeal is that it can sort your emails into categories such as Travel, Personal, Banking, and Social – but these appear to be based on an imperfect algorithm, because some promotional emails appeared in Personal, and Airbnb is definitely not a bank. It also sorts all emails with a photo into a folder, but this includes every…

Free Developer WEGO as one Ltd, getsidekix.com Platform Universal Requirements iOS 7 or later Have you ever wanted to plan out the perfect afternoon or evening, packed with the most amount of entertainment with the least amount of effort? Well, look no further, as that’s exactly what Sidekix is designed to do. Sidekix is a navigation app, not dissimilar to the built-in Apple Maps in your iPhone. The real difference, however, is that instead of getting you to your destination as fast as possible, Sidekix wants you to get there while having as much fun as possible. Enter your destination into the search bar and Sidekix will plot a route that includes various points of interest along the way. One of the greatest things about Sidekix is that it’s specifically…

$2.99 Developer Andrew Chung, pattern.is Platform iPad Requirements iOS 9.2 or later Sketching out a block diagram – whether a floor plan for a new kitchen or a wireframe for a website – ought to be simpler than drawing apps usually make it. Andrew Chung, formerly a designer at Facebook, must know the feeling, so he’s developed his own app. Pattern reduces the drawing process to two basic touch interactions. The screen shows a grid of dots, which you can adjust from the first of three icons to show small, medium, or large squares. Pinch out anywhere and a rectangle appears, snapping to the grid; it’s labeled with its size (measured in large squares), and updates as you drag to size and position it. This feels intuitive, and since…

Your iPhone and iPad are inherently secure – only software approved by Apple can run on iOS, for example. But, like anything, they have a weak link: you. For example, if you use the same easy-to-guess password for every website or user account, you’re leaving a door wide open for trouble. 1PASSWORD (Free/$9.99 Pro, Universal) allows you to securely store just about anything you need to keep safe. Whether it’s user account details, credit card information, or software license numbers, you can encrypt it and access it from any device. 1Password now uses its own servers to sync with multiple devices (you’ll need a subscription, which starts at $2.99/month). When it comes to surfing the web, for complete browser anonymity you’ll need you to use the Tor network, which bounces…

Free Developer Shazam Entertainment, shazam.com Platform watchOS, Universal Requirements iOS 8 or later Shazam certainly isn’t new to iOS or Apple Watch, but with the arrival of iOS 10 and watchOS 3, the music-identifying app is worthy of another look if you haven’t used it in a while. For starters, Shazam now offers an automatic option – simply tap the button on your Apple Watch screen, drop your wrist, and wait for the app to notify you that a match has been made. But that’s not all: the latest update also brings Watch complications into the fold, so accessing Shazam can be done with a turn of the wrist and a single tap. Best of all, matches include cover art and the option to view lyrics without ever having…

$59.99 Developer Creaceed, creaceed.com Requirements OS X 10.11 or later HYDRA FOR MAC + Good performance + Wide range of export options – Expensive – At its best when used in conjunction with other editing software Digital cameras – whether that’s the iPhone or an expensive DSLR – have a problem. Compared to the human eye, the amount of dynamic range they can capture is very limited. Dynamic range is the range of brightness, between total shadow and very bright highlight, present in an image. High dynamic range photography, or HDR for short, offers a possible solution. Photographers take a series of images from the same position, varying the exposure of each one so that the first shot captures the darkest details in the frame, and the last shot captures…

$39.99 Developer DigiDNA, imazing.com Requirements OS X 10.7 or later; iOS 5 or later iMazing 2 provides an alternate method for backing up and restoring mobile data on any iOS device running iOS 5 or later. (Vintage devices like the original iPhone are supported too, but only for basic file transfer, music export, and app management.) A Mac (or PC) is required, but iMazing works with USB or Wi-Fi connections; the former is preferred, since it’s much faster. In addition to backups and drag-anddrop data transfer to or from your iOS device (music, photos, messages, notes, voicemail, call logs, and more), iMazing’s neatest trick is the ability to copy from an older device to its new replacement. We used it to clone from an iPhone 5 to iPhone 6s Plus…

$136 Manufacturer Samsung, samsung.com Requirements A Mac or drive enclosure with a SATA III interface Samsung’s 750 Evo is a 2.5-inch SSD that can boost an older Mac’s performance, or be used in an external case. We were pleased by improvements in minimum transfer rates over similar drives we’ve tested; the 750 Evo outperformed in all areas, not least in random writes with a minimum transfer rate of 37.9MB/sec. Mean and max transfer rates are very close to its nearest competitors, with less than a 10MB/sec difference in most cases. Sequential reads and writes averaged 354.3 and 335.4MB/sec, and maxed out at 428.4 and 413.8MB/sec, respectively. Its mean averages in random reads and writes were within the same range of difference. However, it maxed out at 287.3MB/sec in random reads…

It’s not strange to have a house full of video cameras, JENNIFER PHIN insists… The weirdest thing I have to do to convince visitors that I am a functioning member of society and not, say, a Venusian surveillance operative, is to switch off our spare room webcam. Wait, it’s not as bad as it sounds. It started fairly innocently – we were traveling over the winter holidays and wanted to check in and make sure no Grinches were stealing Christmas. So we set up a Withings Home camera and had great fun logging in and watching pine needles accrete on the floor. Then we moved out for a weekend while workmen renovated our bathroom. We put the camera (in full view) in the hall so we could check progress. Then…

IN THIS ISSUE, you’ll find our review of the Apple Watch Series 2 (p66). I know a lot of our readers don’t think the Watch is worth considering, but as I said last issue, and we mention in the review, a second look is definitely warranted if you previously dismissed it. Partly, that’s down to things changing with the Watch itself. You’ve got the new models, the Series 1 and Series 2, both of which include a faster processor than the original model. Then the Series 2 adds better waterproofing, built-in GPS, and a brighter screen. Then you have watchOS 3, which is not far off being a total do-over for the Watch’s software. It changed how some of the most fundamental parts of the OS worked, changing key ways…

AS WE WRITE this, the internet (well, some of it) is excited by rumors that the next iPhone may use an OLED screen, which offers richer contrast and lower power usage than the LCD displays currently used in all Apple products except the Apple Watch (which already uses OLED). OLED means “organic light-emitting diode,” where each pixel actually generates its own light (unlike LCD technology, which requires a backlight to be shone through its pixels). OLED is currently the pinnacle of the display world… but there’s another screen technology on the horizon that could knock it off that position. Known as microLED, it’s kind of exactly as it sounds: screens would be made up of thousands of tiny LEDs. And we mean tiny. A functioning display was shown off in…

From simple beginnings, iOS has grown into a deep, powerful platform that has brought new workflows and possibilities to over a billion people – around eight hundred million more than the Mac has ever sold. Despite that, iOS has no shortage of stumbling blocks that hold it back, one of the largest being its own industry. If you’ve spent any time watching the evolution of iOS, you know the ebb and flow. Apple announces new features mid-summer at WWDC, developers get immediate access to begin testing and building for them, and Apple releases the new OS and new devices in fall. Instead of “new features,” though, I think it’s important to think of them as real solutions to real problems. Some may be less crucial than others, but remember…

 > Find people by face The way people are identified and organized has changed. To see them, click Albums, then double-click People. You’ll see faces the app has identified. Double-click one to see the images it believes are one person. > Merge faces In the People album, again click Add People. This time, command-click two or more of the faces then Merge & Add (top right) to tell the app faces identified are the same person. Photos will merge the photos under one person.  > Pick a flattering shot Photos automatically selects the “Key Face” for each person, but you can change it. In the People album, double-click the person for whom you want to set a new key face, then right-click the photo you want to use instead and…

1. Apple Watch apple.com From $269 The ultimate iPhone accessory? It takes calls, includes Siri, helps you stay fit, displays messages discreetly… and it even tells the time. With watchOS 3, we think the Watch has come of age, and starting from $269 for an aluminum Series 1, it makes a great gift. 2. Apple TV apple.com $149 The Apple TV brings home entertainment into the app age. You can easily find whatever you want to watch with the Siri remote, which includes voice search and easy swipe-based navigation. Download apps for watching movies and TV shows, as well as other great apps and games. 3. Apple AirPods apple.com $159 Apple’s wireless in-ear headphones are very smart: they pair just by being placed near your iPhone or iPad, and their…

LIGHTING AND FRAMING ARE CRUCIAL TO capturing great-looking footage. Our eyes see things differently to a camera lens, so it’s vital to spend time with your cameras to get things right. Lighting should be even and flattering to your subject. Frame the subject correctly for the situation; in interviews this often means placing them in the left or right third of the frame. Make sure your camera is level, because off-axis footage is of limited use. Don’t be afraid to tweak the white balance of your camera to compensate for lighting conditions – it’ll save time when editing. SOUND >>> Your camera will have a built-in microphone, but it’s far better to use a dedicated external mic for sound recording. Such mics are battery-powered and can cost around $120. Usually…

$7.99 Developer Glimsoft, timelinesapp.io Platform iPhone Requirements iOS 8 or later If you’re someone who works for multiple clients, you’ll know the only thing harder than juggling deadlines and receivables is keeping track of which client you’re working for at any given time, and for how long. Or, you might just want to track your time management in general. Timelines is an iPhone app designed to ease this burden. You need only tap a button from a Notification Center widget, Apple Watch, or the app itself to start or stop time tracking in a chosen category. An unlimited number of these so-called “timelines” can be set up to track multiple clients, projects, hobbies, and more. Once a tracked event has been recorded, the iPhone app is used to add a…

Free Developer ATi Studios, mondlylanguages.com Platform Universal Requirements iOS 7 or later Duolingo has garnered a well-deserved reputation as one of the easiest ways to learn new languages on a mobile device, but it’s not the only game in town. One of the fastest rising contenders is Mondly, which offers interactive lessons in 33 different languages (including Chinese) – more than any major competitor. Mondly is a Universal iOS app (also available as a web app) divided up into 17 conversation modules. The service is designed to help those who have trouble memorizing words and phrases with traditional methods. The first category, Hello, is free in all available languages, and users can dive straight in without having to sign up for anything. The app uses a series of games…

$4.99 Developer Uppercut Games, uppercut-games.com Platform Universal Requirements iOS 9 or later Submerged is a game about a sunken city, made by three former developers of BioShock – a game about a sunken city. The difference is that BioShock’s Rapture was underwater on purpose, and the world of Submerged is more of a 200-years-after-anatural-disaster sort of sunk. You play Miku, a young girl whose brother is mortally wounded, and your task is to attempt to keep him alive as he writhes around in feverish pain. Each day, you have something new to collect: bandages to stem the bleeding; water to keep him hydrated; fire to keep him warm. It looks like a survival game, but it’s really not. There’s no real threat – no combat, no urge to eat…

99¢ Developer Brian McIntosh Platform watchOS, iPhone Requirements iOS 10 or later WATCH Smartwatch app developers are increasingly taking aim at games, despite (or maybe because of) the tiny display and limited controls available on most wearables. One of the latest efforts is Outpost Defender, which brings arcade-style gaming to Apple Watch complete with multiple levels, slick graphics (for a smartwatch, anyway), and increasingly difficulty. Outpost Defender is actually four games in one. The first, a kind of sideways Space Invaders homage called Invasion!, pits players against a wave of enemy fighters, while the second, Asteroids!, is a wrist-friendly tribute to that particular Atari classic. The third is Black Hole!, a Tempest-style dodge-’em-up in which players must avoid deadly gamma bursts while being sucked into the aforementioned galactic anomaly.…

1 SIGN UP The free Wallaby app saves money by showing which credit cards rack up the most rewards at nearby stores. Download and link your accounts to get started. 2 CATE GORY VIEW Open Wallaby on your Apple Watch to see which payment methods will generate the most reward points at 15 different types of retail stores. 3 WHAT ’S NEARBY A right swipe switches to Nearby, a list of businesses closest to your current location, all matched to the best available rewards for your credit cards.…

A flexible tripod for the outdoors $25 Manufacturer Zuckerim, zuckerim.com Features 1/4-inch tripod screw, smartphone holder If you like to get out into the wilderness and want a good way to take photos of yourself, or just hold your camera still, this flexible tripod is a great option. The GekkoXL’s three legs have a silicon outside around a steel underframe, which is flexible. You can bend the legs into a tripod shape for flat surfaces, or adjust that shape if they need to go on an uneven surface, or even wrap them around a fence or tree branch to hold the camera steady. It comes with a clip that holds your iPhone (it’s secure enough, though we prefer the locking clip of the Glif iPhone mount), which attaches to the…

JARGON BUSTER If you’ve got a lot of Full HD video files (that is, their resolution is 1920x1080 pixels), you will find that many 4K TVs can upscale your videos. Upscaling uses some clever maths to enhance the quality of conventional HD video so that it looks better on a 4K display. SCALING OPTIONS On an iMac that has a Retina 4K or 5K display, go to the Displays pane in System Preferences, then hold Alt and click the Scaled button. This reveals all the resolutions you can choose for the desktop, such as to gain extra space for your windows. 1 Share wirelessly from iOS The 4K videos on your iPhone are stored in the Photos app. You can transfer them to your Mac wirelessly using AirDrop or iCloud,…

I’d avoided iCloud until recently, when I wanted to show photos from my iPad on a TV. I put them into my iCloud Photo Library using my Mac, and they duly showed up on the iPad. However, they appear in the iPad’s Photos app even when the device’s Wi-Fi is turned off. I don’t want hundreds of pictures cluttering up the device. How can I only collect them from the cloud when I need them? iCloud Photo Library stores all of your pictures in iCloud, but doesn’t necessarily lumber all the devices you’ve connected to your iCloud account with the whole library. Control its behavior by going to Settings > iCloud > Photos. When you enable iCloud Photo Library on that page, your iPad will inevitably keep indexes and thumbnail…

REQUIRES > macOS Sierra 10.12 an iCloud account LEVEL > Easy IT WILL TAKE > 10 minutes One of the conveniences Apple has added in macOS Sierra is Optimized Storage, which helps you to keep space free for your next task. The feature is tucked away in the About This Mac window’s Storage tab, where there’s a new button labeled Manage next to the breakdown of how your startup disk is being used. Clicking this button opens a new storage management window (which is actually part of the System Information app, located in the Utilities folder; in it, choose Window > Storage Management). Many of the things you can accomplish in this window can be done elsewhere in Sierra and its bundled apps, as long as you know where to…

REQUIRES > iOS 10 LEVEL > Easy IT WILL TAKE > 10 minutes WITH THE arrival of iOS 10, iMessage has received some big changes. The iPhone’s most-used app (according to Apple) now has mini-apps of its own, a fun feature for two or more people who use iMessage to keep in touch. These new apps can cover a wide variety of uses, from conducting business to having fun, and even just helping to make collaborations between people a little bit easier. Currently the most common iMessage apps are stickers, which can be used as a sort of third-party emoji. Many of these stickers include fun animations, and can be dragged atop photos and messages as an embellishment. These apps are often standalone and can be installed wholly within iMessage.…

REQUIRES > iOS 10 LEVEL > Easy IT WILL TAKE > 10 minutes IN IOS 10, Apple has revamped the Lock screen. It’s also added a third, even simpler way to wake an iPhone SE, 6s/6s Plus, or 7/7Plus. As long as Settings > Display & Brightness > Raise to Wake is switched on, you can start interacting with your iPhone. You can still access Notification Center or Control Center with swipes from top or bottom. There’s no longer a camera icon to swipe upwards from to take a photo – it’s been replaced. There’s also a difference in how you unlock devices that lack Touch ID; rather than swiping across the screen to reveal the keypad and enter your passcode, press the Home button a second time. On the…

REQUIRES > iOS 10 LEVEL > Easy IT WILL TAKE > 25 minutes IT CAN BE a full-time job keeping on top of the avalanche of mail that keeps appearing in your mailbox. Thankfully, the iPad’s Mail app is on hand to help you not just regain control of your inbox, but stay on top of it going forward too. We’ve assumed you’ve set up at least one of your email accounts in Mail – if you want to add more, you can do so by heading to Settings > Mail > Accounts. There are useful presets for iCloud, Microsoft Exchange and Outlook, Google, Yahoo, and AOL, plus an all-encompassing Other option where you can manually enter details of other POP3 or IMAP mail servers. Tap “< Mailboxes” at the…