MacFormat 1 June 2015

NEXT MONTH Apple Watch tips, on sale 11 June For me OS X Yosemite really has been the most exciting Mac experience. Of course, the latest Macs make the most of it, but it’s an OS that I’ve found works very well on the minimum requirements. The system improvements from Apple are welcome, but now we’ve been using the OS (since beta) for nearly a year, we’ve seen plenty of useful third-party tools that can help give OS X 10.10 an extra boost. We’ve spent months looking at the best of them so that this month we can bring you our complete guide to powering up Yosemite. It’s also Apple Watch time (finally), and the team has been hands-on with Sport and Watch varieties. Read our thoughts on this brave…

NEXT MONTH Apple Watch tips, on sale 11 June For me OS X Yosemite really has been the most exciting Mac experience. Of course, the latest Macs make the most of it, but it’s an OS that I’ve found works very well on the minimum requirements. The system improvements from Apple are welcome, but now we’ve been using the OS (since beta) for nearly a year, we’ve seen plenty of useful third-party tools that can help give OS X 10.10 an extra boost. We’ve spent months looking at the best of them so that this month we can bring you our complete guide to powering up Yosemite. It’s also Apple Watch time (finally), and the team has been hands-on with Sport and Watch varieties. Read our thoughts on this brave new world…

We round-up the Apple stories that matter to you THE BIG STORY Apple isn’t just the iPhone company. It continues to invest lots of energy into its Mac platform, as seen in the innovative new battery packs for its all-new MacBook range and new Final Cut Pro X. The new MacBook is remarkable in several ways, not least for the decision to adopt a single USB-C port on the device, but hidden inside the computer is evidence that Apple has a hand in the design of the SSD controller used in the Mac. Apple purchased flash memory-controller developer Anobit for $390 million in 2011, but little evidence of components created using that company’s technology have been seen, until the MacBook. iFixit reports the flash controllers used in previous SSD Macs (including but not only…

We round-up the Apple stories that matter to you THE BIG STORY Apple isn’t just the iPhone company. It continues to invest lots of energy into its Mac platform, as seen in the innovative new battery packs for its all-new MacBook range and new Final Cut Pro X. The new MacBook is remarkable in several ways, not least for the decision to adopt a single USB-C port on the device, but hidden inside the computer is evidence that Apple has a hand in the design of the SSD controller used in the Mac. Apple purchased flash memory-controller developer Anobit for $390 million in 2011, but little evidence of components created using that company’s technology have been seen, until the MacBook. iFixit reports the flash controllers used in previous SSD Macs…

Tim Cook www.apple.com “Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply disappointed in Indiana’s new law.” Apple boss rejects Indiana’s prejudiced ‘anti-gays’ law Steve Wozniak www.woz.org “I’m gonna try out the [Apple] Watch and see if it changes my life.” Apple co-founder Woz admits he’s not sure if he needs a new timepiece Romasha Roy Choudhury www.cynapse.com “We believe software is going to be more about intelligence than interfaces.” The numerics developer on the connected potential of Apple Watch, iOS and everything John Thurso www.parliament.uk “The Apple iPad – and its supporting software – was the most suitable tablet device available.” All 650 UK MPs will be given iPads – presumably so they can play Angry Birds when PM’s Question Time gets too dull…

Tim Cook www.apple.com “Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply disappointed in Indiana’s new law.” Apple boss rejects Indiana’s prejudiced ‘anti-gays’ law Steve Wozniak www.woz.org “I’m gonna try out the [Apple] Watch and see if it changes my life.” Apple co-founder Woz admits he’s not sure if he needs a new timepiece Romasha Roy Choudhury www.cynapse.com “We believe software is going to be more about intelligence than interfaces.” The numerics developer on the connected potential of Apple Watch, iOS and everything John Thurso www.parliament.uk “The Apple iPad – and its supporting software – was the most suitable tablet device available.” All 650 UK MPs will be given iPads – presumably so they can play Angry Birds when PM’s Question Time gets too dull…