My daily Apple blog for Computerworld

• Apple has some big media challenges to solve December 17, 2018
  Apple’s plotted navigation into the consumer services market should generate a lot of cash for the company, but enterprises in the media space will be asking for a little more than the company customarily gives.The percentages game Apple is expected to introduce its Texture-based news and magazine service next year.This will probably cost $9.99 for […]
• Apple discusses its approach to enterprise IT December 13, 2018
  Apple explained a little about its approach to enterprise IT in a recent chat with the Mac Admin podcast.Apple’s enterprise IT in focus Apple’s Jeremy Butcher (Enterprise Product Marketing) and Doug Brooks (Mac Hardware Product Marketing) articulated Apple’s position. They discussed the T2 chip and Apple Business Manager during the podcast.What they had to say was focused on the […]
• Will 2019 be the year of the Mac? December 11, 2018
  iPhone maker Apple makes lots of other products, including Macs, and the next 12 months could see some of the strongest Mac sales for some time as millions of aging Windows machines still used in enterprise IT are upgraded to a more advanced computing platform.Time for the Mac halo to return First there was the […]
• Innovative anti-phishing app comes to iPhones December 10, 2018
  We’re always told never to click on a link we receive in an email in case doing so takes us to some dodgy phishing site where our account details are violated. But what if our email app warned us before we clicked malicious links?Can this app protect against phishing attempts? MetaCert isn’t fully available yet, […]
• How iOS developers can build better apps December 7, 2018
  Things have changed in the iOS economy.While it’s still possible since the 2008 App Store launch for relatively inexperienced developers to create hit products, it’s a lot less likely. And while you still get stories of young developers making it, for the most part it’s all about the big dev firms.I’ve been thinking about this […]
• Will Apple’s iPhone replace your password? December 6, 2018
  Imagine using Face ID on your iPhone alongside a password and Touch ID on your computer in order to access highly secure websites, such as online banks, enterprise intranets and confidential online data services.That’s a possibility as Apple begins testing a new security standard called WebAuthn.[ Related: Apple's place is in the enterprise ] What […]
• 8 Gmail tips for Mac users December 5, 2018
  I think many Mac users continue using Google’s free Gmail service.Here are some tips that may improve your experience when using the ad company’s free email service through a browser on your Mac.You can use drag-&-drop Gmail on the web works like most apps on your Mac, which means you can drag-&-drop almost anything into […]
• 12 Siri tips you’ll wish you’d used before December 4, 2018
  Everybody likes to learn a few tips that will save them time, so I’ve identified a dozen things Siri will do for you that you may never have come across before.Talk on your speaker phone Working on something and you need to call a friend? Open Siri up, and tell it, “Hey, Siri, call (your […]
• Why it really doesn't matter if Apple is ‘late’ to 5G December 3, 2018
  Apple knows how networks work. Think how the company managed to become dominant in mobile technology off the back of iTunes and the iPod. It knows tastes change, and it knows how to surf that change. At its best, this is what the company does.Apple will go 5G when its ready It looks like the […]
• How an iPad can help if you get sick at sea November 30, 2018
  What happens if you get sick at sea? For a good example of how telemedicine can help even the smallest and most remote communities, I spoke with Alaska Maritime Physicians to find out how it provides medical assistance to people at sea.Worse things happen at sea Alaska Maritime Physicians is working with DrChrono to provide electronic […]