My daily Apple blog for Computerworld

• Decoding Apple’s Touch Bar philosophy October 11, 2019
  Apple has made the Touch Bar introduced in 2016 with the MacBook Pro part of every Mac user’s experience this year, making it available to anyone using an iPad and Mac combination in Sidecar mode.Why a Touch Bar? While there are lots of ways the Touch Bar on Macs can benefit users, the strongest use […]
• How to use Apple’s new (and much better) Reminders app October 10, 2019
  Apple has made some excellent improvements to the Reminders application for Macs, iPhones and iPads, though it works a little differently and you need to upgrade all the devices you use with the system to get the most from it.What's changed? The new version of Reminders makes the software more useful for more tasks.To read […]
• Will Apple introduce AR glasses this month? October 9, 2019
  Apple may or may not hold an October Apple event – where it may or may not introduce its long-in-development augmented reality (AR) glasses. That's the current sense of the company's plans based on new claims from TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.First there’s the rumor…  Kuo now says Apple will ship its long-awaited AR glasses during […]
• Apple ships macOS Catalina; here's what you get October 7, 2019
  Apple today released macOS Catalina, making it available now for download.I’ve been using it since the beta release and have written extensively in recent months about many of the new improvements and features. Here’s what you need to know:Should I install Catalina today? Apple’s new macOS has been extensively tested, but I don’t generally recommend any user upgrades […]
• Apple appears to plan ARKit for the rest of us October 4, 2019
  Apple has put a lot of energy into the development of ARKit since it launched the software with iOS 11, and its confirmed purchase of little-known UK developer IKinema hints the company has plans for much more.What Apple has done? Apple quietly acquired IKinema, a company that develops software for motion capture, games and VR. Its solutions were […]
• 9 reasons there may be an October Apple event October 3, 2019
  File this in the speculation file, but during what seems to be a relative lull in Apple-related proceedings a spate of recent chatter seems to hint that a fall Apple event may be in the pipeline.Here are some reasons why:Apple TV+ is coming Apple watchers won’t have missed the rapid pace of Apple TV+ show […]
• How to use Voice Control in macOS Catalina October 2, 2019
  Apple’s introduction of Voice Control in macOS Catalina is life-transforming for many users, a convenience for some, and a little fun for others. Here is an introduction to using Voice Control on a Mac running macOS Catalina when it's released.How to enable Voice Control on your Mac Apple says Voice Control is more capable of […]
• Why enterprise IT should take a look at Apple Arcade October 1, 2019
  Apple plans to introduce support for Mac Catalyst, tools that make it easier to port existing iPad apps to Macs, when it ships macOS Catalina this month.Mac Catalyst in Apple’s Catalina With that in mind, enterprise developers may want to take a look at Apple Arcade, because it’s a great place to explore apps that […]
• How Apple is building a world-class digital health ecosystem September 30, 2019
  You could argue that when it comes to digital health, Apple’s primary focus appears to be on software that helps users develop healthier habits. But it has a much wider vision than just this.Making machines personal Apple’s existing model of mass market focused sensor-based health is limited by the reality that most people are not […]
• 13+ macOS Catalina enhancements you’ll want to use September 27, 2019
  Apple has promised to ship macOS Catalina in October (the public beta is available available now), and the expectations from the Apple rumor machine is that the new Mac operating system will ship sooner rather than later.Here are a few of the improvements it offers that you may want to try out and use once […]