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My daily Apple blog for Computerworld

• Your guide to using iCloud in business August 20, 2019
  A growing number of companies are using iCloud -- Apple’s storage and syncing suite for Mac and iOS. Here's how to take advantage of iCloud’s ease of use and tight security.
• Hey Siri, how will I feel next Tuesday? August 20, 2019
  Voice assistants such as Apple’s Siri have been a bit of a giggle in their infancy. This is about to change as AI gets smarter, contextual intelligence greater and the augmentation of human capacity through their use reaches different parts of life.We’re reaching critical mass Siri, Alexa, Assistant, Cortana – none of these systems is […]
• Will Apple launch iPhone on Sept. 10? August 19, 2019
  Apple may introduce its new iPhones at a special event on Sept 10, weekend rumors warn – and a new model Apple Watch 5 will allegedly be available in both ceramic and titanium versions.To read this article in full, please click here
• 31 always useful Apple productivity tips August 16, 2019
  I’ve put together thousands of Apple-related tips over the years. I thought it might be useful to reprise 31 essential ones that will help you get more from your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch.6 Siri tips for everything Change Settings Use Siri to change Settings or System Preferences. Just trigger Siri and ask it […]
• 3 Google privacy tips for Mac and iOS users August 15, 2019
  Alternative search engines such as DuckDuckGo are attracting growing numbers of privacy focused users, but there’s no doubt that Google dominates the industry, even on Apple products. Fortunately, there are several ways to make your Google activity more private.Do you have a Google account? (You probably do) Do you use Gmail? Did you one use […]
• Flying for business? Don’t take (some models) of 15-inch MacBook Pro August 14, 2019
  This isn’t a good look. The Federal Aviation Authority has banned certain models of 15-inch MacBook Pros from flights due to a previously disclosed battery risk.What’s happening? It’s important to stress that not every MacBook Pro is affected, but models sold between mid-2015 to February 2017 are impacted.These are the same Macs Apple issued a […]
• MacStadium announces cloud-based Mac IaaS for developers August 13, 2019
  MacStadium has officially announced Orka, a Kubernetes-compatible virtualization layer for Mac cloud infrastructure designed to boost development of cloud services and solutions on Apple’s platforms.A Mac-based cloud for developers You may have heard of MacStadium before.Speaking during the Mac mini launch in 2018, Apple told us how the company manages over 8,000 Mac mini systems […]
• 7 Microsoft Word productivity tips for iPad users August 12, 2019
  If there is one app that’s used by almost every enterprise professional, it has to be Word, so I thought it might be useful to put together a short collection of productivity tips to help iPad users get more from the application.Tap, Tap, double-tap Most Word on iPad users know about tap. When working with […]
• Apple announces a new iPhone (and you can’t have it) August 9, 2019
  Apple has announced a new iPhone for 2020, but it will only be made available to a select group of security researchers – along with huge bounties to anyone alerting the company to a new OS vulnerability.Probably the world’s most exclusive iPhone Ivan Krstić, Apple’s head of security engineering, provided big insights into Apple’s platform […]
• Many VPN apps on Apple’s App store can’t be trusted, researcher warns August 8, 2019
  I’m told Apple is at last looking into the privacy and security of free VPN apps made available across its platforms, following a report from researcher, Simon Migliano.Who owns your VPN service? The researcher has flagged up several concerns that really should be recognized by anyone choosing a VPN service from both the Apple and […]