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Features 14 SEEKING NEW STREAMS: NEW MEDIA OPTIONS FOR iOS Apple’s iTunes store is pretty slick when it comes to watching movies and TV shows, but there are a number of alternatives for iGadget owners looking to expand their horizons. Here’s how to get the best media experience.
24 WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OS X MAVERICKS. PART 2 OS X Mavericks has plenty to like and it’s not that hard to get up to speed. So strap on your learning cap, and master the unknown.
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38 GUIDE TO iPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY The big challenge when you shoot images with an iPhone is to successfully capture great-looking photos from a gadget that’s primarily designed for chatting. If you keep these tips in mind as you shoot, however, you can take some pretty sharp pictures.
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MAIL HOT STUFF iSNAP MAC GEMS GUEST COLUMN: The new Mac Pro makes the iMac the power-user desktop GUEST COLUMN: Where Apple design is headed in 2014 GADGET GUIDE APP GUIDE SECRETS HELP GROUP TEST: AirPrint Printers HP ENVY 120 e-All-in-One Canon PIXMA MG7160 Epson Expression Photo XP-850 Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CM405df THE SETUP
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WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OS X MAVERICKS PART 2 TIPS, TABS, NOTIFICATIONS AND MORE: HOW SAVVY ARE YOU ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER’S OPERATING SYSTEM?
When Apple releases a new version of OS X, we tend to stick with the way we did things in the old OS, ignoring fresh features in the new one. Eventually we try the new things, and gradually they become the old habits we stick with when the next new OS X comes out. Well, it’s time to adopt the novel features in OS X Mavericks as your new normal. Mavericks has plenty to like and it’s not that hard to get up to speed. So strap on your learning cap, and master the unknown.
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Safari preferences. You can use Safari’s own preferences window to manage the kinds of data stored in iCloud, including arranging for Safari to autofill specific web forms with previously stored information.
BEYOND THE BASICS: SECURITY THE NEW iCLOUD KEYCHAIN CAN HELP YOU MANAGE PERSONAL INFO SAFELY. BY JOE KISSELL
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ssuming that you aren’t already wedded to a third-party password-manager such as 1Password, the new iCloud Keychain can be a huge help: like those third-party tools, it securely stores confidential information that you need to enter all the time – such as passwords and credit-card numbers – and makes that info available from any device that syncs to your iCloud account. Give it a try!
7 STEPS TO USING iCLOUD KEYCHAIN Turn it on. Open the iCloud pane of System Preferences. Put a check in the Keychain checkbox, enter your Apple ID password and click OK. Create an iCloud security code. You’ll next be prompted to create and confirm an iCloud Security Code. By default the code is four digits long; to use more digits, click Advanced. You’ll also be asked to enter a mobile phone number where you can receive SMS messages to confirm this code. iCloud will warn you if your code is too easy to guess. (To change your code later on, go to the iCloud preference pane and click Account Details.) Approve other devices. Once your Mac is set up, move on to your iPhone and
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other devices. Enabling iCloud Keychain works the same way, except that after you enter your Apple ID password, you’ll be prompted to choose a method to approve access: either the iCloud security code you set up or ‘Approve from Other Device’. (Choosing the latter option means that a notification will appear on all of your other devices that have iCloud Keychain enabled with the same account. On a Mac, open the iCloud pane of System Preferences, click the Details button located next to Keychain, enter your pass- word, and click Allow; on an iOS device, enter your Apple ID password when prompted to do so, and then tap Allow.) Enable Safari. Choose Safari > Preferences, click AutoFill and make sure that all desired categories are selected. When you visit a site in Safari for which you’ve previously stored a username and password, the fields should autofill. Generate new passwords. To generate a new, random password for a site on which you’re setting up an account, first make sure the Password field is blank and then click or tap in it. Safari will suggest a password; tap it to fill in that password and save it in iCloud Keychain. Store credit card numbers. When you enter a number the first time, Safari prompts you to save it. Later, when you see a blank Credit Card Number field in Safari, click or tap in that field to display a list of credit card numbers you’ve stored in iCloud Keychain; then select the one you want. You’ll still have to type in your card’s verification code. View or remove saved passwords. First choose Safari > Preferences, and then simply click Passwords.
BEYOND THE BASICS: BOOTABLE RECOVERY DRIVE WHEN YOUR SYSTEM FAILS, AN OS X RECOVERY DRIVE CAN BE A LIFESAVER. HERE’S HOW TO MAKE ONE. BY DAN FRAKES
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avericks is available only as a download from the Mac App Store, and the downloadable installer doesn’t require a bootable installation disc. But if you want a bootable Mavericks installer, you can create one fairly easily.
GET THE LATEST MAVERICKS VERSION Look at the date next to Updated (or Released) in the Info box on the Mavericks page of the Mac App Store.
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The Phone Photography Guide Get great shots from the camera that’s always with you. BY LAUREN CRABBE
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Light touch. When you take a shot using the touchscreen’s shutter button, tap it lightly to avoid shaking the camera and blurring the image.
10 RULES FOR PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY !
The big challenge when you shoot images with an iPhone is to successfully capture great-looking photos from a gadget that’s primarily designed for chatting. If you keep these tips in mind as you shoot, however, you can take some pretty sharp pictures. 1. GET A HEAD START It’s a good idea to get in the habit of accessing the camera from the lock screen on your iPhone. Press the Home button to wake up the screen, and slide the camera icon to the top of your display. This way, you can take a shot without having to enter your passcode or using Touch ID. Another way to ensure that you’re always ready to take a shot is to stick the Camera app on your first home screen, or even in the Dock at the bottom of the screen. In iOS 7, you can also quickly access the camera in the Control Center. Just swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see your Control Center. The Camera app is in the bottom right corner.
2. COMPOSE YOUR PHOTOGRAPH WITH CARE
4. KNOW HOW LONG THE SHUTTER TAKES
Capturing a good photo isn’t just a matter of knowing the right settings. Compose your photos as the pros do. Use the iPhone’s Grid feature to divide the frame into horizontal thirds, and put your subject on one of those lines, rather than in the middle of the screen. (For more about using a grid to compose your shots, see Page 42.) Be careful to keep the camera level, too; nothing ruins a photo like a tilted horizon. Also, keep an eye on the background to make sure that you don’t see anything ‘growing’ out of the top of someone’s head.
Since your iPhone’s shutter controls are digital, you’ll run into software-based shutter lag – the time between when you take the picture and the when the sensor actually records the picture. Also note that the on-screen shutter button trips after you lift your finger, not when you press it. To compensate for this lag, hold the camera steady and count how long your shutter takes. And if you use the touchscreen button, tap it lightly to avoid blurring your photo. If you are taking an action shot with an iPhone 5s, try holding down the shutter button to use that model’s Burst mode. When you do this, the camera takes up to 10 photos a second. When you’re done, the iPhone will pick the shot it thinks is best, though you can manually review all of the photos in the series.
3. KEEP YOUR iPHONE STEADY One reason you may tend to get blurry photos with your iPhone is that it’s light and thin, and hence rather awkward to hold compared to a full-size camera. Hold the phone as still as you can, using both hands, and keep your elbows tucked into your sides for support. Take a deep breath and let out a slow, steady exhale as you gently tap the shutter release button. You can also use the Volume Up button on your phone or headphone cord to trigger the shutter rather than relying on the on-screen shutter button, to keep from jostling your iPhone too much.
In the Dock. Keep the Camera app at the ready by putting it in the Dock at the bottom of your home screen.
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5. LET THE SUN SHINE Your phone can handle a lot of situations with aplomb, but it can’t shoot every scene you encounter. Your teeny image sensor craves light and does best outdoors in daylight. For the best exposures, keep in mind the advice that photographers have followed for many decades: try to position yourself so that the sun is behind you or over one of your shoulders. Avoid shooting directly into the sun, or you’ll radically underexpose your subject. If you’re shooting indoors, position your back to the window and turn on the lights.
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