Tag Archives: Apple

Aug 28 2011

MobileMe to iCloud. Making the transition…

Last night I decided to bite the bullet and complete the transition from MobileMe to iCloud. In the interest of full disclosure, I must say that I have a complimentary MobileMe subscription from Apple but everything detailed below should be the same for when you have the chance to move to iCloud.

In theory it should be simple. You sign in using your new iCloud details, follow the instructions and Apple should do the rest. Here are the main points which Apple want to make clear.Can Do...

First Apple make it clear what you can still use and how long you can use it for. All MobileMe memberships are being extended to June 30 2012. So you can continue to use iWeb and the such until you find yourself an alternative.

The other benefit Apple are giving MobileMe members is 25GB of iCloud storage! iCloud provides 5GB of free storage for new users and after the date above, I believe this will revert to 5GB.Can't Do

So the things you can no longer use are also highlighted and to be honest, I hardly use any of these. You can still sync most of these manually but no loss for me here.

OK, then you’ve gotta update all other devices to make sure you get it all up to date.

Update Your Devices!

That’s it, iCloud will start to migrate your information over… Or so I would hope.

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Finishing...

Unfortunately, when it had finished all my data was missing. Now I may have mis-read some instructions as I was eager to move everything over but essentially, I had to revert back to MobileMe; Keep my data on my machine, then login to iCloud to allow my Address Book to sync. It worked after that, so no biggy!

Aug 24 2011

Steve Jobs Resigns

In an open letter to Apple’s board of directors and the Apple community, Steve Jobs wrote:

Steve Jobs Resigns

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve

I guess it’s a sad day for Apple fans, colleagues and maybe the future of computing? Will Tim Cook be able to cope as CEO and continue right where Steve left off… I guess we’ll see soon when the next iPhone is released.

Wishing Steve all the best and hoping his health is treating him well.

Aug 20 2011

Twitter Integration in Mac OSX Lion

I thought I’d share a couple of tidbits I found in Mac OSX Lion. As well as integrating Twitter with iOS and allowing you to share photos and videos, Apple have added extra functionality to their Mac operating system too!

Simply highlight any text, pretty much anywhere in Lion, right-click and you’ll see a new option… Tweet!

Tweet

As well as this, you can also highlight a word or name, right-click and select Open as Twitter Username!

Twitter Username

If you have Twitter.app installed, Lion will open this and complete the desired action. If not, I guess it would open twitter.com in Safari.

Jun 19 2011

OS X Lion – Preview [Part 1]

I don’t know where to start with Lion, it’s the simple changes which make all the difference. Some features I find pointless on my iMac but some are amazing on my MacBook Air and to start, I’m just going to talk about the little things which make OS X Lion special.

Keyboard Accentuations

First off, something which is a long time coming. If you need to type café and want to put the accent over the letter you simply hold down the letter on the keyboard and you get several options! Simply hit the relevant number and you get the accented letter.

It works for pretty much all languages and if you need more options, simply add more languages to your Keyboard Settings. Greek, French, Spanish, Latin, you name it they’re all there.

The next handy feature I’ve found is Spotlight Previews – When you search for a file using Spotlight, sometimes it’s hard to find the right file.

Spotlight Preview

Now, simply hovering your mouse over the search results will show live previews of each of the documents, images and files. Kinda like ‘Quick Look’ but right from the search results!

Good eh?

More will follow as I start collating all the new stuff I find and I will do an iCloud specific post talking about iOS and Lion’s use of the new iCloud service.

Jun 17 2011

iOS 5 – A Preview [Part 1]

I’m going to start dumping everything I know about iOS 5 here now. Over this weekend, I’ll share everything I’ve found with the iPhone’s latest software update beta.

I’ll start with the basics, the settings. The little tweaks you’ll find and the little changes which you’ll come to love.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The first is ‘Keyboard Shortcuts’ which is something like AutoCorrect but using your own commands or even sentences! The default pre-applied is ‘omw’ which instantly turns into ‘On my way!’ – It’s handy for quick replies or any frequently typed word or phrase.

I’ve found it best to put my usernames and email addresses in there, so filling in forms or logging into things is VERY quick and easy! Good little tip eh?

Next up, a handy little addition to the ‘General > Usage’ part of Settings. Previously, this section displayed your call time, data usage and little bits like that. Now, you get a breakdown of every app and the data that is being used by it. It’s a bit odd that it says ‘iPod’ even though the iPod app is missing (now being split into ‘Music’ and ‘Videos’ like the iPod Touch and iPad.)

General Usage

However, it is handy if you’re running out of space and you’re looking to delete some apps.

Finally, are the new options in ‘Sounds’ which allow you to change the ringtone, not only for calls and texts, but voicemails, sending and receiving emails, and calendar alerts! There are a few new choices and an option to ‘Buy more ringtones’ which takes you to the iTunes Store!

 

Sounds

Also, notice the new slider buttons. They’re a little different to what you’re used to in iOS but work exactly the same. Anyway, that’s enough for tonight, but more to come!