No. 235

iCreate

The magazine for Mac, iPod, iPhone and iPad

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Meet The Experts
Our iOS expert will show you how to recover deleted files across a range of apps and how to prevent children from seeing sensitive images in the iPhone Messages app. Our tech expert will show you how to manage and protect your extensive Mac and iOS p
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Free With Your Magazine
Download available All the assets you’ll need to get creative with our projects. Look out for the above icon to see if there are downloads available. Discover how to get more out of your devices with a selection of iOS and macOS video guides from Mac
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IOS 15.4 New Features Coming Soon!
THERE’S ALREADY A NEW APPLE EVENT ON THE HORIZON, SCHEDULED FOR MARCH (SEE OVER THE PAGE) AND AS WELL AS A NEW iPHONE SE, MANY EXPECT APPLE TO RELEASE A NEW VERSION OF iOS. Apple may have released iOS 15 last fall, but work continues on the iPhone so
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Taking photographs used to largely consist of carrying around bulky equipment, ferrying film to the chemist to get developed and then keeping envelopes of disorganised snaps in plastic bags on undusted shelves, until such a time came that you could a
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5 Things We Learned This Month
Rumors have been circling around a potential Apple even happening sometime in the first quarter of 2022. According to a new report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, it could be coming very soon. Gurman states that the date for the Apple “Spring” event will
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ICandy
This popular digital audio player featured a click wheel with switches below to play/pause, skip tracks and access the menu. It also sported an LCD screen to display info on the selected track. ■
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Create Stunning Interactive Memories In Photos
Photos Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Thanks to our iPhone’s Camera app, our Photos Library will be packed full of pictures. We may add special shots to the Favourites album but many of our photos risk never being seen due to an ongoing d
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Protect Your Photos
The days of enjoying memories by flicking through a photo album that has been sat on a shelf for years are long gone, and today we find ourselves potentially battling an ever-growing library of digital snaps that can be extremely difficult to manage.
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Cut To The Chase With Your Editing In IMovie
iMovie Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Download available To create a compelling action sequence (such as a chase), you need to shoot your subject from multiple angles. This adds visual variety to your programme. We’ll show you how to cut
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Fake A Broadcast News Sequence In Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Download available Many TV dramas and movies include a broadcast news sequence to help introduce the audience to developing plot points (such as the outbreak of a zombie apocalypse!). These typ
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How To Produce Reverse Reverb Effects
Garage Band Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Reverb and echo are important effects for adding space and atmosphere to our tracks. Both work traditionally by ‘trailing’ or following the audio signal for a certain duration. So any sound will
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Maximise the Piano Roll’s MIDI/Automation Lane
Logic Pro Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Logic offers a toolset for polishing up your MIDI parts, most of which are accessed via the piano roll editor. When it comes to editing either parameter automation used to control features on your
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Get The Most Out Of Apple’s ICloud+ Service
Settings Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Apple has recently updated and improved its iCloud service with some enhanced privacy features. Now widely referred to as iCloud+, the service comes with every paid-for iCloud subscription plan (unf
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Add Image Descriptions And Hear Them Spoken
Preview Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed It is easy to forget why you took a photo, what is in the photo or who the people are. For example, you may take photos of places on holiday, historic buildings, or groups of people at parties. Years
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Edit Voice Memos on the Mac
Voice Memos Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Voice Memos are a great way to capture ideas and thoughts and it is available on the Mac, iPhone and iPad, so no matter what device you are using, you can quickly fire up the app and record somet
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Customise The Terminal Command Window
Terminal Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed The Terminal is a tool in the Applications > Utilities folder, used to perform various tasks. Many of the commands and functions available at the command prompt in Terminal can only be achieved ther
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Organise Task Lists Into Groups And Print Them As PDFs
Reminders Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Reminders is a useful app for organising tasks that need to be done, and checklists for events like work projects, holidays, weddings and so on. Even simple shopping lists can be created in Reminde
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Save Full Web Page Screenshots In Safari
Safari Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Web pages are usually much taller than the screen and when you visit a site in Safari, only the top part of the page is visible. Most of it is hidden off the screen. If you want to save a screenshot o
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Add Fun Special Effects To The MacBook Notch!
Notched Up Developer Ohanaware Co Difficulty Time needed If you are the proud owner of a new 14 or 16-inch MacBook Pro, you will be well aware of the iPhone-like notch at the top of the screen. Do you love it or hate it? It certainly stirs up strong
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30 Best Monterey Secrets
Now that the dust has settled on the big macOS Monterey update and you have gotten into the flow of exploiting the epic new features, it is time to start exploring the numerous other, minor features that you might have missed. We’re talking about the
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Scroll Through TikTok Videos Completely Hands-free
Settings Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed TikTok has taken the world by storm with its hassle-free video content tailored to your tastes. The app delivers an endless selection of instantly gratifying videos without even having to think abou
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Prepare Your Data For A New IPhone
Settings Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed You may be moving to a new iPhone but there’s a very good chance that you’ll want to make use of your apps, data and settings from your old device. With iOS 15, it is now even easier to make the tra
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Hide Your Email Address In IOS Mail
Mail Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Apple has made privacy on the internet one of its main focuses of attention in recent years – Hide My Email is a feature in iOS and macOS that enables you to prevent others from knowing your true email
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Track Cryptocurrencies In The Stocks App
Stocks Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed It is hard to escape the constant news about cryptocurrencies and with prices fluctuating so much – rocketing up one day and falling equally fast the next – it can be interesting to monitor your favou
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Prevent Children From Seeing Sensitive Images
Screen Time Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed If you have a child and your device is compatible with iOS 15.2 or later, you should update the software immediately. Apple has rolled out a new feature in Messages that protects young people fro
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Recover Deleted Files On Your IPhone
Notes Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Have you ever watched with horror as you accidentally press delete and see a cherished file vanish? It’s easily done but also nothing to worry about. If you’re quick, you can usually retrieve deleted f
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Send Pictures To Your Friends’ Home Screens Using Locket
Locket Widget Developer Locket Labs, Inc Difficulty Time needed Widgets are brilliant ways of presenting information. Locket, however, is taking them to another level by effectively turning a widget into the frontend for a small social network – one
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Discover What’s Coming Soon In IOS 15.4
Settings Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Apple has rolled out the beta version of iOS 15.4, and this update promises to be a biggie, with some great new features added. Top of the list is the option to use Face ID while wearing a face mask
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Create A Virtual Library On Your IPad
Libby, by OverDrive Developer OverDrive, Inc. Difficulty Time needed It would be easy to presume that traditional libraries are a thing of the past, but for many people, they provide a place to educate and even to socialise. If, however, you are a di
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Learn How To Create A Quick Note On Your IPad
Notes Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed When it launched iPadOS 15, Apple introduced an even easier way for you to create notes. Rather than force you to drop everything you’re doing and open the Notes app, it began allowing you to make use
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Browse The Web On Your Apple Watch
Apple Watch Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Nobody would recommend using your Apple Watch for a heavy browsing session. The small screen would soon become frustrating and the fiddly input methods would quickly have you seeking out a larger
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Understand Your Heart In Every Conceivable Way
Heart Analyzer: Cardio Monitor Developer Helix Apps LTD Difficulty Time needed The Apple Watch heart rate monitor is a capable sensor that has been proved to be accurate and consistent when exercising. This ensures that you can trust the statistics g
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Download And View The New Screen Savers
tvOS 15 Developer Apple Inc Difficulty Time needed Sometimes – despite the amazing amount of streaming content available at your fingertips – you can feel as if there’s nothing really worth watching. In those instances, you could simply let your Appl
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Genius Bar
Contact us today Facebook iCreateMagazine Twitter @iCreateMagazine Instagram icreate_mag Email icreate@futurenet.com The place to come for key terms made easy This is a new feature in iOS 15 that lets you drag content from one app and drop it into an
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AirPulse P100X Desktop Speaker
£499/$499 Key features Bluetooth 5.1 with aptX HD • 52Hz-20kHz • 2x10W + 40W • Line IN Learn more airpulseaudio.com Available from tech4.co.uk WE’RE USED TO SEEING HIGH-END BOOKSHELF speakers from AirPulse, so the P100X desktop speaker is an altogeth
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SwannBuddy Video Doorbell
£179.99/$149.99 Key features Wireless • 1080p full HD • Heat & motion sensing Learn more swann.com/uk Available from amazon.co.uk VIDEO DOORBELLS ARE BECOMING all the rage these days, providing a means of seeing who’s banging at the gates of your est
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Logitech Pop Keys Wireless Keyboard
£89.99/$99.99 Key features Bluetooth 5.1 • Three Easy-Switch channels • Custom emoji keys Learn more logitech.com Available from amazon.co.uk WHILE WE APPRECIATE THAT Logitech’s new wireless keyboard and mouse combo may look alarming to the purists,
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Accessories
£39.99/$39.99 atomstudios.com Designed with style, sustainability and practicality in mind, this AirPods Pro case from Atom Studios uses recyclable anodised aluminium and sand-based silicone to provide a sleek protective case for your Apple earbuds.
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Miroslav Philharmonik 2
Price £483/$499 Requirements • 64-bit processor • macOS 10.10 or later • 58 GB Learn more ikmultimedia.com Available from ikmultimedia.com/ products/philharmonik2/ The software includes a 16-channel mixer with five inserts per channel The pack compri
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Apple Watch Sport
Release date: April 2015 • Chipset: Apple S1 • CPU: 520 MHz Cortex-A7 • GPU: PowerVR SGX543 • Display: 1.65-inch Retina OLED 390x312 pixel Ion-X strengthened glass with 3D Touch display • Storage: 8GB • Features: Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g
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Editor Ryan ButtArt Editor Newton RibeiroProduction Editor Olivia WeaverHead of Art & Design Rodney DiveGroup Art Director Jo GulliverArt Director Brett LewisPhotographer Phil Barker (Future Photo Studio) Mark Billen, George Cairns, Dave Clews, David

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