Apple has released iOS 7.0.4 and iOS 6.1.5 to fix issues with FaceTime calls, but note that the iOS 6.1.5 update is only for the fourth-generation iPod touch. The tiny Doxie Flip flatbed scanner has hit the market, but what could you possibly use it for? To Michael Cohen’s surprise, quite a bit, actually. If you haven’t started working with Finder tags in OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Josh Centers offers a detailed guide on how to create, apply, and manage them. TidBITS members take note — we’ve just published Chapter 4 of “Take Control of Apple TV,” which describes all of the Apple TV’s built-in content options. Josh wraps up the issue with the latest installment of FunBITS, in which he looks at Bitstrips. What the heck are Bitstrips, how do you create them, and how do you get them off your Facebook news feed? Notable software releases this week include Mellel 3.2.7 and Keyboard Maestro 6.3.
Apple has updated both iOS 7 and iOS 6 (on the fourth-generation iPod touch) to address issues with FaceTime calls.
Now that the first few chapters helped you set up and control your Apple TV, Josh Centers turns his attention to all the content that Apple makes available, explaining what you can watch for free and what requires a separate subscription or — inexplicably — a cable TV package.
Michael Cohen couldn’t see what the new Doxie Flip scanner was good for, but the universe quickly helped him figure it out.
Tags in OS X 10.9 Mavericks is one of the new operating system’s most touted, but least-discussed new features. Josh Centers shows you how to use tags, and what they’re useful for.
If you use Facebook, you’ve probably seen Bitstrips cartoons plastered all over your news feed. Where the heck are they coming from, and how can you block them out? Josh Centers investigates.
Notable software releases this week include Mellel 3.2.7 and Keyboard Maestro 6.3.
This week, Apple quietly released the iPad mini with Retina display, we find out how long hard drives last, and, in a pair of podcasts, Sharon Zardetto, author of “Take Control of iBooks,” joins host Chuck Joiner on MacVoices and Adam Engst talks about Mavericks with host Gene Steinberg on the Tech Night Owl Live.