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After 20 amazing years, the iPod is no more

With Apple ceasing production of the iPod touch, it’s time to say goodbye to an icon

5 Things we learned this month

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Ultimate Mac & iOS Shortcuts

Master the app & unlock the true power of your Apple tech!

Discover the perfect plugins for enhancing your photos

Expand the functionality of the macOS Photos app with a fine selection of third-party extensions

Create action sequences in the great outdoors

How to shoot, edit and share an outdoor activity as a smooth, flowing action sequence

How to give your video a vintage vibe

How to shoot, edit and grade your film footage to evoke the feel of days gone by

Bounce down tracks for slimmer song projects

Learning how to ‘mix down’ your project tracks is an important technique for music production

Make your tracks louder with Logic’s Adaptive Limiter

Ensure your finished tracks compete with others in the loudness wars on streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music

Simple ways to make text easier to read on a Mac

If your eyes are tired at the end of the day, these visual tweaks could be the solution

How to set up your Mac for multiple users

Everyone in your home can share a Mac and have their own accounts. Here’s how to configure your system

Turn back the clock with a retro text editor

Pico text editor has turned 33. It may seem a little archaic but it can be handy and is quick and easy to use

Mount zip archives as disks on the Mac

Open a zip file like a drive attached to the Mac and access files in it without unzipping it

Create calendar events from emails on the Mac

There are many ways to turn emails into calendar events. Save time and effort with these tips

Install Mac apps in single or multi-user mode

You can choose between installing Mac apps just for yourself or for all users. Here’s how to make apps single-user…

Monitor your Mac from the menu bar

See important hardware usage information in the menu bar and keep an eye on the resources used

Manage your FINANCES with Apple

The best apps for monitoring and managing all of your money matters on Mac and iOS

Make websites easier to read with Safari Reader

Fed up with websites that are packed with adverts, jump around and bombard you with popups? Then strip all the rubbish away

Create your own news feeds using Reeder 5

Apple News not giving you the information you want? Read on…

Explore iMovie’s new projects and features

What’s new in iMovie for iPhone? Quite a lot actually…

Relive the Psion era on your iPhone with OpoLua

To truly appreciate modern tech you will need to look back to see where it all started

Do anything on your iPhone with Back Tap

Create shortcuts to perform actions and then assign them to the Back Tap Accessibility feature on the iPhone

Top 10 iPhone settings to turn off now!

iPhone settings are optional and some are only useful to certain people. Turn off the things you don’t need

Focus on your creative writing with iWriter Pro

The iPad is a more than capable home for your writing with the right app installed…

Discover how to play Xbox games on your iPad

There’s a vast range of Xbox titles available to stream to your iPad – and it’s the only way to play Fortnite!

Connect and use a mouse with your iPad

Using a mouse to control an iPad can be quicker and easier than constantly prodding the screen

Download Spotify songs on your Apple Watch

Listen to music and podcasts on the go by saving them on to your wearable

Use Apple Watch as a camera remote

Your Apple Watch lets you take photos on your iPhone from a distance by acting as a viewfinder

How to manage your storage on Apple TV

Received a warning that you’re running out of space? It’s time to start pruning those apps…

Genius Bar

Our Apple devices and the software on them are some of the finest products on the planet, but even they have their moments. We’re here to give you expert advice and get you back up and running in no time

Marshall Emberton II Portable Speaker

£149.99/$169.99

Edifier MS50A Wireless Speaker

£129.99/$129.99

Accessories

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djay Pro AI

Make your iOS device the brains of the DJ booth

Goat Simulator+

Price Arcade Subscription Requirements iOS 13.0 or later

Bike Outliner

• Image credits: Jesse Grosjean Price Free Requirements

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Ellie Gibson & Helen Thorn

A Light for Attracting Attention

The Smile £7.99/$8.99

Stars, Cars and Crystal Meth

Jack Sutherland £8.99/$8.99

Power Macintosh 5500

Release date: February 1997