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Move to a NEW MAC

Get a new Mac for Christmas? Well, here’s how you set about moving across all of your old data from your old Mac or PC – it’ll be (mostly) painless. Promise!

A feast of new Macs in 2021

Reports say this will be a big year for the Mac

Rebelle 4 $89.99  (about £66)

Traditional art goes digital on your Mac

CES 2021 SPECIAL

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

MATT BOLTON…

REFLECTS ON THE MACBOOK PRO’S TOUCH BAR ‘EXPERIMENT’, NOW THAT ITS TIME SEEMS TO HAVE COME TO AN END

Privacy. That’s Apple

More than just a good slogan, privacy is core to how Apple does things

Clone your Mac

Make a copy of everything on your Mac before you start – here’s how

Back up your PC

Moving from Windows to a Mac? Here’s how to safeguard your data the right way before you do

Let’s get moving

Everything’s ready! Now it’s time to migrate your stuff – luckily it’s easier than you think

Settling in to your new Mac home

You’ve found the teabags and the kettle, now you need to get Mail, Music and Messages up and running. But how?

Q&A What to do if things go wrong

Don’t worry. We’re here to solve some of the most common Mac migration problems

VISUAL OVERHAULS

These widgets give you a ton of creative freedom to style up your Home screen however you want

WORK AND PRODUCTIVITY

Put your most important tasks at your fingertips for super-easy access

UTILITIES

All the handy tools you need to get things done

HEALTH AND FITNESS

Get active and build better life habits with these widgets

LEISURE AND DOWNTIME

Take a break and relax with these great apps and widgets

APPLE SKILLS

NEW IDEAS Your in-depth guide to getting more

Create a custom playlist

Easy ways to listen to favourites, long lost tracks and hidden gems

Get started with Luminar AI

How to create eye-catching images by applying template effects

Get starte d with PCalc

Put away that scientific calculator – PCalc is your Mac maths master

Cut your carbon footprint

Make the world a little bit of a better place and your bills smaller

Learn to draw with SketchAR

Draw on paper using the guidelines on the display with AR

Balance budgets with Buddy

Stay out of the red and in the black with this handy iOS budgeting app

Fine-tune your photos

How to capture better quality photos with help from Halide Mark II

Unified memory

Discover the secret to the incredible performance behind the M1 Macs

GENIUS TIPS

EXPERT ADVICE Our resident genius solves your Mac

iOS software

Swipe away your touchscreen troubles and rekin dle your love of Apple’s mobile devices

Peripherals

Thinking inside the box to refresh the parts other tips can’t reach

macOS

Shine a spotlight on the solutions to your most irritating Mac problems

APPLE HOME

The tech press looks forward to the Consumer Electronics Show every year. All and sundry from the hardware world saves up their finest kit and our little worlds colli de in Las Vegas

2021 gets smart

Join us as we break down all the home tech that’s fit to print

APPLE CHOICE

BUYING ADVICE Our authoritative reviews help you make

AirPods Max

Headphones for Apple devotees

Marshall Uxbridge Voice

Stylish and powerful compact speaker

Linksys MR9600

Versatile and impressive dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router

ViewSonic VP2785-2K

A 2K productivity panel in a 4K world

JLab JBuds Air Sport

Sturdy wireless earbuds for exercise

Trust Eaze Wireless Headphones

Bluetooth headphones with 30-hour battery life

Logitech Circle View

A high-quality security camera with HomeKit support

Corsair TBT100 Thunderbolt 3 Dock

A versatile yet diminutive dock

Belkin SoundForm Elite

A compact speaker with wireless charging

FAST CHARGERS

We compare the new breed of powerful and portable chargers for all your Apple devices

RAVPower PD Pioneer 65W 2-Port

The ultimate combination of power and portability

DxO PhotoLab 4

Reduce the presence of noise and lens distortion

Twobird

Get your email under control: this is Gmail done right

AirBuddy 2

Better audio integration

TripMode 3

Control Big Sur internet use

Evernote 10

A do-everything note-taker

Football Manager Mobile 2021

Trophies, tactics and triumphs on the small screen

BestPhotos 3.0

A time-saving photos app

Unmemory

A murder mystery like no other

6 apps to declutter your iOS device

Clear out the cruft and bring some order to your digital life

STORE GUIDE

Your complete guide to the best Apple hardware and third-party accessories

Cook becomes Apple CEO

Charlotte Henry looks back at when the quiet chief operating officer stepped up to replace the irreplaceable