Meet the team

iCloud is such a core part of the

Apple’s bumper year ahead

Redesigns and new products galore in 2021

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021

£40/month, £299/year

Crave

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

MATT BOLTON…

IS WONDERING IF THE iPHONE 12 MINI’S (REPORTEDLY) STUMBLING SALES ARE BECAUSE IT’S JUST COME AT THE WRONG TIME

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Mac FORMAT   INVESTIGATES

GO FURTHER WITH iCLOUD

Apple’s iCloud connects all your devices and makes amazing things possible. Here’s everything you need to know

iCloud Photos

The ins and outs of the iCloud service you’ll use most

Files, Documents and iCloud Drive

Store and share your stuff with anyone from any device

The Find My feature

The easy way to find your friends and locate missing Macs

Syncing and security

How to make sure you only share the things you want to

Family Sharing

Save money by sharing your storage and services

APPLE SKILLS

NEW IDEAS Your in-depth guide to getting more

Notification Centre in Big Sur

Master widgets and notifications to keep yourself organised on your Mac

Refined edits in Luminar AI

Move on from one-click templates and manually adjust picture properties

Burna DVD in Big Sur

If you still miss iDVD, don’t worry – iMovie and Finder have your back

Print out Contacts labels

How to quickly print addresses onto labels for greetings cards and more

Get image files organised

How to manage your photos with ACDSee Photo Studio For Mac 7

Be mindful on your Mac

The mental health chatbot that can help you feel better

Get started with Signal

Keep your messages free from prying eyes with extra privacy features

Offload your iOS files

Use USB sticks and memory cards to move files from your iPhone or iPad

Use Sleep Mode in iOS 14

Get better sleep with help from your device

Music-recognition software

We discover how apps like Shazam work their magic

APPLE  HOME

Whatever state they’re in, gardens  are becoming increasingly important to  those lucky enough to have one. Here’s  how to look after yours the clever way…

How to get smart in the garden

The smart home has well and truly escaped the bounds of its traditional four walls

Starting an M1 Mac from an external drive

EXPERT ADVICE Our resident genius solves your Mac

Password security

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

Upgrading an iMac with a hard drive

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

Sharing the family Photos album

Resolving riddles and restrictions with what you want to run on your Mac

BOOST YOUR ONLINE SECURITY

Discover how to beat malware, keep hackers at bay, and ensure your online activities remain private and out of the hands of snoopers and ad agencies with our essential guide to locking down your Mac

SECURITY BASICS

Combat malware and strengthen passwords

SURF SAFELY

Make sure the websites you visit are kept at arm’s length

SECURE MESSAGES AND MAIL

Encrypt your email and chat to keep conversations private

APPLE CHOICE

BUYING ADVICE Our authoritative reviews help you make

Majority K2

Can this British soundbar reach the sonic peak?

Airthings House Kit

Monitor your home’s air quality with this smart home system

Moshi Symbus Q

Compact USB-C dock with a built-in wireless charger

OWC Envoy Pro FX

Your files are fragile – this drive isn’t

Hex Technical Backpack

A high quality backpack with room to roam

Nokia Essential Wireless Headphones

Decent wireless headphones with strong battery life

Devolo Mesh WiFi 2

An all-in-one powerline and mesh networking kit

USB-C MONITORS

The power and simplicity of USB-C connectivity is now available on a wide range of displays, we pitch four IPS screens against each other

THE WINNER BenQ EW3280U

The complete 4K multimedia solution with USB-C connectivity

TextSniper

Incredibly fast image OCR

Workspaces 2.0

Desktop workspace management

Little Snitch 5

Secure outgoing connections

Disk Drill 4

Comprehensive file recovery utility

Roxio Toast 19

A fresh look for DVD burner

Amplitube 5

This one goes up to eleven

NUTS

An interesting idea marred by problems

Agenda 12

An app that makes organising easy

Flow by Moleskine Studio

An endless canvas for artists

6 apps that take you to a VR world

Grab a headset and jump into virtual reality

STORE GUIDE

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

The Mac mini

RANDOM APPLE MEMORY