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Become an Apple Genius

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Make a copy of your Mac

Create a one-off copy or scheduled backup using Carbon Copy Cloner

Crop smarter in Pixelmator Pro

How to quickly improve composition and counteract perceptive distortion

Screen Time on Mac

Use Apple’s macOS tool to stay focused and get more done

HOW TO Use Downtime to stay focused

1 Get some time off Downtime only lets

HOW TO Block unwanted content

1 Stores and Apps The Content & Privacy

Screen Time and Family Sharing

Set limits on child accounts

Put your music online

Share your musical masterpieces with the whole world – and sell them too!

HOW TO Upload and share your music

1 Build your Bandcamp Bandcamp ( bandcamp.com )

Free up storage space

Need more room on your iOS device to update to iOS 15? Follow our tips

HOW TO Create more storage space

1 C heck Recommendations Open Settings and tap

Get directions anywhere

Find and be found with this reliable mapping utility

HOW TO Find your way

1 Find a location Tap the search box

Master drag and drop

You don’t have to wait until iPadOS 15 to drag and drop files on your iPad

HOW TO Drag and drop in iPadOS

1 Open the first app Launch the app

Plan your day on iOS

Get on top of your tasks with Hour Blocks’ daily schedule

HOW TO Plan with Hour Blocks

1 Grant access When you first open Hour

Lossless audio on Apple Music

Better late than never – Apple Music finally provides CD-quality audio

Panic: no external boot disk

The introduction of completely novel hardware inevitably brings

More information in List views

Q In the Finder’s List View, I can choose

Backing up before upgrading

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

Peripherals

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

How to engage clamshell mode

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Sleep disconnects an external SSD

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Why do movies keep getting backed up?

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Using custom fonts in Big Sur

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BOOST YOUR BATTERY LIFE

Discover how to improve the performance of your MacBook, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch batteries, plus maintain their health

Boost your iPhone/iPad battery

Give your battery a health check, then make it last longer between charges

What is Low Power Mode? >

> When you need to eke out as

Boost your MacBook’s battery

Here’s how to avoid running out of juice when you’re working on the go

The best battery boosters

Need to give your battery a boost while on the road? These accessories can help

iPhone/iPad power banks

Mophie Powerstation All-In-One > £129.95 FROM zagg.com/en_uk

Mac power banks

MaxOak K3 Power Bank > £189.99 FROM maxoak.org.uk

How to edit movies in iMovie

Apple’s free video editor makes it easy to create your own home movies and trailers to promote them

Create a home movie

Let’s get started with just dragging and dropping the elements into place

EXPLAINED… iMovie’s interface >

1 Libraries > The Libraries list makes it

HOW TO Edit a home movie >

1 Create a new project Launch iMovie. If

Go deeper with iMovie

Once you’ve grasped the basics, there’s a whole lot more you can do

HOW TO Create a trailer >

1 Choose a theme Click the File menu

HOW TO Add a voiceover >

1 Choose your audio source Click the microphone

HOW TO Detach audio from a video clip >

1 Detach audio Select the clip in the

Tips and tricks

You can make creating your own videos even easier

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Beats Studio Buds

Apple’s affordable AirPods alternative

Nanoleaf Elements Starter Kit

Smart home lighting without the ‘garish’ colours

Moshi Flekto

Compact, folding Apple Watch charger

Vissles V84 (2.0) Mechanical Keyboard

A Mac-friendly typing experience – and then some

Moft Z Stand

Versatile laptop stand

Combo Touch for iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th gen)

A great alternative to the Magic Keyboard

THE BEST USB-C DOCKS

Expand the capabilities of your machine with these docks

Group test

Best secure Safari alternatives

THE WINNER Firefox

Still one of the most secure browsers around

Squash 3.0

Batch resize, filter and convert a range of file formats

Planny 5

An all-new look for organising life

Filmage Converter

Convert any video or audio format

RipX DeepRemix

AI-powered audio extraction for music makers

OnMail – Fast & Simple Email

Sending out mixed messages

6 apps made amazing by a great Watch companion app

These Watch apps hit the big time

STORE GUIDE

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

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