A BIG UPGRADE FOR MACOS?

This month’s cover star is macOS Big Sur, and boy

Hands-on: iOS14 & iPadOS 14

By the time you read this, public betas of all

THE BEST GEAR FOR YOUR HOME OFFICE

FOR MANY OF us, the last few months have involved

SPOTLIGHT

At $499, the Mac mini was the “most affordable Mac

THE SHIFT

AH, THE WONDERFUL possibility space of the unknown. When you

LETTER OF THE MONTH

I’m reading the June issue right now, and noticed the

Welcome to macOS BIGSUR

WHEN APPLE SHOWCASED Wits successor to macOS 10.15 Catalina at

TOUGH TESTING, TRUSTED RATINGS

HERE AT MAC|LIFE we believe you should only buy the

Logitech MX For Mac

Features Bluetooth, USB adaptor, USB-C charging Needs macOS 10.13, iPadOS

Allegory 1.2.8

Allegory was one of the first apps to take advantage

DEVONthink 3.5

DEVONthink is a universal inbox for every kind of information,

Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock Pro

Features SD reader, Gigabit Ethernet, 4x USB 3.0, USB 3.1,

HyperDrive DUO 7-in-2 USB-C Hub

Apple’s recent laptops use USB-C ports for power and data

eufyCam 2C

Features 1080p video recording, IP67 weatherproof, motion zones, AI detection,

Moshi IonGo 5K Duo

Moshi’s compact battery pack has a built-in Lightning cable and

Ekster Laptop Sleeve

Ekster’s slim sleeve can hold MacBooks up to 13 inches,

Sonos Arc

Features Eleven drivers (eight woofers, three tweeters), HDMI eARC, Ethernet,

VirtuaVerse

VirtuaVerse is an homage to both the past and future

ecobee SmartCamera

Features 1080p video, night vision, two-way audio, person detection, cloud

Noto - Elegant Note

Made for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch Needs iOS 13 or

Adobe Photoshop Camera

Made for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Needs iOS 12.0 or

Oh Bother

Made for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Needs iOS 13.0 or

Tripsy: Travel Planner

Made for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Needs iOS 13.0 and

Moodistory Mood Tracker, Diary

Made for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Needs iOS 11.0 and

Filmr - Video Editor & Filter

Made for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Needs iOS 11.0 or

Camera+ 2

Made for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Needs iOS 12.0 or

6 apps to enjoy the outdoors

Being outdoors is something of a contentious issue right now,

Best of the best

SYSTEMS EXPLAINED

Connectivity divides us, drawing a line C between those things

ASK

Make sure you check out these important support articles on

Enhance images in Luminar 4

How to use AI, presets and manual controls to improve

Plan a journey in Fantastical

A Fantastical subscription, macOS 10.13 or later, iOS 13 or

Keep your Mac cool

IT DOESN’T MATTER whether you’re running the latest Mac mini

Manage media libraries

WHEN YOU USE the Music or TV apps, all of

Infinite music to your DJ box

DJAY PRO IS an extraordinarily useful app for DJs at

Do more with Photoshop

WHILE BROWSING THROUGH your iPad’s Camera Roll, you’ll get lots

Content caching

What content caching is and how to use it across

PowerPC transition

ONE OF THE advantages of the Macintosh, from its launch