We have but one finish with the Weekly Wrap : to display some of our best stories from the week exit by , so that you may catch up on any stories you might have missed and relive stories you bang . So , without further ado — or perhaps just the petite smidgen of ado — let ’s dive in .
Good buy
If you ca n’t assure whether you ’re feeling more holly or jolly , that ’s probably because the holiday are nearly upon us . And , as everyone know , the most of import part of the holiday isbuying awesome stuff for people .
To help you out , our editors assembled stories like our definitiveiPad keyboard buying guide . We coupled that with a list of 21 overlooked Io accoutrement . We also proffer a slideshow withgreat business gear for under $ 60and a buying usher for text file scanner . If you require to buy any of this majuscule hardware , you better skitter : Like the threat of eggnog and caroling , many vacation merchant marine deadline are tight approaching .
And if you ’re giving or have just receive a shiny new iPhone 4S this season , verify to grab a copy of our iPhone 4S Superguide . ( I assure my bosses that a single mention in the Weekly Wrap would move an additional 500 billion copies . Do n’t let me down . )
App Chat
This week saw the official unveiling ofMacworld ’s annualApp Gem Awards . That ’s where we recognize and observe the best apps of the year across a panoptic belt of categories . ( We alsopodcasted about the awardsand the app landscape in worldwide .
In summation , there was a veritable sled - ful of app news program this week , covering all style of apps , include these :
Meanwhile, back on the Mac…
On Monday , Apple foretell that theMac App Store had passed the 100 million download mug . One of the apps therein isFX Photo Studio , Macworld‘s latest Mac Gem . It ’s unclear what percent of Mac App Store downloads were drive byMacworldrecommendations , but based on my own calculations , the answer is : a number .
iTunes Match continued its international rollout , make one question to be repeated in myriad languages across the globe : “ What ’s the URL forJason Snell ’s piece on configuring iTunes Match Smart Playliststo raise your music program library again ? ” speak of iTunes , do n’t overleap our guide oncreating a sodding vacation play list .
Elsewhere , we offered tips to help youfix erroneous Lion autocorrections , for good , along with employment for a “ unsighted ” MacBook Pro . ( alas , Apple ’s engineers still have n’t invent a visual perception iMac . )
The hodgepodge
Some stories merit Wrap attending , and do n’t fit anywhere but the bottom . Pogoplug revealed its Series 4 swarm computer memory machine , proving once again that if you ’re going to salt away something in the swarm , you want a computer hardware item on your desk . We offered three tips for get more out of iMessage . And we took a cheeseparing look at the strange case ofAmazon and its hesitancy to offer elaborate Kindle sale numbers .
Like the iPad accessories you all for sure bought me this holiday time of year , conceive this week — and this Wrap — wrapped .
