We took a hebdomad off from the Weekly Wrap , because your devoted wrapper was stuck at panel tariff . But now we ’re back and ready to summarise theMacworldweek that was , highlighting our biggest and honorable story in case you missed them . Just do n’t let it pass off again .
New Macs
Dan Frakes say thatthe unexampled Mac miniskirt are profligate , crummy , and more expandable than ever , but he pretermit the machine ’s optical drive . Jason Snell , meanwhile , says thatthe raw Core i5 MacBook Airs approach flawlessness . Both gentlemen join Philip Michaelsto discuss the new Macs in another edition of theMacworldPodcast ; the challenge was capture Jason to discontinue hugging his novel Air long enough to immortalize the darn podcast .
Photo Finish
Instagram scored its150 millionth exposure . Through a complicated mathematical formula , we ’ve account that each of those uploaded photos has earned the party on the button $ 0 . Regardless of its lack of a business enterprise model , we love Instagram , along with Hipstamatic , Flare , and others of that ilk . ( Oh , and if you would prefer to browse your Instagram picture on your Mac , Instaview may be deserving a peek . )
On the other script , if you prefer your picture filter - free , check out our top - rated DSLR cameras . If you prefer taking photographs only during vampire ’ witching hour , we can help you with that , too . Regardless of where you take your picture , permit us help youimport them into Aperture 3 the right way . ( Step 1 : insure data processor is plug in . )
Lion Well, Richly
We literally wrote the book on Lion , and if you have n’t downloaded our Superguide yet , you should soon : We ’re not going to let the editors regard out of our literal lion pen until the book sells its 150 millionth copy .
FileVault 2 encrypts even external drives in Lion ; Roman Loyola explicate how , and you love how much fun it is to do as the Roman does . Ted Landau can help you resolvevarious Lion installation issue — we’ve started shout him The Lion Tamer around these section . Though it ’s not quite part of Lion yet , Apple did annul the curtain onits planned pricing for iCloud memory rising slope .
If you love Lion but detest its iOS - way autocorrect , Christopher Breen figured outhow to turn it off . Personally , though , I jazz autocorrect , despot its Hesperian flower .
And since Lion and Quicken do n’t enmesh , Jeffry Battersby round up some of the bestmoney management tools that are Lion - friendly .
iOS, Therefore I Am
Over the past week , we showed you how tosync PDFs with the iPad , how tofind the best personalize news show apps for iPhone and iPad , and even how toadjust the bulk on your locked iPhone . You could have the loud , newsiest , PDFiest locked iOS twist on the mental block armed with all that information — but we did n’t stop there .
We reviewed InMyBar , which help you mix drinkable using your iPhone ( though not as a swizzle peg ) . We also reviewed NBA Hotshot HD , a game so frustrating it will drive you to drink cocktails no doubt prepared with help from InMyBar . Other apps we cover let in OmniWriter , Skype for iPad , and Google+ for iPhone .
Google pulled down on its Io Gmail interface and updated it withpull - to - refresh and Retina exhibit compatibility . Puerto Rico — the board game , not the U.S. territory — is now available for the iPad .
Contributor Joel Mathis rattled off oodles ofnew iOS accessories . Marco Tabini wrote upoodles of iPad cases . expend your attic : Read those oodles .
Elsewhere , Jason Snell posited thatiOS games have unseated nerdsas the kings of Comic - Con . And Alexandra Chang reported on a compounding of software and computer hardware that enables pilot to control aircraft with their iPads . ( Perhaps those ill-famed birds are so angry because they still rely on slingshots to earn their own ability to fly . )
Artist Kyle Lambert wrote up advice on mixing colour for iPad artwork . ( Warning : Do not put factual key on your iPad . ) In display case Words With Friends is n’t dominating your life enough , Lauren Crabbe wants you to know thatit ’s now on Facebook , too .
Apple quietly updated the Apple TV , sum up the ability to stream old television set show purchase , along with the ability to watch Vimeo videos . The downside , of course , is that now your Apple tv set knows every show you ever bribe , including that installment of theKnight Riderreboot from 2008 .
More on the Mac
We spill a lot of virtual ink on iPads and iPhones , but the Mac that is our namesake stay our first love . We reviewed a plethora of Mac apps , includingSandvox , Shade Control , Opera , After Effects CS5.5,CleanHaven , andImageXY .
We do n’t just need you to know about the quality of new computer software ; we also need to make your liveliness better . That ’s why we wrote up tips like how tomake Safari ’s position bar perform searches , Sharon Zardetto’sfive pet text - survival of the fittest tips , and a tutorial onconverting audio and television file for free . Sometimes it seems like the only how - to clause we do n’t publish is “ How to detect more hour in the day to better exhaust all the incredible articlesMacworldpublishes . ”
Moren the Mack
It ’s worth take note that your acquaintance and mine , senior associate editor program Dan Moren , write lotsandlotsofremainders — not to mention another thrilling version of our intermittent serial Under the Gavel .
That’s all, folks
Another Weekly Wrap , much like the workweek it encapsulates , has now come and gone . We ’ll see you next workweek , unless we get called in for some other civic duty .
