by Adam Banks
on February 6, 2012
in New issue
iBooks Author is a brand new and completely free Mac app that lets you create your own multimedia books for the iPad. Just before we went to press, we had the chance to explore its features for the first time, and we’ve put together a full tour for you in MacUser Vol 28 No 3, on sale now.
See how you can set up a book and insert your own text and pictures in minutes; the slick interactive elements you can add using tools within the app; the limitation that for some users will prove iBooks’ fatal flaw; and the steps you need to complete before you can sell your iBooks. The new year is a great time to rethink your life, your work and everything in between – especially when the economy is circling the plughole. Our 18-page cover feature looks at all the major digital creative fields and explains, in the words of more than 30 established professionals, what skills you need to learn to succeed now and where to start getting them.
What changes will Apple make to its hardware range? Is the “Apple television” likely to become a reality, and if so, what will it look like? How will other technology giants fare in the coming year, and what new products will emerge? What developments will we see in the laws that govern our digital lives?
Don’t miss your chance to gaze into our crystal ball – and be sure to save the issue so you can laugh at us in 12 months’ time.
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by Kenny Hemphill
on February 3, 2012
in News
Motorola has won a permanent injunction in Germany against push email services in Apple’s iCloud and MobileMe. When Motorola enforces the judgement, Apple will have to remove push email from the iPhone and iPad in Germany. Although the injunction is permanent, it can be appealed and it’s likely that Apple will do just that. According [...]
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Browett won’t bring Dixons to Apple says Tim Cook
by Kenny Hemphill on February 1, 2012 in CommentApple’s decision to recruit Dixons CEO, John Browett as its international retail chief caused more than a few raised eyebrows on this side of the Atlantic. The philosophy and sales strategy of PC World and Currys could scarcely be more different to Apple’s, and anyone who remembers the failed ‘store within in a store’ partnership [...]