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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1684180" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Join me tonight for the <a href="https://plus.google.com/" target="_blank">Mac-Forums weekly video chat</a>. 7:00 p.m. Central Time. We'll have the usual forum roundup, OS X and IOS tips and assorted Apple news. Hope to see you there.</p><p></p><p><strong>Show Notes / Talking Points</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"> 1,601,815 Members 282,279 Welcome to our newest member, <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/member.php?u=363118" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">Franklin58</span></a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/329232-update-software-apple-id.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #454545"> Setting up App Store account without a credit card</span></a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">TechRadar has quite af Mac / Apple related info this week. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">The most interesting numbers are the <a href="http://www.techradar.com/ipad" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">iPad</span></a> ones, though. Shipments were 9.9 million during the quarter, <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/can-the-ipad-pro-save-apple-s-slumping-tablets--1307646" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">a drop of 19.5% over the previous year</span></a>. It's still a big business – more than $4 billion per quarter – but that's the first time iPad shipments have dropped below 10 million since 2011. It's also the first time that iPad sales generated less money than Mac sales.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">The article includes some reason for the slump in sales as we’ll as some thoughts about why the iPad Pro might not be the answer to the slumping sales. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">With the next generation of Apple TV slated to ship October 30, 2015 <a href="http://www.techradar.com/us/news/television/a-guide-to-the-accessories-you-need-to-pick-up-for-your-new-apple-tv-1307851" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">TechRadar has some suggestions for accessories</span></a> Suggestions include a game controller, Bluetooth keyboard, charging stand for the remote etc.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">A new report from <a href="https://www.strategyanalytics.com/access-services/devices/mobile-phones/smartphone/smartphones/market-data/report-detail/samsung-returns-to-growth-as-smartphone-shipments-hit-354-million-in-q3-2015#.VjJoF66rRT5" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">Strategy Analytics</span></a> says that global smartphone shipments grew only about 10% since last year (the slowest growth since the 2009 recession).This phenomenon is being attributed to maturing mobile device markets in the US, China, and Europe. Despite slowing smartphone sales, both Apple and Samsung have seen slight increases in smartphone sales from the same Q3 period last year.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #e4af09"><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2998245/streaming-media/ask-the-itunes-guy-rebuilding-an-itunes-library-dealing-with-duplicate-playlists.html" target="_blank">Kirk the iTunes Guy</a></span> has a good explanations of changes that iTunes 12 make to the Library.xml file which used to be the method for sharing the iTunes library with other applications. Apple programs such as iMovie now read the iTunes library via he iTunes Library.itl file. That method has changed relying on the Library.iti file. The XML file is no longer written by default.so you can’t use it as a means of recovering the library unless you re-enable the feature in iTunes>Preferences>Advanced. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">That same article discusses dealing with duplicate entries in the iTunes library. Kirk doesn’t use iCloud Music Library on his main iTunes library; IIn his view iCloud Music Library is a disaster. It duplicates tracks, alters metadata (such as <a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/itunes-12-2-changes-some-song-ratings-to-album-ratings/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">changing song ratings to album ratings</span></a>), changes artwork, and more. I <a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/itunes-12-2-the-icloud-music-library-debacle/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">wrote about this back in July</span></a>, when iCloud Music Library was first introduced, and I haven’t seen much evidence to suggest that it’s any more trustworthy now.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #454545">Cult of Mac has some thoughts / how dos on<a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/394513/pro-tip-delete-files-immediately-in-os-x-el-capitan/#more-394513" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09"> El Capitan’s feature that deletes selected files immediately.</span></a> </span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">The new apple TV as some nice aerial view screensaver included. These screensaver can be used on your Mac courtesy of developer John Coates. Coates created a Swift app that lets anyone get the beautiful backdrops on their desktop. <a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/394501/how-to-get-gorgeous-new-apple-tv-screen-savers-on-your-mac/#more-394501" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">Directions here</span></a></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #e4af09"><a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/394468/how-to-fix-the-iphone-6s-plus-frame-rate-problem/#more-394468" target="_blank">iOS transition animations on the iPhone 6s Plus look considerably slower and more jerky</a></span>than those on the smaller iPhone 6s. If you are experiencing jittery transition animation try the following fix: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Increase Contrast, before switching on Reduce Transparency. Smooth animations should be back. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">The IOS version of Safari can <a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/394363/pro-tip-how-to-save-web-pages-to-ibooks-for-offline-viewing/#more-394363" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">save web pages as PDFs for offline reading. </span></a>Essentially the process involves going to the site in question, and tapping the share button. Once the file is saved your IOS device will launch iBooks. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1684180, member: 131855"] Join me tonight for the [URL='https://plus.google.com/']Mac-Forums weekly video chat[/URL]. 7:00 p.m. Central Time. We'll have the usual forum roundup, OS X and IOS tips and assorted Apple news. Hope to see you there. [B]Show Notes / Talking Points[/B] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica] 1,601,815 Members 282,279 Welcome to our newest member, [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/member.php?u=363118'][COLOR=#e4af09]Franklin58[/COLOR][/URL] [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/os-x-apps-and-games/329232-update-software-apple-id.html'][COLOR=#454545] Setting up App Store account without a credit card[/COLOR][/URL] TechRadar has quite af Mac / Apple related info this week. The most interesting numbers are the [URL='http://www.techradar.com/ipad'][COLOR=#e4af09]iPad[/COLOR][/URL] ones, though. Shipments were 9.9 million during the quarter, [URL='http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/can-the-ipad-pro-save-apple-s-slumping-tablets--1307646'][COLOR=#e4af09]a drop of 19.5% over the previous year[/COLOR][/URL]. It's still a big business – more than $4 billion per quarter – but that's the first time iPad shipments have dropped below 10 million since 2011. It's also the first time that iPad sales generated less money than Mac sales.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]The article includes some reason for the slump in sales as we’ll as some thoughts about why the iPad Pro might not be the answer to the slumping sales. With the next generation of Apple TV slated to ship October 30, 2015 [URL='http://www.techradar.com/us/news/television/a-guide-to-the-accessories-you-need-to-pick-up-for-your-new-apple-tv-1307851'][COLOR=#e4af09]TechRadar has some suggestions for accessories[/COLOR][/URL] Suggestions include a game controller, Bluetooth keyboard, charging stand for the remote etc.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]A new report from [URL='https://www.strategyanalytics.com/access-services/devices/mobile-phones/smartphone/smartphones/market-data/report-detail/samsung-returns-to-growth-as-smartphone-shipments-hit-354-million-in-q3-2015#.VjJoF66rRT5'][COLOR=#e4af09]Strategy Analytics[/COLOR][/URL] says that global smartphone shipments grew only about 10% since last year (the slowest growth since the 2009 recession).This phenomenon is being attributed to maturing mobile device markets in the US, China, and Europe. Despite slowing smartphone sales, both Apple and Samsung have seen slight increases in smartphone sales from the same Q3 period last year.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica][COLOR=#e4af09][URL='http://www.macworld.com/article/2998245/streaming-media/ask-the-itunes-guy-rebuilding-an-itunes-library-dealing-with-duplicate-playlists.html']Kirk the iTunes Guy[/URL][/COLOR] has a good explanations of changes that iTunes 12 make to the Library.xml file which used to be the method for sharing the iTunes library with other applications. Apple programs such as iMovie now read the iTunes library via he iTunes Library.itl file. That method has changed relying on the Library.iti file. The XML file is no longer written by default.so you can’t use it as a means of recovering the library unless you re-enable the feature in iTunes>Preferences>Advanced. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]That same article discusses dealing with duplicate entries in the iTunes library. Kirk doesn’t use iCloud Music Library on his main iTunes library; IIn his view iCloud Music Library is a disaster. It duplicates tracks, alters metadata (such as [URL='http://www.mcelhearn.com/itunes-12-2-changes-some-song-ratings-to-album-ratings/'][COLOR=#e4af09]changing song ratings to album ratings[/COLOR][/URL]), changes artwork, and more. I [URL='http://www.mcelhearn.com/itunes-12-2-the-icloud-music-library-debacle/'][COLOR=#e4af09]wrote about this back in July[/COLOR][/URL], when iCloud Music Library was first introduced, and I haven’t seen much evidence to suggest that it’s any more trustworthy now. [COLOR=#454545]Cult of Mac has some thoughts / how dos on[URL='http://www.cultofmac.com/394513/pro-tip-delete-files-immediately-in-os-x-el-capitan/#more-394513'][COLOR=#e4af09] El Capitan’s feature that deletes selected files immediately.[/COLOR][/URL] [/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]The new apple TV as some nice aerial view screensaver included. These screensaver can be used on your Mac courtesy of developer John Coates. Coates created a Swift app that lets anyone get the beautiful backdrops on their desktop. [URL='http://www.cultofmac.com/394501/how-to-get-gorgeous-new-apple-tv-screen-savers-on-your-mac/#more-394501'][COLOR=#e4af09]Directions here[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica][COLOR=#e4af09][URL='http://www.cultofmac.com/394468/how-to-fix-the-iphone-6s-plus-frame-rate-problem/#more-394468']iOS transition animations on the iPhone 6s Plus look considerably slower and more jerky[/URL][/COLOR]than those on the smaller iPhone 6s. If you are experiencing jittery transition animation try the following fix: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Increase Contrast, before switching on Reduce Transparency. Smooth animations should be back. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]The IOS version of Safari can [URL='http://www.cultofmac.com/394363/pro-tip-how-to-save-web-pages-to-ibooks-for-offline-viewing/#more-394363'][COLOR=#e4af09]save web pages as PDFs for offline reading. [/COLOR][/URL]Essentially the process involves going to the site in question, and tapping the share button. Once the file is saved your IOS device will launch iBooks. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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