Apple picker Application Week No. 43 of 2016 is mainly about the new MacBook Pros with Touch Bar. Applications tailored to them were presented by Microsoft, Adobe, Apple and AgileBits. For example, Civilization VI strategy was released for macOS and Microsoft announced Minecraft for Apple TV.
News from the world of applications
Microsoft Releases Skype for Business for Mac and Updates iOS Version (28.10/XNUMX)
The "Skype for Business" app makes its first appearance on the Mac, notably bringing features such as full-screen video, full-screen sharing, and one-click connection. Unlike classic Skype, the use of Skype for Business is paid – the subscription costs 1,70 euros (46 crowns) per user per month. It is available from the Skype website.
The application will be updated "Skype for Business” for iOS, which will receive support for presenting PowerPoint presentations and new features related to sharing content. When sharing PowerPoint files stored on the phone, they become available to all conference participants who can view them or present them directly. Screen sharing will also be enabled.
Source: 9to5Mac
Microsoft Office is ready for the arrival of MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (October 28.10)
On Thursday, new MacBook Pros were introduced with a touchscreen replacing the top row of function keys. Its main currency is supposed to be adaptability, which Phil Schiller demonstrated on stage, among other things, on Microsoft Office applications.
Microsoft later on your blog published a post with more information. For example, Word will be much more adapted to work in full-screen mode - only the document being created will be on the display, and the tools for editing the formatting text will appear in the Touch Bar. A similar concept will be offered by PowerPoint, but it will also use the Touch Bar to display a "graphic map" of the layers of individual slides.
For Excel users, the Touch Bar should make it easier to insert frequently used functions, and for Outlook users to attach attachments to e-mails or work with the clipboard. It also displays, for example, a brief overview of upcoming events in the calendar without having to work with the main application window.
Source: 9to5Mac
Photoshop should be right at home on the new MacBook Pros (October 27.10)
Adobe is also trying to demonstrate how great the Touch Bar is. "MacBook Pro and Photoshop are like creatures to each other," an Adobe representative said at Thursday's presentation. He demonstrated Photoshop in collaboration with the new MacBook Pro control element. For example, it displays some sliders that do not take up space on the display and the user can work with the trackpad with one hand and the Touch Bar with the other.
The touch panel at the top of the keyboard will also be able to display a version history that can be easily swiped through.
Source: 9to5Mac
Minecraft can also be played on Apple TV (October 27.10)
In addition to MacBook Pros, Apple TV was also discussed at Thursday's presentation. Among other things, there was information that Microsoft was preparing Minecraft for her. Nothing else was actually mentioned, but the short demo suggests that Minecraft will look (and work) very similar to iOS on Apple TV.
Source: The Verge
Vine ends (October 27.10)
Vine, a social network based on the creation and sharing of six-second videos, was launched in 2012 by Twitter and was supposed to be a kind of visual analogue of text-based Twitter. It became quite popular, but never in the way Twitter imagined. This gradually slowed down its development and reduced investment in it, until now Twitter decided to cancel Vine.
No exact date has been set yet, the mobile app is slated to end in the "next months". Twitter has promised that, at least for the time being, all videos will remain stored on its servers and will be available for viewing and downloading.
Source: The Verge
1Password has shown suggestions for using the Touch Bar and Touch ID on the new MacBook Pros
In addition to compatibility, performance and work efficiency, this year's MacBook Pros are also expected to improve security. They have Touch ID, a fingerprint reader, right next to the Touch Bar. 1Password also immediately included its functionality in its workflow, and of course the Touch Bar was not left out either.
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/q0qPZ5aahIE” width=”640″]
For now, these are still initial designs and will likely change before the release of a new version of 1Password (and new MacBook Pros), but users can look forward to many controls available directly on the keyboard. From the Touch Bar, you could, for example, browse between keychains, create new passwords and manage existing ones.
Source: 9to5Mac
New applications
Apple has launched the TV app, a one-stop shop for all content on Apple TV
The new TV application, which Apple introduced during its October keynote, is conceptually very simple: it combines movies, series and other TV content directly into a single application. The user will be able to access his favorite images at any time without having to visit special applications of other services.
Continuity between iPhone or iPad is also useful, when it is possible to watch a movie or series on Apple TV and continue on the mobile device. The TV application can recognize, for example, whether a new episode of the selected series has been released and automatically suggests it to start. Unfortunately, Netflix will not be integrated into the TV application, moreover, it will arrive only in December and for now only for American users.
Source: The Next Web
Strategy game Civilization VI is coming to macOS
Civilization VI, the latest installment in the strategic game series from the workshops of legendary designer Sid Meier, is coming to the macOS operating system after three years of development. Based on the technologies used, it should promise a better gaming experience, especially from the point of view of expanding the empire across the entire map with a more elaborate strengthening of culture. The artificial intelligence of the entire game is also improved.
Civilization VI can be purchased on Steam for $60 (approx. CZK 1), but it needs to run on a device with macOS Sierra/OS X 440 El Capitan, which has at least a 10.11 GHz processor, 2,7 GB of RAM and 16 GB free space.
[appbox app store 1123795278]
Source: AppleInsider
The Timepage calendar now supports the iPad
Moleskin's Timepage app, which doubles as a calendar, comes with a new update for iPad as well. Again, it hides a minimalist concept, which is supplemented by two panels for the iPad: a weekly and a monthly view. It is therefore not necessary to swipe as with the iPhone. Timepage is also supplemented with a function that displays the entire month and individual days with any events. Support for multitasking (split screen into two surfaces) is also included. The price for Timepage for iPad is 7 euros (approx. 190 crowns).
[appbox app store 1147923152]
Source: Mac Stories
Important update
Apple has prepared a number of applications for integration with the Touch Bar
The newly introduced MacBook Pro comes with a special Touch Bar, which is supposed to become an accessory for using various applications. With this in mind, the company has updated a number of its applications. Xcode, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers or the new Final Cut Pro 10.3 are not missing. The update is in the hundreds of megabytes. Only iMovie requires an additional 2 GB of free space.
In the future, it can be expected that more and more third-party applications will come with Touch Bar support.
Source: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac
iThoughts now supports Markdown
iThoughts, a mind mapping app, comes with a new 4.0 update that supports Markdown formatting right in the map interface. This opens up the possibility for users to format the text inside the cells, for example in the form of bullet points, headings or lists.
Source: Mac Stories
Duet Display turns iPad Pro into a professional graphics tool
The Duet Display application is the ideal element for any user who needs to expand their workstation with an external monitor. It enables the iPad to be connected to a computer. But the most interesting thing is the Apple Pencil support for the Duet Display Pro version, with which it is possible to draw something on the iPad Pro and project it on the computer display, whether it is running on macOS or Windows. Drawing is even more accurate within this interface with better color gamut.
Duet Display can be purchased on the App Store for 10 euros (approx. 270 crowns).
[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/eml0OeOwXwo” width=”640″]
Source: The Next Web
Discounts
You can always find current discounts in the right sidebar and on our special Twitter channel @JablickarDiscounts.
so now I don't know, is the TV application an overview of programs? or if you can watch shows through it, I would rather understand that it will be a competitor to netflix .. so what will it do?
If I'm not mistaken, the TV application is only an aggregator of content from other providers - its purpose is to clearly provide all the content that the user subscribes to in one place - Apple will not have its own content there, at least for now.
Skype for Business installed within 15s and it works great. Great, I missed this a lot.
I'm annoyed with downloading hundreds of megabytes of data for updates that have virtually nothing to do with me since I have nothing to do with the Touch Bar. And I don't even want to have one, because I wouldn't stick a flash drive in it, I wouldn't connect my thunderbolt peripherals to it, or an Apple SuperDrive, and I wouldn't connect an iPhone or iPad to it with a cable in case of an emergency. It is strange that Apple takes everything except lightning from iPhones, throws out the 3,5 mm jack, but leaves the jack on laptops, but also takes everything else, except for USB-C. Is there a mistake somewhere? Why doesn't it have anything to do with it? Evidently, there is another one of the extra connectors and we are missing the guaranteed universal one. Apple will once again tell us for a few years that this is the future, only to bury it in the blink of an eye like thunderbolt. But so what. And sorry for the OT.
and it's still not a port like a port, because some seem to have a lower throughput, even though they all look the same http://www.macrumors.com/2016/10/28/macbook-pro-tb3-reduced-pci-express-bandwidth/ :))
I bought the Timepage calendar for €7, which seemed quite a lot to me, but I'm looking for a good calendar. The application crashes after launch and cannot be launched at all. Launching on iPad Pro. Any advice?
do you have all the updates? If yes and it still doesn't work, complain to Apple. They won't fix it, but they'll give you 7 ecek back. Dale data is negatively rated.
Personally, I have been using Calendars from Readle for a couple of years. The foundation was free and I bought additional supplements after trying them out. For 3 ecks in some event. Now it's full production also around 7 ecek.