Year: 2018

Apple to Discontinue Photo Printing Service later this year

Dan Uff July 12, 2018 0

As noted by 9to5Mac.com, Apple seems to be gearing up to discontinue its photo printing service later this year.

The service allows customers to send the company almost any photo(s) and have them professionally printed and mounted in a customized binder.

Now, a new message has been spotted in the Photos app on macOS 10.13.6 and states that final purchases for the built-in photo printing service will need to be placed by September 30, 2018. Afterwards, it appears that Mac users will have to opt for third-party companies like Shutterfly to craft physical books made from their digital photos.

Apple explains that users can integrate these third-party services into Photos with a Photos Project Extension downloaded from the Mac App Store. With these extensions, apps like Shutterfly can integrate photo printing services into Apple’s own Photos app so users don’t have to leave the app to build their photo books.

No word on when (or even if) the service will be discontinued.

Apple Announces Back to School Promotion offering Beats Headphones

Dan Uff July 12, 2018 0

Early Thursday, Apple announced its annual Back to School promotion.

The promotion includes up to $200.00 off on a qualifying Mac with Apple education pricing, and a free Beats Solo 3 headset.

For more information, go to https://www.apple.com/us-hed/shop/back-to-school

How to request a desktop version of a web site using iPhone

Dan Uff July 12, 2018 0

Using web sites can sometimes be a challenge with an iPhone or any other smart phone.

But people using an iPhone can easily request that the web site display a page exactly like it appears on a desktop. There are two ways to do it.

Here's how:

Access it from the Reload Icon:

1. Go to a web site of your choice.

2. At the top of the screen (where it shows the web site URL, is the Reload icon).

3. Hold the icon until a menu comes up on the bottom.

4. Select "Request Desktop Site".

5. That's it.

Access it from the Share Sheet:

1. Go to the web site of your choice.

2. Tap the Share Icon (lower portion of the screen, block with an up arrow).

3. At the bottom of that window, select "Request Desktop Site.

4. That's it.

To go back to the formatted phone site, just reload the page.

No, Microsoft’s New Table is No iPad Killer

CompuScoop Staff July 11, 2018 0

“I hoped the ‘iPad-killer’ meme had finally kicked the bucket, but I was wrong: the hype is back around Microsoft’s overpriced and underpowered Surface Go,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld. “Reports that it’s about to kill the iPad are over-exaggerated.”

“Let’s get something out of the way. Surface Go does not compete with the iPad Pro on any metric that matters,” Evans writes. “Limited processor capability means the device does less, of course – so when you read the adulation for Surface Go just try to remember the product it actually does compete with is the excellent 2018 iPad. Even then, Surface Go seems to be a fairly poor choice on the basis of price, performance, apps, and capability.”

“Apple’s 2018 iPad costs from $329 (and $30 less for education customers. It hosts a 64-bit A10 Fusion chip,” Evans writes. “Surface Go [$399] provides a 1.6GHz 64-bit Intel Pentium Gold chip. Check the benchmarks for both chips and it should be clear the A10 Fusion is far faster than the Pentium, particularly when it comes to graphics. Entry-level Surface Go devices use eMMC storage, which will also impact performance. If you want the same kind of SSD performance you get from an iPad, you’ll need to spend another $150.”

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