Year: 2022

Microsoft announces iCloud Photos for Windows 11

Dan Uff November 10, 2022 0

Yesterday, Microsoft announced ‘iCloud Photos for Windows 11” which will allow Windows users to use iPhotos on a Windows 11 computer.

Today, we are pleased to announce the start of availability of an exciting new feature. iCloud Photos is now directly integrated into the Photos app on Windows 11 and is beginning to roll out today via a Microsoft Store update to the Photos app. We expect it to be available to all Windows 11 customers by end of the month.

The recently updated Photos app on Windows 11 has been thoughtfully crafted to make organization of your photo collection easy, no matter where your photos and videos come from — your phone, your camera, your cloud storage: iCloud Photos, OneDrive¹ — see them all together in one gorgeous gallery.

We know that many Windows customers have photo and video collections on their iPhones that they would like to be able to view on their PC. This iCloud Photos integration will make it easier for those with an iPhone to have direct access to all their cherished memories in one organized place and is another step in our continued efforts to make experiences on Windows 11 seamless.

To bring your iCloud Photos into the Photos app, make sure your Photos app is updated and then install the iCloud for Windows app, all from the Microsoft Store. From there, sign in and choose to sync your photos, and all your iCloud Photos content will appear automatically in your Photos app.

For more information, click here.

Bad Sisters has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+

Dan Uff November 9, 2022 2

Apple TV+ today announced a season two renewal for “Bad Sisters,” the global hit, darkly comedic murder mystery series from Emmy Award nominee and BAFTA Award-winning executive producer and star Sharon Horgan.

“If you’d have told me three years ago that I’d be making a series about five murderous sisters chasing a man around Ireland trying to kill him I’d have said; yeah, that sounds about right. The response to our show had been beyond what we could have hoped for. It gave us the opportunity to shine a light on stories that don’t always get such a global platform. I look forward to getting chilly in the Irish Sea one more time.”

Since its global premiere, “Bad Sisters” has been hailed as “one of the year’s best shows,” “a wickedly funny, genuinely poignant” dramedy, and “this year’s most vicious comic treat.” As each new episode of “Bad Sisters” debuted week-to-week on Apple TV+, the series received continuous praise from critics and fans around the world, and currently holds a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The recently aired season one finale episode was dubbed “the most satisfying TV finale of the year.” The Critics Choice Association Women’s Committee also recently granted “Bad Sisters” with the newly launched Seal of Female Empowerment in Entertainment (SOFEE).

In “Bad Sisters,” the tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for each other. When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers launch an investigation to prove malicious intent – and set their sights on the sisters, all of whom had ample reason to kill him. The “Bad Sisters” ensemble cast is led by Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Eve Hewson as the Garvey sisters. Claes Bang, Brian Gleeson, Daryl McCormack, Assaad Bouab and newcomer Saise Quinn round out the ensemble cast.

The series is executive produced and written by Horgan with Brett Baer and Dave Finkel, who adapted it from the Belgian version of the series “Clan,” which was created by Malin-Sarah Gozin. Horgan, Faye Dorn and Clelia Mountford executive produce for Merman; and Gozin, Bert Hamelinck and Michael Sagol executive produce for Caviar. In addition to Horgan, Baer and Finkel, the series is written by Karen Cogan, Ailbhe Keogan, Daniel Cullen, Perrie Balthazar and Paul Howard. Dearbhla Walsh, Josephine Bornebusch and Rebecca Gatward serve as directors. Walsh also serves as executive producer. “Bad Sisters” is produced by Merman Television and ABC Signature, a part of Disney Television Studios.

“Bad Sisters” joins globally celebrated Apple Original series that have recently received renewals including “Trying” season four, “Physical” season three, “Loot” season two, “Slow Horses” season two, “For All Mankind” season four, “Pachinko” season two, the second season of Emmy and AFI Award winner “Schmigadoon!,” “Swagger” season two, and the second season of 14x Emmy Award-nominated “Severance.”

Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries, and series have been honored with 280 wins and 1,216 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” and this year’s Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”

How to Fix WiFi and Internet Connection problems in MacOS Ventura

Dan Uff November 9, 2022 0

Some users are reporting that they are having problems with staying connected to WiFi and the Internet. If you're one of them, here are some ideas to fix it.

Disable or Remove any 3rd party Firewall Software: If you use any 3rd party networking filtering or Firewall software such as Little Snitch, Kapersky Internet Security, McAfee, LuLu, or similar, then this could be a problem. First, disable the software and then try it for 24 hours. If there are no problems, then 9 times out of 10, that's the problem. You'll have to completely remove the software to make sure it doesn't enable itself.
Redo Network Settings: You may have to redo your wireless network settings. Just go to System Settings > Networking Services > Select Network Name > Click Details > Click the "Forget This Network" button, then add the network back in to this section.
Reset your Router: Refer to your Router's manual for this step.
Boot into Safe Mode and try WiFi: If all else fails, try booting into Safe Mode. Safe Mode loads the minimum amount of drivers, apps, and what ever else may load when you boot-up a Mac. Getting into Safe Mode depends on what Mac you have.

For Intel Macs, reboot the Mac and hold down the [SHIFT] key until you login to the Mac.
For Apple Silicon Macs (m1, m2, etc), turn the Mac off, let it sit powered off for 10 seconds, then press and hold the POWER button until you see the Options screen. Now press and hold SHIFT key and choose “Continue in Safe Mode” to boot the Mac in Safe Mode.

If all else fails, go to Apple Support at https://support.apple.com/

Actually, Apple’s Stage Manager is a better multitasking system

Dan Uff November 8, 2022 0

Apple’s Stage Manager is an entirely new multitasking experience that automatically organizes apps and windows, making it quick and easy to switch between tasks. For the first time on iPad, users can create overlapping windows of different sizes in a single view, drag and drop windows from the side, or open apps from the Dock to create groups of apps for faster, more flexible multitasking. The window of the app users are working on is displayed prominently in the center, and other open apps and windows are arranged on the left-hand side in order of recency.

on iPad Pro and iPad Air with the M1 chip, Stage Manager also unlocks full external display support with resolutions of up to 6K, so users can arrange the ideal workspace, and work with up to four apps on iPad and four apps on the external display.

Many of the people who agree that iPad needs a windowed multitasking system think that the tablet should use the exact same one as macOS. Doing so has the advantage of familiarity, but it also assumes that the macOS system is the best possible one. With Stage Manager, Apple is developing a better multitasking system.

Mac experts – the people making most of the complaints about the new system, as far as I can tell – see no reason for this. I disagree.

I remember when Mac OS multitasking worked quite differently from today’s macOS system. It’s better now. And Apple is continuing the improvement process, with Stage Manager the next step. That’s why it’s available for macOS as well as iPadOS.

As noted, it seems to me that much of the criticism of Apple’s windowed multitasking system for iPad can be summed up with “It doesn’t work like Mac.”

Also, if you’re someone who typically has 263 windows open simultaneously, Stage Manager isn’t your friend. But macOS is enabling you to be disorganized. The new system could make you more productive, in the same way iPadOS won’t let you dump all your files in a big heap on the desktop the way macOS will.

As I see it, Stage Manager is a multitasking system better suited for average users than the macOS one. It doesn’t leave windowing up to the user, but tries to help them arrange their app windows in the best way.

That said, there’s no doubt there’s bugs.

Via: Cult of Mac