No. 422 Mar/Apr 2015 to Act as Lie Detector By Adam C. Engst @ TidBits.com Everyone knows that the Apple Watch can measure the wearer’s pulse, using sensors inside the four rings on the back of the watch. Normal heart rate monitors rely on skin conductivity, but Apple took the Apple Watch in a different direction, instead using infrared and visible-light LEDs along with photosensors. Pulse snac TIME tracking may be useful for exercisers, and Apple has made much of how you can send your heartbeat to a loved one. SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE APPLE CORE But if it struck you that Apple must have larger plans for these sensors, Official Newsletter of the SNAC Apple User Group you’re not wrong. The question is not what the Apple Watch can sense, but what can be determined from what it does Online: http://applepower-nh.org sense. What causes your heart rate to APPLE WATCH Continued on Page 5 Upcoming Meetings

Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of each month at the Nashua Public Library at 7 PM. iCloud Photo Library: Missing FAQ By Joe Kissell @ Tidbits.com With the release of Photos for Mac in If this FAQ doesn’t answer your question Featured Topics OS X 10.10.3, Mac users have not only a — or if my answers don’t match what replacement for the much-maligned iPhoto you’re seeing — please let me know in the APR TBA but also access to iCloud Photo Library, comments, and I’ll do my best to update the MAY TBA an iCloud feature for syncing photos that article accordingly. JUNE TBA Apple introduced in iOS 8.1. In theory, this feature should “just work,” magically Question: What is iCloud Photo Library? syncing all your photos across all your Answer: iCloud Photo Library is an iCloud Contents 12 devices. But like so many things in the feature that, when enabled on any given , iCloud Photo Library Mac or iOS device, syncs the entire contents Reviews and Information raises a number of vexing questions, of that device’s Photos library to Apple’s Apple Watch to Act as Lie Detector...... 1, especially for anyone whose use case is in servers and thence to any other devices iCloud Photo Library: Missing FAQ...... 1 any way atypical. that meet the system requirements, are To Apple’s credit, the company did signed in with the same iCloud credentials, Regular Features post an iCloud Photo Library FAQ, and and have iCloud Photo Library enabled. Secretaries Report...... 2 it’s worth reading for several basic details. SNAC Bites...... 3 Unfortunately, that FAQ didn’t answer Q: What are the system requirements? Rambling On...... 4 any of the questions I had personally, and Essential Links...... 9 A: For starters, you need an iCloud account, judging by the email and comments we’ve Mac911...... 10 which anyone can get for free. Apple says received from readers, confusion over this SNAC Membership Application...... 12 you must be using OS X 10.10.3 or later on feature is widespread. a Mac, and iOS 8.3 on an iOS device. (Even I’ve compiled a list of those missing though iCloud Photo Library was available questions, along with answers based on in earlier versions of iOS 8, there were Established April 1979 my own testing and research, and the experiences of others on the TidBITS staff. ICLOUD MISSING FAQ Continued on Page 6 Page 2 snacTIME Mar/Apr 2015

Jan/Feb Meeting Any winners not present at the meeting will be Member User Group contacted individually to give them their prize. SNAC Meeting Minutes 2/25/15 Place: Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua, NH & Updates: CONNECTION Presided by Scott Silva—President, Southern NH Apple Core –– OS X 10.10.3 (beta for developers), OS X 10.10.2 ...Some of the People that help make SNAC Work... Secretary’s Report—Due to the show storm, the –– Modern Family episode shot with all Apple products PRESIDENT Scott Silva [email protected] January meeting was canceled. The last meeting –– Apple watch due out end of April minutes from the Dec. 2nd meeting are published in the –– Possible Apple pen & watch VICE PRESIDENT Kerry Hurd [email protected] Jan/Feb newsletter. However, the newsletter was not printed and available at the Feb. meeting. No action was –– Apple plans to change the to a concierge SECRETARY Amy Maurer taken on the meeting minutes. type of service, go by importance instead of first-come TREASURER Paul Bendeck [email protected] Treasurer’s Report—The SNAC account balance is $1,157.05. This includes expenses for gift and Take Questions: WEBMASTER Rick Branscomb [email protected] Control books. The report was approved. Issues trying to synch through iTunes on PC UG AMBASSADOR Linda Hurd [email protected] Old business: with Outlook Contacts? No answers SNAC TIME STAFF –– We have Take Control books available for members, How can you get Mac screen to TV screen without Tim Adams [email protected] 4 titles: (Digital Photos on a Mac, AppleTV, DropBox, AppleTV? Stephanie Lindsey [email protected] 1Password). Scott will set up a link to DropBox for anyone wanting copies, but you can also request them Chrome Cast and HDMI cable Scott Silva [email protected] on CD. How can you turn off annoying each time you ON THE WEB –– Survey results about meeting format: turn off apps and go back in? http://applepower-nh.org –– Meeting time: Keep the same meeting time at 7:00 PM File complaint at Apple.com/feedback –– Topics for newsletter: tips & tricks, reviews of software ON FACEBOOK & hardware Demo: http://on.fb.me/18KTuUZ –– Meeting topics: tips & tricks, gadgets, hardware, iPhone Photography by Rick Branscom ON TWITTER software Making good photos http://twitter.com/applepower/ –– Newsletter interval: monthly Use good camera app like ProCamera –– Possible demos: Gadgets or mini-demos of multiple www.procamera-app.com $4.99 (Vivid HDR extra MUG User Group Store software $1.99) www.applemugstore.com/ Use HDR mode when taking photos to get more none For login information send email request to Tim Adams. New business: enhanced photo content, SNAC TIME Tweak photo options in camera app Published monthly, by the Southern New Hampshire Apple Core computer club as a dues supported service Officer elections: Create & Edit (apps) to its members. Published using Adobe InDesign 3.0.1. Contributed articles become the property of SNAC, with publication on a space available basis. Authors’ views and –– President: Scott - approved Photoshop Express (free) opinions are their own, and SNAC waives responsibility for editorial or typographical errors herein. Re-publication of articles originating herein is permitted on a non-commercial basis, with both author and SNAC credits given. –– VP: Kerry Hurd - approved Good for basic editing; no spot editing; purchase APPLE, the APPLE LOGO, MAC & are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respect- –– Treasurer: Paul Bendeck - approved additional modules fully acknowledged. –– Secretary: Amy Maurer - approved Snapseed (free) SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE APPLE CORE Developed by Nik; spot editing with control points; no SNAC is a not-for-profit, dues supported organization, with membership open to anyone wishing to participate in our interest in the use and enjoyment of Apple Computers. Club services include libraries of public domain Congratulations to the SNAC Rewards hue adjustments; “Go to” app software, a web site, and this newsletter. Program winners Photoshop Mix (free)—gives 2 layers SNAC TIME is an independent publication not affiliated or otherwise associated with or sponsored or sanctioned by, Apple Inc. The opinions, statements, positions and views stated herein are those of the author(s) or publisher Rick B, Tim A, Bruce B, Mark N, Rich K, John H, Paul Compositing images; spot removal and are not intended to be the opinions, statements, positions or views of Apple Inc. B, Kerry H, Wayne L, Toby T, Larry W Photoshop Touch ($9.99 for iPad) Mar/Apr 2015 snacTIME Page 3

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RAMBLING ON WITH TIM Missing the iPod Classic Apple hasn’t done No Apple Watch at this Time By Tim Adams, SNAC Time much with their iPod product line in the past So, did you order your Apple Watch yet? Have all and you would need to order them online if you couple of years, other you been told when it will ship or are you planning wanted on. That issue seems to have been fixed and then cancel my favorite, on picking it up at the local ? so, if you’re looking for a new Macbook, the local the iPod Classic, but While I tend to buy many Apple products, the Apple stores should have them in stock. If you want there are rumors around watch is one that I think I’ll pass on at least for a special built one however, ordering online is the that a product refresh the time being. I do wear a watch, an old Timex if only way to go. is scheduled also for the it matters, and it does everything I really need a fall . Personally, I listen watch to do. It tells me the time without needing What could be new for the iPhoned to my Classic almost to dig my phone out of my pocket, it allows me to So what’s coming from Apple? Well, you every day. While I could set several different alarms. I don’t need a watch would normally expect a new iPhone, the 6S and put many of the items I to alert me when an email arrives, when somebody 6Plus S models should make their appearance this listen to on my iPhone, I mentions me in a tweet, or to tell me how active fall. However, several sources have indicated that just as soon not wear the I’ve been during my day when I’m out and about. Apple might just skip the ’S’ models this cycle and battery down my iPhone But that’s just me. go right to the iPhone 7 since they will be adding so just listening to a podcast. I also have limited Lots of people do want to track thinks like this many new features, rather then just having a few space on my iPhone so packing 71 gig’s of tunes, as shown by the many different Pebble, Fitbit, minor updates like the S model typically has. It will including isn’t an option. In fact, with all and Vivofit type devices available at Best Buy and be interesting to see just what they do because, if of the apps I have on the iPhone, I’d need to buy many other stores and online web sites. As such, you think about it for a few minutes, just what else the biggest, 128GB model, I’d loose the click wheel and with the popularity of several Apple devices do you need in a phone? (that I personally like) to select my tunes and I’d be including the iPhone and iPad, the Apple Watch is One item that does come to mind is a better carrying my iPhone in my shirt pocket and I tend to expected to sell millions, and, if the reports are to camera. The 8 megapixel current camera is drop things when they are in that pocket. My iPod be believed, millions have already been ordered to several iPhone models old so moving to a 16 or 32 has fallen several times but still works like new. be deliver over the next few months. megapixel version is sort of expected. One feature The glass on the iPhone, even in a case would long If you’re one of those that need to see it in the that I found interesting, and exciting, is the ability ago been broken I fear. store before you buy it and then want to take it to change the focus point of a picture after the I sort of expect to see new iPad models later home right then and there, you might have a long picture has been taken. Now, while this technology this year but just what they will include as new wait. 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Q: Does iCloud Photo Library let me sync my photo • Disables syncing photos directly with your Mac Continued from Page 1 iCloud Missing FAQ library with my spouse or other family member? or PC via iTunes apparently changes in iOS 8.3 that are necessary A: No. Your iCloud Photo Library is tied to your • Uploads original, full-resolution photos but to make your photos sync with your Mac.) You can iCloud username, and is intended for syncing your optionally stores smaller, optimized copies on also access your photos in the Photos Web app at own photos and videos among your own devices. each device iCloud.com, but only after you have synced the It is not designed to sync photos between iCloud • When enabled, causes photos and videos to be omitted from iOS backups (because that would Photos library from at least one device. accounts. However, iCloud is designed be redundant) Q: Does the Photos Web app let me do everything to do exactly that. It creates a Family photo album My Photo Stream: Photos on my Mac or iOS device can do? on each family member’s devices; anything a family member puts in that album (which must • Supports only photos A: No. It’s mostly for viewing photos. You can • Doesn’t count against your iCloud storage quota upload JPEG graphics via the Web too, but not be done manually) syncs across all the other family members’ devices. I say more about this in • Stores only your 1,000 most recent photos on other formats. And you can download and email Use iCloud Family Sharing, a chapter in “Digital each device photos, and mark your favorites. But that’s pretty Sharing for Apple Users: A Take Control Crash • Stores photos online for 30 days much it. Course.” • Does not work over cellular connections on iOS • Uploads original, full-resolution photos, but Q: Is iCloud Photo Library useful even if I have only Q: I thought there was already a photo sync feature downloads smaller versions on iOS devices one compatible device? called My Photo Stream. How is this different? • Is not accessible from the iCloud Web site A: Possibly. Because it syncs your photos to the A: Since iCloud replaced MobileMe, the service cloud, it provides a backup of sorts. (I definitely Q: Can I still use My Photo Stream with Photos? has included a feature that provides limited would not trust iCloud Photo Library to be my sole syncing of photos amongst your devices. It was A: Yes. But if you’re also using iCloud Photo backup, but it could come in handy if you have just originally called Photo Stream, and later rebranded Library, you won’t see a separate My Photo Stream one device and it’s lost, stolen, or broken.) Having to My Photo Stream. My Photo Stream still exists, album; all your pictures will appear in All Photos. all your photos online also makes sharing a bit and you can use it either instead of or in addition simpler, in that you can send someone a link to to iCloud Photo Library (as discussed later in this Q: If I enable iCloud Photo Library and have an existing photo or album in the cloud instead of FAQ). Although the two services sound superficially adequate storage space, is there any point to sending the original photos by email or some other similar, and both feature automatic syncing of keeping My Photo Stream on too? means. photos, they differ in many details. Here’s a quick A: My Photo Stream is still useful if you need to rundown of the major features of each: preserve compatibility with devices that don’t meet Q: Is iCloud Photo Library free? the system requirements for iCloud Photo Library, iCloud Photo Library: A: Sort of yes, but mostly no. iCloud accounts and provides a backup method of photo sync in include a paltry 5 GB of free storage, which is • Gives you a single library across your Macs, iOS the event that you do hit your iCloud storage shared across all features (including email, iCloud devices, and the iCloud Web site limit. Apart from those factors, it’s probably less Drive, and iOS backups). Very few people have such • Supports both photos and videos confusing to stick with just one or the other. small photo libraries that they can fit in the space • Counts against your iCloud storage quota available for free. As a result, if you want to use • Can store as many photos as you like, for as Q: If I use Photos in OS X 10.10.3 or iOS 8.3, am I iCloud Photo Library, you’ll have to pay Apple for long as you keep paying required to use iCloud Photo Library? enough extra storage to hold your photo library. You • Works over Wi-Fi or cellular connections on A: Absolutely not. You can leave iCloud Photo can upgrade to 20 GB for $0.99 a month, 200 GB iOS (to disable cellular data for Photos, go to Library turned off and continue using and/or for $3.99 a month, 500 GB for $9.99 a month, or Settings > Cellular and turn off Photos) syncing Photos exactly as you did with iPhoto or 1 TB for $19.99 a month. (Those figures are for the • Replaces Camera Roll (and the My Photo United States; prices vary by country.) Stream album) on iOS ICLOUD MISSING FAQ Continued on Page 7 Mar/Apr 2015 snacTIME Page 7

to your iPhoto or libraries will not sync Q: What is iCloud Photo Sharing? iCloud Missing FAQ Continued from Page 6 to iCloud Photo Library; you’d have to manually A: iCloud Photo Sharing is a third iCloud photo- Aperture. If you don’t want to pay for extra storage, import those new or modified photos into Photos for related feature, independent from iCloud Photo or are concerned about exposing your photos to them to sync. Library and My Photo Stream, that makes it the cloud, or have other concerns based on later possible to share special albums called “photo answers in this FAQ, you’re under no obligation Q: What if I have multiple Photos libraries? streams” with other people. to use iCloud Photo Library. (For that matter, you A: Photos can have just one library open at a time don’t have to use Photos at all, if you already have (just like iPhoto and Aperture), but you can have Q: What happens if you turn on iCloud Photo iPhoto, Aperture, or a similar app you like.) as many different Photos libraries on disk as Library on multiple Macs or iOS devices, each with you like. You can switch to another one either by an existing, independent Photos library? Q: Is there any reason I can’t continue to sync double-clicking it in the , or by holding down A: The libraries merge, regardless of whether they photos via iTunes? Option when you launch Photos and choosing a previously overlapped in any way. After everything A: If you were previously syncing photos different library for that session. But note that only has synced, the Photos app on each of your devices between your Mac or PC and iOS device(s) using one library at a time can sync to the cloud using (and on the iCloud Web site) should contain exactly iTunes, you can continue doing so with Photos (as iCloud Photo Library — namely, your System Photo the same set of photos and videos. long as you have iTunes 12.1.2 or later) and leave Library (see next question). iCloud Photo Library turned off. However, if you Q: If I enable iCloud Photo Library on multiple enable iCloud Photo Library on your Mac, you will Q: What is my System Photo Library? devices that already have overlapping photos in their respective libraries, will the resulting merged no longer be able to sync photos from that Mac with A: It’s the library Photos considers primary, which library contain duplicates? your iOS devices via iTunes. means, for example, that it’s the one iCloud uses (for iCloud Photo Library, My Photo Stream, and A: It shouldn’t. In my testing, merging libraries did Q: But I heard Apple removed iPhoto and Aperture other purposes) and the one iCloud-enabled apps not result in duplicate images. Moreover, my tests from the . Can I really keep using can access. If you have only one Photos library on suggest that Photos performs the deduplication locally. That is, before uploading a photo, Photos them? your Mac, that is by definition your System Photo somehow determines (presumably by means of a A: Yes. Apple no longer offers those apps for sale Library. However, if you have more than one library, checksum or similar mechanism) whether that or download, but if you already have them installed you can switch to a different one and designate that photo is already in the cloud, and if so, it skips on your Mac, they will continue to work just as library as your System Photo Library by choosing uploading that one — and it does the reverse when before. It’s unlikely that there will be updates, Photos > Preferences > General and clicking Use as considering which images to download. However, though, so they may cease to work at some point in System Photo Library. the future. if the photos in two locations aren’t identical, you could certainly have duplicates, and I would not Q: What should I do if my photo library is already in be at all surprised if Photos failed at matching iPhoto or Aperture? duplicates from time to time. On the plus side, library merging appears to A: When you run Photos for the first time, it will err on the side of data retention. For example, ask if you want it to use an existing iPhoto or suppose there’s a photo already synced to the cloud. Aperture library. If you choose to do so, it will You delete that photo from a non-System Photo import all your photos (in a clever way that avoids Library, and then tell Photos to make that library duplicating the files on your disk) and then, if the System Photo Library. In the process of merging iCloud Photo Library is enabled, sync the photos your newly selected library with the cloud, Photos from Photos to the cloud. However, because iCloud will download the photo you previously deleted, Photo Library is not directly compatible with iPhoto or Aperture, any changes you make later on ICLOUD MISSING FAQ Continued on Page 8 Page 8 snacTIME Mar/Apr 2015

new System Photo Library would contain all the A: No. Not even remotely. As soon as you turn Continued from Page 7 iCloud Missing FAQ photos from my previous library, and I could just on iCloud Photo Library, your Mac will start rather than deleting that photo from the cloud. So, delete the old library, right? transferring photos to (or from) the cloud as fast as you could end up with unwanted photos, but that’s A: Yes. But don’t make me remind you about the your Internet connection can handle them. If you have a couple hundred gigabytes of photos, they’ll better than not having photos you do want. importance of backups, because something can always go wrong. all be uploaded, which could have such unpleasant effects as saturating your Internet connection Q: What happens to my photos if I sign out of iCloud (and thus slowing down everything you want to on a Mac that is (or was) using iCloud Photo Library? do on the Internet with all your other devices) and blowing out your monthly data-transfer allowance A: Nothing. Your photos stay right in your Photos in a big hurry (if you have one, as the majority library. Turning off iCloud Photo Library merely of broadband customers in North America do). turns off syncing; it does not cause any photos to be It happened to me, and it has happened to other deleted from your Mac. people I know. It’s pretty awful.

Q: What happens to my photos if I sign out of iCloud Q: So, um… is there anything I can do about that on a Mac that is (or was) using iCloud Photo Library whole bandwidth issue? and then sign back in using a different iCloud A: Yes. First, you could quit Photos, because iCloud account that already had its own iCloud Photo Photo Library transfers happen only when Photos Q: What happens if you turn on iCloud Photo Library? is open. Of course, that’s not much help if you Library on a Mac, allow its System Photo Library to A: The two libraries merge for the newly selected want to be able to see your photos! A second option sync, and then set a different library as the System iCloud account. That is, Photos on your Mac will, is to pause transfers. To do this, go to Photos > Photo Library? after the sync completes, contain all the photos Preferences > iCloud and click Pause for One Day, A: First, Photos warns you that switching the that were in either library, and so will all the which does exactly what it says. (You can manually System Photo Library will turn off iCloud Photo other devices signed in with that Apple ID, with resume transfers before the day is up by clicking Library (which is a good thing, because you iCloud Photo Library enabled. Meanwhile, the set Resume.) But if you need transfers to pause for might want to switch your System Photo Library of photos stored in the cloud for your previously a longer period of time, you’ll have to click that temporarily without syncing it to iCloud). Assuming selected iCloud account will remain unchanged, button every day. That brings us to your third you really do want to sync a different library, you unless you switch libraries again or access that option, which is to temporarily disable iCloud Photo must go to > iCloud, click the account from another device. Library altogether by going to System Preferences Options button next to Photos, and select iCloud > iCloud, clicking the Options button next to Photo Library to reenable it. (It looks like you can Q: What happens if you pay for iCloud Photo Library Photos, and deselecting iCloud Photo Library. reenable it in Photos > Preferences > iCloud, too, storage and then stop paying? There’s no penalty for doing so; this merely disables but in my testing, that checkbox had no effect; as A: Nothing happens to the photos stored on your syncing, and does not affect any photos on your Mac. If and when you later reselect it, syncing will soon as I switched panes or closed the window, it Mac(s) and iOS device(s). What you pay for is resume. deselected itself.) Reselecting iCloud Photo Library the service of syncing your data to the cloud and also selects My Photo Stream by default, but you storing copies there. If you stop paying, the cloud Q: Could I avoid the bandwidth problem by enabling can deselect it if you want. copy of your library will disappear and your devices Optimize Mac Storage? Once you’ve reenabled iCloud Photo Library, will stop syncing, but your local copies remain your newly selected System Photo Library merges unchanged. A: Probably not. iCloud Photo Library always stores with the one already synced to iCloud. full-resolution photos and videos in the cloud. If Q: Will iCloud Photo Library be considerate of my Q: So at that point, after syncing has completed, my bandwidth and data caps? APPLE PEN Continued on Page 9 Mar/Apr 2015 snacTIME Page 9

is yet another good reason to use a long, random iCloud Missing FAQ Continued from Page 8 password (see “Take Control of Your Passwords”) March/April you go to Photos > Preferences > iCloud and select and two-step verification (see “Apple Implements Optimize Mac Storage, that means your Mac will Essential Links Two-Factor Authentication for Apple IDs,” 21 March download full-resolution copies of any photos added Error 53 will kill your iPhone and no one knows what it is @ 2013). But if your library contains any photos that by other devices if there’s enough space; only if www.dailydot.com by Mike Wehner you lack sufficient storage space on your Mac will could cause significant harm or embarrassment if See more http://bit.ly/1GgYviR it download lower-resolution copies instead. (And, they were to be made public, the wiser course is not if this happens, you can still manually download Custom Watch Faces @ Daring Fireball By John Gruber to use iCloud Photo Library at all and sync your the full-resolution version of any image you want See more http://bit.ly/1GgYM5q to work with.) On iOS, there’s a similar option that photos locally instead. The Books of Jobs @ Tidbits.com by Michael E. Cohen works the same way; go to Settings > iCloud > See more http://bit.ly/1Gh2BYq Photos and select Optimize iPhone Storage. Q: Should I use iCloud Photo Library or Dropbox, Apple Watch and the costs of custom faces @ imore.com By Amazon Cloud Drive, or some other cloud storage Rene Ritchie method? See more http://bit.ly/1yZ6Zhd Opinion: I‚Äôve seen the future of Apple‚Äôs online/offline A: It depends. If you use only Apple devices — retail experience, and it‚Äôs magic @ 9to5mac.com By Ben and especially if they’re all running Yosemite or Lovejoy iOS 8 — iCloud Photo Library gives you the most See more http://bit.ly/1Gh31y1 convenient, seamless experience. Other providers, Review: 12-inch MacBook @ The Loop By Jim Dalrymple See more http://bit.ly/1yZ7dVM including Dropbox and Amazon Cloud Drive, charge Apple Explains Its Grand Plan To Suzy Menkes @ Vogue By less than Apple does for online storage of photos Scarlett Kilcooley-O’Halloran and videos, and also work on a wider range of See more http://bit.ly/1Gh3D6N platforms. So if saving money is your top priority or INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THE NEW PHOTOS @ MacSparky By you want to sync photos with a Windows or Android David Sparks device, for example, another service might be a See more http://bit.ly/1Gh4DaP better choice. But the key thing to keep in mind is iOS 8.3 and Desktop File Managers @ MacStories BY FEDERICO VITICCI that iCloud Photo Library is the only cloud storage See more http://bit.ly/1Gh4TXr Q: Will Apple ever fix this problem — for example, service that Apple’s Photos app supports. So if you Apple Updates X, and @ by letting me throttle the bandwidth Photos uses? want to use Photos to manage your photos and larryjordan.com By Larry Jordan A: I have no idea. videos and also have cloud storage and syncing, See more http://bit.ly/1Gh56tD Q: Are there any other risks to syncing my photos iCloud Photo Library is definitely the way to go. Yup, Apple’s still working on public transit for Apple Map @ with iCloud Photo Library? Macworld By Jared Newman Reprinted from http://tidbits.com/article/15584; reuse See more http://bit.ly/1Gh5ecF A: There are always risks on the Internet. In governed by Creative Commons license. TidBITS has offered years YouTube will stop working on older Apple TVs, iPads, smart particular, anyone who knows (or guesses, or of thoughtful commentary on Macintosh and Internet topics. For TVs, consoles, and more @ Macword By Ian Paul hacks) your iCloud username and password could free email subscriptions and access to the entire TidBITS archive, See more http://bit.ly/1Gh5uIL see all the photos and videos in your library. This visit www.tidbits.com. Page 10 snacTIME Mar/Apr 2015

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