iCreate

iCreate is the creative magazine for Apple computer users. Made for Mac users by Mac users, it provides sumptuously designed, essential content for Apple aficionados and switchers alike. Featuring in-depth tutorials in iMovie, iPhoto and the rest of the iLife applications as well as iTunes and Mac OS X, it is the magazine no Apple addict can be without. If Apple made a magazine, it would be iCreate. Please note: Digital versions of the magazines do not include the covermount items or supplements that you would find on printed editions.

Welcome • “A very real possibility of sepsis forced me into the hands of our beloved NHS”

Meet the experts

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Will the MacBook Pro lose its Touch Bar? • The controversial design feature of the MacBook Pros could disappear in 2021

5 Things we learned this month

iCandy PowerMac G5 (2003) • Marketed by Apple as the world’s first 64-bit desktop computer, the G5 was also the first to use an anodized aluminium enclosure and utilise the PowerPC 970 CPU

iCloud PRO TIPS • Manage your storage and keep all of your Apple devices in perfect sync

Master Apple ProRAW • Learn how to shoot, edit and share images using the new Apple ProRAW format

How to crop and recompose clips in iMovie • Remove unwanted objects, enhance composition and even add professional camera moves

Get creative with colour using curves • Make targeted adjustments to a specific colour’s hue, saturation and lightness

Effecting sounds with plugins • Learn how to go beyond patches with a look at how GarageBand’s myriad of plugins offer limitless sonic enhancements

Align audio to Logic’s grid • A useful trick for remixing or learning chords, melodies and solos

Create Calendar invitations • Use Calendar’s notifications to invite others to meetings and events

Edit photos in Pages docs • If a photo in a Pages document is not perfect, use the built-in editing features to enhance it

Automatically tile windows • Arrange app windows on your desktop with hotkeys and menus

Unlock the secret debug menu • How to reveal Safari’s other hidden developer menu in macOS Big Sur

Build beats with DM1 • Visually craft dynamic drum loops with this powerful standalone app

Manage notes and projects • Agenda takes the idea of notes, projects and tasks in a whole new direction

Record your Mac’s screen • Create tutorials, guides and training materials by recording the screen as a video

Safari web extensions • Safari can be so much more than a browser with these essential plug-ins

BUILD YOUR Apple family • Discover how to connect your household in one handy Apple eco-system

Increase privacy on the iPhone • The number of settings related to privacy is multiplying. Check these — they are the most important ones

Get air quality info on iPhone • Use the iOS Weather app to get detailed information on the air quality and pollutants you are breathing

Teach iOS the correct pronunciation of words • Help your iPhone to pronounce words and phrases properly by dictating the correct versions

Send disappearing WhatsApp messages • Set up chats so that messages sent back and forth will vanish from the conversations after seven days

Remove the Home bar from your iPhone • Does the bar at the bottom of the iOS screen distract you when you’re enjoying an app? If so, let’s remove it

See how your personal data is being used • Discover more about the apps you are installing and decide if the amount of data they’re amassing is worth the download

Create a Low Power shortcut • Extend battery life by automatically turning on Low Power Mode at...