Essential Apple User Magazine

Photography is changing. Back in the day, you had to send your holiday snaps to the chemist to be developed before you could enjoy them. Then came digital photography and you could review them on your camera or computer as soon as you’d taken them. B

There are several ways you can send us your letters. You can tweet it, send us a Facebook message, drop us a line on our web page, email the editor or write it out and send it by post. And don’t forget, our Star Letter wins a prize. I’m really confli

It’s so much easier to take photos with the iPhone since Apple let you use the volume controls instead of the big white on-screen button. You can hold your phone more comfortably and press a button without wobbling it as you take your shot, but why d

You can send us your technical troubles and perplexing problems in many different ways. You can tweet it, send us a Facebook message, drop us a line on our web page, email the editor or even write it out and send it by post. Yes, some people do still

“An image taken at Paignton Zoo. I added a blue filter to the image to give the impression that the photo was taken at night.” “This is an image of my shot taken in the sea. Using splash brushes made from water, splash shapes Owl were added to create

For years, Xbox One owners have been able to stream their games to their Windows PCs and play anywhere in the house. Microsoft, however, never saw fit to bring this feature to the Mac. Sure, you could install Windows on an Apple computer and run it t

Let’s face it, not everyone needs Adobe Photoshop. It’s been the premiere image editor for so long the very word has become synonymous with photo manipulation (‘is this real, or has it been Photoshopped?’), but it’s also very high-end with a price ta

Nintendo’s latest foray into the mobile market is a change of pace from the world’s greatest game developer. The company’s mobile gaming strategy has certainly seen some changes since it first announced it was moving into this particular marketplace.

At first glance, it would be easy to lump Cuphead in with every other run-and-gun/boss-rush platformer, but spend just a few minutes with the titular Cuphead and his buddy, Mugman and you soon see this is anything but. That isn’t to say that the game

Phantasy Star Classics is SEGA’s latest lowcost revisit of its own back catalogue. It’s a compilation of three classic Mega Drive/Genesis titles: Phantasy Star II (1989), Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (1990) and the series’ finale, Phantasy

One massive, pet peeve of mine is how few mobile games genuinely take advantage of both the hardware and the user interface touchscreen, technology can offer. For every Limbo and Monument Valley, there’s an endless list of virtual joypad (two words t

1 The FaceTime (front) and iSight (rear) cameras. The FaceTime camera is good for selfies and FaceTime chats and the iSight camera for general photography. 2 Tap the flash icon and you can set the flash to activate automatically when light is low, sw

1 Tap here to take you back to the Albums screen, from where you can select an album to open and view. 2 This is the title of the album you’re currently looking at. 3 Tap the Select link and then tap any photograph thumbnails on the main screen; they

Taking a basic snap of yourself in Photo Booth is very easy. Follow these instructions to see how it’s done. 1 There are three buttons in the bottom-left corner of the window. Click the middle one to go into photograph mode. You will see the red butt