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Apple Updates iWork Apps With New iOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 Features

macrumors.comApple Updates iWork Apps With New iOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 FeaturesApple today updated its iWork apps Keynote, Numbers, and Pages with new features that require iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, or macOS 15.4. For example, in the latest version of each app, you can now make text edits using Writing Tools directly in a presentation, spreadsheet, or document. This feature requires Apple Intelligence, which is available on iPhone 15 Pro models, all iPhone 16 models, any Mac or iPad model with an M1 chip or newer, or the iPad mini with the A17 Pro chip. In addition, Apple says you can now export a presentation, spreadsheet, or document in another format using the Shortcuts app, and all three apps gained improved copy and paste integration with the Freeform app. Each app also received a few other enhancements that are not tied to the latest software updates. The release notes for version 14.4 of each app on iOS follow. Keyote:• Make text edits using Writing Tools directly in your presentation (requires Apple Intelligence and iOS or iPadOS 18.4) • Export presentations into other formats using Shortcuts (requires iOS or iPadOS 18.4) • Improved copy and paste with Freeform (requires iOS or iPadOS 18.4)Numbers:• Use over 30 new advanced functions including LET, LAMBDA, FILTER, SORT, and UNIQUE • See results from a single formula across multiple cells using spilling arrays • Make text edits using Writing Tools directly in your spreadsheet (requires Apple Intelligence and iOS or iPadOS 18.4) • Export spreadsheets into other formats using Shortcuts (requires iOS or iPadOS 18.4) • Improved copy and paste with Freeform (requires iOS or iPadOS 18.4) • Improved compatibility when importing or exporting Microsoft Excel spreadsheetsPages:• Make text edits using Writing Tools directly in your document (requires Apple Intelligence and macOS 15.4) • Add additional pages into a word-processing document more easily • Export documents into other formats using Shortcuts (requires macOS 15.4) • Improved copy and paste with Freeform (requires macOS 15.4)iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS 15.4 were all released to the general public this week, following more than a month of beta testing. The updated iWork apps are available in the App Store across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.Tags: iWork, Keynote, Numbers, Pages This article, "Apple Updates iWork Apps With New iOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 Features" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 216 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

macrumors.comApple Releases Safari Technology Preview 216 With Bug Fixes and Performance ImprovementsApple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 216 includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, CSS, Forms, Media, Rendering, Service Workers, SVG, Text, URLs, Web Animations, Web API, and Web Inspector. The current ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ release is compatible with machines running macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia, the newest version of macOS. The ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ update is available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences or System Settings to anyone who has downloaded the browser from Apple’s website. Complete release notes for the update are available on the Safari Technology Preview website. Apple’s aim with ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while it is designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download and use.Tag: Safari Technology Preview This article, "Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 216 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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This week we unlock “WHERE” clauses in our SQL builder, allowing you to filter rows from a table using a simple Swift syntax. Since Swift knows about the schema of your table this is guaranteed to produce a valid SQL statement! Learn more: www.pointfree.co/episodes/ep3...

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#Apple has just released iOS 18.4, introducing several new features: - Priority Notifications on Lock Screen - Seven new emoji - An Apple News+ food section for recipes and cooking guides - More app rows + live sports scores in CarPlay - Visual Intelligence for iPhone 15 Pro - LOTS more...

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Save Time Resizing Images on Mac With a Quick Action

macrumors.comSave Time Resizing Images on Mac With a Quick ActionResizing images in macOS is easily done in the Preview app, but if your daily workflow requires you to scale images to a specific size – for uploading to a blog, for example – then using an image resize Quick Action is a much faster way of getting the job done. In this article, we'll show you how to use the Automator app to create a simple Quick Action that, once saved, will have you resizing images in just a couple of clicks, without even going near an image editing app. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Create a Resize Image Quick Action * Launch Automator from the Applications folder. * Click New Document, then choose Quick Action as the type of your document. * Select Files and Folders in the Actions sidebar, then drag Get Specified Finder Items to the workflow area. * Click the Workflow received current dropdown at the top and select image files from the menu. * Select Photos in the Actions sidebar, then drag Scale Images to the workflow area. * Automator will prompt you to add a Copy Finder Items Action to save the original files in a separate folder. We're sticking to a simple workflow of resizing images here, so we click Don't Add. * In the Scale Images action panel, type the width that you want to resize your images to. We're going to use 1200 pixels. * In the Automator menu bar, select File ➝ Save..., call your new Quick Action "Resize Image", then click Save. Use Your New Quick Action Next time you want to resize an image, simply right-click (or Ctrl-click) the item in Finder and select Quick Actions ➝ Resize Image from the contextual dropdown menu. You can also drag a selection box over several images and resize them all in one go using the Quick Action. Add a Keyboard Shortcut Why not assign a key shortcut to your image resize Quick Action to speed up the process? To do so, launch System Settings, select Keyboard in the sidebar, then click the Keyboard Shortcuts... button. Select Services from the sidebar, expand the "Pictures" checklist, and you should find Resize Image near the bottom of the list. Double-click the line item where it says "none", then enter your custom key combination. Click Done when you're finished. By integrating this Quick Action into your macOS workflow, you should be able to efficiently resize images with just a few clicks, saving you time and enhancing your productivity. Tag: Automator This article, "Save Time Resizing Images on Mac With a Quick Action" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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"When Apple introduced Siri in 2011, the company described the assistant as something that would let users naturally talk to their devices. However, almost 14 years later, it seems that Apple still hasn’t figured out how to make Siri work."

"When Apple introduced Siri in 2011, the company described the assistant as something that would let users naturally talk to their devices. However, almost 14 years later, it seems that Apple still hasn’t figured out how to make Siri work."

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Epic Surf beta just dropped tonight. Deep AT Proto integration. Unifies social web around AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS. If all goes well with our existing beta testers we will start letting in new wave of folks this weekend and early next week. For more details: techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/o...

techcrunch.comOpen social web browser Surf integrates with Bluesky in latest beta | TechCrunchSurf, the new app from Flipboard for browsing the open social web, is expanding its support for Bluesky's social network. On Monday, the company announced

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We heard you wanted 3 min videos

Bluesky@bsky.app

📢 App Version 1.99 is rolling out now (1/5) With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control. • 3 minute videos! • A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users • Mute accounts more quickly

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📢 App Version 1.99 is rolling out now (1/5) With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control. • 3 minute videos! • A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users • Mute accounts more quickly

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Apple’s Advanced Data Protection didn’t make much of a splash since it’s introduced in 2022. It remains off by default, so about the only people who enabled it were security-conscious geeks. Until now.

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

Apple said on Friday it would no longer be able to offer full end-to-end encryption for British customers, following reports by US media that the UK government had asked for data access ➡️ https://u.afp.com/SJ5U