iCloud

Apple is actively working on improving iOS and iCloud encryption Apple is always working to improve security and privacy in its products, but after the company was hit with a Federal court order demanding it create a version of iOS that removes protections from brute force passcode attacks, it looks like those efforts have a…

It's not you, it's Apple First up of course, is making sure your issue is limited to iCloud. As long as your Mac can do other things online, and your iPhone still loads web pages and gets non-iCloud email, you're good. Then we move on to actual troubleshooting. The first two rules of Tech Support…

The iCloud Photos beta is just one component of Apple’s new cloud-based photo initiative. On the mobile side, users can choose to enable the iCloud Photo Library, which automatically syncs photos to iCloud and a user’s other iOS devices. Similar functionality existed previously with Apple’s Photo Stream feature, but new to the iCloud Photo Library…

Apple's free 20GB of iCloud storage for former MobileMe subscribers ended with September, which means anyone that procrastinated on signing up for a paid account woke up on October 1 to find that they had been downgraded to a free 5GB account. If you don't need the extra storage, no problem. But if you do,…

[Update: There was a caching issue with the KnowledgeBase article for iCloud Control Panel for Windows. The version that is new for September 18th is version 3.0, and this article originally discussed version 2.1.2. – Bryan] Apple released iCloud Control Panel 3.0 for Windows, a release that might add support for iOS 7, though Apple…

Apple has begun inviting select customers to try the company's new iWork for iCloud, the browser-based versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote announced at June's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). iWork for iCloud is in beta, and heretofore available on to registered developer accounts. The invite seen by The Mac Observer was sent out to…

iPhoneography – capturing unique moments of time every day and every place with an iPhone. It goes without saying that your photos are important to you. Many are irreplaceable. Let's say you are visiting family while vacationing in Italy. You're using your iPhone to record the memorable family events that are bound to ensue. The…

Frustrated with iCloud, Apple’s developer community speaks up en masseFrustrated with iCloud, Apple’s developer community speaks up en masse A decade ago, Max Seelemann was a youngster in school when he launched the Ulysses writer’s tool and The Soulmen. In a previous WWDC interview, he told TMO’s Dave Hamilton how the OS X app has…

I remember the days of film cameras. Yes, I am that old… Each roll of 35-millimeter film would give us 12, 24, or 36 images. After taking the photos, the film would typically be dropped off at the photo desk at a local pharmacy or supermarket. Then, the wait – and sometimes the sweating –…

When you head out on vacation (you lucky dog, you), it's a good idea to set up an auto-response. This'll mean that every time you get an email, the server will automatically reply to the sender to let him know you're out of town. Trust me, unless you enjoy having to answer emails while you're…

What appears to be a bug in Apple's iCloud online storage system started showing an expiration date of 2050 for users that received an extra 20GB of storage for free after migrating from MobileMe. The odd date showed up in user accounts on Sunday, which also happened to be the last day they were set…