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  • Inside Pages for Mac -- how to get the most out of Apple's best writing tool

    imatimat
    There is one thing where Apple Intelligence could shine. Automatic index in Pages. Oh... I long for that. I still have to figure out how to create an index in Pages. 

    One of the best features in Pages, compared to Word, which isn't mentioned in the article, and which makes it my go to software is... Actual integration with Numbers.

    when you insert a table in Pages you don't have to put some weird external file in the document. Create a table and you can insert formulas in cells, link cells between tables (a result of a table in page 2 can be used in a formula on page 27 for instance). That is the single best feature in Pages for me. The only problem is that Pages for iPadOS and iOS lack this feature for some obscure reason. So, for the life of me, I cannot select a cell in a different table in Pages for iPadOS and have to do it on the Mac. 

    My hope is that Apple, sometimes in the next decade, solves that difference.
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

    imatimat
    On Monday the new developer beta will come out. I’ll be able to see if Switzerland is considered EU (it is NOT) by Apple.
    dewmewilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple's iOS 18 to streamline task management with unified events and reminders

    imatimat
    Now if I could also easily tell Siri in which calendar to put something, it would be great. As a construction manager and a person with different activities I have:
    - one calendar per each construction site (also useful for invoicing)
    - one private calendar
    - one calendar for my daughters
    - one calendar for each of my other activities

    So, when I tell siri "put this thing in my calendar for the next week at X o'clock" I would also like to be able to tell it to which calendar...

    OferAlex_Vwilliamlondonwatto_cobraAlex1N

  • DuckDuckGo could have been Apple's private search engine

    imatimat
    As Apple is right now, I don't think they could really improve DuckDuck Go very much even if they acquired it. Apple still is VERY MUCH a US company. Google and even Meta are much more international than Apple as a mindset and services.

    Examples:
    - how long did it take for AppleTV to have all the promised services in countries outside the US (back in the day when you could buy TV shows on AppleTV but only in the US)
    - how long did it take to sell the OG HomePod in other countries beyond English speaking ones? Related to that: how long did it take to have Siri speak languages other than English and have feature parity (like person recognition based on voice)
    - how long is it taking to release "News" App worldwide (still not available in many countries
    - Apple Card availability?

    Apple is getting better at it, but it still has a long way to go before becoming a truly global service provider. Don't get me wrong, I know some of these involve complicated negotiations and do not entirely depend on Apple alone. But operating a search engine worldwide, with all the rules in place, is not that different...
    williamlondonAlex1Nwatto_cobra

  • macOS Sonoma beta review: Few major updates, but very welcome

    imatimat
    SHK said:
    I really wish this article had more details about how these new "features" affect overall OS speed / performance. Perhaps even provide some benchmarks? I know it's an early release, but I'd find this useful.

    I don't think it is possibile to evaluate that on a Developer Beta 1. 


    I think these things, very important ones, can be reviewed when the Release Candidate is available or, better still, the final shipped version.
    dewmeStrangeDaysforgot usernameAlex1N