Commentary for consideration
Like many other readers, I miss the print version. It’s too easy to forget a new issue is out amongst all the other digital icons on my iPad. But I know there’s no going back on that one. Reading onscreen does make it easier to skip over things I’m not interested in; all the spatial computing stuff from a previous issue, for instance, which is not relevant to me and likely won’t be any time soon.
However, I was disappointed to see in the August issue (#209) a malware scare article published that advised readers to “run antivirus software” without any recommendations of such. There wasn’t a category for it in “Best of the best”, either.
Also, I’d think that with digital publishing, you could have pulled the Apollo Reddit app recommendation, given Reddit’s ridiculous pricing scheme killed it.
Even with these quibbles, I’m glad you’re still out there, as you’re the only publication I trust to give me the latest Mac and iOS news.
Johanna — your feedback is greatly appreciated. We’re glad that you’re liking the digital version of the magazine, it’s surprising how you quickly get used to reading in this way, and there are lots of features that make the experience better (in our opinion, anyway).
As to the malware article, it certainly wasn’t intended to scare anyone, but more of a reminder that Macs aren’t impervious to malware. We have covered antivirus apps in the past, and we even had a group test of the best antivirus apps in issue 192. Admittedly, the recommendation never made it into our Best of the best section, for some strange reason, so we’ve made sure to add it to this issue.
With the Apollo app tutorial (p32), we’re in absolute agreement that the coverage should have been pulled. The Apollo app was shut down after the recent API price hike by Reddit, and somehow in the madness of the summer months, we neglected to pull the coverage.
Too pricey for most?
Vision Pro is a helmet, a darn expensive topless helmet, that I could hardly imagine using on my bike, in the car, with my friends or family around the coffee table, in a school classroom, at my work desk… But I could probably use it to watch 3D movies, manage a photo gallery, Facetime in the privacy of my living room, attend a sports event or a musical concert. Until the helmet becomes a pocketable $1,000, I don’t see this type of gadget as “the one ring” for the masses.
