iCreate - UK (2019-09)

D

arkModeis almosta year

oldandApplehasnow

addedtheabilitytoenableit

automatically.It cannowbeenabled

anddisabledbasedonspecified

timeswhichwillsaveyoua few

secondseachdayandensurethat

youarealwaysworkingorplayingin

theidealvisualenvironment.

If youoftenneedtosign

documentsdigitallythereis a handy

newfeaturein Catalina.Youcan

signdocumentsusingyouriPhone

andyoursignaturewillimmediately

appearin thePreviewappon

yourMac.GotoToolsandselect

Signature>ManageSignaturesunder

AnnotateandchoosetheiPhone/

iPadoption.In thesignaturewindow

thatappearsonyouriOSdeviceyou

cannowsignandit willbeinserted.

It is alsolookinglikelythat

Messageeffectswillcometothe

finalversionofCatalinabecause

oneofthemostfamousthird-party

developershasdiscoveredthat

youcanenablethemin Terminal

bytypingdefaultswritehttp://com.

apple.iChatexpressive-ui-bool

YES.Somehandyhiddenfeatures.

The hidden extras

Thereis a lotin Catalinathatyoumaynotbeawareof

Headonovertohttps://beta.

apple.com/sp/betaprogram/

whereyoucansignupforthe

AppleBetaSoftwareProgram.

Youwillneedtoregisteryour

Macandyoushouldbeaware

thattherewillbea fewbugs

tocontendwith,butif youare

desperatetotrythenewfeatures

thisis thewaytodoit. Doback

upeverythingonyourMac

becauseanybugcouldcause

youtoloseeverything.

How to get

Catalina now!

N

owwithCatalinayoucan

use your Apple Watch to

authenticate a variety of

transactions provided it is being

worn and is within range of your

Mac. You can view all of your

passwords by double-clicking

the Apple Watch side button and

you can quickly unlock a locked

note using the same process.

This follows for changing Safari

preferences and doing a whole

manner of other things. Of course

this process started by being able

to unlock your Mac just by wearing

your Apple Watch – it seems the

Watch is fast becoming the perfect

accessory for your Mac needs.

The fact it adds enhanced security

is an extra bonus and it highlights

just how considered Apple is when

it comes to slowly building an

ecosystem that is becoming more

interlinked over time.

Catalina takes Watch

integration yet further

Authenticate with

your Apple Watch