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MACUSERVol28No23 9NoVEMbER2012
AdAmBAnks is
Editor in Chief at MacUser.
RagingBull
AnApplemassacremarkstheend
ofTimCook’sageofinnocence
Two Biopics of SteveJobsareinproduction,theirst starring
loppy-hairedAviatormodelAshtonKutcherasthetechtyro,
thesecondadaptedby masterof thebox-setuniverseAaron
SorkinfromWalterIsaacson’sponderousbook.We’llbe
irstintheboxoicequeuesforboth.Butthestoryof Apple
shouldreallybeaScorseseilm.
Kingof comedyGilAmeliowasrevealedin1997to have
misspenthisyouthshootinguppineconesinaSiliconValley
forest,provokingMacUserto comparethehaplessApple
CEOto TaxiDriver’sdelusionalTravisBickle.Ameliohad
by thistimebeenoustedby Jobs–whohe’dtakenonasan
‘adviser’ateracquiringhiscompany,NeXT, for$400m–in
aboardroomcouplitle diferentfromabetrayalamongthe
goodfellasexceptforthelackof actualbloodontherug.
Jobshimself,of course,hadbeenedgedoutof Applein
1985by JohnSculley, thePepsimarketinggurudisastrously
broughtinto convertthecomputerinnovatorintoagrown-up
corporation,inabatleof willsasbrutalasthosebetweenJake
LaMotaandSugarRayRobinson.
AndhisongoingcompetitionwithBillGates–‘Youripped
usof!’JobsyelledattheMicrosotfounderwhenWindows
wasannouncedbeforetheMacwasreadyto ship;13years
later,Gatesmagnanimouslyinvested$150mto saveApple–
wouldplayneatlyasthesometimespublic,sometimescovert
manoeuvreingsof rivalcasinobosses.
Jobs,alas,doesn’tlivehereanymore.Butifthemild
demeanourof hisanointedsuccessor,TimCook,hadledus
to expectlessdrama,wenowindhimbringingoutthedead.
Ateralullintheaction,theendof Octobersawasuddenand
violentdénouement.
‘Funnyhow?Funnylikeaclown?’wecanimagineScot
Forstalldemanding,staringthroughwideeyes,as juniors
questionedhisjudgementonissueslikeApple’squaintly over-
designediOSappinterfaces,thepermanently‘beta’Siriand
theexternaltestingprogrammethatresultedinaprototype
iPhone4fallingintothehandsof ajournalistaterhours.
Oncepraisedby asotwareengineeras‘Apple’schiefasshole’,
Forstallwaswellknownfordisplaysof powerreminiscentof,
andotenciting,DonJobs.Soexplosivewashistemperthat
JonathanIvereportedlyavoidedmeetingswithhimunless
underthecalmingsupervisionof Cook.
WhenBusinessweekdescribedhimayearago,with
blackarmbandsbarelysewnforthelate capodeicapi ,as
‘thesorceror’sapprentice’, ‘thehighpriestof theiOSdevel-
opercommunity’and‘thepersonmostlikelyto channelthe
departedco-founder’sexactingvisionforhow technology
shouldwork,’Forstallmusthavethoughthewasmade.Instead,
TimCook,underthegazeof IveandwiseguyBobMansield,
tookhimintoasmallroomandshothiminthehead.
WithJohnBrowet–thedisposablehitmanimported
fromtheoldcountry–alsosummarily despatched,thescene
isnowsetforthenextact,inwhichCookestablisheshis
placeintheAppledynasty.Whileprotestingthathe’drather
‘setlethanbatle’, theformerback-roomboyhasengagedin
patentwarswithSamsungandGooglethatwouldshamethe
gangsof NewYork,andinregroupinghisarmiesontheeveof
Microsot’sWindows8campaignhe’ssendingaclearmessage
thatApplewilldefenditsterritorywithoutremorse.
Perhapsweshouldn’tbesurprised:thiswastheruthless
supplychainmanagerwhoearliersawthecolourof moneyin
thetechmarketandmadethedecision
to closeApple’sUSfactoriesandshuter
Ireland.Butfollowingtheembarrass-
mentof Maps,thedelayto iTunes11,
insuicientsupplyof popularprod-
uctsandcontinuedquestionsabout
environmentalpoliciesandforeign
workingconditions,Cookmustmakeup
forhissinsonthemeanstreetsifhe’sto
survivethesecondreel.�
‘Funnyhow?
Funnylikea
clown?’we
canimagine
ScottForstall
demanding,
staringthrough
wideeyes
3
9 November 2012 macUser
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CONTENTS
inside 7 14 Days
Cook.Throwingastrop.Insert
somesortofStevenSeagaljokehere
8 Thevic-‘tims’.TimCook.Geddit?
11 WerunoutofTimCookgags
12 Applelauncheseveryproductatonce,
likeoneofthosefireworksaccidents
15 Microsot Surface[muffledsniggering]
16 Dirty Laundry
PhilSchillergetsabighand
18 Analysis
Apple:seriously,whattheheck?
regulars
ALL
20 Inbox
It’sdeskofthemonthtimeagain!
Reviews
22 CrazyTalk7
27 Tweetbot
28 Netbot
31 SonoroTroy
32 ViewSonicVP2770-LED
33 AsusPB278Q
34 CanonPowerShotG15
36 TheWitcher2:AssassinsofKings–
EnhancedEdition
NEW
ALL
APPLE
APPLE
60 PRAKTIK
94 Apple guide
102 Dealer guide
104 Classifieds
What’s that, Scot? Yo u wouldn’t update every product
line at the same time? Over your dead body, you say? 38
106 Last word
IfApplereallyknowswhatit’sdoing,
howcomenobodyelsedoes?
Theworld’s
oldesttrafficcone
quarry 46
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How quaint!
An umlaut! 54
The
postman
always
tweets
twıce
Whether it’s cordial greetings or illicit
liaisons,virtual just isn’t the same.
Doit properly with a red-blooded
mail app! [you’re fi red LOL ] 54
Praktik:
how-t0
bypros
forpros
A traffic cone.
.
A traffi c cone. .
Now where did .
that come from? 66 .
62 Portfolio
Simon Manchipp
66 Graphic design
Skeuomorphism is a necessary evil, explains Steve Caplin
70 Graphic design
Keith Martin deals with the humble playing card
73 Videography
To produce great video, says Will Head, you need great audio
76 Photography
Dave Stevenson’s giving auto mode a body swerve
78 Your mileage may vary
Guest columnist Daniel Gray on how fi lms interpret future UIs
80 Step by step
Get to grips with Match Edges and Interpolate with Steve Caplin
84 iWork Pro
To p negotiator To m Gorham gets Pages on iPad, Word on a PC
and Dropbox talking – next stop the UN
88 Q&A
Mac and iOS support from Howard Oakley
The long view: The writing on the wall for calligraphy?
Now where did
.
that come from? 66 .
S keuomorphism is a necessary evil, explains Steve Caplin
Which
Queen?
70
Queen?
70
91
Primer
Migrating your Mac
Essential
fi lmmaking
gear 73
Essential
fi lmmaking
fi lmmaking
gear 73
Just don’t
ask 80
Why? 66
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