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An essential guide to Apple HomeKit. Troubleshooting for when your Mac won’t work. Five Apple TV+ originals to watch. How Apple can make iMessage better. Review: Ableton Live 11 Suite. Read the September issue today!

Macworld

Three reasons to buy the M1 Mac mini instead of the 24-inch iMac • The 24-inch iMac is tempting, but you can spend your money smarter.

Apple goes retro with free downloads of OS X Lion and Mountain Lion • You no longer have to pay a $20 upgrade fee to get older download codes—but you can if you want.

3 supercool ways to control your Mac with your Apple Watch • Play music, switch slides, and unlock your Mac without touching the keyboard.

How to connect an Apple LED Cinema Display to a new MacBook • With a small investment, you can connect a Mini-DisplayPort Apple monitor over USB-C to a MacBook or MacBook Pro.

DAISYDISK 4: AN ELEGANT AND FUN WAY TO FREE UP STORAGE SPACE

ABLETON LIVE 11 SUITE: AUDIO WORKSTATION BUILT FOR THE CREATIVE MUSICIAN

Hot Stuff • What we’re raving about this month

Forget RCS: Here’s how Apple can make iMessage better for iPhone users now • iMessage is great but it could be better.

Pegasus spyware: iOS 14.7.1 reportedly plugs security hole • Apple has likely fixed the hole that allowed the Pegasus spyware infiltration.

Apple may be the privacy leader, but it’s not doing enough • The App Store and Mail still have glaring holes.

Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack will boost your iPhone 12—but for how long? • Magnetically connected charger for the iPhone.

How to erase your iPhone, iPad, or Mac remotely after a theft • You can ensure your data remains safe through erasure.

AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO APPLE HOMEKIT • APPLE’S SMART HOME EFFORT GOT OFF TO A SLOW START, BUT IT’S RAPIDLY GAINING MOMENTUM.

HELP! • TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR WHEN YOUR MAC WON’T WORK

FIVE APPLE TV+ ORIGINALS TO WATCH AFTER THE ‘TED LASSO’ SEASON 2 PREMIERE • APPLE TV+ IS DEEPER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

How to make use of typographic refinement in Pages and other macOS software • Apple has built in many features for tweaking type and adding flourishes—but they’re a bit hard to find and understand.

How to start up your M1 Mac from an external drive • It’s not as easy as it used to be, as it likely requires that you purchase new hardware.

How to fix the wrong permissions on several files in macOS • If the way in which a bunch of files can be handled on your Mac has gone astray, there’s an easy fix.

Tripp Lite AVR900U UPS: This uninterruptible power supply has the wrong set of features • It’s a quality product, but not the right choice for computers or home network gear.

Astell&Kern Kann Alpha: This digital audio player delivers the high-res goods • With pristine sound, support for every major high-res wireless codec, power to drive any headphone, and elegant industrial design, A&K’s Kann Alpha delivers sonic bliss.

Eoz Audio Arc ANC wireless headphones: Superior comfort with mediocre sound quality • This headphone emphasizes the lows and highs at the expense of the mids, which is seductive at first but ultimately unsatisfying.

Rocksteady Stadium 2-Pack: You could fill an arena with these portable Bluetooth speakers • They sound great, but “AI-powered” audio smells like hype to us.

iLive Bluetooth Tailgate Party speaker (model ISB380B): Cheap, light, and fun • With USB and SD card playback, as well as a microphone input, this Bluetooth speaker is a versatile party animal. It’s also surprisingly light. Just don’t expect audiophile sound.

Mac 911 • Solutions to your most vexing Mac problems.