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LETTER OF THE MONTH • I love buying all my music in its traditional physical form. I still love going to the record store and buying CDs. And I still enjoy ripping a CD into iTunes on a Mac and syncing it with my iPhone. With the advancement of Apple Music and iCloud, things seem to have become a little more confusing. Also, MacBooks nowadays don’t have an optical drive, which is another hurdle to deal with. What’s the best way to store a CD music collection on a Mac and then put it on your iPhone?

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iPadOS 14 SECOND TO NONE • Last year, the iPad came of age and got its own operating system. This year, it’s ready to party

The same, but different • Universal widgets may sound like a rust belt normcore band, but they’re the new big noise on the iPadOS 14 Home screen

Mail, maps, and AR • Protecting your personal data while using it to power real–time services is easy for iPadOS 14

Scribble, Notes, and Messages • Now that all iPads are compatible with an Apple Pencil, handwriting recognition becomes a central feature of the latest iPadOS

What else is new in iPadOS 14? • While lending many of its ideas to the Mac, the iPad continues to gain features of its own that make it feel less unlike a desktop computer

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What’s hot in WatchOS 7 • Your Apple Watch is getting a major upgrade: watchOS 7 records more useful data, tracks more activities, and delivers more personalization than ever before

Face on/Face off • New faces and new ways to get them

Health, Sleep, and more • Turn the music down! Go to bed!

Cycling, Siri, and more • A smarter Siri, more workouts, and wheely good directions

REVIEWS • TOUGH TESTING, TRUSTED RATINGS

iPhone 12 • All the iPhone you’ll ever need, without the Pro price

iPhone 12 Pro • Capture stunning photos and jaw–dropping HDR video with this sturdier, faster, and more intelligent device

iPad Air (2020) • Apple’s best iPad is now even better

STM ChargeTree 3–in–1 wireless charger • Space–conscious wireless charging

SECURE AND PORTABLE SOLID STATE DRIVES

Brydge Stone Pro Thunderbolt 3 Hub • A rock–solid way to connect and power high–end devices

Filter • Easily distracted? Filter is here to help

Magnetic • Process lots of tasks quickly

Roku Streambar • A streaming device and soundbar at a great price

SoundSource 5 • Get total control of all your Mac’s audio

Welcome To Elk • A beautiful, profound journey through stories

Creative Live! Cam Sync 1080p • Better video calling made easy

Stellar Photo Recovery • Recover deleted images with this “search and rescue” app

Art Of Rally • Far from pole position

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