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What's Inside? DEPARTMENT Apple News 8 Apple Talk 32 Apple How-To 54 +iHEAlTH Top Free Apps 92 iKiDs Top Free Apps 98 INFOGRAPHIC Mixed Generations 104 Friendly Foe 110 Smartie 118 Americans and Their Passwords: It's Complicated! 126 Which Industries Use the Most Chips? 127 Nvidia's Valuation Is (Mostly) About the Future 128 Overconsumption: The Growing Desire for Ever More Devices 129 Generative AI: A Jack of All Trades? 130 ANALYSIS Apple Insists Its Chatgpt Tie-up Will Protect Users' Privacy 132 Power-hungry Ai is Driving a Surge in Tech Giant Carbon Emissions 135 Crowdstrike Crash Showed Us How Invasive Cyber Security Software is 138 REVIEW Is Private Internet Access The Best VPN for iOS? 142 Vari L-Shape Corner Electric Standing Desk 146 ARZOPA M1RC 27 in. Gaming Monitor 150 Logitech Combo Touch iPad Pro Keyboard Case 154 GL.iNet Flint 2 GL-MT6000 Wi-Fi 6 High-Performance Router 158 GAMES Three new games, including Temple Run: Legends and Vampire Survivors+, come to Apple Arcade in August 168 Lies of P 172 Cuphead 174 Portal 2 176 FEATURE Mastering 3D: Insights from Renowned 3D Artists 178 Gabriel Tanko 180 Riyahd Cassiem 190 The Fusion of Vision and Stock 202 Future Media Concepts and NAB Show Announce AI Creative Summit + Bootcamp 2024 214 FontLab 218 SECURITY Roll for Security 222 Leaving Cookies on the Table 224 MACDIRECTORY'S BUYER'S GUIDE Back-To-School 228

• Cover - MacDirectory - Riyahd Cassiem
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• Contents - What's Inside?
• Clip Studio Paint
• Contributors
• About MD
• FMC Training
• Apple News - Leagues Cup returns to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
• Apple News - New Apple Immersive Video series, films, concerts, and more premiered on Apple Vision Pro July 18
• Apple News - Apple scores record 72 Emmy Award nominations and sweeps across top categories, including first-ever Outstanding Limited Series for Lessons in Chemistry, Outstanding Drama Series for The Morning Show and Slow Horses, and Outstanding Comedy Se
• Apple News - Apple introduces HomePod mini in midnight
• Apple News - Apple and Major League Baseball announce August “Friday Night Baseball” schedule
• Apple News - Apple Maps on the web launches in beta
• Apple News - New versions of Final Cut Pro for iPad and Mac available today
• Apple News - AirPods introduce convenient ways to communicate and interact
• Wilson
• Apple Talk - Everything We Know About the Apple Ring
• Apple Talk - Kuo: Apple Will Use Its Own 5G Modems on Two iPhones in 2025
• Apple Talk - Apple’s Pricey ‘iPhone 17 Slim’ May Have Only One Camera
• Apple Talk - Apple TV+ May Soon Move Beyond ‘Apple Originals’
• Apple Talk - New Camera Tech May Point to Ultra-Thin M5 MacBooks
• Apple Talk - The Apple Watch Series 10 Will Get a Bigger Screen But Not Much Else
• Apple Talk - Could an ‘iPhone Flip’ Arrive in 2026
• Audemars Piguet
• Apple How-To - How to Install the watchOS 11 Public Beta to Get Early Access to These Features
• Apple How-To - iPhone Tip: Tell Yahoo Not to Sell Your Information
• Apple How-To - Protect Your Passwords from Hackers Password Security Tips
• Apple How-To - PSA: Safari Not Working? Turn off iCloud Private Relay (for now)
• Apple How-To - 10 Hidden AirPods Features You Should Know
• Apple How-To - Charge Your iPhone Faster with These 10 Tips
• SecureMac - MacScan
• +iHealth - Well-being Apps
• Markzware
• iKids - Top Apps
• LifeProof
• Infographic - Mixed Generations - Combine Experience with Fresh Ideas for Company Growth
• Infographic - Friendly Foe - Neat Tools Are Needed to Help Creatives Deliver Fantastic Films, Shows
• Infographic - Smartie - Does Your Smart TV Have an Ulterior Motive?
• Loupedeck Live
• Infographic - Americans and Their Passwords: It's Complicated!
• Infographic - Which Industries Use the Most Chips?
• Infographic - Nvidia's Valuation Is (Mostly) About the Future
• Infographic - Overconsumption: The Growing Desire for Ever More Devices
• Infographic - Generative AI: A Jack of All Trades?
• Corona
• Analysis - Apple Insists Its Chatgpt Tie-up Will Protect Users’ Privacy - Here Are the Questions It Must Answer First
• Analysis - Power-hungry Ai is Driving a Surge in Tech Giant Carbon Emissions - Nobody Knows What to Do About It
• Analysis - Crowdstrike Crash Showed Us How Invasive Cyber Security Software is. Is There a Better Way?
• Patron
• Review - Is Private Internet Access The Best VPN for iOS?
• Review - Vari L-Shape Corner Electric Standing Desk
• Review - ARZOPA M1RC 27in gaming monitor
• Review - Logitech Combo Touch iPad Pro keyboard case - Is it an iPad or a laptop?
• Review - GL.iNet Flint 2 GL-MT6000 Wi-Fi 6 High-Performance Router - Go Beyond the Basics for Your Network Setup
• Future Media Concepts
• Games - Three new games, including Temple Run: Legends and Vampire Survivors+, come to Apple Arcade in August
• Games - Lies of P - A Fantastical Journey Through Twisted Realms
• Games - Cuphead -A Whimsical, Heart-Pounding Adventure That Defies Time and Genre
• Games - Portal 2 - A Mind-Bending Adventure of Wit and Science
• Feature - Mastering 3D - Insights from Renowned 3D Artists
• Feature - Gabriel Tanko - Mutlifacited 3D Creator
• Feature - Riyahd Cassiem Visionary 3D Designer Blending Art and Innovation
• G-Shock GPS
• G-Shock MT-G
• Feature - The Fusion of Vision and Stock - Remarkable Artworks Created Using Free Images from Top Stock Agencies
• Shutterstock
• Feature - Future Media Concepts and NAB Show Announce AI Creative Summit + Bootcamp 2024
• Feature - FontLab 8 - Revolutionizing Typeface Design on Mac & Windows
• FontLab 8
• Security - Roll for Security
• Security - Leaving Cookies on the Table
• SecureMac - MacScan 3
• Gift Guide - Macdirectory's Buyer's Guide: Back-To-School
• Copa Airlines