Weekly Wrap: Hotkeygate, iOS 6, and a slew of reviews

20.05.2012
Once a week, we catch you up on Macworld's biggest stories from the past week, in case you missed them. Because that's what friends do for each other. This week, we ruminated on the futures of iOS and OS X, covered Hotkeysgate, and--as ever--offered a slew of reviews. A review slew, if you will. Let's dive in:

The future soon

Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference takes place next month, and that can only mean one thing: A lot of developers are about to nurse week-long hangovers. Oh, and it also means that we may get our first look at iOS 6 pretty soon. We looked into our liquid crystal display ball and imagined , and we also shared some of our .

Elsewhere, we shared some thoughts on . Somehow, though, we missed the easiest explanation of all: Because.

Reviews-a-palooza

We review so much stuff here at Macworld that it can get hard to keep up.

On the Mac side, we reviewed the , which essentially we found as good as its name is long. Promising prospect can help you cure the cursor curse when you use a multi-monitor setup.

We also looked at --and even . is a nifty, iOS-syncing todo list manager for the Mac. , on the other hand, we liked less.

On the hardware side, we reviewed , iPhone cases both and , (and also paper), and .

And if you're looking for iOS app reviews, we've got you covered well enough to interfere with your cell phone reception. As ever, we offered our , along with analyses of numerous apps, including:

--a fine example of an app named by committee;

--a video sharing app we liked more than an itty-bitty;

--a translation app that might inspire you to learn how to say "truly awful" in other languages; and

--a tower defense game that doesn't require you own a G4 Cube

Free advice, worth the price

If you still run Leopard, . If you still want access to your MobileMe mail after the June 30 shutdown date for that service, .

If, instead, you're angry because your Mac won't let you empty your darned trash can, . Our video tutorial can show you --or maybe your kids can teach you.

We also offered some tips on , , , and .

And finally...

Fear not; will remain welcome in the Mac App Store, despite what you may have read elsewhere. But one app that's reached the end of its life is , which has ended development.

We hope you feel caught up now. And don't worry if you get behind again next week--because we'll back next Saturday to catch you up all over again.