Hi Michael, you can use iTunes on Windows computers as well as Macs and have up to 5 computers authorised at one time to use anything purchased through iTunes. When you travel you can access your Australian account from any country you are in to buy and download new stuff as well. I have rented movies in China, the US and England.
So, something to be happy about. I don't like it that iPhoto, Aperture and Lightroom put the photos into their own database, and you cannot access them outside of the program. Therefore I always import photos through Adobe bridge, so that I can organise them into folders the way I want them and access them like normal files from any program n my computer. It means I'm not locked into using a particular program. Of course, you can do this using Image Capture as well I think. Sent from my iPad > On 28 Jun 2014, at 5:34 pm, Michael Hawkins > <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> wrote: > > This all sounds bad news to me. Apart from the Orwellian Big Brother aspect, > control of photos, everything in iTunes, and I don't know what else will be > given to Apple. As I understand iTunes (and I'd be relieved to be told I'm > wrong), an Apple user can "purchase"music using iTunes, but if the Apple user > wants to use a computer other than one made by Apple, or move to a different > continent, access to all that has ben paid for is lost. > > Will this be the case with iPhoto? > > Why should we be forced to store our content on a server located > who-knows-where, out of the legislative controls imposed by Australian > legislation? > > Regards, > > Michael Hawkins. > > >> On 28/06/2014, at 3:22 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: >> >> >>> On 28 Jun 2014, at 10:23 am, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Ronni, >>> I have several thousand photos in iPhoto. >>> Considering the ADSL speed in this country is NOT too flash, I don’t even >>> try to store them on iCloud. >>> Do you feel that the new “Photos for OSX” will force us to do that ? >>> Or do you reckon we will still be able to “just” store them on our Mac ? >> >> Hi Steven, >> >> If you do upgrade your iPhoto Library to the Yosemite - Photos App, your >> Photos will be stored in iCloud. >> Apple have mentioned: >> "That that the company will be ceasing development of Aperture and iPhoto, >> offering Photos for OS X as a replacement, which was first shown at WWDC. >> With the introduction of the new Photos app and iCloud Photo Library, >> enabling you to safely store all of your photos in iCloud and access them >> from anywhere, there will be no new development of Aperture. When Photos for >> OS X ships next year, users will be able to migrate their existing Aperture >> libraries to Photos for OS X. >> Apple says libraries will be able to migrate across to the new application >> when the application ships. Apple is working with Adobe to offer a upgrade >> path to Lightroom. As noted by TechCrunch, Apple will offer a Yosemite >> compatibility update for Aperture, but otherwise development has ended." >> >> --- >> Will I still be able to store all my photos ‘On My Mac’ or ‘Do I have to >> store them on iCloud’? >> >> with the new iPhoto app will I still be able to store all my photos on my >> Mac or do I have to store them on iCloud? >> >> Apple Might Finally Solve Photo Storage Hell >> >> <http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/22/apple-might-finally-solve-photo-storage-hell/> >> >> As for the expense, Apple has already announced very reasonable new iCloud >> pricing; $50/year for 200GB is great. For comparison, Dropbox is $200/year >> for 200GB. >> >> This is my hope for iCloud Photo Library. I have a feeling it’ll be a >> fraction of this at first, but over time grow into the service I’ve always >> wanted. Although this would obviously only work for people who have adopted >> the Apple ecosystem, I think it could be one of the most straightforward, >> turnkey solutions that could exist, and would be very appealing to Apple’s >> entire customer base. >> >> Apple to challenge Dropbox with iCloud Drive >> >> Apple took the wraps off a new cloud storage service called iCloud Drive at >> its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today. The new service will take >> on wildly popular services like Dropbox will feature deep integration with >> devices running OS X Yosemite and iOS 8. >> >> <http://www.zdnet.com/apple-to-challenge-dropbox-with-icloud-drive-7000030118/> >> >> Will Apple's Photos app solve 'photo bankruptcy'? >> >> <http://www.cnet.com/news/is-apples-new-photo-app-the-backup-and-sharing-solution-weve-been-waiting-for/> >> >> iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite will change the way you do photography >> >> <http://www.cultofmac.com/282014/photography-ios-8-os-x-yosemite/> >> >> 10 cool new features in Photos for iOS 8 and Mac OS X Yosemite >> >> <http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/iphone/10-cool-new-features-in-photos-for-ios-8-mac-os-x-yosemite-3525732/> >> >> That's as much as I can do for now, until we get closer to a release date >> and more information from Apple. >> I can imagine requiring 200GB of iCloud storage. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >> >> OS X 10.9.3 Mavericks >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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