Welcome to this Sampler Edition of the AppleUsers Spotlight, which we have created especially for inclusion on the “Spotlight on FOSS 2016” DVD which will be distributed by various Apple User Groups around the globe on Software Freedom Day — September 17, 2016.

The AppleUsers Spotlight has been on hiatus for a few years now, mainly due to the working and family commitments of various team members. It was intended to be a brief one, but has ended up been a tad longer than expected. We will see what comes around after publishing this issue.

The Spotlight contained articles covering a wide range of topics relating to all Apple products. There are reviews of software for the Mac and iOS devices, plus lots of helpful hints and tips. For a bit of fun, we even have a regular column that features different recipes for the actual fruit!

For this Software Freedom Day 2016 Sampler Edition, we have scoured though all our back issues to find any articles we’ve published regarding Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and bought them all together, along with a few other interesting articles, to give you an introduction to the style of our free, digital format, magazine.

Download the Spotlight FOSS Sampler Edition

Download Spotlight FOSS Sampler Edition 2016 (20.4MB PDF)

This issue has also been included on the Spotlight on FOSS 2016 DVD that is been distributed, free of charge, at participating Software Freedom Day 2016 Events and various Apple User Groups around the globe.

What’s included in this issue?

Articles in this issue include;

• SheepShaver Brings Classic Mac OS to Snow Leopard
• Free Commercial Use Fonts Offer from Malware
• Tenth Anniversary of the Apple Retail Stores
• Blogging on the Mac
• Using WordPress to create a website that does not look like a blog
• The zen of Apple cubism
• Zombie Authors Threaten Fiction Ebook Market, from the Grave!
• Exploring the ‘grey’ market
• Open Source Image Editor GIMP Now Available as a Native OS X App
• How Apple Changed My Life
• “If Monks Had Macs” Available for Free
• Before he appeared on Dancing with the Stars…
• MaxoTel, Setup on a Mac Using Telephone
• Historic Apple collection now online
• Personal Email Certificates
• Spotlight on Spotlight
• Project Noah inspires a return to nature, photography and community
• Using Character Viewer
• Using Google SketchUp
• When Should We Introduce Social Media to Kids?
• Why Email Remains the King of Internet Communications
• WiFi Positioning – Skyhook Wireless Top Ten Apple T-Shirts
• Spotlight on FOSS 2016 DVD Contents