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Moltz is still waiting for a new phone, Dan is drinking and Lex is getting sassy. These and other ways to pass the time at home.
Is the iPhone 9 just around the corner?
The Boer War Moltz refers to is more accurately the Second Boer War.
Zoom is a security nightmare.
Houseparty is another option for iOS video conferencing.
Apple has acquired Dark Sky.
Moltz has been playing Lords of Waterdeep online with friends.
Lex is enjoying The Circle on Netflix.
Use Your Words is another fun game for while we’re all locked up.
Dan enjoys Sea of Thieves.
Moltz’s son likes the new Animal Crossing for the Switch. Dan's wife is not sure.
The classic Star Wars podracer game is coming for the Switch and PS4.
Can You Pet The Dog asks “Can you pet the dog?” in various video games.
There's a new iPad in town and it's going to have a craaazy new keyboard.
And how about that cursor?
Dan's isolation has driven him to perform mad experiments, such as reviving his old G3.
Google podcasts is now available for iOS.
If you're having trouble getting timely deliveries from Amazon, the Wirecutter has a list of other places you can turn to,
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This week we have some ideas on how to amuse yourself while under quarantine and then we get to some Apple news later.
Kanopy is a movie streaming service that you only need a library card to use.
Speaking of which, Libby is an ebook reading app for public library users.
Hoopla is the audio book listening equivalent.
Lex is looking forward to the Remarkable 2 e-reader.
Screen Pass will let you share movies in your Movies Anywhere library.
Universal is taking some of their in-theater releases to digital release.
Odroid is like a hand-held RetroPie.
Apple has closed its stores outside of China.
WWDC will be all online this year.
New iPad models were spotted in a Chinese user manual.
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The coronavirus is canceling everything except iOS 14 leaks.
Santa Clara county has declared a local health emergency.
An Apple employee at the company's Cork facility tested positive for the virus.
Lots of leaks about iOS 14 features including a list view for the home screen and accessibility features.
Apple has patented a design for a foldable device.
NetNewsWire for iOS has been released.
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Dan, Lex and John discuss the coronavirus, WWDC, sketchy rumors, hoarding and Apple not making the things we want.
Here's your one-stop place to find out, "Is it canceled yet?"
Jason Snell on what might happen if Apple cancels WWDC.
Tot is a new app from the Iconfactory.
There are some rumors of a new iMac and Mac mini.
Moltz enjoyed Stellar Commanders.
He's also been playing Outlanders and Crossy Road Castle.
Dan and Lex tried Two Spies but it didn't stick
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Eeros now support HomeKit.
Does the over-the-air recovery feature in the iOS beta mean a portless iPhone might be coming?
Ming-Chi Kuo says ARM Macs are coming in 2021.
John Gruber has thoughts on that.
The Mac Pro's wheels have no brakes. That's fun.
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Apple may let users change their default apps on iOS.
Jason Snell has some thoughts on iOS file handling.
Apple updated its guidance for the quarter based on the effect of the Coronavirus.
Apple's platforms are increasingly being targeted by adware.
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ToothFairy didn't exactly fix Moltz's AirPod problem but it kind of did.
Taika Waititi has some thoughts on the butterfly keyboard.
Reviews of Apple TV+'s new show Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet have been mixed. We explain what that means.
Despite Netflix's insistence to the contrary, Lex did not like Maniac.
T-Mobile and Sprint's merger will go ahead.
iOS 13.4 will return some sanity to Mail.
Byte is a new take on Vine.
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Matt Birchler has some great thoughts on where watchOS should go.
Six Colors gives its annual Apple report card.
YouTube-dl is a command line tool for downloading YouTube videos.
Ring doorbells had a bad 2019.
Google admits it sent private videos to strangers.
An artist used 99 phones to make virtual traffic jams.
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Moviepass is no more.
Apple has been in talks to be the future home of NFL Sunday Ticket.
Apple had a good quarter.
Apple has been in talks to acquire MGM.
Apple has made a production deal with former Starz exec Carmi Zlotnik.
Fantastical 3.0 is out.
Dan likes the Mac app The Clock.
On the iPad's 10th anniversary, John Gruber has some thoughts about its multitasking.
Scroll is a new $5/month way of reading websites where the sites get a cut.
Apple files a patent for an all-glass iMac
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Reuters reports that Apple considered encrypting iCloud backups so only customers can unlock them but decided not to.
John Gruber has some thoughts on that.
Here's Apple's support page explaining encryption.
A Utah woman is being prosecuted for being topless in her own home.
Moltz might be getting his new phone in March.
Sonos will stop providing software updates for some products in May.
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Moltz got a battery case for his SE that he hopes doesn't blow up.
Lex uses In Your Face for more noticeable notifications on the Mac.
Dan has been using Stay to keep windows in their position.
Moltz has used Magnet.
Moom is another good app for window management.
John Siracusa has released Front and Center.
Apple acquires Xnor.ai.
Marco Arment would like to see low power mode on the Mac.
Craig Hockenberry shares a suggestion for saving battery life when you leave your Mac with the lid closed.
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Dan got the power bank the Wirecutter recommends.
Moltz is into iPhone 9 rumors.
The PopPower charger lets you charge an iPhone with a Popsocket on it.
Once again the FBI is trying to screw up iPhone security.
A former developer of Internet Explorer for the Mac looks back on its 20th anniversary.
No, Safari is not switching to Chromium.
Sonos's recycling mode is a bad look.
Ballie is a little snitch.
Dystopian products for our dystopian future.
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Dan suggests this multi-tool for a stocking stuffer in, uh, 12 months.
Dan likes his Material Dock from Studio Neat.
Moltz is getting into using Goodnotes.
Lex got a knock-off Switch pro controller.
Moltz wanted to like Stela but found it frustrating.
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iFixit took apart the Mac Pro.
Apple filed a patent for an under-screen fingerprint scanner.
Federico Viticci has created a giant collection of Apple Music shortcuts.
You missed the iPod scroll wheel app.
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BREAKING: The Mac Pro is expensive.
Tim Cook celebrates human rights (Hong Kong not included).
Dan is rather disappointed in the Coolest cooler situation.
The Morning Show was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards.
Rumor has it you can just buy those nominations, not to hear Pia Zadora talk about it, though.
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Someone put the Cybertruck into GoldenEye for the N64.
Moltz is not playing much Apple Arcade but is going to try Marble It Up.
Dan thinks there should be an Escape Velocity-type game on Arcade.
Endless Sky is a recent homage to Escape Velocity.
Dan is keen to try Sky by the developer of Journey.
Apple announced its first ever Apple Music awards.
Dan is interested in Return of the Obra Dinn.
The most downloaded iOS games aren't necessarily the best.
Some 13 inch MacBook Pros are shutting down unexpectedly.
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More rumors about a smaller pro iPhone next fall.
Dan uses Gifwrapp.
Apple changes Crimea map to meet Russian demands.
Apple violated U.S. sanctions. Oopsies.
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John Gruber has some choice words about Tim Cook and Donald Trump's visit to the Mac Pro plant.
Apple has locked Guilherme Rambo out of his developer account.
Apple has pulled the ratings and reviews from its online store.
Lex has a story not quite as harrowing as Scott McNulty's but still thanks his Apple Watch.
Apple is reportedly overhauling its OS testing.
Apple canceled the premier of The Banker.
Dan recommends Clone High.
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The 16-inch MacBook is here and it fixes a lot of things.
Phil Schiller talked to CNet about it.
Apple held a company meeting in which it discussed its AR plans.
It may or may not be a date with destiny but it's lunch with Luca.
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Apple TV+ is here and we have thoughts. So does Jason Snell.
Dan hears his footfalls in his headphones and Moltz wonders if he's a Don Martin cartoon.
Apple's committed $2.5 billion to combat the housing crisis in California but we don't have much to say about it.
Lasers can hack your digital assistant.
Adobe launched Photoshop for the iPad.
Moltz is interested in the EufyCam 2.
Welcome, AirPods Pro.
Apple announced its quarterly results this week.
Lex is looking forward to HBO Max but we have some streaming service fatigue.
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This episode has a mild spoiler for the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer toward the beginning and then we talk about the trailer at the end if you're into or out of that kind of thing.
The rumors of a so-called iPhone SE2 keep a-comin'.
Some news about Adobe's upcoming app for the iPad.
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Apple had a bad week with regards to China.
The Tencent issue was a bit of an overreaction but one mostly caused by Apple's wording.
Dan might need a new wifi router.
Games we have been enjoying include Sage Solitaire, What The Golf, Assemble With Care and Cricket Through The Ages.
Apple has more shows in the works including one with Jason Sudeikis, another World War II series from the creators of "Band of Brothers", and it has also signed Alfonso Cuaron.
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Apple won the bidding war for a musical version of "A Christmas Carol" starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds.
Joanna Stern on the Samsung Galaxy Fold.
iCloud folder sharing isn't coming until next spring.
Dan picked up a new pair of headphones that he hates.
The Washington Post on AirPods and their disposability.
An iOS beta includes what appears to be an image of the next AirPods.
Ming Chi Kyo talks about Apple launching an AR headset in the second quarter of 2020 and rumors of a new iPad Pro and new MacBook keyboard mechanism.
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Apple's been pretty quick with the iOS 13 updates. Too quick?
Lex and Moltz like the California face (although Apple changed it a little in watchOS 6).
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Untitled Goose Game is great fun.
Apple showed teasers for "Servant" and "Truth Be Told" during the Emmys.
Moltz gets his Watch bands from Clockwork Synergy.
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Apple moves up the release date of iOS 13.1.
Six Colors is doing a series on iOS 13 features.
Lex’s Cards controversial review of Apple Cards.
Dan’s is looking forward to playing Where The Cards Fall.
Moltz and Dan both like What The Golf.
We reminisce about games from Ambrosia Software.
PR head Steve Dowling is leaving Apple.
The New York Times recommends keeping your old iPhone and just using the flash. John Gruber has some reaction to that advice.
Moltz might be addicted to Mini Motorways.
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Apple has done it once again. It has announced things.
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More rumors of an iPhone SE 2. Wake Moltz when it actually happens.
A supposedly leaked document detailing iPhone release information turns out to have been bogus.
Benchmarks for the 2019 iPhone XR replacement are just OK.
Craig Hockenberry has some choice words about the state of iCloud in iOS 13 betas.
Apple pulls the ripcord on Bastards.
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Mario Kart Tour is coming to iOS.
NeuralCam is a camera app that purports to bring Google's night vision to iOS.
Apple released a trailer for Dickinson.
Disney+ will allow four streams and cost $6.99/month.
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We have mostly been using Reader for RSS reading but are eagerly awaiting NetNewsWire, having relied on it heavily in the past.
The Apple Card is here.
Remember to reject arbitration if you get one.
Tim Cook met with Trump again.
Top U.S. CEOs say companies should put social responsibility over profit. We'll see if they do anything about it.
The price of an TV+ subscription is rumored to be $9.99.
Lex is getting an Echo Auto because of course he is.
Next week's guest host will be Lex Fridman. Not really.
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Beware the hacked Lightning cables.
Apple dropped a teaser for The Morning Show.
Is it going to be the iPhone Pro?
Apple's bug bounty program adds macOS. Ranges from $200k to $1m.
WordPress parent company Automattic acquires Tumblr for a reported less than $3m.
Sometimes when you try to prank the DMV, it doesn't work out.
Apple is working with gold miners that repair mining damage.
Nintendo is reportedly going to launch a Bluetooth SNES controller for the Switch.
Apple has blocked the comic Breaks from its platforms claiming it's "overtly sexual".
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The Apple Card has started rolling out to people who signed up to be notified when it would be available.
The 2021 iPhones might have in-screen Touch ID.
2020 MacBooks may have 5G cellular data capability.
A data breach of game journalists' addresses by the organization that runs E3 is not good at all.
Equifax says they can't pay everyone the $125 they promised.
Facebook is rebranding Instagram as Instagram by Facebook.
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Apple announced its quarterly results.
Lex is reading The President is Missing.
Moltz was on this week's episode of the Talk Show.
The Guardian reports that contractors are listening to some of your Siri conversations.
Jason Snell has some thoughts on that.
Google has kindly found several Apple vulnerabilities.
The iBook is 20 years old.
The Verge says future iPhones might have a time-of-flight camera.
Google's Pixel 4 will feature facial recognition improvements that will beat Face ID because Apple will never improve Face ID ever again.
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Lex bought himself a Coayu robot vacuum on Prime Day.
The Wall Street Journal says Apple's App Store search is favoring its own apps.
Equifax had to pay a fine that worked out to less than $5 per person whose data got compromised.
Facebook likewise got off with a slap on the wrist.
Will we see more MacBook updates this year?
Flighty is a new flight tracking app.
Lex loves Tripit.
Microsoft has suspended its PAC for the time being.
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Apple released a short trailer for its Peanuts show.
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch prompted Apple to tease it's upcoming show from Ron Moore, "For All Mankind".
Behold Elon Musk's new brain implant technology.
I'm not linking to the report on iPhone loyalty dropping because it's craaaap.
Some Chrome browser extensions have uploaded sensitive information to nefarious parties.
A Bluetooth vulnerability could allow someone to track your devices.
Apple is rumored to be funding original podcasts.
The New York Times wonders if we've hit peak podcast and backs it up by interviewing some peak posers.
Dan's pick is Doctor Mario world.
James's pick is Skyrim for Switch.
Dan is looking forward to Sky from the developers of Journey.
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Apple has revamped the MacBook lineup.
The Zoom videoconferencing app was running a web server even if you deleted the app. Apple has issued a security update to remove the server.
Amazon workers in Minnesota are planning to strike on Prime Day.
Amazon is not the first company to invent summer blowout sales.
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Jony Ive is leaving Apple but the Wall Street Journal says he's been checked out for a while.
Ars Technica does a deep dive on Catalyst.
James has a new app out: Dice by PCalc.
Dan bought himself a Synology NAS.
Lyd is an Apple Watch app that lets you control your Sonos.
Whooo liiiikes BETAS?!
Moltz's ISP is not Comcast, but sometimes a Comcast van drives up and down his alley.
Tom Hanks went to CES to promote Sony in 2009 and did not give a crap.
FINALLY you can read your Zip disks from your iPad.
The hit podcast Not Playing with Flex and Ham is now covering the Fast and Furious movies.
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Another day, another SIM-hacking horror story.
Facebook is making is own currency. Yaaaaay.
Samsung suggests scanning your TV for viruses. Sounds awesome.
The lastest episode of Upgrade drafts apps for the home page of your phone.
Nintendo says a sequel to Breath of the Wild is in the works.
A new Star Wars game announced at E3 looks good.
Keanu Reeves showed up at E3 to say he's in Cyberpunk 2077.
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The Talk Show Live at WWDC includes a short story about Moltz.
Dan got himself a CarPlay system for his GTI.
There's a callback in this episode to the infamous Starfish incident.
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Apple gave us a look at its upcoming OS updates and the new Mac Pro this week. Six Colors has a rundown.
Apple clearly reads Dan's Macworld articles and reacts quickly in response.
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Apple releases a speed-bumped iPod Touch.
The next iPhone might support dual Bluetooth.
Dan has some thoughts on iOS keyboard changes Apple should make.
Craig Federighi went on the record about Apple's stance on privacy.
Here's what really happens when AirPods die.
9to5Mac has some iOS 13 screenshots.
Bokeh is a Kickstarter for a privacy-focused Instagram.
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Apple announced speed-bumped MacBook Pros with supposed keyboard improvements.
Lady Gaga agrees with Moltz, and then some.
The U.S. clamps down on Huawei.
Apple made an informal offer to buy Tesla in 2013.
Moltz like his Brydge Pro iPad keyboard.
Google has announced a new version of Glass.
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Apple releases iOS 12.3.
Christina Warren notices something goofy about HBO's download feature.
The Supreme Court ruled against Apple and is allowing an antitrust case against the App Store to go ahead.
Apple announced support for NFC stickers in Apple Pay.
Apple employees have started receiving Apple Cards.
Is this the new Mac Pro? This box? Nah.
Dan bought a Google Nest Hub or whatever it's called.
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Tim Cook says Apple buys a new company every few weeks.
Apple made a kind of odd game for Warren Buffet.
You can play old Mac games in the browser.
Mark Gurman has some scoops for WWDC.
Dan and Lex think Golf Blitz is just OK.
It's no Urban Putt.
Have you heard the buzz around Microsoft's new... terminal?!
Anyone trying Microsoft Edge for the Mac?
Microsoft's Hololens demo didn't quite go as planned.
The company announced some other stuff at its Build conference.
Apple announced its second quarter financial results.
Dan notes that Apple threw Intel under the bus. Twice.
Benchmarks for ARM-based Macs might have leaked.
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Apple rumored to be adding USB mouse support to the iPad Pro.
Dan's thoughts on adding touch screens to the Mac.
Moltz's thoughts on the same.
Lex is enjoying using Nebo.
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Maybe hold off on buying that Samsung Galaxy Fold.
Facebook had another oops, this time storing millions of Instagram passwords unencrypted.
Moltz misremembers his first digital camera, it was the Agfa ePhoto 307.
We get nostalgic about games, like the classic SimCity.
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Disney announced Disney+, coming in November with a mess o' content.
AT&T has sold its stake in Hulu back to the company.
iOS 13 will feature dark mode and other enhancements like stuff and things.
Amazon is listening to your anonymized conversations through the Echo, but isn't everyone listening these days?
Dan likes VPN Enabler, which he runs on his Mac mini. Have you heard the story about Dan's Mac mini? It's riveting.
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A Chinese woman was arrested at Mar-A-Lago for suspected espionage.
Huawei has graciously offered to sell Apple some 5G modem chips.
Netflix has dropped AirPlay support.
Netflix is also raising prices again.
IKEA is selling a Sonos lamp.
Steve Troughton-Smith thinks Apple might be breaking up iTunes by bringing the iOS apps to macOS.
James is speaking at NSNorth this year.
Flights were delayed due to a failed GPS date rollover.
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Apple canceled AirPower: https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/apple-cancels-airpower-product-citing-inability-to-meet-its-high-standards-for-hardware/
So Dan went with a charging mat from Studio Neat: https://www.studioneat.com
JackBox Games April Fools Day gag, Everybody Help Grandma: https://jackboxgames.com/2019/04/01/everybody-help-grandma-is-coming-soon-to-the-jackbox-party-pack-6/
Cloudflare adds free VPN: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/1/18290615/cloudflare-1-1-1-1-vpn-dns-resolver-security-privacy
Just after Moltz paid for three years of NordVPN: https://nordvpn.com
Amazon Prime members get a free year of Nintendo Direct: http://fortune.com/2019/03/29/nintendo-switch-online-amazon-prime/
Dan likes Golf Peaks: http://afterburn.games/golf/
Lex likes Catastrophe: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4374208/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Dan likes Get Shorty: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5761496/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Moltz doesn't like anything. Except for his AirPods 2: https://www.apple.com/airpods/
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Apple announced a few things this week. The definition of "announcement" is... https://sixcolors.com/post/2019/03/initial-thoughts-about-apples-show-time-event/
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Apple announced new iPads: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/all-new-ipad-air-and-ipad-mini-deliver-dramatic-power-and-capability/
And speed-bumped iMacs: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/imac-gets-a-2x-performance-boost/
And the AirPower charging ma- no, new AirPods, though: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/airpods-the-worlds-most-popular-wireless-headphones-are-getting-even-better/
They also added new bands and cases: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/21/apple-watch-bands-iphone-cases-spring/
Apple has reportedly added the Wall Street Journal to its news service: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/technology/apple-news-wall-street-journal.html
Horace Dediu comes to a conclusion that Moltz can get behind: http://www.asymco.com/2019/03/21/mini/
John Gruber likewise concludes that smaller is often better: https://daringfireball.net/2019/03/the_new_ipad_mini
Apple has reportedly acquired Italian company Stamplay: https://9to5mac.com/2019/03/21/apple-stamplay-acquisition/
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Moltz has a red light on his Drobo. But it's gonna be OK. He also learns the difference between the spelling of Paul Thurrott's last name and that of Henry David Thoreau.
Then we discuss the rumors about a 12-inch MacBook Air. Rumors often don't pan out, like the one about them removing the headphone jack on iPhones.
Then the podcast ends forever when Dan says he keeps trackpad tapping on on his MacBook Air. So long, been nice podcasting for you.
OK, back to headphones, Moltz has these Bose jobbies which, eh, are OK. Dan has Sennheiser PX 100s. Lex has Sony MDRV6s. If you're having trouble hearing from your MacBook's speakers, you can use Boom and, well, maybe blow your speakers out.
Seems like you could get some completely acceptable podcasting equipment for certainly no more than $200. A Yeti isn't the best microphone in the world but it's fine. Hindenberg Journalist is about $100. For $100 more you can get Logic Pro.
For video, if iMovie drives you berserk, you could actually edit video in Screenflow.
Finally, Lex tells the story of the PowerBook 540c that got away. By being stolen.
Bad news: The lawsuit against Apple about iPod DRM has failed. This causes us to complain about iTunes 12.
Then, somehow, we end up talking about our favorite games of 2014. You've got your Super Stickman Golf 2, your Kingdom Rush, your Room and Room 2 and then you've got your Crossy Road. Lex takes exception to some of iMore's Crossy Road tips. We hear good things about FTL but none of us really play it.
Space Team, Artemis and Atro Duel are all great multiplayer iOS games.
If you're looking for presents, please consider the book Dan co-wrote with Jeff Carlson, The Connected Apple Home. Or, Lex likes Jackery. Cough.
Eric Schmidt mistakenly believes that private browsing in Chrome will keep your information safe from government snooping. He is not correct.
We start this week by taking a look at Mark Zuckerberg's ridiculous comments about Apple and how much we don't like Facebook.
Dan and Lex are fans of Silicon Valley the TV show for its accurate depiction of Silicon Valley the place and mindset. Moltz has not seen it.
Panic has had to update Transmit for iOS due to another groan-inducing App Store policy clusterfuck. Here's another one. We grouse into the wind about this situation.
Dan wrote a piece about the Apple TV so we talk about set-top boxes. Again. It's a favorite hobby horse of ours.
Dan gets some things off his chest about Hulu+.
Black Mirror is not a show you should watch if you've had a bad year.
We talk about Apple's Red promotion and some of the reaction to that.
On Black Friday, Lex bought a new TV and Moltz bought... a PC? That can't be right, can it?
Lex uses his new TV to play the Walking Dead on the Xbox.
If we haven't talked about cars incessantly enough, DON'T WORRY. Yes, Moltz is getting an Acura ILX and Lex got a Nissan Leaf.
Car technology can be a problem, so can home technology like the Nest.
How about smartrings?! Turns out they have problems, too. Boston area public transportation has a ring that holds your fare card. You don't want to wear that one, either.
Dan spends all his time playing Destiny. And podcasting.
Lex got an electric car. It's not a Tesla. It's a Nissan Leaf. So we talk cars. As people on tech podcasts do.
Car technology sucks. Let's just say that.
Before you listen to the next part, take Pew Research's Web IQ Quiz so you can compare your score to ours.
Two fine pieces of bad advice for Apple this week:
It's Time For Apple to Open Up"
"Can iPad conquer the enterprise? Only if Apple has the guts to license iOS"
Then Dan discusses a piece he wrote for Popular Science on the Regin spyware.
Then there's a discussion of technology and the holidays. Lex wonders about buying from iTunes in another country. Dan bought an Amazon Fire Stick. Which he'll probably leave in a hotel.
This episode is not actually brought to you buy The Visual Guide to Minecraft. That's a book the Moltz has co-written and it's not really a sponsor because of ethics in game podcasting.
Also not sponsoring this issue is the brand-new Nokia N1. Certainly not after what we said about it, anyway. See if you can identify the substance in the bowl. We wonder if this kind of thing is covered in Apple and Nokia's cross-licensing deal.
Then we talk about the Uber kerfuffle and whether or not we'll be deleting the app. We're definitely down on it, even though Apple's not perfect, either.
Alas, you missed your chance to get a sweet iPhone 6 knockoff.
You may soon be able to get an iPhone battery case with a Lightning port. Finally.
Lex has a case from Unu which he has no complaints about.
Dan sold some devices to Gazelle and reports that they'll bump up what they give you if they think your device is in better shape than what you reported. Of course, they'd probably do the opposite, too.
Lex is back! For those of you who actually keep track of who's on this podcast.
Apple finally (FINALLY) released a tool for getting out of Messages if you leave the iPhone. Quitters.
We discuss both the Masque and Wirelurker attacks and some of the salacious coverage of them.
Both Dan and John have the problem with Macs appearing multiple times on the network in Yosemite. Lex doesn't. Go figure.
We talk about politicians opinions about net neutrality, even though John thinks he's already handled the situation.
Then we talk about Amazon Echo which... ugh. The parody video is better.
Lex is on vacation (or are we on vacation from Lex?) so we've got admitted Canadian Guy English stepping in this week. We think you'll be pleased with the results, but also happy to have Lex back next week because we spend the first half of the show talking about comic books. This is a thing that happens on technology podcasts.
Check out the extended trailer for *Avengers: Age of Ultron* before you give this episode a listen. You can also review Marvel's six-year plan and DC's six-year plan, which ends with a triumphant do-over of *Green Lantern*.
About half way in we turn from the technological topic of killer robots to the topic of the Apple Watch. This week saw rumors that the stainless version will be $500 while the gold version will cost "if you have to ask you can't afford it." Also this week brought a slip by Angela Ahrendts about the Apple Watch coming in "spring."
SPOILER: We do not talk about the latest Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer this week. That's going to be next week. And we will talk about it because Ultron is a robot and a robot is technology. Q.E.D. It's unassailable logic.
In a vain attempt to alleviate our problem with cross-talking in this podcast, we go video. Which you can't see except for a screenshot here.
What we really discuss this week is Apple Pay. Dan compares it to a system called Level Up. We also talk about Square, because we're so thorough. Lex thinks he's going to like Apple Pay when he finally gets it because it means he only has to touch his own feces instead of everyone else's. The good news about Apple Pay is that you might be able to add your wife's card even if you're not authorized on it.
Surprisingly, the iPad Air 2 includes an NFC chip, even though it apparently doesn't do anything yet.
Speaking of not doing anything, in New Jersey and Oregon you can't pump your own gas.
We discuss the menu at McDonald's, which we know people have been clamoring for us to do.
Dan ordered himself an Amazon Fire TV stick. Lex and Moltz have both ordered a Kano for one each of their kids. They don't think Dan could handle it.
Siri can give you predicted sports outcomes but it turns out they're not very good.
We start with our impressions of Yosemite and how much Dan likes it and thinks it's flawless. Lex and Moltz suggest trying this out if the Yosemite look is too much: go into System Preferences and Accessibility and check Increase Contrast.
Neven Mrgan suggests reducing transparency and increasing contrast.
We then talk about the relative worth of the tiers of Apple's products which is a thing that Moltz wrote about. There's a lot of value in the current iPad lineup, but it's still oddly skewed.
None of us owns a Retina Mac but supposedly Yosemite is built for these devices we can't afford. The rest of us might do well to dial some of the visuals back. You may not like the transparency but it's better than the transparency in Windows 7 which was over the top.
We also discuss Apple Pay and chip and PIN. Soon we'll all be paying for things with our Apple Watches which come in many design styles, if you haven't heard.
This week Apple event MAAAADNESS! sweeps through the Rebound podcast! Catch the fever! Relive the action of... skits! Wonder how they could literally have Stephen Colbert on and have it not be funny!
Well, some nice products still came out of Thursday's Apple event. A whole new iPad lineup featuring all those things we kinda expected, new Mac minis and Retina iMacs. Also, Yosemite is out, iOS 8.1 arrives on Monday and a developer kit for the Apple Watch will be released in November.
And no Bono. Completely Bono-free event. So, that's good.
First, Dan needs to whine and complain about bugs in iOS 8. Lex and Moltz have no sympathy. Lex schools Dan on replying to messages from the lock screen.
THEN WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS: Apple has scheduled an event for October 16th. So we talk about what might be announced at that. Like maybe new Mac minis and a 12-inch iPad?
Lex has the temerity to question Phil Schiller’s presentation skills. Hey, Phil’s gotten a lot better over the years.
Lex then talks about his love of the Roku and how it’s better than the Apple TV. Dan and Moltz chase him off by howling and throwing remotes at him. And Boxee is the company that Samsung acquired that Moltz couldn’t remember the name of.
Finally, we talk about an Apple television set and how we don’t even really want one.
First we get things rolling by talking about the hot new product everyone can’t wait to have in their enterprise environment for corporate enterprise office for workgroups, Windows 10. And, what better place than the workplace to have a sexy and sexist virtual assistant like Cortana?
Then we discuss this idea that’s floating around that Apple has a quality control problem. Yeah, well, maybe you have a quality control problem. Ever think of that?
QA is a pretty thankless task. Which brings us to a discussion of the latest releases of iOS 8. Neither Lex’s nor John’s spouses have installed iOS 8 yet, but it’s probably not because of bugs. They hate change. Which, let’s face it, is probably good for Lex and John as spouses. Divorce is a pain in the ass.
There’s an issue of how well these updates run on the oldest hardware Apple lets it run on. Is it just fast enough that it’ll run and just slow enough that it’ll entice you to upgrade your hardware?
This week’s episode includes John and Dan’s thoughts on their new iPhones 6. Lex just sits there and looks pretty.
Phablets are technically larger than 5.3-inches, so only the iPhone 6 Plus could be called a phablet but don’ you dare call it that.
You can read John’s thoughts on the iPhone 6 here, if you don’t want to listen to them but you should really listen.
Dan suggests reading Apple’s copy for the Watch which reads almost like a parody of Apple copy for the Watch.
The iPhone 6 is actually heavier than the iPhone 5 form factor but lighter than the iPhone 4.
If you’re concerned about why iOS 8 keyboards need full access, you can read SwiftKeys’ response here.
We even get into Bendghazi. And this was recorded two days ago, before Bendghazi was sweeping the nation.
In our inaugural episode, we convene to discuss the most important issue of our time: the delivery of free music to our devices. Some key opinions about this:
"Apple, U2 and looking a gift horse in the mouth"
"Anger Over Songs Of Innocence"
Personally, we hope we're still talking about this... on New Year's Day. (The U2 jokes just write themselves. Unfortunately.)
Lex wrote a piece detailing why he's excited about the Apple Watch.
Then we talk iPhone thinness versus battery life and segue into iOS 8 keyboards like TextExpander.
