Recorded 27th January 2019
This week it was 35 years since Steve pulled the Macintosh out of the bag to say hello, also it is 30 years since the launch of the SE/30. The latest iOS Beta holds clues about new iPads and even a possible new iPod Touch! Apple reassigned 200+ staff from the Titan project elsewhere (notice I said “reassigned” not laid off…). Apple got some flack about a photo competition and promptly did the right thing about it, while Zuckerberg continues to be a lying two-faced hypocrite (in Simon’s opinion). To discuss all of that, and whatever else came to mind during the conversation, I am joined by Nick Riley (@spligosh) and Melissa Davis (@TheMacMommy / TheMacMommy.com)
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On this week’s show:
MELISSA DAVIS – TheMacMommy
- @TheMacMommy on Twitter
- Blogs at TheMacMommy.com
- Appears on the Geekiest Show Ever
NICK RILEY
- @spligosh on Twitter very occasionally. He sometimes appears on Let’s Talk Apple
APPLE
- 35 years ago, Macintosh said hello – @tim_cook
- and last week the SE/30 turned 30 – Threadreader
- If you never experienced that era you can sample it with either
- iOS 12.2 beta includes references to new iPod touch, and four new iPad models – The Apple Post
- iOS 12.2 beta 1 brings Apple News to Canada – Cult of Mac
- Google nabs senior macOS engineer Bill Stevenson for Fuchsia OS – Cult of Mac
- Apple Says It Will Pay ‘Shot on iPhone’ Photo Contest Winners After Backlash – Gizmodo
- Apple Lays Off 200+ People From Project Titan, Its Self-Driving Car Effort – ExtremeTech
TECHNOLOGY
- Zuckerberg’s “facts about Facebook” – the peak of hypocrisy – Cliqz
- Zuckerberg wants to merge Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp messaging – Daily Dot
SECURITY
- 2FA – What are the best apps? – 9to5 Mac
- I just ordered myself this to try out – Feitian ePass FIDO-NFC Security Key It’s a U2F FIDO key with NFC support. Let’s see what I think of it…
- How to Secure Your Accounts With a U2F Key or YubiKey – How to Geek
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- A shortcut that takes you to iTunes & App Store Subscriptions in one tap – https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/013a7fc44fc640eea1e2aa3fddba7473
- This website that is a great GIF editor – EzGIF.com
- GoodNotes 5 Upgrade Bundle by Time Base Technology Limited – iOS App Store
- Hackintosher – Build Your Own – Hackintosher
- The Twitter thread with a host of “did you know” tips in it… Twitter and related to it this article
**Nemo’s Hardware Store ()
- No hardware store this week as John is still awaiting post CES items for review.
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