Essential Apple Podcast 86: Doom and Gloom is Cancelled

Recorded 6th May 2018

Mark is feeling under the weather again – although the weather here is decidedly pleasant for a change!
I am joined by Donny Yankellow to talk over this week’s news. Apple’s iPhone X is far from a flop, Apple had a record quarter raking in the cash hand over fist. Analysts were all way off… What Apple records about you; and whatever else we think of during the show.
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On this week’s show:

DONNY YANKELLOW

Donny’s Books
Donny’s Website
Donny on iBooks (US only at the moment)
Donny’s Sticker Packs
Donny’s Junior Typer (Also US only)

APPLE

5 big revelations from Apple’s surprising Q2 earnings call – Take this you snivelling curs of analysts, market predictors and general doomsayers – suck it up crybabies! – Cult of Mac
- iPhone X the world’s best-selling smartphone in Q1 – Strategy Analytics
There’s an iPhone 7 Microphone Bug for Device on iOS 11.3 or Later – Mac Observer
Here’s What Apple Knows About You (Spoiler: Not Much) – LifeHacker
- Apple: My request for all the data it had on me was eye-opening – USA Today
How to keep using Time Machine without AirPort or Time Capsule – Cult of Mac
Nice piece on the iMac Anniversary – 9to5 Mac

TECHNOLOGY

Oh wow – we really are living in the future where SF is real… – You Tube
- Ten Star Trek technologies that actually came true – How Stuff Works
RISC OS 5.24 released for Raspberry Pi – RISC Open
- Raspberry Pi Download

SECURITY

Phone scam targets Apple customers – KMBC

IN THE NEWS

Petition calls on Apple to recall & replace failing butterfly MacBook Pro keyboards – 9to5 Mac

WORTH-A-CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

Vectornator Pro, the powerful vector graphic design software for iPad & iPhone is now free – 9to5Mac
Autodesk Sketchbook – App Store
VectorPaper+ – currently unavailable in the UK App Store (and quite likely no longer free in the US)

Nemo’s Hardware Store (41:50)

Wiplabs Tac Pen

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