S1E170 - Essential Apple Podcast 170: Insane Sandwich

Recorded 5th April 2020

Mark returns to the show and we’re joined by Donny Yankellow and Guy Serle to talk about the iPad turning 10, iCloud folder sharing, AirTags, Zoom, video conferencing and more.

GIVEAWAYS & OFFERS

Glenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here
You can get Ghostery Midnight free for 3 months with the coupon code ‘workathome’

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On this week’s show:

MARK CHAPPELL

@oceanspeed on Twitter and sometimes puts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTube

GUY SERLE

On Twitter as @Macparrot and @VertShark
Co-host of the MyMac show
Mac to the Future and Guy’s Daily Drive on YouTube
All his stuff is now at vertshark.com

DONNY YANKELLOW

AarcadeReviews.com for apple arcade reviews and more
@rtteachr on Twitter
Find his work at hedgehogalley.com
Find his stuff in iBooks, a load of sticker packs in the App Store under Donny Yankellow and DesignBundles.net as Skrbly
Skrbly Studio on YouTube
Skrbly Store
Skrbly Studio (Anyone can Draw) – App Store
Kiddims on Graphite Comics
Life is Random on Graphite Comics

APPLE

Apple’s iPad turns 10 – Engadget
- Guy’s video iPad Day One
Amazon Prime Video now allows in-app rentals and purchases on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV – The Verge
Apple’s new iCloud feature for iPhone and Mac may make you kiss Dropbox goodbye – CNet
Apple Acquires Weather App Dark Sky – MacRumors
Apple acquires AI startup Voysis to improve Siri’s natural language skills – 9to5 Mac
White-hat hacker able to hijack iPhone camera; Apple has now fixed — 9to5 Mac
Apple’s new iPad Pro cuts off the microphone when its case is closed to prevent snooping — The Verge
Apple accidentally confirms Tile-like AirTags name in deleted support video — The Verge
Leaked iOS 14 screenshot shows new wallpaper settings, beta code reveals Home screen widgets – 9to5 Mac

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Zoom vows to win back user trust with extensive security review – Engadget
- Zoom adds new security and privacy measures to prevent Zoombombing – The Verge
Every Zoom Security and Privacy Flaw So Far, and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself – TidBITS
- Videoconferencing Options in the Age of Pandemic – TidBITS
School districts ban Zoom over security concerns Engadget

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

Monument Valley 2 goes free – App Store

JUST A SNIPPET

For things that are not worth more than a flypast

This adapter turns standard CarPlay into Wireless CarPlay, and somehow it actually works – 9to5 Mac

NEMO’S HARDWARE STORE

Nemo will be back as soon as the trucks can get to him…

Essential Apple Recommended Services:

Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online
Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter…
ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE… what more can you ask?
ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!
Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.
Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.
Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.
Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.

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