Keeper Password Manager 1-Year Subscription: $19.99

We have a deal on Keeper, a password manager for iOS, Mac, Android, Windows, and Linux. With Keeper’s password manager and vault, you can generate, store, and AutoFill strong passwords on all devices while securely storing private documents. It also supports multiple forms of 2FA, including TOTP, SMS, Touch ID, Face ID, and U2F security keys (e.g. Yubikey). A one year subscription is $19.99 through our deal.

In UK, Critical Shortage of Java and Python Programming Skills

ZDNet writes: “The skills shortage is spreading further, with developers for data science, DevOps and cloud roles in high demand.”  Citing recruiting research in the UK:

Harvey Nash director David Savage said the recruiter found the biggest skills shortages were in data science and analytics. He said because data science demands a narrow field of technical skills, plus a highly academic approach, there are huge problems in the talent pipeline and no clear or easy way to increase the number of available professionals.

There’s a shortage in the U.S. as well for highly skilled programmers.

The Man Behind Apple's Renewed Focus on Engineering

Recent events at and products from Apple suggest that there’s a re-emphasized focus on engineering. John suspects who’s behind it.

DuckDuckGo Apple Maps Updated for Enhanced Search

The DuckDuckGo Apple Maps integration has been updated for enhanced search, like maps re-querying, local autocomplete, and more.

With Apple, as with all other third parties we work with, we do not share any personally identifiable information such as IP address. And for local searches in particular, where your approximate location information is sent by your browser to us, we discard it immediately after use. This is in line with our strict privacy policy. You can read more about our anonymous localized results here.

I was happy to see the integration and look forward to these updates. Apple is a good partnership for DuckDuckGo.

New App Spend Stack Helps You Make Smarter Lists

Available for pre-order and set to be released on July 18, Spend Stack is a list app that can keep a to-the-penny running total. It syncs to all of your devices and you can share and collaborate on them with anyone. Just add items to your list, and how much they cost (if you want!). Spend Stack will keep it all in sync in an easy to use interface. You can add images, notes and more to list items, share lists to collaborate, and more. I’ve been playing with it for the past several days on TestFlight and I think it’s a cool app. App Store: US$4.99

Mesh Wi-Fi, App Store Bug – TMO Daily Observations 2019-07-16

Andrew Orr and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Dave’s mesh Wi-Fi guide with a side of Prime Day deals, and an App Store bug.

5 2019 Amazon Prime Day Deals in Electronics

For 2019 Amazon Prime Day the company chose to make it last two days. We’ve found five deals in electronics you might be interested in.

The Price of an iPod Touch is Unjustifiable

There are plenty of use cases for the iPod Touch, but the exorbitantly high price means it is very hard to justify buying one.

The Apple Rainbow Logo May Appear in New Products

The classic Apple rainbow logo might reappear in future products, and might even show up as soon as this year, according to a tipster.

Investigating Whether A Drug Dealer Founded Bitcoin

Writer Evan Ratliff spents years tracking Paul Le Roux, and eventually rejected the theory that the drug dealer might be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. But the the theory never quite went away. Then, a court case brought it right back into his inbox. He recounted the gripping story for Wired.

Over a few days, I found myself uncovering surprising correlations I’d missed or discounted the first time. After a couple more, I’d built a spreadsheet mapping the evidence for and against the proposition. Within weeks, I’d poured over every piece of writing credibly attributed to Le Roux or Satoshi, and found myself perplexed at the growing size of the “for” column on my spreadsheet. I called up experts, ran my evidence by them, and found no one who could really shoot it down. After a month, I was able to convince a colleague with deep cryptocurrency knowledge, someone who’d followed every twist and turn of the Satoshi saga, that Le Roux was the odds-on solution to the mystery of who created bitcoin. And then, just as I was ready to go out and publicly place my bet on Paul Le Roux, to make the case for him from every thing I’d found, I started to wonder about what I hadn’t.

Arabic App Store Rolls Out to Devs

Apple pushed out an Arabic version of the App Store to developers. It will be fully rolled out as part of iOS 13. The Jerusalem Post reported it is part of a wider push into the Arab world from the company.

The store will “open” to the general public simultaneously with the release of Apple’s latest operating software system, IOS-13. This move is seen largely as the company’s latest attempt at capturing the growing Middle East market. “Apple is continuing its push for localized content in the Arab world by releasing a version of its App Store – in full Arabic glory,” Noura Alzabie, a strategist and project manager at the Bahrain chapter of the Global Social Media Club, told The Media Line. Apple opened its first store in the Arab world in 2015, and the amount of Arabic content available, while still relatively small, has since grown.

Some People Experiencing App Gifting 'Bug' in iOS 12.3.1

Some people have noticed that the app gifting ability seems to have disappeared in iOS 12.3.1. It sounds like it’s a bug, rather than an official decision on Apple’s part. App Gifting As of July 7, 2019, it appears there is no longer an option to “Gift” an app through the App Store (i.e. the…

Sell Your Data to Amazon for $10

During Prime Day, Amazon is offering users $10 credit to install its price comparison tool, which collects a range of user data.

Visualizing Men's Pockets Versus Women's Pockets

This isn’t super tech-related, but this website gives a nice visualization of how men’s pockets are bigger than women’s pockets. There’s also a section that lets you find jeans that can fit smartphones like the iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy, and Google Pixel.

Only 40 percent of women’s front pockets can completely fit one of the three leading smartphone brands. Less than half of women’s front pockets can fit a wallet specifically designed to fit in front pockets. And you can’t even cram an average woman’s hand beyond the knuckles into the majority of women’s front pockets.

Facebook Libra Co-Founder Faces Senate Hearing

David Marcus, the founder of Facebook’s Libra digital currency, is in front of the Senate Banking Committee. He is taking questions about the plans. In particular, lawmakers are expected to focus on data privacy issues. It comes as the project is facing evermore scrutiny, including from Democratic members of House. Mr. Marcus’s hearing is available to watch via CSPAN.

Ajit Pai's Proposal Would Limit Local Power to Regulate Internet

A proposal by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai would limit local authority to regulate internet access by killing fees and other rules.

iOS 13 Password Bug Gives Unauthenticated Access in Settings

An iOS 13 password bug was discovered in the latest betas that give unauthenticated access to Website & App Passwords in Settings.

As detailed by iDeviceHelp on YouTube, you can access all of the saved usernames and passwords in Settings by repeatedly tapping the “Website & App Passwords” menu and avoiding the Face ID or Touch ID prompt. After several tries, iOS 13 will show all of your passwords and logins, even if you never successfully authenticated with Face ID or Touch ID.

I haven’t been able to replicate the issue, but I’ll keep trying to see.

For All Mankind Apple TV+ Teaser Drops to Mark Apollo 11 Anniversary

Apple released a teaser video for For All Mankind to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch.

How the Spacecraft, Kepler, Discovered Over 4,000 Exoplanets

CNET writes:

In just a few decades, we’ve gone from knowing of no planets beyond the solar system to thousands. Here’s how it happened.

The now retired spacecraft, Kepler, has been instrumental in the discovery of over 4,000 planets beyond our solar system. Referenced here: CNET article and NASA video.

SuperTank 27,000mAh Portable Charger: $134.99

We have a deal on a beast of portable battery, the 27,000mAh SuperTank. This device can charge up to four devices at a time with 2 USB-C and 2 USB-A ports—plus one of those USB-C ports can put out 100 watts of power. It’s TSA-compliant and is crush-proof, too. The SuperTank is $134.99 through our deal.