Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet talk about CES and the future of in-person events. They also take a look at brain implants, which, believe it or not, are here. And, they talk about efforts to make social media companies accountable and say: be careful what you wish for.
2021: Reviewing a Year of Apple Hardware
Apple unveiled a number of new products in 2021, along with some discontinued items. Let’a check out a year in review of Apple hardware.
How to Use Apple Maps to Check for COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
If you want to check for COVID-19 vaccination requirements, Apple Maps is a good start. The app partners with Yelp to display the details.
iOS: How to Merge Live Photos Together As a Video
iOS 13 adds a neat feature in Photos that lets you merge Live Photos together and save them as a video. Andrew shows us how.
Thursdays with Bob: Make Mine Monterey – TMO Daily Observations 2021-12-30
Dr Mac joins Kelly to talk about upgrading to Monterey, factors you’ll need to consider, and some general upgrade advice.
Gary Geaves, VP of Acoustics at Apple, Talks AirPods in Interview
Gary Geaves is the Vice President of Acoustics at Apple and his team was largely responsible for the design of AirPods.
Everything You Wanted to Know About How Encrypted Email Works
ProtonMail published a nice blog post explaining how encrypted email works, and the various protocols that companies use.
End-to-end encryption for messages sent between ProtonMail users is automatic, and our integrated OpenPGP support makes it easy to send and receive PGP-encrypted E2EE messages to people that use PGP with other email providers. Proton also informs you when your messages are protected by E2EE with a small blue padlock (for other ProtonMail users) or green padlock (for OpenPGP users).
The Four Products Apple Should Drop in 2022
For me, these are the four products Apple should discontinue from its lineup. I do believe they’re lost in time and any customer that bought one right now would be disappointed with the general experience.
I agree that it’s high time for Apple to discontinue the iPod touch, Watch Series 3, and Beats Solo3 Wireless. These products just aren’t reflective of the best Apple can offer anymore. Some might say the Apple Watch Series 3 is still a good choice. I’d argue most would be better off with the SE model. It’s only $70 more expensive and much more robust. But the Intel-powered Mac mini? I can’t really buy into this idea, simply for the sake of anybody who still needs to dual-boot Windows and macOS.
Polygon Fixes Bug That Endangered $24 Billion Worth of MATIC Token
Polygon, a Layer 2 scaling network for Ethereum, fixed a bug that put its MATIC token at risk. However, a hacker was able to steal tokens.
How to Stop the In-App Review Annoyance
If you’re annoyed with being bombarded with in-app review requests, you aren’t alone. Here’s how to turn those prompts off completely.
