Dave Hamilton is testing a new microphone in Mac Geek Gab 903, the Earthworks ETHOS!
Check out the review and how it sounds in this mini-segment!
Holiday Viewing Picks – TMO Daily Observations 2021-12-21
Charlotte Henry and host Kelly Guimont chat about their picks for holiday themed viewing as well as suggestions for additional downtime TV.
iOS 15: How to Create a Memoji Using Your iPhone 13
iOS 14 adds new customization options to let you personalize your Memoji even further. Here’s how to create one.
iOS: How to Forward Text Messages to Apple Devices
In part two of managing communications with multiple Apple devices, Andrew shows you how to forward text messages to other devices.
'Merry Christmas' - First SMS Ever Sent Sells for US$121,000
The first SMS ever sent sold for €107,000 euros (US$121,000) as an NFT at an auction in Paris on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The message says “Merry Christmas” and was sent on December 3, 1992, by an engineer at UK carrier Vodafone.
Vodafone engineer Neil Papworth sent the SMS from his computer to a manager in the United Kingdom, who received it on his 2-kg (4 lb) “Orbitel” telephone – similar to a desk phone but cordless and with a handle. “They were in the middle of end-of-year events so he sent him the message ‘Merry Christmas’,” said Maximilien Aguttes, head of development for the Aguttes Auction House…The selling of intangible goods is not legal in France and so the auction house has packaged the text message in a digital frame, displaying the code and communication protocol, Aguttes said.
[Image credt: Agutess]
'Cryptomator' 2.0 is Here and it Integrates Into iOS Files App
The team behind Cryptomator has rewritten the app in Swift, and with version 2.0 the app is completely integrated into the Files app. This means that your vaults are directly accessible from there. For example, you can now save and edit a Word document directly in an encrypted vault via the Files app. In addition, features like thumbnails, grid view, swiping through images, and drag & drop are possible with the new app. To summarize, Cryptomator gives you end-to-end encryption for your files. You can store them in Google Drive, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and more. You can also store them offline in the Files app or on a hard drive.
End of Year Round-Up With Mark Gurman — Media+
Mark Gurman of Bloomberg News joins host Charlotte Henry for the final Media+ of 2021. They look back on Apple’s digital media successes and failures in the last 12 months and discuss what might come next.
How to Control Your HomePod: The Basics
There is a lot you can do with Apple’s HomePod and HomePod mini. Here are the basics you need to know to control your HomePod.
Check Out These Colorful X-Ray Wallpapers for Your iPhone
The Basic Apple Guy (via 9To5Mac) created a series of colorful iPhone wallpapers based on the X-ray images from iFixit. These iPhone 13 Pro | Pro Max schematics are a fun way to let you know the details hiding underneath your display. “Ten different designs have been created: Black, Xray, Sunset, Slate, Neon Blue, M1, Card, Blueprint, Rainbow Bloom, & Rainbow . And as a special treat, I’ve also added three additional designs: 3021, R08135, & DF, which celebrate figures in the community I admire. I plan on creating other colour patterns to release over the next few months, with these 11 being the first of many to come.”
Apple Seeds iOS 15.3 Developer And Public Betas, Still no Universal Control
Apple has seeded the first round of developer and public betas for iOS and iPadOS 15.3, but Universal Control does not seem to be part of it.
