Apple is hosting Today at Apple sessions throughout October with professional illustrators to highlight The Big Draw. The international event runs through October 31st to get more people interested in all forms of drawing. Apple’s sessions are happening at its flagship stores in Chicago, London, Milan, New York City, and Singapore. You can sign up for the free classes at Apple’s website.
iOS 12: If You Can't Search in Settings, Try This
Some people reported being unable to search in Settings after upgrading to iOS 12. But a Redditor found a quick fix for it.
In This Cafe Students Pay With Their Personal Data
Shiru Cafe’s customers are all college students (as a requirement) and instead of cash students pay with personal data.
To get the free coffee, university students must give away their names, phone numbers, email addresses and majors, or in Brown’s lingo, concentrations. Students also provide dates of birth and professional interests, entering all of the information in an online form. By doing so, the students also open themselves up to receiving information from corporate sponsors…
I know it sounds horrifying, but think of it this way. First, it’s voluntary. If you don’t want to give them your information, you can go to another shop and pay with cash (free market capitalism right there). Second, students will realize how valuable their data is, and maybe rethink giving it away for free in the future to the likes of Google and Facebook. It’s fine if you do, but understanding the tradeoff is important.
FBI Uses Face ID to Unlock Suspect's iPhone in Child Abuse Case
During an investigation, the FBI forced a suspect to unlock his iPhone with Face ID. This could be a significant precedent for law enforcement.
Laptop and Monitor Stand with Built-in USB-C Hub: $154.99
We have a deal on a very cool device called the ProBASE HD USB-C laptop and monitor stand—with a built-in USB-C hub. That hub has one USB-C input, as well as output ports for 4K HDMI, USB 3.0 (x3), and USB-C DATA. That makes this device pretty close to a docking station with a built-in stand, and it will even look good with your Apple gear. It’s $154.99 through our deal. Check out the promo video.
Mojave, Marzipan, and Splitting Up iTunes - TMO Daily Observations 2018-10-01
Dave Hamilton and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to talk about how Apple could use macOS Mojave’s Marzipan to split iTunes apart, plus they look at some apps that make using your iPhone even better.
Use MAC Addresses to Figure Out How Old Network Devices Are
If you can get a device’s MAC address, you can figure out how old it is. MAC addresses are unique identifier numbers for the devices on a network, and it turns out you can use them to get an idea of the age of devices. That’s handy if you’re trying to gather more data about what’s on your network, and like every other tool, can be used for good or bad. The data is all in a freely accessible CSV file on Github.
Is Mojave the Key to Solving the iTunes Problem? – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 729
Ever wanted to run Terminal from your iPhone? How about merge two Mac Photos Libraries the right way? And is Mojave the Key to Solving the iTunes Problem? All of these questions and lots, lots more are answered in this week’s Mac Geek Gab!
Apple's Everyone Can Create Curriculum Free on Apple Books
Apple’s Everyone Can Create educational coding program is now more accessible to everyone because now it’s available through Apple Books.
Comparison of iPhone X and iPhone XS Video
It takes a lot of work to photograph or video identical scenes when comparing iPhone cameras, so I appreciated this very nice article comparing iPhone X to XS video. Also, here’s a snippet that has been widely overlooked: “Both the XS and XS Max can now record audio in stereo, which adds another layer of depth to recordings. By contrast, all iPhone models up to 2018, including the iPhone X, recorded sound in mono.” Have a look.
