Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet can’t get enough of Apple Watch Series 4, even though Jeff is wrong about the Infograph Watch Face. They also find it interesting that a designer got recognized by the world of science, and they weigh whether or not Apple’s plan to avoid sex, violence, and politics with its original TV shows will hurt its streaming service.
Apple Releases watchOS 5.0.1, a Minor Maintenance Release
This is a minor maintenance release that addresses three issues affecting some users.
Ajit Pai Couldn't Care Less About Rural America
Republicans don’t want the government to interfere with things…until they use the government to interfere with things. Rural America is notorious for its lack of broadband, and Ajit Pai couldn’t care less.
The Federal Communications Commission today finalized an order that will prevent city and town governments from charging wireless carriers about $2 billion dollars’ worth of fees related to deployment of wireless equipment such as small cells.
The $2 billion savings is less than 1 percent of the estimated $275 billion that carriers will have to spend to deploy 5G small cells throughout the US. That level of savings won’t spur extra deployment “because the hard economics of rural deployment do not change with this decision,” Rosenworcel said.
Learn to Automate Your iPhone with Apple's Shortcuts Gallery
The Gallery section in iOS 12’s Shortcuts app is full of ideas you can use to learn how to automate your iPhone or iPad.
Shocking Apple SCANDAL Unveiled! Wait, False Alarm
Apple has plenty of scandals: BendGate, BatteryGate, “You’re just holding it wrong!” But they aren’t really on the same level.
Websites Can Access Your iPhone Sensor Data
As if apps collecting your personal data wasn’t bad enough, apparently websites in Safari can access your iPhone sensor data.
That mobile browsers offer developers access to sensors isn’t necessarily problematic on its own. It’s what helps those services automatically adjust their layout, for example, when you switch your phone’s orientation. And the World Wide Web Consortium standards body has codified how web applications can access sensor data. But the researchers…found that the standards allow for unfettered access to certain sensors. And sites are using it.
HomePod in Hotels, iOS 12 Shortcuts - TMO Daily Observations 2018-09-27
Adam Christianson from the Maccast and Dave Hamilton join Jeff Gamet to talk about HomePod coming to Marriott hotel rooms, plus they explore who will be interested in iOS 12 Shortcuts.
macOS Mojave: How to Use Continuity Camera
Continuity Camera is a new feature in macOS Mojave that lets you quickly scan documents and take pictures to use on your Mac.
BusyCal 3: $19.99
We have a deal on BusyCal 3, one of our favorite utilities at TMO. This Calendar replacement is designed for power users, giving you far more control over your Calendar and events. Custom categories, icons, graphics…this app gives you all the things you wish Apple would put into Calendar, all while using your Apple calendar database, so you don’t worry about syncing. You can get it for $19.99 through us, 60% off retail.
Does Blue Light From Smartphones Cause Blindness?
Does blue light from smartphones cause blindness? Short answer: No. Headlines claiming that the blue light from our smartphones have been making the rounds. As is usually the case with the media when it comes to science, there’s always greater context (or it’s just downright BS).
The American Academy of Ophthalmology spelled it out recently: No, Blue Light From Your Smartphone Is Not Blinding You. That was in response to a study published this summer that found blue light, plus a chemical naturally found in certain eye cells, could damage cells. The catch: researchers did not use any actual cells from our eyes, because our eyes have defenses against exactly this sort of damage. (They were studying a question unrelated to eye health; the Verge has more on the purpose and meaning of the experiment.)
