Philips Hue Smart Light App Gets New Interface, More

Philips Hue smart light users got a nice surprise Tuesday morning with a big update to the Hue controller app for the iPhone. Hue 3.0 sports a new interface that’s easier to use, controls for individual lights instead of just groups, an improved color picker, new scenes, the ability to use the art in a room to create light scenes, and more. The Hue 3.0 app is a free download at Apple’s App Store.

The “Man Looking Over Your Shoulder” Attack – Mac Geek Gab 711

Ever send mail to the wrong address accidentally? Ever want to ask your Mac its serial number? Notifications ever get in your way? All those questions are answered in the just the first segment of the show. Listen for more about syncing your Photos without iCloud Photo Library, managing your calendars, and much more! Press play and learn at least five new things along with your two favorite geeks!

Enjoy Your Memorial Day

In honor of Memorial Day, a U.S. holiday, the staff of The Mac Observer will be taking the day off. We will resume our regular coverage of the Apple Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch world on Tuesday, May 29th, as we lead up to Apple’s 2018 Worldwide Developer Conference.

Pay What You Want for the Coding 101 Bundle

We have a new Pay What You Want deal for the Coding 101 Bundle, a package of training courses for developers wanting to start learning Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Java, HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Python, JQuery, and the GitHub repository. Pay anything, even a penny, and you’ll get one of the courses. Beat the average, and you’ll get all 10. Beat the leader, and you’ll be entered into a giveaway for $500 worth of Ethereum.