A new, independent conference focused on all things Apple is gaining steam in the Chicago suburb, and good times were had by all.
PSA: Delete One File To Recover Admin On Any Mac
Luckily, there’s a way to make that much more difficult.
Apple Just Made It Easier for App Developers to Support Their Customers
By adding a “Customer Support” role to iTunes Connect accounts, developers can designate an employee to respond to App Store reviews without also giving them access to download and financial data.
Snapchat Adds 2 New Features: Tint Brush and Multi-Snap
The new Snapchat features seem to bring it more in line with apps like Clips, and take it a step away from the instant gratification that originally made Snapchat explode in popularity.
Apple Music Releases Trailer for 'Kygo: Stole the Show' Documentary
Apple Music just pushed out a trailer for Kygo: Stole the Show, a documentary on the life and career of DJ/musician Kygo. If you’re not familiar with Kygo, ask your kids, but the short version is that he’s enormously popular. This documentary is another original movie from Apple Music, and it culminates with a huge show in 2016 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Australia's Anti-encryption Push, Macstock 2017 Wrapup - TMO Daily Observations 2017-07-18
John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to discuss Australia’s push for encryption back doors, plus the look back at this year’s Macstock conference.
The Flawed Logic in Not Upgrading Technology
The new 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro are pretty impressive, but Ashraf Eassa at The Motley Fool thinks upgrading to one is a bad idea. His reasoning: an even better model will come out next year. Of course there’s a new model coming and it’ll have new and better features. But his logic is the reason why people hobble along with computers, tablets, and phones that don’t meet their needs for far too long.
RoboForm Everywhere 1-Year Subscription: $29.99
We have a deal on cloud-based, password manager RoboForm Everywhere. It works across Mac, iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS. A 1-year subscription is $29.99.
Australia's Attorney General Thinks He can Convince Apple Encryption Back Doors are Good
Australia’s Attorney General is meeting with Apple this week thinking he can convince the company to give his government a back door into our encrypted data.
macOS: Troubleshooting Incorrectly Addressed Emails
If emails that you send to someone seem to be going to the wrong person (at least, according to Apple Mail), we’re here to help you troubleshoot that. The problem could be in your Contacts program. The problem could be in Mail. Let’s sort it all out!
TMO Background Mode Interview with the CTO of It's Borrowed Joe Moreno
Joe Moreno is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, a former U.S. Marine officer, a former Apple software engineer for nine years, and is now the Chief Technical Officer of ItsBorrowed.com. In high school, influenced by his father, Joe decided to join the Marines. He was also very much into computers and became a Marine programmer, working on production systems. Later, after the academy, he became a supply & logistics officer, and his skills caught the attention of Apple in 1998. He was virtually hired on the spot at a career fair for military officers. We spent some time chatting about Apple’s recent history and his work with databases, WebObjects, Unix and Apple’s online store. Listen in to hear us chat about iPhone ordering tricks from the Apple store during the annual September chaos.
Apple's Artificial Intelligence Agent, Siri, With Emphasis on Privacy, Will Suffer Against Competition
When our mobile AI agents, knowing a lot about us as individuals, have to depend on remote processing power, our privacy is at stake.
Setting Up Your Mac to be a Linux Netinstall Server
Grab a couple of Mountain Dews, fill up on Cheetos, and let’s get cracking. There’s a fair bit of work to be done.
Improve Your iPhone Videography With the Olloclip Filmer’s Kit
Boost your iPhone videography with the limited edition Filmer’s Kit by olloclip. It’s sold in Apple Stores around the world.
Install a macOS High Sierra Public Beta Hackintosh
Take a deep breath, cross your fingers, and take the plunge into the Hackintosh world.
Interview with Chuck Joiner from MacVoices - TMO Daily Observations 2017-07-17
Jeff Gamet sat down with Chuck Joiner at Macstock 2017 to chat about podcasting, how he got into hosting shows and interviews, and more.