Looking for a new way to store your music? Check out iBroadcast from Mac Geek Gab 895 , then get Your Online Music Library Started Here.
Privacy Features Cause Social Media Companies to Lose $10 Billion in Ad Revenue
User consent, through tools like Apple’s App Tracking Transparency, isn’t good for business. Some companies lost US$10 billion as a result.
Cryptee Update Brings Encrypted PDFs and Print-Accurate Editing
An update to Cryptee, a platform for encrypted photos and documents, brings Paper Mode, a print-accurate view for your documents. It also adds editing for encrypted PDFs.
You can now work on your documents in Cryptee Docs, using a print-accurate paper view, by choosing paper sizes like A4 / A3 / US Letter / US Legal etc, just like the way you would in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
While exporting your documents as PDF files, you can now easily set a key, and encrypt the PDFs. These encrypted PDFs can be opened using any PDF viewer, on all operating systems and PDF viewer apps.
Dropbox CEO on M1: 'We're Certainly Supporting Apple Silicon', Release Set for Next Year
Dropbox’s CEO has looked to clarify where his firm stands on native support for the M1 chip, saying a build will be released in 2022.
All About the myCharge Power Bank Recall
The myCharge power bank recall affects 7 models of portable chargers, which are overheating and sometimes igniting.
AirPods: What To Know About The New 3rd Generation
Learn more about Apple’s 3rd Generation of Airpods including positive features and pitfalls of the product in this mini-segment from Mac Geek Gab 896.
How To Find The Best eSIM for Traveling
Find the best eSIM for your travels with eSIMdb from Mac Geek Gab 895.
The HomePod Mini's New Colors
The Homepod Mini comes in new colors! Learn more in this segment from Mac Geek Gab 896.
Adobe's Announcements and Apple's New Stuff, with Jeff Gamet - ACM 558
Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet take a look at all the announcements Adobe unveiled this week, as well as some of Apple’s mew stuff, including macOS Monterey, new MacBook Pros, and the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors.
iOS 15 Live Text With iPhone
We are really enjoying the new Live Text Feature available in iOS 15.
Find out why from Mac Geek Gab 897, then check Out This Apple Support Article To Learn More.
'Shrootless' macOS Bug Could Bypass System Integrity Protection
Microsoft reported a macOS vulnerability it calls Shrootless. It could let an attacker bypass SIP and perform arbitrary operations on the device. It has been patched by Apple with the most recent Mac updates this week.
We found that the vulnerability lies in how Apple-signed packages with post-install scripts are installed. A malicious actor could create a specially crafted file that would hijack the installation process. After bypassing SIP’s restrictions, the attacker could then install a malicious kernel driver (rootkit), overwrite system files, or install persistent, undetectable malware, among others.
University of Michigan Reveals Preliminary Results of Apple Watch Study
The paper notes that data from population subgroups such as elderly, minorities, and from certain clinical conditions are underrepresented, and the results could help doctors.
Twitter 'Super Follows' is Now Available for All iPhone Users
Super Follows is a new Twitter feature that lets creators make money through subscriptions. It has now rolled out to all iPhone users.
The feature launched in September after first being announced in February. Super Follows are another tool for creators to earn money through the social media platform. Eligible accounts are able to set the price for Super Follow subscriptions, with the option of charging $2.99, $4.99 or $9.99 per month. Creators can choose to mark some tweets for subscribers only while continuing to reach their unpaid follower base in regular tweets.
Security Friday: Bug Bounties, Updates, and Tools for "Good Guys" – TMO Daily Observations 2021-10-29
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss Security Friday news and updates including who can get into your phone now, and a massive bug bounty.
Zoom Updates for M1 MacBook Pro With Auto-Generated Captions
Zoom announced new features aimed at helping business communications and remote workers. The app has been optimized for the 2021 MacBook Pro.
Three Must-Have AirTag Accessories
Here are three must-have AirTag accessories! 1) Moment Hard Shell Mount 2) Elevation TagVault 3) Elevation Labs Tag Vault Pets Find links to each in Mac Geek Gab 894.
The New Apple Music Voice Plan
Here’s what to know about Apple Music’s new voice plan, and exactly how it works from Mac Geek Gab 896.
Pepcom 2021: Catalyst Announces Waterproof Cases for iPhone, AirPods
At Pepcom 2021 in New York City, Catalyst announced a new line of waterproof cases for AirPods and protective cases for iPhone 13.
'Servant' Season Three Will Premiere January 21, 2022 on Apple TV+
Season three of ‘Servant’ from M. Night Shyamalan will premiere on January 21, 2022, on Apple TV+, with Suni Mani joining the cast.
Group Your iPhone Reminders
Learn how to group your reminder lists together in iPhone’s Reminders app with this Quick Tip from Mac Geek Gab 897.
GM Hearing Says its ReSound ONE Hearing Aids Will Work With FaceTime
GM Hearing announced on Thursday that iPhone and iPad users can use their ReSound ONE hearing aids to make phone and FaceTime calls.
Blockchains Aren't as Private as You Think, But They Could Be
Cybersecurity expert Mashael Al Sabah was recently featured on MIT’s Business Lab podcast. She talks about privacy issues with blockchain technology and how they can be fixed. You can listen to the podcast with the link below (direct link on Apple Podcasts), and.or read the podcast transcript.
A lot of people think that they are completely anonymous when they use Bitcoin, and this gives them a false sense of security. In our research, what we did is that we crawled social media, like there’s popular forum for Bitcoin users called Bitcointalk.org, and we crawled Twitter as well for Bitcoin addresses that users attributed to themselves. In some forums, people share their Bitcoin addressees along with their profile information. So, now you have the public profile information, which includes usernames, emails, age, gender, city.
Apple TV App Coming to Comcast and Sky Platforms [Updated]
A new deal means the Apple TV app, including access to the TV+ subscription service, will be available via various Comcast platforms.
Apple Reports EPS of $1.24 on $83B in Revenues for September Quarter
Apple reported earnings Thursday for the September quarter, with earnings per share of US$1.24, on revenues of $83.4 billion. That’s a slight beat on Wall Street for earnings and a slight miss on revenues. This article was updated with additional information.