We begin this week's episode of the In the News podcast by discussing why I'm very happy to have security cameras installed at my house. We then talk about additional security that you can obtain with iOS 16.3 thanks to the support of Security Keys. We also discuss checking the temperature in a room using a HomePod, the new Ivory and timing.is apps, the updated...
Friday, January 27, 2023
Thursday, January 26, 2023
In the News
This time last week, I noted how upset I was that Twitter had banned third-party apps such as the excellent Tweetbot app, one of my favorite apps for many years. Fortunately, the folks behind Tweetbot released a new app this week called Ivory. Ivory looks very similar to Tweetbot but works with the Twitter alternative Mastodon—which has become the new home for...
Review: Camo -- use your iPhone as a video camera
In yesterday's post, I explained the advantages (and disadvantages) of using an iPhone as a web cam, and I also explained how you can use the Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe to mount your iPhone so that it has a secure spot atop a monitor. In today's follow-up post, I am reviewing Camo, software that lets your iPhone act as a web cam on a Mac or a PC. I'll also...
Saturday, January 21, 2023
In the News
What are the four apps that are so important to you that you put them in one of the four spots on your iPhone's dock? For well over a decade, the dock on my iPhone has contained Calendar (mainly because I like seeing the date on the icon), Safari, Mail, and a Twitter app. Note that I say a "Twitter app" and not "Twitter" because for a long time, there was no official...
Friday, January 20, 2023
Podcast episode 83: Highway Nightmares, Ultra Bullets, and Snowmobile Smash-Ups - Scary Friday the 13th Episode!
What should you do when you are driving on the Interstate and Apple Maps or Google Maps suddenly suggests that you exit the highway to take some small, local roads? Brett Burney begins today's episode of the In the News podcast by explaining why he should have taken the road less traveled. We then talk about getting up-to-date sports scores on your iPhone, using...
Friday, January 6, 2023
In the News
I hope that you have been having a Happy New Year so far this week. One thing that we may start to see more of in the coming years is MagSafe wireless charging. I saw that because, as Jason Cross of Macworld reports, Apple is sharing its Magsafe wireless charging technology with the Wireless Power Consortium, which maintains the Qi wireless charging standard. ...
