Brett and I start this week’s episode of the In the News podcast by looking back at some important events in history that resulted in the iPhone and other Apple technology that we use today, including Motorola's invention of the cellphone fifty years ago, Xeroc PARC, and SRI. Next, we talk about the complications that Tim Cook uses on his Apple Watch, Spatial Audio on Apple...
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Podcast episode 95: Recovery Keys, iPad Keyboards, and Lucky iPhones
Brett and I start this week’s episode of the In the News podcast by discussing recent iPhone security issues including protecting the confidentiality of your passcode and being careful about using public charging devices. We next discuss the new Apple savings account, choosing the best keyboard for an iPad, using your HomePod to listen out for a smoke detector alarm, opening...
Thursday, April 20, 2023
In the News
Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (which owns nearly 6% of all of Apple's stock) provided an interesting observation on what makes Apple special. When explaining to CNBC why Apple's is its largest holding, he said: “If you’re an Apple user and somebody offers you $10,000, but the only proviso is they’ll take away your iPhone and you’ll never be able to buy another, you’re...
Monday, April 17, 2023
[Sponsor] SaneBox -- a smarter email Inbox
Your email Inbox is a mess. I feel confident in saying that because it is a problem that virtually all of us face. Your email Inbox is incredibly useful because it contains the important emails that we deal with every day for work, for family, etc. But that usefulness is undermined by all of the other items that are stuffed in there. There are emails from people who you don't...
Thursday, April 13, 2023
In the News
I've mentioned the Steve Jobs Archive in the past. It's an organization started by close friends of Jobs, including his widow Laurene Powell Jobs, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and former Apple design chief Jony Ive. This week, the organization released an ebook called Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his Own Words. It is a collection of speeches, interviews, and correspondence...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Review: Belkin AirPods Cleaning Kit — restore your AirPods for only $15
My daughter uses an older pair of AirPods, and she mentioned the other day that her speakers no longer seamed very loud. At first, I thought that it might be time to invest in a new pair since she uses them often, but then I remembered that Belkin recently released an AirPods Cleaning Kit. For only $15 (on Amazon), the kit is supposed to clean up the gunk that builds up on...
