FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s dream to kill net neutrality could come to an end because the U.S. Senate is forcing a vote to restore the protections.
Jeff Gamet
Jeff Gamet is the Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X” from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also hosts TMO’s Daily Observations podcast, co-hosts The iOS Show podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other shows, too. Jeff dreams in HD.
Articles by Jeff Gamet
Exploring the iPhone Black Dot Bug - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-09
Kelly Guimont and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to explain the iPhone black dot bug, explore what’s behind the bug, and how to recover from it.
Here's How to Fix the Black Dot Bug on Your iPhone
There’s a malicious text message, called Black Dot, making the rounds that can crash the Messages app on your iPhone. Here’s how to fix it.
iOS 12 Hints at Face ID for iPad Line
Apple is planning on bringing landscape orientation support to Face ID in iOS 12, which sure sounds like a feature for an iPad that unlocks using your face instead of your fingerprint.
Encrypted Twitter Messages, Face ID for the iPad - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-08
Andrew Orr and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to talk about end-to-end encryption in Twitter direct messages, plus what the possibility of landscape-orientation Face ID in iOS 12 means for the iPad.
Twitter Working on End-to-end Encrypted Message Feature
Twitter has apparently been working on an end-to-end encrypted conversations feature, much like what’s already available in Apple’s Messages, and many other chat services.
The Complicated Tech Conundrum, Jeff's Unified Health Record Dream - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-07
John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to discuss the benefits and problems the average tech user experiences, plus they talk about the lack of a real unified health and medical record management system.
Online Petition Calls for Apple to Redesign and Replace 2016 MacBook Keyboard
The 2016 and later MacBook Pro keyboard has been a point of contention—and failure—for some users, and now a petition is demanding Apple recall the laptop and install a better keyboard.
Twitter's Plain Text Password List, MacBook Pro Recall Petition - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-04
Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to talk about Twitter’s plain text password list, and a petition to recall and replace the Touch Bar MacBook Pro’s built-in keyboard.
Check Out these 4 iPhone and iPad Star Wars Games for Star Wars Day
It’s May the 4th, which means today is Star Wars Day. We rounded up four Star Wars games for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to help celebrate the day.
Solo: A Star Wars Story Ticket Presales Start for Star Wars Day
It’s May the 4th, which means today is all about celebrating everything Star Wars. That’s good news if you’re excited about Solo: A Star Wars Story because tickets for the May 25th premiere went on sale today. The movie follows young Han Solo and how he met Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian, plus we get to see how to make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs. You can get your Solo: A Star Wars Story tickets in the Fandango app on your iPhone, or at the Fandango website. And May the 4th be with you.
Alexa's Lead in the Voice Assistant Market - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-03
John Martellaro and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to discuss Amazon Alexa’s apparent lead in the voice control platform game and how Apple’s Siri on HomePod fits in.
Apple Signs 10 Episode Deal for 'Are You Sleeping' TV Series
Apple signed a deal at the beginning of the year for a TV series adaptation of “Are You Sleeping” starring Octavia Spencer, and now we know the deal is for a 10 episode season.
Facebook Wants to be Your New Favorite Online Dating Service
Facebook is launching its own dating service some time this year so you’ll soon have a new way to find Mr. or Mrs. Right and share more personal information with the social network.
Apple Q2 2018 Earnings Report, Mobile Safari Alternatives - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-02
Andrew Orr and Dave Hamilton join Jeff Gamet to look at Apple’s second fiscal quarter earnings, plus Andrew tips us off to some alternatives to Safari on the iPhone and iPad.
Here's How to Make Alexa Remember Things for You
Amazon Alexa has a new feature called Remember This to help you keep track of whatever it is you need to remember. Read on to learn how.
No Cross-platform App Development Platform from Apple Until 2019
Don’t count on seeing Apple’s rumored unified app platform at Worldwide Developer Conference this year. That’s likely happening in 2019, and macOS will go 64-bit only at the same time.
WhatsApp's Future, No Project Marzipan this Year - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-01
Kelly Guimont and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to talk about what Jan Koum leaving Facebook means for WhatsApp, plus they look at when we can expect Apple’s unified Apple app development platform.
Apple 2018 Q2 Earnings Report Today with All Eyes On iPhone Sales
Apple’s second fiscal quarter earnings report for 2018 is today, May 1st, and the big focus will be on iPhone sales.
Raspberry Pi Mastery Bundle: $34
If you want to learn how make a Raspberry Pi do some really cool stuff, but don’t know where to start, check out today’s deal:The Raspberry Pi Mastery Bundle. The collection of eight courses teach you how to make your hardware projects with a Raspberry Pi, how to automate your home, how to use a Raspberry Pi for robotics, and more. The bundle is regularly priced at US$895, but right now it’s available with a crazy 96% discount for only $34 through our deal.
Standards Manual Brings History of Emoji to Life in New Kickstarter Book
Emoji started with a single heart you could add to the end of a message on pagers, and evolved into a set of 176 icons from NTT DoCoMo. That’s grown to over 2,500 symbols with version for our smartphones and computers, along with a movie that literally no one should ever have to watch. Now there’s a book from Standards Manual exploring DoCoMo’s original emoji and the impact they’ve had around the world. These are the same people that made the amazing NASA and New York City Subway style guides, so this new book should be pretty amazing. It’s a Kickstarter project right now and for US$65 you get the book, and the companion app.
T-Mobile, Sprint, and 5G Networks - TMO Daily Observations 2018-04-30
John Martellaro and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to discuss the T-Mobile and Sprint merger along with 5G networks, plus they respond to listener comments on Apple dropping its AirPort product line.
Ming-Chi Kuo Quits KGI Securities, Stops Covering Apple
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, well known for his reports on upcoming Apple products, has left the firm.
T-Mobile and Sprint Merging, Announce Nation-wide 5G Plans
T-Mobile and Sprint agreed to a US$26.5 billion merger deal with plans to make the first truly nation-wide 5G cellular network.