On Wednesday Apple has officially released iPadOS 14.7 to bring Apple Card Family, HomePod timers, and various big fixes and improvements.
The State of the (WiFi) Union – TMO Daily Observations 2021-07-21
Dave Hamilton joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss the latest updates in the world of mesh Wi-Fi, and what is coming soon in case you’re shopping.
Tumblr Debuts ‘Post+’ Plan for Creators to Make Money
Tumblr has launched a subscription plan in beta called Post+. It’s a way to help creators make money by letting them charge for blogging access.
As a creator you’ll set up an account for payments in a quick and easy process. You’ll then be able to make a +Post (a post with a paywall), only viewable to you and your supporters. You’ll also be able to offer supporter-exclusive perks.
As a supporter, you’ll back the creators you love with a monthly subscription, giving you access to exclusive content and perks.
Apple Store Staff Urged to Wear Masks Again
Apple staff in its retail stores are once again being urged to wear mask amid rising COVID-19 cases and the highly infectious Delta variant.
Apple Music to Livestream Kanye West 'DONDA' Listening Event
Apple Music will exclusively livestream a global listening event for the premiere of Kanye West’s album ‘DONDA’ on Thursday.
Apple Looking to Lease Hollywood Production Campus to Match Growing Entertainment Ambitions
Apple is looking to lease a huge Hollywood production campus as it seeks to expand its entertainment offering.
A Glimpse Into the World of Mobile Advertising IDs and Their Use
Motherboard gives us a brief look into mobile advertising IDs (MAIDS) and how they can be used to unmask your identity.
All BIGDBM USA data assets are connected to each other,” Mack added, explaining that MAIDs are linked to full name, physical address, and their phone, email address, and IP address if available. The dataset also includes other information.
'The Problem With Jon Stewart' Launches on Apple TV+ in September According to Hilarious First Teaser Mocking Jeff Bezos Space Flight
‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ will launch on Apple TV+ in September, with a new teaser mocking Jeff Bezos and the billionaire space race.
Worried if You Were Infected by Pegasus? This Tool Can Help
This week, a strain of malware known as Pegasus from NSO Group has been making headlines. It’s used by governments to target journalists, activists, and other people deemed dissidents. But there is a tool that could detect it.
MVT will let you take an entire iPhone backup (or a full system dump if you jailbreak your phone) and feed in for any indicators of compromise (IOCs) known to be used by NSO to deliver Pegasus, such as domain names used in NSO’s infrastructure that might be sent by text message or email.
ISPs Spent $234 Million in Lobbying Efforts for 2019-2020
On Monday a report from Common Cause said that in 2019 and 2020, ISPs spend a total of US$234.7 million to lobby against legislation.
Apple to Delay Return to Office Over Covid Case Rise
Apple will delay its controversial return to the office by at least a month following a rise in Covid cases.
Waterfield’s New Air Travel Backpack is Perfect for MacBooks
On Tuesday WaterField introduced the Air Travel backpack with a dedicated office compartment that can fit two laptops and their accessories.
What Apple's Digital Wallet Needs before it Can Replace Your Physical Wallet
The Apple Wallet is a great and convenient app, but Dr. W. Abdullah Brooks argues that there are key features it needs before it can replace our physical wallets.
Rich Siegel Talks BBEdit – TMO Daily Observations 2021-07-20
Today, Rich Siegel of BareBones Software joins Kelly to talk about the newly released version 14 of BBEdit, and also a little bit about its history.
Instagram Launches Control for Viewing Sensitive Content
Instagram has launched a Sensitive Content Control feature for content that appears in the Explore tab.
This new feature gives you control over sensitive content. You can decide to leave things as they are or you can adjust the Sensitive Content Control to see more or less of some types of sensitive content. We recognize that everybody has different preferences for what they want to see in Explore, and this control will give people more choice over what they see.
Apple TV+ Musical Schmigadoon! is Actually Good — Media+
Bryan Chaffin joins host Charlotte Henry to reflect on recent Emmy success for Apple TV+, and discuss why he was right about the new musical comedy ‘Schmigadoon!’.
No, But Really, Don't Use Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfectants to Clean Apple Products
Apple has updated a support document, reminding users not to clean their products Hydrogen Peroxide disinfectants, MacRumors spotted. This includes using things likes Lysol, although there are alternative solutions that are safe to use.
Apple has confirmed it is okay to use a 75% ethyl alcohol wipe to disinfect products…Apple says to avoid getting moisture in any opening when disinfecting products, and warns against submerging an Apple product in any cleaning agents, as liquid damage is not covered by Apple’s standard warranty.
Hackers Leak ‘Humana’ Data of Over 6,000 Patients
An SQL database containing what appears to be highly sensitive health insurance data of more than 6,000 patients has been leaked on a hacker forum.
The author of the post claims that the data was acquired from US insurance giant Humana and includes detailed medical records of the company’s health plan members dating back to 2019. The leaked information includes patients’ names, IDs, email addresses, password hashes, Medicare Advantage Plan listings, medical treatment data, and more.
Adobe Fresco Updates With Non-Destructive Adjustment Layers
On Tuesday Adobe released updates across many of its Creative Cloud apps, including Fresco, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and others.
Square Launches Banking, Loans, and Checking for Merchants
Square is launching a traditional financial product called Square Banking that combines savings, checking, and loans for merchants.
Jason Sudeikis on *That* Sweatshirt Supporting Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka
At the recent premiere for Ted Lasso season two, the star’s show, Jason Sudeikis, wore an eye-catching sweatshirt (pictured above, alongside Tim Cook). It bore the words ‘Jadon & Marcus & Bukayo’ – the names of the three England players who suffered a deluge of racist abuse after missing penalties in the European Championship final. He told British Vogue how it all came about.
Sudeikis’s appearance at the Ted Lasso premiere underlined the fact that the groundswell of support for Saka, Rashford and Sancho extended well beyond the UK. The actor had the top made himself, he tells British Vogue. “The idea struck me the day before our show’s premiere,” says Sudeikis. “I just felt it was necessary to use the platform of our big, fancy ‘worldwide premiere’ to try and personify our show’s support of those three young men,” he says. “Which is why I chose to put their three first names on the sweatshirt. The names their parents gave them.”
MacKeeper Works to Regain Mac Users' Trust
Although the product has experienced a poor reputation in the past, MacKeeper is working hard to regain Mac users’ trust.
Apple Employees Send New Letter Demanding Changes to Return to Office Policy
Apple employees have written once again to CEO Tim Cook and retail and people chief Deirdre O’Brien about the proposed return to the office.
DuckDuckGo Launches Free Email Protection Service
Privacy search engine DuckDuckGo has launched an Email Protection Service to protect against email trackers. You can get a free, personalized @duck.com address that will forward emails to your regular inbox.
We remove hidden trackers from incoming emails sent to this address, then forward them to your regular inbox for safer reading. This means if you use an email service like Gmail or Yahoo, it’s no problem! Emails sent to your Personal Duck Address will arrive there as usual so you can read your email like normal, in any app or on the web, worry-free.