After a bit of a cock up last week which was completely Simon’s fault (and he’s very very sorry about it) Simon does a solo show because Nick is otherwise engaged... Simon has thoughts on AI after more adventures with generative tools, fun tunes from Suno, some with lyrics by Simon, Copilot generated images (some with AI weirdness) and a whip around some of the news stories... MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and familyIf you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK simply visit missiontoseafarers.org. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 14th April 2024 On this week's show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube AI – Tunes, Images and Thoughts Making Music with Suno.ai and images from Copilot Designer You can find all my AI music hereBest place to look at my AI images is in the Slack APPLE Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference returns June 10, 2024 – AppleThe first gaming emulators are now on the iOS App Store and one has already been pulled – TechRadarApple Vietnam operations expanded, in Chinese diversification – 9to5MacHow to edit PDF files on Mac: Pixelmator Pro is the easiest way – BGRApples Self Service Repair Program Will Finally Let You Use Second Hand Parts – TechPPApple's iOS 17.4 browser choice is under fire, despite increased adoption increases – iMoreApple quietly added Qi2 charging to the iPhone 12 – The Verge SECURITY & PRIVACY iPhone Lockdown Mode explained as mercenary spyware attacks target users – Lad Bible VINNE & THE SQUIRRELS VS THE ANALYSTS Apple's M4 plans could make the latest MacBooks outdated already – TechRadar WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS How To Reduce Photo File Sizes On Your iPhone – SlashGearFix ‘Cannot Be Opened Because the Developer Cannot Be Verified’ Error on Mac – TechPPHow to Remove Line Under Battery on iPhone – TechPP JUST A SNIPPET For things that are not worth more than a flypast 'I bought fake Apple Airpods on Amazon - I was shocked at what actually arrived' – The MirrorNewer AirPod 2 and AirPod Pro ones still available on Amazon! Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Soundcloud / Spotify / Facebook / Pinecast Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This week Simon and Nick are joined by Mattieu Kopp co-founder and CTO of CYME.io, makers of Avalanche (a tool for migrating photo libraries from App to App), plus Peakto, Find My Snaps, and since we recorded this Peakto for Lightroom, which are amazing AI/ML powered tools for searching and organising your photos in clever and interesting ways. After discussing that they all take a wander through some of the news from the week, including an M series chip flaw and a medical world’s first. MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and familyIf you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit missiontoseafarers.org and make a donation. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 10th March 2024 On this week's show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube MATTHIEU KOPP Links to all their product info, socials and blog at CYME.io APPLE United States v. Apple (Complaint) – Hardcore SoftwareU.S. versus Apple: A first reaction – Six ColorsVarious comments by John Gruber – Daring Fireball Here's why Apple is negotiating with Google on AI partnership – iMoreApple 'accidentally' updates every AirTag in the world at the same time – iMoreEntertainment expert claims "nobody's watching Apple TV Plus" – [iMore]What's a Steve Jobs signed business card worth? How about $181,183 – 9to5Mac TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE Pig kidney transplanted into living person for first time – CNNWatch This Humanoid Robot Talk and Complete Tasks Thanks to OpenAI Tech – PC Mag SECURITY & PRIVACY Vulnerability found in Apples Silicon M-series chips – and it cant be fixed – MashableThere’s a vulnerability in Apple’s Mac chips –and the fix might be as bad as the flaw – MSNUnpatchable vulnerability discovered in Apple M1, M2 and M3 chips – Tom’s Guide JUST A SNIPPET For things that are not worth more than a flypast Check Out This Functional 3D Printed Macintosh – MacRumors Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Soundcloud / Spotify / Facebook / Pinecast Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this show: the World Wide Web turned 35, Nick still has hacker issues, Sonoma bugs, Vision Pro used in neuro surgery, hints that Apple are ramping up on their AI works and more. As ever Simon and Nick have a natter about it all. MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and familyIf you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit missiontoseafarers.org and make a donation. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 10th March 2024 On this week's show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube APPLE The World Wide Web just turned 35 years — and please, stop calling it the Internet – TechRadarVision Pro used in surgery for the first time "to eliminate human error“ – 9to5MacApple reports AI training breakthrough – Philip Elmer‑DeWittApple buys startup DarwinAI, adds staff to its AI division, Bloomberg reports – ReutersA wrinkle in lawmakers’ plans for TikTok: Finding a willing buyer – CNNNew macOS Sonoma update is reportedly taking down printers as well as USB Hubs – TechRadarOracle Warns macOS 14.4 Can Cause Java to Terminate Unexpectedly – MacRumorsApple is now assembling the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 in Brazil – 9to5MaciOS 18 could bring hearing aid functionality to AirPods Pro – Cult of MacLeaked Apple roadmap hints at iPhone SE 4, foldable iPhone, and AR glasses – TechRadarApple developed chip equivalent to four M2 Ultras for Apple Car – 9to5MacBuilding Under Regulation – Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky SECURITY & PRIVACY GarageBand update comes with an important security patch – 9to5MacDo an iPhone's 'Journaling Suggestions' Settings Reveal Your Name and Location? – Snopes WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS How to Fix iPhone Messages Indexing [2024] – TechPP Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Soundcloud / Spotify / Facebook / Pinecast Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On the show this time, Nick got hacked! Apple and Epic get into another spat, in which they both came off looking stupid, and childish... Simon and Nick have been playing with A.I. image tools. Apple made modifications to its new EU rules, a man has recovered over 200 Apple Watches from lakes in Illinois and Donny is disappointed in his Zagg pencils for iPads, and of course some other stuff too! MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and familyIf you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit missiontoseafarers.org and make a donation. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 10th March 2024 On this week's show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube APPLE Apple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe – The IndependentM3 MacBook Air has this one major upgrade Apple didn't advertise – Tom's GuideApple confirms the MacBook Air M3 won't be a fingerprint magnet – TechRadar Apple releases MacOS Sonoma 14.4 with a whopping 64 bug fixes – ZDNetApple could be planning a giant, foldable MacBook that doubles as your iPad – TechRadarApple's Box Office Misfires: Are Napoleon, Flower Moon, Argylle Worth it? – VarietyApple’s last-minute App Store changes come with a catch – The VergeWhat’s the most popular Mac in the US? Here’s what one study says – 9to5MacHomePod 17.4 Lets Siri Learn Your Default Music Service – iDrop NewsThere is no excuse for failing to action Spotify HomePod support – 9to5Mac Alternative iOS App Stores Only Work for 'Grace Period' When Traveling – MacRumorsApple removes big barrier for rival iPhone app stores – Cult of Mac TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE Google is following Apple's lead by adding new developer fees in the EU – EngadgetWhy the hell would Google promise seven years of updates? – Android Central WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS This Simple Trick Helps Stop Your iPhone Apps Tracking You – Living EtcI review laptops for a living and this is now the MacBook I recommend – Tom’s GuideZagg Pencil wears out in a day – Donny in the Slackroom JUST A SNIPPET For things that are not worth more than a flypast Over 200 Apple Watches recovered from Illinois lakes by metal detectorist – 9to5MacColorware delivers a retro makeover with limited edition 'Apple Number 2 Pencil' – 9to5Mac Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. 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This week Simon has a new microphone so hopefully the sound will be a little better. Meanwhile apparently the “Titan has Fallen”, the Apple car project is “officially” dead, Vision Pro returns are no worse than any other Apple product, there is new Post Quantum crytographic protection coming for iMessage, and more! Simon and Nick set to and try to make sense of it all... MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and familyIf you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit missiontoseafarers.org and make a donation. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 3rd March 2024 On this week's show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube APPLE The Apple Car project is reportedly dead – EngadgetCrash of the Titan: a short history of Apple’s doomed car project – The VergeApple Car project cost Apple $10 billion over a decade of work – AppleInsiderIn loving memory of the Apple Car – Creative Bloq Apple Vision Pro return rate is about the same as the iPhone 15 Pro – AppleInsiderApple TV+ to get the most exciting sci-fi TV series to be greenlit in years – T3.comApple Wont Remove Home Screen Web Apps From iOS After All – PC Mag UKApple Adds M3 Macs to Its Do-It-Yourself Repair Program – iDrop NewsRidley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ movie is now streaming on Apple TV+ – 9to5MacApple ID could get a branding makeover to Apple Account – Cult of MacGurman: No Apple Event Planned for Upcoming iPads and Macs – MacRumorsApple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud’s 5GB limit – 9to5MacZoom Pulls the Plug on Older Versions of iOS – PC Mag UKNetflix Subscribers Can No Longer Pay Through Apple’s App Store – MacTrast TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE Windows 11 borrowing Apple’s ‘iPhone as a webcam’ feature for Android – 9to5MacNo physical buttons, but the bottom of the trackpad still clicks.Tap-drag to drag*.Three finger swipe up reveals all windows and desktops.*The the tap-drag gesture is tragically flawed, however, as it does not have any form of drag lock, so you have to be able to complete the drag in the available area of the trackpad. Which is nowhere near as big as Apple’s. SECURITY & PRIVACY Blog - iMessage with PQ3: The new state of the art in quantum-secure messaging at scale – Apple Dougee Says: iMessage lacked post-compromise security. In the Signal protocol, your communication keys are constantly updated and “ratcheted” forwards. This means that a compromised phone/backup won’t be useful for long. You’ll replace the stolen keys within a few minutes. In iMessage this wasn’t true: public keys were long-lived. The new update adds periodic rekeying using elliptic curve cryptography, to ensure that compromised keys quickly become useless, both in the future and for decrypting past messages. This closes an important threat vector. Along with key transparency, this makes iMessage a state-of-the-art cryptographic protocol. Even with those improvements, the remaining problem is that elliptic curve crypto is not secure against future quantum computing advances. This doesn’t matter today, but if such computers are built in the future, they could be used to decrypt past conversations. So Apple has made two changes in this update. Frequent elliptic curve rekeying. Second “post quantum secure” algorithm: Kyber. This algorithm rekeys as well, but a little less frequently. (This is because Kyber cophertexts are much bigger and “eat” more space on the wire.) An important note here is that the two main encryption algorithms are arranged into a “combiner”: this means that as long as one algorithm remains secure, nobody should be able to break the encryption. This means Apple gets the safety of elliptic curves today, plus PQC in the future (maybe.) Ok, so what? You might point out that this is overkill. Quantum computers are years away, and key compromise is rare. So why should I care about this? The answer is you probably don’t need to care. It is overkill. But sometimes overkill sends a useful message, one that should be heard by people who aren’t technical at all. VINNE & THE SQUIRRELS VS THE ANALYSTS Forget the M3 and A17 Pro, Apple might already be designing chips using 2nm – iMoreNew Apple Watch bands tipped for Spring launch iOS 17.4 code reveals... – iMore WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS 10 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in Next Week's iOS 17.4 Update – MacRumors JUST A SNIPPET For things that are not worth more than a flypast Apple TV+ Gains Over 50 Movies for a Limited Time – MacRumors Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. 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This week Simon and Nick consider Steve’s birthday and, sadly, two years of war in the Ukraine, plus Post Quantum Cryptography, Apple’s first folding device, some Apple TV+, and an Apple Ring? Apologies if the sound is still a little below par, Simon’s new mic didn’t arrive in time for this recording, but hopefully all will be well by the next show. MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and familyIf you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit missiontoseafarers.org and make a donation. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 25th February 2024 On this week's show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube APPLE Steve Jobs Would Have Celebrated His 69th Birthday Today – MacRumorsHere's how much it costs Apple to make the $3,500 Vision Pro – 9to5MacCritical Mac And iPhone Security Warning—Stop Doing These 3 Things Now – Forbes‘iMessage With PQ3: The New State of the Art in Quantum-Secure Messaging at Scale’ – Daring FireballNew iMessage PQ3 Encryption Protocol Protects Against Post-Quantum Attacks – TidBITSApple’s own descriotion of what they’re doing - Apple iPhone 15 owners are still having Bluetooth problems – almost 6 months after launch – Tom's GuideNew Rumor Suggests An Apple Ring Could Be ‘Imminent’ – iDrop NewsApple's first folding device won't be an iPhone – iMoreApple chipmaker moving ahead toward 2nm processors in 2025 – Cult of MacExclusive: Apple Maps to get a big boost in the UK – iMoreMASTERS OF THE AIR Is Apple TV+s Most Watched Series Launch Ever – [GeekTyrant]https://geektyrant.com/news/masters-of-the-air-is-apple-tvs-most-watched-series-launch-ever-which-is-great-news)Apple TV Plus space thriller Constellation divides opinion – iMoreApple's hit sci-fi show is finally set to resume filming following production delays – GamesRadar WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS Sorry But You Need To Stop Using This Old School Phone Hack To Dry Your Phone – HuffPost UKApple debunks common charging myth that people claim could harm your battery – UNILAD15 Cool Apple Watch Features You're (Probably) Not Using – iDrop News10 iPhone pro tips that are actually helpful – BGR Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. 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Late yet again! However, this time Nick and Simon talk about the DMA (again), the Vision Pro (again), Peleton backpedalling, and look at the award-winning, world’s smallest humanoid robot ironically reported on by Giant Freakin Robot! Also Simon’s microphone failed suddenly and unexpectedly with no apparent cause just before the show... so sound quality isn’t quite as good as normal - sorry. MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and familyIf you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit missiontoseafarers.org and make a donation. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 18th February 2024 On this week's show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube APPLE Apple's iMessage Avoids EU's Digital Markets Act Regulation – Mac RumorsApple's iMessage dodges tough new EU regulations – and Google isn't happy – TechRadar Apple's Latest AI Tool Can Animate an Image Based on Your Description – Mac RumorsThe 3 reasons people are sending back their Apple Vision Pro headsets – TechRadar3 Ways Apple Vision Pro Owners are Modding Their Headsets For Comfort – Inverse Someone has already used Apple Vision Pro while cycling and it went as well as you might expect – iMoreSay goodbye to web apps – iOS 17.4 removes useful feature on iPhones in the EU – [TechRadar/(https://www.techradar.com/phones/say-goodbye-to-web-apps-ios-174-removes-useful-feature-on-iphones-in-the-eu)Gruber: Apple was 'effectively forced' by China to bring RCS to iPhone — 9to5MacApple shares Super Bowl Halftime Show behind-the-scenes video shot entirely on iPhone 15 Pro — 9to5MacApple Podcasts bug prevents listeners from enjoying new episodes — AppleInsiderApple’s longest-serving designer to retire; cost-cutting efforts causing ‘unrest’ inside the design team — 9to5MacPeloton will continue to support Apple Watch GymKit following userbase uproar — iMoreMark Zuckerberg dishes on Apple ‘fanboys’ and how his Vision Pro review compares to Steve Ballmer’s iPhone reaction - 9to5Mac TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE ‎Arc Search – App StoreFormer Apple exec introduces new AI-powered glasses — Fox BusinessWorld's Smallest Humanoid Robot Created By High Schoolers — Giant Freakin RobotLegacy IT infrastructure accounts for more than a third of enterprise power consumption, and it’s creating a sustainability nightmare for IT leaders – IT Pro SECURITY & PRIVACY 'GoldDigger' trojan targets iOS users to steal facial recognition data and bank accounts — 9to5MacProtect against iPhone trojan GoldPickaxe: How-to - 9to5Mac Fake LastPass App Sneaks Past Apple's Review Team – Mac RumorsApple pulls pirated movies and TV shows app disguised as a vision testing tool — 9to5Mac WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS 10 Hidden Messages Features in iOS 17 – [Mac Rumors] Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. 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Simon and Nick have a chat about the Vision Pro, Apple's DMA proposals and the Quarterly results... And yes, the title is a deliberate misquote of Kenneth Williams' famous "stop messing about!" MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and familyIf you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit missiontoseafarers.org and make a donation. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 4th February 2024 On this week's show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube APPLE Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not – The VergeApple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not – YouTubeThe Vision Pro – Daring Fireball Tim Cook teases AI, but wont pick favorites – Six ColorsApple reports nearly $120B quarter: Full charts – Six ColorsApple Vision Pro gets rave reviews — but Tim Cook won’t predict future – The Tiimes Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the EU – Apple NewsroomApple’s Plans for the DMA in the European Union – Daring Fireball TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE Startup develops new ‘I-State’ battery that could make electric cars cheaper and more sustainable than lithium-ion – The Cool Down SECURITY & PRIVACY Apple Warns Proposed UK Law Could 'Secretly Veto' Global User Protections – MacRumors Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Soundcloud / Spotify / Facebook / Pinecast Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This week Simon and Nick are joined by the Revd Canon Andrew Dotchin, Suffolk MUG member, longtime Mac user and Vicar of Felixstowe (Britain’s busiest port), to talk about Apple, 40 years of the Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro and lots of other stuff which may (or may not) be related to tech… MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL The Mission to Seafarers provides help and support to the 1.89 million crewmen and women who face danger every day to keep our global economy afloat, transporting over 90% of the world’s goods and fuels. Being able to contact home when making shore half way round the world from home is something priceless to these merchant matelots. The Mission to Seafarers is looking for donations of old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and family If you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest Mission to Seafarers Centre, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit missiontoseafarers.org and make a donation. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 21st January 2024 On this week's show REV CANON ANDREW DOTCHIN Vicar St John the Baptist and St Edmund, King & Martyr, Parish of Felixstowe@suffolkvicar on X/twitter Vicar@felixparish.comFelixstowe Parish https://felixparish.com NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube APPLE Forty Years Ago, the Mac Triggered a Revolution in User Experience – SmithsonianComputer History Museum in Mountain View celebrates Apple's Mac turning 40 – NBC Bay AreaApple Execs Talk About the Mac’s 40th Birthday This Week – iPhone in Canada Blog The one unbeatable benefit I've enjoyed by going all-in on Apple – Digital TrendsApple had an update ready months ago to switch off the Apple Watch pulse oximeter – 9to5MacApple Issues New Warning For Millions Of MacBook Users – ForbesApple Vision Pro is not wireless and this is driving some people to distraction – TechRadarApple Says Vision Pro Does Not Support Hard Contact Lenses – MacRumorsScalpers are already hawking the Apple Vision Pro on eBay. Here’s why you shouldn’t buy from them – Fast CompanyApple offers to open iPhone tap-to-pay to other payment systems in the EU – Cult of MacSpotify Attacks Apple’s ‘Outrageous’ 27 Percent Commission From External Links – Daring FireballApple Vision Pro content can be beamed to other Apple devices via AirPlay – TechRadarIs the best Windows laptop an M3 MacBook Pro? It could be with Parallels Desktop – Windows CentraliPhone users left raging by 'woke' update that allows for pronouns to be added – Toronto Sun SECURITY & PRIVACY FTC Order Prohibits Data Broker X-Mode Social and Outlogic from Selling Sensitive Location Data – FTCMeta faces another EU privacy challenge over 'pay for privacy' consent choice – TechCrunchCalifornia’s Delete Act lets consumers make one request to delete personal data – The Verge WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS 7 Secret iPhone Tips You Should Know According to This Ex-Apple Employee – iDrop NewsWhat Is Mail Drop, And How Do You Use It? – SlashGear Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. 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Happy New Year! It is 2024 (even though it was 1976 a few months ago wasn’t it?) Anyway, Simon and Nick finally get back together after the Holiday Season (and a few other things) got in the way... Chatter covers the Vision Pro, a bunch of security stories, a nuclear battery, and lots more, as always seems to happen. Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 14th January 2024 On this week's show NICK RILEY Spligosh in the SlackSutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTubeNick’s church stream videos on You Tube APPLE Apple Vision Pro demos will include scanning your glasses to identify your prescription – The VergeApple says its Vision Pro is ‘spatial computing,’ not VR – Fast CompanyApple Vision Pro – AppleGo Pro Max 360º – Go ProAngels Landing Survival Guide: Things to Know Before You Go – Earth Trekkers U.S. appeals court upholds tribunal decisions in Apple-Masimo patent dispute – ReutersI tried Apples alternative iPhone interface in iOS 17 here’s what happened – Tom’s GuideIt's official: Apple's Find My network now lets you track twice as many devices – Tech RadarUKs digital markets regulator gives flavor of rebooted rules coming for – TechCrunchApple security releases – Apple SupportNow that Wi-Fi 7 is official, let's see the return of AirPort – iMore TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE Qi2 Wireless Charging: Everything you need to know – Laptop MagEU antitrust chief meets Apple, Alphabet, and Qualcomm chiefs – ReutersGroundbreaking nuclear battery produces 50 years of power without needing to be recharged – Brighter Side News SECURITY & PRIVACY Operation Triangulation – Securelist4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever – Ars Technica Apple admits to secretly giving governments push notification data – Ars TechnicaApple Magic Keyboards are at risk from security attacks, update now – TechRadarAirDrop 'Cracked' By Chinese Authorities to Identify Senders – MacRumorsApple ignored warnings that AirDrop had a vulnerability that China learned to exploit – Techspot VINNE & THE SQUIRRELS VS THE ANALYSTS iOS 17.3 Beta drops 'Pro' from 'Apple Vision' could another model be on the way already? – iMoreApple to release new Mac Studio and Mac Pro this year, new ‘M3 Ultra’ – The Apple PostSamsung's Apple Vision Pro competitor might be one-third the price – Android Central NEMO’S HARDWARE STORE (47:34) Scosche MagicMount Travel Folding 2-in-1 Wireless Charger – Amazon $75 USD / Not currently on Amazon UKScosche PowerVolt PD35 Dual-Port USB-C Charger $50 USD direct, not currently available on Amazon Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Soundcloud / Spotify / Facebook / Pinecast Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.