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So Apple had an event... and unsurprisingly it was about iPads, and how! Also the rumoured M4 arrived (in a bit of a change of habit for Apple and how they usually do these things). Nick and Simon take a look at what was what, and have their tuppence worth of say (that’s 2c to those of you who don’t understand “old money” LSD, That’s Pounds, Shillings and Pence people, not an halluinogenic).

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Recorded 12th May 2024


On this week's show
NICK RILEY

Spligosh in the Slack
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube

APPLE

Apple insider reveals who could replace Tim Cook as CEO – iMore
Report says WWDC 2024 will bring visionOS 2.0 and international Vision Pro launch – iMore
iPad Pro with M4 chip boasts impressive performance jump compared to M3 – 9to5Mac
Apples new iPad Pro is a fascinating fusion of processor and design – CreativeBloq
Latest iPad launch was marred by one big mistake. Heres how Apple can fix it – Zdnet
Why Apple’s ‘Crush’ ad is so misguided – TechCrunch


Siri in iOS 18 rumored to be 'more conversational and versatile' thanks to AI – TechRadar
How Did Siri Get Its Name? – Mental Floss
Apple Vision Pro surgery: Watch a doctor use it in surgery – BGR
PSA: New iPads won’t include stickers in the box – 9to5Mac

TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

Ray-Ban Meta glasses reinforce my belief in future Apple Glasses – [9to5Mac]((https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/10/ray-ban-meta-glasses-review-2/)
Android Find My Device: what is Googles new tracking network and how does it work? – TechRadar

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Apple Addresses Critical Security Vulnerability For Windows 10 And 11 – [Forbes]

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

How to Record a Phone Call on iPhone – LifeWire
Nick’s 7-in-1 pen/multitool thingy – Gift & Gadget Shop


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 with
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
AnonAddy – Disposable email addresses
Sudo – 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.

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Late again, really must do better - but this is what we thought might come out of the Let Loose event which was due in a couple of days when we recorded this, and as ever plenty of other stuff from down the rabbit warren...

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 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 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 5th May 2024


On this week's show
NICK RILEY

Spligosh in the Slack
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube

APPLE

Ctrl+Alt+Del: Slow down Apple, it's too early for an M4 chip – TrustedReviews
More details of the AI upgrades heading to iOS 18 have leaked – TechRadar
Apple boss says it has "advantages that will differentiate" its AI push – iMore
iPhone 16 – how Apple can make this year's phone a must-have upgrade – Tom's Guide via Apple News
Former Apple Employees Found a Startup that Focuses on Safeguarding iOS Devices – Craving Tech

TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

Review: Rabbit R1 – WIRED UK
Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Over Faulty Pedals—Its Worst Flaw Yet – Wired
ByteDance would rather shut TikTok down than sell it, according to Reuters. – The Verge

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Apple @ Work: How is passkey usage changing user behavior? – 9to5Mac

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

Former Apple employee shares 7 iPhone tips they should tell you when you buy the phone – 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 with
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
AnonAddy – Disposable email addresses
Sudo – 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.

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Essential Apple Podcast 294: New iPads incoming?

Yes this one is obscenely late and Simon can only plead “life events” sorry! Simon and Nick meander around a variety of stories, and some of them even have to do with Apple and the news stories when this was recorded...

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 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 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 24th April 2024


On this week's show
NICK RILEY

Spligosh in the Slack
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube

APPLE

Apple announces special event for May 7: Let Loose – 9to5Mac
Apple TV+'s biggest new sci-fi series gets a major boost from Masters of the Air – T3
Apple releases new family of Open-source Efficient Language Models – 9to5Mac
Apple Store clearance sale get these refurb M2 and M3 Macs on sale – Tom’s Guide

TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus may be the laptop chip of Intel and Apple's Nightmares – TechRadar
Snapdragon X Plus vs Apple M3: Worth the wait? – Trusted Reviews
Is the Arm version of Windows ready for its close-up? – Ars Technica


Comments on AI and creativity from Wonder Dynamics’ co-founders, Tye Sheridan and Nikola Todorovic – The Vergecast

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Apple @ Work: Over 52% of workers try to memorize and reuse the same password – 9to5Mac

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

Do you hate the new YouTube screensavers on Apple TV? Here's how to turn them off – iMore
You can still buy the M1 MacBook Air (cheaper than ever) – Digital Trends


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 with
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
AnonAddy – Disposable email addresses
Sudo – 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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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 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 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 Slack
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’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 here
Best place to look at my AI images is in the Slack



APPLE

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference returns June 10, 2024 – Apple
The first gaming emulators are now on the iOS App Store and one has already been pulled – TechRadar
Apple Vietnam operations expanded, in Chinese diversification – 9to5Mac
How to edit PDF files on Mac: Pixelmator Pro is the easiest way – BGR
Apples Self Service Repair Program Will Finally Let You Use Second Hand Parts – TechPP
Apple's iOS 17.4 browser choice is under fire, despite increased adoption increases – iMore
Apple 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 – SlashGear
Fix ‘Cannot Be Opened Because the Developer Cannot Be Verified’ Error on Mac – TechPP
How 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 Mirror
Newer 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 with
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
AnonAddy – Disposable email addresses
Sudo – 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.

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 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 10th March 2024


On this week's show
NICK RILEY

Spligosh in the Slack
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’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 Software
U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction – Six Colors
Various comments by John Gruber – Daring Fireball


Here's why Apple is negotiating with Google on AI partnership – iMore
Apple 'accidentally' updates every AirTag in the world at the same time – iMore
Entertainment 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 – CNN
Watch 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 – Mashable
There’s a vulnerability in Apple’s Mac chips –and the fix might be as bad as the flaw – MSN
Unpatchable 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 with
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
AnonAddy – Disposable email addresses
Sudo – 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

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 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 10th March 2024


On this week's show
NICK RILEY

Spligosh in the Slack
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos on You Tube

APPLE

The World Wide Web just turned 35 years — and please, stop calling it the Internet – TechRadar
Vision Pro used in surgery for the first time "to eliminate human error“ – 9to5Mac
Apple reports AI training breakthrough – Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Apple buys startup DarwinAI, adds staff to its AI division, Bloomberg reports – Reuters
A wrinkle in lawmakers’ plans for TikTok: Finding a willing buyer – CNN
New macOS Sonoma update is reportedly taking down printers as well as USB Hubs – TechRadar
Oracle Warns macOS 14.4 Can Cause Java to Terminate Unexpectedly – MacRumors
Apple is now assembling the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 in Brazil – 9to5Mac
iOS 18 could bring hearing aid functionality to AirPods Pro – Cult of Mac
Leaked Apple roadmap hints at iPhone SE 4, foldable iPhone, and AR glasses – TechRadar
Apple developed chip equivalent to four M2 Ultras for Apple Car – 9to5Mac
Building Under Regulation – Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky

SECURITY & PRIVACY

GarageBand update comes with an important security patch – 9to5Mac
Do 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 with
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
AnonAddy – Disposable email addresses
Sudo – 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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