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Nick visits Everything Electric, the Duck is downed, Apple buys all the 2nm, explains (sort of) what went wrong with the “deleted” photos, ICQ is shutting down, and a 1994 PowerBook rises from the grave... All this and more on this week’s Essential Apple!

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Recorded 26th 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

WWDC 2024 to reportedly showcase Project Greymatter, Apple's idea of AI for the masses – iMore
Apple reportedly seeks to lock out its competitors from TSMC's 2nm process – PC Gamer
macOS 15 said to bring big UI design changes – BGR
Apple explains the strange iOS 17.5 bug that made photos reappear – [TechRadar]](https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/apple-explains-the-strange-ios-175-bug-that-made-photos-reappear)
Here’s why deleted iPhone photos returned to some iOS devices – The Verge



TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT – The Verge
VK announces ICQ (I Seek You) will hit end-of-support in June 26 – Windows Central

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Apple's Wi-Fi location data could allow people to be tracked… – iMore

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

iPhones Pause MagSafe Charging During Continuity Camera – TidBITS

JUST A SNIPPET
For things that are not worth more than a flypast


The TinyPod turns the Apple Watch into a hybrid iPod-iPhone gadget – TechRadar
Apple's 1994 PowerBook 520C rises from the grave with iPad display and i5 internals – Tom’s Hardware


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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Another week, another show, and Simon and Nick consider do iPad Pros need to do more? Should Apple perhaps differentiate the Pros with their own OS? Also Apple announce a slew of new accessibility features, and are sorry that the “Crush” ad upset some people...

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 19th 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 quietly promoted an excellent iPhone feature I never knew existed – Zdnet
One Powerful MacBook Pro Feature The New iPad Pro Can Never Match – Forbes
Apple Vision Pro set to launch in Canada, Australia, the UK, and others – Apple Post
Apple’s New iOS Accessibility Innovations Poised To Fulfill Unmet Needs – Forbes
iOS 18: Vehicle Motion Cues might reduce motion sickness in cars – BGR
iPad Pro 2024 teardown video reveals some of Apple's internal design changes – TechRadar
Apple Pencil Pro shadow shows tool user selects – Cult of Mac
Apple Apologized for Its 'Crush' Ad. Steve Jobs Would be So Disappointed – Inc
6 M4 iPad Pro features Apple didnt tell you about – BGR

TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

Look who else is getting out of the self-driving car business – Apple 3.0

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Some iPhone Users Say 'Allow Apps to Request to Track' Toggle is Disabled (Fixed) – MacRumors
iOS 17.5 Bug May Also Resurface Deleted Photos on Wiped, Sold Devices – MacRumors
Apple's iOS 17.5 photo resurfacing bug just got a whole lot more serious – iMore



VINNE & THE SQUIRRELS VS THE ANALYSTS

Siri could get a more conversational voice in iOS 18 – Cult of Mac

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

How to Use Your iPad as a Second Screen for Your Mac – iDrop News
How to see every WWDC session since 2000 – Apple Insider


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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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).

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 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.

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 the

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.

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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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.

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 engag

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.