Essential Apple Podcast 235: Rock Down to Electric Avenue

No Jim this week but quite a lot of news, we correctly predict that Apple might send out invitations the day after we record, discuss the Primephonic acquisition and hope it means a decent classical offering from Apple, Nick takes a trip to Fully Charged Live, and lots more stuff that caught our eye this week.

GIVEAWAYS & OFFERS

Glenn Fleishman’s book Take Control of Securing Your Mac can be found at takecontrolbooks.com along with many other titles by him, Joe Kissell, Jeff Carlson and others.
Steve at Geeks Corner has a podcast which is usually a 5-15 min show of his thoughts on tech. Also keep an eye on his site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk to watch for regular giveaways.

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Recorded 6th September 2021

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NICK RILEY

@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots’ Let’s Talk Apple
Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube
Nick’s church stream videos – You Tube

APPLE

Apple Delays Rollout of Controversial Child Safety Features to Make Improvements – MacRumors
- Apple indefinitely delays introduction of photo scanning features after widespread outcry – The Independent
Germany wants Apple to offer iPhone updates and parts for 7 years – AppleInsider
- New EU rules for parts and updates would play into Apple’s strength – Apple 3.0
Apple will ask before it targets you with its ads in iOS 15 – The Verge
The iPhone 13’s rumored satellite link sounds like it’s just for emergencies – The Verge
Apple acquires Primephonic, folding it into Apple Music – AppleMagazine
- Apple is building a classical music streaming app after buying Primephonic – Engadget
- Apple Acquires Classical Streaming Service Primephonic – Billboard
Fission 2.7.1 Is Now Available; Fission Exits the Mac App Store – Rogue Amoeba
Apple Arcade is getting an exclusive Lego Star Wars game – Engadget
Apple Makes Season One of TV+ Mystery Drama ‘Home Before Dark’ Free to Watch – MacRumors
TSMC Increased Its 5nm Chip Prices for Apple by Just 3 Percent – wccftech
Apple TV+ Pays Off Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in Biscuits – The Mac Observer
- Ryan Reynolds Responds to Ted Lasso’s Wrexham AFC Joke – CBR

TECHNOLOGY

Apps used by children must meet new UK privacy standards – 9to5Mac
Google’s New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping – PetaPixel
Windows 11 available on October 5 – Windows Experience

SECURITY & PRIVACY

Instagram to Require Users to Provide Their Date of Birth – MacRumors

WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS

Use “Tell (contact)” to speed up Siri sending a text (thanks to Tony via Mac Geek Gab 887 for that)

JUST A SNIPPET

For things that are not worth more than a flypast

Software for graphic designers finds success in two acts – The Times (PAYWALLED but there is a free trial option)
Apple’s self-driving cars experience minor accidents within a week of. each other – iMore

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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
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AnonAddy – Disposable email addresses
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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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