These promos are always so well done, they make me want one even though I don’t need one.
Apple’s new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is available to order
Along with the new iPhones, Apple has finally started orders for this keyboard. It will be interesting to see what reviewers think of it.
How the ‘greatest rock and roll band in the world’ got its logo
While I’m not a huge Rolling Stones fan, that logo turned out to be brilliant and unmistakably theirs.
Zoom security: Your meetings will be safe and secure if you do these 10 things
If your IT department or your employer is forcing you to use Zoom, shame on them. But here are some tips to make it as secure as possible.
Apollo 13: “Houston, We’ve Had a Problem”
I watched this as a kid and was equally terrified for their safety and fascinated by what was going on.
3 things you need to know before the ‘Killing Eve’ season 3 premiere
This show is another Phoebe Waller-Bridge creation and it’s brilliant.
Yo-Yo Ma’s “Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major” by Bach
Yo-Yo Ma just posted this beautiful rendition on Twitter.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag play to be streamed online
If you’re a fan of the brilliant TV series, then you’ll really enjoy this emotional roller coaster that honestly had more punch than the series for me.
The weirdly enduring appeal of Weird Al Yankovic
I’ve honestly never gotten the appeal of Weird Al. While I admire his longevity and ingenuity, his music has never done anything for me.
Apple and Google are launching a joint COVID-19 tracing tool for iOS and Android
Even though it’s opt-in, I predict that when this comes online in May, it will be a controversial move.
“Creativity goes on”
I love the shot of Oprah with her MacBook propped up on a bunch of books like a normal person.
Apple creates iPad-based at-home learning program for kids enduring COVID-19 lockdowns
If you have young children and are having trouble keeping them occupied, this might help.
NASA calls on gamers, citizen scientists to help map world’s corals
My wife is Australian so coral is near and dear to her heart. It’s a simplistic looking game but the data it delivers is important.
Stanford teamed up with Apple to release an app that connects first responders to drive-through COVID-19 tests
Every expert says we need more testing. This will help.
Apple TV Plus streams certain shows, movies for free as millions shelter in place
If you haven’t watched any Apple TV+ content, this is a good sampler of what’s on offer. Shame they didn’t include “The Morning Show” though.
The eerie beauty of the Apple Watch solar face, and the anatomy of nightfall
I love Hodinkee’s obsessiveness with watches. The article also includes an interesting discussion of the different Twilights – not the YA novels but of sunrise and sunsets.
Apple’s sleep and health tracking ambitions extend to blankets and mattresses
To be clear, this is a patent application only. This is not a product Apple has announced or even will announce. All the stories written about it are speculation based on the patent application. But what if?
Apple and Google can save us from this lockdown. Will they?
First of all, no, they can’t. And secondly, would you want them to by this method?
“Star Trek: The Original Series” must watch episodes
Just for the fun of it (or if you’ve got a 14 year old home to entertain), this is not a bad list to go through.
Don’t let fleeceware sneak into your iPhone
My 14-year-old is constantly asking for apps in this category. Thank God for the App Store Family Plan that allows me to approve or deny his downloads.
Disney’s Netflix rival doubles subscriptions in Covid-19 lockdown
It’s interesting to see how much of the media is treating these numbers as just a horse race without acknowledging the huge advantage Disney has over Netflix, Apple TV+ and other services – a massive, well known and much loved back catalog. A cheap price point doesn’t hurt either.
Apple CEO to take Covid-19 questions at company-wide virtual Q&A
Apple is in the same position as much of Corporate America – just trying to figure out how to keep a company running in the face of a worldwide pandemic.
Watchsmith review: create your own Apple Watch complications
This is a clever hack to get around Apple’s prohibition on third-party complications.
HBO GO and HBO NOW will no longer be available on 2nd and 3rd gen Apple TVs starting April 30
I hate that kind of weaselly PR speak. If you are affected by this, there are some options still available to you such as using AirPlay or an HDMI cable to connect.
Apple schedules Q2 2020 earnings call for April 30
Apple announced back in February it wouldn’t make its Q2 earnings range due to the coronavirus pandemic but this has been a brutal quarter for Apple and the numbers to be announced will reflect that.
Will Apple kill off Beats or not?
I find these kinds of stories interesting, if a little “inside baseball,” for a lot of people. One source is suspect and offers nothing but opinion. The other uses the old trope of “sources have told us…” One of these stories must be wrong. But, who cares? For arguments’ sake, what do you think?
Sign in with Apple FAQ: What you need to know about Apple’s single sign-on feature
Here’s what you need to know – use it every chance you get because it’s safer and more secure than anything you’ll use with Facebook or Google.
The best 30-day streaming TV trials for stay-at-home binge watching
If I weren’t already a member, I’d get the free trial of Amazon Prime just to binge Fleabag and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Apple to stream ‘One World: Together At Home’ live broadcast in support of coronavirus relief
This is the Covid-19 version of 1985’s Live Aid.
Quibi, day one: This phone-focused TV service really isn’t that bad
Jeffrey Katzenberg spent more than a billion dollars on launching this. I think he wasted his and his investors’ money.