Media

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to draw, this is a great way to get started. You’ll get to meet some of the folks behind The Snoopy Show (so this is the real deal, not simply someone who knows how to draw in that Peanuts style, but people who do this for a living), and get to do some real drawing.

You’ll need an iPad and Apple Pencil, though iPhone and your finger will also work.And you’ll also need the free Pages app.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Schmigadoon! is an homage to/parody of Brigadoon.

The first look (embedded below) does a nice job introducing the cast and offering a sense of the show itself. If you are a fan of classic Broadway musicals, this is for you.

Notably, the series was executive produced by Lorne Michaels. Episode 1 (of 6?) drops Friday.

The first ad is solid, but there’s something about that Haystack ad that struck a chord. The song, the setting, the telling of a story without dialog, absolutely charming.

Derek Wise, 9to5Mac:

Louis Rossmann is well known for his continued fight to pass right to repair legislation. He sent a Cameo request to Wozniak, asking about right to repair.

Here’s Woz’s response:

And here’s Louis talking about the cameo request and his approach to lobbying for right to repair:

Here’s the tweet:

https://twitter.com/samhenrigold/status/1412122843949715459

The full video was taken down from Vimeo this morning. I had the chance to watch it before it was removed. Some real cringeworthy moments there. No surprise any plans to show it were scrubbed.

It’d be interesting to hear the backstory on the making of this video. Curious how far down the road the video made it before the kibosh was applied.

This is another in a long line of Apple Stores that do the original venue justice with a thoughtful, careful, and gorgeous restoration. In the name of commerce, yes, but done with all due respect.

The linked article is filled with gems. Start by scrolling through the pictures. The first two really tell the tale, showing the outside and the inside. But don’t miss that gallery in the middle of the post, leading off with a great side-by-side showing the original theater, in black and white, contrasted perfectly with the new Apple Store.

And, finally, take the time to watch the short embedded video showing off the theater and the restoration.

Another Apple Store for my bucket list.

This is a great explainer on how Apple Private Relay works and, just as importantly, what it will and will not do.

If the whole 9 minutes is more than you have to spend, jump to 3:10 in and watch from there, a real sweet spot in the explanation, where Rene lays out some differences between Apple Private Relay and a VPN. Great stuff.

The Peabody Award winner announcements are rolling out today and Ted Lasso was just named one of the winners. Watch below as Will Ferrell strolls through his backyard (such a 2021 moment) to make the announcement, offer his congratulations to Apple and the Ted Lasso team.

Don’t miss the Ted Lasso scene that follows, followed by Jason Sudeikis accepting the award. Nice.

This is not simply a “here’s what’s new” video. This is more of a “here’s what’s fixed and incredibly useful”. Well presented, only 8 minutes long, and worth watching.

From Rene’s description:

Apple’s Kevin Lynch, VP of Technology, and Deidre Caldbeck, Product Marketing, chat with us about their histories with Apple Watch and Health, new features like ID cards and keys, how they decide on new features, how they made Assistive Touch for Watch, bringing Mobility to iPhone, the visual representation and security of Health information, security vs sharing, and the future of Apple Health!

This was a fun video to watch. Fascinating to hear Kevin talk about his onboarding to the Apple Watch product, basically, the day he arrived at Apple. This is Rene at his best, a terrific interview.

Samuel Axon, Ars Technica:

Apple has been under a mountain of scrutiny lately from legislators, developers, judges, and users. Amidst all that, CEO Tim Cook sat with publication Brut. to discuss Apple’s strategy and policies. The short but wide-ranging interview offered some insight into where Apple plans to go in the future.

Tim Cook:

You can think of a world where privacy is not important, and the surveillance economy takes over and it becomes a world where everyone is worried that somebody else is watching them, and so they begin to do less, they begin to think less, and nobody wants to live in a world where that freedom of expression narrows.

And:

The current DMA language that is being discussed would force sideloading on the iPhone.

That would destroy the security of the iPhone and a lot of the privacy initiatives that we’ve built into the App Store, where we have privacy nutrition labels and App Tracking Transparency… these things would not exist anymore.

DMA refers to the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act.

Read the Ads Technica article for more detail/callouts, watch the video below for Tim’s actual interview.

Apple:

Apple is continuing its leadership in privacy, expanding our commitment and encouraging positive change across the industry. WWDC 2021 included the announcement of a number of new privacy features across iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, watchOS 8 and iCloud. These new features are designed to help users across Europe and around the world better control and manage access to their data.

Watch the WWDC 2021 privacy presentation for some highlights of what’s new, and a special message from Tim to European users, directly from the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park.

This popped up on the AppleUK YouTube channel, but not on the US channel. Clearly targeted at the European market.

José Adorno, 9to5Mac:

In an unlisted video, Apple is promoting the new iPad Pro with the series “Your next computer is not a computer.” This time, the company creates a parody of The Little Mermaid’s “Part of Your World” song.

The ad was found by a Twitter user early this morning. Apparently, it was uploaded on June 3, before WWDC21 and the iPadOS 15 announcement.

Fascinating that this is unlisted (actually says “unlisted” on the YouTube page). Wonder if this was supposed to be part of the keynote. Interesting that Apple is parodying a well-known Disney song. Makes me wonder about the licensing issues involved there.