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I’ve always been a big fan of Moltz’s particular brand of silliness.

I apologize unreservedly for my part in making the “fake” video seen.

Apple will reopen some stores in the United States next week, with temperature checks and a limited number of customers in the location at one time, the company confirmed to CNBC.

“We’re excited to begin reopening stores in the US next week, starting with some stores in Idaho, South Carolina, Alabama and Alaska,” an Apple representative said in a statement. “Our team is constantly monitoring local heath data and government guidance, and as soon as we can safely open our stores, we will.”

This will be a methodical reopening in a few stores. Fingers crossed this goes well and we can be done with this pandemic.

I did my homework this week and watched the Beastie Boys movie on Apple TV+. Dave and I talked about the film without giving away too much about it. We also talked WWDC and Apple’s announcement about the conference this week.

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Three episodes per week, 15 minutes per episode. Not a minute less, not a minute more. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

I have a lot of respect for Ben and John, so this should be interesting. I just listened to the first episode and it was exactly how you think it would be. I enjoyed it!

Apple today announced it is awarding $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to COPAN Diagnostics, a market leader in sample collection kits that play a critical role in COVID-19 testing. This funding will allow COPAN Diagnostics to rapidly accelerate their supply of sample collection kits for hospitals across the United States, expanding production from several thousand today to more than one million kits per week by early July. As part of this effort, Apple will support COPAN Diagnostics’ expansion to a new, larger facility in Southern California, with advanced equipment that Apple is helping design. This expansion is expected to create more than 50 new jobs.

Apple continues to step up and do the right thing.

Less traffic gives leeway for some people to act more recklessly. This is why we can’t have nice things.

This may have been the first comedy album I ever heard as a kid and I still love listening to it. Newhart’s particular style was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen and his comedy was/is brilliant.

As always, Fleishman does a good job explaining the technical aspects of mesh networking.

My wife is in hospital for a separate procedure (she’ll be fine) but they test all incoming patients for Covi-19 as a precaution. If this isn’t a reason to stay inside (look at how deep that swab goes!), I don’t know what is.

She said she could still feel the swab seven hours later.

Over a million views for this self-indulgent mix of disdain and nerdgasm. Seven minutes and forty-five seconds of my life I’ll never get back.

I laughed all over again.

Man, I bet all the Auburn and Duke alumni are feeling awfully queasy seeing Cook decked out in OSU gear.

I love crossword puzzles and this one was a blast to do.

For those of you lucky enough to snag one of the new keyboards, this may be of use to you.

Unlike the Mac, iPhone or iPad, I don’t use any third-party apps on my Apple Watch 3. That might mean I’m not using it to its full potential. Anyone else use very few apps on their Watch?

I don’t think Swisher is being overly pessimistic in this piece.

This is an interesting but odd way to look at the “value” of the iPhone SE. Sure it may show the iPhone SE in a good light, but it also shows that looking at data this way may skew your opinions about purchasing the latest iPhone.

What a great idea – have the two lead actors swap roles.

Dave and I spent some time talking about my review of Apple’s Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and why I liked it so much. We also looked at some of the things Apple is doing to help users during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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I love Rogue Amoeba and have used their audio software for years on my Mac. Their new app, SoundSource, gives you powerful control over all the audio on your Mac, right from your menu bar:

Per-Application Volume Control

Change the volume of any app relative to others, and play individual apps to different audio devices. Mute your browser, or send music to one set of speakers and everything else to another.

Improve Sound Quality

Use Magic Boost and Volume Overdrive to hear your audio even in loud environments. The built-in equalizer can sweeten the sound, and more advanced users will love the ability to apply Audio Units to any audio.

Fast Device Access

All the settings your Mac’s audio devices are just a click away. Adjust input and output levels, tweak the balance, and even switch sample rates, right from your menu bar.

One More Thing…

If you have a DisplayPort or HDMI device that fails to offer volume adjustment, SoundSource can help there too. It gives those devices a proper volume slider, and the Super Volume Keys feature makes your keyboard volume controls work as well. Neat!

Check out SoundSource today, with a free trial! Rogue Amoeba has extended their April sale – through May 15th, Loop readers can save 20% with coupon code LOOPSS.

Apple on Thursday posted results for its fiscal quarter ending March 28, 2020. The company reported quarterly revenue of $58.3 billion, an increase of 1 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.55, up 4 percent.

I’ve had exactly two McRibs in my lifetime and both times, I thought they were disgusting.

I prefer the original (I’m a huge Rage Against The Machine fan) but I admire the skill and talent of this version too.

Popular Mechanics: Every year, hundreds of people travel the world just to glimpse one particular airplane. This isn’t some experimental aircraft or even a fancy fifth-generation stealth fighter. This is a cargo plane—the largest one in the world and the … Continued

I still remember as a kid my mother, a very accomplished baker, explaining what yeast was. “It’s alive!?” I exclaimed in horror. “I’m never eating your bread ever again!” That ultimatum lasted until the next delicious loaf came out of the oven.

I love when talented people get bored. I sent her $5 in appreciation.

When I first saw the announcement of the iPhone SE, I thought it was a very good phone at a very good price and Apple will sell a metric buttload of them. Now that the reviews are in, there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that this is a grand slam home run (God I miss baseball) for the company.

Millions spent. Millions owed. Millions to lawyers. Some of us will get $3. The plaintiffs get $7,500 each. Justice is “served.”