Benjamin Mayo maintains a page that lets you view all the various Apple TV screen savers, with the ability to switch to your screen saver of choice and pause and scrub through as you like.

> The Apple TV periodically fetches new videos from an Apple server. This page interprets that data source and shows all the possible videos that the Aerial screensavers can include. This page is automatically refreshed and kept up-to-date as Apple adds new videos into the rotation.

Apple just added two new screen savers. From this 9to5Mac post:

> As part of the tvOS 15.2 release yesterday, Apple announced it was adding new Apple TV screensavers featuring aerial flythroughs of Iceland and Scotland.

Follow the headline link and enjoy.

Alexa.com (via MJTsai’s blog):

> We will be retiring Alexa.com on May 1, 2022
>
> Twenty-five years ago, we founded Alexa Internet. After two decades of helping you find, reach, and convert your digital audience, we’ve made the difficult decision to retire Alexa.com on May 1, 2022. Thank you for making us your go-to resource for content research, competitive analysis, keyword research, and so much more.

Alexa.com was the go-to site to check web traffic. Back in the day, there were a handful of companies that regularly dominated the web traffic rankings. Memory serves, nytimes.com and Kottke.org were always near the top of the list.

From the Alexa Wikipedia page:

> Alexa was founded as an independent company in 1996 and acquired by Amazon in 1999 for $250 million in stock.

Have to wonder when Amazon made the decision to use that name for its voice assistant and how much it helped that decision that they owned this domain.

Also wondering why they are shutting down the site. Is something new coming to Alexa.com, or is this purely not a viable business for Amazon?

Reddit user Heyyoudvd:

> I’m not sure if anyone is interested in this, but I recently got a call from Tim Cook’s office, which I thought was pretty cool.

This is a pretty good read, very interesting to see things that catch Tim and team’s attention.

Once you’re done reading all about App Privacy Report and adding a Legacy Contact, follow the headline link and allow Juli Clover, MacRumors, to walk you through all the rest of the goodies that came with iOS 15.2.

There really is just a ton of new stuff. If nothing else, scan all the headlines just so you are aware of what’s new.

No one likes to think about death. Of course. But do spend a few minutes thinking about adding a legacy contact to your Apple ID. Or helping your again relatives add legacy contacts to their Apple ID. It’s important.

Follow the headline link for all the details but in a nutshell:

> Starting in iOS 15.2, iPadOS 15.2, and macOS 12.1, Apple users can add a Legacy Contact for their Apple ID. Adding a Legacy Contact is the easiest, most secure way to give someone they trust access to the data they stored in their Apple account after they pass away. This data may include photos, messages, notes, files, apps they downloaded, device backups, and more.

And, very importantly:

> Certain information, like movies, music, books, or subscriptions they purchased with their Apple ID, and data stored in their Keychain, like payment information and passwords, can’t be accessed by a Legacy Contact.

To add a Legacy Contact on your iPhone:

– In Settings, tap your name
– Now tap Password & Security > Legacy Contact
– Tap Add Legacy Contact

You’ll get an access key, which you’ll share with your Legacy Contact. The choosing of your contact and the sharing of the access key is all part of the process. Apple makes this very easy.

To access your account, your LC will need that access key, along with a death certificate. Meaning, they won’t be able to access your account while you are still alive.

Here’s a link to the page that lets you request access to a deceased friend or family member’s account.