Guy hosed his iTunes Library trying to move over to his new (old) iPhone 6 Plus and he’s still paying for that blunder with lengthy downloads from Apple. Gaz was busy too with lots of family stuff but they managed to squeeze in the time for a podcast. The iPod turns 14, but good luck finding where to buy it on Apple’s Store site. They finally get down to business and talk about the US Department of Justice wanting Apple to decrypt data on their iPhones and Apple says NO!
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Novo is a personal audioaccessory that is indisputably useful. Novoautomatically boosts the sound playingthrough your headphones based on the noises in your surrounding environment. Ive been using it for a few days with my iPhone and iPod and it isa marvel.
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The AudioQuest JitterBug looks exactly like a small USB flash drive (also called thumb drive), but unlike those drives, the JitterBug has a USB-A input on one end and a USB-A output on the other end. Therefore, you plug the JitterBug into a standard USB-A port on your computer, and then plug your DAC, or digital audio converter, into the JitterBug.
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TomTom’s new Bandit Action Cam is a fully self-contained personal POV (point of view) Wi-Fi enabled camera. You can use it as a solo purpose device, with no smartphone required, and to take full advantage of it the TomTom Bandit iOS app is required.
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Tim had a work crisis, so David takes the solo helm a week earlier than planned. Topics this week are his experiences buying laptops on eBay, and his choices to replace a MacBook Air.
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So Apple has this new stuff just released and the GMen have a rock solid, no holds barred, pedal to the metal, kind of nearly great (but not so much) opinion on all of it. They also talk about Bing Russell and Mary Poppins songs so there’s THAT to consider. Guy is a little off the rails for this one and Gaz tries his best to steady the ship, but the iceberg of Lunacy is never too far away. If you think the title makes no sense, wait till you hear the rest of the show.
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The following is based on true events and not a made up story (although the Halloween timing of the year does seem a little suspicious).
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Logitech’s new K380 Multi-Device Keyboard can be connected to three devices simultaneously via Bluetooth. Say you have a Mac, an iPhone and, an iPad. Link each one to the keyboard and its settings will be remembered. When you want to use one of them, you just press the appropriate button and you’re connected.
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I have been using Wacom drawing tablets for about twenty years. Through personal purchases, employees, and MyMac reviews I have tried everything from their pro line to their consumer line. Throughout that time period I have never been disappointed. The tablets keep getting better and better. The new Intous Draw is part of the new Intuos consumer lineup made up of four models. The Draw is the least expensive at $69.95. Will this meet my expectations from all of the previous tablets?
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The iHome Go+ Grip Bluetooth Speaker is a lightweight, portable speaker that has become my go-to Bluetooth speaker. At under $40, it should be your go-to speaker, too.
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Guy’s setup is back to hardware and everything seems great! Which naturally means that Gaz’s setup is about to go all to hell, which it did. They kept going though and had a quick snap at Elon Musk, why they love and hate El Cap, would Apple ever combine OS X and iOS ala Windows 8, and just the general hijinks and tomfoolery for which they are known for.
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Are you running out of storage space on your iPhone? With a Leef iBridge you can easily double its capacity or more. Think of it as an external drive for your iPhone or iPad. They are available in five capacities: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB.
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Nintendo has some mean, nasty lawyers. Tim updates on the last mini-Arcade build, discusses the use of mini PCs, and catches up with the Amazon Fire TV. David arrives late, having done something bone-headed, but comical at the same time! Finally, TiVO takes on Apple!
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In the digital age, all discussions of image editing software lead to Adobe Photoshop (PS). PS dominates its software class, but there are alternatives that challenge PS by offering the most used features at a lower price. Heavyweight software comes at serious prices with gigantic overheads. For people who want to avoid the Adobe business model and the various costs and other overheads that PS demands, Pixelmator is an alternative.
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Well, it is a little more complex than that. This flashlight has three operating modes available from three bright white LEDs. It never needs batteries run it using a single LED, three LEDs, or three flashing LEDs.
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At the Adobe MAX conference this week in downtown Las Angeles, Adobe had set up a very fun booth to celebrate pop culture and what was hot at the time. Check it out:
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There are any number of scenarios in which it is necessary to connect a bare which is to say uncased previously internal hard disk (HDD) to your Mac so that the data on the HDD can be retrieved, edited, or have new data added alongside. The NewerTech Universal Drive Adapter makes that possible.
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I’m a huge Joe Kissell fan. Ive read many of his books, and have always come away with important information and time saving tips. Maintaining Your Mac is another such book, with a qualification.
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Everything that could go wrong with audio and computers today went wrong with audio and computers today. But Gaz and Guy still managed to get out a podcast no matter how hard updating an OS made it. They also talk about what privacy currently means to Apple and how they seem to be really good at monetizing it.
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I have to be honest; I am a fan of the services that Amazon offers. I joined the Prime program way back in the beginning, and at that time the only real benefit was free two-day shipping. Over time, Amazon has added many new benefits to the service, Amazon Video being the most used by me.
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