Episodes
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Recorded 12th July 2020
Jim and Simon are joined by Weyhan NG our very own iOS developer to talk WWDC, the Public Betas and various other bits and pieces that come along in the course of the conversation.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom and Take Control of Slack too.Steve at Geeks Corner) has restarted his podcast which is a 5-15 min show of his thoughts on tech. Also keep an eye on his site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk to watch for regular giveaways.Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:WEYHAN NGOn Twitter as @weyhanOn GitHub as weyhaniOS Developer who goes by handle the Eccentric iOS developerDeveloper / Maintainer of the iOS Compo writing appTangyTeesJAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopHas videos on VimeoAPPLEPublic Betas released - Simon jumps in with the iOS 14 beta... but leaves macOS 11 until he figures out how he’s going to approach it.Tom Hank’s Greyhound debuts on Apple TV+Apple warns customers not to close its laptops with a camera cover attached — The VergeApple’s Surprising MacBook Air Decision — ForbesSECURITY & PRIVACYLinked in Class Action SuitWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSDuronic Monitor Arm Stand DM25D1 – AmazonDescript Create podcasts, videos, and transcripts - Record. Transcribe. Edit. Mix. As easy as typing.JUST A SNIPPETFor things that are not worth more than a flypast
NEMO’S HARDWARE STORE ()New goodies on the way.Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 7th July 2020
Nick, Jim and Simon are joined by Son Nguyen Kim of SimpleLogin.io to talk about his service (which allows you to create disposable email aliases for many purposes) and later take a look at some stories from the week.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom and Take Control of Slack too.Steve at Geeks Corner has restarted his podcast which is a 5-15 min show of his thoughts on tech. Also keep an eye on his site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk to watch for regular giveaways.Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:SON NGUYEN KIMCreator of Simple Login@simple_login on TwitterSimpleLogin on RedditSimpleLogin code on GithubJAMES ORMISTONIn charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopHas videos on VimeoNICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk AppleAPPLEPSA: Don’t Install macOS Big Sur on the Same APFS Container as Older Versions – The Mac ObserverApple’s A12Z Bionic GPU Running macOS 11 Through Rosetta 2 Beats Both Ryzen 5 4500U, Core i7-1065G7 iGPUs in OpenCL Test – WccftechApp Library for iOS 14 allows hiding of 3rd party apps as well as Apple ones and whole pages...TECHNOLOGYMicrosoft OneDrive updates include 100GB file size boost, dark mode, new admin controls – ZDNetMost Americans Are At Great Risk of Losing Their Computer Data – BackblazeSECURITY & PRIVACYPolice bust organized crime networks linked to special Android smartphones – Input Mag
@Robrait says: “This is an incredible story that shows the true value of co-operation between international police forces. The French managed to decrypt the system and passed details of several million messages to their colleagues all over the world. In the UK they have, apparently, recovered over £20 million in cash, loads of guns and other weapons, huge quantities of drugs and, most importantly, managed to nail the Mr (and Mrs) Big types who run the crime syndicates who normally manage to keep their noses clean whilst their minions get caught.”
@Dougee says: “The EncroChat phones were a really good device. They are based on a customized OnePlus X device and later transitioned to BQ Aquarius device.It worked by changing the Android Recovery partition with a heavily modified OS.The cool thing was when it first boots it looks like it was wiped. They have been a royal pain the butt for us for quite awhile.”
TikTok and others revealed to be Clipboard scraping by iOS 14...
Which Apps Spy on the iOS Clipboard? – Mac ObserverNew Mac ransomware spreading through piracy – MalwarebytesThis is a good write up from ObjectiveSee about Mac Ransomeware. It also features 'Suspicious Package' a really good app for looking at the contents of packages on Mac, I have been using it for a while now. {Objective See](https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x59.html)WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSPocket Earth App – Offline Maps & Travel Guides for iPhone & iPad I wish I'd found this iPhone accessory years ago – ZDNetThis one is for Mark!! **Adobe Fill & Sign－Form FillerHandoff shared clipboard - shared clipboard usually works for me but you have to be quick as the ability to handoff the clipboard only lasts 30 seconds - for security I guessJUST A SNIPPETFor things that are not worth more than a flypast
Some are thinking that Apple's iPhone MacBook-Like Accessory has a chance of coming to market because of what transpired at WWDC20 – Patently AppleiPhone 13 could morph into a MacBook — literally – Tom’s GuideNEMO’S HARDWARE STORE (33:52)ATH-ANC300TW QuietPoint Wireless Active Noise-Cancelling In-Ear Headphones from Audio-Technica ($229 US Direct) Amazon $229 US I did find them on the UK store but via a third party for over £330 UK - buy direct or via Amazon US!Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 30th June 2020**
Nick, Jim, Simon and Nick get together once more to talk about more WWDC stuff basically - there was so much news, so much stuff, and so many changes ahead that we are probably going to all be talking about it for months. Still better than having nothing to talk about.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom and Take Control of Slack too.Steve at Geeks Corner has restarted his podcast which is a 5-15 min show of his thoughts on tech. Also keep an eye on his site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk to watch for regular giveaways.Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:MARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed, @essentialapple and @essentialmac on TwitterPuts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTubeCo-host of the The Watching Men Podcast with Karl MaddenJAMES ORMISTONIn charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopHas videos on VimeoNICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk AppleAPPLEBig Sur is officially macOS 11First Apple Silicon Macs this year, and a two year transitionHere’s the full list of macOS Big Sur compatible Macs – 9to5 MaciOS 14 Supported Devices: A Wide Range Of Compatibility – iGeeks BlogOne of the Best Features of iPadOS 14- It Runs On 6 Year Old Devices – iPad InsightBootCamp won’t make it to Apple Silicon and at least for now virtualisation apps won’t be able to run x86 Windows (no news yet regards Microsoft’s ARM version)Say Goodbye to Boot Camp and Windows Virtualization on Apple’s New ARM-Based Macs – iDrop NewsSteven Sinofsky full of praise for AppleApple’s Relentless Strategy, Execution, and Point of View – MediumAnd a piece from directly before WWDCApple Macintosh and ARM Processors – MediumAnd a more recent one posted after we recordedApple Drags The PC Into The 21st Century – Seeking Alpha - Another long article from Sinofsky but it’s worth the effort as he lays out a lot of info hereCraig Federighi and Greg Joswiak talk with Gruber – The Talk ShowCraig Federighi talks to Marques Brownlee – 9to5 MacFirst Dev Kit Benchmarks appear – 9to5 Mac13 years of iPhone: Fans line up to get their hands on the very first iPhones – Cult of MacSECURITY & PRIVACYApple Reveals Touch ID And Face ID Are Coming To Safari – ForbesWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS@Dougee says “If anyone is looking for services like 33mail, I have been using both Anonaddy and Simplelogin. Both are very good services and don’t seem to get blocked as often on sites like 33mail.”
AnonAddySimple LoginGhoSTORIES – a new podcast by Pete Knowlton of Ghostery – AnchorNEMO’S HARDWARE STORE (1:17:31)Freemove Collapsible Trekking Poles – Amazon $35 US / Not in the UK store.AirTurn Stands, Tablet Holders and more – Nemo says “they have a ton of useful and affordable products for every possible situation, and that the MANOS clamp works with all iPads and all iPhones!” Probably best to either buy direct or search Amazon as there is a wide selection of clamps, pedals etc.Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.AnonAddy – Disposable email addressesSimple Login – Another anonymisation serviceSudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 23rd June 2020
Simon, Mark and Jim are joined by the wonderful Kelly Guimont of The Mac Observer to talk about WWDC 2020 and what it all means. In the usual Essential Apple manner we don’t talk about WWDC so much as get into a conversation about a variety of things that WWDC kind of made our addled brains think about...
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom and Take Control of Slack too.Steve at Geeks Corner has restarted his podcast which is a 5-15 min show of his thoughts on tech. Also keep an eye his site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk to watch for regular giveaways.Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:KELLY GUIMONT@verso on TwitterHost of TMO Daily Observations PodcastThe Aftershow PodcastGreetings from the Uncanny Valley (a Westworld podcast)Various other shows on the Incomparable NetworkMARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed, @essentialapple and @essentialmac on TwitterPuts Essential Apple related stuff on [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXHkqN9IWFlKtQFptemRcQ/)Co-host of the The Watching Men Podcast with Karl MaddenJAMES ORMISTONIn charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopHas videos on VimeoNEMO’S HARDWARE STORE (1:18:43)Kensington Privacy Screens for MacBook 2016 & Later – ($50-$65 US) – Amazon £48 - £77 UK Full range from 2016-2019 and 13“, 15” and 16“) – Unable to find a sensible link on Amazon US from here in the UK... sorry!Diamond Dog DiamondClad Tempered Glass Screen Protector – Amazon $30 US – Doesn’t appear to be available in the Amazon UK store.Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 15th June 2020
The second part of the previous show where Simon, Nick and Jim carry on and take a look at some of the other news of the week.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom too.
Steve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk
Serif have expanded their sale to everything in the Affinity store until June 20th
Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:JAMES ORMISTONIn charge of the Essential Apple Flickr
Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshop
Has videos on Vimeo
NICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk Apple
APPLEApple commits $100 million to racial equity initiative, boosting black partners – Venture Beat
Apple renames Buchanan Street store as Glasgow calls for racial justice — 9to5 Mac
Apple Maps Real-Time Transit Information Now Available in Several More Countries and Regions – Mac Rumors
Apple removes Pocket Casts podcast player from App Store in China at government request – 9to5 Mac
Apple Discontinuing iBooks Author on July 1, Encourages Writers to Transition to Pages – Mac Rumors
Apple Discontinuing iTunes U at the End of 2021 – Mac Rumors
Apple should acquire DuckDuckGo to put pressure on Google Search, analyst argues – 9to5 Mac
ARM MAC SPECULATIONWill the 12-inch MacBook return fully 'ARM'ed? – Creative BloqNew 12-inch MacBook could be Apple's first ARM Mac – Apple PostTECHNOLOGYMicrosoft Just Gave A Billion Users A Reason To Quit Windows 10 — Forbes
'OpenCore Computer' Launches Commercial Hackintosh in Violation of Apple's macOS Licensing Agreement [Updated] — MacRumors
Lego Mindstorms blasts back after seven years with a 5-in-1 programmable robot kit — Stuff
UK competition watchdog launches investigation into Facebook’s $400M acquisition of Giphy – TechCrunch
Adobe Photoshop Camera Brings Real-Time Filters and AI to Photo Sharing – Mac Stories
SECURITY & PRIVACYThis app will tell you if your iPhone has been hacked — ZDNetWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSYou can block YouTube ads by adding one symbol to the URL. 'With great power...' – Android Authority
Krita: Digital Painting. Creative Freedom – Krita.org
OpenToonz 2D Animation and vector illustration – GitHub
Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.
Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.
Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.
ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?
ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!
Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.
Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.
Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.
Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.
Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.
You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.
If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)
And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.
Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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Recorded 15th June 2020
Simon, Nick and Jim are joined by the wonderful and perspicacious Carolina Milanesi of Creative Strategies, Techpinions and the Techpinions podcast to take in Apple and the pandemic, the whole ARM rumour explosion, and what WWDC might bring us - yet again the show went way long so another two parter... in this part it's Carolina, and in part two the lads look at other news...
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom and Take Control of Slack too.
Steve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk
Serif have expanded their sale to everything in the Affinity store until June 20th
Skylum have a [50% off sale] on Luminar 4
Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:CAROLINA MILANESIIndustry Analyst at Creative Strategies
Writer and podcaster with Tech.pinions
On Twitter as @caro_milanesi
Carolina’s The Heart of Tech site
JAMES ORMISTONIn charge of the Essential Apple Flickr
Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshop
Has videos on Vimeo
NICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk Apple
ARM MAC SPECULATIONMark Gurman spoke and the world went mad...Ahead of WWDC, speculation over Apple’s ARM Mac transition grows — 9to5 MacApple was cautious when it shifted to Intel, and an ARM Mac migration will be no different — Apple InsiderApple's challenges as it swaps out the Mac's brain — AxiosA few good reads (and one video) on Apple and ARM-based Macs — The LoopIf Apple's splitting with Intel's processors for MacBooks, we have questions – CnetApple's shift to ARM Mac from Intel at WWDC will define a decade of computing — Apple InsiderApple Macintosh and ARM Processors - a good piece by Steven Sinofsky – MediumNEMO’S HARDWARE STORE (1:04)Sena f1 Evo cycle helmet – $159 USEssential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.
Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.
Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.
ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?
ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!
Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.
Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.
Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.
Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.
Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.
You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.
If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)
And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.
Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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Recorded 8th June 2020**
Part Two of our unstructured conversation with Jeff Gamet. In this part we actually get on to some Apple related matters including iPads, Apple Glasses and more.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom too.
Steve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk
Serif have expanded their sale to everything in the Affinity store until June 20th
Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:MARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed, @essentialapple and @essentialmac on Twitter
Puts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTube
Co-host of the The Watching Men Podcast with Karl Madden
NICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk Apple
JAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack
In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr
Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshop
Has videos on Vimeo
JEFF GAMET@jgamet on Twitter and Instagram
Itinerant podcast guest...
NEMO’S SPECIAL REPORT (43:50)Interview with Wren on online learningSupport The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 8th June 2020
This week another unstructured show as Mark, Nick, Jim and I are joined by Jeff Gamet. To be honest we didn’t so much record a show as just start chatting and went with it – and actually quite a lot of it isn’t about tech at all. In this first part it is mostly about music (hence the title).
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom too.
Steve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk
Serif have expanded their sale to everything in the Affinity store until June 20th
Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:JAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack
In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr
Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshop
NICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk Apple
JEFF GAMET@jgamet on Twitter and Instagram
Itinerant podcast guest...
APPLETim Cook publishes open letter “Speaking up on racism” – CNBCThe Apple pageTECHNOLOGYThe most powerful Raspberry Pi now has 8GB of RAM – The VergeThere’s a new 64-bit OS to take advantage of itNEMO’S HARDWARE STOREZVOX AV50 Noise Cancelling Headphones – Currently on sale for $70 US, (usually $150)Nemo says “the user manual for those new headphones is particularly lucid and helpful. The best concise headphone user manual ever…”Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.
Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.
Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.
33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.
Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.
ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?
ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!
Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.
Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.
Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.
Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.
Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.
You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.
If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)
And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.
Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 1st June 2020
This week whilst the US is wracked with unrest over the death of George Floyd, and institutional racism, we have a bit of a different sort of show to the usual to hopefully cheer us up. Nick, Jim and I are joined by veteran British podcaster Will Green of the British Mac Podcast and just let the conversation wander where it will - taking in Amazon during lockdown, Will’s new Macs, DDNS, a fez, pipe smoking and much more. We hope you enjoy the change of pace. No real notes or chapters this week just a conversation with Will.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom too.Steve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_ukSerif have expanded their sale to everything in the Affinity store until June 20thWhy not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:JAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopNICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk AppleWILL GREENHost of the British Mac PodcastOccasionally posts on Twitter as @BritishMacNEMO’S HARDWARE STOREWill be back next week and more goodies are now arriving...Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 26th May 2020
This week I am joined once more by Jim and Nick and Mark and we talk Jailbreaks, get drawn back into the Apple Glasses thing and talk about Apple TV+ (and then someone went and mentioned the Picard thing and Mark goes off on one!) All this and more in this week’s episode...
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom too.Steve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_ukWhy not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:MARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed, @essentialapple and @essentialmac on TwitterPuts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTubeCo-host of the The Watching Men Podcast with Karl MaddenJAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopNICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk AppleAPPLEApple Reissuing Numerous iOS App Updates, Potentially Related to Recent 'This App is No Longer Shared' Bug – MacRumorsBrand new jailbreak can 'unlock' any iPhone or iPad – BGRWelp, There's Already a Jailbreak Tool for Apple's Latest Version of iOS – GizmodoProsser and Gurman argue the toss over Apple AR Glasses...Apple plans a pair of ‘Steve Jobs Heritage Edition’ AR glasses by Leander Kahney – Cult of MacThe CultcastJon Prosser FTP - YouTubeDo I even need to say that this (along with the rest of the Apple AR glasses stories in the past week) is complete fiction? – @markgurmanApple TV+ tops 10 million subscribers, company buying TV show and movie back catalog to expand service – 9to5 MacTECHNOLOGYHey I’m watching The Story of Airlander. Check it out now on Prime Video! via Ivor Pope – Amazon PrimeEx-Apple designer targets HomePod with Syng 'Cell' speaker startup – Apple InsiderWindows 10 update is causing critical laptop errors: What to do now – Laptop MagZoom has temporarily removed Giphy from its chat feature – The VergeOBS Studio for livestreaming – OBS ProjectStream Deck Mobile – El GatoSECURITY & PRIVACYJudge Rules FBI Cannot View a Phone Lock Screen Without a Warrant – Mac RumorsStartpage and Vivaldi bring more privacy to your search – VivaldiThis is how UK coronavirus app could be used to spy on you – The NationalCoronavirus: Security flaws found in NHS contact-tracing app – BBC NewsWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSWhy Did Nobody Tell Me The iPhone Calculator Has Had A Hidden Backspace Trick This Whole Time – PedestrianZhiyun Releases Tiny, Foldable 2-Axis Smartphone Gimbal for Just $60 – PetaPixelCourtesy of the BBC and tweeted by @MacandForth – BBCStar Trek Backgrounds for Video Calls – ARC GamesStar Wars Backgrounds for Video Calls – Star WarsJUST A SNIPPETFor things that are not worth more than a flypast
The Free Operating System That’s Identical To macOS – ForbesActual OS files have been pulled unsurprisinglyTake a screen shot on iPad with the Apple Pencil (probably the crayon too I would expect)Place pencil in bottom right or bottom left of screen and drag to the centre of the screen!NEMO’S HARDWARE STOREBasically waiting for the pandemic to pass...Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 18th May 2020
This week I am joined once more by Jim and Mark and Nick to ponder over the mysteries of the week in Apple and Tech and for whatever reason it all goes a bit weird... Lockdown brainrot setting in? Regardless of that here it is in all of its “glory”
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded here and now he has also released Take Control of Zoom too.Steve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_ukWhy not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:JAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopNICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk AppleAPPLESome iPad Pro users complaining that the Magic Keyboard causes excessive battery drain — 9to5 MacJohn Gruber calls for Post to retract Apple-Google article — Apple 3.0Leaker says he's seen Apple Glasses. And they're coming next year — iMoreFBI Serves Apple Warrant to Gain US Senator's iCloud Data – Mac RumorsUbisoft Sues Apple for refusing to remove an Alibaba game from their App Store that is a 'Rainbow Six|Siege' Ripoff – Patently AppleTECHNOLOGYMicrosoft: we were wrong about open source — The VergeAR Copy Paste tool allows users to drop images of objects into a computer — DezeenThe Robot Dog That is Enforcing Social Distancing — AI DailyFacebook’s Giphy acquisition might have big implications for iMessage and Twitter — The VergeLinux not Windows: Why Munich is shifting back from Microsoft to open source - again – ZDNetIKEA play forts – DezeenSECURITY & PRIVACYMajor security flaw found in Thunderbolt Macs and PCs: Should you be worried? – MacworldAdobe Acrobat Security Vulnerabilities Allow Root Privileges on Mac, Update Now – Mac RumorsWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSMophie unveils new Powerstation XL with USB-C and Lightning, Qi charging, more – 9to5 MacJUST A SNIPPETFor things that are not worth more than a flypast
Sony Unveils the World's First Camera Sensors with Built-in AI – PetaPixelNEMO’S HARDWARE STOREBasically waiting for the pandemic to pass...Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 11th May 2020
A full house of guests this week as Suffolk Pete, MacJim, Nick Riley and Mark Chappell join me - other than the new MacBook Pro, we didn't really have much news so we chat about Pete's SSD replacement in his 2014 MacBook Air and Nick's experiment with creating a cheap Hackintosh.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded hereSteve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways including Luminar 4 and Affinity softwares in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_ukWhy not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
MARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed on TwitterPuts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTubeCo-host of the The Watching Men Podcast with Karl MaddenJAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopSUFFOLK PETEOn the Twitter a occasionally as @hermboy mostly about beer and footieNICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk AppleAPPLEUpdated 13-inch MacBook Pro Dumps Butterfly Keyboard, Doubles Storage – TidBITSSSD REPLACEMENTSuffolk Pete: A few months ago I bought MacBook Air 2014 that ‘broke’ when I tried to encrypt the SSD with FileVault. After talking to Mark at Suffolk Macs I decided to replace the ‘blade style’ SSD. A little research soon showed that :
Apple use a completely proprietary chip in the 2104 model with a non standard pin arrangement. Third party manufacturers have started to make adapters & even chips that mimic the Apple SSD.Plenty of people report problems using these 3rd party chips.I decided to stick with an Apple SSD. my Go-To store for 2nd hand parts is The Bookyard, they even format & install OS X on it for you! I purchased a 256GB recycled module that was pulled from a working MBA and guaranteed for 3 months. This also doubled my storage capacity. I had to buy the tools to take the back off the Air, because though I’ve taken apart several Macs & have a lot of tools, the Air uses 2.5 mm 5-point Pentalobe screws. Thanks to iFixIt I had a working MBA running 10.14 in about 15 minutes. All in all a good result!
HACKINTOSHTechnolli.comTechnolli on YouTubeHackintosh.comTonyMacx86.comTECHNOLOGYMajor Thunderbolt security flaws found, affect Macs shipped 2011-2020 – 9to5 MacMicrosoft's Office apps on iPadOS will reportedly get mouse support by this fall – NeoWinFacebook update crashes TikTok and other rivals – [BBC}(https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52572381)Square launches Online Checkout to take on PayPal – Venture BeatNewton Mail will be saved by fans after it was saved, and shut down again, by Essential – The VergeSECURITY & PRIVACYNorth Korean spies are attacking Macs with stealth Trojans – Tom’s GuideWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSFusionCast is a new macOS app for quickly turning podcast episodes into videos — 9to5 MacNEMO’S HARDWARE STOREUrbanista just launched the latest entry in its line of sleek earphones, the “London” earbuds with active noise cancelling for an immersive experience. It’s got 25 hours of playtime, and comes in a range of four colors like Dark Sapphire Blue and Rose Gold. Each Urbanista product has an urban aesthetic, with models named after metro cities like New York, Athens, and Brisbane. London earbuds give AirPods a run for their money at a more attractive price. It’s terrific for travelers, young professionals, and up-and-comers with a stylish vibe.www.urbanista.com London Press ReleaseEssential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 3rd May 2020
This week I am joined again by MacJim and Mark to talk about Jim’s new microphone, the iOS 13.5 beta, Apple bugs, Apple’s earnings report, the NHS contact tracing app, and more.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded hereYou can get Ghostery Midnight free for 3 months with the coupon code ‘w* Steve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways including Luminar 4 and Affinity softwares in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_ukWhy not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:MARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed on TwitterPuts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTubeCo-host of the The Watching Men Podcast with Karl MaddenJAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopAPPLEApple 13.4.5 Beta... becomes 13.5 – Forbes‘Psychic Paper’, an Extraordinarily Powerful But Easily Understood iOS Exploit – Daring FireballLuckily it seems this bug wasn’t widely known and is patched in 13.5 currently in Beta - but is/was a hell of a security miss!macOS bug fills your MacBook storage with blank files – Laptop MagmacOS JPG File -Truncation- Bug More Pervasive Than Originally Thought — One News PageValve's SteamVR ends support for macOS after being introduced at WWDC 2017 – 9to5 MacApple is Making Face ID Unlock Easier While Wearing a Mask– iPhone CanadaTotal Revenue Grows, Services Revenue Reaches New All-Time High of $13.3 Billion – AppleApple CEO Tim Cook says company saw an ‘uptick across the board’ in late April thanks to stimulus and work from home – CNBCApple Q2 2020 Results - $58.3 Billion Revenue – Mac StoriesTECHNOLOGYNHS rejects Apple-Google coronavirus app plan – BBC NewsDisappointing to say the least - but unfortunately (in my view) unsurprising as the British government seem to have a dangerously high desire to know what and who we all interact with. Contact tracing app trial on Isle of Wight – BBCCliqz closes areas for browser and search technologies – Hubert Burda MediaSECURITY & PRIVACYEurope's GDPR legislation is proving worryingly toothless — Input MagWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSDarkroom 4.6 Adds Video to Its Excellent Photo Editing Workflow – MacStoriesGoogle Meet will soon be free for anyone with a Gmail account – EngadgetApple MagSafe 1 to MagSafe 2 adapter £9 GBP on AmazonNew Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera with interchangeable lens launches from $50 – Geeky GadgetsNEMO’S HARDWARE STORENemo’s daughter Sheba reports on her new iPhone SE 2020.Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Apple, Google, Chargers, Bug Fixes,
Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 27th April 2020
This week I am joined once more by MacJim and Mark and somehow we totally forget to mention that Uncle Tim appeared on the BBC Big Night in and pledged a “significant donation” as we get sucked into the ARM Mac thing (again), the downsides of annual OS releases (again) and CV-19 contact tracing (again), plus a few other rabbit holes.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded hereYou can get Ghostery Midnight free for 3 months with the coupon code ‘workathome’Steve at Geeks Corner will be having more giveaways in the near future. Keep an eye on the site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_ukSkylum are giving away Luminar 3 for free - just sign up for their e-mail newsletter and claim a copy hereWhy not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:MARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed on TwitterPuts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTubeCo-host of the The Watching Men Podcast with Karl MaddenJAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopAPPLETim Cook joins BBC pandemic relief event, promises significant Apple donation – 9to5 MacHere's why you shouldn't charge your MacBook Pro on the left side – Digital TrendsApple's First ARM Mac to Launch by 2021 With 12-Core Processor – BloombergApple will reportedly sell a new Mac laptop with its own chips next year – CNetApple Music Launches on 2018 and Later Samsung Smart TVs – MacRumorsTwo Apple Mail vulnerabilities being used to target iPhone, iPad users – Apple InsiderNew iPhone text-bomb bug: Just receiving this Sindhi character notification crashes iPhones – ZDNetApple and Google will release COVID-19 contact-tracing tools next week – EngadgetSwitzerland, Austria align with Google and Apple's contact tracing approach – IT NewsGermany flips on smartphone contact tracing, backs Apple and Google – ReutersTECHNOLOGYThe first ever YouTube video was uploaded 15 years ago today. Here it is – CNNAustralia will make it a crime to use coronavirus tracing data for non-health purposes – ReutersWindows 10 update bug deletes your personal files: What to do now – Laptop MagSECURITY & PRIVACYHackers are exploiting a Sophos firewall zero-day – ZDNetWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSZoom tip from Glenn Fleishman – @GlennF Don't buy a webcam. Use your phone instead – CNetWorking from home and need a scanner? There's a free one built into your iPhone. – MashableWe’re making GIF Creator □ Premium totally free, just to see what happens – MediumJUST A SNIPPETFor things that are not worth more than a flypast
ProtonMail for Android goes open-source, passes security audit – Android PoliceVivaldi browser gets built-in tracking blocker, goes GA on Android – Tech CrunchNEMO’S HARDWARE STORENemo is taking a break for the obvious reasons.Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 20th April 2020
Apple launched the iPhone SE 2020 - and delivery dates have already slipped into May... Uncle Tim has been appointed to the Californian Economic Taskforce. Zoom in the press for the wrong reasons (again). Google warn Chrome users to update to latest version immediately. Simon is joined by Andy J, Mark Chappell and James Ormiston to try and make sense of it all.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded hereYou can get Ghostery Midnight free for 3 months with the coupon code ‘workathome’Steve at Geeks Corner was having another giveaway for a little game called Trance X head over there to enter if it's still running.Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:MARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed on Twitter and sometimes puts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTubeCo-host of the The Watching Men Podcast with Karl MaddenJAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopANDY J (aka @dougee)@dougee in the Slackroom@dougee on the TwitterJust launched a new blog at doug.eeAPPLEApple’s New $399 iPhone SE: Long Live the Small Screen and Home Button – WSJiPhone comparison page – AppleiPhone SE vs iPhone XR comparison: Which should you buy? – 9to5 Mac$79 AppleCare for 2020 iPhone SE, $50 price drop compared to iPhone 8 – 9to5 MacNew macOS update can extend your MacBook's battery lifespan – Laptop MagWatch Mac OS X Leopard running on 2020 iPad Pro – Cult of MacApple wins dismissal of lawsuit claiming it 'broke' FaceTime on older iPhones – AppleInsiderCoronavirus: Disney’s Bob Iger, Apple’s Tim Cook, Arnold Schwarzenegger and more join California economic taskforce – IndependentTECHNOLOGYGitHub sharply slashes plan pricing, offers core features for free to all – Ars TechnicaApple and Google in standoff with NHS over contact tracing – Cult of MacSECURITY & PRIVACYGoogle Issues Warning For 2 Billion Chrome Users – ForbesFacebook now shows what you’re doing on your device when not using their app – Geeks CornerFacebook Container for FirefoxOver 500,000 Zoom Accounts Sold on the Dark Web and Hacker Forums – Mac RumorsHackers Are Selling a Critical Zoom Zero-Day Exploit for £400,000 – VicePi-Hole as mentioned by Andy Set up guide – Smart Home BeginnerWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSStream for free: Apple makes some Apple TV+ shows free for a limited time – 9to5 Mac JUST A SNIPPET*For things that are not worth more than a flypast*
Researchers used PC fan vibrations to steal air-gapped data – Input NEMO’S HARDWARE STORENemo is taking a break for the obvious reasons.Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though.ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 12th March 2020
Mark Nick and Jim join Simon to talk about another week in lockdown, the tech news from the week and whatever else comes up in the conversation.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded hereYou can get Ghostery Midnight free for 3 months with the coupon code ‘workathome’Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:MARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed on Twitter and sometimes puts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTubeNICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk AppleJAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopAPPLEContact tracing can help slow the spread of COVID-19 and can be done without compromising user privacy. We’re working with @sundarpichai & @Google to help health officials harness Bluetooth technology in a way that also respects transparency & consent – Tim CookGoogle and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android - The VergeApple and Google Partner on Opt-In COVID-19 Contact Tracing Technology to Be Added to iPhone and Android Smartphones (https://flip.it/iaHCzf) – Mac RumorsGoogle Gets on Board with Apple’s SMS Security Proposal – iDrop NewsApple fixes FaceTime, USB-C, and Office 365 bugs in macOS Catalina – Ars TechnicaThis Is Apple's Coronavirus-Fighting Face Shield – Popular MechanicsMacBook Pro Keyboard Ready For New Colorful Technology – ForbesSecurity firm finds sketchy ‘fleeceware’ apps in iOS App Store – Cult of MacTECHNOLOGYGoogle debuts a braille keyboard for vision-impaired Android users – CNetUS States Need COBOL Programmers to Help Them Handle Aging Systems – PC MagQuibi app review: shifting landscape – The VergeThe Mu folding plug USB power supplySECURITY & PRIVACYSchool districts ban Zoom over security concerns – EngadgetAnd Google, and US Senators, and Taiwan, and probably loads of others...Google Pulls SuperVPN From the Play Store, Users Urged to Delete It – PC MagTwitter removes option that allowed users to not share data with advertisers on its mobile app – 9to5 MacWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSHow to check which iPhone apps have camera and mic access – 9to5 MacJUST A SNIPPET*For things that are not worth more than a flypast*
Samsung finally killing off S Voice assistant as of June 1 – The VergeNEMO’S HARDWARE STORENemo is taking a break for the obvious reasons.Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself onlineGhostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter...ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 5th April 2020
Mark returns to the show and we’re joined by Donny Yankellow and Guy Serle to talk about the iPad turning 10, iCloud folder sharing, AirTags, Zoom, video conferencing and more.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn Fleishman’s Working From Home book is completely FREE and can be downloaded hereYou can get Ghostery Midnight free for 3 months with the coupon code ‘workathome’Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:MARK CHAPPELL@oceanspeed on Twitter and sometimes puts Essential Apple related stuff on YouTubeGUY SERLEOn Twitter as @Macparrot and @VertSharkCo-host of the MyMac showMac to the Future and Guy’s Daily Drive on YouTubeAll his stuff is now at vertshark.comDONNY YANKELLOWAarcadeReviews.com for apple arcade reviews and more@rtteachr on TwitterFind his work at hedgehogalley.comFind his stuff in iBooks, a load of sticker packs in the App Store under Donny Yankellow and DesignBundles.net as SkrblySkrbly Studio on YouTubeSkrbly StoreSkrbly Studio (Anyone can Draw) – App StoreKiddims on Graphite ComicsLife is Random on Graphite ComicsAPPLEApple's iPad turns 10 – EngadgetGuy’s video iPad Day OneAmazon Prime Video now allows in-app rentals and purchases on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV – The VergeApple's new iCloud feature for iPhone and Mac may make you kiss Dropbox goodbye – CNetApple Acquires Weather App Dark Sky – MacRumorsApple acquires AI startup Voysis to improve Siri's natural language skills – 9to5 MacWhite-hat hacker able to hijack iPhone camera; Apple has now fixed — 9to5 MacApple’s new iPad Pro cuts off the microphone when its case is closed to prevent snooping — The VergeApple accidentally confirms Tile-like AirTags name in deleted support video — The VergeLeaked iOS 14 screenshot shows new wallpaper settings, beta code reveals Home screen widgets – 9to5 MacSECURITY & PRIVACYZoom vows to win back user trust with extensive security review – EngadgetZoom adds new security and privacy measures to prevent Zoombombing – The VergeEvery Zoom Security and Privacy Flaw So Far, and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself - TidBITSVideoconferencing Options in the Age of Pandemic - TidBITSSchool districts ban Zoom over security concerns EngadgetWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSMonument Valley 2 goes free – App StoreJUST A SNIPPETFor things that are not worth more than a flypast
This adapter turns standard CarPlay into Wireless CarPlay, and somehow it actually works – 9to5 MacNEMO’S HARDWARE STORENemo will be back as soon as the trucks can get to him...Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself onlineGhostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter...ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 29th March 2020
You may notice some difference in the sound this episode - Simon’s Mac had a kernel panic right at the end of the show and wiped out his recordings... Luckily Nick records a backup but his set up is a simpler Piezo recording with no Audio Hijack wizardry. However without him there’d have been no show at all. So we aren’t complaining. Also we need to get Jim a mic that doesn’t “rustle”!
This week news of any great consequence (well non COVID-19 news anyway) was a bit thin, but as we’re all in lockdown guests weren’t! In a bit of a houseparty Simon is joined by Nick Riley, James “MacJim” Ormiston, special guest Ronnie Lutes and eventually Donny Yankellow... to make a fist of what they could dig up to chew over.
And the amazingly brilliant interlude is "stolen" from Daniel Matarazzo (bit.ly/AwfulVirus)
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn’s book is completely FREE and can be downloaded hereYou can get Ghostery Midnight free for 3 months with the coupon code ‘workathome’Steve over at Geeks Corner is having an Apple Watch Strap giveaway... Why not pop on over and enter and get the chance to win an AppleWatch strap of your choice?Serif have made all their Affinity apps on Mac/PC and iOS available on a 3 MONTH free trial and reduced the priced by 50%... If you were even remotely interested now is the time to try and buy!Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:NICK RILEY@spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots' Let's Talk AppleJAMES ORMISTONMacJim in the Slack In charge of the Essential Apple Flickr Also on Flickr as thesrpspaintshopDONNY YANKELLOWAarcadeReviews.com for apple arcade reviews and more@rtteachr on TwitterFind his work at hedgehogalley.comFind his stuff in iBooks, a load of sticker packs in the App Store under Donny Yankellow and DesignBundles.net as SkrblySkrbly Studio on YouTubeSkrbly StoreSkrbly Studio (Anyone can Draw) – App StoreKiddims on Graphite ComicsLife is Random on Graphite ComicsSearch for Yankellow on the App Store/Books for Stickers and other workRONNIE LUTES@Nevadicus on TwitterCo-host on shows from the Bubblesort Empire with John Chidgey, Clay Daly, Vic Hudson and Scott WillseyAvid Golden Knights fan... (Las Vegas Ice Hockey Team)APPLEApple planning Face ID for MacBook Pro and iMac – plus a notch – Apple InsiderApple's going to put a notch on your MacBook? Is nothing sacred? – ZDNetApple admits MacBook Air anti-reflective coating can exhibit ‘issues’ – Cult of MacApple releases coronavirus screening app and website in partnership with CDC – CNNApple updates Siri with new CDC questionnaire for queries about coronavirus – 9to5 MacDarkroom photo editor updated with full mouse and trackpad support on iPadOS – 9to5 MacApple makes its pro video and audio editing software free to use for 90 days – EngadgetPro Apps Bundle for Education – AppleKuo Hath Said the ARM is Nigh – GizmodoTECHNOLOGYThis is the most convincing Apple iMac clone we’ve seen yet – Tech RadarSony Spins Off Camera Business Into Separate Company – PetaPixelPolaroid’s new Now instant film camera delivers a classic, punishing experience – The Verge – The VergeSECURITY & PRIVACYBug in iOS 13.3.1 and later keeps VPNs from encrypting traffic, but there's a simple workaround – 9to5 MacZoom iOS update removes 'feature' that sent user data to Facebook — Apple InsiderWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSDarkroom photo editor updated with full mouse and trackpad support on iPadOS – 9to5 MacSkylum donate EUR 5 from any purchase to fight COVID-19 and help victims of the coronavirus pandemic – SkylumNEMO’S HARDWARE STORENemo will be back as soon as the trucks can get to him...Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself onlineGhostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter...ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 22nd March 2020
Apple launch and all new MacBook Air, iPad Pros with LiDAR, a keyboard with backlighting and trackpad for the new and previous gen iPad Pros, updated MacMini with more storage, new iPhone cases and watch straps. iOS 13.4 got a demo from Craig Federighi and more. BUT before we get to that I am joined by special guests Glenn Fleishman (author, journalist, 2x Jeopardy champion and more) and Pete Knowlton (from Ghostery) and we get led down a path of talking about WFH, COVID-19, and a whole load of associated matters.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGlenn’s book is completely FREE and can be downloaded hereYou can get Ghostery Midnight free for 3 months with the coupon code ‘workathome’Steve over at Geeks Corner is having an Apple Watch Strap giveaway… Why not pop on over and enter and get the chance to win an AppleWatch strap of your choice?I didn’t mention this on the show but Serif have made all their Affinity apps on Mac/PC and iOS available on a 3 MONTH free trial and reduced the priced by 50%… If you were even remotely interested now is the time to try and buy!Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you’re interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:GLENN FLEISHMANGlenn Fleishman is a veteran technology writer who has contributed to dozens of publications across his career, including Macworld, Fast Company, and Increment. He has also written dozens of editions of books in the Take Control series. He is currently building 100 tiny type museums full of real printing artifacts.Glenn’s FREE Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily bookGlenn’s Tiny Type Museum)@GlennF on TwitterPETE KNOWLTONVisit www.ghostery.comGo to cliqz.com to check out their excellent privacy focussed browserGet Ghostery Midnight here and use coupon code workathome for a 3 month subscription for free@Ghostery on the TwitterAPPLENew MacBook Air has more to love and is now just $999 – Apple Apple unveils new iPad Pro with breakthrough LiDAR Scanner and brings trackpad support to iPadOS – AppleInteresting comment from Benedict Evans on Twitter“Apple’s investment in AR is really interesting to watch. An actual LIDAR scanner in the iPad (and presumable the next iPhone) purely for AR and 3D creation. Given limited use cases today, it seems pretty obvious this is about trying to seed creation ahead of a pair of glasses.”Craig Federighi shows off new iPad Pro in video from Apple Campus – Apple MagazineHere’s how the iPad’s new trackpad actually works – The VergeMac Rumors YouTube overview of the new iPad, Keyboard, and Macs – YouTubeApple website banner now says retail stores are closed ‘until further notice’ – 9to5 MacPeople Who Left Devices at Apple Stores for Repair Can’t Get Them Until Stores Reopen — MacRumorsApple is limiting online iPhone purchases — Seeking AlphaNEMO’S HARDWARE STORENemo will be back as soon as the trucks can get to him…Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself onlineGhostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter…ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE… what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services… We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
Social Media and SlackYou can follow us on:Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube / Facebook / PinecastAlso a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn’t have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement.You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations)And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do.Support The Essential Apple Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show
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Recorded 15th March 2020
WWDC goes virtual (no surprise there), people are already making predictions based on the image, iOS14 leaks predict homescreen list view. Microsoft take down a zombie botnet and Bill Gates steps down from the board. But more important than all of that for this show we are joined but Andrius Gailiunas of Pixelmator to update us on what they’re up to. Also Andrius and I talk a bit about COVID-19 in the “Not the show” section at the end.
GIVEAWAYS & OFFERSGet Donny Yankellow's 2FunDads iMessage stickers for FREEWhy not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter!
Slacker @MacJim has a family friendly Flickr group for listeners to share photos because the Darkroom channel in the Slack has become so popular - if you're interested head over to to the Essential Apple Flickr and request an invitation.
On this week’s show:ANDRIUS GAILIUNAS@pixelmator on [email protected]’s WWDC 2020 kicks off in June with an all-new online format – AppleApple just dropped a huge hint that the Arm MacBook may be announced at WWDC – Digital TrendsApple also announced it will commit $1 million to local San Jose organizations to offset associated revenue loss as a result of WWDC 2020’s new online format.iOS 14 to include new homescreen list view option with Siri suggestions and more – 9to5 MacNew Powerbeats 4 appear on Walmart shelves ahead of expected official announcement – 9to5 MacTECHNOLOGYBill Gates steps down from Microsoft board – Ars TechnicaLend your spare Mac CPU time to help study the Novel Coronavirus: Fighting disease with a world wide distributed super computer – Folding@HomeMicrosoft takes down global zombie bot network – BBC NewsSECURITY & PRIVACYFrom @Dougee: This is a really good write up and contains good information about the Checkm8 exploit.Developer of Checkm8 explains why iDevice jailbreak exploit is a game changer – Ars TechnicaLuca Todesco teases checkra1n hacks on a T2-equipped MacBook Pro's Touch Bar – iDownloadBlog.comAt Least 20 VPN and Ad-Blocking Apps With 35 Million Downloads Actually Monitored Users' Phones – GizmodoWORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPSKorg Kaossilator App For Android & iOS Is Currently Available For Free – Synth AnatomyApp StoreJUST A SNIPPETFor things that are not worth more than a flypast
ProtonMail and ProtonVPN switch to working from home during COVID-19Cliqz and Ghostery switch to working from home – “Stay safe, wash your hands and be a role model! #FlattenTheCurve” – TwitterNothing particularly special in that ATM I know but next week we should have Pete Knowlton of Ghostery back on the show to talk to us about everything going on at Ghostery with Midnight etc and what a week at home has been like for him!NEMO’S HARDWARE STORENemo will be back as soon as the trucks can get to him...Essential Apple Recommended Services:Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself onlineGhostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again.Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter...ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.
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