TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 334
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank JADE for sending in the music you hear in the background. JADE wrote:
Hi Rob,
As always love the show! Been a fan for quite a few years now and never miss an episode. For the past 2 years I've been working on my 4th studio album as I'm doing something quite massive and unique. I've been recording the whole album using iOS devices only. So far the album is 14 tracks long and a very unique blend of ballads, rock, metal, punk, electro and jazz.
I've included a demo song from the CD titled "smashing your face in"
The apps used were Garage Band, Audiobus, Auria,, Music Studio, Studio MiniXL, Amplitube, IShredLive, Final Touch, Vocal Live and Session Band
Regards,
Jade Starr
Thanks JADE for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank SHANNON for sending in the Artwork for today's show. SHANNON wrote
Hi Rob,
I took a picture of my Pit Bull, Sara, in front of our local fountain and then added the text using the new Fotor app that I downloaded after listening to your latest podcast.
Regards,
Shannon in Fountain Hills, AZ
Well SHANNON Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see SHANNON'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 334 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
02:29
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following quote quote “Amazon’s pricing ambition is the clearest indication of its phone playbook: undercut rivals and grab meaningful market share. It is also shows that Apple’s worst nightmare may be coming true: prices could fall not just for cheap phones in developing markets but higher-end ones too. unquote
Amir Efrati and Jessica E. Lessin, jessicalessin.com,
6 September 2013
That old refrain that prices could fall - is something we hear over and over. I don’t think any of these people realize that Apple is the ONLY one making money. 85% of the profits for the entire Cellphone industry. Cheap is not what is wanted by all - There is still a good % of the market willing to pay to get quality. Hence why the Amazon Fire crashed and well burned - and the iPhone is doing better than ever. Just Sayin
03:31
This week we have promo codes for the App - Litodo - here is the review from the dev - PLAY PROMO CODE - LITODO
Well thanks to Dev for their review of their App - LITODO and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this App - send an email to todayinos at gmail dot com and put LITODO - L I T O D O in the subject line.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/litodo-tasks-to-
do-time-tracking/id945875002?mt=8
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:14
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2868105/uk-
pm-makes-apple-ceo-tim-cook-global-
privacy-champ.html
Tim Cook has made no bones about the fact that your privacy as a customer trumps all. And that Apple has never worked with any government agencies from any government to put in a backdoor in any of Apples Products and they have never allowed access to Apples servers and never will.
Users that know of this - Appreciate this.
Governments - not so much - especially if you happen to be the Leader of the British Government. Apparently Prime Minister Cameron wants to Ban services that encrypt messages - like iMessage or FaceTime - which offer end to end encryption - see Big Brother thinks privacy is bad. Essentially the logic is this - We must not allow Freedom if we are to preserve Freedom. What is this President Ferris Fremont going after Aramchek? Because it sure sounds that way. Bonus points for those that got that reference.
Now it is not just the UK government that wants to get rid of this privacy - there are other governments in Europe, the NSA of course and other agencies in the US that are not happy with Apples level of privacy for users. And I should point out it is not just Apples Apps - Snapchat is in their cross hairs as well.
Lets just hope that VALIS - I mean Apple can hold out against those that want to ensure freedom by squashing it.
06:50
http://www.redmondpie.com/the-difference-
between-unlocked-t-mobile-and-sim-free-
iphone-6-6-plus-explained/
Hi Rob,
I bought a T-Mobile unlocked iPhone (6+ 128gig) right before Apple started offering the Apple unlocked phones. Is there any difference at all except for the fact that the T-Mobile one comes with a sim card? They should both be equally unlocked right? I can't get a straight answer from Apple and I wonder if I should bother trading it in for the Apple one before my 14 day return window is over.
Thanks,
Terry
Hi Terry - Both are fully unlocked.
But there are some differences between the T-Mobile version and the SIM free version.
The T-Mobile 6 and 6+ feature bands that are more specific to North America and should work with most 4G LTE networks in the US.
It will NOT work on China's advanced TD-LTE Network. If China Travel is in your plans - exchange it now.
Really if you plan to travel outside the US - then the SIM free one is what you want.
If you are only going be in the US - stick with the T-Mobile version.
Ok - that is the simple answer. But lets say you really like you local regional carrier - then you need to know which ones the T-Mobile version supports - which are
T-mobile of course
AT&T
and Verizon
Plus
AIO
Alaska Communications
Consumer Cellular
Cricket
Family Mobile
GCI
Net 10
Straight Talk
Union Wireless
The SIM Free iPhone 6 and 6+ supports the following carriers:
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon,
Sprint and
PLUS
Appalacian Wireless
Bluegrass Cellular
Boost
C Spire
Cellcom
Charlton Valley
Chat Mobility
Defense Mobile
MobileNation
Nex-Tech
NorthwestCell
nTelos
Pioneer Cellular
Stata Networks
Syringa
Thumb Cellular
United Wireless
and US Cellular
Hi Rob,
I thought you were a big fan of Sprint Wireless, especially since their HQ were so close to home. I was surprised when I heard you were now on T-Mobile.
I have an iPhone 6 on AT&T. Grandfathered in on unlimited data but throttled after 5 GB of data. I watch a lot of Netflix and I reach the limit pretty quick, and my viewing pleasure after being throttled blows and renders my iPhone useless.
I'm considering Sprint or T-Mobile. I live in the Bay Area in California, specifically the San Jose area. I usually jailbreak for tethering purposes. I'm curious how you decided on T-Mobile and what your 2 cents are regarding sprint wireless.
Regards,
Mr. Ed
Thanks for the questions Mr. Ed. I choose T-Mobile for a few reasons - but the biggest ones being they let you do all the neat new stuff the iPhone supports - like Wifi Calling and Voice of LTE. Plus with T-Mobile - Tethering is included - not an extra charge that kills your grandfathered unlimited plan. And they offer unlimited data (well except for the tethering part and there you are limited to 5GB per month of tethered data.
The pricing when I combing my Wifes plan and my plan on T-mobile was within a few dollars of my old plan on AT&T alone. So I gained features and saved a bunch of money per month.
Per Sprint - It is a technology reason I stay away - the Sprint phones are not as flexible when it comes to using older phones on other carriers. I like that at any point my Old GMS way off contract iPhones I could reactivate on one of the cheaper carriers for my sons - when they get to the age they will need a cellular plan.
T-mobile also have very good coverage here in Kansas City - so that was important of me. I will say on Long Island where my Parents live - T-Mobile coverage was horrible. Just make sure you check to see what your local coverage is where you live before making a choice.
11:47
http://www.redmondpie.com/video-shows-
performance-of-ios-8.2-beta-4-running-on-
iphone-5s-and-iphone-4s/
iOS 8.2 Beta 4 is out for all iOS devices supporting iOS 8.
One thing to note - is the beta was speed tested on the iPhone 4S - and well - it actually lost vs 8.1.2 - It does not look like anyone running old iOS hardware and iOS 8 will see any improvement in speed - and the tests actually show some tasks running slower.
When iOS 8.2 is released if you have iOS hardware that is multiple years old - I would highly recommend you hold off updating. Especially as the big feature for 8.2 is Apple Watch support - and the iPhone 4S will not support it anyway.
One thing the beta of 8.2 has revealed is that when the Apple watch comes - there will be a stand alone app to support it.
There is a very detailed article on 9 to 5 Mac - Link in the show notes titled Apple Watch iPhone Companion App revealed with new watch features, monograms. This goes over a bunch of new features dug out about Apple Watch. Like Monogram - where you can add up to 4 initials as a monogram virtually on the screen. Hmmmm - wonder if I would go with Tii on mine.
This article talks about how you will organize the apps on the Apple watch. Which really you will do on the iPhone - just like how you can organize the apps on your iPhone via iTunes - you will organize the Apps on your Apple Watch via the iPhone.
They also go over features for Clock Functions, Messages, Maps, Accessibility, Passcode, Activity Motion & Fitness, and more - again look for that link in the show notes - especially if you plan to get an Apple watch or more so if you are on the fence.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/13/apple-
watch-iphone-companion-app-revealed-
with-new-watch-features-monograms/
13:57
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
+1 to Harry's razors. I have been using a Truman for a few months now and it works great. The price is reasonable and the blade cut great. Thanks for introducing them to me.
Regards,
Joe Strottman
Thanks for the feedback Joe and I want to thank Harrys for sponsoring this episode and - if you go to harrys dot com - that is h a r r y s dot com and use the promo code t i i - you will save $5 on your first order.
Lets face it guys one of the worst parts about shaving is tracking down that person to unlock to the display case so you can get your razors - the other worst part is the price you pay for said razors when you get to the check out counter. Harry's helps on both those fronts - no need to go to the store - you just order on line and get the razors delivered right to your door with free shipping. The starter kit The Truman Set is amazing - for $15 you get a razor - Foaming Shave Gel and 3 razor blades - all in a great package that screams GIFT ME GIFT ME - are you listening ladies. Actually My little lady was and she purchased me a years supply of Razors and Shave Gel for My birthday. Kind of a win win - I get a great present - she gets me using the Shave gel she really likes the smell of.
And that new Foaming Shave Gel is great. If you look at what it is made from you might not know if you should eat it or shave with it. The ingredients include Licorice Root extract, a blend of Cucumber and Aloe - after using it my wife was asking what smelled sooo good. It really is nice to shave with something that is not made from industrial chemicals.
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16:33
VOICEMAIL - Tom_Answer_Visual_impaired_quest
Hi Rob,
To the caller who asked about voiceover training, I suggest subscribing to the AppleVis podcast for tutorials and joining the AppleVis forum, too. I wouldn’t recommend using a mac because the accessibility features are spotty and difficult to learn.
Regards,
Dan L
Hi Rob,
To help the listener from D.C. who wanted to learn voiceOver, I offer these resources.
Apple’s official accessibility resource list:
https://www.apple.com/accessibility/resources/
contains links to the accessible version of the users guides and voiceOver tutorials officially produced by Apple for the Mac.
AppleVis: an online community for visually impaired Apple users:
http://www.applevis.com
Applevis has reviews of hundreds of apps. It has tutorials for the beginning voiceover user. It has podcasts demonstrating how to use many iOS and Mac VoiceOver features. It has lively discussion forums.
ViPhone, a google group for blind and visually impaired iDevice users:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/viphone
And a similar less active Yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aiphone/
And a Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/BlindIphoneipadUsers
National Braille Press, offering books on iOS. You can have them in paper braille, downloadable electronic Braille, ASCII text, Microsoft Word or Daisy formats. Daisy is an xml-based format for visually impaired readers. Many free Daisy players are available for all operating systems.
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/process.html?
subcat_id=4&heading=Adult%20Books
%2d%2dComputers%20%26%20Technology
&mv_nextpage=publications%2fbrowse_
results&mv_todo=return
Books from NBP include:
iOS 8 Without The Eye
Get The Picture (how to use the camera as a blind person)
Getting Started with the iPHONE And IOS7: A guide for Blind And Visually Impaired Users
iOS 8 Reference Card (a full listing of all voiceover gestures)
Out And About: Our Favorite Travel Apps
Reading Kindle Books on Your iOS Device: A Quick Reference Guide
Tweeting Blind
Twenty-Two Useful Apps For Blind And Visually Impaired Users
They also have books on mastering the Mac with voiceover and on using iMessage.
Regards,
--Debby A, Cupertino, CA
Rob:
i am writing in response to the man who wanted to learn about his accessibility features such as voice over.
In my experience, Apple store employees know next to nothing about voiceover.
He would do far better, to join apple-vis, a apple only community dedicated to blind and low vision users.
There are a number of books about learning to use IOS products in electronic and braille formats published by National Braille Press.
Hook up with any local National chapter of organizations of the blind and begin to learn.
There are many excellent blind IOS trainers available.
Just ask applevis.com.
Regards,
Jan Brown.
22:27
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 1,800 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out and has lots of comments was from Jerome Horowitz - whom asked quote
My caller id block does not work on my new iPhone 6. Anybody have a fix??
unquote
So for those not familiar with this feature in the Settings —> Phone —> Show My Caller ID - by default it is set on.
If you turn it off - it is supposed to block your caller ID.
Mike Hennessie mentioned that turning it off and calling his house it still showed his name and number - but calling his wifes iPhone it did not.
But for Kirsten Twigg it worked fine.
Looks like this might be an AT&T issue. Let me know if this is working right for you.
206-666-6364 or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com
And since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 1800+ of you already in the community and contributing.
25:12
http://investor.apple.com
Some questions we have about how Apples sales really went last quarter will be answered on Tuesday Jan 27th at 5:00 PM ET - when Apple does their quarterly conference call. Here are my predictions - iPhone sales up yr over yr - iPad sales down yr over yr. Pro Apple people (i.e. me - will concentrate our focus on the iPhone sales - Anti Apple Press - i.e. Much of the tech press - will focus on the iPad sales. Some will try to do both.
Either way I will get a blog post up at Today in iOS dot com and in the Tii App either right before or after the conference call starts.
I am sure we will have more on predictions leading up to the conference call or right after going over who was right and who was wrong.
As is typical - don’t expect any new news per products to be announced or even hinted at.
26:20
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/01/
more-ram-and-a-much-different-display-
could-greet-iphone-6s-buyers
Thanks to Michael for this next one. Which is more Rumors about the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus or what ever the next gen iPhones are called.
You will see a lot of articles the next couple of months with rumors about the next gen iPhones - but past history shows anything before April is pure fiction - April / May is traditionally when the first real rumors come out.
For now the Rumors are really just people speculating and calling it rumors and tapping the infamous un-named source.
That said - Kudos for AppAdvice for their article which took the stance of Likely features and speculation. And what they speculate makes sense.
A9 Processor - which is clearly a no-brainer
A Bump up in Ram - Given the latest iPad air has 2GB of ram - Again seems to be a no brainer.
Other speculation - Faster RAM to boot - that does come from a rumor in Taiwan - so yeah take that for what it is worth - hint - not much.
Then there is the speculation of Force Touch for the next iPhone - Some call that a rumor - others just looked at the announced features of the Apple Watch and said - Yeah - that is missing from the iPhone now - so add it to the rumor list. Except that the Apple Watch is an OLED display with special sensors to support force touch - so not sure if we will see force touch on the iPhone 6S - Maybe the version after. This would be a major change if implemented.
28:11
http://www.cultofmac.com/308958/apple-
already-lined-sapphire-supplier-iphone-6s/
Thanks to Jordan for the heads up on this next one: Which is from cult of mac and the post is titled. Could Apple Have already lined up the sapphire supplier for the iPhone 6S Question Mark - and Per the answer I would say in my dreams - as that is about the only way it happens and even then my . This post is based on the news that a company called Desay just announced their own smartphone with an unbreakable sapphire display. Also Desay is an apple supplier. Cult of Mac asks if Desay can make sapphire displays for their own smartphones why not for Apple. Hmmmm - Lets see - Oh yeah VOLUME. Remember before GTAT imploded - it was supposed to have a sapphire production capacity equal to 2 times the current combined global production of Sapphire. Yes part of the GTAT agreement was that they would get to sell the furnaces to pay of their loans from Apple - be even if they did sell them to Desay - the issue comes that the furnaces did not produce the quality sapphire needed and they would need to be modified at best to get there. There has been no indications that there is a short term solution for Sapphire to meet the needs of 10’s of Millions of iPhones. So again the answer to the why not for Apple question is Volume and lack of Global production infrastructure for quality Sapphire. Sadly this is something that will be a long time coming if ever.
29:58
http://getprismatic.com/story/1421393769708?
share=NTE4OTA.MTQyMTM5Mzc2OTcwOA.
bM0gf1wIVuLV9HmP6X8SSqyKiQU
It seems iOS 9 is starting to show up on some server logs - meaning Apple is starting some internal testing of the Alpha version - this is right in line with past years and it showing up in server logs. So nice to see it there now - but per the previous episode - I really do hope that iOS 9 is not about new features and much much more about bug fixes and speed improvement.
30:57
http://www.cnet.com/news/new-lightning-
powered-headphones-offer-sneak-peek-at-
next-generation-of-iphone-accessories/
Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this link - and it really is a story I tried not to report on last episode. You may have noticed last episode I did not say anything about CES. And of all the reports of new products - this is one I was most interested in - it is that there are finally Lightning powered headphones. The big shocker for me though was who they were from - Not Beats now owned by Apple - but rather from Philips and Also Harman JBL.
The Philips Fidelio NC1L is the first lightning powered on-ear noise canceling headphones - followed by the JBL Reflect aware sports headphones with noise cancellation. The NC1L will be out Late Feb / March time frame - the Aware will be out in the spring.
The NC1L will run you $300 clams - the Aware comes in at half that price.
Technically this is old news as Philips announced the headphones back in September - but they had them at CES and multiple people played with them - and from what I read the response was tepid at best - Essentially they were just as good as other headphones that were not lightning headphones. Guess you really need to have a keen ear to hear the difference.
33:29
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/
2015/01/11/nobody-is-using-android-lollipop/
Thanks to Matt for the heads up on this next one:
We all love lolipops - right - Well evidently not if you use Android - As the latest version of Android which launched in Early November - by the first week of Jan was being used on somewhere south of 0.1% of Android devices. Yikes - In that amount of Time - iOS 8 made its way to almost 50% of All iOS device. Again another reason choosey Dev choose iOS.
34:08
http://www.cultofmac.com/308946/blackberry-
gets-caught-tweeting-iphone/
I know I have said the best time to kick someone is when they are down before - but this time - it is the guy on the ground kicking himself - which is pretty hard to do - and funny to see - almost as funny as when Blackberry this week sent out a tweet about their Phone - but in classic Blackberry fail mode you know did it from an iPhone - dooooohhhh. I would imagine this whole thing looked something like what the guys in the parking lot really saw in the first fight for fightclub. Thanks Blackberry for the laugh and the memories.
34:44
VOICEMAIL - Derrek_issues_mapping_complaining
Hi Rob,
To answer a question from one of your listeners on the most recent episode about adding apps to the notification center, I use an app called launcher that allows you to put apps in the notification Center using IOS 8 extensions. I am not sure if the feature still is being offered if you download the app today, but it works perfectly for me. I am using an unjailbroken iPad Air 2. I believe there is already one more app that offers this feature also. I would browse the extensions section in the app store. Once again, love the show and keep up the good work.
Regards,
Kareem
Hi rob,
Happy new year!
In response to the gentleman in episode 333 who switched over from android tablet to iPad 2, looking for quick access to certain apps (or at least that's what I understood him to be looking for), I would recommend the launch app which he can put in the dock at the bottom of the screen. He can add quite a few apps into it and it has the swipe gestures that allows you to open apps slickly or perform particular actions inside of the specified apps. Also you can group apps together (e.g I have a "morning coffee" option where I have instant access to all the apps I usually need in the morning: tomtom navigation, BBC news, stitcher, weather live, NY times, anylist, Evernote AP news etc) .
Of course this isn't exactly the same as what he had on the Android but it's pretty cool and worth a try.
Hope that helps somewhat.
Regards,
Tosin O from Hockley Heath, UK
Hi,
I heard someone asking what case to get for the Ipad Air 2. I ordered the Clamcase Pro the first of Dec. Just received it last week and so far I love it. If you sign up for there e-mails, I received $20 of the price, which came to $149. I had the Zagg Folio with the keyboard for my I-pad 3rd gen. and it worked great. The reveiws on there new folio where not the greatest. The nice thing about the Clamcase Pro you can fold it back onto the keyboard so you can use it with out the keyboard. Some people complain the keyboard is not back lit, but that doesn't bother me.
Keep up the great work.
Roy S
38:09
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robjama/
next-keyboard-the-perfect-keyboard-for-iphone
Hi Rob,
I just supported this Kickstarter project
Merry Christmas
Steve from AZ
This next Kickstarter project I want to mention not just because Steve and a few others supported it - but that helps - and not just because of what it is - but rather for how they presented themselves on Kickstarter - this is one of those projects if you are planning on doing a kickstarter project you should look closely at everything they did - because it was done really well. Kudos gentlemen - which is part of the reason why they are roughly 6 times their goal. What is said product - It is the Next Keyboard - The Perfect keyboard for iPhone - This one you have until Jan 24th at 9:43 PM CT to fund. For $5 you get the keyboard. They also have other levels you can fund at and that is one of the things I like about their project - if you scroll down you will see an infographic showing what you get for the different levels.
Their video is funny as well.
Again if you ever plan to do a kickstarter project - check out this one - take notes - take screen shots - you can learn a bunch from this one. Oh and yeah if you want quote The perfect keyboard for iPhone - search for Next Keyboard two words at kickstarter dot com - or for the link in Ep 334’s show notes.
39:39
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hypershop/
ipintm-laser-pointer-wireless-presenter-for-ios-an
We have another Kickstarter project to go over. This one is from the same folks that brought us the iStick and the Pearl Compact Mirror - which I just received notification it has shipped and on its way to me. Well their new Kickstarter project is the iPin Laser Pointer. Quote iPin worlds smallest laser pointer and wireless presenter for iPhone and Android. Turn your smartphone into a powerful presentation tool unquote.
Essentially for the iPhone it is a tiny laser pointer that fits inside your headphone jack. You have until Feb 10th at 1:59 AM CT to fund this one - which right now needs your funding at it is at just 15k out of a goal of 50k -
If you do go to fund this one - make sure to pick the version for iPhone and not the android version. Their offerings are confusing probably one reason they have not hit their goal yet.
There are offerings for those at one price if you funded one of their previous projects and then pricing if you did not - and then there is some bundle pricing for their BTtogo accessory. Again it gets confusing. Oh and did I mention there is one version just for the iPhone 6 Plus - but only if it is not the EU version of the iPhone 6 plus. Yeah like I said confusing.
41:26
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/12/sorry-
iphone-users-apples-dev-agreement-means-
no-eff-mobile-app-iphone
I am a card carrying member of the EFF literally - and I have to take exception with their recent issues with Apple. EFF - REALLY you are going after Apple because of the Developer agreement. Yet - I guess for the end users - where End users are actually protected for privacy soooooo much better by Apple and iOS - than - the Sheered sheep Google calls endusers whose privacy is nonexistent and data is sold to the highest and not so highest bidders. EFF - Really - you are going after Apple here why? Someone at the EFF has their cranium stuck in their nether regions - just sayin
Essentially the EFF just released an official App for the EFF but only for Android - and not for iOS - and then went all postal on Apple for their Developer agreements - many of the items they took issue with for devs Apple has in place to protect the end users - like their complaint about Apple being able to kill any app at any time. They said in their article
quote - Section 8 makes it clear that Apple can "revoke the digital certificate of any of Your Applications at any time." Steve Jobs once confirmed that Apple can remotely disable apps, even after they have been installed by users. This contract provision would appear to allow that. unquote
NO DUHHHH - This is all about protecting the end users in case a malicious app slips past the approval process. Section 8 is one of the best security features Apple offers and for the EFF to take exception to that and plain not Get it - like I said someone at the EFF has their Cranium stuck in their Nether regions. Sorry EFF - Really disappointed with the you on this one.
43:19
http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/12/iphone-
separation-study/
Thanks to steve from AZ and others that sent in this next one.
Which may explain what is going on at the EFF - seems someone must have taken away the folks at the EFF’s iPhones - as that would explain their stupidity. See a study from the University of Missouri found that when our iPhone is taken away we get dumb and jittery. Like taking a caffeine laced stupid pill.
Ok what they actually said was quote that separating people from their iPhone not only causes Anxiety, but also reduces cognitive performance unquote Yeah as I said - it is like taking a caffeine laced stupid pill.
What the University of Missouri actually recommended based on their study was quote These findings suggest that iPhone users should avoid parting with their phones during daily situations that involve a great deal of attention, such as taking tests, sitting in conferences or meetings, or completing important work assignments, as it could result in poorer cognitive performance on those tasks. unquote.
So there - now you have a survey from a Major University that says not only is it ok for you to have your iPhone with you - it is recommended that you have it. So just point your significant other to this report the next time they tell you to get rid of your iPhone.
Of course I have no way of confirming this study as my iPhone is with me unless I am showering - and even then it is right outside the shower door.
44:48
VOICEMAIL - JONATHAN_MAILDROPHELP
Hi Rob,
In response to the discussion about setting up Exchange on an iDevice, be aware of the following gotcha:
I have a long username on the college campus where I work. I got tired of entering it, so I created a shortcut under settings, general, keyboard, shortcuts.
That saved me time for all the places where I needed to enter it repeatedly.
When I set up my email, calendar and contacts to sync with our exchange server, I kept getting errors that my password was invalid. I had our I.T. folks look at my setup screen and they insisted everything was fine, and they concluded that I must be entering the password incorrectly. I even changed my password, but still no luck!
It turned out I’d taken advantage of my shortcut to enter my user name, and shortcuts always terminate an entry with a space. Other services on our campus intranet did not mind the terminating space, but exchange did. As soon as I deleted the space, without even messing again with the password, my contacts calendar and work email all sync beautifully now.
By the way, I discovered the space because I’m a voiceover user. I asked voiceover to spell everything on the offending screen and the invisible space was revealed!
Regards,
Debby A, Cupertino, California.
VOICEMAIL - Shawna_Indy_JB_Tweak_quest_alphabatize
48:03
http://www.imore.com/how-record-video-
your-iphone-your-mac
I know I complained about Yosemite on the last episode. So this episode I want to point out something neat I can do with Yosemite and my iPhone I could not do with early versions of OS Ten. And that is display and record my iPhone screen quickly and easily.
Here are the basic steps - Credit to iMore for these steps.
- Connect the iOS device to your Mac using the Lightning cable.
- Open the Applications folder.
- Double-click on QuickTime Player.
- Click on the File menu.
- Select New Movie Recording.
- Click on the downward-facing arrow to the right of the record button.
- Under Camera, select the name of your iOS device.
- If you wish to record audio from the device, select its name in the Audiosource list.
- Click on the red record button to begin recording video from your iPhone.
- When you're done, click on the button again to stop recording.
I did this a few times already - it works great - just make sure to select the iPhone for both Audio and Video sources.
49:46
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/01/12/trial-
vs-return-policy/
Thanks to Jim M and a few others that sent in this next one.
Which is that Apple is supposedly cracking down on users who abuse the new 14 day return policy.
From iDownload blog quote One reader explains that when Apple introduced the new 14-day return policy, he started treating this policy as a trial period of some sort. After spending about $40 in various apps to trial, he was able to get $25 refunded, but Apple took notice of his behavior and a message popping up in the App Store now warns him that he will no longer be eligible for refunds on new purchases. unquote
Seems that now that user and some others are seeing a message
quote I acknowledge that if I download this app within fourteen days of tapping ‘Buy”, I will no longer be eligible to cancel this purchase. unquote.
Not sure if most or everyone is seeing that message now - or it is something apple put in place for those that trigger some algorithm as an abuser of the 14 day return policy.
50:49
http://fortune.com/2015/01/18/apple-crime-
report-240-iphones-disappeared-through-
20-in-hole/?xid=yahoo_fortune
From the crime blotter comes this next interesting story. Seems some criminals or Chinese good fellas decided it would be a good idea to steal a few iPhones - to the tune of 240 brand new iPhones still in the box - still at the warehouse. from the Xinhua news agency -
quote
Police said the three men broke into the facility between Dec. 12 and 13 via a 50-cm hole dug out of the wall. One suspect used to work as a driver for the logistics company that owned the warehouse and was familiar with the site.
They later sold the gadgets and spent most of the money on cars, gold, and gambling.”
unquote
They were caught be cause you guessed it - the police had the serial numbers. Duuuhhh. Just because you know how to dig a tunnel - does not mean you know anything about iPhones. If they were smart - they would have stole something like gold that is not easily traceable.
But good thing they like to dig - because I am sure they will be doing lots of that the next 15 to 20 years.
51:49
VOICEMAIL - Jodi_ATL_rant_about_protruding_camera
Hello Rob,
I wanted to get your opinion on updates to your iPhone. I know Apple does a fantastic job at detailing what is within the over the air update. However, I recently had a carrier update from AT&T and was given two options (Not Now) or (Update). I wish they would provide information about the update to its consumer, before I jump in to a blind update. Am I missing a place were it is listed on my iPhone? Or is there a website I would be able to go to to look it up .
Regards,
Jonah
Hi Rob,
Do you or the listeners know of Any apps that use homekit permission? I have none
Regards,
Michael
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