Hi_Rob
Here is a photo I did on my iPhone 5 camera of my iPad 3 docked in my Brydge Keyboard from kickstarter - then I ran the pic through Snapseed to add the grunge, HDR effect and the frame. I completed the picture with an app called TEXT to add today in iOS.
Regards
Craig
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0010 - Apple posts 50 billion app countdown | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Apple is doing another one of the App Milestone countdowns - this time it is for the 50 Billionth App download. And if you are the lucky downloader you will win a $10,000 iTunes gift card. And the next 50 app downloaders will win a $500 iTunes gift card. They are around 49.3 Billion and counting as of Saturday night. There is an enter to win without purchase or download - but I am not sure how you win a be the 50 billionth downloader contest unless you know you actually download and app - just sayin. Anyway - If you win please let me know.
Apple's iOS 6.1.4 tweaks iPhone 5 speakerphone | Apple - CNET News
And speaking of Apple downloads - if you have an iPhone 5 there is a new one waiting for you - it is iOS 6.1.4 - that appears to be just for iPhone 5's - and the key reason for the update is has an updated audio profile for speakerphone.
As with any update if you want to jailbreak or are jailbroken - this is not for you. If you have no intentions of ever jailbreaking - then well go for it. And you can choose to either do an OTA or connect to iTunes update on this. As always before any update - force quit out of all your open apps and make sure your do a back up first.
Apple's iPhone Takes U.S. Subscriber Share from Android in Q1 - The Mac Observer
Comscore is out with another report on US cellular subscriber share for Smartphone users - and from the end of December to the end of March - iOS saw its share of installed base rise from 36.3% to 39%. Android dropped from 53.4% to 52%, blackberry dropped from 6.4% to 5.2% and Windows Phone stayed about even going from 2.9% to 3.0%. Of course when you look at manufacturers - Apple leads the way by a big margin with the aforementioned 39% vs 21.7% for Sammy, 9% for HTC, 8.5% for Moto, and 6.8% for LG. Remember this is not new subscribers or new sales - this is about installed base. So it is about All active cellular Samrtphone users - some of whom could have purchased their cell phones back in 2007 or earlier in the case of Blackberry users.
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Hi Rob,
Listener Dan asked in episode 266 about an app to keep track of movies he has not yet watched. I use ToDoMovies (all one word) and it works great. It's only $1.99 in the App Store.
It has features such as full screen movie posters, notifications when a movie releases, and an icon to let you know if you need to hang around for a scene after the credits. It's very well done. Easily worth the $1.99.
Regards,
Lou V
Hi Rob,
Per an app to track movies that you have seen or wanted to see. The best one that I have found is called "Fayve" - spelled F A Y V E . Aside from the skewmorphic film design that will drive some crazy, the app tracks iTunes, Netflix, currently in theaters, and of course legacy movies. This app lets you rate various movies and then recommends movies based on your ratings of other and even suggests what rating it expects you to give.
They have recently added the ability to launch movies instantly, in say Netflix, just by clicking on it.
Now the app has faults, it does crash periodically, but they are quick to send out updates and it really useful. It truly is one of my Faves!
Regards,
Peter H from Austin, Texas
Hi Rob thanks for the show,
I don't know of an app specifically but there's a website called video ETA that I've been using now for quite a long time. You can add films that have not been released on DVD yet and it will remind you through email when they are going to be released on DVD and when they are released.
I've been using this for more than a year now and loving it. Hope this helps out!
Bryan
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Hi Rob
I've been using PwSafe by App 77 Informatica ever since I moved to iOS about 18 months ago. It is very easy to use and setup. Once done, all you need to do is remember the master password for your safe.
It is then very simple to enter sites that you want passwords for into the database. If you don't have a password for a site yet, pwsafe will generate one for you. When you go to a site requiring a password, you fire up pwsafe then scroll down to the name of the site in your safe, tap on it and your password is copied to the clipboard. This is a good thing because the generated passwords are extremely cryptic. (for security reasons, it is cleared from the clipboard after a short period of time)
Another thing I like about the app is that it uses iCloud so all of my passwords are available on all my devices, including the Mac.
And finally, this app is available for the low price of free!
There is only one in app purchase and that is for Dropbox sync. I don't use the Dropbox sync feature but I wanted to support the Dev and ponied up the $1.99
I can't imagine that anyone would not love this app.
Bob
Hamilton, Ontario
pwSafe - Password Safe compatible Password Manager by App 77 Informatica e Servicos LTDA
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pwsafe-password-safe-compatible/id440783112?mt=8
Thanks Thomas and Bob on the recommendations on the Password apps - I also received an email from the PR person for the App - iKeeper Password manager - which cost $0.99.
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Back on Episode 198 - I said quote You know who in the US is not getting the iPhone any time soon - that would be US Cellular - they are the 6th largest carrier in the US and they turned down Apples offer of the iPhone stating Apple's Terms were quote unacceptable from a risk and profitability standpoint unquote. You know who is really happy about this news - that would be number 5 Carrier Metro PCS. As this will likely keep them ahead of US Cellular. MetroPCS has 9 Mil subscribers to US Cellulars 6 Million. A few years ago - US Cellular was ahead of MetroPCS. Where in 2008 US Cellular had 6.2 Mil subscribers to MetroPCS's 4.6 Million - just sayin. unquote. Well that was so Episode 198.
And now it is time for an update - seems that all the churn they were experiencing since that quote came out - is due to their users leaving to go where the iPhone is. in other words it turned out to be too risky and so unprofitable without the iPhone - they have changed their tune and now will be getting the iPhone. In the past 18 months US Cellular lost over 5% of their customers - ouch. Well if you stuck with US Cellular because I am guessing you had to - sounds like you will be getting the iPhone in the near future. No specific date has been announced - but I will try to mention one when they do.
I had a few people send links to articles about this next one and asking my opinion. And this next one is with regards to a chart put together by the EFF - and it has to do with Privacy of your info and how major companies protect your privacy or don't.
In this case they looked at 18 companies in 6 key areas with regards to Privacy with regards to protecting your data from the Government - and I will assume that means US government. They gave a Star for each company that protected your data for each category. The 6 categories were - 1 Requires a warrant for content. 2. tells users about government data requests. 3. publishes transparency reports 4. publishes law enforcement guidelines 5. fights for users privacy rights in courts 6. fights for users privacy rights in congress. Of the 6 the only one Apple received a star for was the last one - fights for users privacy rights in congress. That said AT&T was in the same boat. And Verizon did not even get a star. So if you are concerned about your data - the carrier is where you need to look first. Still - It was very sad to see Apple get such a low score. Twitter on the other hand received 6 stars. Google received 5 stars - so really Apple - time to up your game on the privacy side and get to at least 5 stars like google. Heck even Microsoft had 4 stars. Yeah per my opinion - I am disappointed with Apple on this one. Heck even Comcast and Myspace both had 2 stars. Yikes. Apple when you are behind Comcast on protecting your customers privacy something is really amiss. Oh and while I would like to think this chart from the EFF would shame Apple into improving - it seems a similar chart with similar results was also done by the EFF in 2012 and 2011 - so sadly there has been no improvement from Apple in the past two years - so don't expect improvement a year from now when the EFF is likely to do their 2014 report. But who knows maybe this year Apple realizes they do need to step it up and help protect their users data - especially since they are doing that whole iCloud thing and asking users to put their data in Apples hands.
Original iPhone Will Soon Be 'Obsolete' In Apple Retail Stores - Mac Rumors
Thanks to Mark H for the heads up on this next one. Which is for all of us with an original iPhone. It seems Apple typically obsoletes products five years after they are discontinued - and well guess what July 2008 was when the Original iPhone was discontinued and July 2013 will be 5 years - and that likely means the Original iPhone will be officially listed as Obsolete - which means it will become ineligible for service parts and service at Apple Stores and mail in repair centers. Or to put it another way if your original iPhone breaks - it becomes a paper weight. So if you have an original iPhone and you have an issue with it - and you have been putting off getting it fixed because Oh I don't know you have 4 other iPhones that do work - but for some reason you want to get the original back to working order you probably have less than 2 months to get it repaired.
Here's More Evidence That The iPhone Software Is About To Go Through A Big Design Change (AAPL) - SFGate
The biggest news on the rumor front the past couple of weeks has been not about the next gen iPhone or iPad - but rather on what is going to be changed in iOS 7. And the one rumor that keeps coming up and from very credible sources - is the quote very flat unquote rumor - as in Johnny Ive is reportedly stripping out every skeuomorphic design element and 3D element and shadowing and just flattening the design to make it very minimalist but hopefully elegant. Some are saying it will look similar to the tiles look you see with windows 8. One of the other things rumored is all the basic Apple App icons will change. Because any of us that have ever created a tutorial to show how to use an iOS device - love nothing more then when the look of key icons change. Not to mention the over all confusion my Mom is going to face when I update her iPad and the mail app and safari app look different. Yup this should lead to at least 3 or 4 calls a week for the first few weeks. But again this is just at the rumor stage now - so it might all be a lot about nothing - but given some of the names reporting on these rumors - it seems more like Apple leaks to select members of the Apple ecosystem - as a way to lessen the shock when they show off iOS 7 - then just rumors made up by someone at the Verge or BGR.
0031 - J.P. Morgan takes a deep look at a low-end iPhone - Apple 2.0 -Fortune Tech
One Rumor that has been around for a while was given a tweak last week - the rumor I am talking about is the mythical low cost iPhone. The tweak - is that rather than a low cost iPhone - it will be a lower cost - mid-range phone. Something coming in at the $349 price range. The tweak here comes from JP Morgan anal-ists Mark Moskowitz and Gukul Hariharan. They released a 28 page report laying out the thought process and justifications for apple to release said Mid-range market iPhone. They figure Apple would grab 20 to 25% of the $200 to $500 range market from their current 0% share. First that is not actually correct - as an iPhone 4 - currently sells un-subsidized under the $500 mark - it is $450 at T-mobile for a new iPhone 4 8gb version - with no contract. Now a new iPhone 4 - really is 2 generations behind on the silicon. What JP Morgan is talking about is a $350 - 16 GB - One generation behind Processor. So if it launches in the fall with the next gen iPhone - it would have the same A6 processor that is in the iPhone 5 - which at that time would be one generation behind - assuming the next Gen iPhone will be sporting an A7 processor. Essentially they would be looking to follow what they did with the iPad and iPad Mini. Latest and greatest would be in the iPhone - and year ago to older parts would be in this mid-tier mid-priced iPhone. The logic make sense for this - and the last Appel quarterly call - really hinted at such a product - so should we expect to see said mid-tier iPhone - Yes - will it be this fall - pretty likely - and the real question is - would this also likely be the phone on China Mobile when Apple finally gets on there - most likely YES. And very likely what has been holding up the deal. As with all rumors like this we will know when we know.
BlackBerry CEO: Tablets Will Be Dead By 2018 | TechnoBuffalo
Thanks to Bob for this next one - which I really don't want to wait until 2018 to add to the how wrong were they segment. Lets just call this segment - Crap CEO's say. And in this case we are talking about Today's CEO of Blackberry. Or as they like to call the CEO in Waterloo - CEO DeJur. So what did Blackberry's CEO DeJur say that was so profoundly wrong and out there - just that by 2018 the Tablet will be dead. Or more specifically quote In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore, Maybe a big screen in your workspace, but not a tablet as such. Tablets themselves are not a good business model unquote Oh My. And the world is Flat and heavier than Air craft can not fly. And this is the guy that is going to lead Blackberry out of the desert to the promised land. Come 2018 anyone want to put a bet on how many other CEO's Blackberry has had since Heins made that quote. Yikes - If I worked at Blackberry and heard my CEO say that I would be afraid - very very afraid.
Shhhh - don't tell the next ex-ceo of Blackberry - but CSS Insight is predicting that by 2017 there will be over 1 Billion tablets in use. Not bad for a tech that the next year there will be no need for.
0018 - Bill Gates: iPad Users 'Frustrated' - Hardware - Handhelds/PDAs -
From the oh no he didn't category comes the following audio clip of Bill Gates via CNBC:
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So lets get this right iPad users are frustrated they can't type on the screen and need a keyboard - So they go out and buy a bluetooth keyboard - which is different from the Surface tablets how? Last I checked MS was not giving them away but rather was charging for their keyboard as well. That comment about keyboards was disingenuous at best or ignorant at worst - maybe he does not realize the Surface tablets don't just come with the surface and users have to pay extra - I guess that is possible - not like he would pay for one. Per creating documents - Seems like people are doing ok with Pages and other document creating apps. And per being frustrated with not having office apps - well Yes - I am sure some are - but please refer back to my comments about Pages being available - and not just available - but also the all time most purchased app on the iPad - ahead of even Angry birds - so seems many iPad users know about it. By the way Keynote - Apples competitor to Powerpoint is the 10th best selling iPad app of all time and number 11 is Numbers - Apples competitor to Excel. So 3 of the top 11 selling apps all time are the three apps that replace the need for office apps on the iPad. Number 19 all time is quick office Pro HD - which lets you edit office docs and view PDF files. Over all I think Bill's comments about iPad users being frustrated are as I said earlier - disingenuous at best.
Samsung has a new ad and again they take swipes at not just the iPhone but the iPhone users - showing them as old and out of touch. I was trying to put my finger on what it is I don't like about the Samsung ads vs the old Mac vs PC ads. And I think I figured it out. In the Old Mac vs PC ads - with Justin Long and John Hodgemen - It was about taking swipes overtly at the PC - as a machine - with some subtle undertones that if you use a Mac you are hip and not so much if you use a PC. But all and all it was Apple making fun of the PC and its issues. The Samsung ads however overtly take swipes at the iPHone users first and foremost and then go after the iPhone second. I think that is the biggest difference - and why I kind of have grown to despise Samsung. If you want to take swipes at the iPhone that is fine - but now what they are really doing is taking swipes at all of us. ironically - they point iPhone users as old - but in reality - from all survey's done - the demographic with the highest adoption of the iPhone is the teens - and they are also the ones with the highest plans of getting an iPhone - so the demographic they have the best chance with are the 40+ somethings - with bad eyes needing a bigger screen - and those are the ones they are making fun of - we will see how that all works out for them in a couple of years. Any way is someone tries to say their ads are no different than Mac vs PC ads - I would beg to differ - I think they are very different in tone and spirit.
Ok - This next story has so many levels of wrong - I just could not resist reporting about it.
A 14 year old boy met a Prostitute online - she agrees to come to his house for sex - Said Prostitute then decides why not just rob the 14 year old boy - so she pepper sprays him in the face - grabs his piggie bank - because you know some thing you just can't make up - and she also steals his iPad. The 14 year old then calls the police - AWKWARD - who are able to catch the Prostitute turned iPad thief when you guessed it - she turned on the iPad and it sent out its location via find my iPhone. Again all kinds of wrong with this story - but at least the 14 year old kid had find my iPhone active - and he - his iPad - and his piggie bank were all re-united. No word if the 14 year old will be cited for solicitation of a prostitute - but my guess is that after getting pepper sprayed and having to call the police - it will be a long time if ever again before he even thinks about hiring a lady of the evening. And cue in the music from Risky Business - well if playing the music was not against the DMCA that is.
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Hey Rob,
In episode 265 someone asked if there was a car manufacture that offered wifi. In 2014 GM is partnering with AT&T to offer wifi in most of their models. Additionally GM will integrate Siri in a few models as well.
In episode 263 you asked what everyone's opinion of the new Apple podcast app. Overall I like the improvements, especially the ability to update and download new podcasts. One downfall is the ability for real time authentication needed for paid subscription apps. Therefor I still have to download those particular podcasts into iTunes and then sync to my ios device.
Regards
Jim from Michigan.
Hello Rob,
Somehow through taking photos and synching picture folders in iTunes I have managed to get a lot of duplicate pictures on my iPhone camera roll and albums. Do you k ow of an app or Cydia tweak that will search out and automatically remove duplicate photos?
Regards,
Mike S
Hi Mike - you know - I hate when that happens. And honestly I wish I had a good answer for you - hopefully one of the listeners does - because I need to clean up duplicates as well. Maybe this is something best handled on the computer side first and then you do a sync of the photos. If someone has a good solution for handling this duplicate photo issue either on an iOS device directly or off on the computer - please let us know - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or email us at today in iOS at gmail dot com.
Hi Rob,
Wanted to give you a heads up on another Kickstarter project that was delayed. This time it is the PhoneJoy Play which you mentioned back on Episode 252. They were hoping to ship in April - but now it is at least another 3 more months.
regards,
Ryu
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Casetop - Every Phone Becomes a Laptop by Livi Design — Kickstarter
This week for a kickstarter project we have the Casetop - one word - which has until June 2nd for funding - currently they have $41,000 pledged towards a lofty goal of $300,000. What the Casetop is is a device to turn you iPhone into a laptop. You get a full keyboard and a larger screen - that you iPhone projects to. So a way to better view webpages on your iPhone - reply to emails - type on Pages and watch videos. They are saying December 2013 for a ship date - but hey this is kickstarter so figure some time in 2014 before you see yours. Pricing is either $250 or $300 - as they claim it is for both iPhones and Android phones - and it is a little unclear if you can get the $250 version for the iPhone or only the $300 version is for the iPhone. I sent an email to the dev about interviewing him - and he replied - so I hope to have that interview on a future episode. He also confirmed the $300 version is more iPhone friendly when it comes to fitting all the cables and connections - actually designed for the iPhones - and the $250 version is a generic version. Well what he actually said was quote Our Apple friends can use the Standard Frontbars in the lower tier just fine, however there isn't a location for the Apple Digital AV adapter inside the Standard Frontbar. It's more convenient to buy the Apple version, as it will be cleaner and less hassle. unquote. So if you like this - probably best to go with the $300 version over the $250 version.
Where I see this being of value is if you are currently traveling and taking your iPhone and an iPad Maxi with a bluetooth - keyboard - now you would just take your iPhone and the CaseTop. Again this is in Kickstarter and it is called Casetop one word. Hope to have John the dev of this project on the show before June 2nd.
Thanks to Tash on the heads up on this next one. Which is about the Kindle App and accessibility - or the lack there of in the past. And now with the latest update of the Kindle App - they finally have accessibility features added to the app. I have had more than a few people comment on the lack of accessibility features on this app in the past - and I am sure they will be happy to hear those features are added - even if it did take much longer to get them added then well everyone else in this space. If you were one waiting for this feature on the Kindle app - when you get a chance to test it out - let us know how it compares to its peers. 206-666-6364 - 206-moon-dog for calling in that feedback. Thanks
Google Now Arrives on iPhone and iPad, in Mostly Complete Form - Liz Gannes - Product News - AllThingsD
Google Now is now available for iOS. Google now works best for those using other google services such as Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Search. And the more of those services you use and the more you use them the more benefit you will get from google now. If you barely or never use those services - like if you use hotmail and search on Bing - yeah Google Now is probably not going to be your cup of tea. That said I now many of you do use all of those google services and others not mentioned - so for those of you Google Now is waiting for your download. Google users - please send in your feedback on your thoughts of Google Now for iOS. 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog. Personally I am sticking with Siri. Oh for those that are not sure what Google Now is - because you know I did such a good job describing it just now - not - Google Now is in a nut shell - A location based predictive search tool and info assistant. Which based off your current location and past search queries will serve up the results it thinks you are looking for. It also has a card system so there is a little overlap there with Passbook. So think of it as a Siri and Passbook competitor. Again that is a very basic in a nut shell overview - I am sure those very heavy into the google verse will say I did it a dis-service. And I probably did - It is just not something I am going to be using. I am pretty happy with Siri and use it all the time. Passbook - however - not so much.
And staying with the subject - it seems when it comes to battery life - Google Now is a Battery hog.
And if you are using it you may already have seen your battery being sucked down faster than - INSERT INSENSITIVE AND/OR MOSGANIST JOKE HERE. Well lucky for you your iPhone does not need to face the same fate as the aforementioned hinted to item. You can tweak your iPhone settings for Google Now to keep it from draining your battery. Go to Settings in the Google Now App - it is the little gear shaped icon in the upper right - and then Privacy - and then find location reporting - and turn it off. It is turned on by default. Yes that is a little like neutering it - since it is a location based search service - but when you actually need to use it - you can re-activate location services. Or you can just use siri.
Now it is interesting that Google has come out and said - unt uh - not us that is causing the issue - to which some users are saying - ummm is to. So pretty simple - if you installed Google Now - and then all of a sudden notice a decrease in battery life - as has been reported by too many people to be a coincidence - then follow the steps just mentioned and turn off location reporting in the privacy section for the Google Now app. If you are not seeing an issue with battery life since installing the google now app - then do nothing and consider yourself lucky or at least luckier than those reporting they do have an issue.
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Hi Rob,
This is in response to a question about a way of showing usage of iPhone applications. Unfortunately this is a Jailbreak app, but the one I use is call "App Stat" and it works great.
App Stat reports:
- Frequency of use
- Use of time.
- Recent use.
Here is a link to a full description.
http://www.redmondpie.com/discover-your-most-used-apps-with-app-stat-for-iphone/
Take Care,
Mike
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Thanks to Ed for the heads up on this next one. Which is another update about how Gingerbread on Android - which was released back in 2010 - is still the most used version of Android today. Yup - 38.5% of Android devices active today are running Gingerbread. That would be like saying that the most used version of iOS today is iOS 3.x - ouch. Yup sucks to be a dev for Android.
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Hi Rob,
I went to return a Mophie Air today at the AppleStore, I was not happy with the button feel & the charging ability. I was ready to explain that fact, but I did not need to, I walked in found a clerk, stated I'd like to return the item, and within a minute or two was completely done! Amazing! The store was packed, and I fully expected the whole transaction to be a long process, boy was I surprised!
Regards,
- Dan
Hi Rob,
On the latest edition of TII you had a caller from Germany who did the car throw with his iPad. Apple replaced it for a reasonable sum.
This is not some sort of Apple once-in-a-while get lucky thing. Apple will replace like with like for a fixed fee for repairs either out of warranty or not covered. For example it's $200 for an iPhone in the U.S. It's all on the Apple site although not on top.
Regards,
Kevin B
Hi Rob,
I'm hoping you can help or send this one out to the listeners. I have been having a problem with my visual voice mail through AT&T that has lingered for several years now. It first showed up way back on my iPhone 3G and has been a problem intermittently as I upgraded to an iPhone 4, 4S and now on my 5.
The problem is that sometimes when I delete visual voicemail messages they automatically undelete themselves. Sometimes I will actually see them pop up in my visual voicemail after I delete them, other times they show up days later. This problem will be disappear for months then show up for short time then disappear again for a few more months.
I'm pretty savvy and have tried everything I can think of to fix it. I've cleared deleted messages, reset my voice mail settings from my end, upgraded to new phones and even had AT&T second tier support reset my entire voice mail system. It didn't sound like this was something even AT&T support had seen before.
I get a lot of calls for business and it's really embarrassing to return a call two weeks after I received it because I didn't realize I called them back a week before and deleted the message.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
Tim from Ventura, CA
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And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback it can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired. If you want to know when new episodes go up - look at the Tii app - not just the best way to consume the show - but also a great way to get a push message when a new episode goes live or there is other iOS breaking news. Just $2.99 in the app store - it helps you get the most out of the show and it helps support the show at the same time - plus it makes it really easy to email or call the show with your feedback. Again just search for Tii in the iTunes app store.
And that folks is going to do it for us today.