The Committed: A Weekly Tech Podcast

On this special Ides of March episode, Ian's afraid that Rob and Kirk are conspiring to stab him, then they we talk about Powerline adapters, MDM services, Android phone encryption, the Cloak VPN service, and the art of selling old devices. Links Google Faces Challenges in Encrypting Android Phones Cloak Trade-in on new phone Redeem for gift certificates Recycle responsibly MusicMagpie Picks of the Week Rob: AllowanceBot [Macworld writeup] Kirk: Chicago Transit Authority Ian: The Godfather Epic on HBOGO

We welcome Andy Doe back to the show to talk about a return to old technology, Apple's e-book price fixing case, ransomware, and MDM and VPN solutions.

It's a hodgepodge of topics in this week's episode, as we talk about updates in Apple's fight with the FBI, mid-air "hacking", rumor's of a Pencil-ready iPad coming later this month, and MDM solutions for everyone. LINKS Apple wins favorable ruling in New York, testifying to Congress today I got hacked mid-air while writing an Apple-FBI story Apple reportedly preparing 9.7-inch iPad Pro instead of iPad Air 3 Resolutionator Working on the iPad: One Year Later, Still My Favorite Computer Subscribe to newsletter Rate us in iTunes Donate with PayPal! PICKS OF THE WEEK Rob: Piloteer iOS game Kirk: Bumprz: The Non-Case for iPhone Ian: 11.22.63 on Hulu

We welcome composer David Toub to the show to talk about music composition in the digital age after briefly touching the third rail of the ever-evolving Apple v FBI story.

We welcome Anders Kierulf to the show to talk about the fascinating world of Go, the new Kindle update, and Apple's Error 53 problem.

We welcome The Mac Observer's Dave Hamilton to the show to talk about fitness trackers, live music, Apple's financials, the Apple Watch, and whether or not drummers are musicians.

We talk about still-constrained supply of Apple Pencils and Apple Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro, the sad state of Google's apps on iPad Pro, Apple's Music Memos, and our current thoughts on fitness tracking in general.

We talk about the apparent closeouts of Apple Watches, the iOS 9.3 preview, Sidefari, and what we anticipate coming in 2016. Links Apple Watch on Groupon Goods iOS 9.3 public preview Recovered Gene Roddenberry text Sidefari Inductive charging in iPhones Picks of the Week Rob: All is Lost Kirk: John Cage’s Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse) Ian: HORIPAD ULTIMATE Wireless Game Controller

We welcome Doug Adams back to the show to talk about the 15th anniversary of iTunes, Safari's 13th birthday, and the persistent rumor about a headphone jack-less iPhone.

We welcome John Martellaro from The Mac Observer to talk about getting kids interested in developing software, Twitter's interested in 10,000-character tweets, and the current state of 4K televisions.

In the last episode of 2015, we talk about Sonos, Grado headphones, the iPad Pro (and the mythical Pencil), Tim Cook on 60 Minutes, and the Apple Watch on an unlikely wrist.

We cover the iTunes Match increase, Mailbox & Carousel being shut down, the new iPhone 6 Battery Case, and the Apple Watch retention.

We return to chime on holiday picks for 2016. Spoiler: No Bob Dylan, iPad keyboards, or garden tools.

Tyler Poage comes back to talk about the first impressions on the iPad Pro, Apple Music on an Amazon Fire tablet, and Apple's hardware strategy and design philosophy.

We welcome Doug Adams back to the show to talk about AppleScripts, iTunes, and the iPad Pro before going down a rathole about Ian's definition of "high-end audio".