MBW 696: Mac in a Rack




MacBreak Weekly (Audio) show

Summary: <p>This Week's Stories:</p><ul> <li>CES 2020 was the Concept Electronics Show, full of toilet paper bots and cars that will never be made.</li> <li>What will we do with computers in the future? Apple's 1988 vision.</li> <li>At CES, Apple talks privacy, encryption, and child abuse.</li> <li>Apple fights back against DOJ attempts to kill encryption.</li> <li>Apple Accessories were everywhere at CES 2020.</li> <li>Robots at CES 2020: from scary robot dogs to a real-life Terminator.</li> <li>Apple steps up their recycling efforts, working toward a fully-recycled phone.</li> <li>Rack-mounted Mac Pro now available.</li> <li>Will Apple ever ditch Intel for AMD?</li> <li>Apple's services score $1.4 Billion from Christmas - New Years.</li> <li>"Pro Mode" coming to Macs.</li> <li>The EU wants to kill Lightning ports.</li> <li>Location-based data trackers angry at Apple.</li> <li>Apple now accepting donations for Australian fire relief efforts.</li> <li>Apple offers replacements for defective battery cases.</li> </ul><p>Picks of the Week:</p><ul> <li>Leo's Pick: How I Rip DVDs and Blu-Rays</li> <li>Andy's Pick: XLD audio converter for Mac</li> <li>Rene's Pick: Quasar Science Lights</li> <li>Lory's Pick: Brydge Pro+</li> <li>Alex's Pick: Reality Converter &amp; 2020 - A Decade of Predictions</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/andy-ihnatko">Andy Ihnatko</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/rene-ritchie">Rene Ritchie</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/lory-gil">Lory Gil</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/alex-lindsay">Alex Lindsay</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://itpro.tv/macbreak">itpro.tv/macbreak promo code MACBREAK30</a></li> <li><a href="http://LastPass.com/twit">LastPass.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://capterra.com/macbreak">capterra.com/macbreak</a></li> </ul>