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In this episode, we’re navigating the M1 and going back to the future Google style BackBites SQL or Sequel? - S.Q.L or Sequel: How to Pronounce SQL? | LearnSQL.com - Bill Gates SQL Miller Lite Commercial OnlyFans … As You Were! - OnlyFans won’t ban porn after all - The Verge - OnlyFans to Bar Sexually Explicit Videos Starting in October - Bloomberg NatWest Biometrics - Part 2 - How to set up fingerprint login and Face ID | NatWest iCloud Ate My Presentation ChatBites App Store-gate - Notice to Developers: You Could Be Entitled to Between a $250 and $30,000 Payment From Apple - MacRumors - Apple agrees to App Store changes to settle developer lawsuit - Apple’s App Store changes show Apple is not thinking long-term - 9to5Mac - The Morning After: Explaining Apple’s $100 million App Store settlement | Engadget - Apple will finally let devs tell users about non-App Store purchase options | Ars Technica - Apple’s $100 million settlement agreement “clarifies” App Store rules for developers, but doesn’t change much - The Verge - Here’s how to check if you’re eligible for Apple’s Small Developer Assistance Fund - 9to5Mac - Apple will now let App Store developers talk to their customers about buying direct | TechCrunch - Apple changes key App Store rules in response to class action lawsuit from developers | Engadget - Apple announces App Store changes: New communication rules, Small Developer Assistance Fund, more - 9to5Mac - Apple Pays $100 Million to Settle Developer Lawsuit and Agrees to Multiple App Store Changes - MacRumors - The App Store is too big to change - The Verge - Apple, US developers agree to App Store updates - Apple - Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares - The Verge - App Store payment platform monopoly ending in Korea - 9to5Mac - South Korea passes ‘Anti-Google law’ bill to curb Google, Apple in-app payment commission | TechCrunch AppleToo - Apple cares about privacy, unless you work at Apple - The Verge - Ashley M. Gjovik - Home - Hundreds of responses to #AppleToo reveal employee complaints of harassment, racism, and discrimination | iMore - AppleToo - Apple Workers #AppleToo (@AppleLaborers) / Twitter New Mouse with Added Magic - The future of Apple keyboards could be detachable | Creative Bloq Running Intel Windows Apps on an M1 Mac - How to run Intel Windows apps on an M1 Mac | ZDNet The Google Circle - Google mercilessly mocks pretentious Apple videos Jony Ive used to make Windows 11 Landing 5 October 2021 - Windows 11 won’t include Android app support at launch - The Verge - Windows 11 release date is October 5th, arriving as a free upgrade - The Verge - Windows 11 launches October 5 | TechCrunch RealityBites Camtasia 2021 Issues - Camtasia Recorder 2021 - Settings? – TechSmith Support - Camtasia (Windows) Version History – TechSmith Support - Camtasia Mac Version History – TechSmith Support - What happened to the mail merge? - Apple Community Focus Vivaldi - Part 2 - Download Vivaldi | Vivaldi Browser - 30 Days to Becoming a Vivaldi Lover | Elaine Giles Mike’s Switching to Vivaldi - Part 1 MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0144 Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, it’s redesign, redesign, redesign! BackBites Amazon’s Palm Print Biometrics - Lawmakers ask Amazon what it plans to do with palm print biometric data | TechCrunch - Jeff Bezos reportedly used his unlimited wealth to put an ice cream machine in his house - The Verge Safari’s Redesigned Redesign - iOS 15 beta 6 redesigns Safari with address bar on top - 9to5Mac - Latest iOS 15 beta fixes the Safari address bar and lets you move it back to the top - The Verge - Apple walks back controversial Safari changes with iOS 15 beta 6 update – TechCrunch - Apple Reverses iOS 15 Safari Changes With New Toggle for Top Address Bar - MacRumors Twitter’s Redesign of the Redesign - Twitter tones down new buttons after complaints of eye strain | Engadget - Twitter redesign set to get redesign, as users complain en masse | TechRadar - Twitter to redesign new redesign after headache complaints | Science & Tech News | Sky News - Twitter is changing the contrast of buttons again after complaints of eye strain - The Verge - Twitter’s new design to get fix after headache complaints - BBC News iCloud Woes - Can’t sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad or Mac? This is probably why - CNET - Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV or Mac – Apple Support (UK) - What is the iCloud Drive (Archive) folder and is it safe to delete it? ChatBites Apple Censors Engraving Service - Apple censors engraving service, report claims - BBC News - The four numbers Apple won’t let you engrave on your iPad in China - The Verge - Apple engraving service bans 1,000+ words in China – and one number - 9to5Mac Apple’s COVID Hokey Cokey - Apple will reportedly begin hosting in-store classes again on August 30th | Engadget - Apple Decides Not to Bring Back In-Person ‘Today at Apple’ Classes on August 30 - MacRumors - Apple relying on frequent COVID testing for employees, no vaccine requirement yet - 9to5Mac OnlyFans - OnlyFans bans sexually explicit content to appease banks and payment services | Ars Technica - OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content as if that isn’t the whole point of OnlyFans - OnlyFans bans explicit content | TechCrunch - The Morning After: OnlyFans announces ban on sexually explicit content | Engadget - OnlyFans’ policy switch is the latest victory in Big Banking’s war on sex | Engadget - OnlyFans alternatives that are sexually explicit, NSFW - OnlyFans details the ban on “sexually explicit content” - The Verge - OnlyFans’ sexually explicit content policy to take effect October 1 - OnlyFans acknowledges ‘sex workers’ for the first time on Twitter SharePlay Delayed - Apple is delaying one of iOS 15’s top features. That’s a good thing | Macworld - Apple says SharePlay won’t be included in the initial iOS 15 release this fall - 9to5Mac - Apple plans to hold back SharePlay from initial OS 15 releases | Cult of Mac Password Redux - Updated app from Apple brings iCloud Passwords to Windows | Ars Technica - Apple finally brings iCloud Passwords app to Windows - Windows users can now manage their iCloud Passwords - The Verge - Apple brings iCloud passwords to Windows, Microsoft’s Edge | Computerworld - Apple now lets you use your iCloud passwords in Google Chrome on your Windows PC - CNET - Manage iCloud passwords on your Windows computer - Apple Support Changing Your Default Browser - Microsoft is making it harder to switch default browsers in Windows 11 - The Verge - Browser Ninja on the Mac App Store - Browser Fairy 2 - OLW - Open Link WIth One Size Fits All - EU Law Standardising iPhone Charging Could Come In This Year - Macworld UK - EU Law That Could Force the iPhone to Switch to USB-C to Be Presented Next Month - MacRumors - Apple’s Lightning iPhone connector should ride off into the sunset - The real story why ‘bonkers Brussels’ went bananas - MacBites Episode 0137 | The MacBites Podcast Yik Yak - Yik Yak for iOS is back after a four-year hiatus - 9to5Mac - Yik Yak is back: anonymous, local social app returns to iOS | Cult of Mac Siri Secret Improvement Program - Apple launches invite-only app to make Siri smarter | Cult of Mac - Apple has a new app for collecting feedback on Siri | Engadget - Apple Launched Invite-Only ‘Siri Speech Study’ App to Improve Siri - MacRumors Focus Vivaldi Browser - Part 1 - Download Vivaldi | Vivaldi Browser - 30 Days to Becoming a Vivaldi Lover | Elaine Giles App Review Table Plus and Sequel Ace - Table Plus - ‎Sequel Ace on the Mac App Store - What’s the Percentage of WordPress Websites on the Web in 2021? - What is MySQL: MySQL Explained for Beginners - MacBites Episode 0099 | The MacBites Podcast - Sequel Pro – An Essential Tool for WordPress Site Owners | Mike Thomas : IT Training & Business Solutions MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0143 Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we have wondrous wooly mammoths, blinking biometrics and dating dogs BackBites Avoiding YouTube Ads - Gavin on Twitter - YouTube App for Mac | Clicker for YouTube Apple’s Big Brother Follow Up - Apple Remains Committed to Launching New Child Safety Features Later This Year - MacRumors - Apple Privacy Chief Explains ‘Built-in’ Privacy Protections in Child Safety Features Amid User Concerns - MacRumors - Apple Publishes FAQ to Address Concerns About CSAM Detection and Messages Scanning - MacRumors - Daring Fireball: Apple Publishes FAQ for Their New Child Safety Features (PDF) - Apple says it will refuse gov’t demands to expand photo-scanning beyond CSAM | Ars Technica - Apple’s controversial new child protection features, explained - The Verge - Apple Privacy exec details system to detect CSAM in new interview - 9to5Mac - Apple child protection controversy: Alex Stamos calls for nuance - 9to5Mac - Facebook’s Former Security Chief Discusses Controversy Around Apple’s Planned Child Safety Features - MacRumors - Child protection or invasion of privacy? Apple to scan iPhone photo libraries | Digital Camera World - Apple employees express concerns about new CSAM scanning - 9to5Mac - Why Apple’s child safety updates are so controversial | Engadget NatWest’s App Biometrics Now You See It Now You Don’t - Signal now lets you choose disappearing messages by default for new chats | TechCrunch - Instagram will let you limit DMs and comments from people who don’t follow you - The Verge - Instagram’s latest feature lets you limit comments and requests on popular posts | Engadget - In the wake of recent racist attacks, Instagram rolls out more anti-abuse features | TechCrunch - TikTok to add more privacy protections for teenaged users, limit push notifications | TechCrunch More Apple Surveys - Apple Surveys 12-Inch MacBook Users for Opinions on Size, Features, and More - MacRumors ChatBites Samsung Event - The 5 biggest announcements from Samsung’s August Unpacked event - The Verge - Samsung horrible under-screen camera shows these aren’t ready for prime time - Here’s everything Samsung announced this morning | TechCrunch - Here’s everything Samsung announced at its August Unpacked event | Engadget - Samsung scraps iPhone support with new Galaxy Watch 4 series Will macOS 2022 Be macOS Mammoth? - Concept: macOS ‘Mammoth’ should redefine the Mac experience with major changes to the desktop, menu bar, widgets, search, and the dock - 9to5Mac - Concept: How macOS Mammoth could improve productivity, entertainment, and safety with new apps (part 2) - 9to5Mac - Urban Dictionary: sherlocked - Wild ‘iPhone 13 Pro’ concept dazzles with dual displays - La Brea Tar Pits Safari Redesign Can Be Reversed - PSA: You can revert the Safari redesign in macOS Monterey — here’s how - 9to5Mac - 30 Days to Becoming a Vivaldi Lover Twitter’s Makeover - Twitter redesigns website with new font, less clutter, and high contrast features | TechCrunch - Twitter rolling out design updates including new font, color changes, and more - 9to5Mac - Twitter has switched over to its Chirp font - The Verge - Twitter’s new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches - CNET - Twitter photo-cropping algorithms are racist, sexist, and more- 9to5Mac - Twitter’s ‘follow’ button redesign is causing lots of confusion and unfollows Amiga 500 Making a Comeback in Miniature Form - The Amiga is the latest game system to get a mini retro remake - The Verge Tinder Dogs - German animal shelter is posting profiles of adoptable pets on Tinder | Engadget 1Password 8 Beta & The Fallout - 1Password 8 for Mac Early Access — 1Password Support Community - 1Password 8 on the Mac brings a big redesign - The Verge - 1Password 8 for Mac With Improved Interface, Performance, and More Now Available in Early Access - MacRumors - CEOs: stop quoting Wayne Gretzky’s “where the puck is going” quote - Steve Jobs and Wayne Gretzky as Inspiration - The 1Password Disaster (And Two Brilliant 1Password Alternatives) | by Mark Ellis | Mac O’Clock | Aug, 2021 | Medium - 1Password upsets long-time fans with big version 8 update for Mac - Why can we not have an explicit statement about 1Password being a subscription-only service? — 1Password Support Community Reality Bites MUFC: Digital Tickets - Video: How to Forward Your Tickets Focus iCloud Woes - Mac Backup Software | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software - SuperDuper! App Review Scrivener v Ulysses - ‎Scrivener on the App Store - Scrivener on the Mac App Store - Ulysses overhauls blog posting features, brings a new daily writing goals experience - 9to5Mac - Ulysses Gains Enhanced Blog Publishing and Session History Features - MacRumors MacBites After Hours MacBites After Hours 0142 - MacBites After Hours 0142 Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we have a digital ticket to play pricing bingo while money laundering! BackBites - How to Announce Notifications on iPhone with Siri in iOS 15 - 9to5Mac ChatBites Laundry Lens for iOS - ‘Laundry Lens’ for iOS reminds you there’s an app for everything, including doing your laundry Unjected App Removed from the App Store - Apple boots ‘Tinder for anti-vaxxers’ app from the App Store for violating COVID-19 guidelines - Anti-Vax App Squares Off With Google, Apple Over Misinformation - Bloomberg - Australians can now add COVID-19 vaccine certificate to Apple Wallet - 9to5Mac - Digital wallet support arrives for the COVID-19 digital certificate | Tap Down Under Now You See It Now You Don’t - WhatsApp now sends disappearing content that can be viewed only once - WhatsApp launches disappearing photos and video for all your sensitive (and sexy) messages - WhatsApp launches its ‘View Once’ disappearing photos and videos - The Verge - WhatsApp photos and videos can now disappear after a single viewing | TechCrunch - WhatsApp gets ‘View Once’ option for sending photos and videos that disappear - 9to5Mac - Cyber-flashing: ‘I get explicit messages every day’ - BBC News - Fleet your last Fleet — the Twitter feature vanishes today | TechCrunch - Twitter’s ephemeral Fleets disappear for good on August 3rd - The Verge - Twitter shuts down its Instagram Stories-like ‘Fleets’ platform - 9to5Mac - Twitter adds Google and Apple ID as log-in and sign-up options | Engadget - Twitter Spaces introduces co-host feature and more - 9to5Mac - Twitter Spaces now let you invite co-hosts | TechCrunch Apple’s Big Brother Moment - Apple Introducing New Child Safety Features, Including Scanning Users' Photo Libraries for Known Sexual Abuse Material - MacRumors - Apple says it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images | TechCrunch - Apple announces new protections for child safety: iMessage features, iCloud Photo scanning, more - 9to5Mac - Apple plans to scan iPhones and iCloud for child abuse imagery | Cult of Mac - Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery | Ars Technica - Apple reportedly plans to begin scanning iPhones in the US for child abuse images | Engadget - Apple announces new iPhone features to detect child sex abuse | Engadget - Child Safety - Apple - Apple CSAM FAQ addresses misconceptions and concerns - 9to5Mac - Apple confirms CSAM detection only applies to photos, defends its method against other solutions - 9to5Mac - Developers Complain as App Store Feature Promotes Rip-Off Apps - MacRumors - Apple mistakenly promotes scam apps in App Store feature - 9to5Mac - Devs unhappy with App Store promos for scam apps costing $676 a year - Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images | Ars Technica Tech’s Big Money - Apple becomes world’s most profitable company | Cult of Mac - Bloomberg: Tim Cook’s compensation doubled in 2020, but he fell to No. 8 on CEO pay rankings - 9to5Mac - Apple CEO Tim Cook Now the Eighth Highest-Paid Executive in the U.S. - MacRumors - Uber shares fall despite revenue beat as its core operations continue to lose money | TechCrunch Apple Store Redesign: The U Turn - PSA: The Apple Online Store is currently down [U: New ‘Store’ tab] - 9to5Mac - Apple’s Online Store Temporarily Down [Update: Back Up] - MacRumors - Apple redesigns online store and brings back dedicated ‘store’ tab - 9to5Mac - Apple.com gets a redesigned Store section with its very own tab - Apple’s Website Gains Redesigned Store Section and Dedicated ‘Store’ Tab - MacRumors - Apple restores the dedicated ‘Store’ tab to its website | Engadget - Apple launches big redesign of its online store - The Verge App Store Price Changes - Apple Decreasing App Store Prices in the UK, South Africa, and Many European Countries - MacRumors - App Store prices dropping in UK, South Africa, and other countries, more - 9to5Mac - App Store price adjustments mean discounts for UK and Europe - ‎TechSmith Camtasia 2021 on the Mac App Store Microsoft OneNote: The U Turn - Microsoft is creating a single OneNote for Windows app with a visual refresh - The Verge - Microsoft backtracks on OneNote 2016, announces new features and extended support through 2025 - OnMSFT.com - OneNote for Windows 10 replacing OneNote 2016 Roadmap - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki - Microsoft extends OneNote 2016 support until 2025 – and adds dark mode | TechRadar - Microsoft brings OneNote 2016 desktop app back to life with new dark mode - The Verge - No Further Development of OneNote 2016 for MS Office 2019 | SoftwareONE Blog - Microsoft Demotes OneNote 2016, Moves Forward with Modern OneNote - Thurrott.com Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Available - Apple Makes Magic Keyboard With Touch ID Available for Separate Purchase - MacRumors - PSA: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID only works with M1 Macs - 9to5Mac - Apple still hasn’t caught up with demand for 2021 iPad Pro - Apple Introduces New High-End Graphics Options for Mac Pro - MacRumors - Apple Releases New Mac Keyboards and Pointing Devices - MacStories - Magic Keyboards with Touch ID now available for standalone purchase – Six Colors - Apple begins selling Touch ID-equipped Magic Keyboard, new Mac Pro GPUs | Ars Technica - You can get a Touch ID-equipped Magic Keyboard without buying a whole iMac now - The Verge - Apple now selling standalone Magic Keyboard with Touch ID starting at $149 - 9to5Mac - You can now buy a Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for Mac, starting at $149 - UK Matias Bluetooth Aluminum Keyboard Silver : FK418BTS-UK : The Keyboard Company - UK Matias Bluetooth Aluminum Backlit Keyboard Mac Space Gray : FK418BTLB-UK : The Keyboard Company iPad mini - Apple Asks iPad Mini Users' Opinions About Screen Size Ahead of Expected Redesign - MacRumors - Apple surveys customers on iPad mini screen size preferences ahead of rumored refresh - 9to5Mac - Apple asks iPad mini fans about screen sizes ahead of rumored redesign YouTube Premium v Premium Lite - YouTube lets you eliminate ads for less with ‘Premium Lite’ subscription - YouTube Tests Cheaper ‘Premium Lite’ Subscription for Ad-Free Viewing - MacRumors - YouTube gives Premium subscribers free Super Chat credits - YouTube Is Testing a Cheaper ‘Premium Lite’ Subscription - YouTube is Testing a ‘Premium Lite’ Subscription for Ad-Free Viewing | Cord Cutters News - YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ subscription offers ad-free viewing for less - The Verge - YouTube tests Premium Lite, a cut-down ad-free tier that ditches the extras | iMore Spotify’s Plays Pricing Bingo - Spotify Tests $0.99 Subscription Tier With Ads But Fewer Playback Limitations - MacRumors - Spotify is testing a less restrictive ad-supported tier costing $0.99 a month - The Verge - Spotify Plus being tested – a new paid tier, but still with ads - 9to5Mac - Spotify tests new ‘Plus’ plan that costs just $0.99 a month - Spotify calls off plans to support AirPlay 2, frustrating iPhone users | Ars Technica - Spotify postpones plans to add AirPlay 2 support on its iOS app - 9to5Mac Windows365: Windows on Any Device - Microsoft is ready to rent Windows 365 cloud PCs for as little as $20 per month - The Verge - Microsoft pauses free Windows 365 cloud PC trials after ‘significant demand’ - The Verge - Hands-on: You can now run Windows 365 on iPad, and Microsoft even has an app for it - 9to5Mac Reality Bites MUFC: Digital Tickets - Manchester United Season Ticket Hub - Video: How to Forward Your Tickets - Technical Problems at the Anfield Turnstiles Amazon Drone Delivery Update - Amazon’s drone delivery program ‘one gigantic oversell,’ says report into UK operation - The Verge - The slow collapse of Amazon’s drone delivery dream | WIRED UK Talk to The Hand, Bezos - ‘Talk to the hand, Bezos’ : Social media users skewer Amazon’s ‘nefarious’ $10 for palm print promotion — RT USA News - Amazon is offering $10 in credit for your palm print | Engadget - Amazon expands its biometric-based Amazon One palm reader system to more retail stores | TechCrunch - Amazon will give you a whole $10 for your palm print - The Verge - Amazon will pay you $10 in credit for your palm print biometrics | TechCrunch MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0141 Next Time - iCloud Woes! 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In this episode, we’re clipping Windows to an iPad and hailing the car to be the star BackBites - The Show That Very Nearly Wasn’t - Feed Nightmare ChatBites - Multiple Major Websites Down Amid Akamai Outage - MacRumors - Major websites hit by global outage - BBC News - ‘iDOS’ app lets you install Windows 3.1 on your iPad — here’s how to do it - 9to5Mac - ‘iDOS 2’ emulator for iOS to be removed from the App Store - 9to5Mac - Apple to Pull ‘iDOS 2’ DOS Emulator From App Store - MacRumors - C:>BANNED! Apple gives DOS game emulator for iOS the heave-ho | Cult of Mac - Microsoft Planning To Bring Clippy Back In Emoji Form - Clippy returns - as an emoji - BBC News - Apple Watch lead Kevin Lynch shifts focus to car development | Ars Technica - Kevin Lynch (computing) - Wikipedia) - Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch resigns to work at Apple | Computerworld - Apple Car: It’s no secret, Apple’s actively working on Car tech - Harry Potter’s Nimbus 2000 | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom - Harry Potter’s Firebolt | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom - What is Evernote? - YouTube - Evernote Home - Complete Guide - Changes to Evernote subscription plans – Evernote Help & Learning - Compare plans and get started for free | Evernote - Twitter for iOS begins testing dislike button for some users - 9to5Mac - Twitter Testing Internal ‘Dislike’ Button for Tweet Replies - MacRumors - Zoom buys Five9 for $14.7 billion to “deliver even more happiness” - The Verge - Apple asks staff to return to office three days a week starting in early September - The Verge - Tim Cook announces hybrid work plan for Apple employees, three days per week in-person - 9to5Mac - Apple says in-person work is ‘essential’ and will not go back from its hybrid work plan - 9to5Mac - Apple employees say they will leave the company as it denies remote work requests - 9to5Mac - Apple employees say the company is cracking down on remote work - The Verge - Internal Apple survey shows concern about hybrid work model - The Verge - Apple employees circulate internal survey with hybrid return-to-work concerns - 9to5Mac - Apple isn’t backing down from its hybrid work model, according to internal note - The Verge - Gurman: iPhone 13 event likely to be virtual as Apple delays return to in-person work - 9to5Mac - Apple Backs Down On Safari’s Radical Interface Changes - Macworld UK - Apple celebrates its 40 year presence in Singapore, Tim Cook discusses his first ever Apple product in new interview - 9to5Mac - AirTag sent to Tim Cook at Apple Park is returned with a letter - 9to5Mac - Apple Shares ‘Hello Sunshine’ Ad Highlighting Apple Watch Series 6 Health and Fitness Features - MacRumors - CARROT Weather Gains Weather Report Videos and Smart Layouts - MacRumors App Review - iMazing Focus - Workflows: Mike’s Booking System - Part 2 Hardware Review - Apple Watch Charging Cable - Apple Watch Stand MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0139 Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we have bad video of the billing nightmare in the bouncy castle! ChatBites - Apple Releases New HomePod 15 Beta Update Following Reports of Sudden Failures - HomePod Users Complain of Sudden Failures, Could Be Linked to 14.6 and 15 Updates - Pet database still plagued with problems, say users - BBC News - Nitro + PDFpen: Extending PDF Productivity to Mac, iPad and iPhone - PDF Reader and Viewer Features | Nitro - PDFpen app sold to Nitro; Smile retains TextExpander - What Is a TPM, and Why Do I Need One for Windows 11? - Existing Applications That Use TPMs | SpringerLink - Apple T2 Security Chip: Security Overview - Microsoft Surface Pro 6 | Seric Systems - Anker rolls out Life P3 ANC earbuds in 5 popping colors - Why Apple threatened to pull out of the UK - Apple Threatens To Leave the UK - Line of Duty - Ted Hastings - Jesus Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey Reality Bites - O2 Focus - Webba Booking Website iPad iPad iPad - Unboxing My New 2021 12.9″ iPad Pro | Elaine Giles - ZtotopCases Case for New iPad Pro 12.9 2021/2020(5th 4th Generation) - ESR Case Compatible with iPad Pro 12.9 Inch 2021 (5th Generation, 5G) with Pencil Holder MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0138 Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we’re springing backpacks and docking Orinoco Focus: Spring Loaded Apple Event - The REAL reason you don’t get a charger anymore - Apple and partners launch first-ever $200 million Restore Fund - Apple - What is Apple Card and how does Apple Card Family work? - Apple, Spotify and the New Battle Over Who Wins Podcasting - Apple Podcasts Subscriptions: what it might cost and what you should know - The Gorgeous New Purple iPhone 12: 6 Things You Need To Know - Hands On With the Purple iPhone 12 - Purple iPhone 12 hands-on: Wait for the iPhone 13, or buy a new phone now? - CNET - Apple U1 chip explained: What is it and what can it do? - Silicone Protective Cover for Air Tags - Apple introduces AirTag - Apple - Apple AirTag: All You Need To Know About The Game-Changing New Gadget - Apple AirTag Review: Next-Generation Tech in a Humble Tracker - The New York Times - Apple AirTags versus Tile tracker: how they compare - Apple unveils the next generation of Apple TV 4K - Apple (UK) - Apple TV 4K (2021) vs Apple TV 4K (2017): What’s new? - The 24-inch iMac may be the last Mac powered by an M1 chip - New iMac 24in vs Old iMac 21.5in: New And Old iMacs Compared - Macworld UK - Apple executives detail 24-inch iMac design, features in new interview | AppleInsider - MagSafe is Coming Back to the Mac: A Look Back at Apple’s Original Magnetic Charging Technology - 1980s Cadburys Milk Tray Advert - YouTube ChatBites - Spotify Set to Rival Apple Podcasts Subscriptions With New Service That Won’t Charge Content Creators - Spotify’s paid podcast subscription service one-ups Apple’s offering - Spotify is launching podcast subscriptions… but it’s not going to make any money from them - Spotify now has 158 million paying customers, launches podcast subscription feature Hardware Review - ORICO External Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.0 Hard Disk Caddy - Twelve South BackPack - Twelve South Home Page - MacBites 0071 - The Old Razzle Dazzle - MacBites 0048 - Silicone Wraps and Magic Wands MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0126 Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm Events - Deep Dive Data Merge in Affinity Publisher Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we’re bank breaking, toy tweaking and money saving to the max BackBites - The Hoff by David Hockney - Despite Good Intentions, a Fresco in Spain Is Ruined - Painting matching fresco that became ‘Monkey Christ’ resurfaces - The potato head of Palencia: defaced Spanish statue latest victim of botched restoration - Experts call for regulation after latest botched art restoration in Spain ChatBites - Pick up these gold-plated AirPods Max for a mere $108,000 - Caviar :: Pure Gold - This iPhone 11 Pro comes with a piece of a Steve Jobs sweater - Custom iPhone 12 variants pays tribute to Apple’s very first computer - AirPods Max Water Condensation - AirPods Max condensation makes some owners sweat - Condensation in AirPods Max after long usage - A wristband that tells your boss if you are unhappy - Viral ‘butt-less’ pyjamas ad sparks confusion - BusyCal Licensing Explained - BusyMac - Our apps are entering a New Phase - Spotify redesigns Mac and web apps for a simpler experience - MacBites 0117 - ‘Hey Spotify’ in-app virtual assistant now rolling out on iPhone - 9to5Mac - Computerworld: The iPad’s new split-screen multitasking - Excel on iPad now works with multi-window mode - After Hours 0113 - Hear Siri’s New Voices - Apple adds two brand new Siri voices and will no longer default to a female or male voice in iOS - Microsoft’s Cortana silenced as Siri gets new voice - Apple goes on AI shopping spree to make Siri smarter - MacBites Live - WWDC 2021 - Apples Worldwide Developers Conference is Back in its All Online Format - Tim Cook says he ‘probably’ won’t be at Apple in 10 years' time - ‘Bullying’ Apple fights couple over pear logo - BBC News - Apple and Prepear reach an agreement on pear-shaped logo trademark - 9to5Mac - Prepear - Apple’s patent reveals a new system for predicting when your iPhone will run out of battery - 9to5Mac Focus - Mac Vs PC commercials - Cancel or Allow? - MacBites 132 MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0123 Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm Events - Master the Export Persona in Affinity Designer - Masting Blend Modes in Affinity Photo - Create Creative Tables in Affinity Publisher - Mastering Master Pages in Affinity Publisher - Adobe Bridge 2021 BiteBack - 10 Years on a Mac - 15 Years on a Mac Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we’re we’re doing the maths with kitchenalia through gritted teeth BackBites - New owners at former Leicester Fox’s Mints factory - Fox’s Glacier Mint - ‘Invisible Mint’ (Big Bear Confectionery) - MacBites 0134 - Royal Mail Track and Trace - Manchester United targeted in ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack ChatBites - Apple introduces AirPods Max, the magic of AirPods in a stunning over-ear design - Apple (UK) - AirPods Max Unboxing & Impressions: $550?! - YouTube - AirPods Max Ear Cushions - Silver - Apple (UK) - TaoTronics Headphones - David Hockney paints Beethoven on iPad to celebrate composer’s birthday - David Hockney’s new stained glass window was designed on an iPad - You’ll soon be able to ask Siri to play sounds of animals, vehicles, and more Focus - Caffeine - Amphetamine - Wimoweh - MacBites After Hours 0105 with MacBites Magic Maths MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0109 Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we’re channelling Steve and Staying Hungry whilst banking on credit ChatBites - What green and orange dots mean on iPhone and iPad in iOS 14 - Trash renamed to Bin for UK users - Who Moved My Cheese - Boring Old Menu Bar - Bartender 4 - Fox’s Invisible Mint: In Mid-air Fox - Daily Mail Report into Manchester United Hack - Manchester United will not say if they have received ransom demands over cyber attack - Manchester United targeted in ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack - Recording of Time Flies event - Recording of Hi, Speed event - Recording of One More Thing event MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm MacBites Advent Calendar - Join the MacBites Mail List to Share the MacBites Advent Calendar Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we’re Playing Scrabble with Big Brother in the Bubble Boutique BackBites - Adobe Sign - GoodNotes - Fortnite for iOS and Mac is now officially blocked from receiving updates - Apple kicks every app from Epic Games out of App Store - Rethinking the App Store ChatBites - 'Creepy men' message women on Scrabble Go app - Singapore: Apple set to premiere 1st floating store in the world - New Singapore store may be Apple’s most spectacular retail venue yet - Apple apologizes to WordPress, no longer requires free app to add purchases - Matt Mullenweg’s series of Tweets - Developers highlight more anomalies in Apple’s 30% cut - Apple brings in kinder, gentler App Store policies - Mac malware slips through Apple notarization process - Yoga app accuses Apple of pushing subscription auto-renewals - Antitrust 101: Why everyone is probing Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google - Facebook Launches Paid Online Events for Creators, Complains That Apple Will Take 30% of Payments Made Through iOS App - Why is Facebook not Paying the Apple Tax? - Apple’s Final Cut Pro X video software gets new tools, better performance - Apple Releases Updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion, and Compressor with Workflow and Other Enhancements App Review - Camtasia - Camtasia Pricing - Camtasia Package Files - ScreenFlow - Camtasia Demonstrations in MacBites After Hours 0016 - MacBites After Hours 0092 Reality Bites - ASUS USB Portable Monitor - MacBites Episode 112 - Over Door Organizers MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0093 Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we're gazumping and gazundering with mask wearing chicken McNuggets BackBites - Definition of Gazunder - Gazunder on Wiktionary - Definition of Gazump - MacBites 0131 - An Unexpected Resurrection on Apple's Stairway to Heaven - MacBites.fm - McDonald's: 'Face mask' found inside Aldershot store's chicken nugget ChatBites - Apple vs. Fortnite: Tech battle means old iPhones are valuable on eBay - Flappy Bird clones flood App Store, now with in-app purchases - PlayStation with P.T. Installed on eBay - What's going on between Fortnite developer Epic Games and Apple? - Microsoft backs Fortnite developer Epic Games in legal battle with Apple - Microsoft joins court battle between Apple and Fortnite maker Epic - Fortnite Apple row: Microsoft backs Epic in court filing - Adobe Accidentally Deleted People's Photos in Latest Lightroom Update - iOS: Missing Pictures, Presets, and Watermark Data after 5.4 Update - Lightroom for mobile (5.4.0) on iOS and iPadOS Focus - Find Empty Folders website - How to access hidden files on a Mac Shopping with Elaine - Audible.co.uk - What are the different membership plans Audible offers? - Audible.com - Whispersync - Free Amazon Kindle Books - Amazon Movers and Shakers Kindle Books - Cost of Extra Credits Reality Bites - Setapp website - DEVONtechnologies BiteBack - Jane on Slack - 17 August - Jane on Slack - 20 August - Storm Garelli Tweet MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0091 Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we're growing magic wooden mushrooms in a Swedish sauna while getting down with the cool kids BackBites - Coronavirus: Greencore staff self-isolate after outbreak ChatBites - Microsoft's Surface Duo arrives on September 10th for $1,399 - Fortnite: Apple ban sparks court action from Epic Games - Epic files suit against Apple after Fortnite pulled from iOS App Store - ‘Fortnite' mobile app drama: Can you still play on iOS and Android? - Fortnite vs Apple vs Google: A Brief and Very Incomplete Timeline - Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple fight is about 'basic freedoms of all consumers and developers' - Epic rallies Fortnite players against Apple with a warning that they'll miss the next season - Fortnite Translation Guide - Microsoft condemns Apple's App Store policies - Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines - Facebook Claims Apple is Damaging Small Businesses by Collecting Fees From Paid Facebook Events - Tree-like column is centrepiece of Apple Central World Focus - Fujitsu Press Release - 25 June 2020 - Models for ScanSnap Manager V7 Download - S510M Driver for Mac - ScanSnap Online Manual - Fujitsu iX1500 ScanSnap Document Scanner - Surprise! Fujitsu Releases 64-Bit ScanSnap Manager for Older Scanners - VueScan - ExactScan Pro MacBites After Hours - MacBites After Hours 0090 - MacBites.fm Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, It's Lights, Camera, Action at the Big Boys Billionaire's Club BackBites - Tell Us Just How Surprised You Are at Two MacBites in Two Days! - Halley's Comet - Parallels Website - Mr Memory RAM for 2020 iMac ChatBites - Apple boss Tim Cook joins the billionaires club - Apple Believes This German Cycling Path Logo Infringes on Its Own Logo - Apple takes legal action against meal planning service with a pear-shaped logo - Voice Recorder Pro - Recording - Griffin iTalk Recorder Hardware Review - AboveTEK Tablet Stand - Alfort Selfie Stick Tripod - MacBites Episode 102 - Alarming Undulations - Sony ZV-1 Vlogging Camera - Sony GP-VPT2BT Handgrip - Sony ZV-1 Unboxing on MacBites After Hours 0088 Focus - PDF Expert - Spark MacBites After Hours - DEVONthink Part 1: Configuration and Capture - DEVONthink Part 2: Organizing and Creating Structure - DEVONthink Part 3: Effectively Retrieving Stored Information - DEVONthink Part 4: Maintenance and System Management Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm Events - How to Create a Newsletter in Affinity Publisher Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, it's Money, Money, Money! BackBites - White Noise Pro ChatBites - watchOS 7: How to Use the New Apple Watch Hand-washing Feature - Amazon takes on supermarkets with free food delivery - Apple Store App Now Offers iPhone Comparisons, New ‘For You' Tab - The Morning Show leads Apple TV+ to 19 Emmy nominations - The Morning Show curse? Apple TV+ show's second season gets a rewrite. - Spotify hits 138 million paying subscribers - Apple Store badges are back with Memoji, here's how to make your own - Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow - Congress may scrutinize Apple's ‘copy-acquire-kill' strategy - Read Tim Cook's opening remarks for his antitrust testimony Wednesday - Emails revealed in antitrust hearing show Apple has considered increasing App Store fees to 40% - Apple once considered increasing App Store commissions to 40% - Apple says all developers treated equally, yet documents show Amazon Prime Video pays half the usual App Store commission - Apple Offered to Halve App Store Fee to Get Amazon Prime Video on iOS and Apple TV - Eddy Cue emails confirm Apple's deal to cut Amazon's App Store fees - Apple in 2011 Considered Collecting a 40% Fee From Some Subscription Apps - Tim Cook says Apple treats devs fairly in ‘street fight for market share' - Tim Cook mostly avoids grilling during historic congressional antitrust hearing - What to expect from Apple's pandemic-afflicted Q3 2020 earnings report - Today's earnings call won't tell us the usual things about AAPL, say analysts - Apple stock will split 4-to-1 - Apple says new iPhones likely won't land until October this year - How Apple made money in the middle of a crushing pandemic - Apple's new Thunderbolt 3 cable costs a mere $129 - Apple's nano-texture Pro Display XDR requires a special cloth to clean it - How to clean your Apple Pro Display XDR - Apple's 27-inch iMac gets Comet Lake, T2 chip, a better camera, and more - 27-inch iMac gets a major update - Automated Mistake by Apple Kills All Mac Developer's App - A Day Without Business Focus - Parallels Configuration KB - Parallels Homepage - ZoomIt for Windows Annotation App Review - Due on the Mac App Store - Due on the iOS App Store MacBites After Hours - DEVONthink Part 1: Configuration and Capture - DEVONthink Part 2: Organizing and Creating Structure - DEVONthink Part 3: Effectively Retrieving Stored Information - DEVONthink Part 4: Maintenance and System Management Marooned at MacBites HQ - MacBites.fm Events - How to Create a Newsletter in Affinity Publisher Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter