Matt VanOrmer, on the Elgato Stream Deck Pedal ⇢

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Elgato recently announced the Stream Deck Pedal, offering yet another way to trigger automation workflows for those of us addicted to using the mouse as little as possible. My buddy Matt has a nice review up on his blog:

The first thing I noticed when the package arrived was how much larger the box was than I was expecting — the Pedal has a 10″x7″ footprint and weighs a surprisingly-chunky two pounds, owing in no small part to the rigid steel sheet forming its bottom plate. The rest of the Pedal is made of hardy matte plastic with a pleasant texture on the top surface, so your (hopefully-socked) feet have something grippy to register on. One subtle yet essential design element in an otherwise-uncomplicated three-button pedal is the slight elevation of the left and right pedals over the middle button sandwiched between them — about a quarter-inch of tactile feedback that makes tapping the wrong button pretty difficult to do.

Apple’s 27% ⇢

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As pointed out by MacRumors among other sites, Apple has updated its developer website to include details concerning payments outside of the App Store, which are now available for dating apps in the Netherlands, via a court order.

I didn’t think Apple would make this process easy for developers. It wants to keep as many of these apps in the App Store as possible, but some of the details here are just ridiculous.

Check out the text the company is going to require developers to show on a modal sheet prior to allowing users to go outside the App Store to make a payment:

Title: This app does not support the App Store’s private and secure payment system

Body: All purchases in the App Name app will be managed by the developer “Developer Name.” Your stored App Store payment method and related features, such as subscription management and refund requests, will not be available. Only purchases through the App Store are secured by Apple.

Ticci nailed it:

Carrot Weather 5.5 Brings New Radar and Customization ⇢

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The newest release of Carrot Weather incudes a huge overhaul of the app’s radar feature. In addition to looking amazing, these changes mean there’s a new level of customization and information in this tab of the app. I’ve really enjoyed using it on the beta, and if you’re a Carrot Weather user, you should go update. If you aren’t, now’s a great time to start using the best weather app for iOS.

John Voorhees has more over on MacStories:

The entire maps UI has been redesigned and expanded with the same sort of deep customization options found throughout the rest of the app. It’s an excellent update that’s all about visual design, so get ready for a bunch of screenshots.

Don’t miss this Twitter thread outlining the new features.

Kbase Article of the Week: Apple Remote Desktop 1.1 Update ⇢

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Apple Support:

Apple Remote Desktop 1.1 for Mac OS 8.1 – 9.2.2 can be downloaded from this document.

The Apple Remote Desktop client update improves reliability and delivers enhanced support for Copy hard Disk on computers running Mac OS 9.

The Apple Remote Desktop v 1.1 administration software must be used to manage any computer running this new version.

Apple Remote Desktop 1.1 Admin can only administer Apple Remote Desktop 1.1 clients. If clients are still running 1.0 or 1.0.1 the ARD 1.1 Admin will show that clients are either “– unavailable –” or it may say “– Old ARD Software –.

In case you were wondering, Apple Remote Desktop is still around. Version 3.9.5 is $80 in the Mac App Store, where it has a 2-star rating.

Sponsor: SoundSource from Rogue Amoeba ⇢

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Challenger Artifacts Recovered ⇢

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Robert Pearlman:

Artifacts that were recovered from the fallen space shuttle Challenger and prepared for presentation to the President of the United States have been recovered again, 36 years later, after they surfaced at auction among the collection of a NASA liaison to the White House.

Little is known about how or why the late James Foster Fanseen, who died in 2000, had come into possession of the small American flag and crew patch that were mounted to a plaque and inscribed to “Ronald Reagan, President of the United States.” Once recognized for what they were, though, the artifacts were restored to the proper hands, now at the Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, collectSPACE has learned.

Apple Posts Record Quarterly Results ⇢

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Jason Snell has details:

Apple’s latest quarterly results are out. And they’re big. It was an all-time revenue record, at $123.9 billion. The company made a record $34.6 billion in profit.

Mac revenue also reached a new all-time high at $10.9 billion, and iPhone revenue also peaked at $71.6 billion. The iPad’s revenue was $7.2 billion, down sequentially and year-over-year, but still among the five best iPad quarters in recent years.

Services kept its upward growth path, setting a new record at $19.5 billion, and Wearables/Home/Accessories likewise set a new record at $14.7 billion.