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Apple Support:

Although there currently is no official certification or industry-standard documentation process associated with Year 2000 (Y2K) Compliance, the Newton OS presents no difficulty in handling information spanning the millennium.

The Newton OS, since its introduction, has been designed to use a calculation of “minutes past midnight, January 1, 1904” or “seconds past midnight, January 1, 1993.” This calculation is used for dates prior to and after the year 2000. Therefore, dates at or beyond the 2000 mark, are simply larger numbers as a result of this calculation — and do not have the difficulty other operating systems may have when calculating dates before and after the year 2000.

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As the year draws to a close, David and I survey the landscape and talk through the products, services and policies that have shaped Apple and its users over the last year.

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This week on a very normal episode of our podcast:

It’s time for our annual Christmas gift exchange round-robin, and then the boys get down to business with some competitive picks about what will happen in 2022. All that’s followed by a game of 20 Questions, with the questions supplied by Connected listeners! Happy holidays to everyone.

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Apple Support:

Thinking about getting the iPod adapter for your BMW? Find out the answers to some frequently asked questions.

This old Apple press release has more information on this $149 product:

The new system developed by Apple and BMW enables drivers to seamlessly use their iPod in BMW’s 3 Series, Z4 Roadster, X3 and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and MINI Cooper by simply plugging their iPod into a cable located in the car’s glove compartment. With the iPod safely located in the glove compartment and powered by the car’s battery, drivers can now enjoy high fidelity sound through their car’s stereo system and control their iPod using the standard buttons on their BMW or MINI steering wheel.

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I installed a wireless CarPlay adapter to compare it to good, old-fashioned wired CarPlay:

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This week on Mac Power Users:

David had to move his home office, while Stephen built a cabin. This week, the guys compare notes on how their studios have evolved over the last couple of years.

Don’t miss my video tour of the PodCabin and my updated gear page.

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The way we work is changing rapidly. Make work happen wherever you are by saying more in less time and with less effort using TextExpander. My thanks to TextExpander for sponsoring 512 Pixles this week. Check it out and get 20% off at this link.

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I really enjoy making photo edits on my iPad with Pixelmator Photo, so seeing that the app is now universal and supports the iPhone was an exciting way to start the work day. Don’t miss The One True John’s first impressions over on MacStories.

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This week on the show:

Myke has returned from vacation, armed with follow-up and listener questions. Meanwhile, Federico wanted the group to share some life lessons and Stephen has posted a video of the PodCabin.

On Connected Pro — the longer, ad-free version of the show — we talk about vaccination rates and the changes coming to Instagram.

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With yesterday’s release of macOS Monterey 12.1, this little bit of the Shortcuts UI looks much nicer:

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Apple Support, on the as-of-this-writing new feature, Legacy Contacts:

The data that a Legacy Contact can access depends on what the Apple ID account holder stored in iCloud and in their iCloud Backup. For example, if they kept all of their photos on a third-party site, those photos aren’t stored with Apple and won’t be in their Apple ID data.

Adding a Legacy Contact is easy, and you should do it.

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After six months, my expanded studio space is pretty much done! I hope you enjoy this new tour:

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