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Kbase Article of the Week: Mac OS X v10.6: Cannot delete some RSS feeds in Mail⇢
Some RSS feeds you delete in Mail may re-appear later.
Download and install the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update or later.
I had totally forgotten RSS feeds were in Mail for a minute, but sure enough, they were, right alongside to-do items.
Apple Marina Bay Sands⇢
Apple’s newest store is breathtaking:
The rumours are indeed true! Apple Marina Bay Sands, the first Apple store in the world that floats on the water, is opening soon in Singapore. #AppleMarinaBaySands #Singapore #SingapoRediscovers #cityscape #architecture @Apple @marinabaysands @AP_Magazine @GettyImages pic.twitter.com/Awbgzo2qtO
— Javan Ng (@javanng) August 24, 2020
According to Michael Steeber, this is the first Apple Store to be built with a spherical design, and the first to be set above a body of water. He’s got additional photos on Twitter
Mac Power Users #550: The World of RSS⇢
RSS can bring news, blog posts and even podcasts to you, without needing to visit a bunch of different website. This week, Stephen and David talk about the rise of numerous RSS services and apps they’ve seen over the last few years, and share how this web technology makes their lives better.
On More Power Users, the members-only extended, ad-free show, I talked David through my Stream Deck setup. I’ve been totally converted to this way of life.
Matt Mullenweg: Apple Wants 30% of In-App Purchases That Don’t Exist [Updated]⇢
The WordPress founder says the company has been unable to update its iOS app until it gives Apple a cut of its in-app purchases.
There’s one small detail worth knowing. Sean Hollister at The Verge:
Here’s the thing: the WordPress app on iOS doesn’t sell anything. I just checked, and so did Stratechery’s Ben Thompson. The app simply lets you make a website for free. There isn’t even an option to buy a unique dot-com or even dot-blog domain name from the iPhone and iPad app — it simply assigns you a free WordPress domain name and 3GB of space.
TextExpander⇢
My thanks to TextExpander for sponsoring the site this week. It lets you insert text snippets in any application from a library of content created by you and your team — on all of your devices.
Amazing Bugs in Microsoft Flight Simulator⇢
Don’t get me wrong; Microsoft Flight Simulator looks amazing, but some of these bugs are hilarious.
Connected #308: Wocka Wocka; dingdingdingding⇢
Beats is being slowly absorbed by Apple Music, iOS 14 Beta 5 is here and Apple’s battle with Epic keeps heating up. Also: Stephen edited something very special and Myke is glad to never talk about Greengate ever again.
On Connected Pro, Relay FM forms an HR Department and I had a fight with my new cable modem.
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‘About Apple Music’
I’ve long been interested in Apple’s boilerplate press release text, and as it turns out, Apple Music releases have their own blurb:
Apple loves music. With iPod and iTunes, Apple revolutionized the music experience by putting a thousand songs in your pocket. Today, Apple Music takes this to the ultimate with over 60 million songs, thousands of playlists, and daily selections from the world’s best music experts, including all of the artists and hosts broadcasting daily across its Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, and Apple Music Country global live streams. Since 2015, Apple Music has welcomed tens of millions of subscribers in 167 countries. Streaming seamlessly to iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, HomePod, and CarPlay, Apple Music is the most complete music experience on the planet.
Apple Hits $2 Trillion in Market Value⇢
I don’t really care much about this sort of story, but it is wild to think about how far the company has come since the dark days.
2020 Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude⇢
On September 18, from 2-8 PM Eastern, Myke Hurley and I will be hosting the second annual Podcastathon for St. Jude, raising money for an amazing institution that treats children without their families ability to pay.
That work begins today. We’d love to have you join us in raising $315,000 for St. Jude. The Relay FM community really rallied around this last year, and I think 2020’s campaign will be even better.
Kbase Article of the Week: Mac OS X Server 10.2: Server Assistant Stops Responding While Setting Up Server⇢
Mac OS X Server 10.2 Server Assistant may stop responding (“hang” or “freeze”) when setting up your server if TCP/IP is not enabled on the built-in Ethernet port.
The fix:
Enable TCP/IP on the built-in Ethernet port while setting up Mac OS X Server 10.2. It is not required that an Ethernet cable actually be connected to the port, so long as TCP/IP is enabled on it.