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This time on the show:

Stephen tells a story about his Apple Watch accomplice, Myke reviews tvOS 13 and Federico explains how Deep Fusion and Capture Outside the Frame work.

Apple’s camera stuff on the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro is getting … confusing.

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Microsoft has introduced its new lineup of hardware, and all of it looks pretty great. MKBHD has posted a great overview of the hardware coming this fall:

There’s also the Surface Neo, coming at the end of next year:

The Neo will run Windows 10X, a new lite version of Windows that retains the ability to run legacy Windows apps, but is designed for new dual-screen devices, complete with a revised Start menu.

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We’ve wrapped up our annual St. Jude fundraiser ¹ and the number raised is simply staggering: over $312,000

It has been incredibly humbling to see this community to rally around this cause, and I can tell you first-hand how much it means to the families at St. Jude. Thank you for not only the amazing amount of money raised, but for joining in the work of saving kids without regard to their ability to pay.

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Apple:

This article provides information on the differences between various iMac models that have cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors.

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This morning, I hopped onto the Relay FM Twitch channel and unboxed then set up an iMac G3 to mark the end of our month-long St. Jude Fundraiser. The video is up on YouTube:

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This week on MPU, it’s a feedback episode:

David and Stephen revisit Alfred and backups and talk about iOS 13’s bumpy release and the new iPhone and Apple Watch. Stephen also gives a behind-the-scenes look at the recent Relay FM Podcastathon and closes the episode by reading a list of the iPhones he has broken over the years.

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Most days, I end my work day with a “Daily Log” entry. Sometimes, this is in a notebook, and sometimes I do it digitally, but no matter the format, it ends up in Day One in a journal called “Logs.”

(I am very creative.)

These journal entries are structured in a way to let me quickly capture my day, along with a few thoughts. Here’s the template:

DATE HERE Summary: A few sentences about my day will go here. Or maybe just one sentence. You aren’t the boss of me, jouraling system! Three Completed Tasks:

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David Smith has a new Apple Watch app out, and it’s right up my space nerd alley:

Moon++ seeks to provide a highly accurate, visually pleasing indication of what the moon looks like right now, right where you are. My goal was to make it so that if you look down at your wrist and then up into the sky the images you see should match.

The level of detail here is excellent:

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This week on Connected: new iPhones, the new Apple Watch, iOS 13.1, Shortcuts updates and more. That’s not to mention the Galaxy Fold, iCloud woes and whatever Amazon has announced.

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This is a weird story. Yesterday, Variety’s Janko Roettgers reported that a bunch of Mac Pros in the Hollywood area were refusing to restart:

Film and TV editors across Los Angeles were sweating Monday evening as their workstations were refusing to reboot, resulting in speculations about a possible computer virus attack. Social media reports suggested that the issue was widespread among users of Mac Pro computers running older versions of Apple’s operating system as well as Avid’s Media Composer software.

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This week on Liftoff, my space podcast with Jason Snell, we discuss a recent exoplanet discovery, NASA’s ordering of additional Orion capsules and what Jim Bridenstine can do to ensure ARTEMIS is a success, even beyond his tenure.

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This week on Ungeniused:

From bouncy castles to dancing Tube Men, inflatable goods make life more exciting, unless you consider the danger or local laws.

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