Really excited to share video of our recent Family Feud live show in San Francisco:
This was a lot of fun.
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Apple Launches Beta of Apple Music on the Web⇢
Connected #259: The Rickies (Fall 2019)⇢
Myke, Federico and Stephen complete their annual tradition of making predictions before Apple’s iPhone event, this time with a new name: The Rickies.
It’s a wild one.
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Keep GoJGoing⇢
Our friends and family have run the annual St. Jude Marathon for a full decade as “Team GoJGo” in support of our son. This year, we’re marking ten years of hope and healing for not only our son, but so many other kids at St. Jude. Join us in support of this amazing hospital. With thanks from our friend Shannon and the folks at Cotton Bureau, we have brand new artwork for the team, with t-shirts, hoodies and a tank-top for sale to the public, not just our runners:
Kbase Article of the Week: iDVD: Which Themes are Included⇢
Here is a list of the themes included with the various versions of iDVD.
Note that themes from older versions of iDVD may still be installed if you update to a newer version.
The first time I burned a movie with iDVD, it felt like magic.
Mac Power Users #498: Back to School with Jake Wilson⇢
This week on Mac Power Users, David and I chatted with Jake Wilson, an elementary school principal — and a student himself — about using technology in and beyond the classroom, ranging from smart boards and shortcuts to Google Docs and waffles.
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month⇢
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and once again this year, I am raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which treats patients without charging their families a dime.
Treatments invented by St. Jude have helped push the overall cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80%. My 10-year-old son is a survivor of brain cancer, thanks to the hard work of the men and women at St. Jude. Josiah is in 4th grade this year, and leads a joyous life. He loves music, playing with babies and spending time on our big tree swing. He is a true blessing to everyone who gets to meet him, and cancer cannot keep him down.
Every iPhone Ranked⇢
Speaking of Rene Ritchie, I kind of hate how clever this idea for a video is:
Apple Announces Independent Repair Provider Program⇢
This morning, Apple announced the Independent Repair Provider Program:
Apple today announced a new repair program, offering customers additional options for the most common out-of-warranty iPhone repairs. Apple will provide more independent repair businesses — large or small — with the same genuine parts, tools, training, repair manuals and diagnostics as its Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASPs). The program is launching in the US with plans to expand to other countries.
Older macOS Installers Pulled From Download⇢
App Launch Map⇢
Aleen Simms has created a guide for developers about to launch an app:
When I started working with independent Mac and iOS developers in 2014 we navigated the maze of preparing for app launches the hard way: digging into the depths of the Internet for guidance, asking other app developers for their lessons learned, and even rushing to fix things after a rejection by Apple. The Field Guide is the product of all of that knowledge, broken up into small, easy-to-understand lessons.
Connected #258: Technically iOS 13⇢
This week, on a much calmer episode of Connected:
Federico’s back just in time for Apple to release the first beta of iOS 13.1 He, Stephen and Myke get into what this could mean for Apple’s upcoming busy season before discussing the changes Apple has made to its Siri grading program.
Remember when August used to be slow for tech news?
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