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  • ∞ Apple’s new ad: iPad Pro — What’s a Computer?

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. I like it. Read more at The LoopThe Loop
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  • Apple Releases New ‘Apple TV Remote’ App for iPhone

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. Worth noting: it’s a brand-new app, not an update of the old Remote app.  ★  Read more at Daring Fireball
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  • AgileBits Launches 1Password Subscription Service for Individuals at $2.99 a month

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. AgileBits, makers of the popular password manager 1Password, has today announced a hosted, web-based 1Password subscription service for individuals to manage their passwords. This new service follows the introduction of, and is quite similar to, their other two offerings, namely 1Password for Teams and 1Password for Families that were launched this year (collectively 1Password.com). Currently, individuals using the 1Password apps ...
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  • iOS 9.3.3 Fixes Flaw That Allowed Attackers to FaceTime Eavesdrop

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. Apple has just released fresh security updates for iPads and iPhones with its iOS 9.3.3 update, providing much needed security enhancements to boost user privacy. Apple’s iOS 9.3.3 security update is available for iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch (5th generation) and later, and iPad 2 and later. iOS 9.3.3 addresses a combined 43 iOS Read more at ...
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  • Thought on Apple and Formula One

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. Interesting piece from Joe Saward, longtime Formula One blogger: The suggestion last week that Apple may be discussing the acquisition of the Formula One group has led to a lot of interest and a lot of opinion. Traditional technology people argue it would never happen because it’s not the way Apple works. The company buys small clever companies and use ...
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  • New Security Threat Targets OS X, iOS through Graphics

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. There’s a new security threat for OS X and iOS that could let attackers remotely control your device or install malware by sending you an image file. The threat is fairly serious, although so far it’s still just a proof of concept, and Apple patched the flaw in OS X 10.11.6 and iOS 9.3.3. The post New Security Threat Targets ...
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  • Apple regains status as world’s favorite company

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. CNET: Each year, FutureBrand looks at the 100 biggest companies by market capitalization, asks 3,000 consumers and industry professionals in 17 countries about them and produces a ranking of what it calls perception strength, rather than financial strength. This year shows Apple regaining the top spot, after last year’s painfully abject slide into second place behind Google. And: Those of drier countenance and ...
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  • The week in Apple news: More iPhone 7 rumors, iCloud Music Library matching, Apple Car slips to 2021, and more

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. Apple headlines for the week ending July 22, 2016 The summer makes for a slow news season. The big news this week was the release of updates to the iOS 10 and macOS Sierra Public Betas. Apple also put out updates for iOS 9, OS X El Capitan, watchOS, tvOS, and iTunes. While you’re waiting for those updates to install, ...
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  • QuickBooks Self-Employed: A much-improved business finance app

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. I’m away on vacation this week and too far away from my servers to make our last two NetInstall episodes work, so this week we’ll take a look at QuickBooks Self-Employed. Next week it’s back to the NetInstall service. It’s been about a year and a half since I last looked at QuickBooks Self-Employed, Intuit’s business finance app aimed directly ...
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  • How to work between Pages 5 and Pages ’09

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. Natasha Scott asks about finding a simple way to work between two different versions of Pages: Pages ’09 (version 4) and Pages 5. She writes: From my research online it appears that they do not work compatibly together; I need to be able to open the documents he sends to me and edit them. I was also curious if there was ...
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