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  • May 11, 2021: Stream Movies, Shows, Live TV, and More on PLEX, with Dave Hamilton

    May 23, 2021
    Aric

    Dave Hamilton returns this month to talk about the PLEX service and software which let you store your personal video, audio, and photos locally, then stream them to your devices wherever they may be. Plex also streams commercial video and movies on demand, live TV, and has additional paid service features.

    Dave comments, “There’s one topic I’ve always avoided presenting in person despite regular requests, but have recently found it works VERY well over Zoom: PLEX. With everyone looking at their screens, we can really have a truly interactive conversation about PLEX while truly showing things in a way that everyone can actually see what’s going on.”

    Join us to learn about this media steaming service!


  • Comparing Messaging Apps

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. Michah Lee has a nice comparison among Signal, WhatsApp, and Allo. In this article, I’m going to compare WhatsApp, Signal, and Allo from a privacy perspective. While all three apps use the same secure-messaging protocol, they differ on exactly what information is encrypted, what metadata is collected, and what, precisely, is stored in the cloud ­- and therefore available, in theory ...

  • Apple confirms unencrypted kernel intentional ↦

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. by Dan Moren TechCrunch has confirmed that Apple deliberately left iOS 10’s kernel unencrypted to help make it easier to spot security vulnerabilities and to speed up the OS: “The kernel cache doesn’t contain any user info, and by unencrypting it we’re able to optimize the operating system’s performance without compromising security,” an Apple spokesperson told TechCrunch. [Read on ...

  • ∞ Apple’s official statement on why the iOS 10 kernel is not encrypted

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. An Apple spokesperson sent us an official statement about the lack of encryption of the iOS 10 kernel. Read more at The Loop

  • The best uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. A UPS is one of those unsexy things you don’t know you need until you need it. If you live in an area with spotty power or frequent weather-related outages (I live in an old apartment building that frequently has power outages for seemingly no reason), a UPS can save a lot of aggravation and frustration. ∞ Read this on ...

  • NASA launches Apple TV app

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. NASA PR: The agency released on Tuesday its popular NASA app for a new platform, the fourth-generation Apple TV. This version joins the app’s other versions available for iOS in iPhone and iPad versions, Android and Fire OS. The NASA app has been downloaded more than 17 million times across all platforms. “The NASA app has been ...

  • Early 2001: The iMac G3 goes psychedelic

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. At Macworld Tokyo 2001, Steve “Business Suit” Jobs showed off what would be the last two new iMac G3 designs: Blue Dalmatian and Flower Power. Like Sage and Ruby before them, Blue Dalmatian and Flower Power were used for just one generation of iMac: the Early 2001 models. According to Jobs, the new cases took 18 months to develop. They weren’t ...

  • Apple might be quietly preparing an assault on the cable box via its Apple TV

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. On the surface, Apple TV seems increasingly focused on cable subscribers instead of cord cutters. Since its launch last fall, the fourth-generation Apple TV has added several features that provide more convenient access to “TV Everywhere” apps (such as WatchESPN, FX Now, and HBO Go) that require a cable or satellite login to access. Siri is becoming more effective at ...

  • Carbon Copy Cloner 4.1.9

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. Fixes some bugs in the backup utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 12.4 MB)  Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability ...

  • Apple Pay arrives on Bank of America ATMs to make cash withdrawals painless

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. Apple Pay isn’t accepted everywhere (yet), but the day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived: Bank of America is now letting you withdraw cash from its ATMs using Apple Pay. No more digging for your debit card and glancing behind you to see if anyone is hovering too closely. Now you really can leave your wallet at home. Finding ...

  • Apple is Taking a Different Stand on Artificial Intelligence Agents

    August 3, 2016
    Khürt Williams
    Featured articles from around the web. In the science fiction of yesteryear, artificial agents were presented as helpful, local companions. The scope of the internet and its ability to drill into our private lives wasn’t a pervasive theme. Nowadays, we have AI agents built by giant technology companies that want to build AI agents to learn about us, store that data, and sell things instead ...