Essential Apple Podcast 123: Feeling slightly SMUG with Mark Elliss of Suffolk Macs

Recorded 10th February 2019 This week things went bonkers, Jeff Bezos refused to be blackmailed, Apple fixed one bug and then got accused of another... Some apps have been recording your screens and Apple tells them stop that or else, Angela Arhendts is leaving Apple, Apple are working on making their own modems and rumours surface of revised iPhone 7s and 8s because of the German sales ban won by Qualcomm. To talk to me about that and of course “anything else that comes to mind” is my friend and SMUG colleague Mark Elliss, the owner of Suffolk Macs, a local Mac and PC service and support business covering the East Anglia and deeply knowledgeable computer user. <h4>GIVEAWAYS & OFFERS</h4> Ghostery has gifted us 10x Ghostery “swag bags” to give away! 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On this week’s show: <h4>Mark Elliss of Suffolk Macs</h4> On Twitter as @SuffolkMacs Suffolk Macs Founding member and committee stalwart of the Suffolk Mac User Group Friend of the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park Supporter of the St Elizabeth Hospice, Bury St Edmunds. <h4>APPLE</h4> Apple releases FaceTime fix, rewards 14-year-old who discovered eavesdropping bug – Washington Post A Teen Won't Tell Apple How He Hacked MacOS – Forbes Apple is Extending its Chip Prowess to 5G Modems – iPad Insight A Billion Users – Asymco Apple's retail chief Angela Ahrendts to leave the company in April – CNBC HoloLens creator leaves Apple AR headset team – Cult of Mac Some Popular iPhone Apps Secretly Record Your Screen for Analytics Purposes – MacRumors Apple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording code – TechCrunch <h4>TECHNOLOGY</h4> Tokyo succeeds in plan to make 2020 Olympic medals from recycled gadgets – The Verge Spotify buys Gimlet, Anchor to ramp up its podcast game – USA Today Spotify will soon ban accounts that use ad blockers – Cult of Mac <h4>SECURITY</h4> Microsoft really doesn’t want you to use Internet Explorer anymore – The Verge Creepy incidents with Nest cameras prompt password warning – The Independent What does ‘consent to tracking’ really mean? – Malwarebytes Cyber security: funding to take academic ideas to market – GOV.UK <h4>WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS</h4> Password Boss for iOS and Mac Recasto Another freeware winner from the app store. 72 jpgs into pdf files in two seconds with this app - Nemo’s Hardware Store (26:18) Hexbrand Echelon Patrol Backpack – Note that they have a UK site, but this product is so new it isn't on there yet! amFilm iPad Pro 10.5 inch Tempered Glass Screen Protector Twin pack approx $12 US or Single Pack approx £10 UK ESR Clear Hard Case for The iPad Pro 10.5" – $11 US or £12 UK Essential Apple Recommended Services: Ghostery - protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing. 33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again. 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