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Callbacks:

• Clay was correct and if Vic had been paying attention he would’ve said so. All you have to do is get the IPA of an iOS app onto an M1 mac. Assuming you acquired the app with the same apple ID as the mac is signed into, it will run. FairPlay DRM for the account is the only check performed. When a dev choses to not be in the mac app store his app simply doesn’t show up in the store for download.
• M1 Mac still Clay’s favorite, but his favorite software isn’t 100% onboard with the love affair (Clay will explain)
• MacBook Air 13 inch Case
• Controller for HomeKit received a rather nice update between the last recording and release and consequently doesn’t look like we described it and has a heftier IAP price tag.
• Vic has Wemo/HomeKit rage.😂
  • Wemo issue
  • Alexa has got dumb
• Scott bought another Wemo light switch & plug and a couple Feit 3-way dimmer switches.

iTunes Reviews:

Topics:

• Fitness+
  • Clay
    • The future!!!!!!!
  • Scott
    • Yes, the future!
  • Vic
    • I really enjoy the rowing workouts so far.
    • I am glad rowing is there but am somewhat surprised it made the cut and elliptical workouts did not. I would assume there are more people with those machines at home than rowers. (elliptical workouts don’t seem like something a trainer could or would do as much with to me personally)
  • Fitness+ Equipment
• Last full moon of 2020

Links:

Podcasts:

• Imperfect
• BubbleSort TV: Movie Night

Web:

• Meet the super-fit team behind Apple Fitness+

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Callbacks:

• Apple Watch Series 5 reported battery problems: Software vs Always On Screen
• iFixIt Teardown display similarities between both S4 and S5
• Weights of each finally updated in the Apple Store app and there’s about 6g difference between the non-Aluminium models in 44mm
• Titanium is lighter than Stainless but only by 3g (40mm) and 6g (44mm) still much heavier than Aluminium

Topics:

• iOS 13 News:
  • Performance so far of iOS13
  • WatchOS 6 performance also fine on S3
• Apple Watch:
  • John visited an Apple Store and got hands on with all the models except Hermes
  • https://techdistortion.com/articles/apple-watch-series-5/
• John walked into a Hermes store...
• John bought the SNES wireless controller for the Nintendo Switch
• PixelFed vs Instagram:
  • Partial federation support (Only missing WebFinger Name resolution)
  • Really clean interface
  • Personal instance vs future shared instance
• John built a Shortcut/Workflow for iOS using the Things URL Scheme
• Vic’s Blood Pressure Logging Shortcut
• John dug into BrusFri problems and found the cause and a work around
• John is going to HOUSTON!!!! 3rd to 8th of November this year (4 weeks at time of recording)
  • If you’re within a 3 hour drive of Houston then we might be able to meet up - drop me a line and let me know
  • No promises but will see what we can do
• The staggering state of  staggered software releases
  • iOS
    • 13.0 was released on September 19, 2019.
    • 13.1 was released on September 24, 2019.
    • 13.1.1 was released on September 27, 2019.
    • 13.1.2 was released on September 30, 2019, and iPadOS 13.1.2, as well as watchOS 6.0.1. All of the updates are focused on bug fixes.
    • 13.2 is now in beta
  • watchOS
    • 6.0 Released for Series 3, 4 & 5 September 19, 2019.
      • Series 1 and 2 will get 6.0 at an unknown future date
    • 6.0.1 Released ****September 30, 2019
    • 6.1 is in it’s second beta release already.
  • iPadOS ****
    • 13.1 originally announced for release on the 30th of september but has been releasing builds alongside iOS Since 13.1.
  • macOS
    • No release dates announced yet
    • the word all summer long has been this won’t be a fun release and the betas are still horribly broken and buggy.
  • tvOS
    • 13.0 released September 24, 2019
    • 13.2 released in beta October 2, 2019
• A guy walks into the genius bar....
  • Vic has yet another  Watch Encounter with unsatisfying results at the Genius Bar
• BubbleSort Shows
  • Some news about the empire
    • Potential new shows in the works
    • Trying to breath some life into the slack and grow the BS community
  • Some new changes to the website
    • There is a new shows page that will list all the shows hosted on the network.
    • Listeners can read descriptions and subscribe to the shows right from that page as well as send feedback via twitter or join the slack.
    • They can click through for episode listings.
    • In addition to the master list for BSTV there is a new TV Shows Page to list Browse and subscribe to the various shows covered on BSTV
    • New subscribe buttons for the major pod catchers
• Vic has his new watch and very few first thoughts.
  • That screen seems huge though the watch doesn’t seem much bigger really at all.
  • He really like...

Callbacks:

• HomeKit apps update
  • Home+

Topics:

• We have a new BubbleSort TV podcatz
  • BubbleSort TV: For All Mankind
• BS site/server updates
• Working at work and other places
• Apple Watch Series 6

Links:

Apps:

• Home+

In The Home

• Aqara Hub, Wireless Smart Home Bridge for Alarm System, Home Automation, Remote Monitor and Control, Works with Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, and Compatible with Alexa
• Aqara HomeKit Security Video Indoor Camera G2H, Night Vision, Two-Way Audio, 1080P HD Plug-in Indoor Camera, Family-Friendly Wireless Video Surveillance System, Smart Home Bridge for Alarm System
• Aqara Door and Window Sensor, REQUIRES AQARA HUB, Zigbee Connection, Wireless Mini Contact Sensor for Alarm System and Smart Home Automation, Compatible with Apple HomeKit, Alexa
• homebridge-aqara plugin

Podcasts:

• BubbleSort TV: For All Mankind

Web:

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Tweetbacks:

• @vichudson1 @scottaw @CWDaly is the cancel culture segment a sort of response to a certain podcaster and musician that was run off Twitter recently? - Tiffany White

Callbacks:

• M1 Macs and iOS Apps
• Nova - Emmet extension for Nova

Topics:

• GameStop Short Squeeze
• Clay’s thoughts on Clubhouse
• freeCodeCamp

Links:

Apps:

• Clubhouse for iOS
• Nova for macOS

Podcasts:

• The GameStop Rebellio‪n - NYT The Daily

Web:

• Apple begins blocking M1 Mac users from side loading iPhone and iPad applications - 9 to 5 Mac
• WallStreetBets - subreddit
• GameStop Mania Reveals Power Shift on Wall Street—and the Pros Are Reeling
• The GameStop Short Squeeze Shows an Ugly Side of the Investing World
• Keith Gill Drove the GameStop Reddit Mania. He Talked to the Journal.
• Column: Explaining the Reddit-fueled run on GameStop
• GameStop investors’ motives: Take a YOLO bet. ‘Ruin a billionaire’s life.’
• GameStop Stock Plummets: Earnings Won’t Turn Things Around
• Emmet extension for Nova
  • Kevin Powell
  • Emmet extension for Panic Nova - Scott’s Post
  • Emmet
  • Use Emmet to up your HTML game
• freeCodeCamp
  • YouTube channel
• Clubhouse

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Topics:

• Sleep - Chidgey’s new sleep inducing podcast on TEN.
• Scott can haz hardware!!
  • 2020 12.9” iPad Pro
    • Great performance
    • Beautiful giant screen
    • iPadOS really finally makes iPads non-frustrating for work. It’s a shame apple took so long to deliver this experience.
    • The size is amazing for working with on the keyboard - writing, programming, automating things. Also for drawing and photography. If you do those things, this is the one you want.
    • I have long fingers so I actually enjoy using it in tablet mode as well. I am not a person who leaves my iPad on the keyboard all the time like a lot of people, nor am I one who uses it casually for movies or reading only in tablet mode like a lot of other people. I like it for all those things and because it’s super versatile. It can be a great laptop (now) or a great tablet (now more so than ever).
    • For people who primarily want a tablet to use in tablet mode, I’d say get the 11”, but I’d also question why they want an iPad Pro instead of an iPad Air anyway.
  • Magic Keyboard
    • Smart connector goodness (instant use, no batteries, no BT delay)
    • Smart connector plus the design allows super fast context switching: the iPad comes off instantly and is a tablet again. There’s no taking it out of a case or turning anything off or unplugging anything.
    • Superbly solid feel to everything: the iPad platform, hinges, and the keyboard itself
    • REALLY nice to type on. I’m picky about my keyboards and this is nice. Not as quiet as the keyboard on the iMac, but I put that down to the construction.
    • The iPad is pushed forward towards the keyboard so the screen feels closer than it might. I like that.
    • Another benefit of the 12.9” iPad Pro vs the 11” is the full-size keyboards (both software and Magic Keyboard versions). The 11” version of the Magic Keyboard has more half-size keys and the software keyboard on it doesn’t have all the keys presented in default mode that the 12.9” one does.
    • The trackpad is nice as far as clicking and tapping (I have tap to click enabled) and for gestures involving multiple fingers and right-click (two-finger click). The only exception is when using the five-finger gesture to get into app-switcher, because the trackpad is vertically too short for me to do this comfortably with my fingers, but you can also just swipe down under the dock and hold it to get the app switcher.
    • Reviews have mentioned they wish the iPad could tilt over a wider range on the keyboard and I expected to be annoyed by this as well, but I’m not. So far it’s been great for me both on desks and on my lap.
    • The only negative so far are minor things, like the fact that you have to dig through settings to adjust the backlighting.
  • Apple Pencil 2
    • So much nicer to charge than the first gen pencil
    • I really don’t use the tap to change function feature yet, but maybe I will.
• iPad for photographers
• Latest  releases
  • 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new Magic Keyboard for the best typing experience ever on a Mac notebook and doubled the storage across all standard configurations.
  • Second-generation iPhone SE, featuring a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, paired with Touch ID.
    • 3 colors
      • Black
      • White
      • Product Red
• Apple to host virtual Worldwide Developers Conference beginning June 22
  • Apple announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference virtually, beginning June 22 free for all developers.
    •