We start out with news that Apple will require new apps to be written with iOS 11 and iPhone X support. Apple also has gained half of all smart phone sales for the first time, in spite of recent rumors of an iPhone X sales short fall. We look at 1Password, it's support of cryptocurrency and tips and tricks for 1Password organization. We discuss whether learning to program is getting harder. We also open discussion about whether software developer and consultants need errors and omissions insurance. In the after show we look at the HomePods adoption. Picks: Astropad Studio, What is the duck of productivity? and iOS Quick Reference for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

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• Apple will require all new apps to natively support iPhone X display from April | 9to5Mac
• Apple Takes Over Half of Smartphone Sales for the First Time Ever - Barron's
• AgileBits Blog | How to use 1Password to manage cryptocurrency
• Probably Overthinking It: Learning to program is getting harder
• Study finds early HomePod adoption at 3% as smart speaker market hits 89% satisfaction | 9to5Mac
• Astropad Studio | Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet
• Episode 103 – Matt Ronge (Astropad HQ) | Roundabout: Creative Chaos
• What is the duck of productivity? - YouTube
• What is Architecture - YouTube
• iOS Quick Reference for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

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We start of looking at Boston Dynamic's robots that can team up, open doors and leave a room. We dig into the Home Pod, with perspectives from @Ish and Joe Cieplinski posts. Jaime has received his Home Pod and compares to his other digital children, Amazon Dot, Amazon Show and Google Home. He discusses placement, the sound, set up and low level performance. Home Pod is also making impressions on oiled wood furniture. Picks: Apple put together three short videos to explain how to use your new HomePod, HomePod User Guide, Google Translate by Google, Inc., Skydio R1

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• brad esposito on Twitter: "we are all going to die… "
• How Apple Plans to Root Out Bugs, Revamp iPhone Software - Bloomberg
• HomePod initial impressions – Ish – Medium
• Good vs. Better at Bad
• ᶰᵒᵗ Jony Ive on Twitter: "Fixed the HomePod “white ring” situation. @tim_cook @pschiller @cue… "
• Apple HomePod - The Audiophile Perspective + Measurements! : audiophile
• Apple put together three short videos to explain how to use your new HomePod - The Verge
• HomePod User Guide
• Google Translate on the App Store
• Hands-On with Skydio R1 Autonomous Drone! - YouTube
• Skydio’s AI-powered autonomous R1 drone follows you around in 4K - The Verge

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This week we look back at Saul Mora's Core Data trick at RWDevcon 2015. We follow up on Apple's 2018 Q1 earnings, the last of a super cycle and parking self-driving slippers. We discuss how Strava's heat map exposes popular exercise locations. We also talk about Mycroft AI's privacy-first smart speaker. We discuss app rejections stemming from the use of Apple's emojis in screenshots. Picks: Activating an Audio Session, Tim Horton's Scroll Up To Win

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• Tim Mitra on Twitter: "Let’s see what @Smappsoft says. #askMTJC… "
• RWDevCon 2018: The Tutorial Conference
• Apple Q1 2018 earnings: Record revenue, beating the estimates - Six Colors
• Analyst: Slowing iPhone X demand means no super cycle for Apple | 9to5Mac
• Disney Movies Anywhere | Watch Your Disney, Disney • Pixar, Marvel, & Star Wars Movies
• Welcome | Movies Anywhere
• Nissan's self-driving slippers tidy themselves away
• Exercise app shows why anonymous data can still be dangerous - Home | Spark with Nora Young | CBC Radio
• Arvind Narayanan on Twitter: "Besides, Strava’s privacy controls can be confusing. For example, "Privacy Zones" allow you to hide your activities that lie in a circle around your house. But if I grey out a circle around my house, isn’t my house just the center of that circle?! So haven’t I revealed it anyway?"
• Strava Global Heatmap
• The privacy-first smart speaker taking on the likes of Apple and Amazon - Home | Spark with Nora Young | CBC Radio
• CDW to buy assets of Macwarehouse parent company | Macworld
• Charles Perry on Twitter: "1) I’ve been thinking more about Apple’s rejection of @gitBittracker on the the stated basis that the developers of @gitBittracker violated Apple’s copyright when @gitBittracker included emoji in their screenshot. And here’s the thing: Apple is totally in the right here."
• App Review rejecting apps that use Apple emoji for user interface icons | 9to5Mac
• Activating an Audio Session
• Rimroller: the contest cup unroller!
• With Scroll Up To Win, Tim Hortons re-imagines Roll Up The Rim for the mobile age
• Episode 102 – Jonathan Kuehlein – Roundabout: Creative Chaos
• FRYS.com | Apple
• The Lead Developer Austin 2018
• swiftcloudworkshop

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We start the episode with a brief look at Reporter and looking at unwind segues with modal view controllers. We also follow up on unconventional parking with self driving cars. We follow up on using Face ID to authorize purchases with iTunes family purchases in iOS 11. You can now use the Square Cash app to purchase bitcoin. We discuss Apple's plan to postpone some new features to focus on performance and quality. It's time for the annual "Apple is doomed" discussion as pundits warn of iPhone X sales slowing down. Tim's iPhone X suffers from a "green line" OLED defect, which turns out to be a common problem on iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S7. Picks: iOS Ref

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• Ash Furrow on Twitter: "Let’s open the ol’ TL from back home and see what happening in New Brunswi— https://t.co/DxKCT4kSXF"
• Tim Mitra on Twitter: "Essentially Repoter is s CLI tool for downloading sales reports, which would only seem to be practical if you have better than pizza money sales. #askMTJC… https://t.co/8bDFVxYmii"
• Mike Maguire on Twitter: "@timmitra anyone written a model View Controller that uses two unwind segues that go to two different view controllers ?"
• Alan Edmonds on Twitter: "#AskMtjc - Just listening to episode #180. I agree about letting the car park itself in general. But I was really referring to unusual parking needs, e.g. in a garage at home, where I might park to one side / at an angle, to leave more room to access things stored in there."
• You’ll finally be able to approve family purchases with Face ID in iOS update | Ars Technica
• Steve Wozniak explains one big problem he has with the iPhone X | 9to5Mac
• iPhone User Guide for iOS 11.2 by Apple Inc. on iBooks
• Square Cash app now lets you easily buy and sell Bitcoin from iPhone | 9to5Mac
• Apple Has Delayed Some Planned iOS 12 Features Until Next Year to Focus on Performance and Quality - Mac Rumors
• Tim Mitra on Twitter: "And they said I was a fool to get the extended warranty! @mtjc_podcast eat your words!… "
• iPhone X Users Are Complaining About Green Line Forming on Display - OLED Screen Problems
• Several iPhone X Owners Encountering Green Line on Display Due to Potential Hardware Defect - Mac Rumors
• iOS Ref
• More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and advice - Google Play Music
• SiriKit - Apple Developer
• Susan Kare Prints | SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
• Spockcast Podcast

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Recorded on the 34th anniversary of the Macintosh unveiling, we follow up on self driving cars with no steering wheels. We discuss improvements to Siri in iOS 11.2.5 and Thor Ragnarok slips out on the web early. The Malala Fund and Apple join to aid 100K underprivileged women to attend school. The Home Pod is now available for order in the US, UK and Australia. Facebook has introduced a new unit of time. Apple previews iOS 11.3. Paul Hudson posts in What's new in Swift 4.1. Picks: Canada's DEVELOPER 30|30, Swift Forums, Cousera's Machine Learning.

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• Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ on Twitter: "Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs introduced the first Mac personal computer on January 24, 1984.… "
• Susan Kare Prints | SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
• Bill Atkinson (@billatk) | Twitter
• Alan Edmonds on Twitter: "@mtjc_podcast The GM self driving driving car with no steering wheel... I can’t imagine having a relaxing journey in one of those. But I wonder how easy it would be to manoeuvre into an unusual location when parking, if you couldn’t simply take over the controls. #AskMtjc"
• Siri now plays daily podcasts when asked about the news in iOS 11.2.5 beta | 9to5Mac
• Thor: Ragnarok leaks onto the web a month early after huge Movies Anywhere mix-up - The Verge
• Malala and Apple launch partnership to get at least 100,000 underprivileged girls into school | The Independent
• HomePod arrives February 9, available to order this Friday - Apple
• SiriKit - Apple Developer
• Sonos on Twitter: "Why let big tech lock you into one music service? Our smart speaker system offers over 80 listening options. https://t.co/FZfcSxjRCl"
• Why Open Matters | Sonos Blog
• Apple’s Siri-equipped HomePod comes to your home on February 9 | Ars Technica
• Facebook announces that it has invented a new unit of time - The Verge
• Apple previews iOS 11.3 - Apple
• What’s new in Swift 4.1 | Swift Developer News – Hacking with Swift
• Episode 92 – Paul Hudson – Roundabout: Creative Chaos
• Conditional Conformance - Swift Unboxed
• Greg Heo on Twitter: "Swift observer effect at work: 😜 print(["ab", "cd"].flatMap { return $0 }) // ["a", "b", "c", "d"] print(["ab", "cd"].flatMap { $0; return $0 }) // ["ab", "cd"]"
• Developer 30|30
• Ray Wenderlich on Twitter: "Today marks the 8th anniversary of https://t.co/Yfu6KP6cbI! 🎉 Here's an image of my first post - a lot has changed since then. :] Thanks so much to our amazing community - your support has helped us keep making tutorials after all these years!… https://t.co/NMVubrsZDP"
• Swift Forums
• Machine Learning | Coursera
• swiftcloudworkshop

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We begin with an #askMTJC on vintage Windows configuration. We also have a follow up on the red menu bar from a listener, Nick Kohrn. GM is bringing a self driving car to market. Dropbox has filed for a public stock offering. We chat about the confusing UI on Hawaii's missile alert system. We also cover Google's new online AI training tool. Picks: “Ceci n’est pas un littéral”, WWDC 2017 Lightbox concept, IBLinter, Google Arts & Culture app, Swift tips & tricks

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• Greg Heo on Twitter: "@mtjc_podcast @timmitra PC hardware configuration: base port address (220h), IRQ (3? 5? 7?), DMA (1-5) #askMTJC #followup"
• GM Cruise is a fully autonomous electric car with no steering wheel - Business Insider
• After a decade, Dropbox quietly files for a public stock offering
• Hawaii’s missile alert interface had a one-word difference between sending a test alert and a real one - The Verge
• Google’s new cloud service lets you train your own AI tools, no coding knowledge required - The Verge
• Ben Cohen on Twitter: "“Ceci n’est pas un littéral” https://t.co/RSHnxpIXHS"
• WWDC 2017 Lightbox – Josh Tidsbury – Medium
• kateinoigakukun/IBLinter: A linter tool for Interface Builder
• Google’s art app is now top of iOS and Android download charts thanks to its viral selfies - The Verge
• SkyTrain (Vancouver) - Wikipedia
• Cocoa Police by Jacob Gorban - YouTube
• App Oddity - YouTube
• Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Tools, Gardening Tools, Hardware
• Realnetworks |
• How To Secure iOS User Data: The Keychain and Biometrics – Face ID or Touch ID

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This week we follow up on the High Sierra Security update and Panic's Transmit for iOS. We also discuss a false alarm on the High Sierra update causing slow downs. We also discuss fixing Xcode Indexing with a unique solution. Apple will hand off iCloud in China to a 3rd party to manage. There is yet another macOS password bug, although not as bad as the last. Picks: How to Fix a Mac that Won't Turn On or Start Up, Silicon Valley Season 5

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• About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan - Apple Support
• Panic Blog » The Future of Transmit iOS
• Christina Warren on Twitter: "This sucks. @panic is amazing and it sucks to see that sustaining quality paid apps is so difficult. https://t.co/VJN1PSq2FX"
• iPhone performance benchmarks after Spectre security update | Melv1n
• iPhone update for Meltdown-Spectre: before/after performance benchmarks | Hacker News
• I just ran GeekBench 4 on my iPhone X on iOS 11.2.2 vs 11.2.1. Single core: 423... | Hacker News
• How to fix Xcode indexing endless problem (a different way)
• Apple to hand off Chinese iCloud operations to local firm in February | Ars Technica
• macOS High Sierra's App Store System Preferences Can Be Unlocked With Any Password [Updated] - Mac Rumors
• How to Fix a Mac that Won't Turn On or Start Up - Macworld UK
• Watch the trailer for season five of Silicon Valley | TechCrunch
• Bartender 3 | Mac Menu Bar Item Control
• Myst on the App Store
• Tim Horton - Wikipedia
• Dunkin' Donuts - Wikipedia
• Bombardier Inc. - Wikipedia

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This week we follow up on the iPhone battery debacle and Apple's battery replacement program. We also follow up on sales of Amazon Echo and Google Home while waiting for Apple's HomePod. We discuss the 25th anniversary of pCalc. Meltdown and Spectre are the main topic as we chat about Intel's kernel memory leaks. Blackberry signs a deal with Baidu to build self-driving cars. The big story for us is Apple's acquisition of Buddy Build. Picks: 5 Advanced Mac Tricks You've Never Used, Oh Sh!t Git, 7th Guest for iOS, 360iDev 2017 Session Playlist

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• Guilherme Rambo on Twitter: "If you want to see the battery health of your iPhone, you can check the Console when it's connected to power https://t.co/adpNMok7iz"
• A Message to Our Customers - Apple
• iPhone Service Pricing - Apple Support
• James Thomson on Twitter: "On PCalc’s 25th anniversary (90% off ultra sale is on right now!) here are some screenshots from 25 years ago! https://t.co/ue36G9a1dv"
• PCalc through the ages - YouTube
• NSScotland2013 - D01S06 - James Thomson on Vimeo
• Amazon & Google likely lost money on smart speakers in run-up to HomePod launch, say analysts | 9to5Mac
• Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign • The Register
• 'Fundamental' Security Flaw With Modern Intel Chips Forcing Windows, Mac, and Linux Updates [UPDATE] - Niche Gamer
• About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan - Apple Support
• 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' FAQ: What Mac and iOS users need to know about the Intel, AMD, and ARM flaw | iMore
• Meldown PDF
• Spectre PDF
• ‘Very solid win for BlackBerry’: stock hits 4-year high on self-driving software deal | Financial Post
• With a new acquisition, Apple looks to improve workflow for developers | Ars Technica
• 5 Advanced Mac Tricks You've Never Used - YouTube
• Oh, shit, git!
• The 7th Guest on the App Store
• Graeme Devine - Wikipedia
• 360|iDev 2017 Playlist - YouTube
• Myst on the App Store
• The Room on the App Store
• Learning iOS Game Programming by Michael Daley on iBooks

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