Leo Laporte answers John's question:
I just got a Fujifilm X-H1, which has a cropped sensor smaller than my Sony a7S II (which is full-frame), but my X-H1 is considerably larger and heavier. I thought the benefit of a cropped sensor was a smaller camera system. What gives?

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Host: Leo Laporte

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This week's stories

• The Chinese propaganda app that spies on all Chinese citizens
• Chinese influence in video games, social media, and other industries - where do we draw the line?
• What is Tencent? How much influence do they have over the world? Here's how to keep them from watching your iPhone
• Can we still trust Apple? Can we trust anyone?
• At what point do we admit that we are in a multi-state information war?
• Is there any way to fine Facebook fairly? Bring back the Office of Technology Assesment!
• Remember: the answer to bad politics is not "no politics". It is good politics.
• Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency is falling apart
• There is a very good reason why politicians can lie on Facebook
• How Boris Johnson games Google
• There are no political ads in France. Could we do that in America?
• Which weird phone stands a better chance: the Essential Gem or Microsoft Duo?
• Apple Arcade is still wonderful.
• How much do Americans know about tech? Not a lot. What should we do about that?
• SCOTUS decides websites must be accessible to blind people
• Lithium-ion battery inventors win Nobel Prize

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Patrick Beja, Brianna Wu, and Nate Lanxon

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Using a TV for a computer monitor, upgrading from a 6S+ iPhone, computers for streaming online content, rear car cameras, backing up important data properly, 32-bit vs 64-bit and more of your questions!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt

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Tips and tech that will help you stay connected during a natural disaster, drones as a portable cell phone system, smartphone buyer's remorse, macOS X Catalina, laptops that are good for your business, how to get Square to stop dropping bluetooth, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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• This Week's Stories
  • Why TWiT was down
  • Pixelbook Go is for Stadia
  • What should we do about Hong Kong?
  • Facebook vs truth in politics
  • Andy Rubin's new phone makes us feel uncomfortable
  • California legislates IoT security
  • Dark Mode comes to Maps, Books, Duo, Voice, and Play Store

• Picks of the Week
  • Leo's Tool: Social Security Cards Issued by Woolworth
  • Jeff's Number: How much is the internet worth to you? The Fed wants to know.
  • Stacey's Thing: Orchestra Provisions Cricket Spices
  • Ant's Stuff: Patient Hopes Gene-Editing Can Help With Pain Of Sickle Cell Disease
    

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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• Windows 10 1909: Coming to you in November
  • Windows 10 1909 is moving to the Release Preview ring in preparation for a November launch
  • This feature update will be like a Cumulative Update (small/fast) if you are on 1903; regular otherwise
  • Revisiting the new features in 1909 (which will be off by default)
  • Finally, Microsoft is being clear about RTM (without using those three banned letters)
  • Related: Dona Sarkar is hanging up her Insider-chief. What's going on there? Is this part of some bigger changes internally? MJ: It's all about the Power Platform! :)
  • Plus: Your Phone in Windows 10 can now make/take phone calls
  • Windows Virtual Desktop is GA
  • Virtualize all the Windows 7, 10 and Office 365 ProPlus things

• Surface
  • Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 Version 1903 Blocking Issue for Surface Book 2

• Microsoft hardware event, one week later
  • Microsoft's embrace of USB-C is good enough
  • Surface business customers will get an option for Intel-based 15-inch Surface Laptops (not AMD)
  • Related: Fix for disappearing GPU for Surface Book 2 is finally rolling out

• More thoughts on the Surface Duo/Neo: What's the dev story?
  • MJ: Betting there's an M365 Developer Platform angle
  • PT: XAML Islands/WinUI 3 will be key
  • Windows 10X: What's inside
  • But what about Duo? Android was the right choice, sure. But what about devs?

• Xbox/Games
  • You can now use an Xbox Wireless Controller in iOS 13. Here's what it's like. - Also, you can buy an Xbox Wireless Controller from Apple now too
  • October 2019 Xbox Update is now available on Xbox One consoles
  • MJ: What's up with everyone quitting? Mike Ybarra, the two Mixer/Beam founders? Is xCloud going to shake up everything inside and out??

• Tip of the week: Store your secrets in OneDrive Personal Vault
• Plus: OneDrive gets multiple instances on iPad
• Tip pick of the week #2: Get Xbox Pass Ultimate, Get 6 Mos of Spotify for free
• Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 7 ESUs are going to be available to SMBs, too
• Codename pick: Unity
• Beer pick of the week: Prairie Artisan Ales Basic Becky

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com

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• This week's stories
  • Hello, Catalina, goodbye, iTunes!
  • RIP 32 Bit Apps
  • Catalyst Apps: iOS apps come to macOS
  • What is "Relocated Items" in Catalina?
  • Security in Catalina: kind of a pain in the butt
  • Dark Mode and Auto Mode in Catalina
  • Gatekeeper in Catalina
  • The iOSification of macOS
  • Goodbye Parental controls, hello Screen Time
  • Catalina lets you control your Mac with your voice
  • Sidecar: now your iPad is an extra monitor for your Mac
  • Find My comes to your Mac
  • So does Reminders
  • Photos redesign is all about "saliency"
  • DriverKit and System Extensions are a big security improvement
  • New APFS improvements in Catalina
  • What to do if your Catalina upgrade gets stuck
  • Please, please back up your Mac before you upgrade to Catalina
  • Activation Lock for Apple T2 Macs
  • Unlock Apps with your Apple Watch
  • Goodbye Bash, hello Z Shell
  • Should we run out and upgrade to Catalina? NO!
  • Apple's Big China Dilemma
• Picks of the Week
  • Andy's Pick: BBEdit 13
  • Rene's Pick: Fall Watch Bands
  • Lory's Pick: Halloween (the movie) VHS tape throw blanket

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:

• Automate your iOS devices: Matthew Cassinelli joins us to discuss iOS automation. We dive into the Shortcuts app and take a look at building and running location-based automations, NFC tag automations, and more.
• News: macOS Catalina is here and that means iOS apps are coming to the Mac. Apple references a not-yet-launched Sleep app for Apple Watch. You can now use Siri to play music from Spotify. Apple's iPhone 11 Pro Max gets top marks from Consumer Reports.
• Viewer Feedback: Discourse vs. Discord and our new TWiT community forum. How to search on the iPad. Reporting issues with maps in iOS 13.
• Leo's App Cap: Canary Mail
• Mikah's App Cap: Focos

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Matthew Cassinelli

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You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to [email protected].

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• Ransomware hits schools, hospitals, and hearing aid manufacturers
• Sodinokibi: the latest advances in Ransomware-as-a-Service
• Win7 Extended Security Updates are extended
• A new Nasty 0-Day RCE in vBulletin
• There's a new WannaCry in town

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-735-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page.

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Leo Laporte answers Martin's question about downloading all of his photos and videos from Google Photos to backup.

Google Takeout: https://takeout.google.com
Backup and Sync: https://google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/

Host: Leo Laporte

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