Glenn Fleishman returns to the show to talk about last week’s “Spring Loaded” product announcements from Apple: subscription podcasts, AirTags, Apple TV, colorful Apple Silicon iMacs, and the M1 iPad Pros.
Yes Plz: Banish bad coffee from your kitchen and give Yes Plz a try today. Use promo code FIREBALL to take 5 bucks off your first shipment.Alex Weinstein: Want to tell a better story? Start with better music.Backblaze: Unlimited cloud backup for just $6/month. Start a free 15-day trial today.Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order.My roundup of the “Spring Loaded” Apple event.Podswap: independent repair shop that offers to swap out AirPods for refurbished buds with fresh batteries for $60.Jeff Carlson on Podswap for TidBITS.Battery Monitor: Battery diagnostic utility for the Mac. $5, cheap!Joe Steel on the Siri Remote: “This remote was an abomination that should have never made it out of the design lab it was drafted in.” MacOS User Guide: Content Caching on MacOS and the list of supported content types.Apple Platform Security Guide.Glenn’s “Take Control of Your M-Series Mac” book.“Take Control of Securing Your Mac”, also by Glenn.Tiny Type Museum — only a few remaining!Howard Oakley’s excellent The Eclectic Light Company — a copiously detailed resource for Mac and iOS platform troubleshooting.“Some Cafe Owners Pull the Plug on Lingering Wi-Fi Users” — Glenn’s June 2005 story for The New York Times, which he believes to be the first story of its kind.