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Randall Munroe is the creator of the greatest comic strip on the internet: XKCD, and the author of the new book How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems. He talks with Leo Laporte about how he got started making comic strips, the importance of not making fun of people for not knowing stuff, and the best way to generate letter pairs for kerning.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Randall Munroe

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This Week's Stories

• Android Q: No Dessert for You
• Levandowski indicted for Google self-driving theft
• Should you buy a Pixel 3a or wait for the Pixel 4?
• Google and Dell team up on an enterprise laptop
• How WYSIWIG was named
• Google moves Pixel 3a manufacturing to Vietnam
• Google bans internal politics
• YouTube Kids preschool content filters
• Facebook tightens transparency rules for political ads
• You have the right to be surveilled
• The new privacy fundamentalism
• Copyright maximalists ruin intellectual property
• Harvard freshman denied entry to the US for other people's social media posts

Picks of the Week

• Leo's Tools: r/MaybeMaybeMaybe, RIP KFOG
• Jeff's Numbers: Google's big tent roof, Google's plan for San José
• Stacey's Thing: New York Times Mexican Martini Recipe
• Mathew's Stuff: Reddit Randonauts

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Mathew Ingram

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Microsoft Surface event October 2 in NYC

• Microsoft is holding a hardware event on October 2. Here's what we expect.
• Note: There might be more than just Surface hardware here, as MS is calling it "Microsoft Event," like they did last year
• Other guesses: Teams for Life, Surface earbuds or...LiteOS?

Windows 10

• AdDuplex data: Windows 10 version 1903 has catapulted into a first-place tie for Windows 10 usage!
• Some customers are getting a one-year Windows 7 support extension
• This isn't what you think it is. It's not XP all over again
• Related: Kaspersky says more than half of SMB PCs still on Windows 7
• Dutch privacy watchdog complains about Windows 10 data collection, again
• Seriously. Microsoft can fix this very easily
• And here's Apple, showing the right way to do it: Opt-in
• 19H2 heads to Release Preview
• Could 19H2/1909 be more screwed up? The Insider Program found a way!

Mobile and more

• Your Phone suffers a one-day outage - Was it all the Note 10 users??
• Microsoft is bringing Dark Mode to core apps on Android, iOS, and web
• MS Authenticator backup on Android

Xbox

• Mixer's improvements begin with Streamer Review

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Give your favorite Mixer creator a free gift
• Windows history of the week: Asteroid, NepTune, and Triton
• Developer pick of the week: Microsoft's exFAT coming to the Linux kernel?
• Codename pick of the week: Vanadium
• Bonus: Check out this cool Bloomberg special issue on the periodic table
• Beer pick of the week: Anchor Brewing Brewer's Pale Galaxy Hop Blend

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

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Looking for an alternative to the canceled Apple AirPower Mat to keep your iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch conveniently charged from one device? Look no further than the mophie 3-in-1 wireless charging pad. Mikah Sargent gives his review with Leo Laporte on iOS Today.

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Host: Mikah Sargent

Guest: Leo Laporte

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• Texas Ransomware Update
• Remember that Kazakhstan cert?
• The mixed-blessing of "wide open" source projects
• RubyGems is in trouble again
• Chrome to add data breach notification
• iOS v12.4 updated quickly to 12.4.1
• Next-gen ad privacy

We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-729-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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This Week's Stories
• Apple contractors listen to Siri recordings
• Apple re-blocks jailbreaks with iOS 12.4.1
• Apple Card - stains and clanks
• Don't buy an iPhone now! - what's coming in the iPhone 11
• Remember: you can only pay off your Apple Card on iOS
• Apple Card is bulletproof
• Here's where Apple will store your health records
• Apple's privacy dilemma
• The first beta of iOS 13.1 is already out, before iOS 13 even leaves beta
• Apple TV+ turns Emily Dickinson's life into a light-hearted drama
• What do we expect from Apple TV+?
• Don't put your MacBook in your checked luggage
• Tim Cook donates $5 million in Apple stock to charity

Picks of the Week:
• Leo's Pick: OWC USB-C Travel Dock
• Andy's Pick: "Adjacent to Greatness" by Scott Knaster
• Rene's Pick: Dbrand Apple Card Skins
• Lory's Pick: Journal for iPad Pro

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:

• Getting creative with apps for iOS: Procreate, Prisma, Brushstroke, Tangled FX, and ComicBook!.
• News: Siri's search queries are getting smarter, Apple has patched the jailbreak vulnerability, there's a new version of iCloud.com, Apple is no longer testing "walkie talkie" for the iPhone, and Mario Kart Tour for iOS will soon be available for pre-order.
• Viewer Feedback: Keeping iOS devices from automatically connecting to WiFi networks, GPS issues with iOS 12.4, and iPad purchasing decisions.
• Leo's App Cap: OWC Dock
• Mikah's App Cap: Mophie 3-in-1 wireless charging pad

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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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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Leo Laporte answers Ed's question: I'm traveling to Europe next summer. Am I better to get a camera for around $1000 or buy the Google Pixel 3? I'm still using my LG G5 but would like to upgrade. Could make the Pixel 3 my camera for the trip? What would you recommend?

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Host: Leo Laporte

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This Week's Stories:

• Hacking the US Military at DEF CON
• Voting machine hacks at DEF CON
• GDPR is a hacker's delight
• Company sues DEF CON because their presentation was booed
• Will the T-Mobile/Sprint merger go through?
• Android Q is not a dessert
• New phone season is here
• Using mice to detect deepfakes
• Navigating our increasingly fakeable world
• Is computational photography more or less "real"?
• Human connection in an online world
• Apple TV+, Disney +, where does it end?
• Apple Card and its various stains
• Don't wash titanium with tap water
• 5G is as carcinogenic as coffee and pickles
• WeWork IPO chicanery
• Pokemon Go trespassing is still a problem
• No, Instagram is not going to steal your photos

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Iain Thomson, and Alex Wilhelm

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Getting GPS apps to work in a Hybrid, VPN's, switching between two computers with one monitor, backing up your Synology RAID, 'the amber light of death' and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Sam Abuelsamid

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