Total Mikah (Video)

Getting too many distracting GIFs from the group chat? Need to remove a troublemaker from the group? Mikah walks you through the process of setting up, managing, and silencing your group chats.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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• Leo & Mikah show you how to free up storage space on your iPhone, iPad, or another iOS device.
  
• Save space: iCloud storage, iCloud photo library, storage recommendations, Gemini Storage Cleaner, Google Photos, Dropbox.
• News: Apple's services earnings aren't as large as some expected, Apple's Find My integrations for third parties includes important restrictions, Apple Maps will remind users to self isolate if they've recently visited an airport, and the next iPhone could include a braided charging cable in the box.
• Listener feedback: Changing your Apple Watch face depending on your location is an iOS 14 feature, Jim shares a fantasy recommendation, and how to roll back your iPhone once you've installed the iOS 14 public beta.
• Mikah's App Cap: Sticker Cards
• Leo's App Cap: Randonautica

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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• New HomeKit-enabled panel lights from LifeSmart, Amazon's Alexa Live event brings with it a bunch of new Alexa improvements, and Netflix finally comes to the Google Nest Hub line.
  
• Wink's subscription plan kicks off July 27 | CNET: https://cnet.co/2OXNSiW
• Wyze has learned what Wink didn't | Stacey on IoT: https://bit.ly/2DeXEdL
• Jibo, the social robot that was supposed to die, is getting a second life | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2WWFwN1

• HOMEKIT, APPLE
• The HomeKit-enabled LifeSmart Cololight Plus light panel system hits Amazon | iMore: https://bit.ly/307u7Mp
• All the cameras that support the HomeKit Secure Video feature | iMore: https://bit.ly/3f4VkUe
• HomeKit support arrives for the multi-functional Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight Camera | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/3f3lian
• Here's what I'm loving about automation in Shortcuts in iOS 14 | iMore: https://bit.ly/2P3Eavz

• AMAZON
• Amazon is launching a new Alexa app — here's what's changing | CNBC: https://cnb.cx/30UUMuS
• Amazon's Alexa event makes Alexa smarter, chattier and puts it in more places | Stacey on IoT: https://bit.ly/39zQeOy

• GOOGLE
• Netflix is now available on Google's Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max | The Verge: https://bit.ly/32WL2TH
• Ride easy with new biking features in Google Maps | Google: https://bit.ly/305YCSY

• MATTHEW'S BACKYARD PROJECT
• Sun Shade | Amazon: https://amzn.to/302ddyu
• Meross Smart Outdoor Plug | Amazon: https://amzn.to/39CnvIP
• AmazonBasics Outdoor String Lights | Amazon: https://amzn.to/2OYn6aj

• PICKS OF THE WEEK
• Wyze Cam Outdoor | Wyze: https://bit.ly/3eFQ7CK
• Access Dots | Google Play: https://bit.ly/30S9zXh

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli

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Protect your privacy and bolster your security with a virtual private network (VPN) app. Using a VPN, you can browse the web without your internet service provider tracking your activity. Mikah walks you through the process of installing and using a VPN app, with both free and paid versions.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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Everything Microsoft announced at the Xbox Games Showcase, the recent development and popularity of fever cameras, and a rundown of what's up at Twitter: more active users, Twitter earnings, and the recent hack.

First, CNET's Ian Sherr stops by to discuss Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase. Between the next-gen gameplay footage and Xbox Series X console, Sherr had a lot to share.

Then, Dave Gershgorn of OneZero details the no-longer-fledgling "fever camera" industry. With facial recognition and temperature-sensing technology, these camera manufacturers aim to identify fevers in real-time.

Then, Kurt Wagner of Bloomberg graciously provides a rundown of Twitter's latest successes and failures, including its earnings report, the uptick in users, and the recent high-profile hack.

Lastly, Jason talks about new features for Plex users and Mikah details a recent BuzzFeed report that shows hundreds of thousands of Instacart customers' data is being sold online.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Ian Sherr, Dave Gershgorn, and Kurt Wagner

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• Leo & Mikah help you (and themselves) get organized with iOS apps.
• Organize: Mint, Sortly, LiquidText, Paprika Recipe Manager 3, Corkz, Craft Docs, Goodreads
• News: Apple will be 100% carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by 2030, Apple & Zendesk make Apple Business Chat generally available, Logitech has a new Folio Touch keyboard, new emoji are coming to iOS in 2020, and Mario Kart Tour adds landscape racing.
• Listener feedback: Installing the iOS 14 Public Beta via Firefox Focus and how to change the Apple Watch face depending on your location.
• Mikah's App Cap: Quickart
• Leo's App Cap: Avo!

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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• Your Echo Buds could overheat without a new firmware update, one company is using its LTE walkie talkies for COVID-19 patients, and Matthew Cassinelli shares an app that lets you use your iPhone as a webcam — in full HD quality.
• Echo Buds need this update | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3hhGZoM
• POSITIVE CHANGE
• Apple leaving behind coding's racist terms | Input: https://bit.ly/2WEQDtM
• Walkie talkies for COVID communication | Fast Company: https://bit.ly/3eKGCkX
• Google voice to text app for masks | Mashable: https://bit.ly/2WW1sYL
• CAMERAS
• Reincubate Camo for iPhone webcam | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/2DX8Mwk
• Don't close MacBook with cover | Michael Tsai: https://bit.ly/2OIYNNj

• Building DIY LED strips | A Whole Lotta Nothing: https://bit.ly/2ZJRmvy

• PICKS OF THE WEEK
• Mikah: Eve Cam - HomeKit Secure Video | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3jkVH06
• Matthew: Fabricius | Google: https://bit.ly/3fNtVqY

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli

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If you're browsing the web on your iPhone, you've probably come across sites with tiny text, hard-to-read articles, advert-laden webpages, and so much more. Mikah shows you how to enable Safari Reader Mode, set up content blockers, and make adjustments to the webpages you visit from your iOS devices.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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• Steve Gibson joins to talk about the unprecedented Twitter hijacking scam that involves a god mode console that only certain employees have access to.
• Rene Ritchie discussed how Apple News is rolling out new features that emphasize local news and audio podcast content.
• A new project called the Atlas of Surveillance attempts to collect and organize surveillance sources from around the US and Dave Maass from the EFF helped spearhead it.
• Twitter is rolling out new API changes for developers to have access to some features that have been exclusive to the official app for some time.
• Librarians are creating digital escape rooms using Google Forms in creative ways to keep students active in learning and reading.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Steve Gibson, Rene Ritchie, and Dave Maass

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• Leo & Mikah geek out (nerd out?) about apps and games on iOS.
• Geek out: Carcassonne, Dice by PCalc, Ticket to Ride, Reroll, D&D Beyond, D&D Beyond Player Tools, Istanbul, Mille Bornes.
• News: The iOS 14 public beta is here, Apple has released the iOS 13.6 GM with CarKey and Apple News+ Audio, LinkedIn has been sued over concerns about the app reading users' clipboard content, and Apple explains how it tracks dances with the Apple Watch.
• Listener feedback: Magnetic cases and the iPhone SE camera and downloading the public beta of iOS 14.
• Mikah's App Cap: Nudget
• Leo's App Cap: Creaks

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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