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**The Rebound**

A technology-ish podcast from Apple geeks Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Lex Friedman.

Latest Episodes:

237: Grounds for Divorce May 08, 2019

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Tim Cook says Apple buys a new company every few weeks.

Apple made a kind of odd game for Warren Buffet.

You can play old Mac games in the browser.

Mark Gurman has some scoops for WWDC.

Dan and Lex think Golf Blitz is just OK.

It's no Urban Putt.

Have you heard the buzz around Microsoft's new... terminal?!

Anyone trying Microsoft Edge for the Mac?

Microsoft's Hololens demo didn't quite go as planned.

The company announced some other stuff at its Build conference.

Apple announced its second quarter financial results.

Dan notes that Apple threw Intel under the bus. Twice.

Benchmarks for ARM-based Macs might have leaked.

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236: More Than Just Cursory May 01, 2019

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Apple rumored to be adding USB mouse support to the iPad Pro.

Dan's thoughts on adding touch screens to the Mac.

Moltz's thoughts on the same.

Lex is enjoying using Nebo.

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235: Any Phone Is Foldable Apr 24, 2019

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Maybe hold off on buying that Samsung Galaxy Fold.

Facebook had another oops, this time storing millions of Instagram passwords unencrypted.

Moltz misremembers his first digital camera, it was the Agfa ePhoto 307.

We get nostalgic about games, like the classic SimCity.

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234: Webdings! Apr 17, 2019

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Disney announced Disney+, coming in November with a mess o' content.

AT&T has sold its stake in Hulu back to the company.

iOS 13 will feature dark mode and other enhancements like stuff and things.

Amazon is listening to your anonymized conversations through the Echo, but isn't everyone listening these days?

Dan likes VPN Enabler, which he runs on his Mac mini. Have you heard the story about Dan's Mac mini? It's riveting.

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233: All Those Penguins Apr 10, 2019

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A Chinese woman was arrested at Mar-A-Lago for suspected espionage.

Huawei has graciously offered to sell Apple some 5G modem chips.

Netflix has dropped AirPlay support.

Netflix is also raising prices again.

IKEA is selling a Sonos lamp.

Steve Troughton-Smith thinks Apple might be breaking up iTunes by bringing the iOS apps to macOS.

James is speaking at NSNorth this year.

Flights were delayed due to a failed GPS date rollover.

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232: Ray Romano Apr 03, 2019

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Apple canceled AirPower: https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/29/apple-cancels-airpower-product-citing-inability-to-meet-its-high-standards-for-hardware/

So Dan went with a charging mat from Studio Neat: https://www.studioneat.com

JackBox Games April Fools Day gag, Everybody Help Grandma: https://jackboxgames.com/2019/04/01/everybody-help-grandma-is-coming-soon-to-the-jackbox-party-pack-6/

Cloudflare adds free VPN: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/1/18290615/cloudflare-1-1-1-1-vpn-dns-resolver-security-privacy

Just after Moltz paid for three years of NordVPN: https://nordvpn.com

Amazon Prime members get a free year of Nintendo Direct: http://fortune.com/2019/03/29/nintendo-switch-online-amazon-prime/

Dan likes Golf Peaks: http://afterburn.games/golf/

Lex likes Catastrophe: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4374208/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Dan likes Get Shorty: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5761496/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Moltz doesn't like anything. Except for his AirPods 2: https://www.apple.com/airpods/

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231: Steven Bielberg Mar 27, 2019

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Apple announced a few things this week. The definition of "announcement" is... https://sixcolors.com/post/2019/03/initial-thoughts-about-apples-show-time-event/

230: Crazy Spreadsheet Business Mar 22, 2019

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Apple announced new iPads: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/all-new-ipad-air-and-ipad-mini-deliver-dramatic-power-and-capability/

And speed-bumped iMacs: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/imac-gets-a-2x-performance-boost/

And the AirPower charging ma- no, new AirPods, though: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/03/airpods-the-worlds-most-popular-wireless-headphones-are-getting-even-better/

They also added new bands and cases: https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/21/apple-watch-bands-iphone-cases-spring/

Apple has reportedly added the Wall Street Journal to its news service: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/technology/apple-news-wall-street-journal.html

Horace Dediu comes to a conclusion that Moltz can get behind: http://www.asymco.com/2019/03/21/mini/

John Gruber likewise concludes that smaller is often better: https://daringfireball.net/2019/03/the_new_ipad_mini

Apple has reportedly acquired Italian company Stamplay: https://9to5mac.com/2019/03/21/apple-stamplay-acquisition/

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229: Go Back to Making Dinosaur Movies Mar 13, 2019

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Our long national nightmare is over, you can get a battery pack for your Palm phone: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/3/11/18260713/mophie-palm-phone-battery-pack-charger-keychain In less thrilling news, Apple has announced an event for March 25th: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/11/apple-announces-march-25-event-video-and-news-services-expected.html Steven Spielberg has some weird thing against Netflix: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/steven-spielberg-theaters-over-streaming-netflix-1202045064/ Jason Snell on Upgrade talks about mean Apple being mean to the people producing its shows: https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/235 Apple is making a Time Bandits series: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/11/apple-time-bandits-series-taika-waititi-director/ Apple is also working on a show with Chris Evans: https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/chris-evans-defending-jacob-apple-series-1202951682/ Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Apple: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/9/18257965/elizabeth-warren-break-up-apple-monopoly-antitrust Twitter's twttr prototype: https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/11/twitters-new-prototype-app-twttr-launches-today/ Slack's mobile apps have a new dark mode: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/11/18260488/slack-dark-mode-ios-android-mobile-out-of-beta Our thanks to UNTUCKit, makers of great shirts specifically designed to be worn untucked.. With more than 50 fit combinations, UNTUCKit shirts look great on tall, short, slim, and athletic guys of all ages. Go to UNTUCKit.com (http://untuckit.com) and save 20% on your first order by using my code REBOUND at checkout. Our thanks to Oregon State University E-campus. Want to take the fast track to your career in technology? Earn your computer science degree online from Oregon State University E-campus and tap into unlimited career possibilities in any field. Learn more at http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/rebound.

228: It’s Not a Smart Dog Mar 06, 2019

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Dan's new book is out: https://www.amazon.com/Bayern-Agenda-Book-Galactic-Cold/dp/0857668196/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1551813978&sr=8-1-fkmrnull Corning is working on foldable glass just to show Dan: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/05/apple-supplier-corning-foldable-glass-display/ iFixit says Apple has quietly fixed the footlighting issue on some MacBook Pros: https://ifixit.org/blog/13979/apples-2018-macbook-pros-attempt-to-solve-flexgate-without-admitting-it-exists/ Dan would like to thank Dave Nanian for his help. He makes SuperDuper! https://shirt-pocket.com Apple acquires Lighthouse AI's patents: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/04/apple-lighthouse-ai-patent-purchase/ Apple has also acquired PullString: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/15/apple-buys-pullstring-toytalk/ The researcher who found the Keychain bug gave it to Apple despite the company not giving bounties for macOS bugs: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/04/researcher-gives-apple-details-of-macos-keychain-security-flaw-despite-no-mac-bug-bounty-program/ Google also shared a high severity macOS kernel bug: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/04/google-details-macos-kernel-flaw/ A former member of Apple's legal team was charged with insider trading: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/13/sec-charges-former-apple-exec-with-insider-trading/?utm_term=.bc7f7b1e9fca Steve Troughton-Smith's Marzipan tool: https://github.com/steventroughtonsmith/marzipanify Our thanks to Oregon State University E-campus. Want to take the fast track to your career in technology? Earn your computer science degree online from Oregon State University E-campus and tap into unlimited career possibilities in any field. Learn more at ecampus.oregonstate.edu/rebound. And our thanks to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $359. Our thanks also to Legacybox (http://legacybox.com/rebound) the world's largest, most trusted, digitizer of home movies and photos. There’s never been a better time to digitally preserve your old home movies, film reels, and photos. Go to Legacybox.com/REBOUND to get 40% off your first order!

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