Incredible Synchronicity That Looks Like a Glitch in the Matrix
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Meeting information
Date
20 March 2023
Time
4:00 - 5:30
Presentations:
• Meeting Intro with Harry
• "Dictation" with Gary
• Q & A with the "A" Team based on questions emailed prior to meeting as well from the audience
Location:
by ZOOM on-line
MAGIC Minutes for February, 2024
by Wendy Shimada, MAGIC*
MAGIC General and Annual Business Meeting (via Zoom)
February 21, 2024.
The meeting was called to order at 4:02 pm by President Harry Anderson, with 20 participants attending within a few moments. Everyone was reminded to please mute themselves when not talking. Treasurer Gary McIntyre was not present but provided a financial update for Harry, showing a $9725.99 balance. As always, donations are welcome to help MAGIC continue to do its work, especially as we no longer collect dues since transitioning to the Zoom format. Donations can be made here on our website.
We are still looking for a couple of new board members to volunteer. Please consider stepping forward to volunteer for one of these positions or you might be drafted!
The topic for next month's presentation on March 20 is "Can We Talk", all about how to use dictation/recording, using a Mac or iPhone, presented by Gary McIntyre.
As there were no questions, at 4:07 pm the business portion of the meeting ended and Robert Elphick was welcomed to begin his helpful presentation on Passwords, "how not to forget them/ lose them or give them to anyone unintentionally". After the presentation, Robert answered a few questions that were sent in previously then answered the remaining questions from attendees. The meeting concluded at 5:04 pm.
If you have questions you would like answered at our March 2024 meeting, please send them in advance to our MAGIC email.
MAGIC Musings
Greetings, MAGIC Members. Spring is coming soon. . .and won't we be glad to kiss this winter goodbye! I look forward to seeing many of you at our March meeting on Wednesday March 20 at 4 p.m. via Zoom. This month, Gary McIntyre will make a presentation on using dictation— I certainly want to know how to do that and give my fingers a a rest from the keyboard. We will also take your questions. Remember that you may submit your questions in advance via email, but our experts will also take questions from anyone attending the meeting. Feel free to email questions to magicmug@whidbey.net or have them ready to ask on the meeting day. Either way is now just fine.
Here is the schedule of presentations at our meetings from March through June:
Mar. 20 — using dictation by Gary McIntyre
Apr. 17 — using Finder and Launch Pad by Ron Sharp
May 15 — Q&A session with our experts
Jun. 19 — using iMovie with Robert Elphick
See you on March 20 at 4 p.m.
2024 Board of directors
There is a vacancy for a Director-at-Large ... any one interested in applying should contact us at the MAGIC email.
Note: This Software Update section of the newsletter lists the most relevant Apple updates. Not all updates are listed for all products. Additionally, I'll add other pertinent updates on occasion.
Three (and a half) reasons to upgrade to iOS 17.4 right now
by Jason Cross, macworld
Most mid-cycle iOS releases are worth grabbing for the security updates alone, bringing mostly minor features with rarely any need to be in a hurry about it. But every so often an update will arrive that adds fun and important new features that you really will want to try right away—and that's where iOS 17.4 lands.
Sure, it's got its share of minor features like renaming the "Listen Now" button in Apple Music to "Home" and a Live Activity for the Clock app's stopwatch feature. But there are also three big features—four if you live in a European Union member country—that you'll want right away.
Future-proof iMessage security
Every iMessage you send, whether it's a text, picture, or video, is end-to-end encrypted and not likely to be cracked by bad actors or state governments. Yet. The ability to decrypt many forms of encryption with quantum computing is growing quickly. So Apple is bumping up iMessage encryption to something called PQ3, which uses "post-quantum cryptography" to protect your messages from prying eyes long into the future.
According to Apple this will make iMessages even more secure as messages sent with Signal, a popular encrypted messaging app and sort of the gold standard of messaging security.
Do you need this much security today? No, but the whole point is that you will want to have it in a few years, and at that point, you can rest easy knowing your old messages are safe because you upgraded your encryption long before it was necessary.
Podcast transcriptions
Why just listen to podcasts when you can read them at the same time? As sort of an inverse to audiobooks, Apple is adding automatically-generated transcriptions to podcasts in iOS 17.4. Podcast authors can let the system generate the transcripts or supply their own. Apple says transcripts will start with the newest episodes first and eventually backfill older episodes, so you may not see it on every podcast right away.
Still, it's a useful feature for the Podcasts app. If you really want to read the Macworld Podcast instead of listening to it, we won't hold it against you.
from Emojipedia/Apple
New Emojis
Who doesn't like new emojis? You can better express yourself in iOS 17.4 with emojis like "head shaking horizontally" and "head shaking vertically" (shaking your head no or nodding in approval), brown mushroom, lime, phoenix, and broken chain.
There are a whole bunch of existing emojis that get alternate facings, too. Like the person walking, running, walking with a cane, etc. With skin color and gender variations, there are 108 variants of those alternate-facing emoji in all.
from Emojipedia/Apple
Major app store and payment changes (EU only)
We'll call this a half-reason to upgrade because it's only of significance to those in a country that is a member of the European Union, but for those users, it could be a very big deal.
Apple had until March 6 to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union and it requires Apple to implement several major changes. First and foremost, apps must be able to be downloaded from places outside App Store and developers need to be able to offer payment options other than Apple's in-app purchases for digital goods. Apple also has to allow the NFC chip in iPhones to be used for payment systems other than Apple Pay. And finally, Apple now allows third-party browsers to use their own browser engines instead of WebKit.
These are all specific to iPhones in the European Union, and as such Apple has a new set of terms for developers opting to forgo the App Store. As expected, developers aren't happy and some major app makers have accused Apple of taking even more money if an app doesn't use Apple's App Store or payment processing.
So it's unclear just how much impact this will have right away, but it does open the door to apps that Apple wouldn't allow in the App Store or for developers to charge less when they don't have to pay Apple a 30 percent cut of all transactions for digital content.
The legal saga of Apple's response to the DMA and its further antitrust challenges across the globe is far from over, so we'll have to see exactly how this plays out. But in supporting these changes already, Apple has added new features and technology to limit malware on iOS, and that's good for everyone.
From USB-A to Thunderbolt: The definitive guide to the ports on your Apple devices
by Martyn Casserly and Roman Loyola, macworld
Lightning, Thunderbolt, MagSafe? Here's what they all mean.
Apple devices come with a range of ports into which you plug accessories, chargers, and other external devices. But, with technology constantly changing and bringing new hardware solutions to old problems, how can you keep up with the current openings on your Apple devices?
From HDMI to USB-C and everything in-between, here's our quick reference guide. The first section lists the ports on each major Apple device. The second section explains what each port does and what it's used for.
Apple's own antivirus software does a lot to keep your Mac safe, but is Apple's protection enough? Can you use it to scan for viruses and do you need more protection?
Windows PCs come with antivirus software built-in to protect them from the myriad of attacks that they have to fight off, but what about your Mac? For years the thinking was that Macs didn't get viruses and therefore didn't need antivirus software. But that's not necessarily the case. As the Mac has grown in popularity, this has drawn the attention of hackers hoping to take advantage of the more laissez-faire attitude to security that has often been the marker of Mac users.
With this rise in malware threats, it leads us to ask if Macs really are more secure than Windows PCs? For the time being this still remains the case, as the threats identified are far more numerous to Microsoft's operating system, but that doesn't mean Macs are impervious to attack.
Apple has been monitoring this trend though, and provides its own antivirus and malware protections in macOS which automatically go about fending off any aggressive or malicious programs. Here's a quick guide on how macOS protects you, as well as some additional ways to make your Mac more secure.
Does Mac have antivirus built-in?
While it might not be obvious, Macs all come with a couple of main protections against malware and viruses: XProtect and Gatekeeper.
XProtect
XProtect scans all applications on your machine against an up-to-date list of malware that Apple keeps to identify any potentially malicious programs. It all happens seamlessly in the background and doesn't require you to set it up as it's on by default. One of the main advantages of this, apart from the fact it's free, is that due to being a part of the operating system its impact on performance is negligible.
Your only real interaction with XProtect would be when you try to open a file that appears on its warning list, as this will usually trigger a warning message telling you that it could be malware. Should you see this message, immediately delete the file as there's a very good chance it's dangerous.
XProtect is updated regularly by Apple (all in the background) and is a solid protection against malware threats. That being said, some third-party antivirus software offer a wider scope of malware protection and are updated more frequently than XProtect. So if you're someone who regularly downloads software from outside the App Store, you may want to take a look at our roundup of the Best Mac antivirus apps.
Gatekeeper
The second tier of protection is one you may well have encountered while using your Mac. Gatekeeper, as the name suggests, stops any unauthorized software from being installed on your computer. This is achieved by Apple digitally signing approved software, so that any trying to be installed that doesn't have the signature will be turned away. It's like your Mac has a nightclub bouncer for software. 'You're not on the list, you're not coming in'.
Gatekeeper does have some granular settings though, meaning you can lock up your Mac tight by only allowing software from the Mac App Store to be installed, or include third-party programs that have the appropriate digital signature. You may want the latter at times as some software developers offer more features in their software when it's downloaded directly from their sites.
These settings can be adjusted in macOS, using the following steps:
Open System Settings.
Go to Privacy & Security.
Scroll down to the Security section.
Choose either App Store or App Store and Identified Developers.
You can read a more detailed explanation of these and some additional security features in our do Macs need antivirus software? feature.
Does Apple have a virus scan?
Essentially, yes, Apple does have a virus scan, but it runs in the background, you can't manually set it to scan your Mac for viruses.
XProtect will catch any Mac viruses that are included in the database Apple uses, but it could miss the newest malware, and it may not prohibit you from passing on Window viruses to PC users.
Should I use third-party antivirus software on Mac?
While XProtect and Gatekeeper are a solid way to prevent malware and viruses from getting onto your Mac, there are more features available in some third-party solutions that could prove invaluable if you're someone that likes to download and install lots of software from a variety of developers. These include a more extensive list of potential threats, real-time monitoring, firewalls, more frequent updates, anti-ransomware protection and other benefits. Another reason to install antivirus software on your Mac is to catch PC viruses that you could unwittingly pass on to friends and colleges.
For most people, this will probably be overkill, but security is never something to be taken lightly. One of the best all-round solutions we've seen on macOS is Intego's Mac Internet Security X9. For more solutions check out our roundup of the best Mac antivirus deals. We also recommend taking a look at the best VPN for Mac to make sure that your data is protected when using public Wi-Fi.
There are also some steps you can take to mitigate the risks of infection, such as those outlined in 10 ways to protect your Mac from malware and theft and how to scan your Mac for malware. If you're concerned that you may already be a victim of an attack, then you can either use the Lockdown feature in macOS or explore our guide on how to know if your Mac has been hacked to find out what you can do.
As always, we recommend backing up your Mac to prevent data loss in a worst-case scenario, using either Time Machine or one of the offerings featured in our best Mac backup software chart.
Get ready for new MacBooks and iPads at Apple March event [updated]
by Ed Hardy, cultofmac
Apple is widely expected to hold a product launch event in March 2024 with a range of new iPad Pro, iPad Air and MacBook Air models on the agenda.
You don't have to wait to find out what's on Apple's agenda. Many details about the upcoming notebooks and tablets already leaked out.
UPDATE: It appears there won't be an actual event. Apple has begun unveiling the expected product via press release, starting with the M3-powered MacBook Air on Monday. The iPad announcements are likely to come soon.
Expectations for an Apple March 2024 event
Apple's fall events are well-known, as they usher in new iPhone and Mac models. But the company also has a tradition of holding March events. These are less famous because they don't happen every year, and what's unveiled changes: phones, tablets, etc. But they've brought some big reveals over the years.
The Peek Performance one in 2022 included the Mac Studio desktop and the Apple Studio Display, plus the third-generation iPhone SE 3 and iPad Air 5. But there was no early spring 2023 event at all.
Apple has yet to confirm there'll be a March 2024 event by sending out invites, but quite a few leaks point to one happening. There's no consensus on a date, though, or even whether it'll happen early or late in the month.
But the list of products allegedly on the docket is well-established.
Table of contents:
13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air will run on Apple M3 chip
New M3 MacBook Air gets big specs boost with same awesome battery life
by D. Griffin Jones, cultofmac
The 2024 MacBook Air lineup launched Monday by Apple runs on the company's M3 chip, bringing a significant performance boost to the laptop. It also benefits from Wi-Fi that's up to twice as fast. Plus, the new MacBook Air can support two external displays. This all comes in the same thin design, with the same two display sizes and four colors.
Apple's press release says that "with a faster and more efficient Neural Engine in M3, MacBook Air continues to be the world's best consumer laptop for AI."
The M3 MacBook Air starts at the same $1,099 price as the outgoing M2 model, which remains on sale starting at $999. You can order the new MacBook Air now from the Apple Online Store and it will be available this Friday.
The M3 MacBook Air solves a long-standing customer grievance, offering support for two external displays.
Photo: Apple
The new MacBook Air is available in the same two sizes, a 13-inch and 15-inch model. Both come in the same four colors: midnight (dark blue-gray), silver, space gray and starlight (pale gold).
Apple introduced the M3 chip inside the new MacBook Air last fall in the 14-inch MacBook Pro. According to Apple, the new chip gives the 2024 MacBook Air a considerable performance boost. The new laptop runs "up to 60 percent faster than the model with the M1 chip and up to 13x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air," the company said. Apple also claims it's twice as fast as "the best-selling 15-inch Intel Core i7 PC laptop."
And, of course, it now supports two external displays out of the box. Each display will run at 60 Hz with a billion colors, one at 5K resolution and one at 6K. A small snag, however, is that the lid of the Mac must be closed — so you still only get two displays in total, not three. (The 14-inch 2023 MacBook Pro will gain this feature too via a future software update.)
Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, called the 2024 MacBook Air an ideal machine for virtually anybody.
"From college students pursuing their degrees, to business users who need powerful productivity, or anyone who simply wants the unmatched combination of performance, portability, and industry-leading battery life, all in a fanless design, the new MacBook Air continues to be the world's best thin and light laptop," he said in Apple's press release.
Powerful hardware-accelerated AI and graphics
Wireless connectivity in the 2024 MacBook Air has been upgraded to the latest Wi-Fi 6E, "which delivers download speeds that are up to twice as fast as the previous generation," according to Apple. This speed is only achievable with a Wi-Fi 6E internet router, which is still relatively new — such devices have only been available for about two years.
The biggest upgrade from M2 to M3 is all in the graphics. The new chip supports mesh shading and ray-tracing in the hardware, which will give gamers "more accurate lighting, reflections, and shadows for extremely realistic gaming experiences," Apple said. The updated media engine supports AV1 video decoding, a new standard that will make streaming higher-quality videos far more efficient.
Apple boldly introduced the new Mac as "the world's best consumer laptop for AI." The M3 chip comes with "a faster and more efficient 16-core Neural Engine, along with accelerators in the CPU and GPU to boost on-device machine learning." This means you can run large language models (LLMs), image-generation tools like DiffusionBee, AI voice transcription tools like MacWhisper and more entirely on-device — with no server costs or network latency.
The 2024 MacBook Air launch comes in lieu of an expected March event, a last-minute reversal predicted by Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman on Sunday. The new Mac was announced via a press release published on the Apple Newsroom this morning. The anticipated iPad Pro and iPad Air models are yet to be seen.
A more sustainable MacBook
Apple laid out ambitious plans last year to be an entirely carbon-neutral operation, from its offices and manufacturing facilities to its products, by the end of the decade.
The new MacBook Air doesn't achieve the same carbon-neutral certification as the latest Apple Watch models. However, many of the raw materials inside the laptop were recycled. According to the press release, it is "the first Apple product to be made with 50 percent recycled content, including 100 percent recycled aluminum in the enclosure, 100 percent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets and, in another first for Apple, 100 percent recycled copper in the main logic board."
Even the packaging is (nearly) entirely "fiber-based." That puts the company one step closer to achieving its goal of eliminating all plastic from its packaging by next year.
M2 model remains in MacBook Air lineup, but M1 model disappears
The MacBook Air with M3 comes in the same 13-inch and 15-inch sizes.
Photo: Apple
The previous-generation MacBook Air with the M2 chip remains available at the reduced price of $999 on the Apple Store. (Teachers and students can get it for $899 through the Apple Education Store.) The M1 MacBook Air, however, no longer appears in either online store.
Both the M2 and M3 MacBook Air offer the same options for upgrading unified memory, GPU cores, internal storage and power adapters.
Tim Cook teases Apple will 'break new ground' in AI this year
by Michael Simon, macworld
iOS 18 is shaping up to be a breakthrough release.
With the calendar set to change to March, there are two Apple affairs to look forward to: a rumored spring event and WWDC in June. As always, all eyes will be on Apple's software updates and Tim Cook has dropped a big hint about what we can expect to learn about during the WWDC keynote.
During Apple's annual shareholder meeting this week, Tim Cook made the unusual pronouncement that Apple will "break new ground" in generative AI this year, presumably as part of iOS 18. This follows equally vague comments during Apple's first-quarter earnings call where Cook said Apple is spending "a tremendous amount of time and effort" on AI development and is "excited to share the details of our ongoing work in that space later this year."
Apple has been slow to produce any consumer tools using generative AI, but it's clear that the company has been working with the tech. Aside from rumors that AI will feature heavily in this year's software releases, Apple has published numerous research papers on topics related to AI, including image editing and creation and cost-efficient specialized language models.
Of course, AI and machine learning already play a major part in things like Siri and predictive text, and it's expected that Apple's latest efforts will improve on them while adding new features that compete with the likes of Google's Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. For example, Apple recently purchased the iwork.ai domain leading to speculation that it will add AI creation tools to its office productivity suite.
Apple is expected to unveil iOS 18, macOS 15, and the rest of its 2024 operating system updates at WWDC, which is usually held in early June.
Crash of the Titan: The long and winding saga of the Apple Car
by The Macalope, Macworld
Maight have been Apple car
If you were waiting for the Apple Car to get released before you bought another automobile, you don't have to wait anymore.
Yes, as you've certainly already heard, Bloomberg reported last week that Apple has canceled its car project (known as Project Titan) and will be shifting some workers over to its efforts in AI.
This closes a long and storied chapter in The Big Book of Things We Have Argued About. Over the years, a lot of people said Apple would never be able to make a car; in effect, "The PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in." This time, however, they were apparently right.
On Apple silicon Macs (M1, M2, and M3), Sonoma's text-to-speech can use your personal voice. It is secure because all the information is kept on your Mac - not the internet. You have to train the Mac by reading a number of phrases. An external microphone is best but the internal one will work.
Go to System Settings.
Click Accessibility in the left-hand sidebar, and in the Speech section, click Personal Voice.
Click "Create a Personal Voice", and enter your password or use Touch ID.
You have to read out 150 phrases. Follow the on-screen instructions to create your personalized voice.
Go to System Settings > Accessibility > Live Speech. In the Voice menu, choose your saved voice. Click the switch at the top to turn on Live Speech, and you can use your voice on your Mac in all text-to-speech situations
It's not perfect, but with enough training, your Mac can offer a reasonable reproduction of your own voice.
Right click (or Ctrl-click) on the desktop and from the contextual menu, select "Edit Widgets"
Widget pop-up menu
A Widget Gallery appears, from which you can drag widgets onto your desktop.
Widget Gallery at bottom of screen
But now you can have the widgets retain their color when not in use, instead of fading into the wallpaper:
Go to System Settings > Desktop & Dock.
Look for Widgets.
Set Widget style to "Full-color"
give widgets color
You can decide whether they should appear on the Desktop only, in Stage Manager, or both. You can also use the menu marked "Widget Style" to choose between Automatic (widgets are monochrome when not in use but colored when they are), Monochrome (widgets are always monochrome) or Full-color (always fully colored).
How to turn off autocorrect on your iPhone
by D Griffin Jones, cultofmac
you can turn off autocorrect on your iphone if you want your texts to come across as casual and laid back. psychologically, lowercase writing that isnt punctuated with apostrophes or periods read as more informal and friendly
turning off autocorrect is super-easy. you can even turn off capitalization but leave on corrections for spelling and grammar. see how awesome it is? heres how to do it!!! :)
Time needed: 3 minutes
How to turn off autocorrect on iPhone
Open Keyboard settings
In the Settings app, go to General > Keyboard.
Turn off Autocorrect settings
scroll down and turn off Auto-Capitalization if you want sentences to start lowercase.
Auto-Correction, according to Apple Support, "uses your keyboard dictionary to spellcheck words as you type, automatically correcting misspelled words for you." If you turn this off with Check Spelling on, typos will be underlined in red but not fixed.
Turn off Predictive Text to disable the three suggested words above the keyboard.
Show Predictions Inline will show typing suggestions in front of the cursor, wherever you're typing. Just hit the spacebar to fill it in.
Turning off Check Spelling will stop underlining incorrectly spelled words. Keep in mind that with Auto-Correction on, typos will still be corrected if your phone thinks it knows what you were going for.
Turn off other keyboard settings
I really like most of the features listed below. But if you really want to disable all of the iPhone's autocorrect-type features, you can disable them:
Turn off Enable Caps Lock if you don't want the ability to double-tap the shift key for caps.
Smart Punctuation makes sure straight quotes ( " " ) become curly quotes when written around a word, and two hyphens ( —- ) become an em-dash ( — ).
Slide to Type lets you slide your fingers across the keyboard to type a word without lifting your fingers from the screen and individually tapping each letter. It can save some time if you can easily hold your phone in one hand, but some find it irritating.
Delete Slide-to-Type by Word allows you to tap the Delete key once to remove an entire word while you're using slide to type, because it writes one whole word at a time — and it can often get it wrong.
Disable Character Preview if you want the keyboard to show capital letters all the time. (This is how things used to work before iOS 9.)
"." Shortcut lets you type a period by hitting the spacebar twice. It's a good timesaver and I recommend you keep it enabled.
Turn off Enable Dictation if you want to remove the microphone icon below the keyboard for speak-to-type. Similarly, disable Auto-Punctuation if you want to dictate punctuation like commas and periods; you don't want your phone to intelligently guess how to punctuate.
Finally, Stickers turns on or hides any stickers you've cut out of your Photos. You can find these to the left of the emoji picker.
The Translate app built into your iPhone is a hidden gem if you're traveling abroad. It gives you the ability to download languages in advance, so you don't have to worry about a dodgy cell connection.
The camera lets you translate text in-line of a restaurant menu or parking meter — it could help you out of a sticky situation. The Translate app's conversation view makes it easy having a back-and-forth with someone who doesn't speak your native tongue.
Here's how to make the most out of the built-in Translate app.
Apple TV+ subscribers get 51 new movies, but not for long
by David Snow, cultofmac
Learn how to use your iPhone to set up your new Apple Watch.
Apple TV+ adds movies from time to time — just not usually 50+ at once. But that's what it did this week with its "Great movies on Apple TV" collection. It includes big-time titles like Mad Max: Fury Road, The Wolf of Wall Street, Titanic and Saving Private Ryan. You can also go old-school comedy with Ferris Bueller's Day Off and — why not — Old School.
They're free for subscribers in the United States to stream, but half will be gone at the end of March. The other half will last through April. Another new arrival is Ridley Scott's Napoleon, but that Apple Original will stick around.
Apple TV+ adds 50 hit films for a short time
Apple TV+ touts its Apple Original Films, and the streaming service is known for them, as well as its roster of TV series. What it's not known for is having a big catalog of hit movies and TV shows from other sources, like some other major streamers do.
But now Apple TV+ subscribers can binge the living daylights out of 51 hit films they'd usually have to find elsewhere. Just check out the Great Movies on Apple TV+ collection.
And binging my be necessary, as these added films have a short shelf life on Apple TV+. Half will be around for one month and the other half will disappear in two months.
If you're a Vision Pro user, take note that some of the films include 3D versions, noted below (3D). The added movies are prominently promoted at the top of the Home section of Apple TV+, but you can also scroll down to "All Limited-Time Movies" to select from the list shown below.
Movies added for a short time:
Argo
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Minority Report
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
The Proposal
Jurassic World (3D)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (3D)
Edge of Tomorrow (3D)
Fight Club
300 (3D)
Max Max: Fury Road (3D)
I Am Legend
Zombieland
Men In Black
How To Lose A Guy In in 10 Days
Zodiac
21 Jump Street
Zoolander
Saving Private Ryan
Draft Day
Titanic
Captain Phillips
The Accountant
Mean Girls
Catch Me If You Can
Gravity (3D)
The Bodyguard
Star Trek (3D)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (3D)
Star Trek Beyond
The Prestige
Troy
Horrible Bosses
America Sniper
The Wolf of Wall Street
Black Hawk Down
The Hurt Locker
Old School
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Training Day
Good Burger
Two Weeks Notice
Failure to Launch
Fast Five
Fast & Furious 6
Con Air
Bad Boys
Knocked Up
Wyatt Earp
Watch movies on Apple TV+
The 51 added Great Movies on Apple TV+ join a whole slate of Apple Original Films of all genres on Apple TV+. It's available by subscription for $9.99 with a seven-day free trial. You can also get it via any tier of the Apple One subscription bundle. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.
After first airing in November 2019, "Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 471 wins and 2,090 award nominations and counting," the service said.
In addition to award-winning movies and TV shows (including breakout soccer comedy Ted Lasso), Apple TV+ offers a variety of documentaries, dramas, comedies, kids shows and more.
Apple TV+ documentary chronicles Steve Martin's wild and crazy career
by David snow, cultofmac
Steve Martin is a comedy legend going way, way back, as the trailer for a new documentary called STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces shows. The Apple TV+ trailer, released Wednesday, is chock-full of admiring celebs talking about the famous comedian, plus clips from his wild and crazy standup years in the 1970s.
The two-part documentary, which premieres March 29 on Apple TV+, chronicles Martin's meteoric rise to fame decades ago and his happy and fulfilled life now.
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces trailer tells story of comedy legend
After starting his career as a TV writer in the 1960s, Steve Martin became a big-deal stand-up comic in the 1970s. He brought silliness back to the politics-saturated comedy of the time.
And then, somehow, he never really went away. All those appearances on Saturday Night Live and other shows, hit films (The Jerk and Planes, Trains and Automobiles), TV series (Only Murders in the Building), banjo concert tours and more certainly helped. He also won the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005 and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015.
Now Apple TV+ is putting out a two-part documentary about Martin directed by Oscar-winner Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom, Won't You Be My Neighbor?).
And when you're famous for 50 years or so, you get to know, work with and be admired by a lot of other celebrities. The film features Martin Short, Tina Fey, Jerry Seinfeld, Eric Idle, Diane Keaton, Selena Gomez and Finn Wittrock.
Here's how Apple TV+ described the Steve Martin documentary, which covers his rise to stardom and his life now:
Steve Martin is one of the most beloved and enigmatic figures in entertainment. STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces dives into his extraordinary story from two distinct points of view, with companion documentaries that feature never-before-seen footage and raw insights into Martin's personal and professional trials and triumphs. "Then" chronicles Martin's early struggles and meteoric rise to revolutionize stand-up before walking away at 35. "Now" focuses on the present day, with Martin in the golden years of his career, retracing the transformation that led to happiness in his art and personal life.
The documentary comes from A24 and Tremolo Productions.
Why didn't the skeleton have a mobile?
He had no body to talk to!
Why does anyone still have a landline?
To locate their cell phone when it goes missing!
Autocorrect has become my worst enema.
Malware Examples
by Ron Sharp and Robert Elphick, MAGIC *
Free iCloud storage email not from Apple. Check "from" address.
Scam email. Delete.
SCAM - note "from" address
SCAM - this one came from Japan!
SCAM - I do not have Office365 (it is yucky).
This popped up on my iMac screen one day. Someone is pretendint to be McAfee - DO NOT CLICK!
SCAM - Look at the "from" address
SCAM - Not from PayPal DO NOT CLICK
SCAM - see the "From" entry DO NOT CLICK
I recently got some advice from the Social Security Administration. It is worth reading:
Internet Crime
Any one bothered by internet criminal activity should report it to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at this web page. This includes phishing, malware, spoofing, any demand for money.
For the first time I used the Translate app on my iPhone. The great thing is how absolutely handy it was. And easy to use. I had roof repairs being done and the workers didn't speak english. You can have the app speak the message you want, or just learn the proper words and speak like you know what you're doing. It all went well, the roof work was done well.
Incredible Synchronicity That Looks Like a Glitch in the Matrix
Click on the frame to play on youtube.
MAGIC, the Macintosh Appreciation Group of Island County, serves people who use Macintosh computers, software and peripherals. Our goal is to share information and get answers to questions to make us more productive with our use of technology. Our monthly meetings give us a chance to discuss computer problems and share ideas with other Mac users, feature speakers on specific topics, and to keep apprised of Apple news.
