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A lot of things are going to change once this pandemic is over. Will Airbnb still be around? Contrary to its image of “average homeowners just trying to make a few bucks,” Airbnb has become the largest hotel chain in the world with the majority of its hosts’ professional property owners.

After the news came out last week, Apple has now responded.

I started using the new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro this week and it’s one of my favorite accessories that Apple has ever made. Dave and I talk about everything I like so far. We also talk about some of the early reviews of the iPhone SE.

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If you want to show off your Star Wars fandom, you can’t go too far wrong with these official backgrounds.

Even as a kid, I hated Scooby-Doo. I’ve never understood its appeal after all of these years.

The chart at the bottom of this article shows there is no one, perfect app for everyone. Each person and organization needs to balance their needs and wants with the capabilities of the app in question.

The Apple Watch is a very interesting device five years after launch but there’s a very real sense that it will really come into its own over the next five years.

This is a funny review, but covers what you need to know.

At the beginning of all of this, there was a lot of confusion regarding masks. Now it’s generally accepted that everyone should wear them, even homemade cloth masks, at all times when outside your home.

There’s no way I could do this puzzle. It would completely stress me out.

I absolutely love these videos. I can’t carry a tune in a bucket and couldn’t play a musical instrument even if you put a gun to my head but the sheer joy of all of these musicians, young and old, from all different backgrounds, coming together to play these songs is magical.

This is a particularly nasty exploit.

Does Earth Day take on more meaning as we hear stories of better air, fewer car crashes, and animals wandering through cities because of the pandemic?

Viticci has been a full-time iPad user for many, many years. His is the opinion I’m most interested in when it comes to the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro.

The assumption has always been you can easily print off your iPhone/camera phone photos as long as you don’t print them too large. This guy shows you can print massive iPhone shots.

Both fascinating and terrifying. My father was a submariner in the Canadian Navy for a time and I’ve always held those particular sailors in the highest of respect. This accident must have been a horrific way to die.

I’ve never been afraid of bats. They fascinate me. One of the big thrills of my life was floating on a canoe in Austin, Texas watching the Congress Avenue Bridge bat colony come out for the night – 500,000 to 1.5 million Brazilian free-tailed bats flying in the twilight.

As always, a subjective list but there’s some great World Music on these stations.

Bare Bones Software, makers of BBEdit, is one of my favorite software companies — in fact, I’ve been using BBEdit for more than 20 years. BBEdit has been updated to version 13, and is available in the Mac App Store as a subscription! Same great features. Same user experience. You can subscribe in the Mac App Store or purchase perpetual licenses directly from Bare Bones Software. Also, you can still get great merch, including Classic and Rebus T-shirts, enamel pins, and more in their merch store!

I don’t have the programming chops to know whether or not this actually possible but it’s an interesting description of how bug hunters and hackers discover information.

This video combines two of my favourite things – photography and Prince.

Some remarkable photos of formerly busy places devoid of people.

No offense to fans of cruises but this is an entire industry we’d be better off without.

ZoomerBackgrounds: Video calling in style. Dazzle your co-workers and friends. Choose your favorite look from our community-uploaded collection. With so many people using Zoom, it would be inevitable that someone would start offering Zoom backgrounds. Some of these are hilarious.

Cute.

I’m sure the results of this report would be replicated in every other area where shelter in place orders were implemented.

There’s way too much misinformation out there for us to fact check everything. I limit mine to family and friends posting stuff that is really obvious.

If, like me, you’ve never seen this version, make plans to snuggle up on the couch and watch it this evening. I’m going to.

There are a lot of great documentaries listed here for those of you who don’t have Netflix. I highly recommend the “Our Planet” series.

A compelling story with a great cast makes me really want to see this.