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I’ve honestly never gotten the appeal of Weird Al. While I admire his longevity and ingenuity, his music has never done anything for me.

Even though it’s opt-in, I predict that when this comes online in May, it will be a controversial move.

I love the shot of Oprah with her MacBook propped up on a bunch of books like a normal person.

If you have young children and are having trouble keeping them occupied, this might help.

My wife is Australian so coral is near and dear to her heart. It’s a simplistic looking game but the data it delivers is important.

Every expert says we need more testing. This will help.

If you haven’t watched any Apple TV+ content, this is a good sampler of what’s on offer. Shame they didn’t include “The Morning Show” though.

I love Hodinkee’s obsessiveness with watches. The article also includes an interesting discussion of the different Twilights – not the YA novels but of sunrise and sunsets.

To be clear, this is a patent application only. This is not a product Apple has announced or even will announce. All the stories written about it are speculation based on the patent application. But what if?

First of all, no, they can’t. And secondly, would you want them to by this method?

Just for the fun of it (or if you’ve got a 14 year old home to entertain), this is not a bad list to go through.

My 14-year-old is constantly asking for apps in this category. Thank God for the App Store Family Plan that allows me to approve or deny his downloads.

It’s interesting to see how much of the media is treating these numbers as just a horse race without acknowledging the huge advantage Disney has over Netflix, Apple TV+ and other services – a massive, well known and much loved back catalog. A cheap price point doesn’t hurt either.

Apple is in the same position as much of Corporate America – just trying to figure out how to keep a company running in the face of a worldwide pandemic.

This is a clever hack to get around Apple’s prohibition on third-party complications.

I hate that kind of weaselly PR speak. If you are affected by this, there are some options still available to you such as using AirPlay or an HDMI cable to connect.

Apple announced back in February it wouldn’t make its Q2 earnings range due to the coronavirus pandemic but this has been a brutal quarter for Apple and the numbers to be announced will reflect that.

I find these kinds of stories interesting, if a little “inside baseball,” for a lot of people. One source is suspect and offers nothing but opinion. The other uses the old trope of “sources have told us…” One of these stories must be wrong. But, who cares? For arguments’ sake, what do you think?

Here’s what you need to know – use it every chance you get because it’s safer and more secure than anything you’ll use with Facebook or Google.

If I weren’t already a member, I’d get the free trial of Amazon Prime just to binge Fleabag and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

This is the Covid-19 version of 1985’s Live Aid.

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Jeffrey Katzenberg spent more than a billion dollars on launching this. I think he wasted his and his investors’ money.

Sitting at home reading a bunch of comic books sounds like a great idea right now.

There’s no doubt Zoom is and was shitty software that you really shouldn’t be using if you give a damn about your privacy and security. Unfortunately, many are forced, for various reasons, to use the software so this article may help you lock down your Zoom vulnerability.

Personally, I’m all in favour of SXSW being canceled but it does hurt the indie filmmakers. If you’ve got the time (and who doesn’t now?), you might find a few cinematic gems in here.

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do to get through this.

Sadly, not available outside the US.

Great news for Amazon Prime Video customers. But unless this was negotiated with or approved by Apple, it will likely get shut down pretty quickly

If you’re like me, you’ll really enjoy being able to watch baseball again.