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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1673103" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>It's that time again folks. Join me for the usual assortment of forum news, and Mac news roundup. I'll pass along an OS X and IOS tips and tricks. <a href="https://plus.google.com/events/ctf5nethk27pbkkmec37jhgket0" target="_blank">Mac-Forums Sunday Chat</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong>Show Notes</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Members 280,340 Active Members 4,696</span></span> <span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Welcome to our newest member, <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/members/360441.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">jasondunweg</span></a></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Apple released an iTunes update (12.2.2) IOS 8.4.1 and Yosemite 10.10.5</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="http://http://www.cultofmac.com/385106/apple-quietly-asks-a-small-group-to-return-their-apple-tvs/" target="_blank">Apple may be initiating a recall of some third-generation Apple TVs</a>. This doesn't appear to be a generalized recall and they (Apple) are contacting owners of the affected devices.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #E4AF09"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #454545">The <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/12/apple-recalling-some-apple-tvs/http://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/12/apple-recalling-some-apple-tvs/" target="_blank">original source</a> for this is a post from Mitch Broussard at MacRumors </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #E4AF09"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #454545"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">MacRumors has a good overview of the<a href="http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/os-x-10-11/" target="_blank"> changes coming in El Capitan </a>If you missed the keynote at WWDC this is a good overview of the new features and nice touches. It also gives an overview of when the various developer releases hit </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Rumors of an Apple car have resurfaceed. This time the rumor suggests Apple is trying to secure time at a testing facility Apple’s car project speculation first starting surfacing at the beginning of this year, with an announcement not expected until 2020 at the earliest, but the Guardian reports that Apple is already trying to secure a super-secret Bay Area test facility for the electric car.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Apple engineers met with officials from GoMentum Station in May, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/14/apple-self-driving-car-project-titan-sooner-than-expected?CMP=twt_a-technology_b-gdntech" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">reports the Guardian</span></a>, claiming Apple plans to turn the 2,100-acre former naval base in near San Francisco into a high-security testing ground for autonomous vehicles.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span><span style="color: #454545"><strong>iOS 9 Low Power Mode </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">I had a reason to test this earlier this week. Although you can toggle features individually, folks who don't want to spend a lot of energy micro managing battery consumption in a tight spot should br able to do reasonably well by letting the phone enter low power mode when needed. It seems to do pretty well on its own. I was impressed and hopefully the function will behave as nicely in the final release. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/apple-adds-restore-files-contacts-calendars-and-reminders-feature-to-icloud/?utm_source=Kirkville+weekly+newsletter&utm_campaign=c4f039ed6e-Kirkville_Weekly_Newsletter1_9_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb8b3b0bc-c4f039ed6e-298436589" target="_blank">Apple Adds Restore Files, Contacts, Calendars and Reminders Feature to iCloud</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"> I discovered this new feature earlier this week. If you want more info check out Kirk's summary.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">During the show I was handed a note telling me that some of our Windows using friends have been told that they need a new machine because a virus has ruined their months-old, machine. If you are ever told that about a machine seek as much information as you can before making a decision. There's nothing wrong with seeking a second opinion. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1673103, member: 131855"] It's that time again folks. Join me for the usual assortment of forum news, and Mac news roundup. I'll pass along an OS X and IOS tips and tricks. [URL="https://plus.google.com/events/ctf5nethk27pbkkmec37jhgket0"]Mac-Forums Sunday Chat[/URL] [I][B]Show Notes [/B][/I] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Members 280,340 Active Members 4,696[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Welcome to our newest member, [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/members/360441.html"][COLOR=#e4af09]jasondunweg[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Apple released an iTunes update (12.2.2) IOS 8.4.1 and Yosemite 10.10.5[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica][URL="http://http://www.cultofmac.com/385106/apple-quietly-asks-a-small-group-to-return-their-apple-tvs/"]Apple may be initiating a recall of some third-generation Apple TVs[/URL]. This doesn't appear to be a generalized recall and they (Apple) are contacting owners of the affected devices.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#E4AF09][FONT=Helvetica][COLOR=#454545]The [URL="http://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/12/apple-recalling-some-apple-tvs/http://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/12/apple-recalling-some-apple-tvs/"]original source[/URL] for this is a post from Mitch Broussard at MacRumors [/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]MacRumors has a good overview of the[URL="http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/os-x-10-11/"] changes coming in El Capitan [/URL]If you missed the keynote at WWDC this is a good overview of the new features and nice touches. It also gives an overview of when the various developer releases hit [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Rumors of an Apple car have resurfaceed. This time the rumor suggests Apple is trying to secure time at a testing facility Apple’s car project speculation first starting surfacing at the beginning of this year, with an announcement not expected until 2020 at the earliest, but the Guardian reports that Apple is already trying to secure a super-secret Bay Area test facility for the electric car.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Apple engineers met with officials from GoMentum Station in May, [URL="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/14/apple-self-driving-car-project-titan-sooner-than-expected?CMP=twt_a-technology_b-gdntech"][COLOR=#e4af09]reports the Guardian[/COLOR][/URL], claiming Apple plans to turn the 2,100-acre former naval base in near San Francisco into a high-security testing ground for autonomous vehicles.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#454545][B]iOS 9 Low Power Mode [/B] [FONT=Helvetica]I had a reason to test this earlier this week. Although you can toggle features individually, folks who don't want to spend a lot of energy micro managing battery consumption in a tight spot should br able to do reasonably well by letting the phone enter low power mode when needed. It seems to do pretty well on its own. I was impressed and hopefully the function will behave as nicely in the final release. [/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][URL="http://www.mcelhearn.com/apple-adds-restore-files-contacts-calendars-and-reminders-feature-to-icloud/?utm_source=Kirkville+weekly+newsletter&utm_campaign=c4f039ed6e-Kirkville_Weekly_Newsletter1_9_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb8b3b0bc-c4f039ed6e-298436589"]Apple Adds Restore Files, Contacts, Calendars and Reminders Feature to iCloud[/URL][FONT=Helvetica] I discovered this new feature earlier this week. If you want more info check out Kirk's summary.[/FONT] [FONT=Helvetica]During the show I was handed a note telling me that some of our Windows using friends have been told that they need a new machine because a virus has ruined their months-old, machine. If you are ever told that about a machine seek as much information as you can before making a decision. There's nothing wrong with seeking a second opinion. [/FONT] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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