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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1676416" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Join us tonight for the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/csjhrchobpuururg8ka28qam1jo" target="_blank">Mac-Forums Sunday Video chat</a>. We'l have the usual forum roundup and assortment of tips and tricks. We'll also include a summary of the recent Apple media event.</p><p></p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Members 280,924 Active Members 3,260 Welcome to our newest member, <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/members/361102.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">jskinn79</span></a></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Member dTravis7 brought a <a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/sneaky-adware-caught-accessing-users-mac-keychain-without-permission/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">new piece of malware</span></a> to our attention. Our friends at Genio have apparently crafted a new piece of Malware that accesses a users keychain without permission. The entire operation takes literally a few seconds. The<a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/sneaky-adware-caught-accessing-users-mac-keychain-without-permission/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09"> original ArsTechnica article </span></a>describes the problem this way “Genieo acquires this access by very briefly displaying a message asking for permission to open the Safari extensions and then automatically clicking the accompanying OK button before a user has time to respond</span></span><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></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 style="color: #e4af09"><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/images-graphic-design-and-digital-photography/294497-date-photo-date-created.html" target="_blank">Certain types of photo file transfer alter the date information resetting it to when the photo was copied to the Mac</a></span>. Often the EXIF data is intact including the date a photo was taken. The thread lists several apps that and can read / reset EXIF data including iPhoto. </span></span><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></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'">Some users are reporting difficulty with <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/internet-networking-and-wireless/321932-apple-kb-articles-load-empty-white-pages.html#post1676431" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">Apple Support Pages not displaying properly</span></a> Member pm-r reports that one possible fix is to adjust the font size in Safari’s preferences. I haven’t experienced this problem perhaps because I’m using a stylesheet with a custom zoom factor. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">There is a way to <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2978901/streaming-media/ask-the-itunes-guy-will-apple-music-disappear-audiobook-dates-spending-limits-and-more.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">bring back the release date field</span></a> in iTunes 12 and its handling of audiobooks.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Kirk also discusses the<a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2972016/streaming-media/master-the-media-views-in-itunes-12.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09"> different media views available in iTunes 12</span></a>. You may find this article helpful if you are trying to figure out the most efficient way to organize / view your content.</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'">The devices announced at the September 9, 2015 media event require <strong>Mac:</strong> OS X v10.7.5 or later, Windows 7 or later and iTunes 12.3 or later </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #e4af09"><a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone-6s/specs/" target="_blank">iPhone 6S available 9/25/15</a></span> in 16, 64, and 128 GB variations. This seems to be continuing a trend for recent IOS devices where the “lowest model contains 16 GB of storage instead of 8 GB but there is no 32 GB model. There are two different screen sizes 4.7” and 5.5” retina display. The larger one has 1920 x 1080 resolution. 64 bit A9 chip with motion coprocessor. 12 megapixel camera. 6S+ Optical image stabilization. FaceTime HD camera, Wi‑Fi with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC. Talk Time on 6S + is up to 24 hours</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="color: #e4af09"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><a href="http://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/specs/" target="_blank">iPad Pro Silver Gold Space Gray Available November</a></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"> 32 GB Wi-fi $799, 128 GB $949, Wi-Fi + Cellular $1079 Dual miss stereo speakers and smart connector. It boasts a 12.9” retina display with anti-reflective coating. 64 bit A9x with M9 coprocessor. <strong>Camera Improvements:</strong> 8 MP camera,1080p video camera (30 fps / slo mo 120 fps). FaceTime camera 720p <strong>Other: </strong>10 hours battery life, predictive text input AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) Video mirroring and video out support: </span><strong>Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter sold separately)</strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">. For me personally this might be the most useful feature.</span></span><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></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'">Apple TV Includes Siri voice support for control and searching. More details / comments next week as I have time to look at the specs and available information. </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></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Look for a short review / discussion of my experiences using the iPad as a remote control for the home entertainment center. That should come in about two weeks and include both a general discussion and review of the Blumoo device.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1676416, member: 131855"] Join us tonight for the [URL="https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/csjhrchobpuururg8ka28qam1jo"]Mac-Forums Sunday Video chat[/URL]. We'l have the usual forum roundup and assortment of tips and tricks. We'll also include a summary of the recent Apple media event. [B]Show Notes [/B] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Members 280,924 Active Members 3,260 Welcome to our newest member, [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/members/361102.html"][COLOR=#e4af09]jskinn79[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Member dTravis7 brought a [URL="http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/sneaky-adware-caught-accessing-users-mac-keychain-without-permission/"][COLOR=#e4af09]new piece of malware[/COLOR][/URL] to our attention. Our friends at Genio have apparently crafted a new piece of Malware that accesses a users keychain without permission. The entire operation takes literally a few seconds. The[URL="http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/sneaky-adware-caught-accessing-users-mac-keychain-without-permission/"][COLOR=#e4af09] original ArsTechnica article [/COLOR][/URL]describes the problem this way “Genieo acquires this access by very briefly displaying a message asking for permission to open the Safari extensions and then automatically clicking the accompanying OK button before a user has time to respond[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica][COLOR=#e4af09][URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/images-graphic-design-and-digital-photography/294497-date-photo-date-created.html"]Certain types of photo file transfer alter the date information resetting it to when the photo was copied to the Mac[/URL][/COLOR]. Often the EXIF data is intact including the date a photo was taken. The thread lists several apps that and can read / reset EXIF data including iPhoto. [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Some users are reporting difficulty with [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/internet-networking-and-wireless/321932-apple-kb-articles-load-empty-white-pages.html#post1676431"][COLOR=#e4af09]Apple Support Pages not displaying properly[/COLOR][/URL] Member pm-r reports that one possible fix is to adjust the font size in Safari’s preferences. I haven’t experienced this problem perhaps because I’m using a stylesheet with a custom zoom factor. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]There is a way to [URL="http://www.macworld.com/article/2978901/streaming-media/ask-the-itunes-guy-will-apple-music-disappear-audiobook-dates-spending-limits-and-more.html"][COLOR=#e4af09]bring back the release date field[/COLOR][/URL] in iTunes 12 and its handling of audiobooks.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Kirk also discusses the[URL="http://www.macworld.com/article/2972016/streaming-media/master-the-media-views-in-itunes-12.html"][COLOR=#e4af09] different media views available in iTunes 12[/COLOR][/URL]. You may find this article helpful if you are trying to figure out the most efficient way to organize / view your content.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica] The devices announced at the September 9, 2015 media event require [B]Mac:[/B] OS X v10.7.5 or later, Windows 7 or later and iTunes 12.3 or later [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica][COLOR=#e4af09][URL="http://www.apple.com/iphone-6s/specs/"]iPhone 6S available 9/25/15[/URL][/COLOR] in 16, 64, and 128 GB variations. This seems to be continuing a trend for recent IOS devices where the “lowest model contains 16 GB of storage instead of 8 GB but there is no 32 GB model. There are two different screen sizes 4.7” and 5.5” retina display. The larger one has 1920 x 1080 resolution. 64 bit A9 chip with motion coprocessor. 12 megapixel camera. 6S+ Optical image stabilization. FaceTime HD camera, Wi‑Fi with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC. Talk Time on 6S + is up to 24 hours[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][COLOR=#e4af09][FONT=Helvetica][URL="http://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/specs/"]iPad Pro Silver Gold Space Gray Available November[/URL][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Helvetica] 32 GB Wi-fi $799, 128 GB $949, Wi-Fi + Cellular $1079 Dual miss stereo speakers and smart connector. It boasts a 12.9” retina display with anti-reflective coating. 64 bit A9x with M9 coprocessor. [B]Camera Improvements:[/B] 8 MP camera,1080p video camera (30 fps / slo mo 120 fps). FaceTime camera 720p [B]Other: [/B]10 hours battery life, predictive text input AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) Video mirroring and video out support: [/FONT][B]Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter sold separately)[/B][FONT=Helvetica]. For me personally this might be the most useful feature.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Apple TV Includes Siri voice support for control and searching. More details / comments next week as I have time to look at the specs and available information. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Look for a short review / discussion of my experiences using the iPad as a remote control for the home entertainment center. That should come in about two weeks and include both a general discussion and review of the Blumoo device.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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