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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1755648" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p><span style="color: #333333">Join me tonight at 7:00 p.m. US Central time (Midnight GMT) for the weekly </span><a href="https://youtu.be/Tdn9sZXwYqw" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf1e2e">Mac-Forums video chat</span></a><span style="color: #333333">. <span style="font-family: 'YouTube Noto'"> We'll have the forum roundup, and an assortment of tips and tricks. We'll look at an iTunes library issue and more instances of vendors selling user data, and an iPhone Home button mystery solved.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'YouTube Noto'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'YouTube Noto'"><strong>Show Notes</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'">The forum thread on <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/security-awareness/340142-isps-sell-browsing-data-joke.html#post1755430" target="_blank">vendors / ISPs selling user data</a> continues to grow as people hear their thoughts. This is not just an issue for certain hardware, ISPs, or software vendors. In fact, it looks like their will be a <a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/04/20/bose-headphones-spy-on-listeners-lawsuit.html" target="_blank">class action lawsuit agains Bose</a>. The suit seems to allege that Bose did not disclose to customers who purchased their Quiet Comfort haeadphones were encouraged to download an app which unbeknownst to them sent a variety of user data to third-parties. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><a href="https://www.macworld.com/" target="_blank">Apple offers some of it flagship apps for free</a> Apple is now offering its iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers and iLife GarageBand, iMovie) apps for free. In the past these apps have been free with purchase of a new device (IOS versions for IOS device purchases and Mac versions with purchase of Macs). Macworld’s Roman Loyola point out “<span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'">Apple did not officially announce the price changes, nor did the company issue a policy statement to users who recently paid for any of the apps. The free versions are now available on the iTunes Store and the Mac App Store”</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'">Macworld Contributor has a quick look at the<a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/3191496/ios-apps/how-making-its-iwork-and-ilife-apps-free-could-hurt-apple-and-its-users.html" target="_blank"> possible downsides to making these apps free</a>. Writing at the Kirkville site Kirk MCElhearn seems to be suggesting that this might be <a href="http://www.kirkville.com/apple-makes-its-productivity-apps-free-finally-they-already-were-free-sort-of/" target="_blank">Apple’s attempt to compete with Google Docs and Office 365</a>. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'">If you are not a fan of Safari, Firefox, or Chrome forum member Randy B. Singer points out that there are currently more than 200 web browsers for the Mac. If you don’t want to try all 200 <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/showthread.php?t=340622&p=1755603&viewfull=1#post1755603" target="_blank">this post has some links that might help you choose the best browser</a> for your needs </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'">If you have been using iTunes as your music manager for some time you may have experienced some library issues that are difficult to pin down. Kirk “the iTunes Guy” has<a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/3190889/software-entertainment/ask-the-itunes-guy-what-to-do-when-itunes-goes-wild.html" target="_blank"> one possible reason for the problem</a>. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'">What’s that <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/ios-and-apps/340604-centre-button.html#post1755532" target="_blank">weird virtual button on my iPhone / iPad screen</a> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"><strong>How to Check What Apps are Using the Most Data on iPhone </strong>Courtesy of iPhone Life Tip of the Day</span></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Open the Settings app.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tap Cellular.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Scroll down to Use Cellular Data. Each app you have will be listed, and below the name of the app, you’ll see how much data it’s used.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1755648, member: 131855"] [COLOR=#333333]Join me tonight at 7:00 p.m. US Central time (Midnight GMT) for the weekly [/COLOR][URL='https://youtu.be/Tdn9sZXwYqw'][COLOR=#bf1e2e]Mac-Forums video chat[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#333333]. [FONT=YouTube Noto] We'll have the forum roundup, and an assortment of tips and tricks. We'll look at an iTunes library issue and more instances of vendors selling user data, and an iPhone Home button mystery solved. [B]Show Notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times]The forum thread on [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/security-awareness/340142-isps-sell-browsing-data-joke.html#post1755430']vendors / ISPs selling user data[/URL] continues to grow as people hear their thoughts. This is not just an issue for certain hardware, ISPs, or software vendors. In fact, it looks like their will be a [URL='http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/04/20/bose-headphones-spy-on-listeners-lawsuit.html']class action lawsuit agains Bose[/URL]. The suit seems to allege that Bose did not disclose to customers who purchased their Quiet Comfort haeadphones were encouraged to download an app which unbeknownst to them sent a variety of user data to third-parties. [URL='https://www.macworld.com/']Apple offers some of it flagship apps for free[/URL] Apple is now offering its iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers and iLife GarageBand, iMovie) apps for free. In the past these apps have been free with purchase of a new device (IOS versions for IOS device purchases and Mac versions with purchase of Macs). Macworld’s Roman Loyola point out “[COLOR=#222222][FONT=Helvetica Neue]Apple did not officially announce the price changes, nor did the company issue a policy statement to users who recently paid for any of the apps. The free versions are now available on the iTunes Store and the Mac App Store”[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times]Macworld Contributor has a quick look at the[URL='http://www.macworld.com/article/3191496/ios-apps/how-making-its-iwork-and-ilife-apps-free-could-hurt-apple-and-its-users.html'] possible downsides to making these apps free[/URL]. Writing at the Kirkville site Kirk MCElhearn seems to be suggesting that this might be [URL='http://www.kirkville.com/apple-makes-its-productivity-apps-free-finally-they-already-were-free-sort-of/']Apple’s attempt to compete with Google Docs and Office 365[/URL]. If you are not a fan of Safari, Firefox, or Chrome forum member Randy B. Singer points out that there are currently more than 200 web browsers for the Mac. If you don’t want to try all 200 [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/showthread.php?t=340622&p=1755603&viewfull=1#post1755603']this post has some links that might help you choose the best browser[/URL] for your needs If you have been using iTunes as your music manager for some time you may have experienced some library issues that are difficult to pin down. Kirk “the iTunes Guy” has[URL='http://www.macworld.com/article/3190889/software-entertainment/ask-the-itunes-guy-what-to-do-when-itunes-goes-wild.html'] one possible reason for the problem[/URL]. What’s that [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/ios-and-apps/340604-centre-button.html#post1755532']weird virtual button on my iPhone / iPad screen[/URL] [B]How to Check What Apps are Using the Most Data on iPhone [/B]Courtesy of iPhone Life Tip of the Day[/FONT][/COLOR] [LIST] [*]Open the Settings app. [*]Tap Cellular. [*]Scroll down to Use Cellular Data. Each app you have will be listed, and below the name of the app, you’ll see how much data it’s used. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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