AirPods Pro If you have AirPods, the AirPods Pro, or the AirPods Max, Apple released new firmware updates today. To check and see if you have the update, connect your AirPods to your iOS device.
Open the Settings app Tap 'General' Tap 'About' Tap 'AirPods' Look at the number next to 'Firmware Version' If the number is 4A400, you have updated AirPods! If your device still shows 3E756 for the AirPods Max or 3E751 for the AirPods Pro, your earbuds are not updated yet.
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This is a very quick glimpse of some actual footage of the Game of Thrones spin-off, House Of The Dragon. The new series is set around 200 years before the hit series and follows many Targaryen family members. The show is set to release some time in 2022 on HBO Max.
This headline really caught my attention because my kids have an Xbox and a few Nintendo Switch devices. They definitely play more on their iPads then they do on any of the console devices.
I also only play casual games on my iPhone and iPad and these are the only games that I spend money on. I do not have time to sit down at a console, get it setup, and play for an extended uninterrupted time.
Apple Inc. will allow developers of some apps to link from their software to external websites for payments by users, addressing a longstanding App Store complaint and settling an investigation by Japan’s Fair Trade Commission. Netflix and Spotify popping champagne right now. — Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-02/apple-to-let-app-makers-point-users-to-web-to-pay-for-services
When Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson became the first billionaire to fly to space with his own company on July 11th, he may have also come close to becoming the first billionaire to crash during a spaceflight. This to me shows that space flight is always dangerous and that leisure flights are still a long way off. — Read on www.space.com/virgin-galactic-branson-flight-red-light-warning
Gerald Herbert/Associated Press I enjoy learning about the Earth that we live on. The New York Times released an article discussing how Hurricane Ida powered up and why it became such a powerhouse of a hurricane.
> “Ida found the perfect path across the gulf, where the warmest water is,” [Chris Slocum, a NOAA researcher] said, and that provided plenty of energy for the storm to extract. “You could say it’s a worst-case scenario.
iPhone with OhSnap Grip My Love for OhSnap! I started my iPhone journey with an OhSnap Grip that I brought over from my Pixel 4. I absolutely love the grip. It gives the convenience of a Pop-Socket without the bulk. I cannot remember where I heard about the OhSnap! Kickstarter, but I was sold as soon as I saw it. I had been a PopSocket user, but hated the constant bulk.
Plans A brief summary of the updated Club MacStories plans.
Club MacStories $5/month or $50/year MacStories Weekly newsletter MacStories Unplugged podcast Monthly Log newsletter Free downloads Club MacStories + $10/month or $50/year Everything in Club MacStories More exclusive stories Discord community Web app with search and RSS Discounts and other goodies Club Premier $12/month or $120/year Everything in Club MacStories and Club MacStories + AppStories+ podcast Full-text search for show notes MacStories Plans First off, I am currently a Club MacStories subscriber and really enjoy what that contains.
On the latest episode of the Connected podcast, Stephen Hackett explained how he keeps a download folder icon at the top of his downloads area in his dock.
This was one of my biggest pet peeves since I started using my MacBook. I hated how the icon would change to whatever was downloaded and my eye was constantly drawn to the icon because it wasn’t familiar. With this simple change, the icon is constantly a download folder.