Essential Apple Podcast 212: So long iMac Pro

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Recorded 7th March 2021

This week Simon is joined by Nick, Jim and Steve (of Geeks Corner) to ponder the demise of the iMac Pro, names that break computer stuff, a surprising silver nano wire discovery, the Microsoft Exchange Server hack and several other stories that caught their attention during the week.

GIVEAWAYS & OFFERS

  • Glenn Fleishman’s book Take Control of Securing Your Mac can be found at takecontrolbooks.com along with many other titles by him, Joe Kissell, Jeff Carlson and others.
  • Steve at Geeks Corner has a podcast which is usually a 5-15 min show of his thoughts on tech. Also keep an eye on his site or follow him on Twitter @GeekCorner_uk to watch for regular giveaways.

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On this week’s show:

STEVE DURBIN

  • Runs the Geeks Corner website
  • Produces the Geeks Corner podcast
  • @GeekCorner_uk on Twitter

JAMES ORMISTON

NICK RILEY

  • @spligosh on Twitter very occasionally.
  • Sometimes appears on Bart Busschots’ Let’s Talk Apple
  • Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube

APPLE

  • Apple discontinues iMac Pro, Apple Store says buy ‘while supplies last’ – 9to5Mac
    • [Update] Apple to discontinue iMac Pro once stock runs out — iMore
  • Report: Side effect of Apple’s increasing garden walls is better hiding places for elite hackers – 9to5Mac
  • iOS update reveals how Apple will protect against new iPhone feature being used for stalking – The Independent
  • NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is powered by an iMac G3 processor – 9to5Mac
  • Apple Finally Reveals that one of their Foldable Display Patents is now Focused on being a Foldable Laptop – Patently Apple
  • Scott Forstall asked Pandora to develop its app with jailbroken iPhones before the App Store– 9to5Mac
  • Author takes to Twitter after breaking iCloud with ‘True’ last name — iMore
    • These unlucky people have names that break computers – BBC

TECHNOLOGY

  • QUT researchers make accidental discovery of atomic-scale wires – ZDNet
  • NFTs Are Hot. So Is Their Effect on the Earth’s Climate – Wired

SECURITY & PRIVACY

  • Chinese Hacking Spree Hit an ‘Astronomical’ Number of Victims – Wired
    • Thousands of Microsoft Customers May Have Been Victims of Hack Tied to China – NY Times

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  • Doug.ee Blog for Andy J’s security tips.
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  • Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with
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  • Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter… You get to keep 2 free avatars though.
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  • Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.
  • Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.
  • Wire – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.
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