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While the Co-Cap’ns are gone this week, cadets, the kindly crew of William and Malcolm (formerly of MacNN’s One More Thing podcast) root around for the kettle and discuss some of the news of the week — including recent developments in the decade-long Virnet X case, the smashing new (heh) Tesla Cyber-truck, and the US president’s surprising claims about the Texas Mac Pro factory. There’s also the unsurprising news that Amazon’s Ring doorbell has yet more security issues, the somewhat-surprising news that Bluemail wants to have their cake and sue it too, the completely-wrong news that AT&T will have America all wired up to “5G” in “weeks,” the fundamentally-misguided news where users of chat apps demand Apple do something about people abusing chat apps, the disturbing news that Apple has removed some (though not all) customer reviews, and the completely-predictable news that demand for the AirPods Pro exceeds supply at the moment. All this and assorted drollery, cadets, so break out your dehydrated biscuits and scones — the ship’s official tea break starts this week!

Surprise Labor Day episode, cadets, despite the absence of co-Cap'n Mike and our usual tendency to take off holiday weekends. There was just a lot of miscellaneous news that wouldn't keep, so Cap'n Charles brought in another MacNN alumni to stand in as the crew tackles high intrigue and low journalism, from tales of trade secrets heisting to overly-aggressive airline restrictions on the MacBook family, another win for privacy advocates, new repair programs and news of repair option expansions, tracking tech and new gear on the horizon, tariffs taking effect, and the obscure history of Adobe Indesign. All this and more, cadets, so look for Mike's shuttlecraft to return next week with a fresh supply of bleeps, and until then just remember -- the future is flat!

Sunday was our second anniversary in the good ship Space Javelin, you guys, and while Mike and Charles didn't make a big deal about this in light of all the big news this week, our small but loyal crew of MacNN refugees are grateful for the ship and all our cadets. Still, duty calls -- so it's right into the thick of it with the miracle of the Apple/Samsung settlement, the latest moves against Qualcomm, the bombshell of a Maps refurbishment, the gray areas of US "unlimited" cell plans, the shadiness of AT&T's sneaky price hikes (and its new WatchTV plan), and yet another streaming service to subscribe to, this time from DC Comics. Also discussed is the tech confab about privacy, the government's silence on that same subject, the leaky Firebase back-end for apps, a major 9-1-1 failure, and voice control of Alexa devices comes to iOS. Charles and Mike also take a look at the fuzziness of that Foxconn factory deal in Wisconsin, the return of Ming-Chi Kuo (he didn't even give us a chance to miss him) and his ultra-safe predictions, and we put the latest rumours through the sink-or-swim test in the ship's holo-pool. We also access Amazon's Fire Cube 4K, reveal the oldest of the Avengers, and much more cadets, so be glad Charles worked through his Canada Day weekend (and Mike through his beloved Red Sox playing) to bring you our 93rd episode in two years. Tune in, strap in, and light the fuse, cadets -- it's time this party got lit!

Recorded 8th April 2018 This week... we have Mark Sealey the CEO of web development company MarkWorks. This is a man who has been involved with computers almost from the start - he's written for the Financial Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph and more, been a contributor to [MyMac] (http://www.mymac.com), MacNN and ThinkSecret and been involved with RISC User, Archimedes World, Acorn Computing, Acorn User and MacFormat. Remember you don't need a special invite to join our Slack community any more, you can now just click on this bit.ly/EAP_Slack instead! On this week's show: MARK SEALEY Sinclair ZX81 BBC Micro Acorn Computers RISC OS Probably the best way to try RISC OS is to get the Raspberry Pi version from here Apple will reportedly ditch Intel chips in Macs as early as 2020 – The Verge HP Envy x2 ARM Windows 10 “Always Connected PC” available to preorder – The Verge AVID Sibelius Steinberg/Dorico SEE Finance Design Thinking SECURITY Elon Musk says “Do you trust this computer?” – CNet Watch it here It may no longer be free though... WORTH-A-CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS Nord VPN Special Offer for viewers to this YouTube channel. A very generous 77% discount on the 3 year subscription. That's 6 devices for 3 years for $99... (Equivalent to $2.75 a month, which is just 46c per device per month!) If I wasn't already signed up to Proton I would be very tempted by this. I don't know how long the deal lasts so if you are interested go snap it up here Nemo's Hardware Store (xx:xx) No Hardware Store this week as Nemo is taking a break and bracing himself for a big truckload of new goodies to be delivered ready for next week. Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: EssentialApple.com / Pinecast / Twitter / Facebook / Google Plus / Slack Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement. You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it. If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations) And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

How can this be both episode 75 and episode 200? Well the former number is how many Space Javelin episodes we've put out, and the latter is the total number of podcasts we've done since our MacNN days (including our spin-off shows One More Thing and Off Topic). It's quite a milestone, and so we thought we'd bring in a special guest from the MacNN days (and current SJ crewman) William Gallagher to talk about three writing-related software reviews he's just done for AppleInsider. Also on tap for this episode is our usual roundup and analysis of the big tech headlines of the week, plus -- never before revealed! -- Mike's nickname from his Navy days, Intel's "memory" lapse (ha!), Apple's prank calling, new iPads are likely on the way, as is Apple's AirPower charging mat (finally), and one of our famed Lightning Rounds. Also part of the episode is our now-regular Deal of the Week, and two stories reported as fact that need our trademark skepticism: the "new AirPods soon" story, and Nikkei's ongoing willful deceits about the iPhone X. Last but not least, cadets, we spend a little time on two remarkable cases where Apple gear saved lives. All this and more, so tune your handy ShipPods to our frequency, Kenneth, and break off the astro-dial!

Our geologic survey of Planet CES is done for another year, cadets, and this week Charles and Mike issue their reports on what was really big and surprisingly small, the cool stuff and the "huh?" moments, and go into some detail on the big themes this year, from Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C to HomeKit stuff and of course various security solutions. They also welcome back one of the most beloved "spurious use of Bluetooth" devices we covered from back in the MacNN days, the Numi luxury toilet -- now "flush" with new features. Never fear, however, there is a lot of tech news outside of CES to cover, and of course we get to that as well. From pointless Congressional investigations into Apple's battery-replacement program to where (and where not) to get your battery replaced; from a new vote coming up to save net neutrality to the FBI's desire to make us all less secure for their own personal convenience; from investors that fear "for the children" but were apparently unaware that Apple has parental controls to Microsoft's problematic but 100 percent effective fix for the Spectre and Meltdown threats to AMD-based PCs (and AMDs incredibly two-faced responses to this security crisis); from the Jimmy Iovine rumor to our pronouncement that AirPort is on life support to the dramatic turn in the Apple vs VOIP-Pal case, the Space Javelin crew are ever-vigilant for tech news and shenanigans not involving the power or flood levels of a certain convention center in Las Vegas. All this and the products from CES we'd actually consider buying for ourselves plus a whole lot more -- including a shout out to the new cadets just joining the ship (no hazing from the senior staff, you guys), so buckle up for insight, analysis, head-scratching oddities and other silliness this week.

Vesti End of the road for MacNN: 21 years of changes for Apple, and for us | MacNN Stigle pare od presude Appleu u slučaju elektronskih knjiga Zanimljivosti Dream desk projekat Hardware RIP, Thunderbolt Display – 512 Pixels Headphone Jacks Are the New Floppy Drives The ultimate Apple I/O death chart | The Verge The Talk Show ep 159 AV: ponovio sam se MacBook 1.2GHz m5, 512GB SSD, 8GB mem Kupio da bude moj računar do daljnjeg Iznenađujuće agilna zverčica Anker PowerCore+ 26000 mAh + kablovi i USB punjači WWDC Apple najavio macOS Sierra, iOS 10, tvOS - 10? 2? :) - i watchOS 3 Ceo broj TidBITSa posvećen WWDC-u macOS macOS Sierra donosi Siri na Macu, Auto unlock, deljenje clipboarda među uređajima, automatsko prebacivanje Documents i Destop foldera u iCloud Drive, novi Photos Apple Announces macOS Sierra: Siri, Better iOS Convergence, New Metal Features, & More Myths and Misconceptions about macOS Sierra Vest koja nije ni bila u keynoteu, a najviše je obradovala Mikija i Sirakuzu: novi fajl sistem APFS Opis APFS na Appleovom sajtu za developere Digging into the dev documentation for APFS, Apple’s new file system | Ars Technica Šta je dobro, a šta loše u APFS-u, tekst Adama Levantala, jednog od developera ZFS fajl sistema ATP ep 175 - Siracusa o APFS detaljima iOS 10 iOS 10: Our Complete Overview iOS 10 will let you uninstall the Apple apps you never use Apple restricts iOS 10 to iPhone 5, iPad 2 or newer Apple brings coding to the iPad with Swift Playground Zahvalnice Snimljeno 30.06.2016. Uvodna muzika by Vladimir Tošić, stari sajt je ovde. Logotip by Aleksandra Ilić. Artwork epizode Embrace (2012) by Saša Montiljo, njegov kutak na Devianartu.

Welcome to the final episode of The MacNN Podcast -- we regret to say that the site is shutting down after 21 years, but the good news is that we will be creating a new podcast in this same space starting in mid-July, so keep your bookmarks here and an ear out for that. This last episode features a lot of reminiscing, shout-outs, thank yous, and yes -- some actual tech commentary of the sort you've previously enjoyed, including some digs at BlackBerry, Thunderbolt Display rumor believers, our last App of the Week, and a few of our favorite things. Enjoy your Canada Day or Fourth of July holiday, and we'll meet back here without our MacNN work smocks in a couple of weeks. Thanks.

En el episodio de hoy hablaremos del cierre del blog MacNN y del registro de una nueva marca por parte de Apple. A continuación trataremos ampliamente el tema central, las novedades presentadas en la WWDC 2016, repasando los cuatro, sí, LOS CUATRO, sistemas operativos. Terminaremos con un par de trucos interesantes para macOS.Busca los enlaces de este episodio en http://emilcar.fm donde también esperamos tus comentarios.

En el episodio de hoy hablaremos del cierre del blog MacNN y del registro de una nueva marca por parte de Apple. A continuación trataremos ampliamente el tema central, las novedades presentadas en la WWDC 2016, repasando los cuatro, sí, LOS CUATRO, sistemas operativos. Terminaremos con un par de trucos interesantes para macOS.Busca los enlaces de este episodio en http://emilcar.fm donde también esperamos tus comentarios.

This week's episode is an unusual one: not only does Charles have a cold, but he and Managing Editor Mike are kind of the Oscar Madison and Felix Unger of a number of issues, and yet when it comes to the mass shooting in Orlando (which we focus on at the top of the show), we're on the same page. Around the nine-minute mark, we turn to what happened at the WWDC, and then on to a cool new use for Wallet, the ten-second iPhone "ban" in China (and the perils of bad reporting), a special report on the Developer Preview of iOS 10 from our guest Sanjiv Sathiah, and of course William Gallagher's App of the Week. Opinions! We have 'em!

We're putting this up a little early because this episode may have something of a short shelf life. Charles and Mike boldly (read: foolishly) talk about what has been rumored for WWDC, and what ideas among those we like (an OLED function bar for the MacBook Pro? Yes please!) and those we're not too sure about (how the MBP crowd will react to USB-C/Thunderbolt 3) and those we're pretty sure ain't happening (iTunes dropping the selling of digital music). But there's more to life than just WWDC, so we also tackle the latest controversies (from Gawker filing for bankruptcy to the idea of a blue iPhone) and feature a first-of-its-kind App of the Week. All this and more, grab it quick before the keynote goes and spoils it all with facts and such!

This week, Mike and Charles (all rested up from the Memorial Day holiday) take note of new patches from Apple for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro and iTunes, explain why we don't run some of the sketchier reports and rumors, plug our new Summer Project of maxing out old Mac Pros, discuss Apple's new wireless offer for the Back to School promotion, marvel and/or drool over a 19-port Thunderbolt hub, speculate on why Tony Fadell has taken wing from Nest, report on Elon Musk's view of Google and Apple getting in on his act, move on to expressing an appreciation of how technology is still innovating wildly, and of course wrap it up with our pick for App of the Week. You just can't go wrong with this one.

Chas is back, but the free-association drifting from topic to topic continues. A discussion about Tim Cook's visit to India turns into a talk about LTE, then about the 15th anniversary of the opening of the first two Apple Stores, then about how deadly eMacs can be -- and that's just the first segment! Also on tap are a bipartisan bill to put a leash on the FBI, looking at the factors behind the recent surge of Chromebook buying, the annual BackBlaze report on consumer-level hard drive reliability, our two latest recurring features -- Two Week Trial and Technically Speaking -- and why we felt like we needed them. In addition, William Gallagher stops by to extol the hidden power of Hazel. Please note: there won't be an episode next week due to the US Memorial Day weekend. One More Thing (our other podcast) will carry on as normal, however.

Charles is headed down south to Florida for the Orlando Fringe Festival, so Mike and Jordan again tackle the headlines of the week, including Apple's surprise investment in Didi Chuxing in China, Cyrus Vance's call for mandatory decryption, new issues with iTunes, the discontinuation of Disney Infinity and the company's Star Wars film line, Mike's two week trial of the Apple Watch, the disparity among App Store profits, and William's App of the Week -- or rather, year -- FileMaker Pro.

Welcome back the "Off Topic" crew of Mike and Jordan for this week's MacNN Podcast, since Charles was literally "under the weather" due to allergies. As is typical for the pair, a wide range of topics is discussed, from Intel's abandonment of the Atom chip to why the MacBook's USB-C implementation is unsatisfying, to some great games amid the news that Epic is leaving big-budget game development behind. The tablet and Enterprise sectors, the Apple Car (?) and Space X, Cupertino and taxes, and App of the Week -- your weekly tech roundup is all right here!

This week it's a parade of bad news again, though some of the "bad" news is actually not all that bad (hint: Apple's financials). Some of the bad news is really bad news, though: a suicide at Apple headquarters, the tragic loss of two young fishermen and the iPhone they left behind; and a sinister and ill-considered rule change by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. There are some bright spots, as always: William's App of the Week and the return of our Crowdfunding Critic column, among others. As always, Charles and Mike (and William) lead you through it all.

Definitely a very different episode. William Gallagher is out, Gilliam Wallagher is back, scones are bandied about, and MacNN Editor Charles Martin not only muscles his way into hosting, but brings along an outtake discussion from The MacNN Podcast that takes up half the show. Bloody Canadians. All this, plus a surprisingly positive analysis of Apple's fiscal Q2 report, and Thingy of the Week.

It's the big 6-0 episode, and we celebrate by bringing in another great developer guest: this time, it's Joe Japes from Econ Technologies, makers of ChronoSync -- a great and powerful backup and syncing manager for people who need a little more than Time Machine offers. Mike also takes veteran Mac users to task for complaining that Apple has gone all consumer and mobile and doesn't pay enough attention to the desktop publishing market anymore -- we do feel your pain, but us slab Mac Pro users are a dying breed, and Apple owes us nothing. We also, of course, detail the latest FBI shenanigans, but this week we don't have an App of the Week: instead, we offer some crazy-good deals and bundles for you to jump on. Not only is the podcast free, we actually save you money! Tune in now! Limited time only! We guarantee your complete satisfaction or double the podcast cost back!

A much better mix of straight news -- good and bad -- and crazy-bananas stories, ranging from bizarre patents to the worst design of a possible "Apple Car" you've ever seen. This week, Mike and Charles talk about what they'd do if they ran Apple, the change of heart at Smile Software over TextExpander, the latest from the FBI and DOJ (including a security revelation from BlackBerry), and finally the weird news of the week, then William's Apple of the Week, which this time is a technical downgrade. All this and cheap laughs, as usual.

The bane of all true nerds, we start off this week talking a little bit (but only a tiny smidgen, we promise) about sportsball -- but this is only a cheery overture before we delve into the main news topics of the week, which are mostly bad. From our investigation into a bundle company that is ripping off developers, to the latest FBI/DOJ subversion of the Constitution, to beloved utility Textexpander suddenly going subscription, it's nearly all bad news. Luckily, we have a great new $1 e-book out of tips and help to keep your mind off it all. That, and App of the Week will help you bring back a beloved feature. So cheer up and dive in!

You've done this, haven't you? You're sitting there in your kitchen, having a chat, and somehow you get someone's name wrong. You keep calling them by the wrong name and when you or your friends eventually realise what's happened, you've had hilarious consequences and/or slander legal suits. Fortunately, the kitchen at MacNN has this great kettle that just so happens to beep over precisely the right syllables.

Unsurprisingly, a good chunk of this week's episode focuses on Apple's 40th anniversary, which happened last Friday ... unless they've been pranking us for the last four decades ... and a bit about our own 20th anniversary year, which wraps up this June. There's also been new developments in the fight between Apple and the DOJ and FBI to go over, new rumors about the iPhone 7 (and beyond!) to be a bit skeptical about, the return of the Bundlecult scam, the ongoing Oracle vs Google case (which has taken a new turn), the tragedy of not preparing your digital files for your -- rather than their -- end of life, the debut of the affordable Tesla 3 vehicle, and of course our usual App of the Week. All jam-packed into a info-cramming hour. Take a listen!

We can tell you right up front what Malcolm Owen would like to make his Thingy of the Week – but can't. It would be a new iPad Pro but at the moment, that's at best the Thingy of the Week for some courier company and throughout this One More Thing you're going to picture Malcolm looking out of the window for them to arrive.

This week, Mike and Charles discuss the new products and minor (but pleasant) surprises to emerge from last week's "Loop You In" event, and the impact of the new iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro. We also ramble over how Apple tech often "blooms" rather than "hits" with stuff like CarPlay and Apple Pay, the history of OS X on it's 15th birthday and the future for the Mac, the iOS 9.3 issue with older iOS devices, the FBI blinking in their Apple fight, Intel abandoning the "tick tock" cycle of chip development, and all the latest rumors before handing it over to William Gallagher for his "App of the Week" pick, which again involves the word "Omni." A very beefy episode to make up for us skipping last week.

Nobody predicted that the FBI would blink at this point in their dispute with Apple. Certainly Apple didn't: it broke a habit the day before by addressing the issue at its product launch. William Gallagher and guest Charles Martin, editor of MacNN look at what happened and use some first-class hindsight to see why it probably had to happen this way, this time. They're still not buying it, though.

There have been countless developments in Apple vs the FBI but they're going to remain uncounted because One More Thing is declaring a week off from all that. You know where you stand, whichever side you're on, and you've heard the arguments but the case is so obvious that no one can believe everyone doesn't think the same about it. They do. They're all sick of it. So instead of focusing on this week, One More Thing zooms back and forth across time.

Wow, this episode runs all over the map like a five-year-old high on sugar. Somehow we manage to get from the ongoing Apple-FBI dispute to Donald of Orange, from a comparison of top smartwatches to Broadway musicals, from jailbreaking to Douglas Adams, plus you can hear Mike get all riled up and William Gallagher wax lyrical about Omniplan 3 for iOS. Something for everyone, this week, for sure.

This week, a special guest takeover by MacNN Editor Charles Martin, who along with Malcolm chats about the latest developments in the ongoing Apple-FBI saga, what's in the forthcoming OS X and iOS updates, rage a bit about the decision by the Supreme Court not to hear Apple's e-book appeal, discuss Amazon's second physical bookstore opening, and spend a surprising amount of time on Malcolm's recent move, with additional nattering about internet and TV pricing in remote Welsh villages. All that, and Thingie of the week. Enjoy.

Well we did our best, spending a full half of this week's podcast NOT talking about the FBI-Apple dispute, but you can only put that off for so long. We also talk about the latest rumors (such as the now-called-iPhone-SE, the iPad Pro Air thing, and possible Apple Watch stuff), Managing Editor Mike has gotten an Apple Watch and is kind of "meh" about it, and Amazon has updated the Alexa system ... and stripped out encryption (later put back), which led us inevitably to talking about the encryption debate, its move to Congress, and some of our whackadoodle representatives and deputy district attorneys. All that and App of the Week!

We've caved in and recorded a special new episode of One More Thing for the FBI but we assure you that this is not a slippery slope. We are convinced that no other Government agency will ever request this compliance, even though we have noticed a sudden increase in official-sounding emails. While we read through those, take a listen to MacNN writers Malcolm Owen and William Gallagher falling out over the Bug Chicks.

This week, the big story in the mainstream media as well as the Apple world is the company's fight with the FBI over customer privacy, encryption, and where the line is when it comes to law enforcement. Charles, Mike, and William debate the topic, and grumble about how its getting in the way of us promoting our latest e-book, out now on Amazon and Kindle. We also talk about the surprise Samsung patent reversal, Apple Watch sales, and our App of the Week.

So Bill Gates says he's on the side of the FBI in their spat with Apple and then he says that's not quite correct, or something. Rather than assess whether a printed quote from him is accurate or not, it would be great to hear him speak. We can't do that. Except, we can hear him speak about Apple back in 1983. It's fascinating to hear a squeaky-voiced young Bill praising the Mac but as hosts William Gallagher and Malcolm Owen spot, there might just be a clue to why Gates said what he said then and why he says what he says now.

That awkward moment when you plan for a guest because you think the week might be a bit slow news-wise and then the whole country explodes. While the Transformers-like battle between the FBI and Apple continues with your Fourth Amendment rights tied to a stake like Joan d'Arc, we chat with Aleen Simms from Agilebits about the importance of password security. She also has a rockin' podcast of her own about women and minorities in tech and assorted geeky pursuits called "Less Than or Equal To." Charles and special guest co-host Malcolm also dig in to a question posed by our colleague Sanjiv: is Apple's software quality slipping, or are we just noticing it a whole lot more? Plus, a few laughs, a civics lesson, and William's App of the Week. Big Brother says check it out.

Before you've read to the end of this sentence, things will have moved on again in the case of Apple vs the FBI but One More Thing wants to take us out of the headlights, away from the rabbit hole and instead look at what this fight means overall. For as the US government puts rhetoric before technology, the UK government is doing exactly the same. Are governments just thick or are we now getting to more easily see when their goal is only to be seen to do things, not to actually do them?

It's Monday, so it's time for another episode of the MacNN Podcast! Charles is off and about this week, so hosts Mike Wuerthele and Jordan Anderson take to the microphones like it's 2010 again! Join us for a topic-filled 45 minutes, covering the Error 53 lawsuit filed last week, a possible start of filming for Apple unique programming, Apple executives on a (non-MacNN) podcast, and the normal off-topic meandering!

This week William Gallagher has a cold but also an Apple Pencil. You're envious now, aren't you? But colds are going around, you'll get one. They're certainly more common than Apple Pencils as its arrival after so very many weeks waiting was enough to make him spill his cough mixture. Malcolm Owen is in fine health and staying as far away from William as he can, but he's got games news, games opinions and also a very particular thingy of the week that involves Windows. Consequently William is staying as far away from Malcolm as he can.

We begin our second year of The MacNN Podcast by screwing up everything you knew and loved about the site (just kidding, it's a site redesign, please don't freak out). We talk about the whys and solicit thoughtful feedback, we talk about some milestones reached by Apple Pay, move on to a couple of new repair issues, and then discuss general tech world items, like the Seagate HD lawsuit and the possibility of Amazon opening bookstores. All that plus App of the Week on our anniversary edition!

Neither William Gallagher nor Malcolm Owen would describe themselves as corporate types or even really what you might call intense businessmen. Consequently they're not sure that you should listen very closely to their news or observations about big business this week but there is also Billy Mays, and there is Steve Jobs. This is a treat of a find. When you've got a major motion picture budget, you can do some research and the makers of the film Steve Jobs uncovered VHS videos that were believed lost. VHS videos of Steve Jobs revealing the NeXT computer, and we talk about it.

This week, we welcome back Managing Editor Mike, freshly dug out of the snow, and live in the virtual studio, One More Thing's William Gallagher. We talk of course about Apple's somewhat-mixed fiscal Q1 (good results this time, bad news on the horizon), the continued decline of the iPad, rumors of a new iPad Air 3 (along with the "iPhone 5se"), the many new features and columns we're doing, and the new Filemaker Pro tutorial project in particular, and of course our App of the Week (this time, live!). Another fun hour of jokey nerdy jiggery-pokery. Give us a listen!

Is Tim Cook happy? If you listen to analysts and financial experts then no, as Apple is doomed, but in One More Thing's simple, homespun way, we think he might be. There is the small matter of Apple making some excellent products that we all love: it's got to be nice being the ones to make them. Then there's also the tiny matter of the extraordinary amount of profit and the sheer number of iPhones that have been sold since you started reading this.

This week, we welcome special guest Terry Jarrell of MaxYourMacs.com and Udemy, where he is an instructor for webinars that teach you how to, well, max your use of your Macs! We talk about a great free offer from Udemy for MacNN readers, security backdoors and how stupid it is to legislate them, Google paying Apple a cool billion (or more) a year, the now-biweekly flood of betas from Apple, the latest rumors on a scale of "dumb" to "maybe," and of course William's App of the Week, which is Netflix. He's officially the last person on the planet to get it.

Forget editor Charles Martin, forget managing editor Mike Wuerthele, he's back: Malcolm Owen returns to One More Thing with a song in his heart – and a bugbear on his mind. It's to do with his enforced month-long absence and you'll hear about that in the Thingies of the Week which for once gets a bit political and a bit musical. It's complicated.

Another week, and more rumors and tech news! This week, Mike and Charles take a look at some of the latest rumors -- including the alleged "iPhone 5e," which replaces the clearly-fake "iPhone 6c" (insert eye-rolling here), the now-NOT March "Apple Watch 2" event (more eye-rolling), and the idea that Apple was going to buy Time Warner (eyes gone back into skull). We also talk about bad parenting, the threat to user encryption, and of course our App of the Week.

Prepare for a clash of continents and vowel sounds as North American travelling man Charles Martin meets stay-at-home UK type William Gallagher. It could get rough –– except for how the pair of them are full of how their new MacNN book is a best seller. They do shut up about that but it takes some effort. What gets them off the topic is how Tim Cook has just been talking sense at the White House about encryption and maybe he's being listened to. Maybe. There are also Apple updates and the occasional rumor that we're all listening to.

It's the first MacNN Podcast of 2016, and we're just back from CES with all the latest stuff that is going to make up your glorious future! We talk about HomeKit, CarPlay, and Intel's plans for USB-C and Thunderbolt 3, plus we rank our best and worst Apple things for 2015, plus we plug our new book and reveal some surprising polling data.

For the first One More Thing podcast of the year, we look forward a bit but unexpectedly look back an awful lot more. This week is 39 years Apple was incorporated and the philosophy it still sticks to was laid out in a memo. Also news has just come out of floppy disks from the 1980s being found in the archives of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and all these things occupy William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele much more than the news that Samsung is going to make slightly less money this year.

We keep saying that you're joining us in the kitchen: finally we're going to make you a mug of tea. There's some cans in the fridge, too, we won't judge. Just get yourself something, do not under any circumstances take even one pixel of that chocolate cake we're saving, and let's have a natter. The kettle's boiled. Come have a chat about what we'll be seeing, hearing and doing in the next twelve months. Speaking of which, happy new year from MacNN and One More Thing.

Get your coat, it's cold out there. But while regular co-host Malcolm Owen is off working, you and I are going to take a little drive. It's a very British drive so expect a lot of roundabouts – what is it with the UK and roundabouts? – plus some slightly distracted driving, possibly a few near misses, and also, well, not exactly news.

This week, we start off with a bit of a departure ... to a galaxy far, far away ... but don't worry, we don't spoil anything. Then, back in the Apple news world, we discuss the topics of the week, including encryption, Apple Pay, taxes, China, great tech gift ideas, and much more. A great chat to end the podcast year on. Enjoy the show, and happy holidays!