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Inside macOS Sierra: Apple’s Optimized Storage and management features – Mac OS X Discussions on AppleInsider Forums

October 17, 2016

Inside…Sierra: $AAPL’s Optimized Storage
http://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/196115/inside-macos-sierra-apples-optimized-storage-and-management-features Strong filesystem-icloud integration. Maybe good but also heavy handed

QT:{{”

“paxman said:
I am curious though, what do you mean by a very secure iCloud account? Do you just mean that you use two step verification and ‘difficult’ password? or is there something more?
Extremely strong password becaue it’s an internet-facing account that hold so much personal data
Password unique to that account
2FA
Notifcations of access attempts (if that’s possible to set up. I forget) Answers to personal questinons and birthday purposely inaccurate (in other words, the questions are a key to the get the correct answer generated randomly)”
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Prick up your ears | The Economist

October 15, 2016

Prick up your ears
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21707955-wireless-headphones-and-smart-speakers-herald-new-class-devices-prick-up-your-ears To come for #headphones: layered listening (audio augmented reality), nod detection, assistants

BlackBerry’s Rise and Fall in 10 Phones | WIRED

October 2, 2016

#BlackBerry’s Rise & Fall in 10 Phones, an arc embodied in plastic https://www.Wired.com/2016/09/blackberrys-rise-fall-10-phones Would be alive now if Android switch done earlier

The Verge’s Deputy Editor Chris Ziegler Was Secretly Working for Apple for Two Months

September 25, 2016

The @Verge’s…Editor…Ziegler Was Secretly Working for Apple for 2
Months http://gizmodo.com/verge-deputy-editor-chris-ziegler-was-working-for-apple-1787018849 Rather stunning from a #COI perspective

Yahoo Says Hackers Stole Data on 500 Million Users in 2014 – The New York Times

September 25, 2016

Yahoo Says Hackers Stole Data on 500M in ’14
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/technology/yahoo-hackers.html I haven’t yet received notice from @Yahoo to change my passwd. Why?

Also:
https://www.ft.com/content/266aa154-8165-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4

Tech’s ability to close language gaps deserves cautious support | New Scientist

September 21, 2016

Tech’s ability to close #language gaps
deserves…support
https://www.NewScientist.com/article/mg22830453-200-techs-ability-to-close-language-gaps-deserves-cautious-support Will Google translate make foreign lang. classes obsolete?

The Road Ahead » American Scientist

September 18, 2016

The Road Ahead http://www.AmericanScientist.org/issues/feature/2016/4/the-road-ahead A future w. sensors in cars, roads & bridges. Could they also be added to #bikes to avoid collisions?

The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: June 2016 – tecosystems

August 7, 2016

.@RedMonk Programming Language Rankings
http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2016/07/20/language-rankings-6-16/ Now in a period of little change after an initial “Cambrian” diversification

3 Google Sheets Functions to Track Competitors, More

August 7, 2016

3 Google Sheets Functions to Track Competitors
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/91862-3-Google-Sheets-Functions-to-Track-Competitors-More Amazing ability of gsheets to parse XML, CSV & scrape values out HTML

Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users without warning – The Washington Post

July 28, 2016

Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users w/o warning
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2013/12/18/research-shows-how-macbook-webcams-can-spy-on-their-users-without-warning/ non-obvious hacks that $AAPL doesn’t make easy