<description>&lt;p&gt;On this show: the World Wide Web turned 35, Nick still has hacker issues, Sonoma bugs, Vision Pro used in neuro surgery, hints that Apple are ramping up on their AI works and more. As ever Simon and Nick have a natter about it all.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.missiontoseafarers.org" rel="nofollow"&gt;The Mission to Seafarers&lt;/a&gt; is looking for donations of &lt;strong&gt;old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets&lt;/strong&gt; to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and family&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin Vicar@felixparish.com or your nearest &lt;a href="https://www.missiontoseafarers.org/our-ports" rel="nofollow"&gt;Mission to Seafarers Centre&lt;/a&gt;, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit &lt;a href="https://www.missiontoseafarers.org" rel="nofollow"&gt;missiontoseafarers.org&lt;/a&gt; and make a donation. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/Join_EAP_Slack" rel="nofollow"&gt;Slackroom Link&lt;/a&gt; to sign up and join in the chatter!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recorded 10th March 2024&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;On this week's show&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;NICK RILEY&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Spligosh in the &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/Join_EAP_Slack" rel="nofollow"&gt;Slack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sutton Park Circuit church worship on &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz2bToz1r03rAkBO3FApkeQ" rel="nofollow"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Nick’s church stream videos on &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1jXskIqvI2N447U2WgPi-Q" rel="nofollow"&gt;You Tube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;APPLE&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The World Wide Web just turned 35 years — and please, stop calling it the Internet – &lt;a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-world-wide-web-just-turned-35-years-and-please-stop-calling-it-the-internet" rel="nofollow"&gt;TechRadar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Vision Pro used in surgery for the first time "to eliminate human error“ – &lt;a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/12/vision-pro-used-in-surgery/" rel="nofollow"&gt;9to5Mac&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Apple reports AI training breakthrough – &lt;a href="https://www.ped30.com/2024/03/17/apple-ai-academic-breakthrough/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Philip Elmer‑DeWitt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Apple buys startup DarwinAI, adds staff to its AI division, Bloomberg reports – &lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/apple-buys-startup-darwinai-adds-staff-its-ai-division-bloomberg-reports-2024-03-14/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A wrinkle in lawmakers’ plans for TikTok: Finding a willing buyer – &lt;a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/14/tech/buyer-tiktok-for-sale-bytedance/index.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;CNN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;New macOS Sonoma update is reportedly taking down printers as well as USB Hubs – &lt;a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/mac-os/new-macos-sonoma-update-is-reportedly-taking-down-printers-as-well-as-usb-hubs" rel="nofollow"&gt;TechRadar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oracle Warns macOS 14.4 Can Cause Java to Terminate Unexpectedly – &lt;a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/16/oracle-warns-about-macos-14-4-java-issues/" rel="nofollow"&gt;MacRumors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Apple is now assembling the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 in Brazil – &lt;a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/12/apple-assembling-iphone-15-brazil/" rel="nofollow"&gt;9to5Mac&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;iOS 18 could bring hearing aid functionality to AirPods Pro – &lt;a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/848975/airpods-hearing-aid-ios-18-rumor/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Cult of Mac&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Leaked Apple roadmap hints at iPhone SE 4, foldable iPhone, and AR glasses – &lt;a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/leaked-apple-roadmap-hints-at-iphone-se-4-foldable-iphone-and-ar-glasses-launch-dates" rel="nofollow"&gt;TechRadar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Apple developed chip equivalent to four M2 Ultras for Apple Car – &lt;a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/11/apple-car-chip-four-m2-ultra/" rel="nofollow"&gt;9to5Mac&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Building Under Regulation – &lt;a href="https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/215-building-under-regulation" rel="nofollow"&gt;Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;SECURITY &amp;amp; PRIVACY&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;GarageBand update comes with an important security patch – &lt;a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/12/garageband-update-security-patch/" rel="nofollow"&gt;9to5Mac&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do an iPhone's 'Journaling Suggestions' Settings Reveal Your Name and Location? – &lt;a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iphone-journaling-suggestions-discoverable/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Snopes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How to Fix iPhone Messages Indexing [2024] – &lt;a href="https://techpp.com/2024/03/13/fix-iphone-messages-indexing/" rel="nofollow"&gt;TechPP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Essential Apple Recommended Services:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.allthingssecured.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;All Things Secured&lt;/a&gt; – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://pixelprivacy.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Pixel Privacy&lt;/a&gt; – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://doug.ee" rel="nofollow"&gt;Doug.ee Blog&lt;/a&gt; for Andy J’s security tips.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ghostery.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Ghostery&lt;/a&gt; – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://simplelogin.io/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Simple Login&lt;/a&gt; – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://33mail.com/3W0rOKD" rel="nofollow"&gt;33mail.com&lt;/a&gt; – Never give out your real email address online again.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://anonaddy.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;AnonAddy&lt;/a&gt; – Disposable email addresses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://sudoapp.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Sudo&lt;/a&gt; – 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.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://protonmail.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;ProtonMail&lt;/a&gt; – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://protonvpn.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;ProtonVPN&lt;/a&gt; – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://comparite.ch/dnsleakest" rel="nofollow"&gt;Comparitech DNS Leak Test&lt;/a&gt; – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fakenamegenerator.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Fake Name Generator&lt;/a&gt; – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://wire.com/en/products/personal-secure-messenger/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Wire&lt;/a&gt; and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.pinecast.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Pinecast&lt;/a&gt; – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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S1E291 - Essential Apple Podcast 291: WWW is 35 years old!

MAR 26, 202474 MIN
The Essential Apple Podcast

S1E291 - Essential Apple Podcast 291: WWW is 35 years old!

MAR 26, 202474 MIN

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<p>On this show: the World Wide Web turned 35, Nick still has hacker issues, Sonoma bugs, Vision Pro used in neuro surgery, hints that Apple are ramping up on their AI works and more. As ever Simon and Nick have a natter about it all.</p> <h3>MISSION TO SEAFARERS APPEAL</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.missiontoseafarers.org" rel="nofollow">The Mission to Seafarers</a> is looking for donations of <strong>old, but working, smartphones and internet capable tablets</strong> to give seafarers far from home a way to talk to friends and family</li> <li>If you have any old smartphones or tablets cluttering your cupboard and drawers why not donate them to this worthy cause? If you are in the UK contact Rev. Andrew Dotchin [email protected] or your nearest <a href="https://www.missiontoseafarers.org/our-ports" rel="nofollow">Mission to Seafarers Centre</a>, or if you live outside the UK and would like to help, simply visit <a href="https://www.missiontoseafarers.org" rel="nofollow">missiontoseafarers.org</a> and make a donation. </li> </ul> <p>Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this <a href="http://bit.ly/Join_EAP_Slack" rel="nofollow">Slackroom Link</a> to sign up and join in the chatter!</p> <p><strong>Recorded 10th March 2024</strong></p> <hr> <h2>On this week's show</h2> <h3>NICK RILEY</h3> <ul> <li>Spligosh in the <a href="http://bit.ly/Join_EAP_Slack" rel="nofollow">Slack</a></li> <li>Sutton Park Circuit church worship on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz2bToz1r03rAkBO3FApkeQ" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a></li> <li>Nick’s church stream videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1jXskIqvI2N447U2WgPi-Q" rel="nofollow">You Tube</a></li> </ul> <h3>APPLE</h3> <ul> <li>The World Wide Web just turned 35 years — and please, stop calling it the Internet – <a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-world-wide-web-just-turned-35-years-and-please-stop-calling-it-the-internet" rel="nofollow">TechRadar</a></li> <li>Vision Pro used in surgery for the first time "to eliminate human error“ – <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/12/vision-pro-used-in-surgery/" rel="nofollow">9to5Mac</a></li> <li>Apple reports AI training breakthrough – <a href="https://www.ped30.com/2024/03/17/apple-ai-academic-breakthrough/" rel="nofollow">Philip Elmer‑DeWitt</a></li> <li>Apple buys startup DarwinAI, adds staff to its AI division, Bloomberg reports – <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/apple-buys-startup-darwinai-adds-staff-its-ai-division-bloomberg-reports-2024-03-14/" rel="nofollow">Reuters</a></li> <li>A wrinkle in lawmakers’ plans for TikTok: Finding a willing buyer – <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/14/tech/buyer-tiktok-for-sale-bytedance/index.html" rel="nofollow">CNN</a></li> <li>New macOS Sonoma update is reportedly taking down printers as well as USB Hubs – <a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/mac-os/new-macos-sonoma-update-is-reportedly-taking-down-printers-as-well-as-usb-hubs" rel="nofollow">TechRadar</a></li> <li>Oracle Warns macOS 14.4 Can Cause Java to Terminate Unexpectedly – <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/16/oracle-warns-about-macos-14-4-java-issues/" rel="nofollow">MacRumors</a></li> <li>Apple is now assembling the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 in Brazil – <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/12/apple-assembling-iphone-15-brazil/" rel="nofollow">9to5Mac</a></li> <li>iOS 18 could bring hearing aid functionality to AirPods Pro – <a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/848975/airpods-hearing-aid-ios-18-rumor/" rel="nofollow">Cult of Mac</a></li> <li>Leaked Apple roadmap hints at iPhone SE 4, foldable iPhone, and AR glasses – <a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/leaked-apple-roadmap-hints-at-iphone-se-4-foldable-iphone-and-ar-glasses-launch-dates" rel="nofollow">TechRadar</a></li> <li>Apple developed chip equivalent to four M2 Ultras for Apple Car – <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/11/apple-car-chip-four-m2-ultra/" rel="nofollow">9to5Mac</a></li> <li>Building Under Regulation – <a href="https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/215-building-under-regulation" rel="nofollow">Hardcore Software by Steven Sinofsky</a></li> </ul> <h3>SECURITY &amp; PRIVACY</h3> <ul> <li>GarageBand update comes with an important security patch – <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/12/garageband-update-security-patch/" rel="nofollow">9to5Mac</a></li> <li>Do an iPhone's 'Journaling Suggestions' Settings Reveal Your Name and Location? – <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iphone-journaling-suggestions-discoverable/" rel="nofollow">Snopes</a></li> </ul> <h3>WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS</h3> <ul> <li>How to Fix iPhone Messages Indexing [2024] – <a href="https://techpp.com/2024/03/13/fix-iphone-messages-indexing/" rel="nofollow">TechPP</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h2>Essential Apple Recommended Services:</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.allthingssecured.com/" rel="nofollow">All Things Secured</a> – Online security made simple by Josh Summers.</li> <li><a href="https://pixelprivacy.com" rel="nofollow">Pixel Privacy</a> – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online.</li> <li><a href="https://doug.ee" rel="nofollow">Doug.ee Blog</a> for Andy J’s security tips.</li> <li><a href="https://www.ghostery.com" rel="nofollow">Ghostery</a> – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing.</li> <li><a href="https://simplelogin.io/" rel="nofollow">Simple Login</a> – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with</li> <li><a href="http://33mail.com/3W0rOKD" rel="nofollow">33mail.com</a> – Never give out your real email address online again.</li> <li><a href="https://anonaddy.com/" rel="nofollow">AnonAddy</a> – Disposable email addresses</li> <li><a href="https://sudoapp.com" rel="nofollow">Sudo</a> – 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.</li> <li><a href="https://protonmail.com" rel="nofollow">ProtonMail</a> – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask?</li> <li><a href="https://protonvpn.com" rel="nofollow">ProtonVPN</a> – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing!</li> <li><a href="https://comparite.ch/dnsleakest" rel="nofollow">Comparitech DNS Leak Test</a> – simple to use and understand VPN leak test.</li> <li><a href="https://www.fakenamegenerator.com" rel="nofollow">Fake Name Generator</a> – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need.</li> <li><a href="https://wire.com/en/products/personal-secure-messenger/" rel="nofollow">Wire</a> and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP.</li> <li><a href="https://www.pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a> – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing.</li> </ul> <p><em><strong>Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion.</strong></em></p> <h2>Social Media and Slack</h2> &lt;h4&gt;You can follow us on:&lt;/h4&gt; <h3><em><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/essentialapple" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> / <a href="http://bit.ly/EAP_Slack" rel="nofollow">Slack</a> / <a href="http://essentialapple.com/" rel="nofollow">EssentialApple.com</a> / <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-607321258" rel="nofollow">Soundcloud</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0kV5hQ9eXGum1KtbmQwlKc" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/essential.apple.show/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> / <a href="http://essential-apple-show.pinecast.co/" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a></strong></em></h3> <ul> <li>Also a big <em><strong>SHOUT OUT</strong></em> 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.</li> <li>You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our <em><strong><a href="http://geni.us/amazonaffilate" rel="nofollow">Amazon Affiliate Link</a></strong></em> so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it.</li> <li>If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our <em><strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/essential" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a></strong></em> or using the <em><strong><a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show" rel="nofollow">Pinecast Tips Jar</a></strong></em> (which accepts one off or regular donations)</li> <li>And a <em><strong>HUGE</strong></em> thank you to the patrons who already do.</li> </ul> <p>Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>