Netflix is offering more details on its decision to remove AirPlay functionality from its iOS app. The change was announced in an update to a support document on Netflix’s website last week, with the company attributing it to unnamed “technical limitations.”... Full Story: https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/07...

This isn't a big deal really...All things considered, airplay controls (takes over) your phone so if you stream content to a screen you can't use your phone plus it drains your battery (unless plugged in) just get an appleTV or comparable device and you'll be better off.

Simple Solution: Turn off location services for select apps or all apps. If you have an iPhone, it will alert you when an app has been using your location for an extended time in case you've forgotten that you blindly tapped "accept" on the permission screen. I'm always going into the settings on my phone and checking what's using my location. Some apps ask for "all the time" permission or "only while using" choose wisely or just turn it off.

The problem isn't a place going cashless the problem is stores having to bend over backward with all the new "policies of the day". It's not difficult or any more expensive for someone to walk into one of the hundreds of stored that sell pre-paid cards that are re-loadable. If you insist on being able to use cash, just go get one of those, no special device or app required. Load it with the cash you would have given the business and problem is solved. The same thing started happening with stores who stopped accepting checks, times change and processes change. The good thing is, you aren't forced to patronize a business, you can just go to another one that accepts cash...businesses are already penalized enough.

I guess now they have to follow the law and get warrants. This is one of many reasons I am an Apple customer, they have their customers backs and want to make sure they deliver a secure, reliable product.

I wonder if golden rings fly out when they are hit?

This... https://linux.slashdot.org/sto...

I for one welcome our new AI overlords...

While many conference calls can "go of the rails", they can in fact be a useful tool. Be it an old-fashioned con call or a newer video con call they do allow communication between geographically separated individuals. I am on sometimes 5 or more con calls a day. If run correctly, they are still beneficial. If you have a "moderator" or "host" defined and they play the role it is still a viable means of communication. There are a few calls I have been on where there has been an agenda and a proper host who kept the call on task and we accomplished quite a bit. I have also been on ones that were a waste of time. Until technology figures out a reliable way for tone to be conveyed via e-mail, con/video calls will always have a place in the business world.

Finally! Upgrade time is near... Hopefully this year I don't forget to return the old phone and end up paying for it. I'm excited to see what they have in store for the new phones. I don't pay attention to all the hype put out by the blogs anymore, it's not worth the speculation. Plus it kinda ruins the surprise factor. You can't blame a company for being secretive about things especially when they are accused of not being innovative anymore. All these "Tech Blogs" speculate and fill people's minds with things then if it doesn't happen people get mad.

They may have "Xs" trademarked but not "iPhone Xs"...two totally separate trademarks.

Prove it! Obviously the current way isn't working, if it were, growing numbers of people wouldn't be looking to change it. The argument of when you were little is invalid. When people make that argument, more often than not, they are referring to times when you could actually work during the summer months and afford to pay for tuition. Those days are long gone, with government guaranteed loans, schools have no reason to keep the prices down because "hey, if you don't pay us we will just ruin your credit then default you and get paid by the government anyways".

Cheeto wouldn't even use the proper name of the bill. He dropped Senator McCain's name from it when referencing the bill...he's a child.

All this will do is cause people to get creative...(i.e. Sell the box without Kodi and e-mail the purchaser with instructions that include a download link to put Kodi on the device and countless other workarounds.) People will always find a way around a limitation, how much work someone is willing to put into it is another story but there is always a way. Not to mention, Facebook is not the only marketplace no matter how hard they are trying.

Unless you are using a Mac.....then, "it just works"