If not for one hot October day in Southern California, I wouldn’t have noticed how dusty this part of my car.
Yep, it was 109°F on Friday, October 9, 2015 somewhere in Orange County, 5 miles away from the shoreline.
Seems Legit: App Store Support Spam
Yet another round of spam purporting from “App Store Support” or “App Store Team”, complete with graphics directly linked from Apple’s own server.
Based on a few reports, this type of spam started making the round on Thursday, October 8, 2015. Anecdotally, all the reports come from users with mac.com emails.
Should you be getting this type of spam in your iCloud email, please forward the email as attachment to spam@icloud.com
More Common Than What People Think
Just another day in the lives of a cat and a dog.
MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues
Apple has just announced MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues on Thursday, February 19, 2015.
Apple has determined that a small percentage of MacBook Pro systems may exhibit distorted video, no video, or unexpected system restarts. These MacBook Pro systems were sold between February 2011 and December 2013.
Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider will repair affected MacBook Pro systems, free of charge. See below for details on affected models and service options.
As of February 20, 2015, the repair process will be available in the U.S. and Canada. In other countries, it will be available as of February 27, 2015.
I have encountered numerous 2011 MacBook Pro with the video issues. Two of them were repaired out-of-warranty in the past 3 months. I spoke to an AppleCare representative and was informed that Apple will reimburse the repair costs.
Affected Models
- MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2011)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, Early 2013)
My personal MacBook Pros are 2010 and 2014 models which do not have the video issues.
Apple Seeds iOS 8.1 beta
Apple seeds iOS 8.1 beta build 12B401 to developers on Monday, September 29, 2014. Apple developers should have gotten used to the iOS beta cycle by now.
OS X bash Update 1.0
Apple released OS X bash Update 1.0 for Mavericks, Mountain Lion and Lion.
This update fixes a security flaw in the bash UNIX shell.
For more information on the security content of this update, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.
Most Mac users are not effected by this bash security flaw, but it is recommended to apply the patch.
Kodak Picture Kiosk with a Save File Symbol
Compact Flash card slot; check!
SD card slot; check!
xD card slot; check!
SmartMedia card slot ……. (Does anyone remember that?); check!
USB port; check!
CD/DVD slot; check!
Um, Isn’t it the “Save File” symbol?
None of the photos I took using my current cameras at theirs native resolutions can fit in a Floppy disk anymore.