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Following the conclusion of “Gather round” Special Event, Apple posts GM seeds of iOS 12, watchOS 5 and tvOS 12 along with macOS Mojave 11.4 beta 11.
One interesting note on macOS Mojave 11.4 beta 11 build 18A389, that it is believed to be the Release Candidate or even a GM seed.
From the “why am I paying more and more for the iPhone” department:
Under both AppleCare+ plans, each accidental damage incident is subject to a service fee or deductible of $29 for screen damage or $99 for any other accidental damage. Theft or loss deductibles vary: $199 for iPhone 7 and iPhone 8, $229 for iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus, $229 for iPhone XR, $269 for iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max. Taxes may apply. AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss requires you to have Find My iPhone enabled on your device at the time it is lost or stolen.
AppleCare+ Pricing as follow:
iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max
AppleCare+
$9.99/mo. per month for up to 24 mo.month or $199.00
Get up to two years of technical support and hardware coverage, plus accidental damage coverage.AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss
$14.99/mo. per month for up to 24 mo.month or $299.00
Get up to two years of technical support and hardware coverage, plus accidental damage coverage, theft, and loss.
iPhone XR
AppleCare+
$7.99/mo. per month for up to 24 mo.month or $149.00
Get up to two years of technical support and hardware coverage, plus accidental damage coverage.AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss
$12.99/mo. per month for up to 24 mo.month or $249.00
Get up to two years of technical support and hardware coverage, plus accidental damage coverage, theft, and loss.
Note:
I have issues with the naming and typeface of iPhone branding.
Apple seems to be using Capital “S” and “R” but in smaller size in their own press release.
Apple Special Event: September 12, 2018
Apple will be live-streaming the event on Apple Website, Apple TV and @AppleSupport Twitter account.
As usual, there will be live coverage from other sites. Links will be updated as they become available.
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On Thursday evening, T-Mobile sent messages to their customers regarding a security incident that might have exposed customers’ informations.
On August 20, our cyber-security team discovered and shut down an unauthorized access to certain information, including yours, and we promptly reported it to authorities. None of your financial data (including credit card information) or social security numbers were involved, and no passwords were compromised. However, you should know that some of your personal information may have been exposed, which may have included one or more of the following: name, billing zip code, phone number, email address, account number and account type (prepaid or postpaid).
At this point we do not know which information was taken. Just to err on the side of caution, T-Mobile customer should check their account and add/update Customer PIN/Passcode.
Back in June 2018, I took my EVH Wolfgang for setup and maintenance to Paul, a well-known guitar repairman in Southern California. Since the EVH Wolfgang. Paul recommended placing a D’Addario Humidipak in the case where the guitar is stored when not being used.
D’Addario Humidipak is designed to keep Relative Humidity at 45-50% inside the case. Even though it is usually used with acoustic guitars, Paul assured me that it will help maintain my EVH Wolfgang. Especially with its unfinished neck and ebony fingerboard It is necessary to keep it from drying out, which might lead to cracking and fret sprout.
D’Addario Humidipak is based on Boveda’s product which formerly known as Humidipak.
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Sometimes in March 2018, I started using D’Addario strings on my electric guitars per recommendations from two expert guitar technicians. Previously I have been exclusively using Ernie Ball Regular Slinky. It was the first brand of guitar strings that I used on my first electric guitar, a used Gibson SG that I purchased for $150 some years ago.
Personally I do not hear or feel major differences between D’Addario and Ernie Ball strings. All I care the most, the guitar is set-up properly to my likings.
For some reasons I have had three occasions when the EXL120 high E string keeps unravelling at the bridge.
I contacted my go-to guitar expert regarding the issue. He said this issue happened to 9-gauge string but not to 10-gauge ones. He recommend me to contact D’Addario.
