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Episode 243: RIP Macbook 12", Zoom runs afoul of Apple, and more

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Ipad, Apple Tv, Mac, Imac, Apple Watch, Ios, Macbook, Mac Pro, Iphone, Tech News, Macos, Technology, News, Apple

4.31.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Victor and William talk about the changes in the MacBook line, Victor explains what happens when you try and defeat Safari security, and William likes the TV App finally.Support AppleInsider Podcast

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Apple Insider Podcast.

0:07.0

Welcome to the Apple Insider Podcast. I'm Victor and joining me is Wolford. Hey Wolford.

0:12.0

Okay, I suppose it's close enough. I never expect to be remembered

0:15.8

when I've left the room so a syllable in common is fine. But listen, rather than the whole name thing,

0:22.3

could we not be talking about

0:23.6

that other name that's changed the way that we have now finally lost the 13 inch

0:28.5

Macbook with function keys one almost clumsily named products ever

0:32.8

and replaced it with the 13 inch MacBook with touch bar

0:35.6

and touch I'd also clumsily named yes.

0:38.0

Yeah, but there we go.

0:40.0

The 13 inch MacBook Pro with function keys as it's called or sometimes referred to as the

0:48.4

MacBook Escape.

0:49.7

Oh yes, oh I'd heard I'd forgot to hear that yes right it's got a real escape key it's the

0:54.6

MacBook escape and it escapes you from the nightmare of having to use touch ID for people who are not

0:59.7

fans of touch ID now there's there's this bubble. There's this insular community that

1:07.8

believes that the touch ID is not useful to anyone.

1:11.2

And it's true. I think you probably mean the touch bar, because if you mean touch idea, we're going to fight.

1:17.3

I love touch.

1:18.3

Well, do you love it on your Mac though?

1:20.7

Do you use it a lot on your Mac?

1:21.9

I've got a Mac mini. So, yeah, so you don't use it at all. Therefore, no, touch

1:26.8

ID is great and touch ID on phones was good and touch ID on on Macbooks was similarly useful for logging in and for Apple

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