We're back from our tour of the multiverse of madness, and ready to head out to the metaverses of mediocrity, but before all that -- a quick stop at Club Dub Dub to check out the latest and greatest with special guest, Kyle Wilson of BusinessInsider! https://www.apple.com/apple-events ..read more

What a long strange trip it has been ... but at long last, the good ship Space Javelin has been recalled back to base, at least for a while. We salute all those who sailed her alongside us over these (total of) seven years and three months and 470 episodes all told. We'll be back for a special report in June for the big WWDC reveals, but until then ... thanks, cadets. https://soundcloud.com/spacejavelin/macnn-podcast-episode-03 https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/07/apples-self-repair-program-was-never-going-to-be-what-repair-advocates-wanted https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/05/07/appl ..read more

It's not just when Alan and Charles get together that the gabbing goes on into extra innings, cadets! Last week's guest Stephen Robles stuck around for a few more topics, and here's our take on 'em! Enjoy! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/eu-to-say-apple-pay-breaks-antitrust-laws https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/26/studio-display-update-155-with-webcam-fix-now-available-for-beta-testers https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/27/testing-apples-software-fix-for-the-studio-display-camera https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/25/apple-hires-labor-busting-lawyers-to-fight-employ ..read more

Special guest Stephen Robles of the AppleInsider Podcast joins us as we head back to home port, cadets, for an episode that is loaded with mind-blowing facts such as: Apple still making money, Google still copying Apple, and the Mac Studio still being really really powerful! You won't want to miss this one, so tool up -- the ship's new self-repair program isn't for crybabies! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/apple-has-another-record-breaking-quarter-reporting-9728-in-revenue-for-q2-2022 https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/28/notes-of-interest-from-apples-q2-2022-earnings-report-a ..read more

Special guest Alan Perry and Charles return with even more news and stories (including a horrifying scam attempt that was thankfully thwarted right here in Victoria BC) we had to cut for time from Monday's episode -- just to tide you over the weekend until Monday's new show! Stay tuned, cadets, more surprises ahoy! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/22/apple-is-switching-its-virtual-apple-cash-cards-to-the-visa-network https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/20/apple-expands-feature-that-blurs-imessage-nudity-for-kids-to-the-uk-canada https://contrachrome.com https://appleinsider.com/arti ..read more

Special guest Alan Perry and Charles go over the wildly careening array of news stories from Apple and the other big tech players as usual, but watch out, cadets -- the gravitron is on the fritz, making things especially unstable! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/22/eu-antitrust-bill-could-force-apple-to-make-sweeping-changes-to-siri-app-store-more https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/20/european-politicians-on-the-cusp-of-requiring-usb-c-in-all-smartphones https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/20/brazil-orders-apple-to-pay-iphone-buyer-1000-for-not-including-charger https://applei ..read more

We start off with some big news, but then we get straight on into the regular-sized news! Privacy, pro video, crime and punishment, crazy billionaires, jacked-up VR store fees ... this one has it all, and more! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/12/tim-cook-rails-against-bad-privacy-regulation-sideloading-in-keynote-speech https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/13/apples-privacy-features-will-cost-facebook-128-billion-in-2022 https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/11/eu-officials-iphones-were-targets-of-nso-groups-spyware https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/11/apple-to-face-further ..read more

The dates for the Worldwide Developer Conference unveiled, a study debunks Apple's App Store monopoly myth, Apple TV+ is so hot right now, plus Stupid Nerd Tricks! All this and more, cadets, so face-shields down ... it's time to dig in with both sporks! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/05/wwdc-2022-is-on-june-6-through-june-10 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/google-play-crackdown-makes-amazon-barnes-noble-pull-digital-purchases/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/google-pilots-alternative-play-store-billing-options-but-only-for-spotify/ https://appleinsider.com/articles/22 ..read more

Reminisce about when macOS X was the new kid while you uninstall any Kaspersky software you see (anywhere), and just TRY to make sense of the forthcoming (someday) new MacBook (Airs)? All this and Google being evil! Strap in, cadets, the G-forces are strong with this one! https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/03/24/apple-launched-its-revolutionary-os-x-20-years-ago https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/23/arizona-is-first-state-to-launch-drivers-licence-in-apple-wallet https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/fcc-puts-kaspersky-on-security-threat-list-says-it-poses-unacceptable ..read more

So much to cover! So little time! https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/18/apple-will-reportedly-fix-studio-display-webcam-match-quality-of-ipad-air https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/17/macos-monterey-123-reportedly-bricking-macs-with-replacement-logic-boards https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/15/macos-123-update-causing-problems-for-some-pci-e-gpu-owners https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/19/former-supply-chain-buyers-fraud-and-kickbacks-cost-apple-10m https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/17/mac-studio-review-roundup-incredible-speed-that-not-everybody-needs https://apple ..read more