025: Missing Australian Man

Show Notes

Topics:

• John Chidgey

  

  • One of our dear friends and a founding father of Vic’s BS Empire brother John has had to social distancing from BS for a bit due to personal reasons.
  • We love him and Always will!!!!
  • He is still part of the fam/Empire and has a permanent space reserved for his eventual return.
  • Until such time Scott and Ronnie will be stepping in some to help fill the void, although they will never fill his shoes, or his need for bubble bleeping 😂

• Corona Virus and COVID19

  

• March Apple product intros - insensitivity or pragmatism?

  • 2020 iPad Pro

    

    • ships 3-25
    • 11” from $799 - $1449 fully loaded
    • 12” from $999 - $1649 fully loaded
    • Nice little spec bump making it safe to buy again
    • A12Z Bionic
    • new LiDAR scanner
    • 6GB ram on all models

  • The iPad Pro Magic Keyboard

    

    • coming in may
    • $299 & $349 for the 11” & 12” respectively
    • new floating iPad design reminiscent of iMac stands
    • full sized backlit keys
    • trackpad supporting new multi touch gestures
    • USB-C port in the hinge for charging the iPad
    • Forms a case when closed like the folio
    • Fits last year’s models too.
    • Wow!
    • Wow the price and wow the nice keyboard!
    • Jason Snell posted a video from Apple on his Six Colors YouTube channel.

  • 2020 MacBook Air

    

    • from $999 - $2249 fully loaded.
    • Improvements from the last revision???
      • Retina display
      • The new Magic Keyboard!!!!
      • Touch ID
      • T2 Security Chip
      • Better Speakers and Camera
      • 2 Thunderbolt/USB-C ports
      • Like the Mac mini is now made of recycled aluminum.
      • 20% larger trackpad now with force touch.
    • Is Clay considering this for Photography or still leaning toward 16” MBP?

  • Mac mini

    

    • from $799 - $2999 fully loaded.
    • Basically just a spec bump.
    • It’s apparently still a thing.

• WWDC 2020

  

  • Online Only
  • June seems like an eternity away with how fast everything has been changing day by day lately.

• Fire Scott Willsey

Links:

• The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 279, With Special Guest Jason Snell

Saving humanity

• https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1241677257397145611

Apple product intros and sensitivity

• Apple In The Time of Coronavirus Tech.pinions
• Apple Pledges Substantial Donation With Medical Supplies to Italy’s First Responders and Medical Personnel
• Apple now says its retail stores are closed ‘until further notice

iPad Pro

• Six Colors - iPad Pro Cursor with Craig Federighi

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