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Tips and tech that will help you stay connected during a natural disaster, drones as a portable cell phone system, smartphone buyer's remorse, macOS X Catalina, laptops that are good for your business, how to get Square to stop dropping bluetooth, and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: FreshBooks.com/techguy zapier.com/TECHGUY twit.cachefly.com

This Week's Stories Why TWiT was down Pixelbook Go is for Stadia What should we do about Hong Kong? Facebook vs truth in politics Andy Rubin's new phone makes us feel uncomfortable California legislates IoT security Dark Mode comes to Maps, Books, Duo, Voice, and Play Store Picks of the Week Leo's Tool: Social Security Cards Issued by Woolworth Jeff's Number: How much is the internet worth to you? The Fed wants to know. Stacey's Thing: Orchestra Provisions Cricket Spices Ant's Stuff: Patient Hopes Gene-Editing Can Help With Pain Of Sickle Cell Disease Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT monday.com/TWIG zapier.com/TWIG

Windows 10 1909: Coming to you in November Windows 10 1909 is moving to the Release Preview ring in preparation for a November launch This feature update will be like a Cumulative Update (small/fast) if you are on 1903; regular otherwise Revisiting the new features in 1909 (which will be off by default) Finally, Microsoft is being clear about RTM (without using those three banned letters) Related: Dona Sarkar is hanging up her Insider-chief. What's going on there? Is this part of some bigger changes internally? MJ: It's all about the Power Platform! :) Plus: Your Phone in Windows 10 can now make/take phone calls Windows Virtual Desktop is GA Virtualize all the Windows 7, 10 and Office 365 ProPlus things SurfaceMicrosoft Fixes Windows 10 Version 1903 Blocking Issue for Surface Book 2 Microsoft hardware event, one week later Microsoft's embrace of USB-C is good enough Surface business customers will get an option for Intel-based 15-inch Surface Laptops (not AMD) Related: Fix for disappearing GPU for Surface Book 2 is finally rolling out More thoughts on the Surface Duo/Neo: What's the dev story? MJ: Betting there's an M365 Developer Platform angle PT: XAML Islands/WinUI 3 will be key Windows 10X: What's inside But what about Duo? Android was the right choice, sure. But what about devs? Xbox/Games You can now use an Xbox Wireless Controller in iOS 13. Here's what it's like. - Also, you can buy an Xbox Wireless Controller from Apple now too October 2019 Xbox Update is now available on Xbox One consoles MJ: What's up with everyone quitting? Mike Ybarra, the two Mixer/Beam founders? Is xCloud going to shake up everything inside and out?? Tip of the week: Store your secrets in OneDrive Personal Vault Plus: OneDrive gets multiple instances on iPad Tip pick of the week #2: Get Xbox Pass Ultimate, Get 6 Mos of Spotify for free Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 7 ESUs are going to be available to SMBs, too Codename pick: Unity Beer pick of the week: Prairie Artisan Ales Basic Becky Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: expressvpn.com/windows capterra.com/windows aka.ms/WWMechanics

Ransomware hits schools, hospitals, and hearing aid manufacturers Sodinokibi: the latest advances in Ransomware-as-a-Service Win7 Extended Security Updates are extended A new Nasty 0-Day RCE in vBulletin There's a new WannaCry in town We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-735-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/securitynow

This week's stories Hello, Catalina, goodbye, iTunes! RIP 32 Bit Apps Catalyst Apps: iOS apps come to macOS What is "Relocated Items" in Catalina? Security in Catalina: kind of a pain in the butt Dark Mode and Auto Mode in Catalina Gatekeeper in Catalina The iOSification of macOS Goodbye Parental controls, hello Screen Time Catalina lets you control your Mac with your voice Sidecar: now your iPad is an extra monitor for your Mac Find My comes to your Mac So does Reminders Photos redesign is all about "saliency" DriverKit and System Extensions are a big security improvement New APFS improvements in Catalina What to do if your Catalina upgrade gets stuck Please, please back up your Mac before you upgrade to Catalina Activation Lock for Apple T2 Macs Unlock Apps with your Apple Watch Goodbye Bash, hello Z Shell Should we run out and upgrade to Catalina? NO! Apple's Big China Dilemma Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: BBEdit 13 Rene's Pick: Fall Watch Bands Lory's Pick: Halloween (the movie) VHS tape throw blanket Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: plex.tv/twit code TWIT10 capterra.com/macbreak LastPass.com/twit

On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent: Automate your iOS devices: Matthew Cassinelli joins us to discuss iOS automation. We dive into the Shortcuts app and take a look at building and running location-based automations, NFC tag automations, and more. News: macOS Catalina is here and that means iOS apps are coming to the Mac. Apple references a not-yet-launched Sleep app for Apple Watch. You can now use Siri to play music from Spotify. Apple's iPhone 11 Pro Max gets top marks from Consumer Reports. Viewer Feedback: Discourse vs. Discord and our new TWiT community forum. How to search on the iPad. Reporting issues with maps in iOS 13. Leo's App Cap: Canary Mail Mikah's App Cap: Focos Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Matthew Cassinelli Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: expressvpn.com/iostoday zapier.com/IOS plex.tv/twit code TWIT

Leo Laporte answers Martin's question about downloading all of his photos and videos from Google Photos to backup.Google Takeout: https://takeout.google.comBackup and Sync: https://google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/ Host: Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guy Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

This week's stories Microsoft surprises us all with the two-screen Surface Duo phone Apple's Deep Fusion poised to trump Google's Pixel 4 announcement More than 500 ransomware attacks on US schools so far in 2019 More red flags than a Chinese parade: WeWork's failed IPO Apple loves freedom - except in China US, UK, and Australian governments vs encryption Lexy Savvides's Memoji secrets Tim Cook can woo Trump all he wants, but Apple still has to pay 25% tariffs CNET folds the Samsung Galaxy Fold until it breaks Why did Windows Phone fail? Iain Thomson: "It was a thousand cuts of stupidity." Microsoft's new Surface line is aimed straight at Apple Will there be an October Apple event? All signs point to yes. Google Seattle makes a literal product graveyard Levis' Jacquard jean jackets PayPal backs out of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency Facebook vs Elizabeth Warren Facebook says it's ok for political ads to lie Twitter says it's ok for Trump to advocate civil war Should Zuckerberg step down? Would that change anything? Elon Musk's new Starship and its competition The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is concerned about Tesla's Smart Summon feature Hundreds of millions of "Words with Friends" accounts hacked Japan turns off pagers after 50 years of honorable service Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Ant Pruitt, Iain Thomson, and Lexy Savvides Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1 LastPass.com/twit FreshBooks.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit

Choosing to upgrade to a new MacBook Pro, unclogging an inkjet printer, does Samsung have an LTE Smart Watch?, alternative for iTunes, creating a slideshow of your photos, monitoring text messages and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: plex.tv/twit code TWIT twit.cachefly.com

Microsoft's Surface announcements this week, Chromebook vs. a cheap Windows laptop, is it safe to run in administrator in Windows? Repairing a TIVO, what to expect when using a VPN, troubleshooting Apple Watch complications, and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: capterra.com/techguy plex.tv/twit code TWIT LastPass.com/twit

Everyone agrees that the current state of online authentication is a mess. Passwords are complicated, hard to remember, and often easy to hack. Leo Laporte leads a panel of security experts discussing the future of authentication. What comes after passwords, and can we even get rid of them? How important is multi-factor authentication, and what are some of the risks? How can advances in biometrics help with authentication? In a post-quantum supremacy world, is encryption still safe? How can a new authentication system called SQRL help solve this mess? Host: Leo Laporte Co-Hosts: William "Ches" Cheswick, Gerald Beuchelt, and Steve Gibson Guest: John Bennett Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/twit-live-specials. Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

Microsoft Fall 2019 Event Our description of the event, setting the stage from inside the 'tent' Paul is pumped! Everything was leaked before the event, okay, not all of it Microsoft rolls out a bunch of Surfii (Surfaces?) New Surface Pro 7 ARM-based Surface ProX 2 new Surface Laptop 3 models, a 13" and a 15" Is the new Surface Laptop 3 15" lappable? Let's ask MJF, the queen of lappability. Is it Thunderboltable? Let's ask PBT, the king of Thunderboltabilty Everything will ship later this month The new Surface kids on the block Surface Neo: Microsoft's long-rumored "Centaurus"/Courier 2.0 Surface Duo: An Android phone Both coming Holiday 2020 Other Surface stuff Surface Earbuds: $249! They look like saucers New Surface Slim Pen New magnetic keyboard without a trackpad for the Surface Neo Windows 10X What is this thing and where did it come from? Related (sort of): Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is here Other stuff Windows 10 version 1903 is now broadly available New titles for October in Xbox Game Pass for Console Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Wasabi.com offer code Windows Melissa.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT

This Week's Stories The latest state-of-the-art secure solutions for cross-device, cross-location device synchronization Mozilla's recently announced plans to gradually and carefully bring DNS-over-HTTPS to all Firefox users in the US The EFF weighs in on DNS-over-HTTPS The 100% free VPN offering coming from our friends at Cloudflare We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-734-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: FreshBooks.com/securitynow securitynow.cachefly.com LastPass.com/twit

This Week's Stories iPhone 11 Deep Fusion now available in beta - here's how it works! Checkm8 is an unstoppable boot rom hack for iPhone 4s- iPhone X, but not a full jailbreak - yet OMGCable lightning cable works like any other cable, with the added bonus of hacking you via Wi-Fi! Andy Ihnatko's amazing iPhone 11 photos iPhone 11 settings to get the best possible photos iPhone 11 Pro vs DSLR: which takes the best pictures? Apple releases iOS 13.1.2 to fix what iOS13.1.1 couldn't iOS 13 bug lets 3rd party keyboards send data to the internet without authorization Apple sued for Memoji trademark Apple to release AppleTV+ movies in theaters as Oscar bait Apple will have to pay 25% tariff on Mac Pro Parts (Possible) Apple October Event preview Apple Arcade on Apple TV is a whole different experience Our favorite Apple Watch 5 bands Apple Watch 5 battery life not diminished by always-on display Apple Watch teardown finds bigger battery Apple Wins UN Climate Award Siri and Spotify make up and integrate Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: Untitled Goose Game Rene's Pick: Neuralcam Lory's Pick: Celebrate Spooktober with horror movies on sale in iTunes! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: zapier.com/MACBREAK expressvpn.com/macbreak Gazelle.com/twit

On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent: Track yourself with these apps and accessories: Beautyrest Sleeptracker, Pillow, Cardiogram, Apple Watch, Oura Ring, Motiv Ring. News: Apple releases back-to-back updates to iOS 13, Halide gets a huge update for iPhone 11, Spotify will soon support Siri, and Call of Duty: Mobile is here. Viewer Feedback: Getting dark mode to work on iOS 13, submitting feedback to Apple, using "When App Opens ..." Siri Shortcuts, and automated routines with Siri Shortcuts. Leo's App Cap: Mario Kart Tour OR Sonic Racing Mikah's App Cap: Astound - Voice & Speech Coach Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: tailorstore.com/iostoday offer code IOSTODAY IOSTODAY.aftershokz.com Promo Code IOSTODAY Gazelle.com/twit