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The Toughen-Up Edition Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Maybe One Day Every Platform Will Be As Secure As Apple, by Jonny Evans, Computerworld

And that is the big positive in these proposals. In essence, telling software and service providers to take more responsibility for security will probably drive most to toughen up. There will be glaring inconsistencies along the way — for example, is the regulatory drive to force every smartphone vendor to support every app store compatible with the need to secure platforms and services?

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The National Cybersecurity Strategy doesn’t have all the answers to this complex web of shifting problems, but it does offer a stronger starting point from which to move forward. Social media firms can expect a great deal of scrutiny, at last.

Popular 'Untitled Goose Game' For macOS Rejected Twice By Apple's Mac App Store, by Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac

The macOS game has been submitted for review a second time. But again, Apple rejected the game claiming “something else.” Sasser said that at that time the developers “just gave up and never bothered to resubmit.” The game was released for Mac users through Steam and Epic Games Store.

Ads Are Everywhere On Apple Devices And It's Not A Good Look, by The Macalope, Macworld

The ad experience on Apple platforms is like having coin locks on the bathroom stalls at a fancy restaurant. From top to bottom, they are needless, detrimental to the user experience, and seem so un-Apple.

Coming Soon?

New 13- And 15-inch MacBook Air Models Will Both Use M3 Chips; Refreshed MacBook Pro Is Also In The Works, by Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac

According to 9to5Mac’s sources, the new 13-inch MacBook Air (codenamed J513) is already in the works with an M3 chip. It will be announced along with a brand-new 15-inch version (codenamed J515), which will also have the M3 chip.

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Apple Releases tvOS 16.3.3 With Fix For Siri Remote Connectivity Issues, by Chance Miller, 9to5Mac

Apple is rolling out tvOS 16.3.3 for Apple TV users today, three weeks after the release of tvOS 16.3.2. Today’s update addresses Siri Remote connectivity problems that have been impacting Apple TV 4K users.

Microsoft Makes Outlook For Mac Free To Use, by Tom Warren, The Verge

Outlook for Mac includes support for Outlook.com accounts, Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, and any email provider that has IMAP support. [...] Outlook for Mac also supports handoff with iOS, so you can pick up tasks where you left off between iOS and Mac devices.

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All The Streaming Boxes Suck Now, by David Pierce, The Verge

If Apple can finally crack the streaming guide, if Nvidia can prove it really cares, or if Roku or Amazon or Google decides it’s worth building a truly flagship streaming box, I’ll happily pony up for it. Until then, I’ll keep hating my set-top boxes. But I think I’m stuck with them.

Why The Floppy Disk Just Won’t Die, by Jacopo Prisco, Wired

Even though the last major manufacturer of floppy disks stopped making them in 2010, the machines that rely on them—from embroidery machines to plastic molding, medical equipment to aircraft—live on, relying on a dwindling supply of disks that will one day run out.

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I have to use Outlook for my work, and I have to say I am not impressed. Search is definitely not as good as Gmail. And the stupid Outlook on the Web version that I am using went ahead and rearrange my carefully-arranged toolbar behind my back this past week.

On the other hand, maybe one day, some Microsoft AI chat bot will help me read emails: You know, your colleague send you this email that looks innocent, but actually, if you read between the lines, you can discover their hidden agenda…

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