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The Calibrate-This-System Edition Wednesday, December 18, 2024

iOS 18.2 Mail Is A Misfire, by Joe Rosensteel, Six Colors

As iOS 18.2 rolls out more widely, people are going to find themselves challenged by having to change their years-old or decades-old habits for an email client that thinks your package delivery for today is a non-time-sensitive transaction, and your newsletters are promotions. I’m not convinced people will have a ton of patience to try to calibrate this system, and adjust themselves to it.

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Apple Maps On The Web Gains 'Look Around' Support, by Juli Clover, MacRumors

The web version of Apple Maps that Apple first debuted in July has been upgraded with support for Look Around, the feature that is essentially equivalent to Google Street View.

New Year's Apple Watch Activity Challenge To Take Place On January 1, by Juli Clover, MacRumors

Apple's next Apple Watch Activity Challenge is set to kick off on Wednesday, January 1, with Apple Watch users able to earn an award by closing all three rings for seven days in a row in January.

Apple Watch Sleep Apnea Notifications Now Available In Brazil, by Eric Slivka, MacRumors

Apple today announced that the Apple Watch feature to help identify sleep apnea is now available in Brazil following the granting of a license from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency.

An App Store First: Delta Adds Patreon Link For Purchase And Perks, by John Voorhees, MacStories

According to the app’s developer, Riley Testut, Delta is the first app he’s aware of in the U.S. App Store to include an in-app link that allows users to make purchases outside the App Store using Apple’s External Purchase Link Entitlement that was introduced in January.

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‘Bad Monkey’ Renewed For Season 2 At Apple TV+, by Joe Otterson, Variety

“Bad Monkey” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+, Variety has learned.

The series originally debuted on Apple’s streaming service back in August with the season finale airing in October. The first season was based on the novel of the same name by Carl Hiaasen. There is a sequel novel to “Bad Monkey” titled “Razor Girl,” but according to an individual with knowledge of the production, Season 2 will not be based on that book. Bill Lawrence developed “Bad Monkey” for television with Vince Vaughn starring in the lead role.

Apple Says It Has Told Suppliers To Stop Buying Minerals From Congo, by Stephen Nellis, Reuters

In a statement to Reuters, Apple said it told its suppliers their smelters and refiners must stop buying tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold from the two countries as conflict in the region has escalated.

The Artist Exposing The Data We Leave Online, by Kyle Chayka, New Yorker

Walz may have the soul of a hacker, rather than an artist, but his work exists in a lineage of prankster art that used the Internet both as a medium and as a venue.

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Of the three Bill Lawrence shows on Apple TV+, I enjoy Shrinking the most. It seems to me this is the show that has most heart.

However, all three shows are great. (The other two are Bad Monkey and Ted Lasso.) If you have enjoyed any of these shows but haven't watch the others, I highly recommend all of them.

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