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    #288: Are We Being Punked?

    March 9th, 2020 · 69 minutes

    COVID-19 continues to upend tech industry plans, a report suggests new Apple devices with new display tech, and we get excited about the possibility of a proper mouse cursor in iPadOS 14.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Hazel – Noodlesoft
    Bad AppleScript: Use Hazel to auto-compress Logic projects - Six Colors
    Fixing my calendar fixes - All this
    Adding SWA calendar events on iOS - All this
    ‎Crossy Road Castle on the App Store
    Apple now allows push notification advertising, updates dating app review guidelines and more - 9to5Mac
    Disney Plus to Launch on U.K. Pay-TV Operator Sky – Variety
    The Simpsons will stream on Disney Plus in the UK - The Verge
    Google cancels I/O 2020, its biggest event of the year - The Verge
    Apple pulls out of SXSW due to coronavirus, cancels planned Apple TV+ premieres - 9to5Mac
    Apple, Google, and others asked to avoid travel and cancel big events - The Verge
    Jon Prosser on the potential of a March Event – Twitter
    Apple’s Cook Offers Work From Home This Week to Most Staff - Bloomberg
    Apple Working on Six Mini-LED Products Including New 14.1-Inch MacBook Pro and Refreshed iMac Pro - MacRumors
    Mini-LED is here: How smaller lights could lead to big TV improvements - CNET
    Sophisticated mouse cursor support coming to iOS 14, new iPad Smart Keyboard models with trackpad - 9to5Mac
    Apple Watch blood oxygen detection feature found in iOS 14 code snippet - 9to5Mac
    Apple Watch sleep tracking revealed: sleep quality, battery, more - 9to5Mac
    Apple Watch Series 6 and watchOS 7 to include 'Infograph Pro' with tachymeter, Schooltime and kids mode, sleep tracking, more - 9to5Mac
    iOS 14 icon leak reveals first look at Apple's high-end, over-ear headphones with AirPods features - 9to5Mac
    Take Control of Photos – Take Control Books
    Shortcuts Archive - MacStories