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Todd & Oscar,
In the middle of Show 55, had to let you know what I’ve encountered with the Apple upgrade.
Specs: iphone 4 (not S), Verizon, & upgraded to iOS 6.
Issues:
1. In less than 12 hours, battery drained & somehow phone had downloaded 2 gigs of data (my data plan limit). Can not figure out why, never have had data issues like this before. I have since turned off cellular data until the month ends and my data will go back to 0.
2. The Podcast App is terrible. Taking podcasts out of the Music app was a big mistake.
+ Some podcasts will not even play or they will play with poor audio. If I play them out of Itunes on my macbook, no issues.
+ Scrubbing is not easy. While I listen to everthing from MORE, sometimes there are interviews/bits/commercials on other shows that I want to skip.
+ The podcasts in my Itunes library do not synch well to the app. For example, if I only have one T411 show in my library (just the new one, because I listened to every other show), the app will show that I have numerous new episodes.
I’ve got more, but this is getting too long. Overall, I think Apple rushed this thing out. Too bad.
Anyway, great show, keep it up.
You guys have way too much fun on this show. (lol)
Good stuff, gents.
-RAP, II
Also, you have to check out a few mins of the keynote from BlackBerry Jam in San Jose. That had to be the most comical (and sad) keynote ever!
-RAP, II
DROID!!!! Any way that you might be able to touch on Razr and which one is the best?? (Don’t want an iphone)
Just wanted to co-sign that the Apple podcast app is terrible.
Had stopped 6. From updating ipad2 but finally let it do it. Sorry I did that! Battery goes down much faster, I have to bang the screen harder to get things to work, keyboard doesn’t always come up to type, and cannot figure out how to watch video podcasts I setup on my PCM iTunes that I sync to the pad. Sucks…where is Steve?
I enjoy the show.
Gents,
I was reading an article on the BBC website. It took me to a PDF titled..” Why Eve and Mallory Love Android: An Analysis of Android SSL (In)Security..” This report suggests SOME Android apps can leak sensitive information because of improper use of “SSL/TLS”, whatever that means. Admittedly, I scanned the document and didn’t time to really study it. Also, I have an Iphone, not Android. Still, it got me to thinking. I do an awful lot with my phone (banking, storing passwords, all my contact info, etc..). I assume the Apple APP store has APPs that have the same vulnerabilities. Can you summarize on a future episode ways we can use to increase our cyber security on the phone? Are there apps that can help us test the other apps we’ve downloaded for vulnerabilities BEFORE we start inputting sensitive information?
I would love your perspective on the changes Tim is making. Is he making changes that will forever change Apple for the good or bad? I have had mixed feelings about where the company is headed. What do you think? Here is the article in WSJ
Apple Shake-Up Signals Tim Cook Era – WSJ.com http://on.wsj.com/Q56Lyz via @WSJ
Please help! I have not been able to down load podcasts on my iphone since last Friday. Why and what can I do? I’m almost caught up on all I have stored and miss my Mike O’Meara Show badly. What is one to do?!?