Mardi Gras season officially kicked off in New Orleans a while back, but it kicks into high gear this weekend with the first of two big weekends of parades. If you find yourself here in the Crescent City this weekend, enjoy yourself, and I hope that you catch some great throws. And now, the news of note from the past week:
- Illinois Attorney John Voorhees reviews the HyperDrive Slim 8-in-1 USB-C Hub, which you can use with either a Mac or an iPad Pro.
- In an article for Law Technology Today, Illinois attorney David Buddingh describes EIE (Encrypted Information Exchange), an app he developed to provided encrypted end-to-end communications between attorneys and clients while also keeping a record of the conversation. The app will be exhibited at ABA TECHSHOW next week.
- California attorney David Sparks shares his thoughts on Apple’s upcoming video streaming service.
- In an article for Tom’s Guide, Jason Snell provides his thoughts on Apple’s (widely) rumored March 25, 2019, event.
- On his own Six Colors website, Snell explains the setup he used to record podcasts using an iPad Pro instead of a computer. He came up with a solution that works well, but it still seems way too convoluted to me. Hopefully Apple will make it easier for multiple apps to work with audio files in the next update to iOS for iPad.
- In an article for New York magazine, David Pogue reviews the CrashGuard, a bumper case for the iPhone that makes the screen crack-proof. It costs $25 on Amazon.
- If you want to use a VPN service on your iPhone or iPad to protect your security, Bradley Chambers of 9to5Mac discusses some of the best VPN services for iOS.
- Nick Guy of Wirecutter recommends the best Qi wireless charging power banks.
- And finally, maybe it’s just because I have an interest in photography, but I think that this new ad from Apple called Bokeh’d is one of the funniest Apple ads in a long time. The actresses do a perfect job with their lines. (It makes me miss the days of the funny “I’m a Mac / I’m a PC” ads.) Worth watching: