ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
Both of us did something a little unusual this month: we both walked away with the MacBook Air M5. Tom grabbed the 15-inch for work, Jeff picked up the Midnight Blue 13-inch — and after a couple weeks of use, we've got a lot to say about battery life, setup philosophy, and one genuinely weird bug.
This week we cover:
- Jeff's "only install what you actually need" setup approach — and why it's working brilliantly
- Tom's mysterious MacBook Air lockup issue, and the macOS 26.4 bug that turned out to be the culprit
- Jeff's Studio Display needed a reset — turns out it runs a full iOS-based OS, and a simple unplug trick fixes a lot
- The Canvas (not Canva!) ransomware hack that hit 9,000+ schools right during finals week
- Apple shoots a live MLS game entirely on iPhone 17 Pro — sports history, or marketing stunt?
- Apple Card's "free" AirPods Pro 3 promo: the catch hiding in the fine print
- Kansas City Public Schools replacing 30,000 Windows PCs and Chromebooks with Apple devices
- Apple Sports app now covers the World Cup
- Field Notes Explore America notebooks: Tom has a new problem
Links from the show:
- Buy Jeff's MacBook Pro M2: https://swappa.com/listing/view/LAFC35203
- Field Notes Explore America: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/explore-america
- Apple TV + iPhone 17 Pro MLS broadcast: apple.com/newsroom
- Sign up for Tom's newsletter: tomfanderson.com
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