There's a lot happening in Apple land right now. Mac mini prices just went up, a Siri class action settlement might land in your inbox soon, and a fresh iOS 27 rumor has some good news for anyone who'd rather talk to Claude than ChatGPT. Tom and Jeff break it all down.
In this episode:
- Apple Notes tips: how search really works, Smart Folders, and ProNotes — a free plugin that brings markdown and slash commands to the Notes app
- Mac mini's base model is gone — the entry price jumps to $799, and Tim Cook says supply constraints won't recover for several months
- Apple Education Store now requires UNiDAYS verification, and Apple Watch just joined the discount program
- iOS 27 rumor: you may soon choose Claude or Gemini as your Apple Intelligence AI instead of ChatGPT
- Apple's $250M Siri lawsuit settlement — if you own an iPhone 15 Pro or 16 series, you might be owed $25–$95
- M5 MacBook Air first impressions: Jeff's testing one alongside his MacBook Pro — and Tom's university just ordered 100 of them
Links from the show:
- Apple Notes: Four Tips That Make Finding Things Effortless
- Four Fast Ways to Capture to Apple Notes
- ProNotes (free Apple Notes plugin)
- Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
- Playworld by Adam Ross
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