In this podcast Jon Westfall and I (Todd Ogasawara) discuss:

– iOS 9.1 update released. Ref: MacRumors

– Facebook fixed battery drain issue in iOS app

– YouTube Red launched
“And as a special bonus – YouTube Red works with Google Play Music, so subscribe to one and automatically get access to the other.”

Discussion Topic:
– WP continues to have issues As evidenced by this verge storyWhen it dies, where will the Windows Phone followers go? Android for it’s extensibility and hackability, or Apple for it’s lack of fragmentation?

– Jon’s Daily Diary setup: Day One App + Workflow App on iOS + Reminder (If necessary)

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I (Todd Ogasawara) discuss:

– Acer Cloudbook 14 on loan for a a few weeks. What does $200 get you these days?
– Magic Keyboard ($99), Magic Mouse 2 ($79), Magic Trackpad 2 ($129). Ref: The Verge
– Google removed “OK Google” speech trigger from Chrome desktop browsers. Ref: VentureBeat
– OK Apple, it’s mid-october, where’s the new Apple TV and the iPad Pro pre-order? FCC clearance only two days ago (Oct. 16). Ref: 9to5Mac

iOS 9 gripes
– Screen rotation still broken
– Podcast app is unusable (Todd finally switched to Overcast)
– News app is uninteresting
– Breaking News free app
– iCloud backup is inconsistent. Frequently fails.
– iCloud storage usage looks very inaccurate to me. Off by tens of gigabytes.
– “Hey Siri” activation is more inconsistent than in iOS 8
– Display auto-brightness not working well in dim lighting conditions. Display is too dim.

Jon noted
– Big update to iOS iWorks
– Keynote is no longer landscape only
– Multitasking support

Todd noted
– Caseco Blu-toque