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  • New phishing scam masquerades as Apple support call

    I received a phishing email from a seemingly authentic looking domain:



    The phishing link uses some URL shortening / redirecting service so it still appears as https.  Kinda clever.

    Didn't do a good job with the language but I hear that is on purpose.

    minicoffeebaconstangwatto_cobra
  • Apple's $62.9 billion stock buyback program called a bad investment in new report

    jasenj1 said:
    As an AAPL owner, I can't say that I've seen any benefit from the buy backs. My understanding is that buy backs are supposed to increase the value of the remaining shares. But AAPL continues to be volatile and be manipulated by analyst "news". Maybe my dividend has increased - I haven't watched it closely; I'm sure there's a chart out there somewhere that could show dividend vs shares outstanding or some such, and hopefully the buy backs would show a real impact there. Anyone have a link to a "here's why the buy backs were good for AAPL owners" article?
    The math is pretty simple.  Apple buys 5% to 6% of their outstanding shares every year, which boosts the EPS numbers by roughly the same amount.  Combined with their annual profit increase of 6% to 7%, the total earnings growth becomes 12%. At this rate, their EPS will nearly double in the next 5 years.  Over long term, stock prices track EPS pretty closely.

    You might find the following article interesting:


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  • Review: SliQ is the latest AirPods Qi wireless charging case

    Meh is right.  I charge my AirPods case maybe once every week, sometime even less frequently.  With the iPhone now firmly sitting on the wireless charger every night, the extra few seconds it takes to plug the case into the lonely Lightning cable is not a bother at all.

    I don't see myself buying this or any other wireless charger for AirPods (famous last words :).
    watto_cobra
  • Apple's Beddit emerges from hibernation with Beddit Sleep Monitor 3.5

    I tried several Sleep apps and settled on Pillow.  With the auto-detect feature in the newest versions, I find it more than satisfactory for my purposes.  I actually went ahead and purchased the Pro upgrade to reward the developer even though I didn't really have much need for it.
    oneof52watto_cobra
  • Which one of Apple's 2018 iPad or iPad Pro models should you buy?

    I love the iPad mini. It fits easily in my pocket, so is good for reading a map when out walking. It is great for reading the newspaper. I just wish Apple would upgrade it to use the stylus.
    I don't think the stylus is coming to iPad mini, but I am hoping for a new mini with the same design as the new iPad Pro.  That will be an instant buy for me.
    watto_cobra