Dennis Sellers

<p class="">On a <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20220-adam-engst-at-the-virginia-macintosh-users-group-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoice</a>s, Adam Angst joins host Chuck Joiner to talk about their visit with a recent online meeting of the Virginia Macintosh Users’ Group.</p>

<p class="">With Do Not Disturb in iOS, you can silence calls, alerts, and notifications that you get while your device is locked. You can also schedule Do Not Disturb and allow calls from certain people. The feature is designed to help users stay more focused while they’re behind the wheel of an automobile.</p>

<p class="">A new Apple patent filing (number 20200304619 is for a “head-mounted apparatus for retaining a portable electronic device with display.” This would back up the rumors that the Apple Glasses — an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality head-mounted display — will require interaction with an iPhone to work (although other reports disagree; more on that below).</p>

<p class=""><a href="https://www.there100.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RE100</a>, a global initiative led by international non-profit the Climate Group in partnership with <a href="http://cdp.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CDP</a>, a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts, has announced the winners of the inaugural l <a href="https://www.there100.org/our-work/news/re100-leadership-awards-2020-companies-going-above-and-beyond-accelerate-clean-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RE100 Leadership Awards</a> at <a href="https://www.climateweeknyc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Climate Week NYC</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has upgraded macOS Catalina to version 10.15.7 and has also released upgrades for Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Motion, and Compressor .</p>

<p class="">Apple posts iOS 14.0.1 and iPad OS 14.0.1 with bug fixes. iPhone and iPad users users can obtain the updates by going to Settings > General > Software Update.</p>

<p class="">Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile — companies that have complained bitterly about Apple’s App Store practices — have launched a new organization called the "Coalition for App Fairness."</p>

<p class="">OWC has announced the availability of the <a href="https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/owc-mercury-pro-lto" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercury Pro LTO, </a>a solution for data management/storage/transportation/archive strategy.</p>

<p class="">Apple may be planning a Hotel app for the iPhone that would compete with apps such as Mobile Passport. The company has filed for a patent (number 20200302345) for “systems and methods for accessing hotel services using a portable electronic device.”</p>

<p class="">Apple has big plans for HomeKit and the Home app on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices as evidenced by two patent filings.</p>

<p class="">Apple has been granted a patent (number 20200303140) for a “keyboard with adjustable feedback” that hints at future Mac keyboards that would allow users to adjust the feel and “travel” of the keyboard while typing. Such a keyboard would also offer haptic (touch) feedback.</p>

<p class="">Cherry Jones and Jason Segal will join access Grace Kaufman in Apple and A24’s <em>The Sky Is Everywhere</em>, an adaptation of the Jandy Nelson YA novel for Apple TV+, reports <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/09/cherry-jones-jason-segel-apple-and-a24-the-sky-is-everywhere-1234582549/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadline</a>.</p>

<p class="">Ed Farm — a Birmingham, Alabama, an initiative supported by Apple — was one of the inaugural recipients of an award for programs preparing Alabama’s future workforce, reports <a href="https://www.al.com/business/2020/09/apple-supported-ed-farm-workforce-training-program-gets-award.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AL.com</a>.</p>

<p class="">Oprah Winfrey says music icon Mariah Carey will be her next guest on “The Oprah Conversation,” premiering Thursday, Sept. 24 at 12 a.m. (Eastern) exclusively on Apple TV+.</p>

<p class="">Apple has updated its iWork apps — Pages (word processing), Numbers (spreadsheet), and Keynote (presentations) — for macOS. They’re available at the Mac App Store.</p>