Steve Sande

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">All of Apple’s current iPhones use Qi wireless charging, so why are you still using a Lightning cable to charge your phone in the car? We have a deal on the <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/air-vent-fast-wireless-car-charger?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=air-vent-fast-wireless-car-charger_110218&utm_term=scsf-303512&utm_content=a0x1a000003oA4o&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Choetech Air Vent Fast Wireless Qi-Certified Car Charger</strong></a> that takes down any barriers you had about using wireless charging in your automobile. It’s just $22.99, and supports 7.5 Watt charging for the iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XS and XS Max, and the new iPhone XR.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">OK, so Apple set new September quarter records again. Services revenue reached its highest level ever. There are some things in between the lines of the press release and associated statements that might not appear as rosy as the comments from Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri. In this post, I’m taking a closer look at the revenue and sales figures reported.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Nomad has just started shipping its new <a href="https://hellonomad.com/collections/power-wireless-charging/products/base-station-apple-watch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Base Station Apple Watch Edition</strong></a> (US$119.95), a Qi-compatible wireless charger that includes an integrated Apple Watch charger. We received one of the docks for review; let’s take a look.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://mophie.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>mophie</strong></a> has been the go-to company for battery cases and external battery packs to keep your iPhone or iPad going strong, but with the powerstation USB-C series of battery packs, there’s plenty of power to keep even a MacBook Pro charged up and going well beyond the capacity of the built-in batteries. In this review, we’ll take a look at the <a href="http://www.mophie.com/shop/usbc-devices/powerstation-usbc-3xl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mophie powerstation USB-C 3XL</a> ($199.95), the latest and most powerful of mophie’s USB-C battery packs.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Screen recording is a necessity whether you’re putting together a tutorial on how an app works, or just trying to record your favorite streaming shows. The best tool we’ve found for screen recording on Mac is <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/1-user-lifetime-mac?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=1-user-lifetime-mac_103118&utm_term=scsf-303514&utm_content=a0x1a000003oA4y&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Screen Grabber Pro from Acethinker</strong></a>, available from the Apple World Today Deals Shop for $28 (down from $59.95). And we’ll let you in on a little secret… use coupon code <strong>BOO15</strong> when you’re checking out, and you can take another 15% off of that already low price!</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Podcast host Steve Sande has finally had enough of home cleaning robots that are just plain <em>dumb</em>. In this episode, Steve describes some of the odd experiences he's had with robot vacuums and mops, talks about troubles with a new window-cleaning robot, and tells you why he'll never get a robot lawnmower. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">One thing long-time Mac users have been asking for is an update to the Mac mini, and Apple finally delivered today. While the device is still in a box similar in size to the previous version, what’s inside that box is totally improved. The new space gray <a href="https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mac mini</a> starts at $799, and is available for order today for delivery or pickup at Apple retail stores as early as November 7.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">During today’s New York (well, Brooklyn) event, Apple announced a totally new MacBook Air, a 13-inch model with a Liquid Retina display, Touch ID, and more. The new laptop brings the MacBook Air line up to speed with features that match or surpass those in some of the other MacBook lines. The new laptop starts at $1,199 and is available for order today for delivery on November 7.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you missed out on our impressive sale on VPNSecure back in July, that’s sad…but not TOO sad. We’ve got a deal that’s almost as good. Now's the time to get a lifetime subscription to VPNSecure, since we've taken our already low sale price of $34.99 and slashed it -- temporarily -- to $24.99. <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/vpnsecure-lifetime-3?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=vpnsecure-lifetime-3_072518&utm_term=scsf-295178&utm_content=a0x1a000003nkMW&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>VPNSecure's Lifetime Subscription</strong></a> comes with the guarantee that they will never, ever log your browsing movements. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">As promised in an earlier Apple World Today post, we’re going to be publishing a short series of articles detailing how to use the <strong>iOS 12 Shortcuts app</strong>. You can download the app — which isn’t installed by default — <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shortcuts/id915249334?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">by tapping here</a>. With over 5,700 ratings for the most recent version, Shortcuts is incredibly popular with iOS users with a 4.5 out of 5 average review.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Last year, Apple World Today published <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/4/20/prototype-review-rigiet-smartphone-gimbal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a prototype review of the Rigiet Smartphone Gimbal</a>, a gimbal that keeps your iPhone (or action cam) smoothly steady regardless of how you’re moving. Rigiet did so well in its Kickstarter debut that it’s been in production for over a year now, and you can <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/rigiet-smartphone-gimbal?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=rigiet-smartphone-gimbal_102618&utm_term=scsf-303510&utm_content=a0x1a000003oA4j&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>get one of these devices in the Apple World Today Deals Shop for $109.99</strong></a> — 59% off the normal $269 price.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mojave's new Use Stacks command lets you organize the items on your desktop with a single menu selection (View-->Use Stacks) or keyboard shortcut (Command + Control + 0). Here’s how it works:</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Steve Sande and Marty Edwards of Apple World Today join up with Ruby Edwards, who is attending the Jamf Nation conference in Minneapolis, MN this week on behalf of the site. On this episode of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJYFu89XWMs&list=PLVONM6G3hHZgDRX7VgZDDJdqr6pyRPVdk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AWT TV</a>, we talk about what's going on at the conference, as well as throw out some wild speculation about next week's Apple event!</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I’ve been very impressed with accessory manufacturer Vinpok, which keeps coming out with surprisingly good and inexpensive goods like the recent <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/10/11/vinpok-taptek-mechanical-keyboard-colorful-backlighting-great-feedback" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Taptek Mechanical Keyboard</a>. The company uses crowdfunding to get products launched into manufacturing, and currently has 24 days left on a very successful Indiegogo campaign. This time, the company is touting the <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/vinpok-split-best-on-the-go-touch-screen-monitor#/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Vinpok Split</strong></a>, a very portable touchscreen monitor that can be attached to many devices through a USB Type-C mini HDMI connection. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At this week’s Jamf Nation User Convention (JNUC), <a href="http://www.jamf.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jamf</a> announced two new apps created to power shared-use deployments – Jamf Setup and Jamf Reset. They’re designed to make it simple to use a single device to support multiple customized use cases.</p>