This week we follow up on the High Sierra Security update and Panic’s Transmit for iOS. We also discuss a false alarm on the High Sierra update causing slow downs. We also discuss fixing Xcode Indexing with a unique solution. Apple will hand off iCloud in China to a 3rd party to manage. There is yet another macOS password bug, although not as bad as the last. Picks: How to Fix a Mac that Won’t Turn On or Start Up, Silicon Valley Season 5

Episode 178 Show Links:

• About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan – Apple Support
• Panic Blog » The Future of Transmit iOS
• Christina Warren on Twitter: “This sucks. @panic is amazing and it sucks to see that sustaining quality paid apps is so difficult. https://t.co/VJN1PSq2FX”
• iPhone performance benchmarks after Spectre security update | Melv1n
• iPhone update for Meltdown-Spectre: before/after performance benchmarks | Hacker News
• I just ran GeekBench 4 on my iPhone X on iOS 11.2.2 vs 11.2.1. Single core: 423… | Hacker News
• How to fix Xcode indexing endless problem (a different way)
• Apple to hand off Chinese iCloud operations to local firm in February | Ars Technica
• macOS High Sierra’s App Store System Preferences Can Be Unlocked With Any Password [Updated] – Mac Rumors
• Bartender 3 | Mac Menu Bar Item Control
• Myst on the App Store
• Tim Horton – Wikipedia
• Dunkin’ Donuts – Wikipedia
• Bombardier Inc. – Wikipedia

Episode 178 Picks:

• How to Fix a Mac that Won’t Turn On or Start Up – Macworld UK
• Watch the trailer for season five of Silicon Valley | TechCrunch

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