This week Benjamin and Zac discuss moving houses with HomeKit accessories, restarting a fitness routine with Apple Watch, Apple and Stanford’s new Apple Heart Study, the brand new Pixelmator Pro Mac app, macOS High Sierra’s terrible root vulnerability and quick fix, and the history of software bugs in recent and not-so-recent years.
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Hosts:

Benjamin Mayo
Zac Hall

Here’s what we discussed in this episode:

Review: Hunter SimpleConnect ceiling fan is a 2-in-1 HomeKit essential for home automation
9to5Mac on Instagram
Apple and Stanford begin Heart Study to detect irregular heart rhythms using Watch
Fitbit launches $300 ‘Ionic’ Apple Watch competitor w/ 4+ day battery, sleep tracking, more
EKG reader is first ever Apple Watch accessory to win FDA clearance as a medical device
Pixelmator Pro now available for $60, an advanced single-window image editor for Mac
Apple Support launches YouTube channel featuring how-to tutorial videos for iPhone and iPad
Apple releases macOS High Sierra security fix for critical root vulnerability [U]
macOS High Sierra security vulnerability discovered, here’s how to set root password for fix
Apple VP Greg Joswiak talks iOS 8.0.1, Apple Pay, and more at Code/Mobile conference
iOS version history

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