This week: with the FBI vs. Apple battle heating up, some lawyers say Tim Cook could land in jail; why Siri in the next version of OS X may point to redesigned MacBooks;  and, just how much would you pay for a box of Steve Job’s old crap?  Plus we pitch you our favorite tech and apps in an all-new Faves 'N Raves!
 

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We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a  thanks for the great music you hear on today's show.

 


On the show this week





@erfon / @bst3r / @lkahney
 
This week’s intro: you need a family computer


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3c7jiij6oY
 



Steve Jobs’s smelly old sandals just sold at auction

http://www.cultofmac.com/413496/steve-jobss-smelly-old-sandals-just-sold-at-auction/
 



Siri-ously? Apple’s virtual assistant finally coming to Mac



http://www.cultofmac.com/414143/siri-ously-apples-virtual-assistant-finally-coming-to-mac/
 


Apple Faces U.S. Demand to Unlock 9 More iPhones
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/24/technology/justice-department-wants-apple-to-unlock-nine-more-iphones.html


 

From Fines To Jail Time: How Apple Could Be Punished For Defying FBI

http://www.fastcompany.com/3057045/how-apple-could-be-punished-for-defying-fbi-encryption-order



 



Congressional ‘Crypto Commission’ may tackle Apple vs FBI debate - buster
http://www.cultofmac.com/414213/congressional-crypto-commission-could-tackle-apple-vs-fbi-debate/


 


Apple believes Congress should decide iPhone privacy case
http://www.cultofmac.com/414081/apple-believes-congress-should-decide-iphone-privacy-case/



 



Apple Is Said to Be Trying to Make It Harder to Hack iPhones

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/technology/apple-is-said-to-be-working-on-an-iphone-even-it-cant-hack.html?_r=1