If you’re heading in to take the Bar in some states, you’ll have to disable the Touch Bar’s functions if you want to bring your MBP with you. Here’s the skinny!

As reported by 9to5Mac, North Carolina recently sent a notice to Bar Exam applicants that anyone using the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar will be required to disable the Touch Bar before entering the exam room.

The details as to why the North Carolina Board of Law Examiners decided to put these regulations in place is unclear. But a staff member told 9to5Mac that ”applicants are required to disable the Touch Bar because it can compromise Examination integrity and security.” The Verge also noted that Colorado banned the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar from Bar Exams because the Touch Bar is ”not compatible with the security features of the ExamSoft software,” which is a security software used to give the tests.

This may be the start of something bigger. As more students and exam-takers show up with the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, te…

On Sunday, February 5, it won’t just be Pats and Falcons fans chomping at the bit — Siri fans can get in on the action too! According to Apple (who I hear is a very good source on the subject of Siri), you’ll be able to use Siri for all of your pregame planning and you can even get her to tune in live for the big game on Apple TV. You will, of course, need a supported app and whatever subscription that specific app requires.

Leading up to kickoff, you’ll be able to ask Siri all sorts of questions, from basic ones, like ”when is the Super Bowl and who’s playing?” to more complex questions, like ”what are the odds that the Patriots will win” or ”how many passing yards does Tom Brady have this season?”

On the day, so long as you have supported apps (like CBS or Fox Sports Go), you’ll be able to ask Siri to simply ”tune into the Super Bowl”, and you’ll be able to watch live on your Apple TV.

Tuning in?

How will you watch the Super Bowl this year? Will you make Siri a part of yo…

Transit directions have come to Apple Maps, but have they come to you?

Update May 15, 2017: Transit directions are now available for Adelaide, Australia.

Apple has re-integrated transit directions into maps — after losing them a few years back when the company parted ways with Google — and that means you can now find trains, buses, ferries, and more, all on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. But only in the following cities.

Adelaide, Australia
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
Berlin, Germany
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
China
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Great Britain
Honolulu, HI
Houston, TX
Japan
Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles, CA
Melbourne, Australia
Mexico City, Mexico
Miami, FL
Minneapolis, MN
Montréal, Canada
New Orleans, LA
New York City, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, OR
Prague, Czech Republic
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Anton…

You may be ready for the Super Bowl, but is your iPhone?

It’s Superbowl time! And that means, whether you’re hoping the Patriot’s Tom Brady will get his fifth Super Bowl ring, or you want the Falcons to capture the title for the first time in franchise history, you can have your iPhone join in the fun with these great NFL team cases!

Wooden Minimalist Case

These cases from All Wood Everything are perfect for people who want to show their team some love, but not maybe don’t feel the need to go full blown fanatic.

Get the New England Patriots or Atlanta Falcons logo on this singular hard shell that fits around an iPhone 7 Plus, without getting in the way of any buttons or ports.

The inside is made of a hard plastic but the back of the case is solid maple finished with a thin coating to prevent scratches and scuffs. This way your iPhone will stay in place and the case will stay looking great!

Atlanta Flacons All Wood Everything Case

New England Patriots All Wood Everything case…

Square will waive fees and offer a free marketing kit in order to help boost Apple Pay use.

Square has announced a new initiative that would let small businesses process $12,000 worth of payments made with Apple Pay for free, saving these businesses up to $350 in Square costs. Businesses will, of course, need Square’s NFC-equipped card reader, as well as Square’s free Apple Pay marketing kit, which encourages customers to use the payment system.

From Square:

Sellers can request a free Apple Pay marketing kit with collateral encouraging customers to pay with their iPhone or Apple Watch and staff training materials to educate employees about accepting Apple Pay. The processing credit is available once sellers have set up their countertop display for verification.

The company previously experimented with a similar program in Portland, Oregon in 2016. Over the course of the trial, participating Portland Square retailers saw the number of contactless payments triple.

While Square…

Daniel Rubino tried Apple’s new MacBook Pro running Windows 10 and… didn’t hate it. From Windows Central:

In a recent tutorial, I demonstrated how easy it is to install Windows 10 on a new MacBook Pro. While many people are still tied to Apple’s ecosystem ergo macOS there’s no reason why users can dip their toe into the world of Microsoft and dual-booting with Windows 10.

How is using a late-2016 13-inch MacBook Pro with Redmond’s latest and greatest OS? I’ve been moonlighting with the controversial laptop for a few weeks now to share my perspective as a dedicated Windows user. Here is what I’ve learned!

Daniel not only marinates in Windows, he changes laptops as often as some of us get fresh cups of coffee. That makes his perspective both different and valuable.

Give his review a read and let me know what you think!

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