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  1. MasterDarque

    Barnes and Noble Possible Data Breach

    I received an email from Barnes and Noble today (10/14/20) informing me of an infiltration of some of their corporate systems via a recently discovered cyber security attack that resulted in unauthorized/unlawful access to those systems. They state that no payment details were exposed as they...
  2. MasterDarque

    My Latest Addiction...???

    I think that I’m in some trouble... I ordered a new MacBook Air today from Apple’s online store and chose the courier delivery option for an additional $9.00 charge, and it arrived within 50 minutes of having placed the order. The addictive parts were... being able to follow the progress of the...
  3. MasterDarque

    Shows/Programs That You’d Like To See Available Again In Some Way (Steaming/Downloading/Physical Med

    So, like the title says, name something that you’d like to be able to view again in some way or other. I’ll list a couple of series that I’d like to be able to view again: The Equalizer TV series (with Edward Woodward), https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y53qeeGxmKA...
  4. MasterDarque

    K-9 Officer Pyro...

    Sending my continued thoughts and prayers on K-9 Officer Pyro’s recovery from injuries sustained in the line of duty: https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Green-Bay-Police-K9-stabbed-during-incident-taken-to-animal-hospital-Sunday-508247161.html...
  5. MasterDarque

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, aka Episode XI

    SPOILER ALERT, the following post contains some potential spoilers of the film, don’t read any more if you’re trying to avoid them.... With this year’s Star Wars Celebration underway in Chicago this weekend, there was a panel today for Star Wars: Episode IX where both the title of the movie was...
  6. MasterDarque

    The Josie Maran Drinking Game

    So, a guilty pleasure of mine is watching Josie Maran’s appearances on QVC. As it so happens I’m watching her on QVC atm. While watching, I noticed how she keeps using/repeating a certain word, so... every time that Josie says the word ‘literally’ you take a drink of your favorite beverage...
  7. MasterDarque

    Que Sera Sera....

    ... Figures that I’d order a 3rd generation 12.9” IPP (2018) last week, and received it (255 GB Space Gray) this past Monday, only to have Apple do their ‘5 days of March Madness’ new product releases this week... Sigh, what will be, will be... It’ll take a little time before I have some funds...
  8. MasterDarque

    Alliance of American Football: Inaugural Season

    So... I guess ‘Professional’ football is still going on... I’m watching the battle of the Sans - the San Diego/San Antonio game on CBS atm, or should I say that I have it on the TV anyways... Mike Martz is San Diego’s coach, and Mike Riley is San Antonio’s coach. So far the game is scoreless...
  9. MasterDarque

    Official iOS 12.1.3

    iOS 12.1.3 Official Release Is Now Out iOS 12.1.3 has gone live recently, I’m downloading it atm. The release notes mentions fixes for some HomePod, IPad Pro, and CarPlay bugs/issues.
  10. MasterDarque

    Does anyone else have this person as a contact in their contacts??

    ...Jenny, Phone number... ...867-5309.... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mDC_2zTrpbg [emoji12]✌️
  11. MasterDarque

    Six degrees of...

    What do the following people have in common?? Josh Duhamel, Cameron Mathison, Michael B. Jordan, Amanda Seyfried, Alexandra Daddario, and Eden Riegel.
  12. MasterDarque

    Your favorite song/songs that you never get tired of listening to...

    So for myself I’ve got 3 songs that I can always listen to and never get tired of hearing: Flamenco Sketches - Miles Davis, Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills & Nash, and... Into the Mystic - Van Morrison. What one (or three) song(s) are yours??
  13. MasterDarque

    The ‘Presidential Alert’ Test

    Well, I thought that I could avoid this test by having my phone turned off briefly just before the test began @ 2:18pm Eastern time today... but I forgot about my Apple Watch... So, in the process of trying to turn my watch off as the alarm sound is blaring away on it, I MIGHT have sent my watch...
  14. MasterDarque

    iPhone XR Pre Order/Orders

    Post here if you’ll plan to/have preordered an iPhone XR. If you want to - post the color, capacity, and which carrier you’re on, or SIM free as well. As an aside, the Apple Store app has been updated with support for Siri Shortcuts, so if you’re in the IUP program you can create a voice command...
  15. MasterDarque

    Third Party App Updates For iOS 12

    I wasn’t specifically looking for any of my apps to update to iOS 12 yet, but I got a notification for an update to Narwhal for Reddit recently. One of the listed items in the update log for it was ‘Full compatibility and bug fixes for iOS 12.’ I guess let the floodgates open... ...Where’s that...
  16. MasterDarque

    It’s Been Almost 5 Months Since the iPhone X Has launched, Has Apple Sold a Single One Yet??

    Recently I’ve been seeing reports appearing more and more regarding Apple’s orders for iPhone X components/parts being cut/greatly reduced, according to analysts with ‘sources’ or ‘anonymous people in the know’ in the supply chain which, to me anyways, makes it seem or feel like that Apple...
  17. MasterDarque

    Lol...

    So, I was perusing Best Buy’s site for Samsung Galaxy S9+ cases when I came across this one from Speck listed on their site. What got to me (in a somewhat humorous/ironic sense) was the disclaimer text underneath one of the pics of the case that said.... ‘iPhone sold separately’?!? Ahh... Best...
  18. MasterDarque

    What are you currently listening to on your HomePod? And/or favorite thing so far to listen to on it

    So, just like the thread topic/title asks, what are you currently listening to on your HomePod? And/or, what has been your favorite thing (song, artist, podcast, Siri’s voice) to listen to on it so far?? I’ll start by saying that I’m currently listening to Chris Cornell’s album ‘Higher Truth,’...
  19. MasterDarque

    iOS 11.2

    Most likely due in part to the December 2nd local time and local notifications bug that is causing continuous resprings on some people’s devices that are on 11.1.2 http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/17/12/02/new-ios-bug-causes-some-devices-to-crash-on-dec-2-heres-how-to-fix-it Apple has...
  20. MasterDarque

    urBeats3’s Now Available For Ordering From Apple

    Coming ‘Fall 2017’ is now today as both versions of urBeats3’s are available for ordering from Apple’s US online store. That would be both the Lightning Connector version - available in either matte silver, matte gold, or black colors; or the 3.5mm headphone jack plug version - available in...