The events prior to the show include demos from companies that have paid extra to appear in these side events, with the hope of getting more focused coverage from the press while we are wined and dined - the press being major suckers for free food and drinks. It was enough to inspire me to coin a neologism upon arrival. Greetings from Las Vegas, where the pre-events for the International CES are starting two days prior to the official onslaught, and where the weather is a heck of a lot better than what I left behind in Philadelphia. #1617: Pages regains mail merge, HomeKit sensor improvements, keyboard flags in Monterey.Preview selections, portable power for a MacBook Pro #1618: M2 MacBook Air available to order, Lockdown Mode, Live Text vs.#1619: Stage Manager first impressions, Live Text in Preview redux, SMS 2FA failure fix, moving large folders with ChronoSync.#1620: OS updates, AssistiveTouch for iOS shortcut palette, Photos album sharing bug.#1621: Apple beat a weakening economy in Q3 2022, Slack's new free plan restrictions, which OS features do you use?.
