Mac Mini & Mac Studio Shortages, Kindle Cutoffs & Four Things Worth Knowing About iOS 26.4

Tom and Jeff dig into why it's getting harder and harder to buy a Mac mini or Mac Studio in anything beyond a base configuration — and what that might mean about upcoming M5 refreshes. Plus, Jeff gives a six-month health update (he's at 92% and back on stage), and the guys get into a friendly debate about Amazon pulling the plug on pre-2012 Kindles. Is it reasonable after 14 years, or does it prove physical books always win? And they wrap up with four things to know about iOS 26.4. Topics covered: Mac mini and Mac Studio availability issues and what's behind the long wait times MacBook Neo demand and Bill McLean's hands-on review Jeff's updated take on the BookTracker app Amazon deprecating pre-2012 Kindles — and what it means for your digital library The Libby app and library cards for free books Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary (Jeff's new obsession) iOS 26.4: keyboard accuracy improvements, Urgent Reminders update, Stolen Device Protection, and AI apps in CarPlay Resetting your keyboard dictionary after updating Links from the show: BookTracker app: https://booktrack.app Libby app: https://libbyapp.com Bill McLean's MacBook Neo review Apple Talk newsletter (keyboard reset tip): https://www.tomfanderson.com/p/ios-26-4-iphone-keyboard-fix Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary We’d be honored if you'd drop a 5-star rating for us on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Question or Comment? Send us a Text Message! Support the show Contact Us Drop us a line at feedback@basicafshow.com You’ll find Jeff at @reyespoint on Threads and reyespoint.bsky.social on Bluesky Find Tom at @tomanderson on Threads Join Tom’s newsletter, Apple Talk, for more Apple coverage and tips & tricks. Tom has a new YouTube channel Show artwork by the great Randall Martin Design Enjoy Basic AF? Leave a review or rating! Review on Apple Podcasts Rate on Spotify Recommend in Overcast Intro Music: Psychokinetics - The Chosen Apple Music Spotify Transcripts and some images are AI generated and may contain errors and general silliness.