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NC #1079 Happy AppleCare Stories, iMazing Preserves Memories, Moen Smart Water Monitor, Donut Lab's Solid State Battery

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iMazing exported 35,000 photos and videos from one folder and 12,000 more from messages.

1. NosillaCast Apple Podcast #1079 centers on AppleCare problem-solving, a Moen Flow smart water monitor review, and an iMazing workflow for exporting iPhone data. 2. Allison Sheridan is the host of NosillaCast, Steve appears as the interviewer for the CES video content, Bruce from Tennessee contributes the Moen review, and Allison also narrates the iMazing story. 3. The episode asks what Apple support, home leak detection, and iPhone data recovery look like when the real goal is to protect subscriptions, hardware, water, and memories. 4. Allison’s first AppleCare story starts with Apple’s October 16, 2025 Apple TV and Peacock bundle announcement and her attempt to attach Peacock Premium Plus to Apple One. 5. She says the bundle path was hard to find, so she called AppleCare and still ended up paying for Apple TV One, Peacock Premium Plus, and the bundle, which increased her bill by $20 a month. 6. A refund for Apple TV Plus arrived within days, but Peacock Premium Plus was canceled too, leaving her worried about losing access when the bundle expired. 7. The next day’s support call with RJ, a senior advisor, ended with him canceling the unrequested bundle and telling her to wait 48 hours before subscribing again. 8. When she later opened the Peacock app, she saw a discounted standalone price of $11 a month, which was $5 less than before the bundle trouble started. 9. Allison’s second AppleCare story begins with a Touch ID problem on her MacBook Air that would work for Steve but not for her until a MacOS warning appeared. 10. The warning said “Touch ID issue detected,” and Settings showed Parts and Service with a Service History entry for “Touch ID Board” and a note that Apple could not determine whether the part was genuine or functioning as expected. 11. AppleCare advisor Luther suggested an in-store repair that would take a couple of hours, but senior tech Brian explained that the backlog was 10 days and that the repair would not require replacing the motherboard or keyboard. 12. Allison says the Touch ID repair cost $177, which made her view AppleCare as useful even for issues that are not covered by a simple one-step fix. 13. Her third AppleCare story involves the Mac App Store on her MacBook Pro failing to show updates and producing “Your request cannot be processed. Error code 5105.” 14. Senior advisor Cliff found that the App Store was deregistered and re-registered it, while Priscilla later walked her through deleting the com.apple.appstore and com.apple.appstoreagent cache folders from her home Library caches. 15. Allison says those cache deletions fixed the problem temporarily, and macOS 26.2 later restored normal update behavior after a reboot. 16. Bruce from Tennessee says he wanted a way to monitor water usage and automatically shut off the water if a leak developed while nobody was home. 17. He chose the Moen Flow smart water monitor, which he says costs about $550 for one-inch pipes, requires installation on the main water line, and can send push notifications, SMS, and email alerts. 18. Bruce reports false alarms from the water softener, a detected leak at a garden faucet, and a measured leak rate of about a quart per day based on meter readings over roughly half an hour. 19. The episode feels like a practical, story-driven technology show with long troubleshooting sequences, specific product names, and direct first-person reporting. 20. Listeners who like Apple support stories, home automation, and digital archiving will likely stay engaged; listeners avoiding hardware troubleshooting and file-management detail may skip it.

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