In the second part of this MacVoices Live! discussion, Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, and Kelly Guimont look at the how's and why's of Russian code in apps used by the U.S. Army, and maybe in your apps as well. The vulnerabilities of Microsoft Office apps came as a surprise to at least one panel member. The group then started a discussion about after-market CarPlay options and how to use them. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by ...
Dec 16, 2022•25 min•Season 2022Ep. 22254
The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, and Kelly Guimont deliver a PSA about why quitting Twitter isn't a good idea. The panel looks at a hefty fine levied against Google, what it means for your privacy (if anything), and whether turning off information tracking with Apple really means that it is completely off. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices After Dark , our newest benefit for all Patreon supporter...
Dec 15, 2022•36 min•Season 2022Ep. 22253
Our "About An Hour With Jeff Carlson on Apple Watch" has the author of Take Control of Apple Watch discussing Apple Pay and Apple Watch, the inevitable watch bands, and what he does pretty much every day on his watch. Jeff also discusses watch face customization and some of the options available. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by The MacVoices Slack. Available to silver, gold, and platinum Patrons of MacVoices. Sign up at Patreon.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Links: Ocean Apple Wa...
Dec 14, 2022•39 min•Season 2022Ep. 22252
Recently, on a special Take Control Books / MacVoices live event on YouTube, we spent "About An Hour" with Jeff Carlson, the author of Take Control of Apple Watch , taking questions from the audience and discussing the focus of his book. Jeff discusses why he would tell anyone to buy an Apple Watch, how to choose between the cellular vs. wifi models, and HomeKit and the Apple Watch. Jeff also shows off Apple Watch mirroring as he demonstrates features, as well as the effective use of Siri on App...
Dec 13, 2022•39 min•Season 2022Ep. 22251
Adam Engst and Chuck Joiner finish up their virtual visit to the Diablo Valley Mac User Group by discussing AirTags, why Apple drops some product segments, and privacy. They take questions, talk about keyboards, Apple resellers, and virtual meetings. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices After Dark , our newest benefit for all Patreon supporters. Uncensored, off-topic, and always off the wall. Show Notes: Links: Contour Design RollerMouse Guest: Adam C. Engst is the publis...
Dec 12, 2022•36 min•Season 2022Ep. 22250
Adam Engst and Chuck Joiner paid a virtual visit to the Diablo Valley Mac User Group, and the discussion was wide-ranging from start to finish. We started off talking about some changes at TidBITS , the challenges of covering Apple news and how it has changed through the years. Next, Adam discusses why his visit to an Apple Store after a 3-year gap altered his impressions of some of Apple's products, including iMacs, Apple Watches, iPads, and iPad accessories. (Part 1) [embed]http://traffic.libs...
Dec 09, 2022•49 min•Season 2022Ep. 22249
Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Mark Fuccio, Web Bixby, and Jeff Gamet finish off an intense discussion of Alexa, Siri, and our expectations for voice assistant performance. The MacVoices Live! panel also touches on some new ISP regulations that are long overdue. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by The MacVoices Slack. Become a Patreon supporter and get access at Patreon.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Links: Amazon Alexa is a "colossal failure," on pace to lose $1...
Dec 08, 2022•51 min•Season 2022Ep. 22248
The MacVoices panel of Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Mark Fuccio, Web Bixby, and Jeff Gamet start the session by examining a report on the failure, and cost, of Amazon's Alexa. The discussion evolves into an intense examination of voice assistants and how they do (or don't) meet our expectations. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Kolide. Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you securely scale your business. Learn m...
Dec 07, 2022•49 min•Season 2022Ep. 22247
Rosemary Orchard, Peter Cohen, and David Ginsburg finish off their picks for MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #5 with items for the home, items for hair, items for your iPad, and items to keep you organized. (Part 2) Kolide This edition of MacVoices is supported by Rosemary Orchard, Peter Cohen, and David Ginsburg finish off their picks for MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #5 with items for the home, items for hair, items for your iPad, and items to keep you organized. (Part 2) [embed]http://traffic.lib...
Dec 06, 2022•47 min•Season 2022Ep. 22246
The holiday spirit rolls on with MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #5, featuring Rosemary Orchard, Peter Cohen, and David Ginsburg. The picks range from the expensive to the affordable, health to tech, comfort to power tools. (Yes, power tools.) (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Kolide. Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you securely scale your business. Learn more here . Show Notes: Links: Rosemary Orchard's Picks: EOOUT 25pcs Mesh Zipper...
Dec 05, 2022•27 min•Season 2022Ep. 22245
The MacVoices Live! panel continues to discuss and debate social media alternatives to Twitter. Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Web Bixby, and Kelly Guimont also examine which social media properties are the most important ones, especially as each of the major players take turns being demonized by the tech press. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices After Dark , our newest benefit for all Patreon supporters. Uncensored, off-topic, and always off...
Dec 02, 2022•35 min•Season 2022Ep. 22244
Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Brittany Smith, Web Bixby, and Kelly Guimont discuss the Slingbox shut-down, how it affects cord-cutters, and some alternatives. Then, this MacVoices Live! panel talks about the migration to Twitter-alternative social media platforms, who is moving, and why. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe to...
Dec 01, 2022•34 min•Season 2022Ep. 22243
The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Brittany Smith, Web Bixby, and Kelly Guimont started of this session with an examination of the loss of Pantone color support that was part of Adobe Creative Cloud. Why it happened, how to get it back, and some work-arounds are all part of understanding that your legacy projects are not lost. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Zocdoc. Find local doctors who take your insurance at Zocdoc.com/macvoi...
Nov 30, 2022•35 min•Season 2022Ep. 22242
Our conversation with Rosemary Orchard, the author of Take Control of Shortcuts, Second Edition , continues with some examples of how Shortcuts has improved Reminders in macOS Ventura, and how to find what Shortcuts are available for what apps. Rosemary also shares some thoughts on Focus Modes' integration with Shortcuts, and how Shortcuts does syncing right. (Part 2) [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV22241.mp3[/embed] This edition of MacVoices is supported by Zocdoc. Find local doc...
Nov 29, 2022•25 min•Season 2022Ep. 22241
Rosemary Orchard, the author of Take Control of Shortcuts, Second Edition , brings us up-to-date on one of the most powerful utilities that Apple provides She provides some concrete examples of why you should use Shortcuts, and gives examples of how Shortcuts support in Apple's Notes has greatly expanded. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Zocdoc. Find local doctors who take your insurance at Zocdoc.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Links: Rosemary Orchard is a nerd, automator, and cho...
Nov 27, 2022•21 min•Season 2022Ep. 22240
Adam Engst and Chuck Joiner paid a virtual visit to the Apple CIDER Mac User Group in early November. Adam addressed the issues with Twitter (as they existed then), and talked about the new crop of iPads and who they are for. The benefits of a hands-on Apple Store shopping experience, questions from the audience and more were all part of the Election Night conversation. MacVoices is supported by Rocket Money. Cancel unwanted subscriptions today at RocketMoney.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Guests: ...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 2022Ep. 22239
The second part of MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #4 with Brittany Smith, Mike Schmitz, and Joe Kissell finishes up with tech picks, health picks, book picks, and even a game pick. (Part 2) [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV22238.mp3[/embed] MacVoices is supported by Rocket Money. Cancel unwanted subscriptions today at RocketMoney.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Links: Joe Kissell's picks: Take Control of Untangling Connections by Glenn Fleishman https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/untanglin...
Nov 23, 2022•35 min•Season 2022Ep. 22238
The fourth MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide for 2022 features picks from Brittany Smith, Mike Schmitz, and Joe Kissell, and range from weather-related picks to power devices, audio to health related picks. (Part 1) MacVoices is supported by Rocket Money. Cancel unwanted subscriptions today at RocketMoney.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Links: Joe Kissell's picks: Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HQ642ZM/A/belkin-iphone-mount-with-magsafe-for-mac-notebooks ICETrekkers S...
Nov 22, 2022•28 min•Season 2022Ep. 22237
In the November 2022 MacVoices Update, Chuck outlines the publication schedule for MacVoices over the Thanksgiving Holiday and announces the next "About An Hour With" session, this time with Jeff Carlson, the author of Take Control of Apple Watch . Also included are some notes on the social media situation and the month's Support Report. Show Notes: Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: ht...
Nov 21, 2022•9 min•Season 2022Ep. 22236
This MacVoices Live! conversation with Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Eric Bolden, Guy Serle, and Brittany Smith concludes up with discussion of reports that the number of Comcast subscribers is flat or decreasing, and that rates are going up. The panel talks about frustrations, connectivity alternatives, and who they use. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Zocdoc. Find local doctors who take your insurance at Zocdoc.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Links: Comcast wants Intern...
Nov 17, 2022•35 min•Season 2022Ep. 22235
Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Eric Bolden, Guy Serle and Brittany Smith finish up a conversation about the Twitter situation, and what we all want and need out of a social media network. A few comments about the quarterly Apple earnings call finish off this episode. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Zocdoc. Find local doctors who take your insurance at Zocdoc.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Links: Spring - Twitter client Guests: Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, fo...
Nov 17, 2022•32 min•Season 2022Ep. 22234
The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Eric Bolden, and Guy Serle discuss not only the state of Twitter, but what alternatives they would favor if Twitter goes away. Mastodon? Micro.Blog? See what the pros and cons are in this thoughtful discussion. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Kolide. Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you securely scale your business. Learn more here . This edition of MacVoices is s...
Nov 16, 2022•34 min•Season 2022Ep. 22233
In the second part of our "About An Hour With Josh Centers" live event, Josh covers productivity challenges of iPad vs. MacBook and shares his screen to show off Home Screen customization. Questions from the audience chat, Focus modes, and Lock Screen security round to the show. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Kolide. Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Windows, and Linux that can help you securely scale your business. Learn more here . Show Notes: Links: Take Contr...
Nov 15, 2022•34 min•Season 2022Ep. 22232
In our first-ever "About An Hour With" live event on the MacVoices channel on YouTube, Josh Centers, the author of Take Control of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 , starts off with when and why to update to the new OS versions, the Home app and Matter, and changes with Apple Books. Josh also takes questions and comments from the chat, and discusses Stage Manager and what it is trying to accomplish. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Kolide. Kolide is a fleet visibility solution for Mac, Win...
Nov 14, 2022•34 min•Season 2022Ep. 22231
The second part of MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 finishes up with Frederick Van Johnson, Bart Busschots, and Kelly Guimont selecting more video gear, more cooking gear, a software title, and more. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by our Patreon supporters. Get access to the MacVoices Slack and MacVoices After Dark by joining in at Patreon.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Links: Frederick Van Johnson's Picks: Insta360 GO 2 – Small Action Camera https://amzn.to/3UF1I9M Culinary Bu...
Nov 11, 2022•45 min•Season 2022Ep. 22230
This edition of the MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide features picks by Frederick Van Johnson, Kelly Guimont, and Bart Busschots that range from cooking gear to video equipment, books to bags. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices After Dark , our newest benefit for all Patreon supporters. Uncensored, off-topic, and always off the wall. Show Notes: Links: Frederick Van Johnson's Picks: DJI Mic Wireless Lavalier Microphone with 2 Transmitters and 1 Receiver, 15-Hour Battery Life...
Nov 10, 2022•57 min•Season 2022Ep. 22229
Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, Andrew Orr, and Kelly Guimont finish off this MacVoices Live! discussion of how some individuals approach working from home, and how that affects both productivity and the willingness of employers to offer the option. Then, we touch on the price increases that Apple recently announced for Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple One. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is supported by NordVPN. Get secure and private access to the Internet w...
Nov 09, 2022•37 min•Season 2022Ep. 22228
The discussion of the Meta/Microsoft partnership for virtual workspaces morphed into a heated discussion about workplace behavior both physical and online. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, Andrew Orr, and Kelly Guimont debated how some of those behaviors are affecting productivity and the willingness of employers to offer WFH options…and the members of the panel didn't always agree. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by NordVPN. Get secure and private...
Nov 08, 2022•36 min•Season 2022Ep. 22227
This MacVoices Live! session starts out with the panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, Andrew Orr, and Kelly Guimont examining Best Buy's Mac Upgrade Program. Who is it for and does it make sense from productivity and financial standpoints? Then, we start a discussion of the reported cooperation between Meta and Microsoft for the future of work. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by NordVPN. Get secure and private access to the Internet with a spe...
Nov 08, 2022•36 min•Season 2022Ep. 22226
The second MacVoices Gift Guide wraps up as Charles Edge and Jeff Butts make their final selections, discuss Alexa vs. Siri, and dogs and cats. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by The MacVoices Slack. Available to silver, gold, and platinum Patrons of MacVoices. Sign up at Patreon.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Links: 2022 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide - Master List 2022 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide (Flipboard version on the web) Flipboard (app) Charles Edge's Picks: Kasa Smart LED Li...
Nov 04, 2022•43 min•Season 2022Ep. 22225
