Joe Kissell has updated two of his most important Take Control books, Take Control of Your Passwords and Take Control of 1Password . The first part of our conversation focuses on the first book, and some of the updated advice that Joe has to help you make yourself as secure as possible when accessing your favorite web and ecommerce sites. If your password strategy hasn't changed recently, you need to hear what Joe has to say. (Part 1) Today's MacVoices is sponsored by Upstart. Fair and fast pers...
Aug 02, 2021•30 min•Season 2021Ep. 21143
The MacVoices Live! panel of Jay Miller, Frank Petrie, Dave Ginsburg, Mike Schmitz, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio wrap up their discussion of the medical features and capabilities of the Apple Watch, address the on- and off- nature of Apple's possible presence at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, and the scheduling of Virtual Macstock 2021. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of TextExpander. Find out more at TextExpander.com/podcast and SmileSoftwa...
Jul 30, 2021•33 min•Season 2021Ep. 21142
Our MacVoices Live! discussion of Apple's quarterly financial results continues as we look at the subscription revenue numbers, their implications, and how they are (or are not) calculated. We then start to examine how the Apple Watch's health monitoring capabilities are being used, what it can and can't do (at least right now), and where that fits in the strategy going forward. The panel of Jay Miller, Frank Petrie, Dave Ginsburg, Mike Schmitz, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio offer their thoughts and ...
Jul 29, 2021•32 min•Season 2021Ep. 21141
Our MacVoices Live! discussion of Apple's quarterly financial results took some decidedly offbeat turns. In Part 1, we touch on what effect stimulus money might have had on those results, how the continued changes to employment and work from home initiatives may have influenced things, and where that might go in the future. The panel of Jay Miller, Frank Petrie, Dave Ginsburg, Mike Schmitz, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio wrap up with the question of supply chain challenges for both Apple and the entir...
Jul 28, 2021•29 min•Season 2021Ep. 21140
In a brief Update for July 2021, Chuck talks about MacVoices Live!, the many assets that MacVoices Offers, and provides 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: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.c...
Jul 27, 2021•7 min•Season 2021Ep. 21139
The last part of this MacVoices Live! session focused on the acquisition of the podcast client Pocket Casts by Automatic, the makers of WordPress. What opportunities this might present for content creators and podcasters are considered by Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Jeff Gamet, David Ginsburg,and Brittany Smith. The panel then identify their podcast clients of choice and why they chose them. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software TextE...
Jul 26, 2021•32 min•Season 2021Ep. 21138
We finish up our discussion of streaming video interfaces before the MacVoices Live! panel of Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Jeff Gamet, David Ginsburg and Brittany Smith take on the topic of the Pegasus malware, why you probably aren't a target, and how the media has mis-represented the iPhone/Android aspects of the story. (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 informati...
Jul 23, 2021•39 min•Season 2021Ep. 21137
The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, and Frank Petrie start a conversation based on their experiences with the interfaces of the streaming media options out there. Xfinity, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and Apple TV all go under the microscope as we express our frustrations and thoughts on how they can improve. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices After Dark , our newest benefit for all Patreon supporters. Uncensored, off-topic, and al...
Jul 22, 2021•36 min•Season 2021Ep. 21136
The third and final part of our MacVoices Live! session with the MacinTech Mac User Group in Colorado, with Jeff Gamet and Apple Consultant Mark Stevenson focuses on why Mark bought a new M1 iMac and what he is telling his clients who are in the market for a new Mac. We wrap up by taking questions from the group. (Part 3) Today's MacVoices is sponsored by Upstart. Fair and fast personal loans. Go to upstart.com/macvoices and find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments. Show Notes: Guest...
Jul 21, 2021•31 min•Season 2021Ep. 21135
The second part of our visit to the MacinTech Mac User Group in Colorado, with Jeff Gamet and Apple Consultant Mark Stevenson turns to a discussion of whether to buy high or low on the product scale, and the panel's experiences with Apple's AirTags. (Part 2) Today's MacVoices is sponsored by Upstart. Fair and fast personal loans. Go to upstart.com/macvoices and find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments. Show Notes: Guests: Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and pub...
Jul 20, 2021•28 min•Season 2021Ep. 21134
MacVoices Live! takes a virtual trip to the MacinTech Mac User Group in Colordo, with Jeff Gamet and Apple Consultant Mark Stevenson to discuss what Apple gear to buy and what configurations are recommended. We start out sharing with what new Apple tech the panel has already invested in and what they are considering. (Part 1) Show Notes: Guests: Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander E...
Jul 19, 2021•35 min•Season 2021Ep. 21133
Our MacVoices Live! discussion of the Western Digital situation wraps up, and transitions into an examination of the Audicity information gathering change, and whether the Internet over-reacted. The panel of Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, Warren Sklar, Mark Fuccio, Andrew Orr, Brittany Smith, Jim Rea, and Jay Miller finish up with some brief comments on Smile's sale of PDFpen to Nitro. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices After Dark , our newest benef...
Jul 16, 2021•32 min•Season 2021Ep. 21132
MacVoices Live! is back from vacation and catching up on some of the news that was worth our attention. This time, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, Warren Sklar, Mark Fuccio, Andrew Orr, Brittany Smith, and Jay Miller discuss and debate the Western Digital hack where owners of certain cloud-enabled devices lost their data. Was their negligence on the part of Western Digital? How long should an equipment manufacturer be obligated to maintain a product? The panel looks at the si...
Jul 15, 2021•33 min•Season 2021Ep. 21131
After taking a little time off, host Chuck Joiner is back with some observations and tips on traveling in a post-lockdown world, and why your iPhone is more important than ever. Show Notes: Links: The TravelCard credit-card sized rechargeable battery OpenTable Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvo...
Jul 13, 2021•13 min•Season 2021Ep. 21130
The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Warren Sklar, Jay Miller, and Kelly Guimont wraps up this session with their impressions of the new Safari beta that is expected to be standard in macOS Monterey. Find out what works, what doesn't, and why you may want to give it a try before deciding. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayP...
Jul 09, 2021•31 min•Season 2021Ep. 21129
Our Amazon Prime Day conversation wraps up and then the MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Warren Sklar, Jay Miller, and Kelly Guimont discuss finding out how many apps you really use on your iPad. All those pages and pages of apps, but do you really use them? Consumption or productivity? At least one panel member was surprised by the answer. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you...
Jul 05, 2021•38 min•Season 2021Ep. 21128
On an open-mic edition of MacVoices Live!, the panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Warren Sklar, Jay Miller, and Kelly Guimont talk about what they acquired on Amazon Prime Day and why you might want to consider their purchases for yourself. (1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayPal options, at MacVoices.com/Support . Show Notes: Guests: David Ginsbur...
Jul 05, 2021•33 min•Season 2021Ep. 21127
Angel Vu, the Product Manager for PDFpen and PDFpen Pro from Smile , joins us to talk about version 13 of their PDF productivity utility. From a new icon to a a refined interface that gives easier access to the editing tools to new compression options, Angel gives us the tour of this must-have upgrade. 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 today and don't miss ...
Jul 02, 2021•31 min•Season 2021Ep. 21126
The second part of our MacVoices Live! visit to the Silicon Valley Mac User Group with panel members Jeff Gamet and Jim Rea continued the discussions of Apple's WWDC announcements and took audience questions and comments from the group. This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayPal options, at MacVoices.com/Support . Show Notes: Guests: Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer ...
Jul 02, 2021•33 min•Season 2021Ep. 2112
The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Warren Sklar, Jay Miller, and Kelly Guimont wraps up this session with their impressions of the new Safari beta that is expected to be standard in macOS Monterey. Find out what works, what doesn't, and why you may want to give it a try before deciding. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayP...
Jun 29, 2021•27 min•Season 2021Ep. 21124
The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Warren Sklar, Jay Miller, and Kelly Guimont wraps up this session with their impressions of the new Safari beta that is expected to be standard in macOS Monterey. Find out what works, what doesn't, and why you may want to give it a try before deciding. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayP...
Jun 29, 2021•27 min•Season 2021Ep. 21124
In a brief Update for June, 2021, Chuck talks about WWDC dominating the last month's shows, provides an update on the publication schedule for MacVoices and MacVoices Live!, and delivers the Support Report. Show Notes: Guests: Links: Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Facebook: http://www.f...
Jun 26, 2021•6 min•Season 2021Ep. 21123
This MacVoices Live! discussion with Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jay Miller, Brittany Smith, David Ginsburg and Mark Fuccio concludes with some final thoughts on how smart home devices might benefit from a convergence of compatibility, and how that might affect differentiation between platforms. We also get a surprise announcement from one of the panelists. (Part 3) MacVoices Magazine , our free magazine on Flipboard, helps you do more with your Apple tech. Show Notes: Gues...
Jun 25, 2021•27 min•Season 2021Ep. 21222
Our MacVoices Live! discussion of Apple automation wraps up and then shifts to the interaction between devices in the Apple ecosystem, an ideal scenario for smart home devices. The panel of Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jay Miller, Brittany Smith, David Ginsburg and Mark Fuccio examine why differentiators in those devices can be a good thing or a not-so-good thing. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps...
Jun 24, 2021•41 min•Season 2021Ep. 21121
The MacVoices Live panel of Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jay Miller, Brittany Smith, and David Ginsburg dug deep into the subject of how automation is evolving on both the Mac and iOS platforms. For one panel member, the support of Shortcuts on the Mac is a deciding factor in purchasing. Others question and discuss developers reactions and support of AppleScript going forward, its integration with Shortcuts, and how they see it all happening. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoic...
Jun 23, 2021•43 min•Season 2021Ep. 21120
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jeff Carlson about using a DSLR as a webcam to improve your online meeting appearances, we finish up the hardware discussions and get into tips and techniques that will make you look better on Zoom, Teams, Skype, and too other services. Jeff also provides some options if the DSLR is out of your price or technical appetite, and reiterates the question of "how good do you need to look"? (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by CLEAR. Get to the front of...
Jun 22, 2021•37 min•Season 2021Ep. 21119
Jeff Carlson is back once again to talk about how to look your best on your online meetings. This time, Jeff focuses on using your DSLR as your web cam. You would think it is simple, but there are some tricks and maybe a little hardware that you need to make it work. In the first part of our conversation, Jeff talks about some of those, and the basic question about web meetings: how good do you need to look? (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by CLEAR. Get to the front of the line F...
Jun 21, 2021•40 min•Season 2021Ep. 21118
Chuck relates the story of his experience in trying to do a transaction on Facebook, the warning signs that spelled trouble, and why you need to be extra careful when trying to buy or sell online. 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: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner ...
Jun 18, 2021•13 min•Season 2021Ep. 21117
The second part of our discussion with Paul Ducklin, Principal Research Scientist for Sophos , turns to ways to protect yourself from the bad guys when it comes to ransomeware, malware, and data breaches. Some common sense approaches, Paul's personal top five suggestions, and what to look for in anti-malware software wrap up this very important discussion of keeping you and your data safe. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software like PDFpen, P...
Jun 16, 2021•28 min•Season 2021Ep. 21116
Ransomeware stories are everywhere these days, but what does the threat really look like, and what can be done to protect yourself? Paul Ducklin, Principal Research Scientist for Sophos joins us to discuss the issue. Who is to blame? How should a victim react? How should you react in a breach situation? Paul has some thoughts on those and all aspects of a breach and how users and companies react. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software like PD...
Jun 15, 2021•23 min•Season 2021Ep. 115
