Josh Centers weighs in with a different kind of Gift Guide pick, sharing some of his personal tips and tricks for acquiring the much-sought-after PlayStation 5 and Xbox gaming consoles. Find out what Twitter accounts to follow, what YouTube alerts to set, how to avoid scams, and one of Josh's tricks to help you get what you want when you want it. 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 pa...
Dec 21, 2021•30 min•Season 2021Ep. 21240
The MacVoices Live! panel of Frank Petrie, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, Warren Sklar, Kelly Guimont, and Mark Fuccio wrap the Log4Shell discussion, touch on Apple approaching a $3 trillion (with a "T") market cap, and whether the analysts really get it. Finally, some interesting commentary on Elon Musk as Time's Person of the Year concludes the session. (Part 3) [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV21239.mp3[/embed] MacVoices is supported by Truebill....
Dec 17, 2021•34 min•Season 2021Ep. 21239
The MacVoices Live! panel continues the discussion of Toyota implementing s remote-start subscription model, CarPlay, and self-driving vehicles. Then, Frank Petrie, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, Warren Sklar, Kelly Guimont, and Mark Fuccio turn their attention turns to the Log4Shell exploit, covering where it came from and what you can and can't do about it. (Part 2) MacVoices is supported by Truebill. Get control of your subscriptions at TrueBill.com/macvoices ...
Dec 16, 2021•30 min•Season 2021Ep. 238
An extra-large MacVoices Live! panel of Frank Petrie, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, Warren Sklar, Kelly Guimont and Mark Fuccio look hard at the tech-adjacent topic of Toyota implementing a subscription service for remote start on their vehicles. The panel examines the reasons behind the move, what options there might be, and the impact on a Toyota car-buying decision in the future. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Coinbase. For a limited time,...
Dec 15, 2021•39 min•Season 2021Ep. 21237
Terri Morgan and Chris Demiris of Luma Touch recently won the Apple's prestigious "iPad App of the Year" award for iPad video editing app LumaFusion . They talk about what the award means to them, how they found out, and why they credit Apple for providing the tools to build an amazing app. Terri and Chris also talk about how the pandemic has affected LumaTouch, and why they are happy to be able to provide an app that, among many other things, provides a tool to honor those lost. This edition of...
Dec 14, 2021•40 min•Season 2021Ep. 21236
Gary Levitt, Co-Founder of Future Moments , is back to discuss the enhancements to MicSwap that allow private and secure collaboration on any audio project, and especially music projects. Gary explains why that security is so important, how they go about accomplishing it, and gets a little geeky in explaining how the system works. We also cover some of the basics of MacSwap and MicSwap MultiTrack, and what else they are working on. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Coinbase. For a limite...
Dec 13, 2021•41 min•Season 2021Ep. 21235
MacVoices Gift Guide #5 wraps up with more picks from Brittany Smith, Mike T. Rose, and David Ginsburg. Great gift ideas for the tech-inclined, and why our panelists selected them. (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: Guests:David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple...
Dec 10, 2021•36 min•Season 2021Ep. 21234
The MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #5 features gift ideas from Brittany Smith, Mike T. Rose, and David Ginsburg. From storage devices to wellness, audio and video, this one has something for everyone. (Part 1) 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 a thing. Show Notes: Guests:David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS w...
Dec 09, 2021•34 min•Season 2021Ep. 21233
David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Mike T. Rose, and host Chuck Joiner continue the discussion of their Apple repair experiences in and out of Apple Stores. The panel then take on the questions and issues surrounding Microsoft, Qualcomm, and ARM, and what it means for running Windows in an virtual environment on an M1 Mac. (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 ...
Dec 02, 2021•33 min•Season 2021Ep. 21232
David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Mike T. Rose, and host Chuck Joiner continue the discussion of their Apple repair experiences in and out of Apple Stores. The panel then take on the questions and issues surrounding Microsoft, Qualcomm, and ARM, and what it means for running Windows in an virtual environment on an M1 Mac. (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 ...
Dec 02, 2021•31 min•Season 2021Ep. 21231
David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Mike T. Rose share their thoughts on the change in Apple's repair policy: what's behind it, who it is good for, and why it may not make a big difference to most users. The panel also shares their repair experiences in-Apple Store and direct. (Part 1) 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 bl...
Dec 02, 2021•32 min•Season 2021Ep. 21230
The panel for our fourth gift guide, Peter Cohen, Jim Rea, and Wally Cherwinski, finish off their picks with picks that literary, electronic, Apple-oriented, and more. See which ones you will be giving as well as getting. (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: Guests: Wally Cherwinski is a Videographer based in Ottawa, Canada. Originally trained as a scien...
Dec 02, 2021•47 min•Season 2021Ep. 21229
Our fourth holiday gift guide features picks from Peter Cohen, Jim Rea, and Wally Cherwinski, as well as a special appearance by Ken Ray. The gifts range from practical to fun, gaming to video and photography. (Part 1) MacVoices is supported by quip. Better oral health made simple. Get your first refil free at getquip.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Guests: Wally Cherwinski is a Videographer based in Ottawa, Canada. Originally trained as a scientist, he spent a portion of his career in research and ...
Dec 02, 2021•49 min•Season 2021Ep. 21228
Guests Charles Edge, Elle Newman, and Brett Terpstra wrap up our third holiday gift guide in a fun look at some unusual choices. (Part 2) MacVoices is supported by quip. Better oral health made simple. Get your first refill free at getquip.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Guests: Charles Edge has written 9 books and over 3,000 blog posts on technology, with a focus on large-scale systems and server management, including Take Control of OS X Server . He is currently a product manager for JAMF Software...
Dec 01, 2021•57 min•Season 2021Ep. 21227
The third MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide features picks from our all-Minnesota panel of Charles Edge, Elle Newman, and Brett Terpstra. Get ready for some fun and some off-the-wall picks that are both tech and "tech-adjacent". (Part 1) MacVoices is supported by quip. Better oral health made simple. Get your first refill free at getquip.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Guests: Charles Edge has written 9 books and over 3,000 blog posts on technology, with a focus on large-scale systems and server manageme...
Nov 30, 2021•35 min•Season 2021Ep. 21226
In the November, 2021 Update, Chuck answers some questions about the recording methods used for the various flavors of MacVoices, and why those methods yield different results. Our social media presences, gift guides, and the Support Report round out the Update. Show Notes: Links: Gift Guide Links: MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide (all picks) on the MacVoices Web site MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide (all picks) on Flipboard (Also available in the Flipboard app) Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Pat...
Nov 29, 2021•9 min•Season 2021Ep. 21225
In the November, 2021 Update, Chuck answers some questions about the recording methods used for the various flavors of MacVoices, and why those methods yield different results. Our social media presences, gift guides, and the Support Report round out the Update. Show Notes: Links: Gift Guide Links: MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide (all picks) on the MacVoices Web site MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide (all picks) on Flipboard (Also available in the Flipboard app) Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Pat...
Nov 29, 2021•9 min•Season 2021Ep. 21225
David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, Kelly Guimont, and Mark Fuccio finish up our MacVoices Live! discussion of Apple buying ads for apps in the App Store before turning their attention to the effects of app tracking. We finish up with some thoughts on why there seems to be so much bias against big companies…and big tech companies in particular. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of TextExpander for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Find out more at TextE...
Nov 24, 2021•30 min•Season 2021Ep. 21224
Our MacVoices Live! pane of David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, Kelly Guimont, and Mark Fuccio examine Amazon's release of a Prime Video app. Is it for your benefit or theirs? Then the panel starts a discussion of the implications of Apple purchasing Google ads for apps in the app store. Who does it benefit? Is the practice just good business, clickbait fodder, or both? (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of TextExpander for Mac, iPad, and iPho...
Nov 23, 2021•30 min•Season 2021Ep. 21223
Our MacVoices Live! discussion with David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, Kelly Guimont, and Mark Fuccio starts off with supply chain comments, then quickly shifts to the security of using Apple Mail on the Apple Watch. Is this a real concern, Apple's negligence, or just a clickbait headline. Find out what the panel's conclusions are. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of TextExpander for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Find out more at TextExpander.com/...
Nov 22, 2021•34 min•Season 2021Ep. 21222
The MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #2 wraps up as Jeff Gamet, Mark Fuccio, and Mike Schmitz make their final picks, cost each other money, and agree on one pick at the end because they all already have it. (Part 2) MacVoices is supported by Truebill. Get control of your subscriptions at TrueBill.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Guests: Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Se...
Nov 19, 2021•54 min•Season 2021Ep. 21221
Our MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #2 panel of Jeff Gamet, Mark Fuccio, and Mike Schmitz is full of varied picks and lots of fun. Themes are starting to develop in this year's crop of gift ideas, and this panel helps establish those trends. See what they want to give, get…or maybe have picked up already for themselves. (Part 1) MacVoices is supported by Truebill. Get control of your subscriptions at TrueBill.com/macvoices . Show Notes: Guests: Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup ...
Nov 18, 2021•53 min•Season 2021Ep. 21220
Our MacVoices Live! panel shifts the discussion to the demand for Apple products, then looks at the many considerations when configuring your new MacBook Pro…or any new hardware. What is important? What is worth paying for? What are the factors, beyond price, that you should take into account? David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio provide their thoughts. (Part 2) MacVoices is sponsored by Upstart. Fair and fast personal loans. Go to upstart.com/macvoices and find out how Upstart can lower you...
Nov 17, 2021•31 min•Season 2021Ep. 21219
The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio discuss topics of current relevance to Apple, including supply chain constraints and how they affect buying decisions, the enterprise' reactions to Apple's latest products, and the recent drop in Apple hardware trade-in prices. (Part 1) 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: Mark Fuccio is...
Nov 16, 2021•33 min•Season 2021Ep. 21218
The second part of our first 2021 Holiday Gift Guide wraps up as Kelly Guimont, Patrice Brend'amour, and Warren Sklar provide their final picks that are practical, fun, and surprising. (Part 1) 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: Patrice Brend'amour is the creator, advocate and Product Manager of a global healthcare software initiative, which is not only ...
Nov 15, 2021•44 min•Season 2021Ep. 21217
Our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide series kicks off as Kelly Guimont, Patrice Brend'amour, and Warren Sklar deliver some tech and non-tech gift ideas. (Part 1) 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 a thing. Show Notes: Guests: Patrice Brend'amour is the creator, advocate and Product Manager of a global healthcare software initiative, which is not ...
Nov 12, 2021•40 min•Season 2021Ep. 21216
The conclusion of our conversation with Jeff Carlson about Take Control of Apple Watch, Second Edition turns to the past and present evolution of Watch apps. How the sensors in the newer watches have enabled some of that evolution, how the incremental changes make a big difference in your use of the Apple Watch, and some reminders of the Apple Watch's capabilities that you may have forgotten about are all part of the discussion. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices After ...
Nov 11, 2021•26 min•Season 2021Ep. 21215
Jeff Carlson has updated Take Control of Apple Watch to the second edition, to cover the latest hardware and software for Apple's wearable. We talk about what's new in Apple Watch 7 and watchOS 8, and how Apple' has kept a significant number of the previous iterations of Apple Watch useful and relevant. (Part 1) [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV21214.mp3[/embed] This edition of MacVoices is supported by Coinbase. For a limited time, new users can get $10 in free Bitcoin when you si...
Nov 10, 2021•28 min•Season 2021Ep. 21214
David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Andrew Orr, Mark Fuccio, and Brittany Smith finish up this MacVoices Live! discussion by outlining what Apple gear they have on order, and commenting on the challenges of some of the online conference services. Then, the discussion goes on the rails…railroad rails. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Coinbase. For a limited time, new users can get $10 in free Bitcoin when you sign up today at Coinbase.com/ macvoices . Show Notes: Guests: Mark F...
Nov 09, 2021•31 min•Season 2021Ep. 21213
The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Andrew Orr is joined by Mark Fuccio and Brittany Smith to answer listener questions about how we refer to our smart assistants. Why we use nicknames such as "S-Lady" for Siri, "A-Lady" for Alexa, etc.. Do we really need to be careful? Are we being sexist by using the female gender, and why do we do it? We enlist the help of the chat room to answer at least some of these questions. Why (doesn't) or does voice recognition kick i...
Nov 08, 2021•36 min•Season 2021Ep. 21212
