Apples gives and then takes away...layers of confusion and it's hard to say whether this was a good thing to take or a bad thing to give. Could be both. Meanwhile the GMen don't dwell on it because of a short attention span and instead talk about ideology, Steve Jobs, the FBI, East Texas, and streaming game services. Oh and some kerfuffle about Facebook and privacy but hey, it's Tuesday.
The GMen are not overly fond of analysts and all their blather, so when two directly contradict each other, it cause for a case of the giggles...or sniffles in Guy's case. Guy also keeps hearing about ARM-based Macs and Gaz keeps poking him for reactions!
No podcast last week because Guy was at death's door! That's IF "Death's door" was sniffling, a little coughing, and making everyone around him miserable by complaining. Come to think of it, many did want to kill him before he felt better. This week though, they catch up on all the MyMac stuff, a little news, if Apple should buy Netflix, and laughing that Samsung wants to open exclusive Samsung stores.
Guy manages to half destroy his mancave and Gaz wants to go museum hopping! Also, Apple sells a lot of stuff but not as much as they promised they would (proooooomised!), FaceTime flaws, and Google/FaceBook did a naughty thing!
Yes the GMen are without direction. Yes, they meander all over the place. No, that doesn't have anything to do with the show's title. It's a not very clever way to bring up a Macintosh Emulator. They also have a non-second section technical talk about all kinds of things and maybe they'll start doing that in the second section too...unless they forget.
There's a great reason why the show has this name, but Guy can't remember what it is. What he does remember is that buying stuff at Wish is not typically a wish granted. Gaz is editing his time-lapse videos on an iPad instead of his Mac and hacks and viruses just aren't what they used to be. Lastly, feeling nostalgic for older Apple products? Well like bad food they may be back up again!
It's traction distraction, what's your fractions? Guy LOVES microphones and he's disappointed when a cheap one outperforms an expensive one...especially after he's bought both! Gaz is distracted by time...and time-lapse. But isn't time-lapse something that happens anyway? Oh and we suppose the Consumer Electronic Show in Vegas is worth a mention or two.
So it's planes, lawsuits, the Queen of England (naturally), iPhone sales in China, time-lapse, and vodka. Especially vodka. And trying to find a cursor...without cursing.
Happy significant milestone that neither Gaz nor Guy remembered until this week everyone! Oh, and apparently a major religion is getting ready to celebrate the birth of the Messiah some 2000+ years later. Man at least the GMen were only a week off! Mr. Yankello redoes some graphics for Guy and Gaz can't get enough of HomeKit. Also, Ming-Chi Kuo gets mentioned a lot, bent iPads are A-OK with Apple, and when is 5G that isn't 5G, 5G? When AT & T says it is.
Gaz and Guy are back after a deserved by someone anyway week off. Almost completely without notes and any kind of structure which leads to hilarious shenanigans. Gaz's got some stories and Guy just loses it several times.
Gaz is away so David Ginsburg from the Off the Charts and In Touch with iOS podcasts joins Guy for what ended up being the third time this week so he's already tired of Guy's nonsense probably. All the usual stuff and a discussion over whether or not the new Mac mini could be used as a pro machine.
While this might seem like a redundant statement (the GMen being turkeys), it fits in nicely with that American holiday of over-eating, full contact shopping, and apparently being grateful for something or another. Lots of MyMac stuff as appetizers, CarPlay, analysts, and Black Friday deal fails as the main course, and all the usual after stuff for...afters. YUM!
A question that can only be answered by listening to the show because their minds work (kinda) in mysterious ways. The GMen run through the news like they were taking a machine gun nest with a take no prisoners attitude...except without the actual fighting, explosions, and so forth so not nearly as exciting or life threatening.
Well they certainly wouldn't respond to THIS show! Gaz is away and Karl Madden joins Guy which is a good thing because he had all KINDS of issues...tech related. Thought I better throw that in there.
Apple renews its old stuff and the GMen are all over it! Well not literally because that would be really uncomfortable but they do talk about it!
Gaz's iPhone XR shows up and he likes it but thinks his wife and Lil Gaz will believe it's too big because size matters. Guy leaves stuff behind, not like anything bad like you should, but valuable stuff because he's dumb sometimes. Lot's of Apple stories and they enjoyed it SO much, they recorded it three times! OK, that part they didn't enjoy.
Guy is still sick, but it's adding a certain level of...Guy still being sick. Gas fixes his mouse and Mac App Store, and the two of them talk about all kinds of Apple and Mac stuff...because that's what they do.
Guy is not feeling well and he's a miserable person when that happens, but it leads to hilarious hijinks! Gaz finally gets an answer from 1Password, but it's almost indecipherable. And naturally all the usual nonsense you've come to expect from the GMen.
And he’s back yep Karl again steps in to help out as Guy is away sunning himself on his private island retreat that he’s purchased after winning the lottery.
Gas makes a big purchase and you'll NEVER guess what it is based on the title for this podcast! And sure they talk about other stuff too because they have to fill an hour SOMEHOW, but that BIG purchase...it's a mystery!
Gaz and Guy rope Karl Madden back to the show again to talk about iOS 12, new iPhones and watches, another Android phone maker trying to market their stuff off Apple, and where the heck are those AirPower chargers anyway?
New Apple iPhones and a watch and nary a Mac in sight. Karl Madden from the Mac and Forth podcast joins Gaz and Guy to talk about and listen to Guy whine...I mean speak intelligently about this sad state of affairs.
OK, Tar...if...c'mon tariffs. Alright not my best analogy. Gaz is out on walk-a-bout and Dave Ginsburg of "In Touch with iOS" joins Guy to talk about Shazam, more Alex Jones, and a malware app that acts like...malware and gets you to actually PAY for it.
After a week off for REALLY good reasons (really they were!), the GMen are fresh and ready to go as usual! So, Guy is particularly manic and Gaz is doing his level best to keep him in check which nearly always sometimes never works! They talk a bit about the upcoming event, walking holidays, amusement parks, weddings and a few other things including waffles.
Guy can't talk like Arnold without going all French on everyone, Gaz is out of his bedroom, and of somewhat lesser importance some kid hacked Apple and grabbed lots of stuff.
Hang overs, feeling weirdly normal, and pantomiming River Dances is all part and parcel of this week's show where apparently they also talk about something serious like malware. Can you sing one song to the tune of another? Harder than it sounds, but is hilarious.
Guy falls asleep when he could have been podcasting so they record on his wife's birthday instead because how could THAT go wrong? They toss about Apple's trillion dollar worth and why it hasn't also made them rich and Cupertino being all fussed because Apple made money and they want some of it. Also, why NOT make a Hyperloop transportation system that goes 800MPH through residential neighborhoods?
Gaz and Guy finally manage to be the internets at the same time to record a podcast! What are they effing stupid? A real menagerie of topics in the center section and a LOT about Macstock 2018.
A little late getting this out mostly because I was driving home, but it's a good one! Tim Robertson starts us off with Silent Brooke, then it's Bob "Dr. Mac" Levitas, followed by Chuck Joiner, and lastly Mike Potter creator of the Macstock Expo.
Being the summer of duh fits RIGHT into the GMen’s wheelhouse! So many stories of the obvious and the inane because otherwise, well there wouldn’t be much of a show based on actual events! Motley Fool, Adobe, Subscription services, and new MacBook Pros that neither of us can afford round out the rest of the podcast.
