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Maccast 2021.12.19

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:36:56 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 812. Apple's latest OS updates arrive. 27-inch iMac update in "Spring". Apple TV+ gets first Russian-language show. Mega-MP upgrade coming to iPhone 14?. Archive, the "other" backup. Use case for AR/VR headset. Thing of the Moment: Merlin Bird ID. TOTM Bonus: Notchmeister.

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Maccast 2021.12.12

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:34:39 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 811. Apple expecting 2022 iPhone bounce. M1 helps Mac growth in enterprise. Apple invested $275 million in China. Apple TV+ picks up Theranos biopic. macOS 12.1 RC brings SharePlay. Apple plans for next headset. More on next Apple products. Apps not linking to alternative payment options. Yet. Feel the classical music. A more open HomeKit. Apple VR events. External recovery on an M1 Mac. M1 doesn't do Windows. Thing of the Moment: Daylite

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Maccast 2021.12.05

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:15:05 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 810. Apple still exploring AirPower. Reports of 16-inch MacBook Pro charging issues. iPhone delays give customers pause. Apple’s 2022 lineup shaping up. Thoughts on Apple Glasses. Great recovery story. Backup reminder. Backup in the M-Series age.

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Maccast 2021.11.28

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:03:44 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 809. Apple Watch still tops, but slips. Drivers License in Apple Wallet delayed. Apple goes on the offensive against state sponsored hacking. Temporary Apple Sales halt in Turkey. What will replace the iPhone. Finding Battery Draining apps. Home Sharing issues.

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Maccast 2021.11.21

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:54:56 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 808. Apple allows ‘self service’ repairs. Apple may still see big holiday sales. Apple doesn’t “secretly” buy app ads. Qualcomm wants in on the chip war. Some Apple TV+ news. More on Apple’s upcoming headset. Apple “SportKit” references. OS updates address bugs. Apple “refocuses” on fully autonomous car. Traveling with AppleTV. macOS memory leak. Gifting Apple Media. Time Machine stuck in time. Monitoring Mac Battery Drain.

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Maccast 2021.11.14

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 07:13:52 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 807. Next gen Apple Silicon. Apple TV+ Levy Travel Series. Apple will address iPhone 13 screen hardware lock. More Chinese Music coming to Apple Music. Netflix Games now on iOS. iOS 15.2 beta brings new features. Apple maps updated 3D experience. Shared iCloud Contacts. Improving Apple Maps. Traveling with a Home PodMini. MacOS Monterey Dictation. Photo Memories you don’t want. M1 MacBooks and double power.

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Maccast 2021.11.07

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:06:46 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 806. Apple’s AR/VR headset to support Wi-Fi 6E. AppleTV+ News. Apple cuts back iPads to push iPhones. “Application out of memory” errors. macOS Monterey “bricking” some Macs. Apple shipped a ton of MacBooks. A few follow-up items. Is this thing on?. Missing iCloud Tabs. Not so Apple Geniuses. Family Sharing Albums

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Maccast 2021.10.31

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:36:32 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 805. M1 Pro / M1 Max Performance and teardown. Apple’s Notch not loved by all. The next Apple Watch. iThing OS Updates. macOS Monterey arrives. iPhone SE update still coming. iMac Pro on the way. Apple mixed reality glasses. More on Apple product placements. M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pro Feedback. iOS 15 Visual Lookup.

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Maccast 2021.10.24 - Apple "Unleashed"

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:05:35 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 804. Apple’s “Unleashed” Event. Customers opt for bigger phones. Apple AR/VR headset delayed. Apple Maps updated in Australia. New 27-inch iMac soon? What about the new MacBook Air? Intel still wants Apple’s business. Q3 Mac shipment growth. Apple probably not giving 6% cash back. Apple Car Battery suppliers balk at Apple demands. Apple likely done with events this year. Apple product placements. Apple’s return to “practical” design. New MacBook Pro advice. Thing of the Moment: Mapper.

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Maccast 2021.10.16

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 06:08:44 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 803. Apple has ‘unleashed’ it’s next event. Mac shipments up. Apple TV+ has a piracy problem. Apple Watch Series 7 is out. HomePod gets new software lead. Follow-up. Apple TV+ product placements. Faster backups. Faster Drives.. iOS Focus mode confusion.

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Maccast 2021.10.10

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 06:23:31 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 802. Apple shifts chip production to A15. Apple Watch 7 came and went, quickly. Big US Banks “unhappy” with ApplePay. Again. More issues for iPad Mini LCDs. OLED iPads in 2024. Change coming for App Store. Deeper CarPlay Integrations coming. Fix for slow Reminders app. Intel wants to dupe you into a PC. Enhance your hearing with AirPods. Some iOS 15 features you may have missed.

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Maccast 2021.10.03

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 06:44:35 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 801. Redesigned Macbook Air in 2022, iPad Mini ‘Jelly’, iPhone 13 Pro Max has “best” display, ‘Mr Corman’ will not get second season, Apple’s secrecy is annoying security researchers, Apple Watch 7 orders soon?, Siri loses some accessibility features, iOS 15 battery issues? Do you use Spotify? HomePod just gets better, “Disk Not Ejected Properly” why?, Quick Tip: Portrait Apple Watch Face, Keynote presenter bug.

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Maccast 2021.09.26

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 06:18:23 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 800. iPhone 13 seems to be a hit. A few launch glitches. Ted Lasso wins big at Emmys. Apple’s first headset in 2022. The next iPhone. Apple tripling down on security. EU wants to make USB-C “standard” port. iPhone 13 Pro first impressions. New System updates bring cool features. Turn off new Safari Features.

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Maccast 2021.09.19

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:42:33 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 799. Apple ‘California Streaming’ Event. iPad (9th Gen). iPad mini. Apple Watch Series 7. Fitness+. iPhone 13 mini iPhone 13. iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Other Stuff. Impressions. Next gen AirPods, where?. Some recent feedback. Repurposing old iPads. Apple Watch Taptic Time.

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Maccast 2021.09.12

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:29:27 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 798. Apple ‘California Streaming’ Event. A focus on Apple Car. Apple delays CSAM scanning rollout. Apple’s AR/VR headset plans. Apple TV+ News. You’re not using Apple Pay, why?. Apple launches Map improvements in Italy. Your motorcycle could damage your iPhone. Some recent feedback. Apple v Epic ruling confusion. Thing of the Moment: Pod Socks Wallpaper

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Maccast 2021.09.02

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:54:43 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 797. M1X will just be an M1X. Apple Watch gets bigger, again. Focus on iPhone 13 authentication. “Fairytale for grown ups” coming to AppleTV+. Apple Music Classical. First states to get Apple Wallet IDs. Apple’s Proposed App Store Settlement. Your system has run out of application memory?. Manually manage podcasts. How?

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Maccast 2021.08.24 - Forgotten Apples

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:49:22 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 796. Today something a bit different, the story of a bunch of Apple products you may or may not have ever heard of. Apple Pippin. Apple Quicktake. Macintosh TV. iPod Socks. HP iPod. The Apple Collection. PowerCD. Cyberdog.

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Maccast 2021.08.22

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:03:35 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 795. Apple planning ‘multiple’ Fall events. Digging into the updates a bit more. Apple Pay dominates “debit” transactions. SharePlay delayed. The next M-series Mac mini. Feedback: Apple living room strategy. Feedback and reaction to Apple CSAM. Repurpose your AirPorts. Podcast HomePod Sync.

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Maccast 2021.08.13

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 06:11:31 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 794. Late breaking iPhone 13 rumors. Apple lands more big stars for TV+. New MacBook Pro’s enter production. Does Apple need a living room strategy?. Choosing the right M1 display adapter. Thing of the Moment: wurdweb

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Maccast 2021.08.08

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 06:33:23 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 793. Apple 3rd Quarter Results. Apple maybe betting big on iPhone 13. Larger M1 iMacs likely not coming this year. Design Changes coming for iPad Air. Ted Lasso sets new records for Apple. HomePod sales up 180%. Cracking M1 Mac Screens. Apple’s new “controversial” child safety features. Why 9min snooze?. Get HomePod to announce time.

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Maccast 2021.07.25

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 05:34:45 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 792. Larger M-series iMac may be coming. Apple Car could have US batteries. Apple TV+ shows get Emmy nods. Apple Pay wants in on ‘pay later’. The iPhone 13 may be big. More on the new iPad mini. New Apple Display? Multiple Displays with M1 Macs. AirTags as HomeKit triggers. Battery Packs for Mac Mini?

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Maccast 2021.07.11

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:29:36 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 791. When will we see new MacBook Pros? Apple M2 may debut on iPad Pro. Linux gets preliminary support for M1. Apple TV shows continue to win honors. Series 7 Apple watch with more colors. Everything will be bigger on iPhone 13. Feedback: Apple Retail Restorations. A case for wireless iPad charging. Interview: Larry O’Connor - OWC. Thing of the Moment: Brickit

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Maccast 2021.06.27

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:20:09 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 790. M1X machines in the Fall? Latest iPhone 13 rumors. Apple TV+ awards speed record. Smaller S7 for Apple Watch. Ready for iPad “Max”. Apple Tower Theatre. How iCloud Private Relay works. Missing Maps feature: multipoint destinations. The “side-loading” conversation.

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Maccast 2021.06.20

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:37:16 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 789. Apple Watch Series 7 Features. Cooked M1 iMacs. Free AppleTV+ trial period shortening. Interview: Michael Simmons - Flexibits

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Maccast 2021.06.13

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 06:36:36 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 788. All the WWDC stuffs. Other WWDC stuff. iPhone 13 may offer larger batteries. Apple considers wireless charging for iPad Pro. Updated MacBook Pros still coming. New Charles Schulz doc coming to Apple TV+. Apple’s AR headset comes next year. Apple hires former BMW electric car exec. Subscription Podcasts Feedback. Spatial Audio in Apple Music. Saving “man” pages.

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Maccast 2021.05.30

Mon, 31 May 2021 00:12:17 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 787. Apple exploring “every detail” of car manufacturing. New wireless buds from Beats seem imminent. Will WWDC bring new hardware?. ‘The Big Door Prize’ comes to Apple TV+. iFixit tears down the new stuff. Latest on the iPhone 13. Apple continues to lead smartwatch market. Scrolling the new Siri Remote. “Blooming” on iPad Pro Liquid Retina XDR. The “siloing” of the podcast. Chapters in the updated Podcast app. Placing folders in Finder toolbar.

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Maccast 2021.05.23

Mon, 24 May 2021 06:57:12 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 786. Apple Music adding lossless audio. New M-series Macs still coming. Reviews are in for new Apple Gear. Apple TV+ lands ‘Wool’ series. Redesigned Apple Watch. Podcast App: Castro. Clarifying M1 Mac Storage. Looking into Apple Movie purchases. New Apple TV 4K. Apple TV app vs an Apple TV. Sharing AirTags

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Maccast 2021.05.16

Mon, 17 May 2021 06:44:33 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 785. New iPad Mini Later this Year. Another Hanks film coming to Apple TV+. Colors coming to MacBook. Apple Music Hi-Fi. Turns out people like privacy. And again M1. PSA update your stuff. Remove old podcasts in “bulk”. Migrating to a smaller Mac. Mask unlock on iPhone. End of Apple’s Keyboard Service Program. Apple TV color calibration. Apps not appearing to update. Quick Tip: Find an AirTag’s Serial Number.

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Maccast 2021.05.02

Mon, 03 May 2021 06:59:38 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 784. Apple’s record Q2. Apple reiterates iPads are not Macs. Up next for iPhone. AirDrop can expose your PII. Apple announces 1971 music documentary. Apple’s next silicon close to production. Hint of Find My Siri Remotes. Apple Music HiFi. Trying out AirTag. Download your iTunes Purchased content. Merging Photo Libraries. Moving Apple Podcast Library.

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Maccast 2021.04.21 - Apple's Spring Loaded Event

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:31:12 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 783. Coverage of Apple's "Spring Loaded" event. Apple Card Family. Apple Podcasts Updates. AirTag. Apple TV 4K Update. New Siri Remote. Apple M1 iMac. Apple M1 iPad Pro Update. Odds & Ends. Other full page screenshots. Why Apple leave features on the table.

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Maccast 2021.04.11

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 07:39:34 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 782. WWDC will be virtual again. Apple open Find My to others.No Apple event yet, a theory emerges. 2021 all about 120Hz. Apple TV+ wants to be in movies. Ready for a big screen iMac?.Apple Arcade's gots more game. Mysterious iPhone Order. Transferring AppleID purchases. Calendar and Mail search issues. Looking for a universal remote. Your iPhone has a secret Apple app. Things of the Moment: From the Arcade.

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Maccast 2021.03.28

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:30:25 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 781. Mini-LED expanding to MacBook Air Next Year. Apple improvements to under display fingerprint scanning. AppleTV+ orders ‘untitled’ Maya Rudolph comedy. More on Apple’s “mixed reality” headset. More discontinued iMacs. HomePod Mini hides hidden capabilities. 120Hz displays again rumored for iPhone. New AirPods might be further off. Next Apple Watch may be ready for the great outdoors. Another fix for iCloud Syncing issues. New MacBook Pro, old display. A deal on a HomePod? Community App Recommendations: Better Touch Tool and Television Time

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Maccast 2021.03.17

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 06:08:58 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 780. Apple Car may be built like iPhones. Apple gets ‘first look’ with Imagine. Apple event “March”es away. Will TouchID come back? Apple Silicon iMac in Crash report. Discontinued Apple Kit. Full browser screenshots. Turning iCloud Off and back on again. Syncing content to devices directly. Thing of the Moment: Sofa.

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Maccast 2021.03.07

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:42:37 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 779. iPhone 13 rumors. Hints at NFL on Apple TV+ (again). Apple TV+ signs order for ‘Roar'. All Apple Stores open again in the US. FindMy opens to third parties. Will 2021 be the year of OLED? Just a few odds and ends. Apple AR headset may arrive in 2022. More Mail Shortcuts. The ‘CarPlay’ paradox. Recovered messages’ after upgrade. ‘Forest for the Trees’ troubleshooting. Thing of the Moment: TouchSwitcher

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Maccast 2021.02.28

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:59:29 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 778. Apple’s iPhone back on top. Apple blocks Silver Sparrow. ‘Epic’ animated series coming to Apple TV+. Significant changes coming for MacBook Pro. Apple Pay now in Mexico. Target will update Apple store within store. Follow-up Apple Watch Allergies. Easy Email Signatures. Printers and Big Sur. Find Messages Live Photo Mov.

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Maccast 2021.02.21

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:55:03 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 777. What Dan Riccio might be up to. Apple TV+ expands family friendly titles. What’s unfolding for iPhone. Apple self driving vehicle stats. Apple could announce AirTags, maybe. First M1 malware arrives. First alleged look at AirPods 3. iMac as a second display. To mesh or not to mesh. Mac OS Mail keyboard navigation. Links in email signatures. Apple materials and allergies. Save Live Photos from Messages. Siri you’re too loud (or soft).

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Maccast 2021.02.07

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:46:43 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 776. Apple & Hyundai the weekly saga. New features in coming in updates OSes. Good week for AppleTV+. New details on Apple VR and AR. Man swallows AirPod. 'Look Around' now in San Diego and Portland. Safari File uploads fixed. HomeKit troubleshooting. Where to store "Home Videos"

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Maccast 2021.01.31

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:23:00 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 775. Apple’s first fiscal quarter results. Next Apple Watch may bring new health feature. iOS 14.4 patches two ‘in the wild’ vulnerabilities. Apple appoints new VP of hardware engineering. Apple TV+ news. iPhone sales doubled in India. Website using ‘significant memory’. Going mesh. Thing of the Moment: UAG iPhone 12 cases.

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Maccast 2021.01.24

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:20:55 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 774. AirPods Max get a teardown. The iPhone 12 mini not so mighty. Apple Car might be made by Kia Motors. 'Ted Lasso' Picks up three award noms. Apple’s AR Headset might by "pricey". The next Apple Silicon MacBooks. M1 Macs can run a Linux. Apple set for record quarter. Some follow-ups. More Big Sur Community Feedback. Turning on Family Sharing. Big Sur and bootable clones. macOS in 2020 needs an SSD.

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Maccast 2021.01.17

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:44:04 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 773. Mac sales growth in 2020. Apple TV+ gets Samberg / Stiller Sci-fi Dramedy. Rumored images of new iPad Pro. Apple maybe testing in-screen TouchID. New Macbook Pros with ‘significant’ design changes. New iMacs and New Displays. Big Sur Community Feedback. Use iMac as a display. Get “full” Apple TV+ descriptions. Storing “paperless” documents.

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Maccast 2021.01.10

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 07:07:02 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 772. Our first look at AirTags, Apple’s first AR product, Apple my partner with Hyundai for Apple Car, New features coming to iPhone 13, 2021 iPad Changes, Apple Silicon marketshare expected to increase in 2021, Big Sur: First impressions, Thunderbolt / USB 4 Explained, Move Files to iPad, Formatting Mac for Clean Install.

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Maccast 2021.01.03

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 07:35:55 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 771. HomePod mini update expands charger support. Rumor of AirPods Pro in two sizes. iPhone get most Xmas activations. Apple continues to explore 'foldable'. My Fitness+ review. The Apps that made me.

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Maccast 2020.12.27

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 07:56:12 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 770. 2020 was not too bad for Apple. Year-end speculation turns to Apple Car. A Gaming focused Apple TV. The Verizon 5G dupe. New Macs RAM vs SSD. Fitness+ Community reviews. A community thank you.

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Maccast 2020.12.20

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 07:40:23 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 769. iPhone 13 Pro may get 120Hz Display. Apple launches Fitness+. More rumors of new Apple TV. Apple may ramp up iPhone production. Apple rolled out App Privacy labels. AirPods Max reviews. Apple expands Maps 'Look Around'. Apple closes 100 retail stores. More on external drives. My "NAS" backup solution. Advice on Music Memos. Thing of the Moment: Anker PowerExpand Elite 13-in-1 Thunderbolt 3 Dock

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Maccast 2020.12.13

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 11:26:05 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 767. Apple’s AirPods Max. Apple’s M1 is just the beginning. Apple Fitness+ will launch December 14th. Apple changes leads on car project. Apple is serious about privacy features. New iPad this Spring. Next for iPhone. Apple TV+ News. Alternatives to Apple Podcasts. iPhone 12 Power issues. Where are multi-port USB-C Chargers? Best drive for your Photo Library. See software update history. Thing of the Moment: Anker Nano

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Maccast 2020.12.05

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 07:53:14 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 766. iPad Pro may also get OLED. The ‘portless’ iPhone. M1 Mac run with up to six displays. Apple teasing Fitness+. MagSafe Duo chargers now available. Some reports of iPhone 12 issues. One more thing in 2020. A few more Apple TV+ docuseries. M1 reactions from the community. Manually migrating Podcasts. Many devices. Many Notifications. Taking Smaller Screenshots. To clean install or not clean install. Thing of the Moment: macOSicons

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Maccast 2020.11.23 - HomeKit & HomeBridge with Ara Derderian

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:18:00 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 765. A special episode of the Maccast discussing HomeKit and HomeBridge with my friend Ara Derderian (@ocreclaimedtreasures) from the HTGuys podcast

Mentioned in this episode:
HomeKit
HomeBridge
HOOBS
Insteon
LifX
iDevices
MyQ
Hue
Eve
Ring
Wyze
Eufy

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Maccast 2020.11.22

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:22:00 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 764. Apple’s M1 continues to impress. Apple’s record Mac Quarter. iPhone 12 mini teardown. Apple’s web podcast player. Apple reduces App Store fees. Apple returns Peanuts to broadcast TV. Apple to bring ‘Tetris’ movie to Apple TV+. Correction on M1 memory. 20W USB-C “flat” charger. Site tracks ‘Universal’ apps. Resurrecting a 2006 Mac mini.

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Maccast 2020.11.15

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 07:44:00 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 763. Apple’s ‘One More Thing’ event. Apple TV+ gaining momentum. Updated iPhone SE not until later in 2021. HomePod mini reviews. iOS 14.3 icon hints at AirTags and AirPods Studio. Follow up to weight app. Should you get/wait for Apple Silicon. The “Gatekeeper” problem. How to use Intercom.

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Maccast 2020.11.08

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 07:55:00 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 762. Apple’s 4th quarter financials. Apple has “One More Thing”. iFixit teardown show iPhone 12 ‘twinsies’. New AirPods and AirPods Pro. Apple says no to Bond’s high price. Apple Search Engine. Mini LED iPad Pro next year. Help with Complication Clutter. Different 5G icons. Help for culling Photos. Health app UK weight problem Can you save with Apple One?

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Maccast 2020.10.24

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 13:14:37 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 761. iPhone 12 and 12 Pros arrive. I want my Apple Music TV. Peanuts working for Apple. Some Apple Watch SEs overheating. Additional reports of Air Tags “soon". Sony microdisplays in Apple Glass. New default iOS bug. Speaking of 5G. Tweak G5 Cellular settings.

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Maccast 2020.10.18

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:44:00 GMT

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 760. New iPhones, HomePod mini, and more. 2020 could be good iPhone year. ‘The Essex Serpent’ loses Knightly. Q3 Mac Shipments look pretty good. iPad growth looking good in 2020. New 2020 Macs may still happen. Apple Pay coming to Mexico. Is it time to upgrade your iPhone? Mirroring monitor tricks. Quitting without the clutter.

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Mac Roundtable #234 watchOS 3, Watch Series 2, iOS 10 and iPhones 7

podfeet — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 23:48:42 GMT

Hosts

Bart Busschots http://www.lets-talk.ie @ltpod @bbusschots

Allison Sheridan http://podfeet.com @podfeet

John F Braun http://www.macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun @macgeekgab

Credit to: Rob Holloway, Jeff Papis & Christian Miller for kicking us and telling us to do the Mac Roundtable!

We talk through some of the announcements and then focus on our early impressions of watchOS and the new Apple Watch Series 2, the we chat about how well we like iOS 10 and the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Picks –

Allison – AppleCare+ on the iPhone – cracked screen is now $29 for all sizes (was $79/$99)

John – OtterBox uniVERSE iPhone case http://amzn.to/2cBnC9l

and Seek Thermal – thermal camera: http://amzn.to/2cHJOnu

Mac Roundtable #233 WWDC 2016

podfeet — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 04:07:36 GMT

This week’s show is hosted by:

Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Apple at http://lets-talk.ie @bbusschots
Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast and Chit Chat Across the Pond at http://podfeet.com @podfeet
Jeff Gamet – The Mac Observer and TMO Daily http://macobserver.com @jgamet

New watchOS, new tvOS, new macOS, and new iOS! We’ll tell you what we think about all the terrific announcements out of WWDC.

Mac Roundtable 2016-03-21 #232 Apple Event – March, 2016

ChuckJoiner — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:25:01 GMT

Panelists:
John F Braun – Mac Geek Gab at macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun
Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Podcasts @bbusschots
Katie Floyd – katiefloyd.com Mac Power Users @katiefloyd
Steve Stanger – stevestanger.com @tmasteve
Chuck Joiner – MacVoices @chuckjoiner

The Mac Roundtable found it’s way back together to discuss Apple’s March 2016 event that included the new 9.7″ iPad Pro, the iPhone SE and a price drop to the Apple Watch, among other items.

Mac Roundtable 2015-11-13 #231 iPad Pro

podfeet — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:42:21 GMT

Allison Sheridan NosillaCast & Chit Chat Across the Pond podfeet.com @podfeet
& Taming the Terminal with Bart Busschots at bartb.ie/ttt
Victor Cajiao terratech.tech @victorcajiao
Adam Christianson The MacCast maccast.com @maccast

In this episode we talk about what we like about the iPad Pro (a lot!) and what maybe isn’t ready for prime time.

Links to things we mentioned in the show:

Belikin 90 degree Lightning Cables on Amazon

OWC Lightning cable

Victor’s app list:

Victor’s audio recording by the iPad

Mac Roundtable 2015-10-21 #230 Big or Small?

podfeet — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 23:23:24 GMT

Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast http://podfeet.com @podfeet
Chuck Joiner – MacVoices http://macvoices.com @chuckjoiner
Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Podcasts http://lets-talk.ie @bbusschots
Don McAllister – ScreenCasts Online http://screencastsonline.com http://twitter.com/donmcallister

Big or Small? How do we make the decisions?

iPhone vs. iPhone Plus
iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro
MacBook, MacBook Air (big/small), MacBook Pro (big/small)
Allison’s QFD to make decisions on the MacBook family
Apple Watch 38mm vs 44mm
21.5″, 27″ iMac
AppleTV – big small storage?

Picks:

Chuck: Party Snapper – Boinx Software http://boinx.com/partysnapper
Bart: Atom programmers text editor: http://atom.io
Don: Final Cut Library Manager – http://www.arcticwhiteness.com/finalcutlibrarymanager/
Allison – Taming the Terminal http://bartb.ie/ttt

Mac Roundtable 2015-09-09 #229

podfeet — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 23:35:51 GMT

Hosts this week are:

Allison Sheridan NosillaCast Mac Podcast podfeet.com @podfeet
Katie Floyd katiefloyd.com Mac Power Users macpowerusers.com @katiefloyd
John F Braun Mac Geek Gab at macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun
Dave Hamilton davehamilton.com Mac Geek Gab macgeekgab.com @davehamilton
Bart Busschots Let’s Talk Podcasts at lets-talk.ie @bbusschots

In this episode we cover Apple Announcement from today about new Apple Watches & Bands, the iPad Pro, the barely-mentioned iPad Mini 4 upgrade, the new AppleTV and of course the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.

Mac Roundtable 2015-07-22 #228

podfeet — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 03:29:26 GMT

Hosts this week:

Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast at http://podfeet.com http://twitter.com/podfeet
Chuck Joiner of MacVoices http://www.macvoices.com http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner
Victor Cajaio of Artechulate http://www.artechulate.info/ http://twitter.com/victorcajiao
Don McAllister of ScreenCasts Online at http://screencastsonline.com http://twitter.com/donmcallister

Earnings Call: As Horace Dediu says, “Apple is like an object in orbit: the maths suggests it is constantly falling, yet it never hits the earth” (source: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/22/apple-leaves-wall-street-hungry-for-more-can-it-deliver)

New iPods – who are they for?

Office 2016 – Exciting product or too little too late?

Apple Music
http://www.imore.com/siri-commands-apple-music
http://www.imore.com/no-apple-not-adding-drm-songs-your-mac-you-already-own

Picks:

Allison – Bienna Bluetooth 4.1 Wireless Sport Headphones: $24 on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1OhZu7D
Victor: Fire Rode Rec for iOs http://www.rode.com/software/roderec
great IOS recording application with lots of high end features including some built in plugins by Izotope which is one of the best audio plugin companies around, easy basic edting etc. I have this it was called Fire recorder. As a bonus for $21 bucks you can get the Audio-Technica ATR3350IS Omni Lavalier Microphone for Smartphones http://goo.gl/fZQr6s which is great for iPhone and I also use it to record video\audio. Great combo.
Chuck – Apple Watch Stand by Spigen http://amzn.to/1CQJBEO
Don – Alternote, alternate interface for Evernote – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/alternote-beautiful-note-taking/id974971992?mt=12

Mac Roundtable 2015-06-08 #227 WWDC

podfeet — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 02:26:43 GMT

Hosts:

Bart Busschots: Let’s Talk Apple lets-talk.ie @bbusschots
Allison Sheridan: NosillaCast Mac Podcast podfeet.com @podfeet
Victor Cajaio: Artechulate artechulate.info/ @victorcajiao
John F. Braun: Mac Geek Gab macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun

In this episode we discuss our impressions of the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) including:

OS X 10.11 El Capitan
iOS 9
Apple Pay
HomeKit
Swift programming language
watchOS 2
Apple Music

Mac Roundtable 2015-05-14 #226

podfeet — Thu, 14 May 2015 23:58:42 GMT

Panel:

Chuck Joiner – MacVoices, ChuckJoiner
Victor Cajiao –artechulate.info on Twitter @victorcajiao
John F. Braun macgeekgab.com @macgeekgab @johnfbraun
Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast at podfeet.com @podfeet
Steve Stanger – stevestanger.com @tmasteve

Topics:

Apple Watch – who has one, who hasn’t and why
– expectations
– what it is
– what it will be

Everyone is invited to two cool events on June 20th in Chicago:

Midwest Mac BBQ http://midwestmacbbq.com
Macstock Conference and Expo http://macstockconferenceandexpo.com

OS X 10.3 and Photos

Features, does it work for you? Varied opinions included:
– Personally, for my workflow, I’m OK with it. I really used Aperture more for organization than heavy-duty editing, do most of my editing beforehand (barting) so what pics I do have leftover I feel don’t often need much if any editing
– Maintains integration with services I like to share with, primarily Flickr (I noticed that I had to add Flickr to my Internet Accounts, which isn’t a bad thing, but I think this data was stored in Aperture before) and the sharing now looks to be OS-level rather than part of App, which is nice.
– The whole migration this is both clever (using hard links so not to take up space) but can be a train wreck if you don’t have your existing library in the default Pictures folder. Also, per Allison and others, most backup apps will see this as new data and do full backup.
– Really digging having all my photos everywhere
– Got me to buy a 12″ Macbook
– I’m a Light Room user and love it. I see what Apple has done with Photos and overall think it’s a good move. It’s going to more than satisfy 99% of people who use Macs. For those who want laternatives the Photoshop\Lighroom subscription at Adobe for $10 a month is hard to beat. (yep)
– What about those who don’t want to store all their photos in iCloud? Other options? Me, I really like Flickr(yep)

Mac Roundtable 2014-09-09 #225 iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Announcement

podfeet — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 01:42:42 GMT

A mega panel for this mega announcement:

Bart Busschots – http://www.lets-talk.ie @bbusschots
Katie Floyd – http://www.katiefloyd.me @katiefloyd
Steve Stanger – http://stevestanger.com @tmasteve
John F. Braun – http://www.macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun @macgeekgab
Don McAllister – http://screencastsonline.com @donmcallister
Allison Sheridan – http://podfeet.com @podfeet
Chuck Joiner – http://macvoices.com @chuckjoiner

Couple of links we referenced:

Compare the different iPhone models:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

iPhone 6 Display:
http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/display/

Want scale drawings of iPhone models:
http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/iphone-scale.pdf

Apple Watch Features:
http://www.apple.com/watch/features/

Mac Roundtable 2014-06-01 Episode #224 WWDC

take2 — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:20:19 GMT

The panel for this edition includes:

Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast (http://podfeet.com) @podfeet
Katie Floyd – Mac Power Users Podcast (http://macpowerusers.com) @katiefloyd
John F. Braun – Mac Geek Gab Podcast (http://macgeekgab.com) @johnfbraun
Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Apple (http://lets-talk.ie) @bbusschots

In this episode we talk about all of the amazing announcements out of WWDC. It was hard to narrow it down because there was so much to talk about but we covered both OSX Yosemite enhancements and iOS 8 improvements, and even made time to talk about changes to the developer’s SDK and the new programming language Swift.

Mac Roundtable 2014-04-14 #223

ChuckJoiner — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:23:38 GMT

At Macworld/iWorld 2014, members of The Mac Roundtable took the Second Stage to talk about the iPad apps they really use, the implications of the release of Microsoft Office for iPad, and more.

Participants included:

John F. Braun of Mac Geek Tab (@johnfbraun)

Adam Christianson of The MacCast (@maccast)

Katie Floyd of Mac Power Users (@KatieFloyd)

Jeff Gamet of The Apple Context Machine (@jgamet)

Dave Hamilton of Mac Geek Tab (@DaveHamilton)

Chuck Joiner of MacVoices (@chuckjoiner)

Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline (@donmcallister)

David Sparks of Mac Power Users (@macsparky)

Ken Ray of Mac OS Ken (@macosken)

Allison Sheridan of The Nosillacast (@podfeet)

Show Notes:

Mr. Reader – Oliver Fürniß

Pocket: Save Articles and Videos to View Later – Read It Later, Inc

Grandpa’s Workshop – Fairlady Media

OmniFocus for iPad – The Omni Group

Paper by FiftyThree – FiftyThree, Inc.

Netflix – Netflix, Inc. Instapaper – Instapaper Holdings, Inc. Downcast – Jamawkinaw Enterprises LLC Tweetbot for Twitter (iPad edition) – Tapbots

Instagram – Instagram, Inc.

Waze Social GPS, Maps & Traffic – Waze Inc.

forScore – forScore, LLC

Flipboard: Your Social News Magazine – Flipboard Inc.

iThoughtsHD (mindmapping) – CMS

iA Writer – Information Architects Inc.

Snapseed – Nik Software, Inc.

Adobe Photoshop Express – Adobe

Flickr – Yahoo

Expression Engine

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

EYE Chart Magazine – Putting Apple and Tech News in Focus – Kenneth Ray

DeskConnect – DeskConnect

Hand Held Hollywood

Microsoft Word for iPad – Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Excel for iPad – Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft PowerPoint for iPad – Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft OneNote for iPad – Microsoft Corporation

LibreOffice

Microsoft OneNote – Microsoft Corporation

Byword – Metaclassy, Lda.

Pages – Apple

BackBlaze

Mac Roundtable 2014-02-10 Episode #222

ChuckJoiner — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:17:35 GMT

The panel for this edition includes:

John F. Braun – Mac Geek Gab, Twitter

Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Podcasts, Twitter

Chuck Joiner – MacVoices, Twitter, App.net

Topics:

Thoughts on Mavericks

– MemoryKeeper

– Mail.app

– Latest information on how to work around Mail problems

– Airmail

– MailPlane

– Eudora

– Ditch Mavericks Mail: Other Email Apps You Can Try

– About Wake on Demand and Boujour Sleep Proxy– Any other things you like or don’t like?

Microsoft’s New CEO

– Bill Gates as “Technology Advisor”

iOS 7

– Reported system crash/reboot issue

Picks

John – Flame (came up during aforementioned Boujour Sleep Proxy oddness)

Bart – MeteoEarth – see live weather data and forcasted weather for up to 5 days animlated on a rotateable and zoomable globe. When you see the moving animated wind patters you get an understanding of what’s going on in the atmosphere that no regular weather map can give you – €4.99 for basic version, €5.49 for a year’s pro membership – needed to see the 5 day forecast and to be able to stack animatinos – i.e. see wind, cloud, and rainfall all at once

Chuck – MOS – Magnetic cable organization system

Mac Roundtable 2013.10.27 Episode #221

take2 — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:49:02 GMT

This week’s show was hosted by:
Chuck Joiner – MacVoices and @ChuckJoiner on Twitter
Katie Floyd – KatieFloyd.me and @KatieFloyd on Twitter
Bart Busschots – bartb.ie and Let’s Talk Apple at lets-talk.ie and @bbusschots on Twitter
Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast at podfeet.com and @podfeet on Twitter

In this week’s show we talked about the new iPads (who’s buying?) and what advice we’d give to people on size and storage and even cellular data plans. We discussed whether the iPad lineup is getting too fragmented with all these different options and why the iPad 2 even exists any more.

We shifted gears to talk about the new MacBook Pros and whether processor speed even matters any more. We talked about the new versions of iWork and iLife and Mavericks and whether we’d recommend rapid upgrades for muggles.

Picks:
Allison – WaveJamr from radtech.us/products/wavejamr-bluetooth-music-receiver – turn your 30 pin speaker dock into a bluetooth device for $40
Katie – MILOFest milofest.com and MILO Google Group
Bart – Air Video HD – inmethod.com/airvideohd
Chuck – Burst mode on iPhone 5 and what you can do with it

Mac Roundtable 2013.10.17 Episode #220

take2 — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 02:39:22 GMT

Hosts this week:

Chuck Joiner: MacVoices Chuck Joiner on Twitter
Steve Stanger: stevestanger.com, Steve on Twitter
John F. Braun – Mac Geek Gab John on Twitter
Allison M. Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast Allison on Twitter

Topics include:

What will we buy on October 22nd?
Our thoughts (not all good) on iOS 7 after a few weeks of usage
How some applications (like Evernote and iTunes) get “improvements” and the work we do to put them functional again

Picks:
Chuck – ReadQuick from http://readquickapp.com/
Allison – Saidoka iPhone dock from RadTech http://www.radtech.us
Steve – Reeder (rss) for iOS from http://reederapp.com/ios/
John – FruitJuice http://fruitjuiceapp.com/

Mac Roundtable 2013.09.10 Episode #219

take2 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:07:36 GMT

Hosts this week include:
Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast http://podfeet.com @podfeet
Chuck Joiner – MacVoices http://macvoices.com @chuckjoiner
Bart Busschots – http://bartb.ie @bbusschots
Don McAllister – ScreenCasts Online http://screencastsonline.com @donmcallister
Steve Stanger – http://stevestanger.com @tmasteve

In this episode we talk about today’s announcement of the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s.

Random

iOS 7 due out 18 September
iWork + iMovie + iPhoto – Free on new devices
- No new versions – very disappointing – iWork in particular does iCloud REALLY badly, and integration with the Mac versions is frustratingly bad – these needed an overhaul, not a firesale! Maybe new Mac versions are on the way (wishful thinking?)
- Don’t forget all iWork apps have been re-tooled for 64-bit. Maybe some improvements?
It now makes sense why this was not streamed and not held in a real venue – they had very little to say
- First September event without a single iPod – not even an iPod Touch!
No “Phablet” size option – thankfully
iTunes Festival promotion seemed odd
- Emphasising that they can broadcast HD quality video just like a TV network perhaps – Ahhhh ha…
New Apple store looks awesome
Lots of Lady GaGa between festival promo and iOS 7 promo
Continuing with the laid back dress — Jeans, most had untucked shirts.

Interesting Stats:

700 millionth iOS device to ship next month – that’s a big ecosystem

iPhone 5c

5 colors in polycarbonate – “Unapologetically plastic” – very Apple to embrace plastic instead of trying to disguise it.
- I think that’s what my prescription glasses are made out of
- Polycarbonate is a stupidly generic word – it basically means “plastic made from Carbon and stuff” – your glasses are probably quite different to these iPhones never mind then!
- iOS 7 recognizes the color of the phone and the background matches
Silicon covers – ugly? – New covers not meant for us… For the kiddies!
- Absolutely not to my taste, but they might appeal a younger audience – they are definitely playful and bright!
- Nope, not ugly…very slick and art-deco looking. Play well with the look of iOS 7
- Cases will be made fun of, but the video shows off the contrast and possible combinations that will appeal to many – I still think it’s barfy looking…maybe for kids like you, chuckYeah, Daddy-O…kids like me. Now, I’ll go get some bongo-playing time in.
- Saw this tweet “Hey, wrap that new colorful iPhone in a laundry basket!”
4″ Screen, A6 Processor, larger battery than the iPhone 5, 8MP camera
“More LTE bands than any phone in the world”
16GB $99, 32GB $199
Preorder 13 September, available 20 September in 5 countries including China

iPhone 5s

Silver, Gold, Space Grey
- The change to the “black” phone from black with a black edge to black with a slate edge and back is a massive improvement – I bought a white iPhone for the first time ever with the 5 because that black band looked terrible to me.
A7 64bit
- 2X faster at CPU & Graphics Tasks
- CPU performance from original iPhone to the 5s = 40X improvement. 50% of that improvement is the 5s alone
- GPU performance from original iPhone to 5s = 56X
Added M7 Motion sensor – accelerometer, gyroscope and compass without waking the A7 (a shot at the FitBit class of devices? Precursor to iWatch?
Battery life
- 8 hrs 3G data, 10 hrs LTE data, 10 hrs wifi, 250 hrs standby
Camera
- faster lens f/2.2 <– was f/2.4
- 15% larger active area on the sensor
- 1.5 micron pixels are bigger than before – Lumia 1020 has 1.12 micron sensor pixels
- “True Tone Flash” combines two flashes – one white, one warmer – first on any camera (not just cell phone camera)
  - Companies have tried dual flash before and failed: http://www.tested.com/tech/smartphones/2517-how-much-difference-does-a-dual-led-flash-make/
- Takes multiple photos to find the sharpest
- Auto-image stabilization
- Burst mode 10 fps and it picks what it thinks is best one (or best few to represent an action sequence)
- Slo mo – 720p at 120fps
- 10MP
- Panorama adjusts exposure as you pan (a big shortcoming of the old pano feature)
“Touch ID”
- Unlock the phone and enter Apple ID
- 500 ppi resolution, 360° readability
- laser-cut saphire crystal + stainless detection ring + touch ID sensor + tactile switch
- Fingerprint detail stored on chip only, not directly accessible through software, never sent to a server, not backed up to iCloud and not backed up to your computer – bascially, like a TPM chip on a PC motherboard.
- Phil did a good job explining just how much valuable info we all have on our phones in the intro. Passcodes are a friction point that puts off about half of iPhone users from protecting their data. By making it easier to be secure, heck, even making it sexy, more people will protect themselves.
- Since it can do more than one fingerprint does that mean multiple people could authenticate to the same phone? Yes, but still only one iTunes account.
- Buy stuff via App store (iTunes?) with your finger print.
- No API for 3rd party devs to auth off – at least not yet. Hopefully that rolls out next year. I really want to be able to get into my 1P without needing to enter my strong password each time.
- Fascinating article about finger print scanning for the iPhone by Geppy Parziale who has 15+ years of professional experience in pattern recognition and machine vision http://weblog.invasivecode.com/post/57447455012/will-a-fingerprint-sensor-be-apples-next-hit
Pricing
- 16GB $200, 32GB $300, 64GB $400
- Leather cases @ $39 (green, white, light blue, orange, black, red)
- No pre-orders so far, so there will be the lines Apple loves
- Why pre-orders for the 5C and not the 5S?

iPhone 4S – 8GB free

Jony Ive Video reminds us of Spoofs: http://www.apple.com/iphone-5c/videos/#video-product
– do we really need to pick on Ive? YES! I want to know how Jony gets his beard / 5 o’clock shadow that perfect. We need to introduce a drinking game — Everytime Ives says “Defines”, drink!

Cool seeing Elvis Costello but not sure why he was part of the show? Not really a music event.

Mac Roundtable 2013.08.25 Episode #218

take2 — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:16:18 GMT

Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast podfeet.com twitter.com/podfeet
Bart Busschots – bartb.ie twitter.com/bbusschots – coming in September – Let’s Talk Photography & Let’s Talk Apple podcasts at lets-talk.ie
Steve Stanger – Stevestanger.com twitter.com/tmasteve
John F Braun – macgeekgab.com twitter.com/johnfbraun
Chuck Joiner – Chuck Joiner – MacVoices.com, twitter.com/chuckjoiner

Topics:

Cinematic new ad for the new Mac Pro – http://loopu.in/19DNP05

Balmer calls it a day
– LOLed when the stock shot up on the news < --Wonder if he had the last laugh tho - how much money did he MAKE by quitting because of stock valuation? - Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT Breaking news: said everything bad that happened but said we have to look at the good too...but didn't list anything good Secure computing
– SSL
– Network Traffic – Wireshark
– Log Me In/Back to My Mac
– VPN
– Encryption – Macs, Time Machine, Backups, External drives, Wifi
– Mail – see NosillaCast #412 (http://www.podfeet.com/blog/2013/03/412-rslsteeper-autismate-audio-hijack-pro-mail-security/) where Bart explained how to enable S/MIME secure Mail and #432 (http://www.podfeet.com/blog/2013/08/412-digitizing-family-memories-can-i-stream-it-logitech-k760-email-encryption/) where Bart explained PGP/GPG vs S/MIME

Picks:
Bart – TotalTerminal (free)
Steve – Readkit($4.99/US)
John – GPGTools – (donationware)
Don’s ScreenCastsOnline free video on GPGTools: http://www.screencastsonline.com/mac/show/0411/
THIS VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINa46HeWg8 (I forgot my phone)
Al – Mobi Eye-Fi Card ($50)
Chuck – Logitech UE Mobile Boombox ($90)

The Sale has Begun to Help Tim’s Wife

take2 — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 03:37:05 GMT

Hey everyone, Allison here. Steve and I have made it 90% through the equipment Tim Verpoorten’s wife Alice sent to us (she spent $2800 shipping 22 boxes!) and we’re finally putting it up on Amazon for sale. We’ve set up an Amazon Storefront at:

amazon.com/shops/nosillacast

One tricky bit – if you click on the image or link, it will take you to all sales of that type of item, so click on “used from” to get right to Tim’s item. We’ll be adding LOTS more items over the next few weeks so maybe make a reminder to check the link every few days?

We also have a few specialty items for sale on eBay:
Seiko SNK809 Wrist Watch for Men
NEW Lucien Piccard Men WHITE Rosegold OVERSIZE DIAL Emboss 28104BR WATCH
FirmTek SeriTek 5PM 5 Bay Hot Swap External SATA Port RAID Hard Drive Enclosure
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for PC, Mac

UPDATE: We cleared $2500 in sales so far, which means we’re still $300 short of breaking even on the Estate Sale costs of shipping to us. Working on posting more items – we just posted a bunch of bare drives, a cool auto-backup solution called Clickfree and there’s some awesome studio headphones in there too!

If you have enough equipment of your own but you’d like to help defray the costs she spent to ship everything to us – the Paypal button below will be dedicated to donations for Alice until we finish the sales.

Mac Roundtable 2013.07.18 Episode #217

take2 — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:28:44 GMT

Mac Roundtable 217 is hosted by:
Chuck Joiner – MacVoices Twitter, App.net
Allison Sheridan NosillaCast @podfeet on Twitter
Bart Busschots www.bartb.ie @bbusschots on Twitter
Adam Christianson Maccast @maccast on Twitter, App.net

In this more serious episode of the Mac Roundtable we talk about what kinds of things we, as geeks, can do to help our friends and families in case something ever happens to us.

Making Arrangements
– Not just “final arrangements” but in event of emergencies, natural disasters, accidents
– Hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires make houses and offices disappear
– Does your partner/family/trusted freind know where the keys to your digital kingdom are?
– Do they know what it is you care about and would like to see preserved?
– Have you spoken with them about how they could do that?
– Have you told them what’s valuable and what’s junk in your nerd cave?

Backup Backup Backup
– Because something as simple as thurough burglary or a house fire could easily lose you both your computer and your backup disk(s), it really is vital to get at least one copy off-site.
– If you have the luxury of a fast internet connection, cloud-based backups are a great option – particularly those that run in the background without you having to remember to do anything
– If you don’t have the luxury of a fast internet conneciton, keeping an ENCRYPTED disk in your parents house or your office drawer in work is a great option.
– Backups come in two versions – clones, and versioned backups – they solve very different problems, so you really should have at least one of each
– Bart’s setup is an encrypted TimeMachine disk which never leaves the house (a versioned backup for those ‘oops I guess I deleted that 6 months ago by mistake’ moments), and a pair of identical encrypted clone backups which I rotate between home an a trusted off-site location. The reason to have a pair is that if you only have one, the night you bring it home to do a backup, you have all your eggs in one basket – if you do that multiple times a week, you are un-protected much too often. By having two there will be times when both are away from the house (where the Time Machine still is in case the safe location is destroyed), but never times when all my eggs are in one basket. He rotates his clones 3 to 4 times a week depending on how creative I’m being that week.

Passwords
– Password managers – 1Password, LastPass
LastPass allows you to share passwords – you can share your master password between accounts so your partner has the keys to your kingdom
– Printed copies in safe-deposit box
– Be sure you can give someone access to master password for your password manager
– Be sure you supply the master password for your Mac and/or iDevices.
– What about 2-factor authentication?
– Have you added someone else’s nunber as an alternate ID
– Do they have access to your backup 2-fact keys?

Services
– What services are used for what and why? What would someone need to know about these services if something happened to you?
– Dropbox – shared files? Synced files?
– Flickr – photo storage/backup? (not a viable backup for serious photographers, only stores JPEGs, not RAWs, so equivalent to a film shooter backing up prints but not negatives)
– CrashPlan – online backup, versioned backup
– Other off-site backup options – where are they, how to get to them?
– Social media services

Credit Card-funded services
– Cards get cut off…does that mean your service will too? – eventually, yes!
– Beware of PayPal-based subscriptions – they can get cut off instantly when your card goes – I’ve repeatedly lost partial months of subscriptions to Mac OS Ken Day 6 because I had to change the credit card on file for various reasons (card expiry, new card issued by bank out of an abundance of caution etc.).

Hardware
– Label your power adapters with Sharpies!
or get a label maker
– What do you have, what is it worth?
– Organize your cables into big ziplocs and write “micro USB” for example and put them in drawers. You’ll be happier and more efficient and so will your survivors
– Bart has a secure note in 1Password for every major item he buys including what he paid and warranty expiration

Trusted Geek Friends
– Who can and will help with critical data
– This is the best thing you can do. Someone you trust AND who’s knowledgeable

What do you want to survive you? And what will your family want to survive you?
– web site?
– social media presence(s)?
– photo collection?
– how to fund those, who is caretaker (if one is needed)
– Google recently made the first move towards making this kind of thing easy with their “Inactive Account Manager” – http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.ie/2013/04/plan-your-digital-afterlife-with.html
– Hopefully other service follow Google’s lead soon

Geek syndrome
– We have this need to be “that guy” who has the right cable, that piece of old memory, but that crap ends up someone else’s problem if something happens to us. Maybe label boxes of crap as “crap”? (becuase we know we’r enot going to change our behaviors

Mac Roundtable 2013.06.10 Episode #216

themacattack — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:58:07 GMT

There’s nothing the Mac Roundtable crew likes more then an Apple Keynote. On this episode we talk about what was announced at the WWDC Keynote (in only the way the MRT crew can).

(Show note: Chuck did join us for a short time at the beginning of this episode but had to drop out due to poor hotel Internet)

Links:

WWDC Keynote video

OSX preview

Macbook Air

Mac Pro

iOS 7 preview

Mac Roundtable – Remembering Tim Verpoorten

themacattack — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:33:33 GMT

Adam Christianson got together with Joseph Nilo and Steve Stanger to remember Tim Verpoorten, fellow founding member of the Mac Roundtable.

Tim Verpoorten

take2 — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:20:56 GMT

Tim Verpoorten passed away today. He was one of the first Mac podcasters and one of the founding fathers of the Mac Roundtable. More importantly he was our friend, and he loved the community he built with all of you. We wanted to give you a little bit of Tim through a short slideshow of photos of him at Macworld in 2010 and 2011. Please feel free to share your experiences with Tim in the comments.

Mac Roundtable 2013.05.15 Episode #215

macroundtable — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:17:53 GMT

Panel:

Dave Hamilton – Mac Geek Gab Podcast, Twitter, , App.net

Chuck Joiner – MacVoices, Twitter App.net

Don McAllister – ScreenCastsOnline, Twitter App.net

Steve Stanger – stevestanger.com, Twitter

Topics:

Why is so much tech advertising stupid?

Apple is quiet, very quiet. Do they need to come out with something that’ll “blow our socks off”?

Is this a temporary lull or will Apple have these long gaps between product launches moving forward. What are we expecting to be announced at WWDC.

What is the best leadership style, and who’s got it, for Apple?

Picks:

Chuck – Apple Pro Video Series – Final Cut Pro X – Second Edition from Ripple Training

Steve – AirParrot

Don – Up wristband and App – The new version

Dave – Synology Diskstation DS 412+

Mac Roundtable 2013.034.12 Episode #214

themacattack — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:51:24 GMT

Panel:

Chuck Joiner – MacVoices, Twitter, App.net

Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast, @podfeet

Steve Stanger – stevestanger.com, @tmasteve

Topics include:

What Is Adobe afraid of? At NAB Adobe was giving away free copies of Premiere Pro. (Just one observation (of many) – article)

Are you all buying the Facebook phone?

Will there ever be an end to the Apple is dying stories?

Ambrosia Software layoffs

Apple streaming music service closer to reality – Do we really need or want another music streaming service?

Picks:

Allison: Viscosity and OpenVPN Connect from the iTunes App Store for iOS. Allison’s setup tutorial:
Chuck: The Padcaster. Interview with the Padcaster folks – MacVoices #13103: NAB – Josh Apter Turns Your iPad Into A Serious Video Tool with The Padcaster.
Steve: Forecast a great interactive weather iOS web app.

Mac Roundtable 2013.03.18 Episode #213

macroundtable — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:17:17 GMT

Panel:

Katie Floyd – Mac Power Users, katiefloyd.me Twitter

Jeff Gamet – The Mac Observer, Twitter

Chuck Joiner – MacVoices, Twitter, App.net

Steve Stanger – My About.me page, Twitter

Topics include:

– Google’s killing of Reader

– Dropbox buying Mailbox

– Does Apple need a bigger iPhone

Picks:

Katie – Dataman Pro

Jeff – IFTTT

Chuck – CloudPull Free

– CloudPull Premium

Steve – Clear for iOS and OSX