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'Message In A Bottle' on The Mac Show on The British Tech Network This Week's Topics: Apple Vision Pro 2 release date App Store Connect 2.0 released Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2024-11-15 Guests: Jeff Gamet, Dave Ginsburg, Chuck...

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MacVoices #24924: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #5 (2)

MacVoices #24924: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #5 (2)

The second part of the fifth MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide for 2024 has picks for Apple Watch enthusiasts, TV watchers, readers…and even scuba divers. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Brittany Smith, and Jim Rea join Chuck Joiner make the choices and explain why they love them. (Part 2) 

MacVoices #24293: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #5 (1)

MacVoices #24293: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #5 (1)

Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Brittany Smith, and Jim Rea join Chuck Joiner for MacVoices 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #5. Gift picks ranged from practical to, “I didn’t know that even existed!” See what surprises could be in store for holiday gift giving or getting. (Part 1) 

MacVoices #24292: Live! – Bluesky Grows, TikTok and Trump, Apple TV+ News

MacVoices #24292: Live! – Bluesky Grows, TikTok and Trump, Apple TV+ News

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby consider Bluesky’s growth in the reported exodus from X and what it says about how people are using social media at this point in time. The panel also discuss at the possibilities for TikTok under the incoming Trump administration, and look at what Sam Bankman-Fried and Godzilla have in common.

MacVoices #24291: Live – M4s and Virtualization, Investigating Microsoft, MDM

MacVoices #24291: Live – M4s and Virtualization, Investigating Microsoft, MDM

The MacVoices Live! panel looks at who the reports of the M4 chip’s problems with virtualization affect and why. Microsoft is in the crosshairs of a new FTC look into Microsoft’s business practices, and Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby share some of their experiences with products that are the focus of the investigation. Then we transition into a discussion of Mobile Device Management by both Apple and Microsoft and what they mean if you are using a machine owned by your employer. 

MacVoices #24290: Live! – iPhone Reboots, Apple Gives, Apple Takes

MacVoices #24290: Live! – iPhone Reboots, Apple Gives, Apple Takes

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby look at the unannounced feature that reboots iPhones after an extended period of inactivity, how they view it, and how law enforcement is seeing it. In the same vein, we look at what Apple is giving in the form of an also-unannounced improvement to their laptop screens, the new version of Final Cut, and new games for Apple Arcade. Apple is also taking away some features from  and what Apple is taking away some legacy machines in terms of support and repair options. The panel digs through all of that and more. 

MacVoices #24289: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #4 (2)

MacVoices #24289: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #4 (2)

The fourth MacVoices 2024 Holiday Gift Guide concludes with more picks from ”Pilot Pete” Harmon, Patrice Brend’Amour, and Chuck Joiner that involve clothing, computer hardware, a travel pick, and some leisure time items. (Part 2) 

MacVoices #24288: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #4 (1)

MacVoices #24288: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #4 (1)

”Pilot Pete” Harmon, Patrice Brend’Amour, and Chuck Joiner kick off the first part of MacVoices 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #4  with a wide range of picks, from expensive to stocking stuffers, books to audio, and more. (Part 1) 

MacVoices #24287: The First 10 Things You Should Do With Your Apple Vision Pro (2)

MacVoices #24287: The First 10 Things You Should Do With Your Apple Vision Pro (2)

This two-part Vision Pro Focus looks at more of the first things you should do with your new Apple Vision Pro. Some highlights of the discussion with Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, and Chuck Joiner include an immersive meditation app, virtual travel using the AVP, and some favorite games.. Video editing options, a “social virtual card game” and immersive sports content round out the list. 

MacVoices #24286: The First 10 Things You Should Do With Your Apple Vision Pro (1)

MacVoices #24286: The First 10 Things You Should Do With Your Apple Vision Pro (1)

This episode of Vision Pro Focus, our project in conjunction with Vision Pro Files, features a discussion of “The First 10 Things You Should Do With Your Apple Vision Pro.” Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, and MacVoices host Chuck Joiner start off with some of the basics and why they are so influential to future AVP experiences both recreational and productive. Then we dig into some of those options in both categories that should among your first explorations. (Part 1) 

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Chuck Joiner, creator of MacVoices, has been producing original Apple, Macintosh, and tech-focused audio and video content since 2000. With expertise acquired through a background in insurance investigation, negotiation, and litigation management, Chuck’s curiosity-driven content aims to inform and entertain.

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