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MacVoices #25145: Road to Macstock – Brittany Smith

MacVoices #25145: Road to Macstock – Brittany Smith

May 23, 2025 |

On The Road to Macstock Conference and Expo, Brittany Smith previews her workshop on simplifying social media posting through automation. She explains practical ways to streamline workflows using tools like Keyboard Maestro, combining personalization with efficiency while reducing distractions and technical fear. The conversation highlights adaptable strategies for customizing content across platforms without requiring coding skills. 

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MacVoices #25144: NAB Show – OpusClip’s New AI-Powered Tool

MacVoices #25144: NAB Show – OpusClip’s New AI-Powered Tool

May 23, 2025 |

At NAB Show 2025, Shubh Jagani, Head of Enterprise Product for OpusClip,  introduces Opus Search, a powerful tool that analyzes creators’ entire content archives, connects them to current trends, and makes everything searchable and monetizable. Designed for enterprise-level creators, it automates discovery, reframing, captioning, and scheduling—turning old content into fresh revenue opportunities. 

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MacVoices #25143: Live! – The State of Apple User Groups

MacVoices #25143: Live! – The State of Apple User Groups

May 22, 2025 |

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet engage in a lively, unscripted conversation, looking  at how Apple user groups have evolved over time. Once central to learning and community-building, these groups now face new challenges—from shifting tech habits to digital alternatives like Zoom, Discord, and online meetups. The panel shares personal experiences, celebrates the value these groups brought, and explores how the spirit of community can still thrive in modern formats.

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MacVoices #25142: Live! – Pope Leo XIV and Tech, Soundcloud and AI, and Grand Theft Auto

MacVoices #25142: Live! – Pope Leo XIV and Tech, Soundcloud and AI, and Grand Theft Auto

May 21, 2025 |

In a wide-ranging discussion, the MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet explores the implications of newly elected Pope Leo XIV wearing an Apple Watch and his comments on AI as a societal challenge. The conversation shifts to SoundCloud’s updated terms allowing AI training on user content, raising ethical concerns about creator rights and compensation. They also unpack the cultural ripple effect of Grand Theft Auto VI’s delayed release and discuss how both religion and entertainment are being reshaped by evolving technology. 

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MacVoices #25141: NAB Show – AI-Powered Media Management with Peakto

MacVoices #25141: NAB Show – AI-Powered Media Management with Peakto

May 20, 2025 |

At NAB Show 2025, Thomas Ribreau, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder for Cyme demos the features of Peakto, a local AI-powered media asset management tool. Peekto allows users to search video and photo content by text, metadata, facial recognition, and timeline. It integrates with tools like Final Cut and Adobe Premiere, supports secure local and remote sharing, and offers collaborative editing—all without cloud dependency. 

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MacVoices #24207: More Apple Wearables Discussion with Jeff Gamet on The Mac Show (2)

MacVoices #24207: More Apple Wearables Discussion with Jeff Gamet on The Mac Show (2)

Aug 12, 2024 |

Jeff Gamet and Chuck Joiner continue their discussion of wearables on The Mac Show on The British Tech Network, turning to smart glasses and smart clothes. Issues that crop up include power usage and privacy concerns over potentially intimate tracking, privacy, and data collection. They touch on the past Apple-Nike collaboration, and debate the accuracy of step counts in wearables. Other possible issues include kinetic charging, extra batter power, and more. (Part 2) 

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MacVoices #24206: Apple Wearables Discussion with Jeff Gamet on The Mac Show (1)

MacVoices #24206: Apple Wearables Discussion with Jeff Gamet on The Mac Show (1)

Aug 12, 2024 |

In a cross-post from The Mac Show on The British Tech Network, Interim host Jeff Gamet and Chuck Joiner delved into the rapidly evolving topic of Apple wearables, particularly exploring the hypothetical concept of an Apple ring. Jeff and Chuck speculated on the potential design and functionalities of such a device, envisioning its role in health monitoring and device control. The challenges of charging a smart ring, thoughts from Chat Room participant  Magic Man about enhancing AirPods, and introducing an AI controller pendant were part of the discussion before touching on the part geolocation capabilities play in wearables. (Part 1) 

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MacVoices #24205: Meta And The EU; Data Scraping To Train AI; Social Engineering

MacVoices #24205: Meta And The EU; Data Scraping To Train AI; Social Engineering

Aug 12, 2024 |

Meta’s stance on AI access in the EU seems strangely familiar. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby compare it to Apple’s “wait-and-see” strategy with some of its challenges across the pond. We also look at the practice of training AI using scraped data from an ethical standpoint, consider how educators are using the whole AI situation, and highlight a new Apple resources for social engineering education. 

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MacVoices #24204: Live! – Apple’s Apple Touts Privacy and Dominates in Personal Audio

MacVoices #24204: Live! – Apple’s Apple Touts Privacy and Dominates in Personal Audio

Aug 12, 2024 |

This time, the MacVoices Live! pane looks at Apple’s continued dominance in the smart personal audio market, despite a reported slight sales decline. We explore the evolution of wireless earbuds, with Apple leading in design and functionality. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea and Web Bixby discuss how their own usage patterns vary from sticking to Safari to exploring Chrome and Edge for compatibility needs. Privacy features, emphasized by Apple and Firefox, drive a debate on clarity in privacy policies. Then,  Meta’s emulation of Apple’s Vision Pro features sparks discussions on user experience and tech market impact. 

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MacVoices #24203: Live! – An Apple Watch Copy; Squarespace Sites Hijacked

MacVoices #24203: Live! – An Apple Watch Copy; Squarespace Sites Hijacked

Aug 8, 2024 |

Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Dave Ginsburg, Mike Potter, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby disagree on the  Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra’s resemblance to Apple’s design, address the recent Squarespace security breach, and highlight platform developers’ role in ensuring user safety. The panel wraps up with a broader discussion of security on a variety of platforms.

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MacVoices #24202: TV+ Talk – Hollywood Movies And Ads?

MacVoices #24202: TV+ Talk – Hollywood Movies And Ads?

Aug 8, 2024 |

Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner discuss Apple TV+ negotiating more Hollywood film licenses, debating the balance between original content and variety. They explore the potential introduction of ads to enhance revenue and consider incorporating non-Apple content on the platform.

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MacVoices #24201: Live! – AT&T’s Data Breach, Net Neutrality, Chip Stockpiling

MacVoices #24201: Live! – AT&T’s Data Breach, Net Neutrality, Chip Stockpiling

Aug 8, 2024 |

In this episode of MacVoices, Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, David Ginsburg, Mike Potter, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby cover a data breach involving AT&T’s call logs, discussing the implications for privacy and security, including the ethics of ransomware payments and highlighting the importance of data protection and backups. The panel also touches on how a U.S. Appeals Court decision impacts the future of net neutrality and lawmakers’ understanding of the issue. 

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MacVoices #24200: Vision Pro Focus – Getting Social With Apple Vision Pro

MacVoices #24200: Vision Pro Focus – Getting Social With Apple Vision Pro

Aug 8, 2024 |

Vision Pro Focus is a new series produced as a partnership between MacVoices and the Vision ProFiles Podcast. In the first episode, co-hosts Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, and Eric Bolden discuss the surprising topic of social interaction using the Apple Vision Pro. Mary and Eric discuss the environment created by inSpaze, how it functions, and the social interactions that are occurring there as everyone gets familiar with the new concept of spatial computing.

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MacVoices #24199: MacVoices Update 2024-07

MacVoices #24199: MacVoices Update 2024-07

Aug 8, 2024 |

The MacVoices Update for 2024-07 covers the doubling up of new content and the “Road to Macstock” series and why you should care about Macstock even if you didn’t attend. A couple new items for MacVoices are teased, some updates on scheduling, and the month’s Support Report conclude the update.

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