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MacVoices #25149: Live! – Epic v. Apple Yet Again, Apple’s Sports App Improves, App Store Conversions

May 28, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices panel dives into the latest developments in the ongoing Epic vs. Apple legal dispute, and even had a little breaking news at recording time. The discussion then shifts to Apple’s updated Sports app and its personalized newsletter, highlighting user experiences and subscription quirks. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, and Mark Fuccio also review a RevenueCat study suggesting that allowing web-based purchases may hurt conversion rates. A broader conversation explores trust, convenience, and security in choosing between App Store and third-party purchases across both macOS and iOS platforms.

MacVoices 25146: TV+ Talk – New Content and Strategy Developments at Apple TV+

May 26, 2025 | TV+ Talk

Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner explore new Apple TV+ content, including a long-awaited Peanuts musical, the Brad Pitt-led F1 film, and culinary docuseries Knife Edge. They reflect on the emotional arc of Shrinking Season 2, the ending of Mythic Quest, and what’s next for Foundation. Charlotte also announces her upcoming book, Streaming Wars, examining the evolution of modern entertainment.

MacVoices #25132: Live! – Meta Piles On, Questioning Tim Sweeney’s Thinking

May 12, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Mark Fuccio, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet continue the of discussion the latest developments in the Epic vs. Apple legal battle. Adding to the court order is a recent interview with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and his portrayal of his company as a defender of developers and seemingly contradictory statements about Apple vs. Epic’s ambitions. and scrutinizes his recent interview. Thoughts on whether average users will even notice the changes and what comes next are topped off by Meta’s entry into the platform power debate.

MacVoices #20163: Mike Potter Gets In-Depth on WordPress (2)

Jun 30, 2020 | Developer, Web

Mike Potter of ESC! Technologies starts to dig into the details in the second part of our conversation about using WordPress for publishing your web site. The conversation starts with why the their community is both an important asset and an important factor in...

MacVoices #20162: Mike Potter Gets In-Depth on WordPress (1)

Jun 29, 2020 | Developer, Web

In the first in a series of discussions on WordPress with Mike Potter of ESC! Technologies (and Macstock Conference & Expo), we start with why your website is so important no matter what business or organization you represent. Security matters, the popularity of...

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MacVoices #20148: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Apple Mail For The Fifth Time (2)

Jun 3, 2020 | Author, Business, iOS, Productivity, Software, Take Control, Web

The second part of our discussion with Joe Kissell, the author of Take Control of Apple Mail,5th edition focuses on how Joe extends the capabilities of the program by using third party utilities, some of the necessary but annoying security interruptions imposed on...

MacVoices #20147: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Apple Mail For The Fifth Time (1)

Jun 2, 2020 | Author, Business, Productivity, Software, Take Control, Web

Joe Kissell has updated Take Control of Apple Mail to the 5th edition. In the first part of our discussion, Joe outlines some of the nastier bugs in Apple Mail, including one that can lose data, explains why you may want to avoid column view, and why recovering a...

MacVoices #20146: Derrick Story Guides You Through Digitizing Your Family Memories

Jun 1, 2020 | Graphics/Photos, Hardware, iPhone, Software

Like most of us years, and maybe even decades, of your family photos are in the proverbial shoe box under a bed somewhere. Derrick Story has a new course, Digitizing Family Memories, that will help you through the process of converting them to digital format, from...

MacVoices #20140: Winston Chen Discusses Voice Dream, The eBook Reader That Does It All (Part 2)

May 21, 2020 | Audio/Music, Developer, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Productivity

In Part 2 of our discussion with Winston Chen, the Founder and iOS Developer for Voice Dream ,we get into some of the details of the app, including formats supported, ebook DRM, sources of ebooks, and an exception in copyright law for visually challenged individuals....

MacVoices #20139: Winston Chen Discusses Voice Dream, The eBook Reader That Does It All (Part 1)

May 20, 2020 | Audio/Music, Developer, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Productivity, Software

Winston Chen, the Founder and iOS Developer for Voice Dream talks about their flagship app that provides a variety of ebook-reading features, including text-to-speech in a number of different voices and languages and more. In Part 1, Winston talks about the surprising...

MacVoices #20138: Glenn Fleishman Takes Control of Zoom (Part 2)

May 19, 2020 | Author, Business, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Productivity, Security/Privacy, Software, Take Control, Video, Web

The second part of our conversation with Glenn Fleishman the author of the new Take Control of Zoom from Take Control Books, gets into a discussion of Zoom security, how they have dealt with some of the missteps, and how comfortable you can be using it. Zoom has done...

MacVoices #20137: Glenn Fleishman Takes Control of Zoom (Part 1)

May 18, 2020 | Audio/Music, Business, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Productivity, Software, Take Control, Video, Web

The first part of our interview with Glenn Fleishman, the author of the new Take Control of Zoom from Take Control Books, has Glenn providing some of his favorite tips for the video conferencing service from both the attendee and the host perspectives. Glenn also...

MacVoices #20132: TidBITS 30th Anniversary with Adam Engst (Part 2)

May 8, 2020 | Commentary, MacNotables, Publisher, Web

TidBITS publisher Adam Engst continues his conversation on the 30th anniversary of their email newsletter, explaining why TidBITS avoided adopting publishing trends, why introducing graphics helps the reader, and in spite of all the changes, email remains the dominant...

MacVoices #20131: TidBITS 30th Anniversary with Adam Engst (Part 1)

May 7, 2020 | Business, Commentary, Publisher, Web

TidBITS, the longest running email newsletter on the Internet just had its 30th anniversary, and publisher Adam Engst celebrates by talking about how web development has become a discipline of its own, and how that affected TidBITs over the years. He covers the care...

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