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MacVoices #26248: AI Development: Start Small, Learn Safely, Then Build Bigger with Adam Engst (3)

Sep 3, 2026 | Interview

Adam Engst explains why AI software development should be approached as an evolution, starting with safe, verifiable data analysis, advancing to simple scripts, and eventually building applications. He distinguishes programming from development, arguing that non-programmers can act as product managers who direct AI, demand security checks, define requirements, and create software tailored to problems existing apps do not solve. (3)

MacVoices #26247: Adam Engst on How AI Lets Non-Programmers Follow Professional Software Development (2)

Sep 2, 2026 | Interview

Our conversation with Adam Engst continues with an exploration of how AI can help non-programmers build sophisticated software by following professional development practices. Adam explains using specifications, architecture documents, and AI-guided decisions to create reliable apps, then examines the approach his app, SetShot, takes to macOS settings, privacy, security, user feedback, Cloudflare, GitHub, and minimizing sensitive data collection.

MacVoices #26246: Democratizing Programming: From HyperCard to Claude with Adam Engst (1)

Sep 1, 2026 | Interview

Adam Engst looks back at HyperCard as an early tool that democratized software creation, then connects its legacy to today’s AI-assisted development. He outlines how Claude helped turn an idea for tracking macOS setting changes into a working Mac app, SetShot. Adam discusses Xcode, GitHub, rapid iteration, and the value of visual feedback in his development process, and how AI lowers programming barriers without eliminating the need for thought, judgment, and effort.

MacVoices #26158: Live – A Fake Vendor Site, Vision Pro, Apple Reorg, and the Impact of the Neo

May 28, 2026 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices Live! panel covers a fake vendor site spreading malware, Apple’s new accessibility previews, and a hardware reorganization aimed at faster, more unified product development. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, and Marty Jencius also discuss Eyes Off for shoulder-surfing protection, Microsoft and Google reactions to the MacBook Neo, Google’s proposed AI laptop, and broader questions about AI becoming part of operating systems.

MacVoices #20156: Randy Fredlund of Vivid-Pix On Photo Correction At Home and Underwater

Jun 16, 2020 | Developer, Graphics/Photos, Software

Randy Fredlund, Cofounder of Vivid-Pix, overcame all sorts of hurdles to tell us about their software products that help you improve your photos, no matter where they were taken. With Land & Sea Scuba, your underwater pictures take on a new dimension. Restore takes...

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MacVoices #20154: Aleksey Novicov of Yodel Code Introduces ScreenBadge

Jun 12, 2020 | Business, Developer, Graphics/Photos, iOS, iPhone, Software, Video, Web

Aleksey Novicov of Yodel Code introduces ScreenBadge, the latest in his evolving efforts to help facilitate the exchange of business contact information. With COVID-19, not only are we interacting in person less, but are reluctant to exchange business cards....

MacVoices #20141: Rosemary Orchard Takes Over WhenWorks And Talks OmniFocus

May 22, 2020 | Developer, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Productivity, Software

Rosemary Orchard returns to talk about her most recent project: taking over WhenWorks, the service that helps you schedule your appointments with others at times of mutual convenience without revealing your entire calendar. Rosemary explains how she came to WhenWorks,...

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 #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...

MacVoices #20097: Oliver Breidenbach On Developments with mimoLive, FotoMagico for iPad, and More (Part 1)

Mar 13, 2020 | Hardware, Software, Video

Oliver Breidenbach, CEO of Boinx Software, delivers a preview of an in-development portable hardware streaming product that is based on their video production software, mimoLive. The benefits of that set-up, how the NDI output makes both this solution as well as...

MacVoices #20094: Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy On The New Version of Transcriptive

Mar 6, 2020 | Developer, Productivity, Video, Web

Jim Tierney, Chief Executive Anarchist at Digital Anarchy, is back to update us on the latest version of Transcriptive, the Adobe Premier plugin that delivers time-coded transcriptions. But that’s just the start. Jim explains the use cases of the new web-based version...

MacVoices #20087: Paul Kafasis On Combining (Or Not) Mac and iOS App Licensing

Feb 18, 2020 | Business, Developer, iOS, Software

Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba helps us examine the subject of combining licenses for iOS and Mac apps. The development of Mac apps through Catalyst isn’t quite as easy as Apple made out, especially if a developer wants to optimize for the Mac platform. Paul discusses...

MacVoices #20071: CES – AirSelfie Is An Affordable Flying Camera That You Control with Hand Gestures

Jan 27, 2020 | Developer, Events, Graphics/Photos, Hardware, Video

At CES in Las Vegas, Greg Appelhof, President of AirSelfie, showed off their line of flying cameras that not only can be controlled by their app, but also by hand gestures. Mark Ahern, Business Development Specialist, demos those gestures, Greg talks about how they...

MacVoices #20046: CES – Clario Introduces New Security Service Options

Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized

At CES in Las Vegas, Guy Williams, Business Development Director for Clario, discusses their security software and service that not only protects you from threats, but also gives you consultants to call if something should happen or if you clicked on the wrong link....

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MacVoices #26248: AI Development: Start Small, Learn Safely, Then Build Bigger with Adam Engst (3)

MacVoices #26247: Adam Engst on How AI Lets Non-Programmers Follow Professional Software Development (2)

MacVoices #26246: Democratizing Programming: From HyperCard to Claude with Adam Engst (1)

MacVoices #26158: Live – A Fake Vendor Site, Vision Pro, Apple Reorg, and the Impact of the Neo

MacVoices #20156: Randy Fredlund of Vivid-Pix On Photo Correction At Home and Underwater

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